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11 18 April 2013 Vol 19 Issue 15

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Mineards Miscellany

The Voice of the Village

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Gretchen Lieff ensures that Lutah Riggs finally gets some well-deserved respect; hundreds in black-tie & evening gowns celebrate Our Brilliant Stars at the Granada, p. 6

THIS WEEK IN MONTECITO, P. 10 MONTECITO EATERIES, P. 22 CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 34

The Bomber Boys Of World War II

Flying into anti-aircraft fire and dodging enemy fighter planes,these boys of the 1940s went through hell and back and survived. Theyll tell their stories on April 19 (see page 18)

Paul Dinkel and Ellen Hermans stories and pix of Rounding the Horn slotted for April 17 at Montecito Library, p. 19
Cover photo: Mo McFadden

S. American Sailboat Adventure

Fifth Annual Chocolate de Vine tasting and judging benefit for Rape Crisis Center brings out the sweet stuff, p. 14

Seen Around Town

Arts Fund Gallery invites Blakeney Sanford, Benjamin Anderson, Rick Stich and Cayetana Conrad to make a splash, p. 30

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE


5 Editorial  Tom Mosby adds information to Bob Hazards discussion of where Montecito gets its water 6 Montecito Miscellany  Documentary made about Lutah Maria Riggs; Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry shoot promo; Larry Ellison puts Late Tahoe estate on market; Buddy Winston writes first book; Granada gala; MAW reception; Alison Balsom impresses at Campbell Hall; SBHM soire; Arts Fund opens newest exhibit; Channelkeepers Blue Water Ball; Bobby McFerrin plays Granada; Barton Clapp passes 8 Letters to the Editor  Dan Secord asks where to write a note about 101 decision; Joan Wells warns of Twin Tunnels Project; Bill Rosen and Carolee Krieger continue the water discussion 10 This Week in Montecito  MUS food drive; Grgich Hills wine tasting; Santa Barbara Rose Society monthly meeting; New Yorker discussion group; book signing at Curious Cup; Santa Barbara VisionWalk; 28th annual Kite Festival; Westmont concert; MBAR meets; MUS board meeting; MPC meets; Breast Cancer Resource Center lecture; SBMM event; Second Annual Luncheon & Symposium presented by Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Museum; Magic Makeover class; MTF hike; Junior League of Santa Barbara gala; ongoing events 12 Village Beat  Montecito Association meeting round-up; home on MONTECITO JOURNAL Middle Road catches fire; Friends of the Montecito Library annual meeting approaching; Cold Spring Schools annual spring event 14 Seen Around Town  Rape Crisis Centers 5th annual Chocolate de Vine soiree; Swarm: A Collaboration with Bees at Lotusland; Bacara hosts Visions of the Gaviota Coast exhibit 18 Coming & Going  The Bomber Boys of WWII to be honored at Channel City Club on April 19 19 Book Talk  The plot of Margot Berwins newest novel is centered around the description of scents 21 Sheriffs Blotter Suspicious circumstances on Hixon Road 22 Guide to Montecito Eateries  The most complete, up-to-date, comprehensive listing of all individually owned Montecito restaurants, coffee houses, bakeries, gelaterias, and hangouts; others in Santa Barbara, Summerland, and Carpinteria too 24 On Entertainment  Robert Battle brings Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to Arlington; Circle Bar B and Elements Theatre Collectives new productions; Lucidity Festival returns 28 Your Westmont  Lecture explores how film and literary texts contribute to British costume dramas; duo performs its finale; Mens Polo Team competes in National Intercollegiate Championships The Voice of the Village 30 31 32 34 Our Town  Santa Barbara Arts Fund Gallerys newest installment makes a Big Splash Ernies World  Ernie is literally lost without his wife as they explore the Exxopolis Legal Advertisements Calendar of Events  SBMAs Atelier event, Sabor Latino, influenced by latest exhibit; Camerata Pacifica concert; Steve Bhaermans one-man show; UCSBs Dance Departments quarterly concert, Blood, Thought, Muscle & Grace; Tom Curren rocks SOhO; SB Symphony presents The Four Seasons; Lobero LIVE hosts Hale Milgrim; Speaking of Stories focuses on Montecito writers at Center Stage; 100th anniversary of Celedonio Romero at Lobero; Kyoko Takezawa guest soloist at S.B. Chamber Orchestra performance Movie Showtimes  Latest films, times, theaters, and addresses: theyre all here, as they are every week 93108 Open House Directory  Homes and condos currently for sale and open for inspection in and near Montecito Classified Advertising  Our very own Craigslist of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales Local Business Directory  Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer  11 18 April 2013

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Guest Editorial


First Rate Change Since 2008

by Tom Mosby

e want to thank Bob Hazard and the Montecito Journal for their two recent articles about water. We would like to add some additional information for consideration.

Costs of Water

Comparisons were made with the costs of water in other communities. Water cost is unique to each community. This is due to differences in water resources, quality, each systems age and condition, customer demand, weather and topography. A reasonable comparison is to our neighbors on the South Coast: Goleta, Santa Barbara and Carpinteria. All have water situations that are essentially similar and Montecito has the lowest cost of all!

Water Supply & Drought

Over the last century, Montecito has successfully developed a portfolio of water to meet its needs Lake Cachuma, Jameson Lake, Doulton Tunnel, groundwater and the State Water Project that provides the District with the ability to purchase and bank water all over the state. We are currently in the midst of two dry years in a row. If drought continues, it will stress water supplies, raising costs, and could require more intensive conservation, while cutting Water District revenue. This is the nature, cost and reality of water in our semi-arid Southern California region.

Rate Change Needed?

In the past, the District was able to keep water rates relatively low except for periods of water shortage emergencies. This was accomplished, in part, by selling long-term bonds to pay for major capital repairs and replacement programs. Some of the most pressing current water issues are: investments to maintain an aging water system are absolutely needed. Over the last 15 years, we have spent $28 million to upgrade and replace pipelines, reservoirs, and other important facilities to help maintain reliable water service. Unfortunately 23 miles of our 110-mile water system are still over 80 years old, and nearing the end of their service life. The result is an increase in water main breaks and community water outages. We have run out of funds to make additional improvements at a cost of between $1 and $2 million a mile. Regional costs and their increases amount to over 60% of the Districts fixed expenses. These costs are for the infrastructure, treatment and delivering of water from the Cachuma and the State Water Projects. The District has little control over these regional costs. Revenue from water sales has declined significantly due to needed conservation. Water sales, providing up to 76% of District income, are now insufficient to meet District expenses. The District has had to deplete reserves on the order of over $1 million a year to make up the difference. If rates and charges are not increased, we will be unable to continue providing reliable service.

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Success at Keeping Costs Down

The Board has taken steps to control costs and hold down rates, including having our employees contribute more to their medical and retirement costs. The number of employees has not increased for over a decade. Our staff continues carrying out in-house engineering design, construction management and system maintenance. As a result, rates have not increased since 2008, despite continually rising costs. Yet an increase must be considered now to fund the replacement of aging infrastructure, to maintain necessary reserves and to continue to provide reliable water service.

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In order to achieve balance between revenues and expenses and conduct the much needed capital improvement program, the financial plan shows rates and charges increasing by 55% over the next five years. No decisions have been made at this point, and the plan has not been finalized. We will be scheduling public meetings to obtain input from our customers to help determine the best solution. You will be receiving additional information through newsletters, presentations, the press, our website and bill inserts regarding any proposed changes to rates and charges. Our staff and Board welcome questions and comments. You can contact us at: Call: (805) 969-2271 | Email: info@montecitowater.com MJ 11 18 April 2013

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Richard covered the Royal Family for Britains Daily Mirror and Daily Mail before moving to New York to write for Rupert Murdochs newly launched Star magazine in 1978; Richard later wrote for New York magazines Intelligencer. He continues to make regular appearances on CBS, ABC, and CNN, and moved to Montecito six years ago.

Focus on Lutah

or years Lutah Maria Riggs, the first licensed female architect in Santa Barbara, has been overshadowed by her partnership with George Washington Smith, who popularized the Spanish Colonial Revival style in our Eden by the Beach. But Riggs, the first woman in California to be named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, is about to have her moment in the spotlight in a new documentary, which is scheduled to get its first airing at the SB International Film Festival next year, I can exclusively reveal. Award winning documentary filmmaker Kum-Kum Bhavnani, whose previous projects have included Nothing Like Chocolate and The Shape of Water, is collaborating on the work, along with archivist Melinda Gandara and the Santa Barbara Historical

Society. Gretchen Lieff, one of the founders of the newly launched Lutah Maria Riggs Society,says that Riggs, who died in 1984 and is buried in the chapel at the Santa Barbara Cemetery, did not get the recognition she deserved with her partnership with Smith. She had her own authentic voice and demonstrated her abilities. But, from a historical perspective, she lived at a time when women werent really recognized for their efforts, although she continued to be an award winning architect for forty years after Smith died. The society, which already has 50 members, and is busily collecting artifacts and mementoes for the halfhour film, needs to have everything in

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On Stopping The Twin Tunnels Project

stated that, besides the bond money voted to complete connection with the State water project, any additional costs needed to assure delivery would be included. This means any capital improvements approved at the state level, whether or not Montecito votes for them, will be charged to everyone who has contracted for State Water. Voters were told in 1991 that Montecitos State Water would cost about $1000 an acre per foot. It is now over three times that amount, whether we receive that water or not. Besides the costs associated with the Twin Tunnels, environmental concerns about the Delta and the health of San Francisco Bay are of utmost importance. There really isnt enough water now to keep the health of the Bay-Delta. In order to get new water to put into the tunnels,legislation is being considered in Congress that would remove certain rivers in Northern California from the Wild and Scenic River designation. This would enable new dams to be built to store more water, the cost of construction of which would be passed on to us. The biggest hope to stop the Twin Tunnels and their cost to Montecito rate payers would be for as many local water agencies as possible to ask the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, the Countys official contracting agency, to inform the State they want to opt out of the project. Other counties are considering doing this. With enough momentum, the construction of the Twin Tunnels would be problematic. Joan Wells Montecito

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Bob Hazards article on the financial challenges facing the Montecito Water District and its customers is timely. Gov. Brown, with the backing of the larger Southern California water users in the state, is proposing two, 35-mile-long Twin Tunnels to take water directly from the Sacramento River to the State Water aqueduct and Southern California. The cost for this project, which is estimated to be anywhere from $24-$64 billion, will be passed on to all of us who use State Water. In 1991 I co-chaired the committee against the bond measure to bring State Water to Santa Barbara County. The 1991 Montecito ballot measure 

More On The Water Situation

Water is one of the most valuable assets of the South Coast. Your twopart editorial on Montecito Water was interesting and informative. You pointed out the sources and cost of water, especially water from the State Water Project (SWP). As noted in your article, SWP water is the most expensive resource in this area. The Goleta Water District draws very little water yet pays more than $7,000,000 each year for the infrastructure costs. That is a huge amount of money. SWP is administered by the Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA). The Authority consists of a board of eight participants and other non11 18 April 2013

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voting water users. This agency has a $55-million budget and substantial assets. The little secret about CCWA is that the agencies on the South Coast have little input into the policy decisions that are made with respect to SWP. This is because the voting power on the Board of the CCWA is allocated on the basis of each participants water demand. Santa Maria has 43.19% of the water, Goleta 17.2%, Santa Barbara 11.47%, Montecito 9.5%, Carpinteria and ID1 7.67% each. Guadalupe and Buellton got 1.15 and 2.21% respectively. These are the voting percentages of each member. A little explanation is necessary. Voting percentages are equal to the percentages of each members water allocation. The members of CCWA vote their water allocation percentage. On the other hand, voting power is the ability of that voter to affect the outcome of a vote by casting the critical vote to make a majority or block action. When all the voting combinations are taken into account, Santa Maria has, in fact, 75% of the voting power, all the rest have 5% each except that Guadalupe and Buellton have no voting power. Santa Maria has more power than the agreement provides. All the rest have less power. While all members can debate and vote, the reality is that they have no real power. Thats what one man, one vote was all about. And when you have no power, there are few alternatives. Why is this important? Well, how an organization votes determines what it does. Two years ago, the budget was adopted with all South Coast agencies voting in opposition. While northern members of the CCWA have a greater demand for water, South Coast agencies represent more than 200,000 customers, substantially more than Santa Maria represents. CCWA costs constitute 25% of the typical Goleta water customers bill. There are proposals in the works to renew the contract with the State Department of Water Resources for 75 years, to restructure the bonds to extend the term beyond 2035, to issue more bonds to promote new projects and other very costly matters. These decisions involve billions and billions of dollars. Whether Santa Barbara participates and how it participates will be determined by the vote of the board of CCWA. If you have no voting power what do you think will be the outcome? Recently, a new Finance Committee was established in a way that Santa Maria has 100% of the voting power. No other member of the committee has the power to approve or block any action. This is arbitrary and capricious. The rules permit the Authority to 11 18 April 2013

ignore non-voters and abstentions so that under some rare circumstances, an entity with no voting power could have the sole authority to pass on an issue. More likely, if sufficient members do not attend, sole voting power could rest solely in the hands of Santa Maria. I proposed repeal of the abstention rule so that a majority of all votes would be required on all issues, just like it is required by all special districts. I also suggested that voting method be reviewed. One member, in voting no, said there were more important things to take up. What could be more important than how ones vote is counted? The Goleta Water District recognized that it is subject to potential huge costs and expense. The Goleta Water District has supported a change in the manner in which CCWA is governed. At its March meeting it endorsed a requirement that a majority of the total vote of the CCWA Board of Directors be required to take action. Goleta has in the past supported votes against the CCWA budget on principle. The manner in which CCWA board votes requires reform, now! Very truly yours, Bill Rosen Board President Goleta Water District (*Notice: Pursuant to Goleta Water District Code 8.04040C this correspondence has not been approved or authorized by the Board of Directors.)

