February 2016 • Volume 1, Number 1
Light show becomes a marriage proposal
Couple who met after harrowing accident will be married soon
Boutique blends comfort with fashion Women’s clothing store in Solvang is a “Treat”
Farmer Matt McCurdy’s dream has flowered
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Restaurant enjoying fruits of its own farm
by Raiza Giorgi
Every year Egan de los Cobos strings together more than 10,000 lights and spends at least 100 hours programming a Christmas light show with synchronized music at his home in Solvang. This year was special, however, as he spent three months preparing two new songs in the
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‘Acoustic Night’ raises big support for tiny school Contributed As an elaborate way to propose to Rachael Jerse, Egan do los Cobos of Solvang strung together more than 10,000 lights and spent at least 100 hours programming a light show that featured the song “Will You Marry Me?”
Actor Jeff Bridges, Valley’s Chris Pelonis perform
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Actress goes from Little Theater to big screen Angie Patterson-Muto’s path into the entertainment industry started in the Valley by SYV Star Staff
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Contributed Actress Angie Patterson filming a segment for Carl’s Jr. in which she eats a hamburger, and even though she loves hamburgers, she had to spit out bites as there were so many takes.
Eating a hamburger on camera is a lot harder than it looks. Learning that lesson required hours of preparation and filming for Santa Ynez Valley native Angie Patterson-Muto, who now lives in Los Angeles as she pursues her career in show business. “It seems silly, but I was actually really excited to land the Carl’s Jr. commercial because I really do love hamburgers. I am a girl that
likes to eat,” Patterson-Muto said. She didn’t think the filming would take very long, but she quickly found out how elaborate and intense the experience was. She hadn’t anticipated a crowd of people hovering around her to ensure that a jalapeño looked just right. “I originally told them I don’t need a spit bucket because I really love hamburgers, but after the first few hamburgers I took their advice,” she said. And while the hamburger looked flawless on film, Patterson-Muto said it was pinned together to hold all the bits and pieces in place, leaving only enough room for her to take a bite. She had worked for several years before getting hired for the Carl’s Jr. commercial, and it turned out to be a good steppingstone. Patterson-Muto always knew she would end up doing something in entertainment as she
was growing up, but she didn’t know quite what it would be until a class in high school changed her life. “I didn’t appreciate the valley when I was a kid, because the thing to do after school was drive around from one side to the other and wave to friends doing the same thing,” she recalled. “I moved around a lot as a kid. We finally settled in the Santa Ynez Valley when I was in elementary school, and I felt like I was home. I didn’t really have any creative outlets, and it was in my sophomore year of high school I took a drama class and I knew I found my passion,” she said. Acting on the stage of the Little Theater at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School sealed
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