Santa Barbara Family Life Magazine June 2017

La Boheme

SOLSTICE PARADE

dancers are delightful ‘misfits’

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NYC girl becomes a leader in Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider came for college, stayed, and served

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La Boheme, which means “the outsiders,” is a group of dancers lead by Teresa Kuskey Nowak that has performed in the famous downtown Santa Barbara Summer Solstice parade for the last three years. You might not know their troupe name. But if you attend the parade regularly, it’s a good chance that you have a photo of the group in your camera roll. You can read the story on page 4.

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By Raiza Giorgi Owner/Publisher

ike a lot of people who come for college and end up staying, Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider grew to love the community. But she ended up getting so involved that she became one of its leaders.

“As I became involved in civic organizations — and I remember the day I stood before the City Council advocating for a group — and I thought, ‘I can make more of a difference on the other side,’ and decided to run for office,” Schneider said.

She will be one of the women honored at the 10th annual Women of Achievement Awards on Friday, June 9, by the Santa Barbara chapter of the Association for Women in Communications.

Born and raised in New York City, Schneider says she misses the incredible food and her family members who still reside there. However, she adds, her heart is in Santa Barbara and she is happy for the opportunity she had to meet people of all walks of life during her eight years in office.

“Living in a place where people can work together on so many different causes and issues and still get along has been the most rewarding,” she said.

Schneider’s rise to the top began when she was working as human resources director for Planned Parenthood and she was appointed as a commissioner for the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara.

“Being a part of the Housing Authority was eye-opening. We covered a range of topics from policy to affordable housing … this has always

Photo by Daniel Dreifuss Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider will be one of the honorees at the 10th annual Women of Achievement Awards on Friday, June 9.

been a hot topic since we do live in a beautiful place, albeit expensive,” she said.

That experience was the push she needed to run for City Council, and she was elected in 2003. She was elected mayor in 2009 and re-elected in 2013.

“When I first became mayor was when the recession was really beginning to hit hard in Santa Barbara. We had to work with our political colleagues of all sides to ensure there was constructive dialogue and get through the financial drought,” she said.

Event though there were furloughs of city personnel, Schneider said sustaining public

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MAYOR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 safety and keeping after-school programs was vital.

“The council was even able to pass budgets unanimously, which was a testament to all of us working cohesively. When you put policy over politics is when everyone wins,” Schneider added.

Another key issue is water, and as the city moved from a financial drought to an actual drought it was imperative that Santa Barbara start conserving water and finding alternative sources.

“By adding back the desalination plant and being transparent and engaging the public in coming up with ideas, I believe we are getting closer but we still aren’t out of the woods yet,” she said.

Another topic that Schneider has become passionate about is homelessness.

“Getting government and faith-based organizations to work together to build partnerships and strengthen how we help those less fortunate has been amazing and worthwhile,” she added.

The perks of being mayor have been life-changing because of the opportunities to meet influential world leaders and traveling to far-off places.

“I would say the highlight of my career was meeting Maya Angelou. She was a true hero and I was honored to meet her,” Schneider said.

Angelou, who died in 2014, was an American poet and civil rights activist most famous for her 1969 autobiography, “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings,” the first nonfiction best-seller by an African-American woman.

Schneider was also honored to meet Crown Prince Felipe of Spain, now the king of Spain, when he visited in late 2013.

“Visiting our sister cities has also been fascinating, as I had never even heard of some of these places like Kotor in Montenegro.

I’ve been there twice now and it’s absolutely stunning. We play a global role of connecting our cities, and creating peace should be the answer,” Schneider said.

“It’s the little details that might seem ridiculous to some people that make a difference in the long run. Like when we went through the general plan and updating news-rack ordinanc-

Five things to know about Mayor Helene Schneider 1. Her favorite novel is “Frankenstein,” by Mary Shelley.

2. Singing is one of her favorite activities, either karaoke with friends or performing for local causes.

3. Another favorite is eating at local restaurants, particularly Intermezzo, Pickle Room, Your Place, Edelasa Sushi, and Jane.

4. She loves exploring new places and meeting people from all around the world.

5. Her favorite place to visit in New York City is the High Line park. es or lighting schemes, colors of street furniture and placement, that in the end make our city so beautiful,” she said.

In November, Schneider ran unsuccessfully for the 24th Congressional District seat, but she wants to remain in a leadership role after her city term of office expires at the end of this year. Until then she will continue her mayoral duties and her human resources consulting job on the side.

“There are so many topics in Santa Barbara that I want to help with, from healthcare to arts and culture, environmental aspects, I am working on that plan of what comes next,” Schneider said.

For more information about the awards dinner or to purchase tickets, to log onto www. awcsb.org.

MORE INFORMATION To get more information or buy tickets to the 10th annual Women of Achievement Awards on Friday, June 9, log onto www.awcsb.org.

Photo contributed Helene Schneider says being mayor of Santa Barbara has given her life-changing opportunities to meet people such as Maya Angelou.

Firefighters start checking homes for ‘defensible space’

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n June 1, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department began inspecting local properties for “defensible space,” the firefighters’ term for maintaining a minimum of 100 feet of nonflammable area around a home.

Engine companies will be performing the inspections and providing homeowners with educational material on how to comply.

With the threat of wildfire now year-round, the defensible space requirement is enforced at all times in Santa Barbara County.

Non-compliant homeowners can be cited.

Defensible space is an area around a structure that is free of flammable plants and objects, which creates a zone in which firefighters can operate safely while protecting the home during a wildfire.

This space is wide enough to prevent direct contact from flames and reduce the amount of radiant heat reaching the structure. The defensible space for each structure varies, depending on the type of vegetation and topography.

The “Ready! Set! Go!” program was launched in May 2009 as a new approach to educating Southern California residents

Photo contributed With wildfire now a year-round threat, homeowners are required to clear and maintain “defensible space” for firefighters around all structures.

about the now year-round threat of wildfire.

This program is presented in three steps: n Ready! Prepare yourself, your family and your property. n Set! Monitor fire weather and activity and prepare to evacuate. n Go! Leave early when directed by public safety officials.

For more information, visit www.sbcfire. com.

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COVER STORY

Group of delightful ‘misfits’ bond by dancing If you’ve always thought you had to know how to dance, or even how to move, to be in the Solstice parade, La Boheme is here to change your mind.

Becoming La Boheme Four years ago, La Boheme entered its first Solstice Parade with a group of less than 20 dancers – Nowak, some family and friends, and a few others who were curious about what she had in mind. This year more than 60 dancers, and

By Leah Etling extra actors and helpers, will be part of the group.

A third-generation Santa Barbaran, Nowak eresa Kuskey Nowak is a mother of loves Solstice. six children who range in age from 28 “Solstice to me means community. It means to 11, but somehow she makes time a total expression of Santa Barbara. It’s the for a second family. people who live here, it’s about the community That family is La Boheme, a group of danc- we have. It’s just about love, unity, and our ers that has performed in the famous downtown beautiful city. I feel like our group represents Santa Barbara Summer Solstice parade for Santa Barbara,” she said passionately. the last three years. You might not know their One thing she’s become particularly inspired troupe name. But if you attend the parade regby is welcoming those who might not think a ularly, I would bet you a dollar that you have a creatively costumed, live-action Solstice group photo of the group in your camera roll. dance is something they could ever pull off.

La Boheme is not made up of professional “Some of our dancers have never danced, dancers, though some, like Nowak, have danced and come in so raw and insecure – I just love professionally at some point in their lives. seeing the transformation. It’s like a caterpillar “When I look around the room, there’s an turning into a beautiful butterfly,” Nowak said. airplane mechanic, a physics PhD, a mother Her first-time dancers might never have who hadn’t danced in 17 years ...,” Nowak performed outside of their own living rooms. said. And they aren’t just women. There are Some are terrified of what can be skimpy men and kids, too. Last year’s ensemble costumes and self-conscious about their bodies. included drag queens and children in wheelBy the time Solstice Saturday rolls around, that chairs. The age range of the group starts around has all washed away.

10 and goes up to over 70.

In the three months leading up to the parade, It’s why they’re called La Boheme.

Nowak holds dance class. At first it’s week“’La Boheme’ means ‘the outsiders,’ the ly, then ramps up to three times a week. She ones who don’t fit in a box, the poets, the crethrows in extra sessions at lunch or privately ative people,” Nowak explained. for those who are most worried about their

La Boheme’s energetic, inclusive approach to dance transfixes Solstice Parade spectators

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child, 22-year-old Michael, was born with Down Syndrome as well as a muscle-wasting disease Solstice Celebration that requires him to use a wheelchair. Nowak and This year’s Summer Solstice her husband, Ray, are his primary caregivers.

Celebration takes place June “I’m his legs and arms, and when I lift him, it’s 120 pounds of dead weight. Dance keeps 23-25 in Alameda Park, with the me strong for that and mentally revitalized as parade at noon Saturday, June well. When I choreograph, it’s like my brain is 24, on State Street. This year’s on fire, memorizing steps,” she said. Michael participates in the parade each year, too. theme is “Celebrating Unity.”

The results of Nowak’s creative process will For complete information, go to be on display Saturday, June 24, at the annual www.solsticeparade.com.

Solstice Parade. The theme of this year’s celebration (the parade is followed by a festival at moves. But all it all starts with something very Alameda Park) is “Celebrating Unity.”

Nowak wouldn’t reveal what the La Boheme simple – learning how to walk. performance theme will be this year, but she “We start with just learning how to walk – just hinted that it might be “more tribal” than in to give them the footwork and the attitude of the past and mentioned bringing in performers empowerment. They get so saucy and sassy just from the Brazil Arts Café downtown. Another learning to walk, how to move their hands and contributor slipped and told us the routine shake their hips, and then doing some poses.” might be driven by a certain well-loved ShakeSauce and sass speare play. You’ll have to check out the parade And when La Boheme finally marches up yourself to find out.

