‘Loveair’

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The calendar appears Mondays through Saturdays in the “Life & the Arts” section. Items are welcome. Please email them a full week before the event to Managing Editor Dave Mason at dmason@newspress.com.

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10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Entangled: Responding to Environmental Crisis,” runs through March 25 at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. The museum is open from 10 a.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. It’s closed on Sundays and college holidays. For more information, call 805-565-6162 or visit westmont.edu/museum.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Interlopings: Colors in the Warp and Weft of Ecological Entanglements” is an exhibit that runs through March 12 at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The exhibit features weavings dyed with pigments from non-native plants on Santa Cruz Island. The weavings were created by artists Helen Svensson and Lisa Jevbratt. For more information, see sbbotanicgarden.org.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Coast artist and London native Annie Hoffman’s exhibit “Seeing Ourselves in Colour” will be displayed through Feb. 28 at Gallery Los Olivos, 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. For more information, visit anniehoffmann. com.

San Ysidro Ranch has romantic offerings for Valentine’s Day

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Love is in the air at San Ysidro Ranch. This Valentine’s Day, Executive Chef Matt Johnson and his team will be serving a four-course fine dining experience at the Stonehouse Restaurant. A vegetarian pre-fixe menu is also available.

Standout dishes include Snake River Farms Wagyu Striploin Tataki; Beetroot and Elderflower Gin Cured Steelhead Trout; Sweet Corn and Lemongrass Bisque; Herb Crusted Colorado Rack of Lamb and Seared Maine Diver Scallops. The cost is $250 per person, and the four-course vegetarian meal is $200 per person. Wine pairings are $150 per person.

For a truly decadent day of pampering, the Romance Package at the salon and spa can be booked for $950 for two guests, which includes exclusive use of the Love Birds treatment room featuring a state-of-the-art chromotherapy soaking tub and steam shower.

The experience begins with a full body aromatic exfoliation treatment, followed by a custom mineral bath with champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries. Guests will then enjoy a 60-minute massage with chocolate-infused coconut oil along with relaxing scalp and facial massage.

In addition, a champagne and chocolate-covered strawberry or red wine and cheese board, welcome amenities and a romantic turndown with champagne, rose petals and rose/lavender bath bomb are available.

Romantic activities include gourmet picnic baskets, incottage champagne and caviar tasting and an in-cottage dining menu featuring a meal of delectable aphrodisiacs. email: mmcmahon@newspress.com