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Food Drive at MUS To benefit Santa Barbara Foodbank, donations can be left in the schools parking lot in the morning during drop off. Items needed include baby food, cereal, pasta, peanut butter, rice, soup and canned goods. Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Celebration of Spring Roses Santa Barbara Rose Society presents Master Rosarians Dan Bifano and Bud Jones for a monthly meeting. A discussion as well as a display of roses from members gardens will take place. When: 7 pm for refreshments and socializing; program begins at 7:30 pm Where: Louise Lowry Davis Center, 1232 De La Vina Street Cost: free Info: 963-8215 Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker When: 7:30 pm to 9 pm Where: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road

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THURSDAY APRIL 11
Wine Tasting Don Carolan from Grgich Hills will pour a selection of wines including fum blanc, chardonnay, merlot, cabernet, zinfandel and violetta When: 5 pm to 7 pm Where: Liquor & Wine Grotto, 1271 Coast Village Road Cost: $5 Info: www.montecitovino.com

FRIDAY APRIL 12
Book Signing & Discussion My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick and The Little Woods by McCormick Templeman will be read aloud and discussed by the authors When: 5 pm to 7 pm Where: Curious Cup, 929 Linden Avenue in Carpinteria Cost: free Info: www.curiouscup.com

SATURDAY APRIL 13
Santa Barbara VisionWalk Join hundreds in the fight against blindness at the Santa Barbara VisionWalk, the national signature fundraising event of the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Since 2006, the program has raised over $500 million to fund sight-saving research for retinal diseases including retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration and Usher syndrome, which collectively affect more than 10 million Americans. People are invited to form teams or

walk independently at the free, familyfriendly event, which will also include carnival games for children, a carousel, refreshments, entertainment, and more. When: registration, 9 am, walk begins at 10 am Where: Chase Palm Park, 323 East Cabrillo Boulevard Info: www.fightblindness.org

MONDAY APRIL 15
MBAR Meeting Montecito Board of Architectural Review seeks to ensure that new projects are harmonious with the unique physical characteristics and character of Montecito When: 2 pm Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Late Hours at Read n Post Read n Post received permission from the U.S. Postal Service to keep its post office open until 8:30 pm on Monday, April 15, the deadline day for mailing federal and state tax returns. All envelopes mailed at Read n Post by 8:30 pm on Monday will

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Instrumental Chamber Concert A music event hosted by Westmont College When: 3 pm Where: Montecito Covenant Church, 671 Cold Spring Road Cost: free Info: 565-6040

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THURSDAY APRIL 18
Lecture at SBMM Santa Barbara Maritime Museum presents author Ken McAlpine: Islands Apart: A Year on the Edge of Civilization; a humorous discourse on life and the Channel Islands. The book gives a humorous and wise look at contemporary American life, and how time spent alone in nature can give us a fresh perspective and greater clarity about what matters most. When: 7 pm Where: 113 Harbor Way Cost: free for members, $5 for non-members Registration: www.sbmm.org receive a postmark of April 15. Where: 1026-B Coast Village Road Info: 969-1148 String Chamber Concert at Westmont When: 8 pm Where: Deane Chapel, 955 La Paz Road Cost: free Info: 565-6040 has been used for thousands of years to treat a variety of cancers When: 6 pm Where: Villa Santa Barbara, 227 East Anapamu Street Cost: free Info: 685-8822

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TUESDAY APRIL 16
Montecito Union School Board Meeting When: 6 pm Where: 385 San Ysidro Road Info: 969-3249

WEDNESDAY APRIL 17
Montecito Planning Commission Meeting MPC ensures that applicants adhere to certain ordinances and policies and that issues raised by interested parties are addressed When: 9 am Where: Country Engineering Building, Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu Wild Horse Wine Tasting Peter Dills of 790KABC welcomes winemaker Chrissy Whittman of Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards, as part of Vons Wine and Women Series. Samples of wine and food highlight this special Wednesday Wine Tasting at Vons. When: 3 to 7 pm Where: 1040 Coast Village Road Cost: free Info: 969-2112 Health Lecture Breast Cancer Resource Center hosts a lecture, Understanding the Hormonal Treatment and Impact with Estrogen Positive Breast Cancer, by Dr. Julie Taguchi, oncologist with Sansum Clinic When: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Where: First Presbyterian Church, 21 East Constance Avenue Cost: free Documentary Screening Narrated by Tony Barry and directed by Elaine Hollingsworth, One Answer to Cancer looks at alternative cancer treatments such as the Black Salve, which

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t this months Montecito Association Board Meeting, the directors heard from neighbors regarding a proposed project on Tiburon Bay Lane, located in the Montecito Avocado Ranch. The project, which was denied by Montecito Board of Architectural Review in January, will be in front of the Montecito Planning Commission on appeal next Wednesday, April 17. Montecito Avocado Ranch is located between North Jameson Lane and San Leandro Lane. The project consists of demolishing the existing home on the 5-acre property, which is part of a subdivision of the Ranch. The owner, Janet Handtmann, has filed an application to build a new two-story home on a 1.5-acre building envelope on the property, along with a cabana, a guesthouse, a horse stable, and a barn. The original project was about 13,000 square feet, but has since been revised to 10,000 square feet. Because the property is zoned agricultural, the owner is entitled to keep up to ten horses on the property; according to Ms Handtmanns sonin-law, Trey Evans, the proposed stable will be able to house six horses. Several neighbors are unhappy with the proposed horse keeping on the property, and say horse keeping is not compatible with the surrounding community. We all purchased our properties in order to back up to that beautiful orchard, a neighbor on Pomar Lane lamented in front of the MA board. She and others say the high number of horses to be kept on the property will have implications on the environment, including the creeks and beaches, as well as the avocado supply. Other concerns include noise, smell, activity level, and possible commercial use of the property, as well as negative impacts on property values. Evans, who is managing the project, says there are a lot of myths about the proposed development. He says the project is residential with an agricultural component, and that 3.5 acres of the site will remain an avocado orchard. He also told the board there would be a substantial buffer of 140 feet from neighboring fence lines. The intent of this project was never commercial, he said. In a letter to the MA board, the president of the Montecito Avocado Ranch Homeowners Associations Agricultural Control Committee says avocado plants are toxic to horses, 

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and horses can contaminate avocado supplies. He said the committee has seen the plans for the project at least twice over the last two years, and has denied it each time. The HOA president also spoke to the MA board, and asked them to support MBAR, who decided the development was out of scale with the surrounding community. After much discussion, the board voted to send a letter to the Montecito Planning Commission in support of MBARs denial. Its likely the MPC will not take up the horse issue, but instead look at MBARs denial findings, which are based on design. Evans plans to present the scaleddown version of the project, which is in compliance with both Montecito and county ordinances, at MPC, before the commission weighs in. Community Reports Santa Barbara County Sheriff Lieutenant Kelly Moore reports there have been several construction site burglaries recently, as well as auto burglaries in Montecito. The Sheriffs Department has been working with local schools in forming active shooter scenarios in response to the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut last year. It is expected that local agencies will receive more federal funding for school safety in response to the shootings. Montecito Fire Chief Chip Hickman says his district is busy getting the new MFPD board up to speed. He also reported the fire season is expected to be worse than normal, due to below average rain fall this winter. The tanker base in Santa Maria will be open on June 15, and MFPD has access to two other Santa Ynez-based sheriff helicopters, as well as a tanker base in Paso Robles. Resident Larry Thompson is attempting to secure funding for more helicopter coverage over Montecito, and is trying to have a ballot initiative placed on the November ballot. Montecito Association has yet to weigh in on the issue. Cold Spring School superintendent Dr. Tricia Price has asked that parents with children starting kindergarten at the school next year enroll their child sooner rather than later, so the board can finalize the budget for next year. Kindergartners must be age 5 by October 1, 2013.

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Chocolates to name a few. There was a ballot so you could vote for your personal favorite as well as official judges at work: Jean-Michel Carr, owner of Chocolats du Calibressan; Indera Mortensen, Fresco Caf pastry chef; and Lys Gabriella, local private chef. Twelve of our local wineries were pouring their vine creations to pair with the food and Matt Chung, a Sothebys wine auctioneer, gave us some of his wine wisdom. The event committee who brought

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RCC supporters Jon Gathercole and Claude Raffin tasting the wine at the Rape Crisis Center fundraiser

the evening to fruition was Kaleen Baker, Mary Cardozo, Charlotte Gullap - Moore , April Howard , June Martin, Sherrill Nickerson, Alex Ornelas, Tom Storm, Devon Vinsonhaler -Johnson and Erin Weber. Many thanks to many sponsors as well. Senator Jackson told the audience that a new bill AB 65 has been presented that would close a loophole in the law regarding husbands raping wives. The RCC has been working since 1974 to support survivors and their loved ones and to build a community free from sexual violence. Their phone number is 963-6832.

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Lotusland beckoned again with its latest exhibit Swarm: A Collaboration with Bees. There had been two events prior but the third was about the vanishing of the bees. As executive director Gwen Stauffer said, This bee exhibit is our most ambitious of the three years weve been doing them. We are one of the most important botanic gardens in the world and have exceedingly rare plants in our collection that have a dependency on plant and animal pollinators. Honey bees are our canaries in the coal mine. There was a riveting 90-minute documentary film with the co-directors Maryam Henein and George 11 18 April 2013

Langworthy, who were there for a Q&A afterward. Maryam told us, This film took us five years to make with trips all over the world. Im still $50,000 in debt. It explained that honeybees and their honey have been around for thousands of years. Egyptians used to sail the hives down the Nile for cross-pollination purposes. We need bees in order to pollinate fruits and vegetables, but the bees are disappearing by the millions. Beekeepers will suddenly find a hive totally deserted with no dead bees and no sign of where they went. It is called colony collapse disorder (CCD). It is not only happening in the U. S. but all over the world. France was one of the first countries to pay attention. France believes CCD is a result of systemic pesticides, which are used in plants from the beginning of their growth. When the bees gather nectar, they also gather the pesticide, which in turn seems to attack the bees nervous system and they become disoriented. If that happens to bees, what might be happening to humans when the majority of our food has systemic pesticides used in them? France has banned their use until they figure out the problem. In the U.S. it is just the opposite. Our environmental department in Washington,

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SCAPE artist John Rindlaub, Cheryl Fontana, president of SCAPE Donna Moser, and exhibit chair for SCAPE Leigh Sparks at the Bacara fundraiser

Lotusland trustee Peggy Wiley with show curator Nancy Gifford, executive director Gwen Stauffer and director of public programs Dorothy Shaner at the bee exhibit

D. C. will use the systemic pesticides until they feel there is enough scientific evidence to ban them. According to the documentary, companies that profit from their use are doing the testing. Rather like the fox is guarding the henhouse. Lotusland is trying to get the shorter 35-minute educational documentary to give to all our local schools to educate the children. The film has been translated in several languages and shown in many countries since it was completed in 2010. The audience then had a wine reception in the courtyard and took in the rest of the exhibit. A special favorite

is a column you enter and through images and sound you feel like you are in the middle of a hive. Pretty amazing. There is wall dcor made completely out of honeycomb and it smells so good. The bees like to visit it too. Exhibit sponsors are Rich and Luci Janssen, Certis Capital Management, Inc., Giffin & Crane, Nancy and Michael Gifford, Kenneth Volk Vineyards, NS Ceramica and Santa Barbara Winery. To view the exhibition, contact Lotusland Visitor Services at 969-9990. Lotusland is a non-profit and welcomes your donations.

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For two days over Easter weekend, Bacara Resort was the setting for an exhibit of artists paintings from SCAPE (Southern California Artists for the Environment) and photos from photographer Reeve Woolpert to help raise funds to save the coastline of Gaviota and Naples from developers. The non-profits to benefit from the sales were Gaviota Coast Conservancy (GCC) and Save Naples Coalition. Though SCAPE has raised more than $100,000 in the 11 years of its existence for local conservation and environmental organizations, this will be a first for GCC and Save Naples. The paintings and photographs were all various scenes portraying the Gaviota coast as it is today with hopes that it will remain that way. The show opened on a Saturday at 1 pm and immediately fifteen paintings were sold from the juried show. The free artists reception began at 5 pm, jamming the lobby area and patio with people enjoying the works and refreshments. Bacara general Manager Kathleen Cockran welcomed the crowd. She would like everyone to know about Bacaras Hearts of Bacara community partnership program. Its a comprehensive program comprised of community partnerships, inkind donations, cash contributions and volunteered time and talent. Part of this was hosting the SCAPE fundraising event. Bacara supports the GCC through educational outreach, fundraisers, art exhibitions, beach cleanups 

and the resorts annual holiday tree, which pays homage to the beautiful coastline. For further information visit www.HeartsofBacara.com. GCC includes the coastal watersheds between Coal Oil Point in Goleta to Point Arguello on Vandenberg Air Force Base and the remainder of the bases coast to Point Sal. It is only 15% of the southern California coast but contains 50% of its remaining rural coastline. Many things including rapid population growth are eroding it. The Naples Coalition is a tax exempt corporation that includes leadership from several local non-profits groups like GCC, Los Padres Chapter of the Sierra Club, Santa Barbara chapters of the Sierra Club and Surf rider Foundation and more. The Naples Coalition is dedicated to the preservation of the rural character of the Naples property on the Gaviota coast. Local musicians playing throughout the artists reception were Susan and Sierra Reeves, Anatasia Van Wingerden, and Jamey Geston. Ribbon winners of the show were Best Oil Nancy Davidson; Best Acrylic Filiberto Lomeli; Best Watercolor Anne Anderson; Beneficiarys Choice Debbie Watt and Best Pastel Carrie Givens. Bacara General Managers Awards went to Bacara at Haskells Beach by Nancy Davidson and This is My Church by fine art photographer Reeve Woolpert. There were around 37 pieces of art sold for a total of $23,000. With 40% going to the non-profits, thats a nice remuneration.  MJ 11 18 April 2013

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place by summers end. It has to be in the can by October to be eligible for the film festival, says Gretchen, who lives with her attorney husband, Robert, on a Montecito estate, Los Suenos, designed by Smith in 1929, the year before his death. Financially it will cost well under $100,000 and we really want this to be a community funded project. We have raised $20,000 already, with the main cost being filming and editing. It really is a labor of love for all involved. In a way, its a love story. A professional relationship. Uncovering it all is a delight. The historical society has been an enormous help digging up all sorts of valuable material. Smith and Riggs had a wonderful collaboration, an almost tender relationship. All will be revealed to a broader audience in due course... Perry and Winfrey Pair Up Sometimes a little self mockery goes a long way. Former TV talk show titan Oprah Winfrey and entertainer Tyler Perry just teamed up in Atlanta, Georgia, to plug a new promo to advertise new Perry shows on her OWN cable network. In the 60-second piece, entitled Madea Meets Sofia: The Search for Own, both Oprah and Perry reprise their most famous roles. On a dusty Southern dirt road, the crass, elderly Madea Perrys most popular creation rolls her Cadillac up beside Sofia from the 1985 Steven Spielberg-directed film The Color Purple the performance that launched Oprahs film career , desperately searching for what channel OWN is actually on, as every cable provider apparently has it assigned to a different station number. Sofia responds with an amusing version of her Fight My Whole Life speech from the Oscar-winning movie with Whoopi Goldberg. But in the promo, the revised speech is squarely directed at the frustrating mechanisms of the television industry and the abuse she has suffered because of it. Madea, embodied by Perry, responds by telling her to relax, that the network is doing fine and is about to premiere his two new sitcoms 11 18 April 2013