State Street, sauce and sass will absolutely The dancers ooze. When people say Solstice has become Steven Lovelace has played a major role in family-friendly, that doesn’t mean it isn’t still the development of Santa Barbara’s dance scene fun for adults – and even a little flirty. and is the director emeritus of Santa Barbara Nowak personally choreographs the routine Dance Arts, which he previously co-owned. A in a mélange of styles she calls “cabaret fuworking performance artist since 1980, Steven sion.” She studied all kinds of dance growing up and trained professionally in New York and was the longtime director of the Solstice parade San Francisco after leaving Santa Barbara. She – but he was always on the sidelines.

“For 30 years, I sat out of the parade itself, said that returning to the teaching, planning and then here comes Miss Teresa and the rest is training of a dance company has improved her history,” said Lovelace, who is an unabashed own quality of life. fan of Nowak’s efforts with La Boheme. “She “Getting back into dance and in shape has DANCERS CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 been good for me,” she explained. Her third

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Women honored at entrepreneurship awards

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By SBFLM Staff

orking in hospitality is not a 9-to-5 position, as Pamela Webber knows from her early days managing hotels in Santa Barbara. Webber can recall guests making late-night requests and can tell other interesting stories from life in Santa Barbara since the 1950s.

Webber and 11 other women won awards in various professional categories at a dinner in May organized by the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Foundation. The mistress of ceremonies was Lynda Weinman, co-founder and former executive chairwoman of lynda.com.

“My time in the hotel industry has been wonderful, and meeting people from all around the world coming to our little town to enjoy the scenery and culture,” Webber said.

Webber came to Santa Barbara with her husband and young daughter from England in 1956 and they became managers of the Hacienda Motel. Eight years later they bought the Pepper Tree Inn and now she is the owner of the Santa Barbara Hotel Group that operates five hotels in the area.

She also created the Santa Barbara Scenic Drive and co-founded the Visit Santa Barbara Committee. She helped establish the city’s waste reduction and cleanup program, Looking Good Santa Barbara.

Her video drew laughter and applause from the crowd as it showed her dressed up Photo by Linda Blue Photography in fiesta attire and riding around in classic Twelve women won awards in various professional categories at a dinner in May organized by the Spirit of cars before she was announced as the Rock Entrepreneurship Foundation.

Star Award winnerat the 2017 Spirit of Entrepreneurship Awards at the Coral Casino at The foundation’s Spirit of Entrepreneurthe contributions of outstanding women the Biltmore on May 5. ship Awards are designed to recognize entrepreneurs in Santa Barbara County to

Santa Barbara City College student wins first place and $5,500 in student entrepreneurship contest.

Page 7 the economy as well as to support future economic growth through the recognition, financial support, and education of student entrepreneurs.

Cathy Feldman, CEO of Spirit of Entrepreneurship, said the 30 finalists’ businesses bring in “gross revenues that total approximately $32 million and employ 450 people, mostly in Santa Barbara County.”

The winners were chosen by a group of independent judges who do not live in Santa Barbara and who are not affiliated with the organization: n Agriculture - Ashley Farrell, Ashley Farrell Landscape Design n Emerging Business - Alexis Schomer, RepWatch n Green/Social Entrepreneurship Healther Hochrein, EVmatch n Health - Emilee Garfield, The Loft: Emilee’s Pilates and Yoga n Hospitality/Tourism - Tara Jones Haaf, Eat This, Shoot That! n Media/Communications - Gillian Christie, Christie & Co. n Nonprofit - Janet Reineck, World Dance for Humanity n Professional Services - Alelia Paren-

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IV Youth Projects buys permanent home

“Education shouldn’t matter about your address, income level or what language you speak,” Miller said. “I want to eliminate all those barriers — making it possible for all children to have a good strong foundation is one thing that these projects do best.”

The center features three playgrounds and seven classrooms.

Handmade art displays made by infants and toddlers hang on the center’s walls, the playground is dominated by toys and coloring supplies fill the classroom cubby areas.

By Brooke Holland According to IVYP’s annual 2015-16 Noozhawk report, the Children’s Center provided more than 200,000 hours of programing, served hildren have been reading with Isla more than 63,000 meals to kids each year and Vista Youth Projects staff since 1971, assessed all children with a universal screening and now the nonprofit educational to help identify special needs. organization has officially secured a permanent The report states that 87 percent are children location at its single-story building on Phelps of color, 93 percent are children raised by a Road in Goleta. working parent, and 42 percent are raised by a The community-based agency no longer single parent.

Photo by Brooke Holland has to scramble to find another spot, nearly 13 More than half of IVYP’s funding is reKids listen to a story at the Isla Vista Youth Projects’ Children’s Center, which was recently purchased by the nonprofit years after it lost its original home in the hub ceived from the California Department of Edugroup. of Isla Vista cation and Santa Barbara County (65 percent), said Isla Vista Youth Project volunteer and launched a $1.9 million fundraising campaign “We always had this fear that if we weren’t followed by fundraising (14 percent), program board secretary Arthur Kennedy. to eliminate the mortgage and secure complete able to own this space, we could get bumped fees (11 percent) and grants (10 percent).

Securing the property allows IVYP to ownership of the Children’s Center facility. again,” said LuAnn Miller, the executive Securing a permanent location allows the noncontinue its year-round, full-day care and Members of the Santa Barbara Coundirector of IVYP since 1986. “It’s ours, and we profit to brainstorm about expanding services. education programs in the community. ty Board of Supervisors awarded IVYP a are happy.”

More than 100 kids are on the waiting list, “A lot of people did not know children are Community Development Block Grant, giving The Hutton-Parker Foundation and the Miller said. living in Isla Vista,” Miller said. “CampaignIVYP about a year to raise enough money to Orfalea Foundation bought the site at 6842 “Our goal is to be responsive to the coming helped the broader community understand munity need,” Miller said. “The Children’s Phelps Road for the Children’s Center in 2004 come down to a $300,000 balance. this gem.”

IVYP started its “$300K for $300K Match — when IVYP lost its Isla Vista location.

Center is an important foundation for a child’s The Children’s Center began as a small The nonprofit got an opportunity to purchase Campaign” to qualify for a matching grant and continued success in school. IVYP has stayed program at a local church serving preschool reached its goal in time. the building itself when the Orfalea Foundatrue to its vision.”

“Sometime this week or next week we hope age children. tion sunset.

Community members are invited to celebrate It has grown to become a nationally accred- the Children’s Center purchase at a May 4 event A $1.1 million loan was acquired and the IVYP to have a piece of paper that says ‘It’s yours,’” ited program serving 185 infants, toddlers and with tacos and drinks from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at preschool children annually. the UC Santa Barbara Mosher Alumni House.

The Children’s Center serves Isla Vista and To get more information, contact IVYP Goleta children up to 6 years old, 70 percent of consultant Tyler Speier at tylers@ivyp.org. whom come from a low-income background.

As a state-licensed child development proNoozhawk staff writer Brooke Holland can PRESENTS THE gram, the Children’s Center provides low-cost be reached at bholland@noozhawk.com. professional child-care and educational programs. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, Miller emphasized the importance of ensur- @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. ing education opportunities for all children.

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Cottage Health honors volunteers in SB and Goleta

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ottage Health recently celebrated the work of more than 800 volunteers who have donated nearly 112,000 hours of service at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital.

The 675 volunteers at the Santa Barbara hospital served more than 100,000 hours, and at the Goleta hospital the 141 volunteers contributed nearly 12,000 hours, in nearly every department.

Ron Werft, president and CEO of Cottage Health, praised the vital work of volunteers during the awards luncheon with more than 173 in attendance.

“You are often the first interaction patients have when they come into our hospitals and also the last person they see when they leave,” Werft said. “We can’t thank you enough for all you do to make our hospitals among the very best in the nation.”

Awards were presented for volunteer service

Photo contributed Jayne Wickman of Santa Barbara was honored for 40 years of volunteering at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

anniversaries of five, 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40 years. Jayne Wickman of Santa Barbara received the award for 40 years of volunteering at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

“I think being a volunteer is what has kept me going all these years after I retired,” said Wickman, who celebrated her 98th birthday in May.

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business & commerce

Student entrepreneur catches wave of success

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By Raiza Giorgi Owner/Publisher

he feeling of launching a new business is much like riding a wave, full of adrenaline and the hope that you will make it through to the end — instead of wiping out, Thomas Lundgard says.

“The passion and hard work I’ve put into this to get it launched and getting honored with the entrepreneurship award has been amazing,” said the young menswear entrepreneur.

Lundgard won first place and $5,500 in May in the seventh annual New Venture Challenge sponsored by the SBCC Scheinfeld Center, a business plan competition for the county’s college and high school students to promote youth entrepreneurship.

His business of creating surf-inspired underwear is called Meraki Surf but will soon change its name to Tahiti Wear to be more inclusive of different varieties of outdoor apparel.

Lundgard was one of 10 college competitors in the challenge, all of whom are students in the Sheinfeld Center program that features courses on launching enterprises, formulating business plans, production, manufacturing, design and prototyping.

“My mom signed me up for surf camp some years ago and I thought that I wouldn’t like it, but I fell in love with the sport, and I couldn’t have imagined where I am today without surfing,” Lundgard said.

Originally from Half Moon Bay near San Francisco, he has ridden waves at the infamous Maverick’s, but the sunshine called to him and he chose to attend college in Santa Barbara.

“I love going to Rincon and catching waves. It’s just so foggy where I’m from,” he laughed.

Photos contributed Thomas Lundgard moved to Santa Barbara from his foggy hometown of Half Moon Bay to attend college and to surf in the sunshine. Little did he know that taking a course at SBCC would launch his career as an entrepreneur.

On a family trip to Kauai he couldn’t surf because of a concussion and he spent a lot of time on the beach looking at the beautiful scenery.

