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Swimming With The TidesMore than twenty thousand gray whales began making

their way up the coast from Baja around February 15; the humpback whales (pictured above) arrive mid-April, p. 5

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The Montecito Rotary Club is proud to announce Carolyn Brown as Rotarian of the Month. Carolyn has been the Executive Director of the Downtown Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara for almost three years, after spending 14 years in Bellingham, Washington where she was Executive Director of two Bellingham Boys & Girls Clubs.

Carolyn’s passion for kids is contagious. “Boys and girls are simply amazing,” said Carolyn. “It’s my purpose in life. I love watching them and helping them grow up.”

Naturally, she believes in the positive programs and results that the Boys & Girls Clubs offer young people from ages 6-18.

“Eighty percent of our Santa Barbara Boys & Girls Club kids are living below the poverty line,” added Carolyn. “About 70% are Hispanic. Our goal is to help kids learn skills they don’t pick up at school and to reinforce values they need for life.”

Carolyn also sees Rotary as a great way to make a positive contribution in her community. “I love the way Rotary does so many good things here in town and around the world,” she added. “Life should be fun and Rotary makes serving extremely enjoyable.”

For the past three years Carolyn has been a major player in organizing the Montecito Rotary Club’s Annual Golf Tournament. “It’s our major fundraiser.” Recent benefactors include the local Storytellers, SBCC, and the YMCA.

She also loves the outdoors, and with a Recreational Forestry degree she worked nine years for the California State Parks and the U.S. Forest Service. She also lived in Moscow, Idaho for nine years on the western edge of the Rockies.

Carolyn plans to continue being an integral part of Rotary for many years to come.

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A native of Cleveland, Sherry has been a member of the Rotary Club of Montecito since 2004. Sherry is a dedicated volunteer and the mother of 3 children and 4 grandchildren and cares for 2 cats and a dog, as part of the Rescue Animals program.

In addition to being a major donor to the club’s Foundation, she has attended Rotary International conferences in Chicago, Denmark, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. Locally she has volunteered for the Council on Alcoholism’s “Fighting Back”, Human Rights Watch and serves on the board of directors of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Sherry was also was a counselor for a Rotary Inter-national Exchange Student from France and is the author of: “Live Inside Out, not Upside Down”.

Sherry is committed to the primary motto of Rotary: “Service Above Self”and the Rotary 4 Way test: 1. Is it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

The Montecito Rotary Club, now approaching 60 years of service, is a part of the worldwide membership of business and professional men and women who meet every Tuesday for lunch at the Montecito Country Club and support both local and international humanitarian projects.

For information about attending a luncheon or joining the Rotary Club of Montecito, please call Lynda Nahra, president, Ventura and Central Coast Regions, at Pacific Western Bank at 804-1606

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5 Editorial Fred and Hiroko Benko’s Condor Express zips passengers out to the Channel Islands in 45 minutes to glimpse the 27 species of whales and dolphins that inhabit the channel

6 Montecito Miscellany Tony Bennett to perform intimate concert at Montecito Country Club; Kevin Charles exits salon at Biltmore; this year’s rich list by Forbes; Michael Hammer gifts Oral Roberts University; new team at Boys & Girls Club Sports Drive; WSJ spotlights four local estates; Robert Johnson’s new tome; Sister Cities concert at MAW; reception for Brian Greene; OSB’s Aida shines; Milton and Bridgette Kahn celebrate 35 years; Larry Ellison buys airline; Arts Fund’s latest exhibition “Dreaming In Color”; DANCEworks presents Larry Keigwin’s dance company

8 Letters to the Editor Jim Ebright remembers Barnaby Conrad; Elena Gomez looking forward to Oprah’s yard sale; M. Cortez wishes 101 construction would just happen already

11 This Week in Montecito StoryPeople signing at SB Arts; Montecito Library fiber art craft meet-up; Princess Day at the Zoo; SBMM annual benefit; Curious Cup book signing; Mindfulness Practice Retreat; Cocktails & Conservatives at Café Del Sol; Cold Spring School board meeting; MA meets; MUS orientation night and food drive; New Yorker discussion group; CALM Celebrity Authors’ Luncheon; ongoing events

