‘WILDWONDER’

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The Santa Barbara Symphony will celebrate the music of Oscar-winning composer John Williams during concerts March 18 and 19 at The Granada in Santa Barbara.

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.

TODAY

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 805565-6162 or visit westmont.edu/ museum.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Storytelling: Native People Through the Lens of Edward S. Curtis” is on display through April 30 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Mondays. For more information, visit sbnature.org.

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.

10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. “SURREAL

WOMEN: Surrealist Art by American Women” is on display through April 24 at Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery, 11 E. Anapamu St. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. For more information, www.sullivangoss.com.

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Following the event’s overwhelming success last fall, Alisal Ranch is bringing back its “WILDWONDER” retreat experience for women from Sunday through March 22.

The ranch in Solvang invites guests to embrace the spirit of the women of the Wild West, who are unafraid to try something new and explore uncharted territory.

Cultivating a community of inspiring individuals, “WILDWONDER” celebrates the modern woman by learning from leading lady pioneers who tell their stories and share their skills with guests.

The all-inclusive experience features a multi-day itinerary of activities and events with female artisans, chefs, winemakers, cowgirls, wellness leaders and more as guests make new connections and participate in experiences that spark selfdiscovery and growth.

In addition to the return of cooking demonstrations, line dancing lessons, intention setting, yoga and morning meditation walks, new programming for this year includes a coffee workshop, plant walk and a photography workshop.

Guests will also get to enjoy Alisal Ranch’s signature Breakfast

Ride, which takes guests through the rolling hills of the property via horseback or hayride to a historic adobe where an al fresco, chefprepared breakfast awaits.

Leading the various activities are:

• Elizabeth Poett, rancher and chef: Raised on her family’s 14,000-acre ranch on Santa Barbara’s Central Coast, Ms. Poett is a seventh-generation cattle rancher and the chef behind The Ranch Table, where she hosts cooking classes, special meals and private events at Rancho San Julian’s historic adobe. She also hosts “Ranch to Table” on Magnolia Network, on which she shares what ranch life is all about as well as flavorful recipes that are easy to make at home.

• Darcy Hemley-Casucci, photographer: Ms. HemleyCasucci is a celebrated portraiture who creates an instant interest in her subjects through her use of light and intimate space. Her work has appeared in Vanity Fair, W, The New York Times, Dwell, Sunday Telegraph, GQ and more.

• Carrington Garland, actress and winemaker: A Santa Ynez resident, Ms. Carrington has always had a fascination with the West, and a few years ago, she dove into Western horseback riding. In addition to trail riding, cattle drives and team penning, Ms. Carrington also honors her family’s history by winemaking, working with local winemaker Fidencio Flores on the Sky Ranch Rose, her Santa Ynez property that houses a barn, a pasture for horses and a vineyard.

• Jeanne Kelley, culinary educator: Award-winning, sixtime cookbook author Ms. Kelley is also a food writer and food stylist, who was on staff at Bon Appetit magazine for 20 years. She is an edible garden expert who specializes in seasonal and sustainable cooking.

• Tara Gomez and Mireia

Taribo, Camins 2 Dreams Wine: Recognized as the first Native American winemaker in the country, Ms. Gomez brings a unique perspective to her winemaking style with a focus on minimum intervention, natural winemaking. She and her wife, Ms. Taribo, founded Camins 2 Dreams Wine. They source fruit exclusively from vineyards in Santa Rita Hills, and they work exclusively with organic, biodynamic, and SIP Certified vineyards. Ms. Gomez was also recently recognized as Tara’s VinePair’s “2021 Winemaker of the Year” and The Hue Society’s “2022 Winemaker of the Year.”

• Hayley Firestone, Zaca

Coffee: A Santa Ynez local of the Firestone Vineyard, Ms. Firestone and Dennis Patrick started Zaca Coffee in 2020 as a result of a morning ritual during the pandemic. Today, they manage their 1,600-acre cattle ranch, where they raise cattle, llamas and alpacas and host special events. Together they run the growing coffee business, supplying retail and wholesale coffee as well as canned cold brew to restaurants, hotels, markets and coffee shops throughout the Central Coast.

• Sasha Emoniee, herbalist,

Please see WILDWONDER on B2

Noon to 5 p.m. “Clarence Mattei: Portrait of a Community” is on view now through May at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, which is located in downtown Santa Barbara at 136 E. De la Guerra St. Admission is free. Hours are currently from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and from noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more information, visit www.sbhistorical. org.

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 surgeon-in-chief at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center — will present 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 Ridley-Tree 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

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”