“I was thinking, ‘Why are these designs only on board shorts?’ I thought it would be cool to actually have them on underwear, so I signed up for the entrepreneurship course at SBCC and it took off from there,” Lundgard said.

Named for the late James Scheinfeld, an SBCC donor and SBCC Foundation board

“I was thinking, ‘Why are these designs only on board shorts?’ I thought it would be cool to actually have them on underwear, so I signed up for the entrepreneurship course at SBCC and it took off from there,” said Thomas Lundgard, winner of the New Venture Challenge.

member, the center was founded in 2007 and the enterprise launch program started up three years later, originally as a campus club.

The enterprise program is open to all SBCC students, who are offered business counseling and coaching from the Small Business Development Center.

Second place in the challenge was Silvia Franco, who pitched Casa de Comer and its Smokin’ Good Salsa, a grilling-flavored homemade salsa she said she planned to market at festivals, fundraisers, tailgate

parties and to food reviewers.

The third-place honor went to Piper Lovegreen, creator of Piper Swimwear, a line of athletic women’s swimwear.

Of the 10 high school finalists, Elizabeth Kravchuck of Santa Marcos won first and $1,000 for her TuneIn app, through which people in an emergency can call translators of many different languages if emergency personnel can’t speak with a patient.

For more information on the SBCC Scheinfeld Center, log onto http://scheinfeld.sbcc.edu/enterprise-launch.

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Awards honor local business, technology leaders Staff Report

Four individuals and two local businesses were honored at the 2017 South Coast Business & Technology Awards, the region’s largest networking event for the business and technology industries.

Almost 700 guests gathered at the Fess Parker Hotel and Resort to celebrate local leaders who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the economic vitality of the South Coast of Santa Barbara County.

The honorees are exceptional business people and leading innovators on the South Coast.

The 2017 honorees are: n Excellence in Service: Santa Barbara International Film Festival n Entrepreneurs of the Year: Adam Firestone & David Walker, Firestone Walker Brewing Company n Company of the Year: AppFolio Inc. n Executive of the Year: James Takayesu, Tecolote Research Inc. n Pioneer Award: John Petote The longevity of the awards – now in their 23rd year – is attributed to the commitment and dedication of its volunteer steering committee, this year led by Co-Chairs Arnie Brier of Yardi Systems and Renee Grubb of Village Properties.

The committee members choose the honor- Recipients of the South Coast Business & Technology Awards are exceptional local business people and innovators. ees and raise all the funds necessary to put on largest community-based scholarship provider. 811 awards totaling more than $1.8 million. the annual event, one of the most popular in This year’s event was the most successful to Santa Barbara’s business community. Past hon- The Scholarship Foundation manages the date and will result in more than 60 scholarSouth Coast Business & Technology Awards orees include notable innovators and influencships next year.

Fund, which grants scholarships to local ers across a spectrum of industries and trades.

“It is predicted that California will face students studying business and technology-reProceeds from the event benefit the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, the nation’s lated subjects. To date the fund has distributed a workforce shortfall of 1.1 million college

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graduates by 2030, just 13 years away,” said Candace Winkler, president and CEO of the Scholarship Foundation. “Many of our local business are feeling that shortage today, making our collaboration with the South Coast Business & Technology Awards imperative.”

In some ways, Karen and Bill are in a class all by themselves, like their fascinating life stories and the spin classes they take together once again.

In another way, they’re part of a very large class, among over 1,300 patients annually having joint replacements at Cottage Health. Orthopedic surgeons affiliated with the Cottage Center for Orthopedics help people like them every day with advanced technology, so they can get back to the normal, active, healthy lifestyles they’ve always loved.

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GOLETA DECIDES TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

City council votes to update community center

By Brooke Holland

air quality testing to assess mold presence or moisture issues, asbestos and heavy metals in the Community Center building he Goleta City Council has agreed and onsite educational buildings. to set aside funds for immediate One sample of water from a drinking repairs of the Goleta Valley Comfountain in the Rainbow School showed munity Center’s aging facilities. higher lead levels than the recommended The council unanimously voted to maximum level. allocate $38,000 for safety improvements City staff immediately contacted the and budget priority repairs for the next executive director and owner of the child two fiscal years, including fire and safety care, as well as Community Center manimprovements, seismic upgrades and equipPhoto by Brooke Holland agement staff. ment replacement.

The Goleta Valley Community Center will be getting The owner of the Rainbow School insafety improvements ranging from seismic upgrades to “It’s long overdue for some love and formed city staff that the drinking fountain equipment replacement. repairs,” Mayor Paula Perotte said. “It’s a in the room had not been used in 30 years, building that’s well loved in our community, according to staff a report. and I think it’s worthy of our love and time.” eral the results were favorable, especially Community Center staff shut off the The Goleta Community Center, at 5679 given the age of the Community Center water supply to the drinking fountain.

Hollister Ave., was constructed in 1927. building.

Other than that, the water quality analysis The immediate work identified by the No significant structural deficiencies revealed the main water supply to the city includes repairing a crack in the basewere identified that appear to pose an property was within the parameters of the ment wall, clearing soil away from footings immediate threat to life, safety or continued various standards required for drinking in the crawl space, repairing the center’s operation of the buildings, according to water systems, according to a staff report. unworkable windows on the east side of report.

City staff was notified of a room not the building, addressing features that are “Overall, our team determined the struc- included in the FCG assessment. non-compliant with the American Disabili- ture and the property, in general, would be Goleta’s Public Works staff evaluated the ties Act, and replacing a sewer line between considered fair to good,” Partner Engineer- room and identified a water leak, possible the office restroom and the men’s restroom. ing and Senior technical director Michael mold, lead paint and asbestos materials.

Last year, the city contracted with a con- Arias said. “Although, there are areas that The unmarked door is a restroom that the sulting firm to conduct a property-condition might need some immediate work.” janitorial staff has been using as storage for assessment of the building.

Water and air quality testing were a top more than 20 years.

Representatives from the firm, Partner priority.

Community Center staff intend to conEngineering and Science, said that in genFCG Environmental conducted water and tinue using the room for janitorial supplies

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storage and not reopen it as a bathroom since another men’s restroom is nearby, according to a staff report.

None of the areas inspected showed detectable volatile compounds, methane gas, or hydrogen sulfide, and all oxygen levels were within the normal range, according to the city.

All of the air samples collected from interior classrooms, offices and common areas showed total airborne mold had low concentrations that do not pose any significant health risk.

View the complete 227-page report at https://goleta.legistar.com/LegislationDetail. aspx?ID=2982180&GUID=97F1539E-684B422E-9311-20CADF6A0857.

Brooke Holland is a staff writer for Noozhawk and can be reached at bholland@noozhawk. com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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our local contractors are being recognized for their dedication, professionalism and service to Central Coast residents in making energy-efficient upgrades to their homes.

Solarponics, CK Builders Inc., Halsell Builders and NRG Heating & Air Conditioning are this year’s recipients of emPower Central Coast’s second annual Contractor Recognition Awards.

“We are recognizing these local companies for demonstrating their commitment to helping local homeowners create healthy homes while reducing energy costs and environmental impacts,” said Ashley Watkins, emPower Program Services Supervisor.

“As emPower participating contractors, they work with clients to identify home energy upgrade projects with the most benefit that also align with and qualify for incentives and low-interest financing available through empower,” Watkins said.

CK Builders Inc. is owned and operated by contractor Cindy Edwards. The company prides itself in designs that reflect a client’s wants and needs, superior craftsmanship, use of green products and attention to energy efficiency and indoor air quality issues.

Halsell Builders prides itself in designing and constructing homes and commercial buildings that operate at peak efficiency and delivering durable quality beyond industry norms.

Photo contributed Caleb Cotten and Patty Coy of Halsell Builders

NRG Heating & Air Conditioning has been serving customers for 22 years, providing climate control systems, solar panel

installation and repair.

Solarponics was established in 1975

by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo engineering graduate Mike Emrich. Today, Solarponics designs and installs solar water heating, solar electric, solar pool heating, radiant heating and cooling, battery storage and more.

The emPower program, established by Santa Barbara County, offers voluntary incentives, financing and other services to help single-family homeowners in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties make home energy upgrades easier and more affordable.

For more information, call (805) 5683566 or go to www.empowersbc.org/ contractors.

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]in the spotlight ALL FOR ANIMALS – AND PEOPLE TOO

Santa Barbara reading program and nonprofit therapy dog training group celebrating 20 years

By Leah Etling

self-confidence.”

As any dog lover will tell you, there’s no rowing up in Santa Barbara, Karen better place to get positive feedback than Lee Stevens recalls a pretty perfect from your furry best friend. Since the prochildhood revolving around two of gram began, about 4,000 local kids have had her favorite things: reading and animals. the chance to read to dogs.

“My mom fostered a love of books, and Stevens, also an author of the children’s my dad fostered a love of animals. I was very book “Animals Have Feelings, Too!” volunlucky. Not all kids have that same opportuni- teers with Sandy, a Labrador retriever and ty,” said Stevens, the founder and executive trained therapy dog. Sandy is a main characdirector of the local nonprofit group All for ter in the book, which helps children underAnimals. stand emotions and appropriate emotional As an adult, Stevens realized she wanted to response. impart some of the same positive experiences Today, ARF! is in place at several public to children in the community. She started and private schools in Santa Barbara, as well with basic dog awareness education, and later as weekly throughout the school year at the created a program called ARF!, which stands downtown Santa Barbara Public Library. Volfor “Animals + Reading = Fun!” unteers and their therapy dogs visit the library “About five years ago I heard about this on Tuesdays between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. concept of children reading to dogs, which In addition to ARF!, All for Animals helps started in Salt Lake City, Utah. It quickly meet the local need for therapy dog training went viral and now there are hundreds of pro- by sponsoring a training course with certified dog trainers Andrea Bratt and Anita ScherPhotos contributed grams around the country. I thought ‘Wow, The idea for ARF! is simple: Pair shy or struggling readers with a therapy dog and have them read out loud to the animal that’s brilliant. I wish I had thought of that,’” mer. The five-week course costs $125 for without pressure from peers or corrective direction from an adult.