The Haves and the Have Nots and Love Thy Neighbor at the end of May. Since its launch in 2011, Oprahs network, as I have chronicled here, has suffered estimated losses in the hundreds of millions, accompanied by woeful ratings figures. However, with 4.3 million viewers tuning in to see the two-part Lance Armstrong confession about his use of performance enhancing drugs, OWN once again gained relevancy in pop culture conversation. Now with the injection of Oprah into the humorous network promo and two sitcoms coming from Perry, OWN, based in Los Angeles, may have finally found its stride... Larrys Lake Tahoe Lair

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(from left) Jack Patterson, Jim Patillo, Bob Scott, Larry Crandell and Phil Conran (photo: Mo McFadden)

eally, they were boys. World War II for the U.S. at least lasted from December 8, 1941 to September 2 of 1945. In 1939, according to the Strategic Studies Institute, the U.S. Army ranked 17th in the world in size, consisting of slightly more than 200,000 active-duty soldiers. Less than six years later, the U.S. had become a superpower alongside the then Soviet Union and the quickly fading British Empire. Together they took down the empires of Hitler, Tojo, and Mussolini. And, much of the credit goes to boys such as Jack Patterson, who joined the Army Air Corps (precursor to the U.S. Air Force) in December, 1943, became a B-17 tail gunner and flew 30 missions out of Italy. Jim Patillo entered military service in 1940 and became a B-29 flight commander, piloting 16 combat missions. Larry Crandell, sometimes known as Mr. Santa Barbara because of his numerous stints as emcee for charity affairs, was barely 20 when he arrived at a southern Italy air base as a bombardier-navigator for a B-24 crew, flying 35 missions. His 20th mission was rudely interrupted by enemy fire and crashed into the Adriatic. He and his ten crewmates, however, survived. Station KDB owner Bob Scott joined the Army Air Corps almost immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He headed up a crew of ten aboard a B-24 stationed in England and flew 30 missions. The four vets will be honored in a special 70 Years On Celebrating the Bomber Boys of WWII event presented jointly by the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Museum and the Channel City Club. The men

will not only be honored, but will be interviewed by Air Force Cross recipient Colonel (Ret.) Phil Conran, who flew during the Viet Nam war. Introductions will be made by Lt. John W . Blankenship, USN. The date is Friday, April 19, and you are invited to join them in the San Rafael Room at Fess Parkers Doubletree Resort. The program begins at noon, and lunch will be served; check-in begins promptly at 11:30 am. Along with lunch and the interviews, youll be treated to an array of slides and visuals of the various planes the airmen flew in and on. Tickets to attend the tribute are a modest $40 for non-members; $35 for members. Major credit cards will be accepted. RSVP deadline is April 15, so make your reservations soon by calling 805-884-6636 or go online: channelcity@earthlink.net.

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During World War Two, 24 soldiers were killed for every 1,000 in uniform; 29 Marines died out of every 1,000. While we note the courage of the soldiers and marines and the dangers they faced, we must consider this: 400 of every 1,000 bomber crew members were killed. Nearly 25,000 U.S. Marines were killed in action during WWII. Some 51,000 Air Corps crew members lost their lives in that war and another 33,000 were captured by the enemy and sent to Prisoner-of-War camps, most often after being shot out of the sky. World War II vets are becoming rarer every day, and these four represent that brave breed of men who

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cent plays a greater role in story and non-fiction narrative than were willing to acknowledge. Ever notice how descriptions of smell at the hands of a first-rate writer can get you hopping off to a restaurant for a certain dish, or a florists for not just any flower but a particular one? Those are for starters. Descriptions of dank, murky caves or bone-chilling storms can send us scurrying for sweaters and anoraks. Scents of fear in stories leave us unwilling to turn the lights off at night, and what use are detective novels without the active scents of danger and death. Bring on Margot Berwins Scent of Darkness, the follow-up to her debut success, Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire, from the major literary house, Pantheon, and you will soon be looking at your perfume or aftershave bottles with what borders on suspicion. Eva, from the longer and more beautiful Evangeline, comes to us a young woman who is the perfect protagonist. She is young, not at all certain of her skills or appearance, her father gone from her life a scant half hour after her conception. Eve has been raised by a mother who does not particularly want her, who cannot wait to ship her off to Louise, her grandmother, for the entire summer, moments after the last class of the spring semester. Eve comes with a built-in genome of abandonment. Her grandmother is a consummate master of concocting perfumes and aromas, indoctrinating Eva with the powerful effects of scents. Lavender, placed under her pillow, for instance, would cause Eva to dream of the man shed marry. Eucalyptus would cause her to grow taller. Watch out for almandine; it would cause her to grow fatter. Dont forget jasmine, which would wrap her life in a mysterious aura. Jasmine smells like human flesh, Eva observes. Mix it with cumin, which smells like sweat, and youll have the scent of sex. If you spread it on your body, watch out, youll have sycophants all over the place, people crawling out of the woodwork to be close to you. Her grandmother is the closest thing Eva has to a friend, the generation gap between them seeming to strengthen that bond and in the bargain enhance what sense of selfconfidence Eva has. Of course you will expect Eva to be abandoned. When she is eighteen, 11 18 April 2013

by Shelly Lowenkopf

Common Sense and Sensibility


Shelly Lowenkopf blogs @ www.lowenkopf. com. Lowenkopfs latest book is The Fiction Writers Handbook. His short fiction, which has appeared widely in the literary and commercial press, is featured in Love Will Make You Drink and Gamble, Stay Out Late at Night, due in 2013.

Louise leaves her by dying. She also leaves Eva two key inheritances, a strange, moody house with a mysterious room, located in upstate New York, and a tiny vial of perfume, concocted to order for her. Eva speaks of that mysterious room, fascinated by the hours of unknown labor that took place behind that door. Labors absorbed Louise night after night until the sun rose for as many years as I could remember. My curiosity was a nagging endless desire that I had literally been brought up with. Turning the doorknob would be like opening a present that had sat in front of me, perfectly wrapped, for my entire life. There was something beautiful about the idea of opening it, but something equally lovely about keeping it closed. Thus we arrive at the near-ideal protagonist, presented with an irresistible urge to plumb the mysteries of a room whose contents and secrets have been withheld with a purposeful deliberation. But Margot Berwin has yet another intrigue with which to tantalize us. With the tiny, heart-shaped vial from her grandmother is a note: Dont remove the crystal stopper, Evangeline, unless you want everything in your life to change. There would be no story if Eve had not entered the room. Such story as there was would have screeched to a halt if shed not removed the stopper of the vial, or placed a drop of the essence first on her neck, then her wrist. From that moment, men are overcome with the desire to be close to Eve. Women bury their noses deep into her hair, and the cats outside her bedroom wail in their desire to be near her. Two men, one remarkable for his bad qualities, another of equal intensity in his goodness, struggle for her. The payoff, skirting the edges of woo-woo supernatural, delivers itself with enough plausibility to leave us gasping for that last, reassuring scent of what is real as distinguished from what is not. MJ

Association News President Dave Kent reports that Land Use Committee member John Watson has been appointed to MBAR, and relinquished his spot on the Land Use Committee. Office coordinator Carol Celic is leaving her post in July, and the association is currently seeking her replacement. Interested parties can call the office at 969-2026. The next MA board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14. At that meeting the Transportation subcommittee will give an update on their plans for the 101 freeway widening. In the meantime, outreach to the community continues. Visit www.montecitoassociation.org for more information.

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on high fire alert, as seasonal winds have created gusts up to 50 mph in Montecito, according to local weather reports.

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Structure Fire on Middle Road

On Monday, April 8, Montecito Fire Protection District responded to a residential fire at 140 Middle Road around 4:33 pm. The call was made by the resident of the home, who had returned home and discovered smoke coming from her bedroom. MFPD, upon arrival, found the master bedroom charged with smoke; the bedroom had been undergoing renovation, including wood floor installation. The smoke originated from rags on the sub-floor, and was extinguished by firefighters at 4:48 pm. There was no fire damage to the structure; however there was minor smoke damage confined to the room of origin, and minimal damage to surrounding equipment. Four engines, one squad and two command vehicles responded to the incident for a total of 15 firefighters. There were no injuries. Agencies assisting the Montecito Fire Protection District were Santa Barbara City Fire Department and Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District. The incident is under investigation. Montecito Firefighters, as well as agencies throughout California, are

Friends of the Montecito Library (FOML) invite members of the Montecito community to attend their annual meeting at 4 pm on Monday, April 15, at the Montecito Library. The non-profit organization was founded in 1975, and has 15 board members and over 1,000 members who help fund staffing and materials at the library, according to board member Antonia Robertson. The Montecito Library services over 6,000 library goers, and turns over 115,000 library items each year. Library supervisor Jody Thomas tells us Santa Barbara County has one of the least-funded library programs in the state, and that if it were not for FOML, the library would only be open twice a week. She says that Montecito taxpayers pay just $5.80 per year in library funding. In addition to private donations, FOML help secure grants to help cover the cost of updated materials for the library. The group also holds fundraisers such as book and bake sales. FOML meets as a board once a month; their annual public meeting will focus on the prestigious Caldecott Award, which is awarded annually for the most distinguished American picture book for children. Allison Gray ,the Supervising Librarian for the Goleta Library, will speak about her role on the committee to select this years Notable Books for Children, how it works and what criteria are used to select the winners. In 2008, Ms Graywas on the Caldecott Award selection committee and is now on the Notable Book for Childrens selection committee.Committee members are

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Buddy Winstons first book: Attitude with altitude

Out of Buddy Experience Former Tonight Show comedy writer Buddy Winston has written his first book. Buddy, who I used to co-host with on Around The World on the Santa Barbara News-Press radio station AM1290, spent a year 8,000 feet up in the Andes in Ecuador churning out his amusing tome An Out of Buddy Experience. I moved to South America two years ago after twenty-five years in Montecito and Santa Barbara to help a friend with a real estate project on the coast and wound up visiting Cuenca, where I now reside and have an art gallery, says Buddy. The people are tranquil, the food is fresh and the water is drinkable. The health care is great and inexpensive. Say what you want about health care in the U.S., but where else in the world can you get free antibiotics by just drinking the milk and eating the chicken? Buddy, who also wrote for the likes of Robin Williams, Arsenio Hall and George Wallace, says his new book available on Amazon allows him to share his life stories and create a Condor Express Ad 3-2-13 novelized legacy to pass on. 4.875" x 6.25" He is now working on another

book, which will include his travels in Borneo, Malaysia, South Africa and South America. Gorgeous Granada Gala What a night! The Granada Theatres evening Celebrating Our Brilliant Stars, which marked the fifth year of the venerable buildings multi-million dollar restoration, was an awe inspiring bash, featuring most of the theaters resident companies. The milestone event kicked off with champagne and canaps in the lobby, with guests, including Sara Miller McCune, Leni Fe Bland, Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, Ed and Susan Birch, Barry and Jelinda DeVorzon, and Robert and Marlene Veloz, being gloriously entertained by the SB Choral Society, under director JoAnne Wasserman, with the Hallelujah Chorus from Handels Messiah. Just minutes later the glamorously garbed glitterati were in the balcony

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watching a performance by the State Street Ballet and a showing of the theaters new digital cinema system with a specially made film by Bob Glusic, before gathering in the McCune Founders Room to quaff more bubbly before heading to dinner on the exquisitely decorated stage, featuring five crystal chandeliers and tables with three foot high centerpieces of white Casablanca lilies and former mayor Hal Conklin as emcee. A curtain, appropriately decorated with a painting of Granada in Spain, separating the stage from the auditorium was lowered, but raised just thirty minutes later to reveal the Santa Barbara Symphony, under guest conductor Francesco Milioto, accompanied by Opera SB soloists, soprano Micaela Oeste and tenor Javier Abreu, singing works from Mozart, Donizetti and Brahms. The oh-so tony event, co-chaired by Mike and Anne Towbes and Roger and Sarah Chrisman, was one of the most spectacular galas in years, a most suitable homage to the 89-yearold Granada, which hosts more than 100 performances and community events annually, including UCSB Arts & Lectures, CAMA and the Music Academy of the West. Others among the 190 guests joining in the festive fun were mayor Helene Schneider, Betty Stephens, Pat Gregory, Scott Reed, Gene Sinser and Patty DeDominic, Arthur von Wiesenberger and Wendy McCaw, Brooks and Kate Firestone, Brian and Paksy Plackis-Cheng, Morrie and Irma Jurkowitz, Richard and Annette Caleel, Palmer and Joan Jackson, Peter and Mireille Noone, Bilo Zarif, Pat Nesbitt, Arlene Montesano, Steven Sharpe, Fred and Diane Sidon, and Christopher Lancashire and Catherine Gee... Tight Competition Competition to get into the Music Academy of the West for its summer program is keener than ever, according to president Scott Reed. There was a twelve percent increase in applicants this year with 1,681 talented musicians from around the world applying, but only 140 lucky ones being chosen as fellows. Thats the most ever, Scott told guests at a reception for the Council of Contributors on the ten-acre Miraflores estate. For the first time, Montecito Bank & Trust will be the corporate sponsor of the popular summer festival, which will feature 200 events from June 17 to August 10 with some of the worlds top musicians, including cellist Joshua Roman, violinists Midori, Glenn Dicterow, Erin Keefe and Brian Lewis, and conductors James Gaffigan, Nicholas McGegan, Larry Rachleff and Leonard Slatkin. 

