Touch of Tuscany

By MARILYN MCMAHON NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER

Toscana and S.Y. Kitchen are planning a pair of upcoming Tuscan food and wine events.

Owned by Kathie and Mike Gordon of Santa Ynez Valley, the sister restaurants, located in Los Angeles and Santa Ynez, respectively, will be welcoming three esteemed culinary personalities from Tuscany for onenight-only, multi-course dinners.

The first is Monday at Toscana, 11633 San Vicente Blvd. in Brentwood, and the second is April 26 at S.Y. Kitchen, 1110 Faraday St., in Santa Ynez.

The dinners bring together two of Tuscany’s top winemakers, as well as guest chef Omar Barsacchi. The restaurants are bringing Tuscany to California, giving guests the opportunity to indulge in renowned wines from San Filippo in Montalcino, and Bolgheri’s Podere Sapaio. The wines were specifically selected to

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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.

TODAY 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 5:30 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., Santa Barbara. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. For more information, www.sullivangoss.com. By appointment on weekdays: “Holly Hungett: Natural Interpretations” is on view through May 20 at the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara’s gallery, 229 E. Victoria St., Santa Barbara. The gallery is open 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and weekdays by appointment. For more information, call the foundation at 805-965-6307 or go to www.afsb. org.

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. to etcsb.org or call 805-965-5400.

Special dinners in Los Angeles and Santa Ynez feature Italian cuisine, wine complement Chef Barsacchi’s menu for the two exclusive evenings.

Chef Barsacchi is the acclaimed chef and owner of Osteria Magona in Bolgheri, the farmhouse restaurant famous for its beefcentric menu. Nestled amongst olive trees and prominent vineyards on the Strada del Vino, wine row, it earned a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand distinction.

Chef Barsacchi’s longtime friend and business partner is “Top Chef” favorite, Dario Cecchini, widely known as the best butcher in the world. The two chefs recently opened Il Macello di Bolgheri next door to Osteria Magona. They work in tandem — Chef Cecchini provides the meat, and Chef Barsacchi prepares the dishes. The following menu for the Toscana and S.Y. Kitchen dinners was curated by Chef Barsacchi to feature the meat dishes for which the region is famous.

ANTIPASTI Prosciutto Al Coltello, Crostini Toscani, Giardiniera, Pecorino

Riserva Magona, Porchetta Arrosto. San Filippo Rosso di Montalcino 2020.

PRIMO Pappardelle al Cinghiale. Podere Sapaio ‘Volpolo’ Bolgheri 2021. San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino 2018.

SECONDO

Fiorentina Di Manzo Alla Brace. Con contorno di fagioli e patate al cartoccio. San Filippo Le Lucére Brunello di Montalcino 2018. Podere Sapaio 2018.

DOLCE Cantuccini e Vin Santo. Cost per person is $250 (tax and gratuity not included). Reservations are required, and seating is limited.

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APRIL 21 8 p.m. Sō Percussion with Caroline Shaw will perform at UCSB Campbell Hall. Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw joins Sō Percussion as vocalist for 10 songs she co-composed with the quartet members. Tickets are $20 to $35 for the general public and $10 for UCSB students with current student ID. TO purchase, call Arts & Lectures at 805-893-3535 or go to www.artsandlecturesucsb.edu.

APRIL 23

7 p.m. Artemis, an international jazz ensemble made up of six women, will perform at UCSB Campbell Hall. The ensemble consists of pianist and musical director Renee Rosnes, trumpeter Ingrid Jenson, tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover, alto saxophonist and flutist Alexa Tarantino, bassist Norike Ueda and drummer Allison Miller. Artemis’ music ranges from modern compositions to jazz classics by Thelonious Monk, Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter. Audience members may arrive early at 4 p.m. for a free Q&A and behind-the-scenes open sound check. Register at thematiclearning.org/2022-2023.Elubia’s Kitchen will be serving dinner before the show from 5 to 7 P.M., outside of the event. Tickets range from $30 to $45 for the general public and are $15 for UCSB students who show a current student ID. To purchase, go to www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.

APRIL 24

7:30 p.m. The Lompoc Pops Orchestra will everything from Broadway hits to a “Star Trek” medley at the First United Methodist Church, 925 North F St., Lompoc. Tickets are $25 for adults, $5 for all full time students, and free for children 12 and under. To make reservations, call 805733-1796.

APRIL 25

7:30 p.m. The American Theatre Guild will present “Anastasia” at The Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. The new Broadway musical follows a brave young woman on a journey to discover the mystery of the past. This production transports the audiences from the twilight of the Russian empire to Paris in the 1920s. Tickets cost $54 to $129. To purchase, go to granadasb.org.

APRIL 30

3:30 p.m. The Santa Barbara Museum of Art presents a unique conversation between renowned poet and art critic John Yau and artist Joan Tanner.

The event will take place at 3:30 p.m. April 30 at SBMA’s Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Tickets are free for SBMA members and students and cost $5, otherwise. They are available at tickets.sbma.net.

— Dave Mason