Stevens said. humans and their canine companions. After The idea is simple: Pair shy or struggling completing the class, dogs are typically ready readers with a therapy dog, and have them for an assessment by a therapy dog certificaread out loud to the animal without pressure tion organization such as Love on a Leash in from peers in a classroom or corrective direc- Oceanside. tion from an adult. For so-called “reluctant If they pass the evaluation, the dogs and readers” in first or second grade, a friendly their humans can participate in ARF! as “therfour-legged pal can be a comforting and apy dog teams in training.” After 10 weeks ultimately empowering presence. of sessions, they are eligible to receive an ARF! was piloted in Santa Barbara’s Hope official therapy dog certification.

School District thanks to a grant from the “Some of those who have graduated have Santa Barbara Foundation. Results were gone on to volunteer at Cottage Hospital, carefully tracked over 13 weeks.

Visiting Nurse and Hospice, and senior-living “It’s a simple concept but it really has a care facilities. In the last four years we have very profound result. That is what we have trained over 350 dogs in this community,” Camp Wheez is a day camp for children with asthma, found from the very beginning. The children’s Stevens said. providing them with a unique and fun camp experience reading scores did improve, some of them All for Animals is celebrating its 20th anniquite markedly,” Stevens said. “While we versary this year and is accepting applications designed for their special needs, free-of-charge. don’t say it was only due to the dogs coming from prospective board members. in once a week for 20 minutes, we can say Find more information about programs and When: August 7 - 11, 2017 that it clearly helps the children improve their classes at http://allforanimals.org.

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Sansum Clinic is the largest independent nonprofit healthcare organization on the Central Coast, providing the full spectrum of services from primary care to more than 30 specialties.

ARF! was piloted in Santa Barbara’s Hope School District thanks to a grant from the Santa Barbara Foundation. Since the program began, about 4,000 local kids have had the chance to read to dogs.

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SB has abundant Instagram-worthy locations

By Visit Santa Barbara

the afternoon to marvel at the beautiful architecture and wander the grounds. round every corner and through each Take a self-guided tour or pack a picnic to paseo, visitors can treat their eyes be enjoyed amongst the roses in the Mission to a visual feast in Santa Barbara.

Rose Garden.

With sparkling shorelines, Spanish-infused In May, visit during the I Madonnari Italian architecture, opulent gardens and sunsets that Street Painting Festival to snap photos of its are worthy of being branded #nofilter, this is a plaza transformed by artists with more than destination that was made for Instagram.

200 colorful chalk paintings.

If you feel that your social feed is lacking A selfie at Santa Barbara’s iconic dolphin inspiration, we challenge you to refresh your fountain at the entrance of Stearns Wharf is feed in Santa Barbara. Not only will you go a rite of passage for many Santa Barbara visihome feeling refreshed, you’ll have treated tors. As you make your way down California’s your followers to a case of FOMO (fear of oldest working wooden wharf, treat yourself missing out), giving them a reason to stop to a sip of sauvignon blanc at Conway Family scrolling to ‘like’ each of your photos.

Wines Deep Sea Tasting Room. The views of Here is the ultimate list of Instagram-worthy water and coastline are unparalleled. locations in Santa Barbara: n Bucket-list lusting n Views worth the hike Channel Islands National Park is a national No need to be a serious hiker to get the park unlike any other, and its beauty will take photo-worthy rewards of these two top-notch your breath away. Whether you’re hiking, Santa Barbara hikes. For those who want stargazing from your overnight campsite or kayto kick-start their day, Inspiration Point is a aking some of the world’s most noteworthy sea moderate 3.5-mile trek, giving city and coastal caves, you can find adventure on each and every views and a dose of inspiration lasting all day inch of this island chain. Keep your camera long. Once reaching the top, hikers are known handy because adventure doesn’t just begin once to use rocks to make words or symbols to you’re on the island. As you make your way by leave as inspiration to fellow hikers. boat to the park, dolphins, whales and other local n Gorgeous gardens wildlife might greet you along the way.

Once you set foot on the property, don’t be During spring months, Santa Barbara shocked if you go into visual overload with the hillsides are abloom with California poppies. beauty that pervades Ganna Walska Lotusland, In Santa Ynez Valley, immerse yourself in described as a a sea of wildflowers as you hike or drive up 37-acre botanical Figueroa Mountain. Don’t be surprised if you nirvana. Make sure find yourself bursting into song as you frolic in you have enough the fields, snapping photos from every angle. phone storage and Channel your inner Prince William and battery life for this Kate Middleton as you get ready for a day at visit. Prepare to the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. The leave with hunroyal couple visited in 2011 when Prince Wildreds of photos that liam played in a charity match. Big hats, floral you’ll want to post. dresses and beautiful steeds are all you’ll need Be sure to make to document this day. reservations to tour Photo by @posesawkwardly n Colors and patterns the Moorish-style If you’ve ever fanaticized about walking gardens at Casa Del Herrero. Designed by through a rainbow, dreams come true in Santa George Washington Smith, this Spanish CoBarbara. Across the boulevard from East lonial Revival estate is a Montecito-must that Beach, the colorful Chromatic Gate is a popuhas remained essentially unchanged since its lar landmark for completion in 1925. From antique furnishings visitors to walk, to stunning gardens and colorful tile work, ride, jump and every detail of this historic treasure screams even cartwheel “take my picture.” through. n Landmarks of a lifetime Fashionistas Santa Barbara has been called “The Ameriwill want to can Riviera” for more than a century, thanks to make their way the city’s signature red-tile roofs, whitewashed to the colorfully buildings and lush gardens nestled between the patterned, tiled Photo by @gwennivey mountains and the sea. If you’re looking to roll stairs at Paseo each of these characteristics into one frame, the Nuevo Shops & Restaurants. Each and every Santa Barbara County Courthouse clock tower step is styled with Spanish tiles, making your offers a vantage point unlike any other. Venture images warm, colorful and full of flair. to the top (which is free to do) for a breathtakThe grand finale of your day is at Four ing 360-degree view. If you can capture only Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara, one photo of Santa Barbara, this landmark is it. where the grounds provide inspiration for Known as the “Queen of the Missions,” your next snap. From lush floral gardens to Old Mission Santa Barbara is not just another hand-painted ceilings to Spanish tiles, you’ll place to stop and smell the roses, but rather, be in awe of the beauty and detail that surstop and snap a few photos. Plan to stay for rounds the property.

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n Foodie paradise If you’re living like a local on your trip, than tacos are a must. Santa Barbara is blessed with taquerias aplenty. While it’s hard to choose a favorite, the photo-worthy award goes to Los Agaves on Milpas Street. Don’t let steam from the fajitas fog your camera lens.

Like a badge of honor, visitors love to share their first time trying sea urchin. A local delicacy, this delight is not for the faint of heart. Head down to the Santa Photo by @tarajoneshaaf Barbara Harbor first thing in the morning to get the day’s freshest catch from local fishermen. They’ll teach you how to open and eat this one-of-a-kind seafood.

Spruce up your food photography skills with an “Eat This, Shoot That!” food and wine tour. Choose to tour the top eateries of the Funk Zone or the tasting rooms of the Wine Collection of El Paseo. Expect to learn great tips and tricks to food photography. n When in wine country Learn the tale of Santa Barbara’s wine country

with a visit to The Valley Project in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone. Told by a hand-drawn chalk wall, details of each Santa Barbara AVA (American Viticulture Area) are displayed for all to see. Learn the differences in the rich minerals of soils that grow the vines as you taste your way through each of these distinct growing regions.

Cheers to good wine and good fun at Municipal Winemakers. This tasting room, also in the Funk Zone, is unlike any other. Once you’ve received your wine education from The Valley Project, head to ‘the classroom’ styled Municipal Winemakers to study up on Santa Barbara County wines. With a retro-cool schoolhouse setting, the wine is housed in filing cabinets and the menu is listed on letter boards. The palm tree shaded patio is just the location to toast the phrase, “Rosé all day.” n Brunch with your besties Brunch is in a category all its own, and Santa Barbara is home to many photo-worthy brunch spots. We’ve highlighted Santa Barbara’s most popular: If you ask us, the bakery owned by the main character, Jane, in the movie, “It’s Complicated” comes to life with Helena Avenue Bakery.

From floral-printed plates to delectable choco-

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eja Re can easily motivate you to achieve your very best just by talking to her, or simply being near her. She gracefully carries the presence of the strong leader that she is.

She’s a teacher, a true-blue friend, a hero, and an inspiration for many people in Santa Barbara.

These traits contribute to her effective work with the local LGBTQ community.

Deja moved to Santa Barbara in June 2011 from Oxnard to pursue her dreams of working with LGBTQ youth and to serve as an inspiration to transgender women of color.

Currently, she works in multiple classrooms and through face-to-face interactions.

She is the first trans woman of color to represent our community with her extensive work through the Pacific Pride Foundation in: LGBTQ+ programs and

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the PROUD Youth Group.

Deja also assists in the Education and Prevention Program as the first trans woman of color certified as an HIV and Hepatitis C test counselor.

“The fear of being another statistic inspires me,” she said. “In 2016, 24 transgender women of color were murdered in the United States. Three of those women were from California. If I can show transgender women not to be afraid of who they are, then I’ve done my job.”

With charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent, she has had a profound impact on the LGBTQ community not only in Santa Barbara but also throughout California.

Read more about Deja Re’s story in the Santa Barbara Project, coming in 2018.

For more information about the Santa Barbara Project, visit www.santabarbara project.com or follow on Instagram @ santa_barbara_project

Photo by Nathanial Gray Deja Re is the first trans woman of color to represent our community with her extensive work through the Pacific Pride Foundation in: LGBTQ+ programs and the PROUD Youth Group.

vSolvit n Wholesale/Manufacturing/Global Trade - Jeanne David, Outer Aisle Gourmet A related effort is the Santa Barbara City College Scheinfeld Center’s New Venture Challenge, a business plan competition for

the county’s college and high school students to promote youth entrepreneurship.