Tide Guide Handy guide to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach

12 Village Beat County planner Megan Lowery and Verizon Wireless representative Jay Higgins show

two antenna options; Montecito Trails Foundation welcomes new board members; Friendship Center hosts three informational and educational seminars; MAW now accepting donations for May Madness; Cold Spring alum star in Aladdin; MFPD respond to broken gas main

14 Seen Around Town Annual Lobero Theatre Associates “Hats Off!” luncheon takes on Mardi Gras theme; Montecito Chapter of Rotary International celebrates 60 years; Social Venture Partners hosts informative event focusing on New Beginnings Counseling Center

18 State Street Spin Santa Barbara Music Club presents free concert in the Faulkner Gallery on March 23;

Upstairs at the G features The Goods; SB Jazz Society hosts Norm Gimbel and Connie Evingson; Luis Munoz CD release concert at SOhO

19 On Entertainment Katherine Bottoms is the only student in the entire cast for SBCC’s upcoming production

of Present Laughter; Atlanta-based pianist Alexander Wasserman will play in this weekend’s Choral Society concerts; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra artistic director Jeanne Lamon will retire after 33 years; Jeremy Denk makes SB debut

22 Book Talk Why People Photograph is a collection of essays and photographs by master photographer

Robert Adams n.o.t.e.s. from downtown

Jim thanks his lucky stars he’s not Susan Root23 Seniority IANDS provides support for individuals who have had near death experiences28 Your Westmont Retired Gen. Colin Powell reflected on lessons of leadership at the annual President’s

Breakfast30 Sheriff’s Blotter

Illegal vegetation burn on Gibraltar Road; items stolen from home on Oak Grove Drive 31 Our Town For this year’s outreach program, El Montecito Early School has chosen Rancho Sordo

Mudo in Baja California32 Legal Advertisements33 Movie Showtimes

Latest films, times, theaters, and addresses: they’re all here, as they are every week34 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

36 Calendar of Events Events ending this week; ongoing events; Compagnie Marie Chouinard makes SB debut;

Camerata Pacifica program; Cinema Italiano Classic; 68th annual Santa Barbara Orchid Show; Dave Mason Unplugged at Granada; State Street Ballet presents Beauty and the Beast; Santa Barbara Dance Arts repertory showcase; Wynton Marsalis leads Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at UCSB

37 93108 Open House Directory Homes and condos currently for sale and open for inspection in and near Montecito

38 Classified Advertising Our very own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales

39 Local Business Directory Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they

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Time Of The Whales

Many people who have either lived in Santa Barbara for a long time or were born here, have never ventured out

into Santa Barbara Channel to visit, gaze at, or commune with the community of whales that now make these waters their home.

They are really missing something.Captain Fred Benko, co-owner and co-found-

er (along with his wife, Hiroko Benko) of Santa Barbara’s premier whale-watching outfit the Condor Express, has been shepherding visitors out into the Channel to visit the denizens of the deep for more than twenty years. Fred, who’d been and remains a fisherman, “read the hand-writing on the wall,” and switched from fishing expeditions to whale watching over twenty years ago. In those early days, it took nearly three hours to reach the gap between Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Island where many of the whales congregated. Today, with his 75-ft twin-hulled, four-engine, diesel-powered Condor Express, the trip time has been reduced to 45 minutes. I’ve already gone out half a dozen times over the 27 years I’ve lived here; I went out again recently and conducted a short interview with Fred’s chief captain, Mat Curto.

Mat was born in Brooklyn, New York, lived on Long Island until the age of 27, and moved to Solvang in 1993. He purchased a McConnell’s Ice Cream shop with his sister Valerie, who was living in Santa Ynez Valley with her husband at the time. “I came out on vacation and fell in love with Solvang,” he tells me, but after a year, he realized that, having lived on and near water his entire life on Long Island, he “had to get back out on the water.” In August 1995, he began working on the Condor, starting out as a “deck hand/captain,” and he’s been there ever since. “It’s the only job I’ve ever had,” he says.