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Afterwards guests, including John and Ellen Pillsbury, Seymour and Shirley Lehrer, Lee Luria, Robert Weinman, Mercedes Eichholz, Jerry and Helen Beaver, Janet Garufis, Mike Towbes and Bob Montgomery, walked across the sun soaked campus to Hahn Hall where they listened to a selection of classics by Ravel, Bach, Beethoven, Mahler and Vivaldi performed by alumni, including pianist Natasha Kislenko, violinist Ryan Meehan, cellist Jacob Braun and mezzo-soprano Daryl Freedman. A precursor of wonderful things to come... Titillating Trumpeting
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If you failed to catch Alison Balsom and the Scottish Ensemble at UCSBs Campbell Hall in their debut performance of their first U.S. tour, you missed an extraordinary show. Balsom, who headlined one of classical musics most celebrated concerts BBCs The Last Night of the Proms at Londons Royal Albert Hall in front of 200 million global viewers, was ravishing in red, as she played her trumpet and a contemporary version of a sackbut, a Renaissance trombone, with a rare expertise that has garnered her innumerable awards, not to mention an appearance on CBS The Late Show with David Letterman. Balsom and the 44-year-old Glasgow-based 12-strong group of musicians went through a varied program featuring works by Handel, Vivaldi, Purcell, Geminiani and Albinoni, an absolute delight for lovers of Baroque. No wonder she was recently crowned Female Artist of the Year for the second time at the Classic BRIT Awards. It is to be hoped UCSB Arts & Lectures will have her back soon.

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selected by invitation and read more than a thousand books during the year before making their recommendations. For more information about FOML, stop by the library or visit www. montecitolibraryfriends.org. Also at the library, next week Paul Dinkel will present stories and photos of his sailing trip of a lifetime as part of Montecito Librarys Adventure Series. In January 2007 Dinkel and his wife, Ellen Herman, along with three other passengers and crewmembers, boarded the S/V Seal in Puerto Williams, near the southern tip of Chile. The Seal is a 57-foot sailboat captained by Hamish and Kate Laird. During the next ten days, the Seal rounded Cape Horn in 50-knot gusts of wind and cruised many of the fjords in the Beagle Channel. This presentation is the story of their trip. Puerto Williams, a small community located on the Beagle Channel in Chile, is the southernmost town on earth that is occupied year round. It is less than 100 miles northwest of Cape Horn, the southernmost of an archipelago of eight islands. It directly faces the South Atlantic Ocean. Paul and Ellen cruised on their own 54 ketch for several years between Maine and Venezuela, with side trips sailing the Red Sea, Santa Barbara to Hawaii, Hawaii to British Columbia and chartering in the Adriatic and Mediterranean. Both hold a USCG 100 Ton Masters License. The presentation is scheduled

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for Wednesday, April 17, at 4 pm. For more information, contact Jody Thomas at the Montecito Library, 969-5063. For information about other Santa Barbara Public Library System programs and services, visit the library system web site at www. SBPLibrary.org. All Library programs are free and open to the public. Montecito Library is located at 1469 East Valley Road.

Puttin On the Ritz

Cold Spring School will host its annual spring event, a Gatsby Gala, this Saturday at the Montecito Country Club. The Gala is a Benefit for the Cold Spring School Foundation, which supports the schools music, choral, art, technology, and physical education programs, as well as the school library. The Gala, which begins at 5:30 pm, will feature a cocktail hour, silent and live auctions, and dancing. Music will be provided by AREA 51, known for their varied play list of the best funk, soul, R&B, Motown, rock, pop and disco selections from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. This year the CSS Foundation is using Bidding For Good, an online auction tool where supporters can go to pre-bid for auction items before the event, as well as buy tickets for the Gala. The Gala is this Saturday, April 13, at 5:30 pm. For more information, visit www.biddingforgood.com/ CSSF.  MJ

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Suspicious Circumstances on Hixon Road

Friday, 22 March, 9:26 pm Deputy Gallaher responded to Hixon Road on report of suspicious circumstances. The reporting party told the deputy he and another man were in the garage of the property, which is detached from the main house. They left the front door of the main house unlocked, but all the other doors and windows were closed and locked. When they returned to the house, an hour later, they noticed a set of French doors, as well as two windows, were slightly open.When they entered the home, they found the only item missing was a garage door opener, which had been in the living room. The victims also reported hearing footsteps outside the property several nights before the incident. A report was taken. MJ

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$ $$ $$$ $$$$ (average (average (average (average per per per per person person person person under $15) $15 to $30) $30 to $45) $45-plus)
$$$ Sakana Japanese Restaurant 1046 Coast Village Road (565-2014) Stella Mares  50 Los Patos Way (969-6705) $$ In Summerland / Carpinteria Cantwells Summerland Market 2580 Lillie Avenue (969-5893) Garden Market  3811 Santa Claus Lane (745-5505) $ $$/$$$ Bella Vista  1260 Channel Drive (565-8237) Cafe Del Sol  30 Los Patos Way (969-0448) Stonehouse  $$$$ San Ysidro Ranch 900 San Ysidro Lane (565-1700) Located in what is a 19th-century citrus packinghouse, Stonehouse restaurant features a lounge with full bar service and separate dining room with crackling fireplace and creekside views. Chef Matthew Johnsons regional cuisine is prepared with a palate of herbs and vegetables harvested from the on-site chefs garden. Recently voted 1 of the best 50 restaurants in America by OpenTable Diners Choice. 2010 Diners Choice Awards: 1 of 50 Most Romantic Restaurants in America, 1 of 50 Restaurants With Best Service in America. Open for dinner from 6 to 10 pm daily. Sunday Brunch 10 am to 2 pm. Trattoria Mollie  1250 Coast Village Road (565-9381) $$$ $ some of the best views of both the mountains and the Santa Barbara pier sitting on the newly renovated, award-winning patio, while enjoying fresh seafood straight off the boat. Dinner is served nightly from 5 pm, and brunch is offered on Sunday from 10 am until 1 pm. Reservations are recommended. Enterprise Fish Co.  $$ 225 State Street (962-3313) Every Monday and Tuesday the Enterprise Fish Company offers two-pound Maine Lobsters served with clam chowder or salad, and rice or potatoes for only $29.95. Happy hour is every weekday from 4 pm to 7 pm. Open Sunday thru Thursday 11:30 am to 10 pm and Friday thru Saturday 11:30 am to 11 pm. Los Agaves  $ 600 N. Milpas Street (564-2626) Los Agaves offers eclectic Mexican cuisine, using only the freshest ingredients, in a casual and friendly atmosphere. Serving lunch and dinner, with breakfast on the weekends, Los Agaves features traditional dishes from central and southern Mexico such as shrimp & fish enchiladas, shrimp chile rellenos, and famous homemade mole poblano. Open Monday- Friday 11 am to 9 pm, Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 9 pm. Mir  $$$$ 8301 Hollister Avenue at Bacara Resort & Spa (968-0100) Mir is a refined refuge with stunning views, featuring two genuine Miro sculptures, a top-rated chef offering a sophisticated menu that accents fresh, organic, and native-grown ingredients, and a world-class wine cellar. Open Tuesday through Saturday from 6 pm to 10 pm. Olio e Limone Ristorante  $$$ Olio Pizzeria $ 17 West Victoria Street (899-2699) Elaine and Alberto Morello oversee this friendly, casually elegant, linen-tabletop eatery featuring Italian food of the highest order. Offerings include eggplant souffl, pappardelle with quail, sausage and mushroom rag, and fresh-imported Dover sole. Wine Spectator Award of Excellence-winning wine list. Private dining (up to 40 guests) and catering are also available. It is open for lunch Monday thru Saturday (11:30 am to 2 pm) and dinner seven nights a week (from 5 pm). Next door at Olio Pizzeria, the Morellos have added a simple pizza-salumi-wine-bar inspired by neighborhood pizzerie and enoteche in Italy. Private dining for up to 32 guests. The Pizzeria is open daily from 11:30 am to close. Pierre Lafond Wine Bistro  $$ 516 State Street (962-1455) The Wine Bistro menu is seasonal California cuisine specializing in local products. Pair your meal with wine from the Santa Barbara Winery, Lafond Winery or one from the list of wines from around the world. Happy HourMonday - Friday 4:30 to 6:30 pm. The 1st Wednesday of each month is Passport to the World of Wine. Grilled cheese night every Thursday. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner; catering available. www.pierrelafond.com Rodneys Steakhouse  $$$ 633 East Cabrillo Boulevard (884-8554) Deep in the heart of well, deep in the heart of Fess Parkers Doubletree Inn on East Beach in Santa Barbara. This handsome eatery sells and serves only Prime Grade beef, lamb, veal, halibut, salmon, lobster and other high-end victuals. Full bar, plenty of California wines, elegant surroundings, across from the ocean. Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday at 5:30 pm. Reservations suggested on weekends. MJ

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CAVA  $$ 1212 Coast Village Road (969-8500) Regional Mexican and Spanish cooking combine to create Latin cuisine from tapas and margaritas, mojitos, seafood paella and sangria to lobster tamales, Churrasco ribeye steak and seared Ahi tuna. Sunflower-colored interior is accented by live Spanish guitarist playing next to cozy beehive fireplace nightly. Lively year-round outdoor people-watching front patio. Open Monday-Friday 11 am to 10 pm. Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 10 pm. China Palace  1070 Coast Village Road (565-9380) Giovannis  1187 Coast Village Road (969-1277) Los Arroyos  1280 Coast Village Road (969-9059) Little Alexs  1024 A-Coast Village Road (969-2297) $$

Jacks Bistro  $ 5050 Carpinteria Avenue (566-1558) Serving light California Cuisine, Jacks offers freshly baked bagels with whipped cream cheeses, omelettes, scrambles, breakfast burritos, specialty sandwiches, wraps, burgers, salads, pastas and more. Jacks offers an extensive espresso and coffee bar menu, along with wine and beer. They also offer full service catering, and can accommodate wedding receptions to corporate events. Open Monday through Friday 6:30 am to 3 pm, Saturday and Sunday 7 am to 3 pm. Nugget  2318 Lillie Avenue (969-6135) $$

Luckys (brunch) $$ (dinner)  $$$ 1279 Coast Village Road (565-7540) Comfortable, old-fashioned urban steakhouse in the heart of Americas biggest little village. Steaks, chops, seafood, cocktails, and an enormous wine list are featured, with white tablecloths, fine crystal and vintage photos from the 20th century. The bar (separate from dining room) features large flat-screen TV and opens at 4 pm during the week. Open nightly from 5 pm to 10 pm; Saturday & Sunday brunch from 9 am to 3 pm. Valet Parking. Montecito Caf  1295 Coast Village Road (969-3392) Montecito Coffee Shop  1498 East Valley Road (969-6250) $$

Tre Lune  $$/$$$ 1151 Coast Village Road (969-2646) A real Italian boite, complete with small but fully licensed bar, big list of Italian wines, large comfortable tables and chairs, lots of mahogany and large b&w vintage photos of mostly famous Italians. Menu features both comfort food like mama used to make and more adventurous Italian fare. Now open continuously from lunch to dinner. Also open from 7:30 am to 11:30 am daily for breakfast. Via Vai Trattoria Pizzeria  1483 East Valley Road (565-9393) Delis, bakeries, juice bars Blenders in the Grass 1046 Coast Village Road (969-0611) Heres The Scoop 1187 Coast Village Road (lower level) (969-7020) Gelato and Sorbet are made on the premises. Open Monday through Thursday 1 pm to 9 pm, 12 pm to 10 pm Friday and Saturday, and 12 pm to 9 pm on Sundays. Jeannines 1253 Coast Village Road (969-7878) Montecito Deli 1150 Coast Village Road (969-3717) Open six days a week from 7 am to 3 pm. (Closed Sunday) This eatery serves homemade soups, fresh salads, sandwiches, and its specialty, The Piadina, a homemade flat bread made daily. Panino 1014 #C Coast Village Road (565-0137) Pierre Lafond 516 San Ysidro Road (565-1502) This market and deli is a center of activity in Montecitos Upper Village, serving fresh baked pastries, regular and espresso coffee drinks, smoothies, burritos, homemade soups, deli salads, made-to-order sandwiches and wraps available, and boasting a fully stocked salad bar. Its sunny patio draws crowds of regulars daily. The shop also carries specialty drinks, gift items, grocery staples, and produce. Open everyday 5:30 am to 8 pm. Village Cheese & Wine 1485 East Valley Road (969-3815) $$

Padaro Beach Grill  $ 3765 Santa Claus Lane (566-9800) A beach house feel gives this seaside eatery its charm and makes it a perfect place to bring the whole family. Its new owners added a pond, waterfall, an elevated patio with fireplace and couches to boot. Enjoy grill options, along with salads and seafood plates. The Grill is open Monday through Sunday 11 am to 9 pm Slys  $$$ 686 Linden Avenue (684-6666) Slys features fresh fish, farmers market veggies, traditional pastas, prime steaks, Blue Plate Specials and vintage desserts. Youll find a full bar, serving special martinis and an extensive wine list featuring California and French wines. Cocktails from 4 pm to close, dinner from 5 to 9 pm Sunday-Thursday and 5 to 10 pm Friday and Saturday. Lunch is M-F 11:30 to 2:30, and brunch is served on the weekends from 9 am to 3 pm. Stackys Seaside  2315 Lillie Avenue (969-9908) Summerland Beach Caf  2294 Lillie Avenue (969-1019) Tinkers  2275 C Ortega Hill Road (969-1970) Santa Barbara / Restaurant Row Bistro Eleven Eleven  $$ 1111 East Cabrillo Boulevard (730-1111) Located adjacent to Hotel Mar Monte, the bistro serves breakfast and lunch featuring all-American favorites. Dinner is a mix of traditional favorites and coastal cuisine. The lounge advancement to the restaurant features a big screen TV for daily sporting events and happy hour. Open Monday-Friday 6:30 am to 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday 6:30 am to 10 pm. Cielito  $$$ 1114 State Street (225-4488) Cielito Restaurant features true flavors of Mexico created by Chef Ramon Velazquez. Try an antojito (or small craving) like the Anticucho de Filete (Serrano-chimichurri marinated Kobe beef skewer, rocoto-tomato jam and herb mashed potatoes), the Raw Bars piquant ceviches and fresh shellfish, or taste the savory treats in handmade tortillas at the Taqueria. It is located in the heart of downtown, in the historic La Arcada. Chucks Waterfront Grill  $$ 113 Harbor Way (564-1200) Located next to the Maritime Museum, enjoy $

Montecito Wine Bistro $$ 516 San Ysidro Road 969-7520 Head to Montecitos upper village to indulge in some California bistro cuisine. Chef Victor creates seasonal menus that include fish and vegetarian dishes, and fresh flatbreads straight out of the wood-burning oven. The Bistro offers local wines, classic and specialty cocktails, single malt scotches and aged cognacs. Pane Vino  1482 East Valley Road (969-9274) $$$

Plow & Angel  $$$ San Ysidro Ranch 900 San Ysidro Lane (565-1700) Enjoy a comfortable atmosphere as you dine on traditional dishes such as mac n cheese and ribs. The ambiance is enhanced with original artwork, including stained glass windows and an homage to its namesake, Saint Isadore, hanging above the fireplace. Dinner is served from 5 to 10 pm daily with bar service extending until 11 pm weekdays and until midnight on Friday and Saturday.