Montecito Bank & Trust, Southern California Edison, Bank of the West, and many other sponsors helped underwrite student awards in which a total of $12,000 in cash

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has got my heart and soul,” he said.

“It’s really so amazing for a large group of non-professionals to take on something that ends up looking so professional, so slick,” Lovelace said. He has danced with La Boheme for the last several years and loves the inclusiveness and creativity of the group.

“The people that (Teresa) draws in are all special. She really gives them a process and makes them a part of what she’s doing, That woman can create and hold a vision for something that looks like nobody’s business,” Lovelace added.

One of the first-time dancers with the group this year will be Jessica Anne Parsons, a Goleta resident who was recruited into the group after meeting Teresa this year.

“She was so fun and I loved dancing with her and was so excited to find out about the Solstice group. I danced with La Boheme for ‘Thriller’ last year and I have never danced in the Solstice Parade. So I am loving it and really looking forward it,” said Parsons, a local yoga teacher.

Parsons has Down Syndrome and first met Nowak at a flash mob for World Down Syndrome Day. She hasn’t let the condition slow down her life, and she teaches inclusive yoga at the Carrillo Recreation Center.

As a lifelong Solstice Parade spectator with her family, she’s looking forward to being part of the fun this year. prizes were given to the winning students.

Information about the Spirit of Entrepreneurship Foundation is available at www. soefoundation.org or from Cathy Feldman, board chairwoman, at 805-682-8775, or info@soefoundation.org.

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Keep wearing rings through weight gain and loss

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By Calla Gold

eorgia works at a small plumbing supply house, and I dropped in at her office the other day to say hello when I was in the neighborhood.

Being the Santa Barbara repair jeweler that I am, I immediately noticed she wasn’t wearing her wedding ring. Oh, no! I hoped this didn’t mean she was getting a divorce.

“Ah, I was going to check the prongs on your wedding ring, but I just noticed that you’re … ah … not wearing it,” I said, a bit alarmed.

“Oh, I know!” she said. “I gained all this weight and it just doesn’t fit anymore. Come the New Year, I’m going to join Weight Watchers and start working out at the gym. I figured once I’d lost a few pounds, I’d call you to come size it.”

“Georgia!” I exclaimed. “Not OK! Your wedding ring is your ‘Ring of Love’ and represents your marriage, and you should be wearing it so all the world can see you’re still married to Kenneth.”

She nodded in embarrassment.

“I bet since you haven’t been wearing the ring, you’ve been asked more than once if everything was alright with you and the man,” I asked.

“Yes! And it always makes me feel a little awkward, as if they don’t really believe me!” she responded. “As if they thought I was just using ‘weight gain’ as an excuse. Can you believe it?”

“Unfortunately, I can believe it,” I said. “You’re not the first woman whose weight has fluctuated one way or another. I size rings up and down all the time.”

“You do?”

“Multiple times.”

“Doesn’t it hurt to do ring sizing too much?”

“Not at all. In fact, in addition to your ring sizing, I’ll check your prongs and clean and polish your ring so it looks brand new. It’s like taking your car in for a tune up, with a car wash.”

“I’ve always been worried, though, about stretching the ring to size it bigger,” Georgia said. “I had a ring stretched

Photo contributed Shoreline Park, opened in 1968, is one of Santa Barbara’s most popular city parks.

Shoreline Park playground closing for replacement

though the existing rockers will be replaced with a spinner. he playground at Shoreline Park was The playground will be safety rated for scheduled to be closed for replacechildren ages 2 to 5 years old. ment beginning May 30, but city The city’s 21 other park playgrounds will officials expect to re-open it in June. remain open as alternatives during the work.

The playground was last replaced in 2002, Those closest to Shoreline Park are: and it is due for replacement as part of the city n Los Baños del Mar Pool, 401 Shoreline Parks and Recreation Department’s regular Drive; playground rated for children ages 2-5 replacement schedule for playgrounds. n Bath Street Pocket Park, Bath and Ortega “We do like to add new playground features Streets; playground rated for children ages 2-5 when we can, but in the case of Shoreline n La Mesa Park, 295 Meigs Road; playPark the community let us know they love this ground rated for children ages 5-12 playground just the way it is,” said Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Rich Hanna.

For a complete list of city playgrounds, “When the playground reopens in June, the visit http://bit.ly/SBParksAndRec-Playground elements … will be very much the same,” Checklist.

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Photo contributed Calla Gold is a Santa Barbara-based personal jeweler.

before I married Ken and it never felt the same. The shank was so thin afterwards, and it ended up cracking.”

“The good news is, I don’t stretch rings,” I said.

“You don’t? What do you do?”

“If I’m sizing the ring up, I cut the bottom of the shank, pull the two sides gently apart, and add a whole new section of gold. After I polish it up, you can’t even tell where I sized it.”

What’s the takeaway message Here?

Ring sizing can be done repeatedly.

There’s absolutely no reason to let a ring that doesn’t fit anymore languish in the dusty recesses of your jewelry box.

People gain weight. People lose weight. Big deal! It’s part of the human condition. So don’t punish yourself because you gained or lost a few pounds.

Call a jeweler to size your rings. You deserve to wear them.

Calla Gold is a personal jeweler in Santa Barbara who writes a jewelry blog at www.callagold.com.

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Ham and Cheddar Biscuit Sandwich.

These are the shores that make for a post-card The perfect Bloody Mary from Tupelo Junction is just what the doctor ordered to kick perfect view of Santa Barbara.

Butterfly Beach in Montecito offers off a weekend in Santa Barbara. What makes beach-goers everything you’d come to expect this morning cocktail worthy of a photo? With from a Santa Barbara beach. With a coastflavors of smoked chipotle and pickled bean, line that runs east to west, you’re not only this Bloody Mary is served with a crab claw. guaranteed a swoon-worthy sunset, but just n Pool time as stunning sunrises, often caught by early Not all pools are created equal, and these risers.

Santa Barbara pools sure are show-stoppers.

With lush green hillsides and shades of ocean The zero-edge swimming pool at Belmond blue, never has a beach sparkled as much as El Encanto is located between the lush green mountains and the dazzling blue sea. Before Refugio State Beach. Just a quick 20 miles outyou head back to your private bungalow, lounge side of Santa Barbara, pair your sunny day with pool-side and gaze upon The America Riviera. a trip to this palm tree-lined shoreline.

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Film documents 25-year dream of hand-building a sailboat

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ocal architect Ken Minor, who spent 25 years hand-building a 30-foot Bristol Channel Cutter wooden sailboat in a barn next to his home in Sycamore Canyon, will be featured in a short documentary shown at 7 p.m. June 22 at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

The film captures key milestones of the boat’s building process, interviews with Minor, his family and many friends, and the monumental undertaking of transporting the boat from its building shed deep in the canyon to the Santa Barbara harbor.

In addition, the film contains more than 25 years of archival material.

The museum will host a reception for museum members at 6:15 p.m. Thursday, June 22, followed by the film at 7 p.m. The cost is $5 for members, $15 for others.

To register, go to www.sbmm.org or call 805-456 8747.

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t Court Appointed Special Advocates of Santa Barbara County, the largest group of children in need of an advocate are teenage boys.

When Steve Pinsker became a CASA, he knew without a doubt that was where he could offer the most help.

“I was a teenage boy for many, many years; , way beyond my 20th birthday,” he chuckled Steve. “Although I had a very normal childhood, on some level I can relate to the boys fairly quickly. I think it may be because I played a lot of sports growing up in a very diverse town. ” For more than four years, PinskerSteve, 70, has served as an advocate, mentor and friend to four CASA youths. He began his CASA journey with two teenage boys, one living in a foster home and the other in a group home. Although the boys’ personalities and circumstances were very different, Steve’s his approach to get to know them was the same.

“You build their trust over time,” he explained Steve. “They’re just kids and some of them have much thicker skin than others.

They’ve all had different experiences of abuse, neglect and/or abandonment to one degree or another. In the end you want them to think of you as a slightly weird uncle.”

How did Steve he get these boys to open up? He took them out to eat.

“At first, we went to a movie, but there’s no interaction or discussion, only entertainment, which is good but not necessarily the best use of limited time, considering they have school and most also have part- time jobs, so you have to make the most of your time,” said Pinsker saidSteve.

“Since they’re teenage boys they’re always hungry. After a while, sitting across the table from each other, you and the kid will start talking; burgers always work.”

These meals did more than simply fill their bellies. Going out to eat with their CASA became a weekly ritual that the boys could count on, no matter what else happened in their often unpredictable lives.

“I found it best to have a set schedule,” says Pinsker saidSteve. “For instance, I’ll have Monday dinner with one kid and Thursday lunch with another as consistently as possible.”

The consistency and frequency of these visits helped set the foundation for what would become trusting and lasting friendships between Pinsker Steve and the boys, even after their CASA cases had ended.

“One of my guys is a freshman at UC Santa Cruz with a full scholarship in its computer science program. I still see him when he’s home on vacations.” ,” Pinsker Steve said. “Another of my boys worked here in town after graduating from San Marcos High and has saved up enough money to take a trip to Europe. We still

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have lunch about twice a month.”

Born and raised on the New Jersey shore, Pinsker Steve has lived in Santa Barbara since 1978. A bankruptcy and business litigation attorney, Steve he retired from his law practice and a law-teaching career to focus on volunteer work. He decided to look into the CASA program after learning about it from a friend.

“This program struck a chord. I took the training and I’ve been a CASA now for more than four years,” he said Steve. “I can’t think of anything more worthwhile than to devote your time and energy to helping these foster kids. That’s the reason I become became a CASA.” Pinsker Steve speaks about his CASA role with an earnestness that makes his commitment to these boys very clear: he He is there to help build the foundation for a brighter future and to ensure the best possible outcome for each of them.

