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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a former star of the USA Network series “Suits,” have reportedly purchased a home in Santa Barbara.
Royal couple’s local home Prince Harry, Meghan Markle reportedly buy SB residence
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The small show for the retirement home’s residents observed social distancing and each musician had their temperature checked prior to entering.
Back in rhythm
Santa Barbara Symphony plays live for the first time in six months By JOSH GREGA NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
COVID-19 has precluded the Santa Barbara Symphony from holding concerts this summer, but the group is making the best of the situation. The symphony hasn’t just been streaming content online, but has returned to the stage for live shows. This past weekend, the string quartet consisting of cellist Jonathan Flaksman, violist Diane Gilbert, and violinists Steve Zander and Yue Deng played in front of a limited audience at the Maravilla senior living community, an occasion that symphony interim CEO Kathryn Martin called “a beautiful day.” The quartet performed the music of Giacomo Puccini, George Gershwin, and the Beatles songs “Yesterday,” “Till There Was You,” and “When I’m 64.” The small show for the retirement home’s residents observed social distancing and each musician had their temperature checked prior to entering. According to Ms. Martin, it was the first live performance by Santa Barbara Symphony musicians before an in-person audience in about six months. Ms. Martin recalled seeing tears in the eyes of Maravilla residents, many who frequently attended symphony events prior to the pandemic, because it had just been so long since they heard live music. While Sunday’s performance “was not 1,500 people in the
Granada,” the reaction it produced in the audience, and the four musicians for that matter, brought the mission of the symphony into sharper focus. In the past, the symphony’s aim was closely tied to performing symphonic music in concert halls, but Ms. Martin said COVID19 restrictions have given the organization an opportunity to “reframe” itself. She said the mission at the heart of this reframing is to
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ways of doing that, and what an opportunity,” Ms. Martin said. One way the symphony has brought music to the Santa Barbara community during the pandemic is its “Sundays with the Symphony” series, 30-minute streamed video episodes featuring archival live performances by symphony musicians and interviews with them. The next installment in the series will broadcast on the Please see symphony on A8
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The outdoor areas of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center on Stearns Wharf are now open for afternoons on weekends.
Sea Center’s outdoor areas on Stearns Wharf reopening for weekends
The Santa Barbara Symphony has “reframed” itself due to the coronavirus pandemic to continue to provide joy to local residents.
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“connect with the community, to inspire, to educate, and to bring joy.” Always on the lookout for new ways of fulfilling this mission, the symphony accepted Maravilla’s invitation to perform a small concert for a small crowd of controlled size. “Part of our mission is to connect the music and the symphony musicians to the community. Right now during COVID, we’re finding new
Residents of Santa Barbara now have new royal neighbors. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle secretly bought a private family home in the city in early July, according to the Daily Mail. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reportedly moved from a mansion in Beverly Hills to Santa Barbara for a more quiet community to put down their roots to raise their 1-year-old son, Archie. While the precise location of the home is private, many speculate their home is in the Montecito area, which houses other celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah Winfrey. The $18 million, 12-bedroom mansion in Los Angeles wasn’t
quite Prince Harry’s style, according to sources. “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved into their family home in July of this year,” a spokesperson for the couple confirmed. “They have settled into the quiet privacy of their community since their arrival and hope that this will be respected for their neighbors, as well as for them as a family.” Members of the royal family are no strangers to the Santa Barbara area. In 2011, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge — Prince William and Catherine — visited the Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club in Carpinteria, where the prince played in a charity match.
SANTA BARBARA — Starting this Saturday, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center will open its outdoor spaces to the public during weekends. According to a recent press release, the Sea Center’s Wet Deck will be open Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., providing visitors the opportunity
to explore the marine life beneath Stearns Wharf and touch animals like swell sharks and sea stars in the Intertidal Wonders exhibit. No reservations are needed to attend. The Sea Center is located at 211 Stearns Wharf. — Josh Grega
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