In 1989, oil companies halted underwater seismic exploration of the channel, which required setting off explosives, and soon after, humpbacks and blues began their yearly visitations, arriving in greater numbers year after year. Today, from mid-June to mid-October or so, the Santa Barbara Channel is home to the greatest concentration on Earth of the largest creatures to have ever lived: the 70- to 90-foot blue whales. But you don’t have to wait until June to marvel at some of nature’s most intriguing animals. As of mid-February and through to mid-May, some twenty thousand gray whales will make their way north from shallow lagoons in Baja California. Humpbacks make their appearance about mid-April to feed; they’ll stay through mid-December.

There are some 27 species of whales and dolphins that populate the Santa Barbara Channel, including killer whales, minke whales, long and short beak common dol-phins, bottle-nose dolphins, Risso’s dolphins, pacific white-sided dolphins, Dall’s porpoises, along with a proliferation of seals, sea lions, otters and other creatures. “We’ve even seen a sperm whale,” Mat says, “although it’s pretty rare.”

The 75-ft Condor Express is a comfortably large vessel with plenty of seating capacity that not only boasts a full kitchen, but also a full bar. Mat and his crew are running coastal tours three times a day right now, during the gray whale north migration. Costs are $50 for adults and $30 for kids 12 and under. Once the humpbacks and the blues return, he’ll head out to mid-Channel for half-day excursions. The prices for those trips are $99 for adults, $50 for kids.

If you’d like to visit our underwater friends (and you should), you are invited to call Sea Landing at 805-882-0088 to make a reservation. You can preview online at: condorexpress.com, although one can only book a trip via the Sea Landing. •MJ

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MiSCELLAnY Page 244

Veteran crooner Tony Bennett is about to leave his heart in Montecito!

The Italian-American singer is mak-ing an exclusive engagement at the Montecito Country Club on May 22 to benefit UCSB’s Arts & Lectures, I can exclusively reveal.

The program just launched a $20 million five-year campaign for a per-manent endowment and operating costs.

Tony, 86, who has won 17 Grammys and two Emmys, is best known for his 1962 signature mega hit “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” and will be performing in front of just 225 guests, rather different to his engagement at the Hollywood Bowl three months later in front of an audience of 18,000.

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Thank you for the continuing arti-cles about Montecito’s wonder-ful matador, writer and author,

Barnaby Conrad, following his death February 12. My wife, Laurie, and I learned from Lynda Millner’s “Seen Around Town” (MJ # 19/9) article that both her family and ours had life-size wooden cutouts of pets made and painted by Barnaby from photographs he took of each of them. In our case, Barnaby had donated his services for this task to a local charity’s fundraiser. Fortunately, Laurie was the high bid-der and the process began with his photo of our Maine Coon cat, Miss Kitty. When Barnaby delivered the completed work a couple of weeks later, he placed it on the floor and, when Miss Kitty entered the room several minutes later, she was startled and arched her back with hair stand-ing on end, not aware the perfect resemblance was she.

We chatted with Barnaby for at least another half hour, during which time we told him how much we enjoyed his book, “Name Dropping,” about the funny times and stories during his ownership of El Matador, the San Francisco saloon. My reading of it often found me laughing aloud. Barnaby offered to sign our copy and, after close to ten minutes of affixing his “signature,” he showed us what he had been doing.

What a joy Barnaby Conrad gave to

people like us, whom he had just met!Sincerely,Jim EbrightMontecito

Real May MadnessIn Richard Mineards’ article of last

week (Montecito Miscellany, MJ # 19/9) he wrote that Oprah is renovat-ing her house; out with the old and in with the new! What I want to know is what will happen to all her “old” fur-niture? Is she going to have her own garage sale, or will she instead donate the bulk of it to the Music Academy’s annual “estate” sale on the grounds of Miraflores?

Either way, it would be a significant event if she either donated her stuff to the Music Academy or held her own estate sale and donated the funds to the Music Academy or any one of a number of non-profit organizations.