He recounts the story of one of his most recent CASA youths, Luke, who recently enrolled in Santa Barbara City College to become a therapist so he can help kids like himself in the future.

“He studies hard and he does his homework every night; I am sure that he will succeed,” said Pinsker Steve with admiration. “I see him weekly. His social worker was recently able to get him permanent residency and a green card. It’s a really good story. He’s a great kid.”

This story is worlds away from the life Luke was living a few years ago. When he was in third grade, his father pulled him out of school to work for a traveling amusement ride in Mexico. When Luke was 14, his mother brought him to Lompoc and enrolled him in school.

By then, Luis hadn’t stepped foot in a classroom in six years and didn’t speak much English. A year later, his mother dropped him off at the home of some family friends and didn’t return. The family took him in as one of their own and Luke now refers to them as his “second family.”.

“They’re the most loving, generous people,” Pinsker said Steve. “They’re now his official foster family.”

Pinsker Steve says he’s learned a lot from his CASA experience, most notably the extraordinary resilience of his CASA kids.

“It’s amazing that they were able to go through what they’ve been through and are not mad or bitter. They’re a little lost perhaps, but you try to solve that,” Pinsker said Steve. “They’re just good, resilient and deep down really wonderful kids.”

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Kardboard Kayak Races Saturday, July 8, 2017

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Building and Racing • 1:00 – 3:00pm Cost: $30 (SBMM members), $40 (non-members) (Number of teams is limited, so to guarantee entry, please register early)

To register • sbmm.org or (805) 456-8747 As part of Semana Nautica, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum hosts the annual Kardboard Kayak Races. Sponsored by Condor Express

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eaturing seven sculptures drawn from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s permanent collection, “Rodin and His Legacy” is on display at the museum from May 7 through the summer.

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) was one most influential sculptors of the 19th century, and this exhibit illustrates the tremendous impact made by the father of modern sculpture.

Rodin had an epiphany upon encountering the art of Michelangelo during a visit to Italy in 1876 at the relatively mature age of 36.

“It was Michelangelo who liberated me from academism,” he later reminisced to his star pupil, Antoine Bourdelle.

In the late work, Michelangelo displayed an unprecedented willingness to distort the human anatomy for expressive ends — a motivation Rodin would further with his own abandonment of the typical polish of the classical tradition in favor of a deliberately raw surface that retained the trace of his own hands.

The physicality of his artistic process was thus indelibly registered in the bronzes, which were often cast from plaster models based on ideas first modeled in clay or wax.

Emulating the Renaissance master’s twisting figures as well as the expressive force of his nonfinito (unfinished) sculptures, Rodin developed a unique approach to the representation of emotional states as registered through the expressive human body.

He frequently distilled the emotional essence of subjects derived from Greek mythology, the Bible, or, most famously, Dante’s “Inferno,” from which his celebrated “The Gates of Hell” was derived, and from which his most recognizable statue, “The Thinker,” originated. Such ambitious commissions spun off variations of nude bodies in entirely original and sometimes shocking poses.

In the center of this installation stands Rodin’s sculpture “The Walking Man,” a striking bronze piece produced from casts of a torso and legs belonging to studies for his sculpture “Saint John the Baptist Preaching.”

The artist’s choice to concentrate our attention on the physicality of the striding figure, devoid of head and arms, communicates an explosive vitality—a memorable symbol of our embodied humanity.

With the exception of Antoine Barye (1796–1875), who was one of Rodin’s early teachers, and Frederic Leighton (1830–1896), whose work typifies a lingering Victorian attachment to classical finish, the sculptors included in this installation are among the many artists indebted to the Rodin’s artistic innovations.

Enthusiasm for Rodin peaked around the turn of the century, and even those close followers, such as Rodin’s studio assistant

Photo contributed Master sculptor Auguste Rodin developed a unique approach to the representation of emotional states as registered by the body.

Bourdelle, struggled to escape his long shadow. As artists turned to abstraction in the interwar period, the figurative sculptures of Rodin finally appeared old-fashioned.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, at 1130 State St., is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, with free admission from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursdays.

For more information, call 805-963-4364 or go to www.sbma.net.

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A little aloha comes to Isla Vista

HiWi focuses on family-friendly dining in the heart of IV, serving healthy tropical fusion cuisine

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f you’re craving a trip to the Hawaiian Islands this summer but a family vacation isn’t in the cards, a trip to Isla Vista might be the surprising solution.

“Isla Vista!?” you might gasp. “Brave the gauntlet of students riding bikes down Pardall? Hit the beach below Del Playa? Sounds like taking a trip back in time to me.”

But for locals who live nearby, mellow summertime in Isla Vista is a best-kept secret. With student populations diminished by about two-thirds, the seaside college town is drivable, walkable and family friendly.

Now that school is out for the summer, it’s a great time to take your kids to the UC Santa Barbara campus (check ucsb. edu for bookstore and museum hours, as well as summertime events), hit the beach (find free parking along Camino Majorca – access the beach via steps at the end of Del Playa Drive), or try a new affordable family restaurant in Isla Vista.

Nareh Shanazarian and her family, who own one of Isla Vista’s newest restaurants, are hoping that local families will take a chance on IV this summer.

“When you walk into HiWi, and into this patio, you don’t really notice where you are. It feels like you are in paradise,” said Shanazarian, gesturing around the palm tree-studded patio of the restaurant at 6555 Pardall Road. In the heart of Isla Vista’s business district, the restaurant is on the lot that locals will remember as Craig Geyer’s

longtime plumbing business and supply yard.

Today, the space is transformed to a modern walk-up restaurant with plentiful seating shaded by young palm trees. The menu includes many Hawaiian-inspired foods, but also features influences from Asia, Vietnam, Mexico and California.

Customer menu favorites include the poke bowl, shrimp burger on Hawaiian bread, musubi and island tacos.

Last month, HiWi received a “REAL Certified” designation from the United States Healthful Food Council, which entails an in-depth analysis of the restaurant’s menu, food sourcing, and invoices from product purchasing. Shanazarian said that while purchasing locally sourced and organic products can be expensive, it’s a priority.

“We are a very health-conscious family and love organic products and gluten-free options. Being able to bring that here at affordable prices is really great,” Shanazarian said.

Just out of college herself, she earned her undergraduate degree at Cal State Northridge in marketing and management.

She’s now working toward a master’s degree at the University of Redlands, where she commutes for classes one day a week.

HiWi is a family venture, with Nareh’s aunt Monica and father Vartan both playing significant roles. Monica’s son is studying at UCSB, and after attending his soccer games the family realized there really wasn’t an ideal restaurant in Isla Vista for them to enjoy. About six months later, HiWi was a reality.

“The music, the vibe, the customer service that we have – we want to make sure that everyone is comfortable. We don’t play music with bad language, shows on TV are appropriate, and we don’t serve alcohol.

It’s very family friendly, especially during the UCSB off-season,” Shanazarian said.

“We look forward to welcoming more local families to our little slice of paradise.”

HiWi restaurant is at 6555 Pardall Road in Isla Vista. For more information, call 805-845-1717 or go to hiwifusion.com.

Photos by Leah Etling The menu at HiWi in Isla Vista includes many Hawaiian-inspired foods but also features influences from Asia, Vietnam, Mexico and California.

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Nareh Shanazarian and her family, who own one of Isla Vista’s newest restaurants, are hoping that local families will take a chance on IV this summer.

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ADVANCED STUDIO CLASS for High School Students

Multiple Messages: Limited Edition Printmaking Inspired by You Are Going On A Trip: Modern and Contemporary Prints from the Permanent Collection July 10 – 14 • Monday – Friday • 9 am – 3 pm • Ages 13 – 16

Whether used for making a bold personal statement or influencing and initiating social action, printmaking historically has been one of the most diverse, immediate, and prolific means of visual communication. Experiment with various printmaking techniques such as relief, intaglio, and monoprint, including the use of a small printing press. Classes take place in the Museum where access to the exhibition You Are Going On A Trip: Modern and Contemporary Prints from the Permanent Collection allow for a daily sketching session in the galleries.

$300 SBMA Members/$350 Non-Members Location: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State Street Visit register.sbma.net to sign up! For more information, please contact Kelly Almeida at 884-6457 or kalmeida@sbma.net.

IMAGE CREDIT: Eduardo Paolozzi, Hollywood Wax Museum (detail), 1970. From the series Zero Energy Experimental Pile (Z.E.E.P.).

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Celebrate Solstice with food, drink pairings

By Anne Hamner

Another delicious and affordable place to go to get a wonderful wine selection and or most Santa Barbarians, June is good fresh eats is C’est Cheese. The first most associated with June Gloom, time I ever visited was with “Edible” food but more importantly it’s the month editor Krista Harris, and she introduced for the Summer Solstice Celebration, the me to the Kouign-Amann. This incredible largest art event in Santa Barbara County. pastry is like a buttery croissant but glazed This year its theme is unity, which is with sugar and cinnamon. Now I am addictquite fitting after a very disruptive 2016. I ed and every time I go in, I have to get it as think we could all agree that we could use a an “appetizer.” stable and unified 2017.

C’est Cheese also offers fantastic monthUnity can be expressed in numerous ly wine and cheese pairing classes. Cheese different ways — in family, friends and of and wine are one of the first united pairings, course in food. and the history of their merriment is one of Applying unity to food is really quite exploration. easy, especially when you incorporate wine, C’est Cheese is a great go-to in the mornbeer or spirits. Take Brass Bear Brewing, ing for a delicious cappuccino or a healthy for instance. This tiny husband and wife salad, or at lunch for a grilled cheese. I’m shop opened roughly a year ago and has a huge fan of their Feta and White Bean been serving up fantastic fresh bites and Salad with Chicken and their Spicy Grilled brews in the Funk Zone.