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Network (C-WIN, online atwww.c -win.org) has followed the Twin Tunnels very closely and is working hard to stop them. Ratepayers in San Diego, Los Angeles and elsewhere are objecting as well. Santa Barbara is the last place that the Department of Water Resources constructed anything substantial (The Coastal Branch Phase II our hookup to the State Water Project; the original price before the vote of $270 million that turned out to be $1.7 billion to the ratepayer) would be great if we could lead the way to stop this ratepayer nightmare. Thanks so much for your great work with this. It is not an easy subject. Carolee Krieger Montecito

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Dear Rachel [Wilkinson]: It is your old friend, Ralph Iannelli (Direct Address Letters to the Editor # 19/14). As per your request I am trying to be a little more hands-on in my charitable pursuits. It seems that according to your definition I need to be more involved other than just writing a check to over 40 charities last year. So with that thought I have been reading essays for two annual art scholarships that my wife and I sponsor in my mothers name at Bishop Garcia High School. I will not bore you with the other things I and some of my Republican friends have been doing to help those who need assistance and I would be glad to make a donation to a charity of your choice. You chose to quote Robert Draper, the New York Times magazine section contributor and bastion of political

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objectivity. I have chosen to quote John Adams, who correctly said, Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our indications, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. So lets discuss the facts. I will start with the most non-factual of your comments when you say it was the Republicans who were solely responsible for the 2008-9 financial crisis. Lets try to assess who in fact was to blame for the economic tragedy. As I believe even you will admit, the seeds for the economic meltdown were planted much earlier than 2008. I would hope that you also agree that the meltdown was caused by many factors and not just the Republicans and Democrats employed by Wall Street firms that folks such as yourself have enjoyed demonizing for the last five years. Note that I mention that it was both Republicans and Democrats who were part of the problem. People of both parties can only exploit the laws and regulations put in place by Congress. The bursting of the housing bubble was the biggest cause of the destruction of capital. The fact that so many lost their homes or are in the process of losing their homes is a tragedy beyond belief. In addition to the financial cruelty that occurred, the psychological devastation of losing ones home is incalculable. A good number of economists believe that many lost their homes because they were never qualified to own them in the first place. It was Secretary of the Treasury John Snow (a Republican), who in late 2002, sounded the first alarm about the excessive percentage of gross income that was directed to housing payments. Arizona Senator

John McClain (a Republican) followed up in the 2003 with a similar clarion call. Both were shouted down by Massachusetts Congressional Representative Barney Frank (a Democrat) and Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd (a Democrat) who accused Snow and McCain of trying to kill the dream of home ownership. The problem first started in the 70s during the Democrat Jimmy Carter administration with the passage of the Community Investment Act and was made worse during the (Democrat) Bill Clinton administration in the mid 90s. The facts are that the housing crisis was the dominant cause for the financial crisis. It was Republican and Democratic bankers and Republican and Democratic members of Congress who caused both. It was not the GOP that has only been working for themselves after putting this country in the worst financial shape since the Great Depression. Your comment about President Obamas inaction on the adoption of any of the Simpson-Bowles recommendations is also a literary sleight of hand. Your comment that Alan Simpson was correct when he said Obamas endorsement of the plan would have never won over Republicans, and might have been toxic. I find it hard to believe that if President Obama believed in any or all of the recommendations of the commission, that fear of alienating Republicans would cause him to not speak up regarding the merits of same. You indicate that Obama should have fought harder. The point is he did not fight harder because in his five years in office he has never attempted to cut one dime

in spending. Any of his offers to reduce spending were not an absolute reduction but only a suggestion to slow down the growth of government. From shovel-ready projects that were not shovel ready, to investments in one failed renewable energy project after the other, to the spending of $2.2 billion on free cell phones, our president has shown his feeling towards reining in spending. Oh by the way it appears that over 40% of the folks given free cell phones either didnt qualify or refused to complete paperwork to determine if they were qualified to receive them. One very telling statistic is that for every new job created since he assumed office, seven people have been added to the Food Stamp rolls. These are facts. Once again you let your emotion respond to my mention of voter ID laws without regard to the facts. It is a clear and simple fact that requiring someone to show proper identification to vote does not intimidate potential voters. Each and every state offers at minimal or no cost the opportunity for anyone to obtain valid identification. If someone wants to vote they should take the time to obtain such identification. This is less about voter fraud then setting a national standard that each person must meet so they can enjoy the privilege of participating in the electoral process. I admire your passion and your involvement. Once again however, passion and emotion are only part of the dynamic. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own set of facts. I wish you a good day. Ralph T. Iannelli Montecito  MJ

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lvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the nations most popular dance company, returns to town over the weekend, performing two entirely separate programs at the Arlington Saturday night and Sunday morning in its first local visit since Robert Battle took over as artistic director in the fall of 2011. The 55-year-old company that revolutionized American modern dance performs regularly all over the world via its two touring companies, and will offer a mix of its classic works alongside new commissions, and Battles hand-selected company premieres in its shows at the Arlington. Battle talked about Ailey and his new tenure at the helm over the telephone late last week. Q. You took over as artistic director not quite two years ago, and when you were announced the year before that, you described the position as a calling, not just a job, saying The implications are huge. Would you elaborate? A. Its imbedded in the culture of the company that its about Mr. Aileys experiences, his faith, and about the

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history of this country, and making a social political statement. [So] it feels less like a dance job and more like a mission. And it does feel like a calling being chosen to succeed Mr. Ailey and Judith Jamieson. Indeed, youve had to fill some pretty big shoes. What has been the biggest challenge so far? Its hard to point to something specific, because its been very much a seamless transition. The structure of the company is so sound, from the executives to the board, and they all support my vision. So the challenge is what to choose, because theres much and you cant do it all in one or two seasons. So its about what I

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Worry, Be Happy, embraced all the works, including bluegrass and baroque, wordless melodies, joy and sorrow. The two-hour show, part of the popular Arts & Lectures series, also had young female members of the audience coming on stage to join the 63-year-old singer in performing. McFerrins new album will be released next month... Rest in Peace Sad news from former Santa Barbara News-Press society columnist Beverley Jackson. She tells me that Barton Clapp, who managed the Coral Casino Beach Club, the Birnam Wood Country Club and the Valley Club for many years before moving to Costa Rica for his retirement, has died. Following a fall and being in a coma, he passed on in hospital last week, says Beverley. Barton had an eclectic career, starting with being a Methodist minister

at a large church in Seattle. When he gave up the ministry he became manager of the rock group Blood, Sweat and Tears, ultimately arriving in Santa Barbara to manage the various clubs here. He leaves an ex-wife, Patricia, daughter, Kara, and three grandchildren... Sightings: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their six children spotted wheeling on the beach on ATVs near their Santa Barbara home... Silas Weir Mitchell from NBCs Grimm at the Montecito Coffee Shop... Depeche Modes Martin Gore noshing at the Alchemy Arts Caf Pip! Pip! for now Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richards column should e-mail him at richardmineards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal MJ

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Santa Barbara Historical Museum celebrated the opening of its latest exhibition De La Tierra Art of the Adobe with a VIP reception in the sprawling courtyard. The show, curated by Dan Calderon, features works from the museums collection by renowned artists such as Alexander Harmer, Ludmilla Welch, A.M. Podchernikoff, Charles Rollo Peters and Henry Chapman Ford, displayed next to historic photographs by J. Walter Collinge, N.H. Reed and others. Unlike the standardized Spanish Colonial and Mediterranean look of modern Santa Barbara, our downtown architecture at the turn of the 20th century was an eclectic mix of Victorian, East Coast American, rural Western and traditional Mexican adobe structures, says Dan. During that time, the adobe-style of construction fell out of popular favor, and as the century progressed, the majority of the adobes became neglected and were demolished or destroyed by the elements. Among those checking out the new show were Jerry and Helene Beaver, Garrison and Kathleen Bielen, Eleanor Van Cott, Warren and Marlene Miller, Matt and Silvana Kelly, John and Susan Hanna, and Ray Estrada... Riding the Wave The Arts Fund certainly made a big splash with its latest show Big Splash, attracting a record 400 people to its Funk Zone headquarters for the opening. The turnout was quite extraordinary, says Catherine Gee, the director who co-curated the exhibition with Nancy Gifford. Its easily a record. Given the name of the show, the paintings had to be big and take up a great deal of wall space. We hope visitors walk away feeling overwhelmed by the undulating patterns, evoking waves, ripples and the nuances of light within water. By filling the space with gargantuan paintings we attempt to transport 11 18 April 2013

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It was certainly a lucky 13 when the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper threw its 13th annual Blue Water Ball at the Montecito Country Club. A record 220 guests turned out for bash, which featured a tribute to the Ventura-based clothing company, Patagonia, and its founder Yvon Chouinard, delivered by Steve Gaines, Dean of the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UCSB. We are hoping to surpass the $55,000 we raised last year, which helps us monitor the health of habitats in the Santa Barbara Channel, says Kira Redmond, executive director of the 14-year-old non-profit. Over the past year weve succeeded in compelling some of the South Coasts worst polluters to clean up, stopped environmentally harmful projects from moving forward, and worked successfully with public agencies and other stakeholders to enforce and strengthen policies to protect our waterways and aquatic habitats. Guests turning out for the cause and the silent auction, which featured trips to Costa Rica and Maui, included Hannah-Beth Jackson, Salud Carbajal, Kevin and Jessica Grant, Chandler and Daphne Williams, Jack and Melissa Wall, Mark and Sally Hamilton, Craig and Sherry Madsen, and Lars and Claire Fackler... Dont Worry, Be Happy The Granada was sold out when vocalist Bobby McFerrin and his band performed works from his new album, spirityouall. The matchless improviser and ten time Grammy winner, best known for his infectious 1988 hit Dont

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How does your vision differ from your predecessors if at all? I dont think it does much. My choices are in line with what has come before. Even with someone like Paul Taylor, whose work the company had not performed before. But we saw in Mr. Aileys notebooks when he was considering new repertoire for the 80s that he had listed Arden Court. I do have my own taste in music and choreographers and repertory that as time goes on will make its own statement about my choices. But I also do feel some are a long time coming. Ailey is a pioneering African-American company, which you also referred to when you were appointed, saying, Ailey stands as a beacon and testament to our survival. Why is it important to have a black dance company in todays environment? [If you] look at the history of the country, and what were still dealing with, you cant consider it a statement thats devoid of reasoning. When he created the company it was during the time of the Civil Rights Movement. And now its like having a museum of African American art. We do things that are historical, because we are a historical company. Thats the impetus. My job isnt to change it because times are different now. [We] make a statement about that time in our history and how we celebrate our culture and expression through dance. The notion that anything is possible still stands; we should have access to everything as artists, with no boundaries. Its important that message continues to be seen by young African Americans who still do feel a

sense of being held back, some things arent possible, for whatever reason. This company stands as a beacon of hope [Finally], the company is not all African American at all anymore, not even the choreographers. Speaking of upholding history, Ailey is one of the best known, most loved and highly cherished dance companies in the world. How do you find that balance between tradition, respecting whats gone on before, and bringing something thats fresh? It is a balancing act. Its about choosing work of a particular choreographer that will be interesting for the audience and dancers, but also still have some sense of connectedness to the mission and history of the company. I try to embrace the history and move from there rather than just discard and ignore it to do something different. Maybe thats just semantics, but it guides me. When I step into the studio [to create my own work], I embrace the voices and influences of the past, then I can find something thats uniquely me. I feel the same way about choosing the repertory. In Garth FagansFrom Before, I see the influences there from Ron Browns Grace, which was created in 1999 as a tribute to Alvin Ailey. And in my own mind, Im choreographing the season in a similar way, rather than just picking something just because its new. Can we talk some more about the current programs? Why does Arden Court fit the Ailey ethos? The energy of the work. I love the usage of the men and the jumping, the beautiful diagonals that let you show off the men in that way. The adagio section is gorgeous but minimalist. I thought it would be a great way of

And Home from Rennie Harris? Its the first work I commissioned for the company. We knew each other from (co-creating) Love Stories in 2004 and I always wanted to work with him again. Its about how people are surviving with HIV, and the music is gospel influenced by hip-hop and house. Its a soul-searching journey that takes one from home and then back again. I love the way he shows young people a positive image of hiphop taken seriously. Youre also doing your own 1998 work, Strange Humors. I created it while on tour with Parsons in Switzerland. After the performance some of us went back to the hotel room and just started making this duet, not knowing it would ever leave that room. Its a strange and occasionally funny piece. Its amazing that its now part of Aileys rep. I love the music, the use of djembe with strings. Will you still continue to choreograph now that youre running the company? I will. Im going to need a little time. But I will do it when I can figure out the schedule. I need to also ask about Revelations, which you first saw as a kid. How has it changed for you over the years? And how do you respond to what The New York Times called lingering criticism that the company has too much of a reliance on the piece as its calling card? It is a masterpiece, a quintessential work that continues to inspire people, a universal chord that still resonates. Its so unique to have work that endures the test of time the way that it does. For me, I never tamper with it in any way. The dancers inform how it changes because of who they are indi-

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introducing Taylors work and building out from there. How about Another Night, the world premiere from Kyle Abraham? Hes doing very interesting work and getting a lot of accolades. He has an urban edge with a modern dance sensibility and sensitivity. Hes a dynamic choreographer and I wanted him to do a new work. He chose Dizzy Gillespies Night in Tunisia recorded by Art Blakey, maybe because theyre both from Pittsburgh; he wanted to say something about that through the works vibrancy. Its representative of the bebop era. Theres lots of rhythmic complexity that innovatively showcases the Ailey dancers and the many dynamic facets of American dance, from hip-hop to ballet.