Please, Richard, keep us informed (and maybe encourage Oprah to give some stuff to a good cause or two)!

Elena GomezCarpinteria

Let’s Get On With itRegarding your article on the

Montecito corridor (MJ #19/8), I would like to point out – if I remem-ber correctly – that when Caltrans closed the southbound on-ramp at

Barnaby Conrad made this life-size woodcarving of Miss Kitty – Jim and Laurie Ebright’s Maine Coon cat –after the Ebrights offered the highest bid at a fundraiser

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Well it’s been hell on Coast Village Road for everyone; it is frequently jammed and it has persisted.

Mr. Carbajal, however, is now mute. It’s typical of our politicians to prom-ise anything during the early stages of various projects – damn the con-sequences – so they can get on with their political agendas. Caltrans is just a big fat-cat government union and will never agree to shorten the years and money it insists it will take to add a third lane between Olive Mill and Carpinteria. Caltrans would like to stretch that time out to infinity – at taxpayer expense of course – in order to pad the exorbitant pensions and other goodies its union representa-tives have “bargained” for (trading volunteers and money to re-elect poli-ticians in exchange for undeserved and unsustainable benefits). Any pri-vate company could complete this job in one-third the time.

The Empire State Building took a year and 45 days to build. The U.S. – from a standing start – defeated both the Japanese Empire and Nazi Germany in less than four years. But Caltrans can’t finish 11 miles of road-way in less than six years (wanna bet it’ll take ten)? It’s absurd. Let’s just get on with building this boondoggle, try to keep our “Montecito Parkway” as attractive and pleasant as possible, and be done with it. In the meantime, someone should ask Mr. Carbajal to get Caltrans to expedite the re-build-ing of a southbound 101 on-ramp, as he promised. Oh wait. I forgot. He’s a politician. “Promises” don’t mean anything.

M. CortezMontecito

Apocalypse neverSo here we are about twenty-

four hours (as of this writing) into the Apocalypse (or as Mark Steyn called it in National Review Online, “Sequestageddon”) and everything seems the same. Not that “same” is all that good, but the trains, planes and buses seem to running on time and the unemployment rolls have not dramatically increased. Oh I know it is only one day and I can hear my friends who support the current administra-tion’s way of governing saying that the sequester is “the beginning of the end.”

According to the leader of the vast right-wing conspiracy, Bob Woodward, it was Barack Obama who came up with the idea of a sequester. It was President Obama who said the

sequester would not happen; it was Barack Obama who said two weeks ago that should the sequester happen, life would change as we know it, and it was Barack Obama who said yes-terday that this country will survive the sequester. It was Barack Obama who was instrumental in the com-missioning of the Simpson-Bowles Committee, and it was Barack Obama who ignored each and every one of the commission’s recommendations. It was Barack Obama who said that once the Republicans gave him the extra revenue that was needed (Can you say higher taxes?) he would work with the Congress to reduce govern-ment spending.

Campaigning is easy; governing is hard. We have a U.S. Senate controlled by Harry Reid and Dick Durban that has not passed a budget since 2009. We have a bloated government bureau-cracy that continues to grow with the full endorsement of the administra-tion and its elected and non-elected allies. We have an administration that continues to use a divide-and-conquer strategy. Its goal is to eliminate the competition by working with a com-plicit media and to practice a win/lose strategy.

Mr. Obama won the election with 50.93% of the vote. There are people on the other side of the aisle that – while they and their constituents were not part of that the 50.93% – deserve to have a president who works in their best interest as well as one who works in the best interests of those who voted for him. He should stop the class warfare and listen to the people who built this country and who make a contribution each and every day.

Ralph T. IannelliMontecito

no Questions Asked?One popular solution (?) to gun vio-

lence is for law enforcement bodies to set up a program to purchase firearms with “no questions asked” (Google: LA Gun Buyback).

If you’re a gang-banger or violent criminal, it’s as simple as committing the crime and then, turning in your gun for a “gift certificate.”

What a great opportunity for those serial killers who’ve been hiding their rusty old Saturday-night specials in the backyard for the past 10 years. It’s time to dig them up and turn them in.