Cheese with a goat cheese blend and jalaWhat makes this beer and bistro estabpenos. lishment original, however, is its monthly The best hidden secret about C’est “pairing dinners” that feature four courses Cheese, though, is their fantastic catering paired with four local, delicious beers. They platters. If you are looking to impress will typically make each dinner seasonal or someone at a potluck or during a holiday, may choose a theme such as Costa Rican. be sure to pick up their charcuterie and With pairings starting around $50 to $65 cheese platters that include select meats and per person, you can count on a fun date cheese paired with crostini and accoutrenight and also take home some chef-worthy ments. skills. You can also often catch me at Brass So during the month of June gloom, Bear eating one of their charcuterie boards, think about these fantastic places where we chicken skewers, and delicious potato can embrace the theme of unity by coming cakes. together over delicious food and drinks.

Their food is always fresh, simple and affordable, especially for their location. I You can find other great places to eat in also want to congratulate whoever designed Santa Barbara and surrounding areas by their adorable California-shaped beer flights following Anne Hamner on Instagram @ that make for a perfect social media post. eating_SB.

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Natural History Museum offering close encounters with bugs

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ugs can be hugely destructive or amazingly beneficial (consider termites vs. bees that pollinate), according to entomologists at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

The museum’s newest exhibit, “Bugs …

Outside the Box,” that goes until Sept. 10 will give people a chance to get up close and personal with creatures that surround us every day.

“I got the idea for the exhibit from my daughter, actually, because she and I are both terrified of bugs, but she came to the museum and had a hissing cockroach crawl up her arm and it was total bug therapy. I thought how many other people would like this experience to overcome their fear,” said Sherri Frazer, director of marketing and communications at the museum.

Using the power of scale models, visitors can see details of these creatures that manage to remain mostly unseen. With more than a dozen large-scale sculptures (some as large as 15 feet) created by Lorenzo Possenti, visitors can learn how our planet’s most striking insects are put together, see how certain species benefit from using camouflage, and examine the intricate wing structures that insects need to manage flight.

From beetles to butterflies, the exhibition features a literal army of giant bug sculptures with one aim in mind — shining a light on the museum’s collections, taxonomy, and the power of magnification.

“This is a great opportunity for people of all ages to appreciate and learn about the smaller things all around us that normally go unno-

Photo contributed The summer show, “Bugs … Outside the Box,” will feature more than a dozen large-scale sculptures by Lorenzo Possenti to show how insects are put together.

ticed,” said Matthew Gimmel, the museum’s curator of entomology. “After all, insects make up over two-thirds of all animals on Earth, they dominate most non-marine environments, and can be hugely destructive pests or be amazingly beneficial as pollinators or predators. There are so many insects — we don’t even know how many! — doing so many things that entomologists still have an incredible amount to learn about these creatures.”

Beyond the exhibit’s sculptures are a num-

Local banker joins Westmont Foundation Staff report

Christopher O’Connor, a 30-year resident and longtime local banker, has joined the Westmont Foundation, which cultivates ties between Westmont College and the community.

O’Connor, a wealth adviser of The Private Bank at Union Bank, began his career in 1991 with Santa Barbara Bank & Trust.

Since then he has worked with many Westmont alumni as colleagues or clients.

“I am most impressed with Westmont’s commitment to higher education and guiding students to become socially responsible, productive members of society,” he says.

O’Connor hopes his position on the board will help continue the college’s relationship with Union Bank, which has been a sponsor of the Westmont President’s Breakfast. “The highly esteemed list of past speakers has set the bar, as well as community expectations, very high,” he said.

“This is a chance for me to develop new Photo contributed Christopher O’Connor has joined the Westmont Foundation, relationships with respected members of the Santa Barbara community and learn more which cultivates ties between Westmont and the community. about Westmont and its students,” he added.

ber of interactive pieces, where guests can touch and learn about these intricate creatures.

Showcasing the everyday technology that makes bug research possible, “Magnification Stations” allow guests to test magnification as high as 400 times.

A “Touch Zone” will let visitors handle enlarged insect body parts that match the sculptures throughout. Finally, the “Build a Bug” area will allow everyone to build their own custom creature based on parts from actual insects.

The event will run alongside Bug Boot Camp, an interactive display that will let visitors look through leaves and soil to see what creatures they can uncover.

Also at the museum is the weekly Bug Out Tuesdays event throughout the summer, a free event where scientists of all ages can see a range of bug-themed displays.

On the exhibit’s opening day in Broder Hall, guests can learn insect taxonomy and will get to try pinning a bug of their own with the help of museum entomologists.

The museum, located along Mission Creek in the Mission Canyon area of Santa Barbara, has 10 indoor exhibit halls focusing on regional natural history including astronomy, birds, insects, geology, mammals, marine life, paleontology, plant life, and the Chumash Indians.

The museum’s outdoor nature experience continues down to the Pacific Ocean at its Sea Center on Stearns Wharf, which offers nearly 100,000 visitors per year a window to ocean life in the Santa Barbara Channel through its interactive exhibits and close-up, hands-on encounters with sea creatures.

For more information, log onto www. sbnature.org.

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Photo contributed The FC Barcelona soccer camp will focus on the philosophy, style and techniques that were taught to Barca superstars Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and others.

FC Barcelona to host soccer camp in Santa Barbara

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cclaimed Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona and world-renowned player Pablo Ibanez will teach local kids to play like global pros at a July soccer camp in Santa Barbara.

One of the most successful and famous soccer teams in the world, FC Barcelona will give players an exclusive opportunity

to learn from the club’s coaches. The camp will focus on the philosophy, style and techniques that were taught to Barca superstars Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Xavier Xavi, Gerard Piqué and others.

New this year, a goalkeeper coach from FC Barcelona also will offer specific training sessions for goalkeepers.

The camp, which is open to all children ages 6 to 18, is scheduled for July 10-14 at

UC Santa Barbara.

Also this year, as many as 15 percent of the camp’s top players will be invited to attend a week-long training camp in Barcelona.

“FC Barcelona camps teach players the same methodology and values the club believes in,” said Josh Nash, CEO of Sporting Global, a U.S-based international sports management firm that partners

with FC Barcelona to bring the camps to the United States. “We want campers to leave with new skills and a deeper love for the sport. FC Barcelona is hosting fewer than 30 camps in the U.S this summer.”

For more information or to register for the camp, visit www.fcbarcelona.us. To learn more about Sporting Global, visit www.sportingglobal.net.

Get close to the animals – and your family – at the beautiful Santa Barbara Zoo.

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Crystal Apple Educator winners announced

“Venoco is proud to acknowledge the exceptional accomplishments of this year’s Crystal Apple honorees,” said Marybeth Carty, Venoco’s community partnership manager. “This peer-nominated award allows us to recognize the best of the best, and express our thanks for the daily dedication and faith our local educators apply to the supremely important task of helping our children thrive.”

Staff Report This year’s North County winners are: n Elementary Teacher: Becky utstanding educators from North and South County who received Geisler, Mary Buren School, Guadalupe Union School District the 2017 Venoco Inc. Crystal n Classified Employee: Lisa Chavez, Apple Educator Awards were honored La Honda STEAM Academy, Lompoc at the annual Education Celebration Unified School District sponsored by the Teachers Network of n Secondary Teacher: Janet Soares, the Santa Barbara County Education Office on May 25 at the Santa Ynez Valley Arellanes Junior High School, Santa Maria-Bonita School District Marriott in Buellton. n Certificated Support Provider: “We are so pleased to be able to Laurel Ciervo, Orcutt Academy High acknowledge the exceptional work of these outstanding educators,” said coun- School, Orcutt Union School District Administrator: Don Nicholson, Orty Superintendent Bill Cirone, whose cutt Union School District office coordinates the program. “They The South County winners are: represent the hundreds of professionals n Elementary Teacher: Jean Gradias, working day in and day out to make a Cold Spring School, Cold Spring School difference for the students of Santa BarDistrict bara County.” n Secondary Teacher: Jeff Cygan, Nominated for this award by their peers, recipients of the award are recog- Los Robles High School, Santa Barbara County Education Office nized for their dedication, their instrucn Classified Employee: Eduardo tional and motivational skills, their ability to challenge and inspire students, Lara, San Marcos High School, Santa and their ability to interact with students, Barbara Unified School District n Certificated Support Providstaff and community members.

Each year, school employees, parents, er: Emily Pariseau, San Marcos High School, Santa Barbara Unified School and students are invited to nominate educators they feel have provided excep- District n Administrator: Shawn Carey, Santional service to students. Crystal Apple Educators receive a special crystal apple ta Barbara Unified School District For more information call Steven plaque and a $500 stipend, provided by the program sponsor, Venoco Inc. This Keithley, director of SBCEO Teacher year marks the 20th anniversary of the Programs and Support, at 964-4710, ext. award supported by the oil company.

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Photo contributed Westmont history professor Chandra Mallampalli is the second recipient of the Fletcher Jones Foundation Endowed Chair in Social Science.

Westmont professor named to endowed chair

the intersection of religion, law and society in colonial India, and his articles have appeared in handra Mallampalli, a professor of some of the most selective journals of his field. history at Westmont College, has been The National Endowment for the Humanselected as the second recipient of the ities funded his research in India and the Fletcher Jones Foundation Endowed Chair in So- United Kingdom for “Race, Religion and cial Science, which was created to rotate among Law in Colonial India.” Mallampalli recently deserving faculty in the social science division. received a networking grant from the Council Mallampalli succeeds history professor Rick of Christian Colleges and Universities for a Pointer, who has held the chair since its incep- three year project, “South Asian Christianity tion in 2010. The position includes an annual in Transition: Identity, Theological Education, stipend for research and allows the professor and the Plight of the Marginal.” to teach one less class each year.