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Santa Barbara choreographer Robin Bisio premieres Bees Circling Heaven at Lotusland on Saturday afternoon. The site specific dance opera was created to be performed in the expansive Montecito nature preserves Theatre Garden in conjunction with the exhibition Swarm: A Collaboration with Bees that remains on view through May 4 in the Pavilion. The piece which will be danced by Bonnie Crotzer, Weslie Ching, Monica Ford and Kaita Lepore, with costume design and styling by Anaya Cullen features live music from Ghost Tiger, a local indie jazz folkrock quintet that just came together two years ago. After the performance, guests will be treated to honey tastings by Bennetts Honey Farm, and a reception on the Pavilion Patio. Tickets are $45. Call 969-9990.

Its a tale of extremes in theater openings in town this weekend. On the veteran end is Circle Bar B Dinner Theatre, which kicks off its 42nd season as the second longest-running organization in town (after SBCC) on Saturday night with Return Engagements by 82-year-old Bernard Slade (Same Time, Next Year), who is one of the producers favorite playwrights. On the other side, its Elements Theatre Collective, which hasnt yet marked its second birthday but is already putting on its fourth fully-produced work and third this season in The Last Five Years, Jason Robert Browns two-person 2002 musical that is so trendy it just re-opened in a revival off-Broadway earlier this month and is about to be turned into a film starring Jeremy Jordan and Anna Kendrick as the suddenly successful playwright and his aspiring actress wife. The companies are also diametrically opposed in terms of cost: while

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admission is free to all of Elements productions, Circle Bar Bs offerings run $45 this season, although of course that also includes a full pre-show Santa Maria-style barbecue dinner complete with all the fixings, including dessert. But closer examination reveals that they also have a few things in common. Both of the current plays examine romantic relationships over a sizeable span of time. Each company makes use of the fine pool of local talent, both for directors and members of the cast and crew. And each presents works in unusual spaces: At Circle Bar B, its a charming converted barn with a very shallow stage that sits on the edge of the working horse ranch off Refugio Road three miles up a windy road from the ocean, while Elements produces its plays pop-up style at various locations around the metro area, this time from Rancho Embarcadero in Goleta, to Java Station in mid-town, the Piano Kitchen and main public library downtown, and the Womans Club in Carpinteria. The environment obviously affects how the works are produced and received. Having a different stage almost every night makes it hard to get stuck in a pattern, said Emily Jewell, who co-founded Elements with Sara Rademacher, and will star as Catherine alongside Elisha Schaefer as Jamie in The Last Five Years. So it not only makes it fresh for the audience but also for us, because its new all the time. You dont have a chance to settle into being comfortable. And the audience is different everywhere too. We can feel that as actors. Each production has different needs, explained Elements producer Mary Plant-Thomas. We wanted to be indoors all the time for this show because a musical doesnt work so well if youre battling the wind. And we have to be careful when there are more mature themes that were not somewhere the public might just walk in accidentally. At Circle Bar B, the venue hasnt changed much in 40 years, but the shallow stage makes putting on shows that require physical depth something of a challenge.

Its mostly about picking shows that we can do, said Susie Couch, who along with her husband, David both are also actors began running Circle Bar Bs productions when they bought the dinner theater in 2004. You have to think out of the box, and work in creative ways to extend the stage. Weve started to use parts that used to be traditionally backstage areas for the actual show. So weve got a lot more space than we did in the past. But [the small space] works because its intimate. People are acting really silly right at your feet. You get the feeling that youre looking right into their lives. Return Engagements, which runs weekends through May 19, also marks the start of the 10th season since the Couches took over Circle Bar B, and Susie readily admits that the entire four-show slate is very personal for the couple. We decided to do shows that we love and that are very special to us, she explained over the phone earlier

this week. Its like our present to ourselves. So the lineup includes another of the Couches preferred playwrights Ken Ludwig of Lend Me a Tenor, Crazy for You and Moon Over Buffalo fame; the company will premiere his The Fox on the Fairway as its mid-summer show, running July 25September 8. Its a tribute to the great English farces of the 1930s-40s, full of slapstick, slamming doors, mistaken identities and romantic shenanigans, Couch said. His comedy is physical, the dialogue is very quick, and it gives actors the opportunity to hone their chops, she said. The characters are pretty well developed, especially for a farce. Weve been wanting to do this play for three years, but the royalties (rights) just got released now, so of course we snapped it right up. In between is Oscar Wildes comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest, (May 31-July 14), which also

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heri Larsen Hoeckley , professor of English at Westmont, examines how literary texts contribute to the delights of British costume dramas in a free, public lecture on Thursday, April 11, at 5:30 pm at University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara Street. Tickets are not needed; the limited seating is available on a first-come, firstserved basis. For more information, please call (805) 565-6051. The talk, From the Page to the Screen: Film Adaptations of English Literature, is part of Westmont Downtown: Conversations about Things that Matter, which is sponsored by the Westmont Foundation. Larsen Hoeckley will discuss the successful Downton Abbey and cinematic adaptations of novelists such as Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and Charlotte Bront. Through looking at specific clips and considering some reactions to adaptations of novels, Ill explore how films can help us see novels differently, Larsen Hoeckley says. Many adaptations take advantage of the shift from page to screen to highlight narrative techniques and cultural contexts that we might overlook while reading a novel, even with careful attention to plot and narrator. Larsen Hoeckley, who has been teaching at Westmont for 16 years, says cinematography, set design and costumes all make these period pieces enjoyable. As a Victorianist, I 

The American Double, a duo featuring violinist Philip Ficsor and pianist Constantine Finehouse , performs its final concert at Westmont Friday, April 12, at 7 pm in Westmonts Deane Chapel. The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, please call the music department at (805) 565-6040. Ficsor, who joined the Westmont faculty in the fall of 2006, is moving with his family to Colorado this summer. Finehouse currently serves as an artist-in-residence at Westmont. The concert will feature sonatas by Brahms, Bolcom and Ravel. Ficsor says Ravel and Bolcoms sonatas share a common thread in their reliance on American jazz genres. In Ravels sonata, a middle-movement blues draws heavily on 1920s Paris jazz idioms with the instruments strumming in guitar-like fashion, Ficsor says. The outer movements open and close the sonata in a manner which is quintessentially Ravel: a first movement that is gossamerlike in its delicacy and textural transparency and a final movement that closes the work in virtuosic, perpetual mobile fashion. William Bolcom evokes jazz violinist Joe Venuti throughout his Second Sonata, which has become one of the iconic violin sonatas of the latter half of the 20th century. American Double studied the sonata with Bolcom, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, during their recording of his complete works for violin and 11 18 April 2013

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The Westmont Mens Polo Team notched another U.S. Polo Association Western Region Championship on March 24 and is competing in the National Intercollegiate Championships on April 9-13 near Houston. Last year, the Warriors came in second place after narrowly losing to the University of Virginia in the national championship game at Cornell University in New York. The Warriors began play against Southern Methodist University April 9 at the ERG Arena in Brookshire, Texas. UVA will also be defending its national title against Cornell, Colorado State and Washington State Universities. This years Westmont team includes captain Patrick Uretz, David Samaniego, Tony Uretz, Ky Koebele, Jake Bergman and Taylor

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Artist Blakeney Sanford hangs 10 in the middle of installing her epic wave titled Big Splash at the SB Arts Fund Gallery, with her fianc, Bennett Williams, and their dog Ullm

Exhibit artists Blakeney Sanford, Benjamin Anderson, Rich Stich and Cayetana Conrad with Stichs Water Mirror #2 painting behind them

he Santa Barbara Arts Fund Gallerys Spring 2013 show is titled Big Splash. The four artists selected for exhibiting in the show have a huge love of ocean water that matches their oversized works. Upon

entering the gallery, one is greeted on the right with a floor to ceiling, 12 x 14 x 5.5 ocean wave made of 92 panels stitched to each other and suspended from industrial-strength steel. The panels are composed of epoxy resin, fiberglass screen, steel, and spectra. The wave creator is artist Blakeney Sanford, and the work is titled Big Splash, for which the show is named after. Blakeney explains, My piece is the newest large-scale installation sculpture from a series that I began in 2008. In an attempt to bring a water experience to land, I use typically rigid materials to evoke an unexpected fluidity.Using color gradation, from deep dark blue to almost clear panels, the piece gives the sensation of traveling to different depths below the surface. This site-specific piece at the SB Arts Fund Gallery was made with the intention of enveloping the viewer in color and light, bathing them in blue as they become a part of the art. Using a cascading effect, I hope to transform the space into a liquid experience. Installing her months-long work took a week with the help of her artist-fianc Bennett Williams and their 4-month-old puppy, Ullr, named after the Norse god of snow. Artist Benjamin Andersons 86 x 129oil on linen titled Liquidation covers the entire entrance wall and creates a paradoxically charming yet radical statement of what Ben refers to as, Americans insatiable appetite for consumerism. The painting depicts 11 manmade objects, including a black grand piano and a green and white striped couch, swirling and floating in a typical outdoor swimming pool

Miniature Big Splash wave by Blakeney Sanford

SB Arts Fund Big Splash curators Nancy Gifford and Catherine Gee, with works by Benjamin Anderson and Cayetana Conrad on the wall

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along with an alligator. The contrast of nature and materialism is upfront and seriously personal. The art has photorealistic qualities mixed with painterly bends of light reflected in the water. Trained in Florence, Italy and the SF Academy of Art University, he has exhibited at the De Young Museum/ SF, NYC, London TV4 and Europe, along with a national ad campaign for Converse. Opposite Benjamins piece, Rick Stichs Water Mirrors Series are paintings of wavy dreamy oceans in a range of colors that he says, just come from my imagination and having spent my whole life in water. The acrylic on linen and acrylic on wood panel works range in size from 30 x 40 to 48 x 144. Stich taught at UCSBs College of Creative Studies and currently teaches at SBCCs Adult Ed. He has exhibited in the U.S. and Europe. Covering four walls at the gallery is Cayetana Conrads oils on canvas, which are from her Ondines series that explores what happens to the human form when its under water. 

Conrad says, The abstractness in the waters reflection is what interests me and how the body becomes water, the shapes are like everything I do, which has a magical realism to it. Curators are Catherine Gee, the Executive Director of the SB Arts Fund and Nancy Gifford, Board Member at SBAF. Catherine, ...I would hope the viewer would walk away feeling completely overwhelmed with undulating patterns evoking waves, ripples and all of the nuances and details of light within water- almost a sense of claustrophobia but in the best way possible. Nancy and I wanted to fill the space with gargantuan pieces, losing the feel that youre in a gallery but rather an aquatic vessel. A Bigger Splash is on exhibition at the Tate Modern...! Nancy added, ...By co-curating Big Splash we have been able to bring two young vibrant artists together with two established seasoned artists. That happens to suit the Arts Funds new mission of greater diversity reflected in the exhibitions. Blakeney is created a new original work for us and that also suits our mission of inspiring artists to push their own boundaries in this noncommercial funkier environment. We hope to see more of that in the future. Big Splash will be on exhibit until May 18. The Santa Barbara Arts Fund Gallery is located in the Funk Zone, at 205C Santa Barbara Street. For more information, visit www.artsfundsb. org MJ 11 18 April 2013

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Ernies World
 by Ernie Witham
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Lost and Found


Ernie lost in Exxopolis

I walked through several more tunnels until I came into another chamber. Excuse me, is this the Cupola? I asked another group of students. No, this is the Tree. I started to get a bit nervous. What if I never got out? What if they didnt realize I was still in here and deflated it? Exxopolis was touring all over the world. Where would I end up? Boise? Albuquerque? Mozambique? I ran through several more tunnels, took a left, a right, a left. Have you seen my wife? I asked someone. What does she look like? Shes a good-looking woman that looks like she should be with a guy like me. Definitely havent seen anyone like

that. I ducked through a red tunnel, into a blue tunnel, past a purple wall and a yellow floor. Cupola? Nope, Tree. My heart was racing, a bead of sweat rolled into my eye, I started to hyperventilate. There you are, a familiar voice said behind me. I hugged my wife. Next time we should bring the grandkids, she said, as we headed for the exit. Because you could have formed a larger search party? I asked, hanging onto her belt loop. No, because its art and they would have fun. Ah, good point. MJ

d be lost without my wife. Shes the one who keeps me on track through thick and thin: Do you really think you should have cake just before going to bed? Just want to finish off this last piece so it doesnt go to waste. Thoughtful of you, but three-quarters of a cake is a bit large to be considered a last piece. Ah, good point. She is also there when I need a gentle reminder: Hate to bother you when you look so comfortable in your new recliner, but thought you might want to get dressed. Are you afraid someone will come over and catch me in my underwear? No, its Monday morning and you are supposed to be at work. Ah, good point. She also, of course, makes sure Im headed in the right direction at all times, whether in my career or my car: You might want to get over into the right lane. Because you think Im going too slow and other drivers are trying to pass us? No, because you just missed the off ramp to our street. Ah, good point. So when I read about Exxopolis at UCSB I just knew I should bring my wife along. Exxopolis? Thats not one of those movies with nine-foot naked blue people from the future who have three heads and are about to do battle with giant green people who want to steal their secret for extra-headed-ness is it? No, but that sounds like an awesome movie! I explained to her that Exxopolis is a luminarium, an inflatable pneumatic sculpture made of more than 9,000 sewn panels of colored plastic. Which is good because if it was made of aluminum it would be an anuminum lummimum, er, lumuminum aluninub, er, aluminum luminarium, which might be hard for some

people to say. About half a football field in size, and consisting of five large chambers connected by tunnels, the inspiration for Exxopolis comes from natural geometry and Islamic architecture. It is designed to create a sense of wonder at the beauty of light and color. I stared at the ceiling in the Green Dome. Cool! Then I walked into a family of three and fell down. Sorry, I said, looking up. Wow, you guys could be the giant green people in that movie my wife wants to see. My wife studied the map. If we bear right, well go past the Tree, into the Blue Dome and end up at the Cupola. Then, we come back through the Red Dome, by the Tree again, and end up right back here in the Green Dome. Got it? No problem. If we get separated we can meet in the Cupola. Okay. I took out my camera and took a photo of the dome. Several minutes and three-dozen photos later, I realized my wife must have taken a wrong turn because she was nowhere to be found. Excuse me, is this the Cupola? I asked a group of students. No, this is the Tree.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for: BID NO. 5222 DUE DATE & TIME: April 24, 2013 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Portable Diesel Water Pumper Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ____________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for: BID NO. 3692 DUE DATE & TIME: April 24, 2013 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Airport Building 247 Demolition A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting will be held on April 16, 2013 at 9:00 a.m., at the Airport Administration Office, located at 601 Firestone Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93117, to discuss the specifications and field conditions. Bid Documents are available at the Purchasing Office and at the pre-bid meeting. This Job-Walk is optional for all Contractors that attended the first Job-Walk. Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. The City of Santa Barbara requires all contractors to possess a current valid State of California A, B or C21 Contractors License. The company bidding on this must possess the above mentioned license at the time bids are due and be otherwise deemed qualified to perform the work specified herein. Bids submitted using the license name and number of a subcontractor or other person who is not a principle partner or owner of the company making this bid, will be rejected as being non-responsive. Bidders are hereby notified that a Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. Bidders are hereby notified that a Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids. The bond must be provided with ten (10) calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The bond must be signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. Bidders are hereby notified that a Bid Guaranty Bond in the form of a money order or a cashiers certified check, payable to the order of the City, amounting to ten percent (10%) of the bid, or by a bond in said amount and payable to said City, signed by the bidder and a corporate surety, who is authorized to issue bonds in the State of California. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ____________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager
Cabello. Original FBN No. 2013-0000988. Published April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Firesafe Solutions; The Yoga Doctor, 4285 Encore Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Marc Russo, 4285 Encore Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 27, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel

CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO: 3673 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3673 for the ZONE 6 (FISCAL YEAR 13) PAVEMENT PREPARATION PROJECT will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, April 25, 2013 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, ZONE 6 (FISCAL YEAR 13) PAVEMENT PREPARATION, Bid No. 3673. The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: Repair various streets by grinding of failed areas and repair, skin patching areas, apply temporary traffic striping and markings to City streets, perform traffic control and signing, notification, and perform other related work as necessary to provide a complete project; all in accordance with the Standard Specifications, City Standard Details, plans, and these Special Provisions. The Engineers estimate is $1,400,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at http://tinyurl.com/CityofSantaBarbaraeBidBoard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The Citys contact for this project is Ashleigh Shue, Project Engineer, 805-897-2507. In order to be placed on the plan holders list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the Citys website at: http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/Business/Purchasing/Projects/. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Per California Civil Code Section 3247, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashiers check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal. A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work. The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder.

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Santa Barbara Purchasing Office located at 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, until 3:00 p.m. on the date indicated at which time they will be publicly opened, read and posted for: BID NO. 5221 DUE DATE & TIME: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 UNTIL 3:00P.M. Sanisailor Pumpouts Replacement Parts Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City of Santa Barbara and in accordance with the specifications, terms and conditions contained therein. Bid packages containing all forms, specifications, terms and conditions may be obtained in person at the Purchasing Office or by calling (805) 564-5349, or by Facsimile request to (805) 897-1977. There is no charge for bid package and specifications. The City of Santa Barbara affirmatively assures that minority and disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of age (over 40), ancestry, color, mental or physical disability, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, medical condition (cancer or genetic characteristics), national origin, race, religious belief, or sexual orientation in consideration of award. ____________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. General Services Manager Published: April 10, 2013 Montecito Journal

Barbara County on March 29, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Melissa Mercer. Original FBN No. 2013-0001040. Published April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Fine Olde Briars, 349 Ash Ave., Spc. 58, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Robert L. Denholtz, 349 Ash Ave., Spc. 58, Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 20, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. Original FBN No. 2013-0000903. Published April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as:

Spudnuts Donuts, 5718 Hollister Ave Ste. 101, Goleta, CA 93117. John Chang, 309 Ladera St. Ste B, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 19, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Joshua Madison. Original FBN No. 2013-0000880. Published April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: M & M Properties, 210 Arden Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Kelly Meza, 1521 Crestline Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105; Mark Meza, 1521 Crestline Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 26, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel

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Cabello. Original FBN No. 2013-0000998. Published April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A-OK Weed & Brush Abatement Service; Agri-Environmental Landscapes, 4285 Encore Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. Marc Russo, 4285 Encore Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 27, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph

GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA William Hornung, C.P.M. PUBLISHED: Montecito Journal April 10 & 17, 2013
E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Gabriel Cabello. Original FBN No. 2013-0001013. Published April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Luce Salon, 1822 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Anderson, Erminia, 5516 Tellina Way, Santa Barbara, CA 93111. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on March 21, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. Original FBN No. 2013-0000931. Published April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2013. FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT: BUSINESS The following

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PUBLIC NOTICES
CITY OF SANTA BARBARA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS BID NO: 3674 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 3674 for the ZONE 6 (FISCAL YEAR 13) SLURRY SEAL PROJECT will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, April 25, 2013 to be publicly opened and read at that time. Any bidder who wishes its bid proposal to be considered is responsible for making certain that its bid proposal is actually delivered to said Purchasing Office. Bids shall be addressed to the General Services Manager, Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California, and shall be labeled, ZONE 6 (FISCAL YEAR 13) SLURRY SEAL PROJECT, Bid No. 3674". The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to complete the following: Repair various streets by grinding of failed areas and repair, skin patching areas, apply temporary traffic striping and markings to City streets, perform traffic control and signing, notification, and perform other related work as necessary to provide a complete project; all in accordance with the Standard Specifications, City Standard Details, plans, and these Special Provisions. The Engineers estimate is $1,000,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at http://tinyurl.com/CityofSantaBarbaraeBidBoard. Plan and specification sets can be obtained from CyberCopy (located at 504 N Milpas St, cross street Haley) by contacting Alex Gaytan, CyberCopy Shop Manager, at (805) 884-6155. The Citys contact for this project is Ashleigh Shue, Project Engineer, 805-897-2507. In order to be placed on the plan holders list, the Contractor can register as a document holder for this Project on Ebidboard. Project Addendum notifications will be issued through Ebidboard.com. Although Ebidboard will fax and/or email all notifications once they are provided contact information, bidders are still responsible for obtaining all addenda from the Ebidboard website or the Citys website at: http://www.santabarbaraca.gov/Business/Purchasing/Projects/. Bidders are hereby notified that pursuant to provisions of Section 1770, et seq., of the Labor Code of the State of California, the Contractor shall pay its employees the general prevailing rate of wages as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. In addition, the Contractor shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of Section 1777.5 of the California Labor Code relating to apprentice public works contracts. Per California Civil Code Section 3247, a payment bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder for bids exceeding $25,000. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from notice of award and prior to the performance of any work. The proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty bond in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal, or alternatively by a certified or cashiers check payable to the Owner in the sum of at least 10% of the total amount of the proposal. A separate performance bond in the amount of 100% of the bid total will be required from the successful bidder. The bond must be provided within 10 calendar days from the notice to award and prior to the performance of any work. The City of Santa Barbara hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, political affiliations or beliefs, sex, age, physical disability, medical condition, marital status or pregnancy as set forth hereunder.

NOTICE OF PENDING ACTION BY DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO AMEND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
DATE OF THIS NOTICE: April 10, 2013 CASE NUMBER: 12AMD-00000-00005 PROJECT NAME: AT&T Wireless @ Montecito Water District PROJECT APPLICANT: Jane Norine, agent for AT&T Wireless PROJECT ADDRESS: 2750 Bella Vista Drive, Montecito ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBER: 155-010-037 ZONE: RMZ-40 APPLICATION FILED: March 13, 2012 DATE OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR ACTION: On APRIL 23, 2013 the Director of the Planning and Development Department intends to approve this Amendment to a Conditional Use Permit for the development described below, based upon the ability to make all of the required findings and subject to the attached terms and conditions. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Hearing on the request of Jane Norine, agent for AT&T Wireless, on behalf of the Montecito Water District (property owner), to consider Case No. 12AMD-0000000005, [application filed on March 13, 2012] for approval of an Amendment to a previously approved Conditional Use Permit, Case No. 94-CP-022 in compliance with Section 35.474.040.D of the Montecito Land Use and Development Code, on property zoned RMZ-40. The proposed project would allow for the removal and replacement of three (3) existing 4-0 panel antennas, the installation of five (5) new 4- 0 panel antennas, and new ancillary equipment at the existing AT&T site at the Montecito Water District facility; and to determine that Negative Declaration 94-ND-34 is adequate environmental review for this project pursuant to Section 15162 of the State Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act PUBLIC COMMENT: A public hearing will not be held on this matter. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to submit written testimony in support or opposition to the proposed project Case No. 12AMD-00000-00005. All letters should be addressed to Planning and Development, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101, Attention: Brian Banks, for Dianne Black, Director of Development Services. Letters, with two copies, should be received in the office of the Planning and Development Department 24 hours prior to the date of Planning and Development Director Action identified above. For further information please contact Brian Banks at (805) 568-3559 or bbanks@countyofsb.org. MATERIAL REVIEW: Plans and staff analysis of the proposal may be reviewed at the Planning and Development Department, 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara a week prior to the date of Planning and Development Director Action identified above. APPEAL PERIOD ENDS: MAY 3, 2013 This final approval may be appealed to the Montecito Planning Commission by the applicant, owner, or any aggrieved person adversely affected by such decision. The appeal must be filed in writing and submitted with the appropriate appeal fees to the Planning and Development Department either at 123 East Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara or 624 West Foster Road, Suite C, Santa Maria, prior to 5:00 p.m. on the APPEAL PERIOD ENDS date identified above. CHALLENGES: If you challenge the project (12AMD-00000-00005) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in written correspondence to the Planning and Development Department.
Santa Barbara County on March 5, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Catherine Daly. Original FBN No. 2013-0000740. Published March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2013. FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT: BUSINESS The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Barbie Locks, 701 Rimes Ct., Santa Maria, CA 93454. Divya Bhatia, 701 Rimes Ct., Santa Maria, CA 93454. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 19, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Eva Chavez. Original FBN No. 2013-0000561. Published March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2013. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Golf Greens Fore U of The Tri-Counties; Golf Greens of California, 285 Chateaux Elise #G, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. George W Umholtz, 285 Chateaux Elise #G, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 19, 2013. This statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. Joseph E. Holland, County Clerk (SEAL) by Hector Gonzalez. Original FBN No. 2013-0000550. Published March 20, 27, April 3, 10, 2013.

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C ALENDAR OF
Note to readers: This entertainment calendar is a subjective sampling of arts and other events taking place in the Santa Barbara area for the next week. It is by no means comprehensive. Be sure to read feature stories in each issue that complement the calendar. In order to be considered for inclusion in this calendar, information must be submitted no later than noon on the Wednesday eight days prior to publication date. Please send all news releases and digital artwork to slibowitz@yahoo.com)

EVENTS
by Steven Libowitz

Friday, April 12
Atelier caliente After a winter hiatus, the intimate Atelier at Santa Barbara Museum of Art returns tonight with Sabor Latino, a spicy evening of music, performance art, flower, food and drink inspired by the museums current exhibitionMyth and Materiality: Latin American Art from the Permanent Collection, 1930-1990. On the entertainment front, enjoy Afro-Cuban jazz with Captain Ricardo Lemvo andMakina Loca on the museums front steps, partake in a pairing of art with artful arrangements by The Garden Club ofSanta Barbara in the galleries, and join Jorge Mijangos, John Robles, and Jacob HernandezofEl Son del Pueblofor authentic folk music from Veracruz. Participatory events include theBotanical Spell Station, inspired by the art of Wilfredo Lam and the tradition of thebotanica a Latin American traditional spiritual store for cures and spells. What do you wish for? What brings you fear? Redeem your wish ticket (handed out on entry) at the station where staff artists will customize a conjuring bag including flowers, spices, colors, images, and words designed to bring guests closer to their hearts desire or protect them from fears. And what would an SBMA Nights or Atelier event be without specialty drinks? Tonights themed offerings include cross-cultural cocktail tasting featuring cachasa from Brazil, rum from Cuba, tequila from Mexico, and pisco from Chile and Peru. The Latinthemed hors doeuvres from Savoir Fairefea-

tures antojitos prepared foods available from street vendors and small traditional markets,blending the flavors and flowers of Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, and Argentina. Sample savories including Tostadas de Cochinita Pibil (mini crisp tostadas with shredded pilili style pork with garnishes of radish, shredded lettuce, and pickled onion), Shrimp Piplan Verde (grilled shrimp accented with a bright green pumpkin seed sauce), Chorizo Empanadas, and Queso-Stuffed Squash Blossom. All is included in the price of admission. WHEN: 5:30-7:30pm WHERE: 1130 State StreetCOST: $40 general ($25 for museum or Garden Club members) INFO: 884-6414 or www.sbmuseart.org Masterful Camerata No world premieres, rare instruments or unusual formats for this weekends concerts from Santa Barbaras chamber music ensemble just great music. The program not only boasts masterworks from three of classical musics most cherished composers, but also the return of the celebrated cellistZuill Bailey. The program opens withCatherine Leonard (in her penultimate appearance as a Camerata principal) and Richard Yongjae ONeillperformingMozartsDuo in B-flat Major, K. 424, for Violin and Viola before principal cellistAni Aznavoorianjoins the duo forBeethovens String Trio in G Major, Op. 9, No 1. Following intermission, Bailey an alumnus of the Music Academy of the West from the 1990s, and a member of the highly regarded Perlman/Schmidt/BaileyTrio and guest