The only evidence linking a suspect to the victim can now be purchased by law enforcement with “no questions asked.” Who says crime doesn’t pay?

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7 – 14 March 2013 MONTECITO JOURNAL 11A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience – Doug Larson

TUESDAY MARCH 12

Montecito Association MeetingThe Montecito Association is committed to preserving, protecting, and enhancing the semi-rural residential character of MontecitoWhen: 4 pmWhere: Montecito Hall, 1469 East Valley Road

MUS Registration NightMontecito Union School hosts a kindergarten orientation and registration night for the 2013-14 school yearWhen: 6 to 7:30 pmWhere: MUS auditorium, 385 San Ysidro RoadInfo: 969-3249

THURSDAY MARCH 14

Food Drive at MUSTo benefit Santa Barbara Foodbank, donations can be left in the school’s parking lot in the morning during drop

THURSDAY MARCH 7

Wooly CrafternoonsFiber art crafts drop-in and meet-up for all ages at Montecito Library. Must have some manual dexterity for crochet and knitting. When: 3:30 pm to 5 pm, every Thursday in MarchWhere: 1469 East Valley RoadInfo: 969-5063

SATURDAY MARCH 9

Princess Day at the ZooPrincesses of all ages dress up and turn out to help raise awareness of frog conservation at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and other beloved princesses appear in person for photos with guests – along with fairies, frogs and toads. There is a “Kiss a Frog” booth, plus face painting, animal encounters, music and dancing, bounce houses, games and more, all with princess-themes. Costumes are encouraged; frog kissing is optional. Costumed boys are also welcome, be they knights, princes, cowboys, pirates or astronauts. When: 10 am to 3 pmWhere: 500 Niños DriveInfo: www.sbzoo.org

Book Signing at Curious CupLocal author Reece Michaelson and comparative mythologist and author Pamela Jaye Smith will sign copies of their book, The Journals of Petra Volare—Scroll I: From

the Shadows. Win a chance to name a character in a future book in the series.When: 2 to 4 pmWhere: 929 Linden Avenue, CarpinteriaInfo: (760) 902-5053

SUNDAY MARCH 10

Mindfulness Practice RetreatA half-day retreat for calming the mind, opening the heart and finding peace through guided meditations, including Metta, (Loving Kindness) meditation. All are welcome. Radhule Weininger, MD, PhD, practices psychotherapy and is a popular teacher of Mindfulness meditation. When: 2 pm to 5:30 pmWhere: La Casa de Maria, 800 El Bosque Road Cost: Donation Info: 969-5031

MONDAY MARCH 11

Cocktails & ConservativesComplimentary appetizers and Happy Hour-priced drinks will be available for those wishing to share thought-provoking ideas with conservatives who are Republican, Democrat or IndependentWhen: 4 pm to 6 pmWhere: Café Del Sol, 30 Los Patos WayRSVP: 259-7191

Cold Spring School Board MeetingWhen: 6 pmWhere: 2243 Sycamore Canyon RoadInfo: 969-2678

(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail [email protected] or call (805) 565-1860)

SATURDAY MARCH 9

Harbor Treasures and TastingsThe Santa Barbara Maritime Museum will celebrate its 10th annual benefit. The theme, Harbor Treasures and Tastings, focuses on the culinary delights of Santa Barbara and features sample tastings from more than thirty of the finest purveyors of wine, spirits, beer, and gourmet cuisine. Competing restaurants will be awarded prizes by Celebrity Judges James Sly, owner and Chef of Sly’s Restaurant; Michael Hutchings, frequent guest on Julia Child’s Cooking with Julia; and Michael Cervin, wine, food, and travel writer for the Santa Barbara News-Press. Local purveyors include Chuck’s Waterfront Grill, Marmalade Cafe, Spices N Rice, Commercial Fishermen, and Olivos Del Mar. This year SBMM is honoring Thomas C. Parker, President of the Hutton Parker Foundation. Long-time supporters of the

