San Marcos High School to host annual FUNdraiser

SANTA BARBARA — San Marcos High School Band

Boosters will host their annual “FUNdraiser” April 8 to raise money for the band program.

This free event will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Draughtsmen Aleworks Mosaic Locale, 1131 State St., Santa Barbara.

The family-friendly event will be completely outdoors, and there will be live music by the Mezcal Martini band, a local Latin dance band. There will also be special performances by San Marcos High School’s Jazz Ensemble as well as La Cumbre Junior High School’s DrumLine.

Food will be provided by Goodland Waffles and Melts, a new local waffle shop in Santa Barbara. Fifteen percent of the food sales will be donated to San Marcos High School. Additionally, there will be a bake sale selling yummy treats to the guests. Raffle tickets will also be sold at the event with the chase to win prizes including gift certificates for local restaurants and services, drum lessons, gift baskets, and more. For more information, see smroyalsbands.weebly.com.

— Annika Bahnsen

Shelters seek homes for pets

Local animal shelters and their nonprofit partners are looking for homes for pets.

For more information, go to these websites:

• Animal Services-Lompoc, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc.

• Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Goleta, asapcats.org. ASAP is kitty corner to Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter in Goleta, bunssb.org. BUNS is based at Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Companion Animal Placement Assistance, lompoccapa.org and facebook. com/capaoflompoc. CAPA works regularly with Animal ServicesLompoc.

• K-9 Placement & Assistance League, k-9pals.org. K-9 PALS works regularly with Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

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DJ Darla Bea will precede it at 3 p.m. in the Arlington courtyard and will cost $15, which includes priority seating during the broadcast, free popcorn, a free cocktail and a free raffle ticket to win prizes. Tickets for the pre-show party will be available at the Arlington box office.

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• Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation, sbcanimalcare. org. (The foundation works regularly with the Santa Maria Animal Center.)

• Santa Barbara County Animal Services in Goleta: countyofsb. org/phd/animal/home.sbc.

• Santa Barbara Humane (with campuses in Goleta and Santa Maria), sbhumane.org.

• Santa Maria Animal Center, countyofsb.org/phd/animal/home. sbc. The center is part of Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

• Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society/DAWG in Buellton, syvhumane.org.

• Shadow’s Fund (a pet sanctuary in Lompoc), shadowsfund.org.

• Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals in Lompoc: vivashelter. org.

— Dave Mason

a public lecture titled “In the Eye of the Storm: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic.” The free talk will take place at the Wolf Education and Training Center, 529 W. Junipero St., adjacent to RidleyTree Cancer Center in Santa Barbara. Reservations are required by March 10. To attend, contact J.V. Vallejos at 805-681-7528 or jvallejo@sansumclinic.org. Masks will be required.

MARCH 18

Lifeline screening for cholesterol, diabetes risks, kidney and thyroid function, plaque buildup in arteries and more at the Santa Barbara Seventh-day Adventist Church, 425 Arroyo Road, Santa Barbara. Registration is required at www. lifelinescreening.com.

MARCH 16

5:30 p.m. Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi — Lewis Atterbury Stimson professor and chairman in the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center and surgeonin-chief at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center — will present

Chefs

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But while the number of female chefs is on the rise, what’s the picture at the very top of the table? How many female chefs run the world’s best restaurants, and how does the number at the top compare to other industries?

To answer these questions, an industry team researched the number of female chefs who run some of the best restaurants in the world.

Specifically, it analyzed 2,286 Michelin-starred restaurants in 16 countries as well as the top 100 restaurants in the world ranked by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants association (three quarters of the world’s 100 best restaurants are also Michelin-starred).

7:30 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform “John Williams: A Cinematic Celebration” at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. To purchase tickets, go to granadasb.org. For more information, visit www.thesymphony.org or call 805-8989386.

MARCH 19 3 p.m. The Santa Barbara Symphony will perform John Williams: A Cinematic Celebration” at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. To purchase tickets, go to granadasb.org. For more information, visit www.thesymphony.org or call 805-8989386. — Dave Mason and Spain (11%) — lead the table with the highest share of women in leading culinary roles.

The team asked several top chefs and organizations about the causes for the underrepresentation of women in leading culinary roles.

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For more information about the dinners at Caruso’s at Rosewood Miramar Beach on March 17 and 18 and The Restaurant at JUSTIN on March 24 and 25 in Paso Robles, visit www.rosewoodhotels.com/ en/miramar-beach-montecito/ experiences/calendar/womenshistory-month-at-carusos.

“Since we introduced ‘The World’s Best Female Chef Award’ 10 years ago, we have been working to draw attention to this inequality and to shine a light on supremely talented female chefs — both with the aim of celebrating them as individuals but also to inspire future generations of young women,” said William Drew, director of content for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

In Norway, Sweden and Denmark, there are currently only two female chefs running a Michelin-starred restaurant. Compare that to 62 male-run Michelin restaurants in the region.

In the Netherlands, there is only one female chef among the 112 chefs running the country’s top restaurants, while in Germany, there are only 13 female chefs among the country’s 337 Michelinstarred head chefs. France scores only marginally better than Germany with 5% of Michelinstarred restaurants led by women.

The share of women-led top restaurants is higher in the United States (7%) and the United Kingdom (8%). But two countries in Europe’s south and two of the continent’s culinary powerhouses — Italy (10%)

“Until women are more equally represented in the hospitality sector or occupy higher positions within the industry on a more equal scale, we will continue to celebrate and elevate the achievements of women in this space.”

The introduction of the award created some controversy in the industry, as some people complained it was discriminatory. But many appreciated it for what it is — a celebration of the most accomplished female chefs in the industry.

“We hope that one day The World’s Best Female Chef Award isn’t needed, but until there is more diversity in the industry, we’ll continue recognizing the best female chefs and inspiring ongoing debate around gender issues in the food world,” said Mr. Drew. email: mmcmahon@newspress. com