Saturday, April 13
Curren-cy in music Native Santa Barbara surfing star Tom Curren who grew up surfing Rincon Point and went on to claim 33 events in his professional career, including world championship titles in 1985, 1986 and 1990 is no Johnny-come-lately to making music. In fact, he played drums, bass, guitar and ukulele as a teen, and could often be found woodshedding on one instrument or the other when he wasnt out riding waves. But despite having taken part in a 27-stop national American tour in which his thenband Skipping Urchins drove to every hardcore surfing outpost, and even having laid down tracks as early as 1998, Curren never released much music publically. Until now. His debut full-length album,In Plain View, just came out at the beginning of the month, and unlike the typical surf rock sound, or even Jack Johnsons laid-back folky soul Curren traverses genres from blues and folk to rock and pop as easily as he cut through beach breaks on his board. Santa Barbarans will appreciate references (one song is even titled Summerland Road) and tonight Curren gets ready for a West Coast tour supporting Ben Howard at Santa Barbaras most musical watering hole. WHEN: 9pm WHERE: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST: $10 in advance, $12 at the door INFO: 9627776/www.sohosb.com
violinist Ara Gregorian complete the roster for SchubertsmonumentalString Quintet in C Major, D 956. WHEN: 1 & 7:30pm (No Mozart or Beethoven at 1pm) WHERE: Hahn Hall, Music Academy of the West campus, 1070 Fairway Rd. COST: $45 ($22 at 1pm) INFO: 884-8410 or www.cameratapacifica. org Beyondananda and Beyond Steve Bhaerman is far better known by his alter ego Swami Beyondananda the struck by enlightenment new age humor guru whose favorite yoga pose is tongue-in-cheek. But tonight, you get to see him in both his guises in a new Two-Man One-Man-Show show subtitled Stand up with the Swami, Then Sit Down with Steve. Not only will you experience the Swami in his most natural habitat offering questionable answers to answerable questions along with soul-centered jokes and some political commentary youll also get a look behind the scenes at the innards of cosmic comic distinctions, and discover the aha in the wake of the ha-ha.The blurb for the new bit promises Youll laugh youll learn youll laugh and youll laugh some more. WHEN: 7:30pm WHERE: Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Way COST: $15 in advance, $20 at the door INFO: 965-8811/www.yogasoup.com or www. wakeuplaughing.com [Note: Bhaerman also offers Beyondananda and Beyond at Soul Centered in Ojai at 7pm Thursday, April 11; tickets $20 in advance/$25 at the door. And he presents a four-hour workshop called Involuntary Simplicity: Choosing Sustainable Happiness from 2-6pm Sunday at Soul Centered; $45/$50.] (Treasures of the Lost Art), curated and hosted by former Capitol Records president/CEO Hale Milgrim, a UCSB grad (he began his career at a record store in Isla Vista) who returned home to Santa Barbara after retiring from the music biz. Once again, Milgrim has hand-selected stories, videos, music clips and anecdotes from his vast personal collection to share with local audiences. Since he retired, Milgrim has served on the boards of the Santa Barbara Bowl and Sings Like Hell at the Lobero, helped countless new artists develop their careers, and has hosted a weekly radio show on KTYD for more than six years; this show is another way of giving back to the music he loves so much. And make no mistake: the list of artists Milgrim has worked with and may very likely show snippets from tonight would make even a Wikipedia editor cry uncle; some of the biggest and most influential names in rock n roll are among them. Although there isno charge for the event, seating is limited, so contact the box office in advance to secure tickets, and show up early for free refreshments on the Lobero patio an hour before curtain. WHEN: 8:03pm WHERE: 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: free INFO: 9630761 or www.lobero.com

Friday, April 12
Spring dance The title for UCSBs Dance Departments quarterly concert, Blood, Thought, Muscle & Grace, comes from the theme and effort behind the pieces to be presented. As always, the performances pair choreography from advanced students with pieces from professionals. Student Molly McCords Submarine Racesexplores conquering self-doubt, Sean Nederlofs epicThe Legend of the Form of Harmony blends street dance with more traditional forms of movement, and Genevieve Hands Abyssinia is a deconstruction of Rosie the Riveter Inspired by the women of the G.I. generation. Entropy, from Alannah Pique who is also a scientist is inspired bythe process of particles interacting and colliding, while Kelly Marshall cites Mark Twain as the impetus for her piece, And I gave myself to this wild hope that nobodys really certain of, but I felt certain of it, as she interviewed people from all different backgrounds in relation to his quote, The two most important days of your life are the day you were born and they day you find out why. The students will also perform Requiem for Bubbles, choreographed by dance faculty member Christina McCarthy as a fantastical journey through a boys grief stemming from the death of his gold fish. Rounding out the night, the Senior Company performs a Suite fromPsalm, originally choreographed in 1967 by Jose Limon, designed and re-constructed by Alice Condodina for UCSB and encompassing much of Limons impressive suspensions and dramatic falls and recoveries. WHEN: 8pm tonight, tomorrow and Sunday WHERE: Hatlen Theater, UCSB campus COST: $13-$17 INFO: 893-7221 or www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu

Sunday, April 14
Montecito reads No, Speaking of Stories hasnt changed the name of its popular short story series. But it is true that three of the four actors who will read short works in the April installment call Montecito home. Tonights author-specific edition focuses on stories by Edith Pearlman and Ron Carlson, American writers who are not only prolific and popular, but also still alive. Pearlmans fourth collection,Binocular Vision: New and Selected Stories, which is the source for her two pieces on the program, came out in

Saturday, April 13
Go to Hale Lobero LIVE hosts the fourth edition of Go to Hale: Quips and Clips

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Saturday, April 13
Vajda voom What with the mountain and the ocean creating a Mediterranean-like condition, we dont get a whole lot of seasonal weather around here not that 300-plus days of sunshine annually is anything to complain about. But in its first concert of spring, the Santa Barbara Symphony does its best to make up the difference. To kick things off, guest conductor Gregory Vajda leads the once-a-month weekend warrior orchestra in Vivaldis wildly popular work The Four Seasons,a set of four concertos that purports to depict the climatic changes over the course of a year, although it also seems to fit very nicely for car commercials and movie soundtracks. Also guesting is Sonoma California-born violinist Nigel Armstrong, who recently came to international attention as a finalist in the 14thTchaikovsky International Competition, and has lately served as soloist with Chicago Symphonys MusicNOW series and with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Post-intermission, its Glazunovs balletThe Seasons composed 180 years after Vivaldis which will be performed as Hollywood scenic artist Jett Green simultaneously paints live onstage, with her creations projected on a screen. Greens matte paintings have shown up in famous films since 1984 when she began her career at Industrial, Light with credits includingThe Never Ending Story,Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, andStar Trek 3; she now works with Dreamworks Animation. WHEN: 8pm tonight, 3pm tomorrow WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $25-$95 (students $10) INFO: 899-2222/www.granadasb.org or www.thesymphony.org

Acclaimed Author of The Fever

Sonia Shah The Fever: How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years
THU, APR 18 / 8 PM UCSB CAMPBELL HALL

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Co-author of The Memory Bible

2011, while Carlson is the author of six short story collections and five novels, plus a poetry collection, Room Service, published just last year. Village residents Ann Dusenberry (Carlsons Status Quo), Pamela Dillman Haskell (Pearlmans Elder Jinx) and Mitchell Thomas (Carlsons Line from a Movie) are joined by SBCC studentactress Maria V. Oliveira (who appeared in SBCCs August Osage County and DramaDogs Circle Mirror Transformation), who will read Pearlmans Binocular Vision. Join the cast out on the patio for cookies and milk after the performance. WHEN: 2pm Sunday, 7:30pm Monday WHERE: Center Stage Theater, upstairs in Paseo Nuevo mall COST: $25 general, $15 students/military INFO: 963-0408/www.centerstagetheater. org or www.speakingofstories.org

Tuesday, April 16
Romantic Germans Kyoko Takezawa is the guest soloist for Brahmsnotoriously challenging Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77, as the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra play two important pieces from the late 18th century Romantic era, whencomposers sought to increase emotional expression anddescribe deeper truths or human feelings. In the first half, the ensemble also plays Mendelssohns Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 Scottish, the composers final symphony and considered his most cohesive. WHEN: 7:30pm WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $47-$52 INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero. com  MJ

Gary Small, M.D. Keeping Your Brain Healthy: Preventing Alzheimers


SAT, APR 27 / 3 PM UCSB CAMPBELL HALL $20 / $10 UCSB students

Dr. Small will share researchbased prevention tips and healthy brain exercises from his book, The Alzheimers Prevention Program.

An Evening with

David Sedaris
TUE, APR 30 / 8 PM ARLINGTON THEATRE

Back by Popular Demand

David Sedaris just may be the funniest man alive.


Time Out New York An evening of irreverent musings, hilarious social commentary and laugh-out-loud storytelling. (Mature content.)

Sunday, April 14
Romeros return In 1958, Celedonio Romero introduced a new ensemble the guitar quartet to the world from the stage of the Lobero Theatre right here in Santa Barbara in the groups first U.S. concert. Fifty-five years later, his sons and grandsons still carry on the Romeros tradition, a legacy that has earned them the unofficial title of the royal family of Spanish guitar, as well as countless awards and rave reviews and having three of Joaquin Rodrigos five guitar concertos written for them to premiere. This year marks Celedonio Romeros 100th birthday, and the quartet is celebrating with a special anniversary concert back where it all began, on stage at the Lobero. Dont miss the special pre-concert lecture at 2pm with Dr. Walter Aaron Clark, Professor of Musicology at UC Riverside and author of groundbreakingOxford biographiesof Albniz, Granados, and Moreno Torroba and a forthcoming book about the Romeros. WHEN: 3pm WHERE: 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $36.50 & $46.50 INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com

Best-selling Author of In the Garden of Beasts and The Devil in the White City An Evening with

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involves mistaken identities, but of the intentionally manufactured kind. Quick and witty banter and overthe-top characters abound in the turn of the 20th century classic that is a regional theater favorite and was also just revived on Broadway in 2011. Thats been our bucket list for a long time, Couch explained. But someone is always doing it in town. So we manage to make it fit in here for us. Circle Bar Bs season closes with Michael Frayns Noises Off (September 20-October 27), which just might be the most ambitious work ever attempted in the little five-row barn. The 1980s backstage comedy about a company trying to put on a comedy is traditionally played on a multilevel set, which was clearly a nonstarter for CBB. We never ever even thought we could do something like this, Couch said. Its taken about three years of working on how to present it on a linear set, but we figured it out. Were using every available inch of the stage, and weve stuffed eight doors on there. I think audiences are going to love it, and will hopefully be wondering, How the heck did they do that? Having an all-comedy season is perfect for the venue, Couch said, noting that while the quality of productions have certainly improved since they took over in 2004, the experience is still largely about having good fun, seeing friends, meeting new ones, having a great meal and enjoying a show. After the barbecue and maybe some wine you dont want to have to sit there and think a whole lot. We joke about that, but even when weve done shows that have something heavier going on, it needs to be in your face and funny. We just want to entertain. Considering that its being produced in venues as small as coffeehouses, Elements The Last Five Years will also be up close and personal, 

Emily Jewell and Elisha Schaefer star in Elements Theatre Collectives production of The Last Five Years (photo credit: Rob Grayson)

even if the characters themselves barely meet on stage. Thats because the story about the couple whose conflicting career paths cause problems, which is based very closely on playwright Browns own relationship with his ex-wife, is told in opposing timelines. While Jamies saga is told moving forward from when the couple first met, Cathys is presented in reverse chronological order. But the gimmick doesnt detract from the drama, Jewell said. Each song and each persons story is really honest. Theres clarity and conviction at all times. It doesnt have that fake showy musical theater vibe because theres not a lot of extra stuff, just the story and how they relate to it. That keeps it from going over the top. Indeed, she said, its a story everyone can relate to, because everyone has had struggle in interpersonal relationships. Its appealing because the story is really accessible, she said. Its simple and honest but totally complex with the people never really connecting. And the music is lovely. Its nice to listen to even if youre not paying 11 18 April 2013

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attention to the story. It covers all parts of a relationship from beginning to end, and end to beginning, Plant-Thomas added. So theres something for everyone. For more information, tickets, details, schedules and more, call Circle Bar B at 967-1962 or visit www.circlebarbtheatre. com; for Elements visit www.elementstheatrecollective.com.

The Totem Returns

The Lucidity Festival returns to Live Oak Camp this weekend, bringing the Burning Man-inspired, locallyoriented participatory community concept back to the space halfway up San Marcos Pass. Tickets, full details, entertainment lineups, info about installations and much more are available on the festivals comprehensive website (www.lucidityfestival.com), but we also found festival co-founder Jonah Haas to give us the scoop on a few reasons its worth skipping spring cleaning to join in. Lucidity lets you get your Joseph

Campbell on via his famed mythic heros journey: Each festival is a chapter in a much larger overarching meta narrative, Haas explained. The story takes place over the course of six years with the first three about personal transformation, while four to six is about collective transformation The festival is like the hero, and every participant who embarks on this can go on their own journey. And each festival can be conceptualized as its own heros journey. The first year was awakening, where we introduced the village concept, each revolving around archetypical themes. The idea was to have each reflect a different aspect of our whole selves. Each had a totem animal, and now this year, the Totem Returns, is about a deeper exploration of ourselves. You can really let your freak flag fly: We set the container, a framework that hosts this space for open source to thrive, Haas explained. There is careful curating to create the storyline, the themed villages, the physical

spaces. But then people come from all over with amazing offerings that if we were just purely curating we wouldnt be able to do ourselves. We may not even know about them until they show up on our doorstops. But its not a free-for-all: Its free expression that is conscious and in integrity, seeking to be in right relationship with community and earth, Haas said. Yes, do what you want so long as youre not harming anybody else or the planet. The invitation is to come explore yourself in the context of community, and find your authentic expression of your highest self. Theres lots of music, spread all around the site, from throbbing DJ beats to acoustic instruments: We have four different stages and you can hear everything from glitch-hop to bluegrass, funk to folk, tech-house to reggae, Haas said. Its also a family-friendly event: Lucidity is a multigenerational conscious gathering. The family garden is almost a mini-festival within our festival. Solstice is doing a mask making

workshop, and bringing large inflatable floats. There will be a parade on Saturday. There are drumming workshops, and break dancing, art making and crafts, storytelling things that are perfect for children of all ages and families. And there are workshop zones all over the festival, from healing modalities, energy work, body work, yoga to movement, dance flow, hoops and martial arts. The experience doesnt end with the weekend: Weve seen tons of people activated around creative projects, people stepping forward into the realization that they can live their dreams, they can create what they want to see in their lives. That might be an art installation they tour around the world or a career in performance art, or leading workshops from a newfound passion. And we saw people fall in love who met at last years Lucidity who are now getting married, and lots of transformation in the people around us. Weve heard pretty consistently that the festival changed the whole direction of their lives. MJ

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