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, the Hutton Parker Foundation provides organizational sustainability to community-based nonprofit organizations throughout Santa Barbara County. Silent and live auction items include a private tour for four of the Reagan Ranch, use of the Maritime Museum’s Fourth Floor for the Fourth of July Fireworks, and private cruises aboard the Condor Express and the Maritime Museum’s 95-year old flagship, Ranger. Proceeds will help support the Maritime Museum’s educational and curatorial programs. Each year up to 8,000 tri-county students visit the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum to learn more about our local maritime history and culture.When: 6 pm to 9 pmWhere: 113 Harbor WayCost: $100 per personInfo & tickets: 962-8404

THURSDAY MARCH 7

1st Thursday Book SigningHead to the new location of Santa Barbara Arts (just a few spots down from its previous location) for 1st Thursday to have a book signed by Brian Andreas of StoryPeopleWhen: 5 to 8 pmWhere: 1114 State Street, Suite 26Info: (805) 884-1938

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Discussion Group A group gathers to discuss The New YorkerWhen: 7:30 pm to 9 pmWhere: Montecito Library, 1469 East Valley Road

SATURDAY MARCH 16

CALM Authors’ LuncheonThe CALM Auxiliary hosts the 27th Annual Celebrity Authors’ Luncheon, a literary event where guests get the chance to hear from celebrity authors and local authors, to benefit CALM and their mission to prevent child abuse and treat children and families who have suffered from violence and abuse. This year’s celebrity author lineup includes Tiffany Baker, Marcia Clark, Cat Cora, and Milt Larsen. Andrew Firestone will serve as Master of Ceremonies for the event, and the authors will be interviewed by Debby Davison and Tom Weitzel.When: 10 am; lunch served at 11:45 amWhere: Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort, 633 E. Cabrillo BlvdCost: $125Info: 967-1954 or www.calm4kids.org

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Village Beat by Kelly Mahan

On Monday, March 4, county planner Megan Lowery and Verizon Wireless representa-

tive Jay Higgins were in front of the Montecito Board of Architectural Review to illustrate two options for an antenna project in Montecito.

The antenna, a replacement for the antenna that was removed from the QAD property in Summerland late last year, was originally approved for 512 Santa Angela Lane. The project was stalled when neighbors and El Montecito Presbyterian parishioners and preschool parents appealed the Montecito Planning Commission’s approval of the project, which was to include installation of nine Verizon Wireless panel antennas, as well as an above-ground prefabricated equip-ment shelter.

In response to the appeal, as well as at the request of the Board of Supervisors, Verizon staff looked for alternatives in the neighborhood, identifying and then eliminating 18 other properties upon which to locate the antenna. The company has decid-

A 75-ft faux tree antenna located on Overpass Road in Goleta is similar to what Verizon Wireless is proposing to place at 512 Santa Angela Lane in Montecito. The design comes after neighbors asked the wireless company to re-evaluate both the location of the project as well as its visual impact. While this picture shows equipment around the base of the tree, the Montecito project will not have equipment located there. The tree will be located on private property, and its base will not be visible to the public.


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songs to TV’s Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and Wonder Woman. What a perfect “Hats Off!” honoree!

Featured performer singing Gimbel’s songs was jazz vocalist Connie Evingson. She has appeared in theatres, concert halls and night-clubs across the U. S., Europe and Japan. She has performed with bands directed by Doc Severinsen (of Johnny Carson fame) and on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. Her nine CDs have all charted in the Top 50 on the U.S. and Canada jazz charts. She was here with her lat-est – all Norman Gimbel songs. She kept the room rockin’, clapping and singing.

And to keep us laughing, Master of Ceremonies Rob Watkins enchanted us with his feats of ventriloquism. He’s also a magician that appears at the Hollywood Magic Castle, founded and owned by Santa Barbara’s Milt Larsen. Milt and Arlene were there to support him. Rob said, “When my siblings would no longer listen to me, I lined up all my stuffed animals to practice on and soon they began ‘talk-ing.’”

