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 Services-Lompoc.

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

• 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

Radio For Here From Here

SANTA BARBARA — Melissa Hyde, a professor and distinguished teaching scholar at the University of Florida, Gainesville, will discuss “Men in Pink: 18th Century French Portraiture” at 5:30 p.m. May 4 at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St. Pink was associated with the “Godmother of the Rococo,” Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV. But even before Pompadour, pink was favored among elites in France, where the color played a role in the visual and decorative arts and in the fashions worn by women, children and men. This talk demonstrates why, in the 18th century, to wear pink was to make a statement. Tickets for the Art Matters Lecture are free for Museum Circle members and students, $10 for museum members and $15 for nonmembers. To purchase, go to tickets.sbma.net.

— Dave Mason

COURTESY METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau’s “Olivier Journu” (1724-1783), 1756, pastel on blue-gray laid paper.

Adulting 101 session to cover basic life skills

SANTA MARIA — The Santa Maria Public Library announced the next session of its series titled “Adulting 101: Life Skills for the 21st Century.” This session will be held on Thursday at the Library’s Learning Center. The center is located at 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria. The “Adulting 101: Life Skills for the 21st Century” is a series designed for emerging adults who are 16-21 years old. Attendees will learn skills that will encourage them on their journey to adulthood and workforce preparedness through a series of five different sessions.

The session on Thursday will focus on basic life skills such as home maintenance and repair, as well as budget-friendly housekeeping tips. Other items on the agenda include sewing and mending skills and making your own cleaning supplies. This workshop is free and requires registration. If you would like more information or to register, visit www. cityofsantamaria.org/library.

— Annika Bahnsen

Tuscany

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Piccin of Podere Sapaio and Roberto Giannelli of San Filippo.

Mr. Piccin’s vineyard is in Bolgheri, a territory that runs parallel to the beaches of the Tuscan coast. He planted deep roots there in 1999 when he started Podere Sapaio. He is now at the helm of the organic-certified winery with a fast-growing cult following.

Mr. Giannelli, a real-estate agent from Florence, purchased San Filippo 20 years ago and has turned it into one of Montalcino’s top-rated wineries. It’s ranked the No. 3 wine of 2020 by Wine Spectator.

Toscana is a neighborhood trattoria that celebrates the rustic, authentic, farm-to-table flavors of Northern Italy. For 34 years it has stood tall on a corner in Brentwood and set the backdrop for special

FYI meals shared by generations of families, friends and neighbors, as well as guests from around the globe and elites from the worlds of entertainment, sports, music and fashion.

Toscana and S.Y. Kitchen will prepare one-night-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. For more information, visit www. toscanabrentwood.com and www. sykitchen.com, and follow along on social media at @toscanabrentwood and @sykitchen.

When they opened Toscana in 1989, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon wanted their restaurant to feel like home, and to this day, it does just that. The Brentwood mainstay is part of the Toscana Restaurant Group, which has grown to include sister restaurants Bar Toscana, Nerano in Beverly Hills, S.Y. Kitchen in Santa Ynez and Nella Kitchen and Bar in Los Olivos. email: mmcmahon@newspress.com

S.Y. Kitchen, similarly created and developed by the Gordons along with Chef Luca Crestanelli, originally opened its Santa Ynez Valley farmhouse doors on April 18, 2013.

The restaurant and bar is known for its house-made pastas — all made by hand using organic flour, organic durum wheat semolina and farm-fresh eggs — and woodfired pizzas, as well as its wine country takes on Italian classics such as Wagyu meatballs or a warm octopus salad.

S.Y. Kitchen’s cocktails, now crafted by long-time S.Y. Kitchen family member, Marcial Ordaz, are joined by a wine list of Santa Barbara County selections and a noted focus on Italian imports.