He joined Westmont’s history department in “We’re delighted to announce Professor fall 2001 and teaches courses in world history, Mallampalli’s appointment,” said Westmont modern South Asia, British Empire and comPresident Gayle D. Beebe. “An author of three parative Asian history. books and 17 book chapters or articles in …

He completed his doctorate in modern journals, he has delivered more than 35 schol- South Asian history at the University of arly presentations. Not only has he excelled Wisconsin in Madison. Previously, he studied as a specialist in modern South Asia, but he is theology and worked as a journalist in South also a popular and effective teacher who enAsia. He is a Life Member of Clare Hall, joys working with students both at Westmont Cambridge University, and is married to Bevand during his extensive travels in Asia.” erly Chen, a licensed clinical social worker and therapist.

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Westerlay Orchids donates $14,000 in proceeds to Canalino School

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or Westerlay Orchids, the ninth annual Carpinteria Greenhouse and Nursery Tour was as much about cultivating young minds as showing off the alluring plants grown in its state-of-the-art greenhouse.

Proceeds from all retail sales made throughout the week at Westerlay will be directed into the classrooms of Canalino Elementary School.

President Toine Overgaag said supporting public education and youth organizations is a long-held value of the family business.

“The annual Carpinteria Greenhouse and Nursery Tour are about showcasing farm operations that are so important in the community.

We wanted to take that message a step further by supporting our schools in a way that benefits those who are most fundamental to the community, teachers and students,” Overgaag said.

Westerlay will donate 100 percent of its proceeds ($14,276) earned through showroom sales between March 27 and April 1 to

Carpinteria Education Foundation (CEF), the nonprofit fundraising partner of the Carpinteria Unified School District.

CEF will administer the money to Canalino Elementary School, where it will be used to fund art programs through the Children’s Creative Project.

“The students at Canalino will greatly benefit from Westerly Orchids’ donation through enrichment programs for the arts. Programs such as these have long fallen from public education budgets, making benefactors like Westerlay vital to bringing visual, theater, and musical arts to our students to give them a well-rounded education,” Canalino Principal Jamie Persoon said.

Westerlay was founded in Carpinteria in 1978 by Joe and Lucy Overgaag, who emigrated from the Netherlands. Starting in 2003, the company transitioned to orchid cultivation and now operates 21 acres of greenhouses that annually produce more than 2.5 million potted phalaenopsis and cymbidium orchids that are distributed throughout the Western United States and beyond.

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

Performances by Junior Spirit and Spirit of Fiesta and live music will entertain. For tickets log onto www.gogoleta. com.

8 THURSDAY

Sketching in the Galleries - 5:30 p.m. at SB Museum of Art. Log onto www.sbma.net for more info. 10 spots available, contact Kelly Almeida at 805.884.6457 or kalmeida@sbma.net.

Whale Whisperer - 7-8:30 p.m. at SB Maritime Museum - Gray Whale Wisdom founders and Breath of the Whales authors Keith Grey Hale & Carolyn Gorman open a dialogue exploring cetacean science and the connection between humans and whales. Cost is $5/members and $15/non-members.

Log onto www.sbmm.org for more info.

29 THURSDAY

Shipmates Exhibition of the Crew - 5:30 -7 p.m. at SB Maritime Museum - Art show by the SBMM staff and artists ranging from palette knife paintings and photography to omputer graphics and stamps. Free to the public. Log onto www.sbmm.org for more info.

Member 9 FRIDAY Appreciation Weekend - June 9-11 at SB Museum of Art with daily raffle prizes, family fun and more. Log onto www.sbma. net.

10 SATURDAY

Central Library celebrates 100 years - 7:30 p.m. A fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Santa Barbara Public Library, is a launch party for Library Book, an anthology by noted writers. Log onto www.sbplibrary.org for more information and events.

Kids Club: S’mores Summer - 5:30-10 p.m. - Santa Barbara Zoo - Kids take over the Zoo and enjoy dinner, special animal encounters, night tours, s’mores, and more fun activities. For ages 3–12 (must be self-sufficient) Cost is $30/child; $20 each sibling. Register at www.sbzoo.org.

11 SUNDAY

SB Jazz Society Jon Mayer Quartet - 1-4 p.m. at SOho. Cost is $15 for members and $25 for non members; $7 for local musicians with membership and $5 for full-time students.

For more information log onto sbjazz.org.

IMPROVology - 7-9 p.m. at SB Zoo - a live, family-friendly mashup of science and comedy. Cost is $15/person or $12/zoo members, register at www.sbzoo.org for more info.

17 SATURDAY

Watercolor “Playshop” - 2-6 p.m. at SB Zoo - Explore nature’s colors in the Tropical Aviary. Zoo instructor guides you through an easy-to-follow method of creating your own watercolor masterpiece. Class size is limited. Cost is $70/person or $60/member register at www.sbzoo.org.

The 22 THURSDAY Boatmaker - 7-8:30 p.m. at the SB Maritime Museum - A short documentary film on Ken Minor, who spent 25 years hand building a 30’ Bristol Channel Cutter sailboat in a barn, with the dream of sailing around the world. Cost is $5/ members and $15/non-members. Log onto www.sbmm. org for more info.

Sunset Sips at SB Zoo - 5-7 p.m. - Enjoy wine and a viewat the Zoo’s scenic hilltop on the third Thursday in June and July. Enjoy animal encounters, train rides, and hors d’oeuvres. For guests ages 21+ only. Cost: $30/person, includes GO VINO glass.

Register at www.sbzoo.org.

Fiesta Ranchera - 5-10 p.m. at 304 N. Los Carneros Rd Goleta - A evening of fun, food, music, and dancing celebrating the community’s Spanish history and culture.

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.

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 information.

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15 THURSDAY

Red, White 1 SATURDAY and Brew Garden - 1-4 p.m. at SB Maritime Museum - Featuring beers and food from local vendors.

Cost is $25 in advance and members, or $35 at the door. Shuttle service available, log onto www. sbmm.org for more info.

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

Beer Fest Brunch - 2-5 p.m. at Angel Oak at the Bacara Resort. Chef stations by Chef Vincent Lesage, paired with dozens of craft beer by our region’s top brew masters.

Cost is $50 per person, inclusive of tax and gratuity to register log onto www.gogoleta.com.

Rikka Zimmerman performs Global Return to Love - 7-9 p.m. at Unity Church of Santa Barbara, 227 E. Arrellaga. Free and open to the public as well as livestream. Log onto www. globalceremony.com for more information.

Summer 25 SUNDAY Solstice Celebration - Noon-6 p.m. at Alameda Park. The children’s parade will be at 2:30 p.m. starting at the main stage and travel through the park to end at the Children’s Stage. For main stage lineup and children’s activities log onto www.solsticeparade.com.

TUESDAYS

23 FRIDAY

43rd Annual Summer Solstice Celebration - 4-9 p.m. Alameda Park - For main stage lineup log onto www.solsticeparade.com.

24 SATURDAY

Solstice Parade - Noon - Begins at State and Cota Streets. The festival will continue until 8 p.m. at Alameda Park. For main stage lineup log onto www.solsticeparade.com.

Santa Barbara Wine and Food Festival - 3-6 p.m. at SB Museum of Natural History - Mingle with winemakers, bakers, and chefs. Guests will enjoy the best of Central Coast Wine and food. For tickets and more info log onto www.sbnature.org/winefestival.

Family Sleepover Safari at SB Zoo - 6:30 p.m. - Go on a Sleepover Safari where your family will enjoy behind-the-scenes tours, animal encounters, train rides, movies, games, a pizza dinner, and a pancake breakfast after spending the night at the Zoo. Cost is $70/person or $60/member register at www.sbzoo.org

Bug Out Tuesdays - 11 a.m. - Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Learn about the connections invertebrates have to the natural world. 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 and learn more about these invertebrates at the Sea Center, 211 Stearns Wharf; free with admission; www.sbnature.org or 805962-2526.

THURSDAYS

Jelly Thursdays - 4 p.m. - Experience jelly fish as they gather microscopic meals. Sea Center, 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, 1130 State Street. Log onto www. sbma.net for more information.

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

SATURDAYS

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.

SAT & SUN

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History - 11 a.m. - Twinkle, Twinkle for Little Stars; Noon - Cosmic Safari; 1 p.m. - Kids’ Space Adventure; 2 p.m. - What’s Up; 3 p.m. - Your Cosmic Quest (en Espanol Los Domingos) Santa Barbara Zoo - 11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Explorer Fundays activities held in the Explore Store. June 10/11 - Pet Rocks, June 17/18 - Zoo Map Butterflies and June 24/25 - Paper Giraffes. Cost is free with Zoo admission. www.sbzoo.org

EVERY DAY

Lane Farms - Local, homegrown and organic produce. Open daily from 9 a.m-6 p.m., Sundays 9 a.m-5 p.m. Log onto www. lanefarmssb.com for what’s in season.

Design in Nature - 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Examples of early woodblock, engraving and lithography, the origins of botany and methods of printmaking at the SB Museum of Natural History.

Bugs, Outside the Box - Saturday, May 27-Sept. 10 The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Examine the intricacies of the insect world without a microscope.

From beetles to butterflies, the exhibition features giant bug sculptures highlighting collections, taxonomy, and the power of magnification. Learn more at www.sbnature. org.

Kids Space Adventure - 1 p.m. at SB Museum of Natural History. Come and ask questions about the universe!

Santa Barbara Museum of Art - David Wiesner and the Art of Wordless Story - 11 a.m. -5 p.m. Tuesdays–Saturdays, through May 14, at Santa Barbara Museum of Art www.sbma.net/exhibitions/wiesner or 805-963-4364.

You are Going on a Trip - May 28-Aug. 20. Santa Barbara Museum of Art. A selection focusing on works produced between the 1940s and 1970s and including artists such as Charles Garabedian, Henri Matisse, Eduardo Paolozzi , Larry Rivers, Andy Warhol, June Wayne, and many others. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues-Sat. 805-963-4364 or www.sbma.net.

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