Lobero Theatre Associates president

Emily Johnson acknowledged found-ing member Marilyn Schuermann who was there in 1972, Nancy Cordini for underwriting many invi-tations through the years, and event chair Janet McCann. Janet responded, “Without the tribute to Norman we would not have such a full house.” She presented him with a clock that was inscribed “Hats Off, Norman.”

Norman told the crowd, “I watched my granddaughter dance on the Lobero stage last December. It doesn’t get much better than that. When you’re in the shower perhaps you could sing something I wrote.”

The Lobero ladies will be contribut-ing to the remodeling of the Lobero, originally begun 140 years ago. The new plans will replicate architect

Hats Off! & Masks On ladies Sandy Toye, Margaret Slater, Lobero Auxiliary president Emily Johnson, Marcy Bazzani and Joan Crossland at the Biltmore

Ventriloquist Rob Watkins,

event chair Janet

McCann, songwriter

and hon-oree Norman

Gimbel and chanteuse

Connie Evingson at the Lobero

event

The Loggia Room at the Biltmore turned into a bit of a Mardi Gras Carnival (Mardi Gras is

French for Fat Tuesday) when it was jammed to capacity for the Annual Lobero Theatre Associates “Hats Off!” Luncheon. Instead of chapeaux, there was a new twist this year with ladies wearing masks instead. Well, most of them.

Who knew we had a world-renowned lyricist right here in Montecito for over 25 years? His name

is Norman Gimbel and he’s written popular songs for television, mov-ies and theatre. Just to name a few: “The Girl From Ipanema” – which The Wall Street Journal reported to be the second most recorded song of all time – and Grammy winning “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” He’s had four Academy Award and four Golden Globe song nominations. Norman won an Oscar for “It Goes Like It Goes” from the film Norma Rae. Some of you may remember the theme

Leslie Haight with founder Marilyn Schuermann, Hope Kelly and Jean Von Wittenburg at the Biltmore

Milt and Arlene Larson’s guests Marcia and Tom Reed enjoying the Annual Lobero Theatre Associates “Hats Off!” Luncheon


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George Washington Smith’s original plans with a new front. There’ll be new seats, air conditioning and heat-ing with big applause for a doubling in the size of the ladies’ room.

The Hats Off! committee helping Janet was: Lisa Aviani, Gina Bell, Joan Crossland, Angie Ferraro, Leslie Haight, Christy Martin, Eileen Mielko, Leslie Schneiderman, Marilyn Schuermann, Sandy Stahl, Sally St. John and Annie Williams.

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Montecito Rotary’s 60thThe Montecito Chapter of Rotary

International just celebrated its 60th year at the Montecito Country Club. Rotary was the world’s first volun-teer service club founded in 1905. The name was derived from the early practice of rotating meetings among the members’ offices. It has grown to an association of over 33,000 clubs located in more than 200 countries. There are eight chapters in town with this chapter having about 35 members. The members and spouses dressed to the nines and gathered for cocktails prior to dinner.

Les Esposito (known as Mr. Rotary) gave the audience 60 years of this club’s history in 10 minutes. “The Montecito Chapter began as the Rotary Club of Carpinteria and met at the Strawberry Inn. In 1954 they moved to the Miramar Convention Center and changed their name to the Montecito Chapter. Since 2001 they have met at the Montecito Country Club.”

In 1987, Santa Barbara Bank and Trust Manager Linda Cowan Melchiori became the first woman member. She was followed by Sonny Harper, the manager of Business Image. Among the group’s many projects was the forming of a charitable foundation in 1995 and they are now able to donate about ten $500 grants annually to help fund the work of many non-profit organizations in the county.

Rotary International wanted to eradicate all polio on earth. Since the campaign began there are only four countries in the world left with

polio: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria and Egypt. The Montecito Chapter has helped women in Bukavu, Africa with a vocational center and in the Mumosho, Congo with a Peace Market benefiting over 30,000 people who trade in that area. Recently clubs worldwide have concentrated on clean water, literacy and drug abuse prevention programs.

“This is our history, this is our jour-ney of service so please stand and join with me in toasting all the men and women who have made this night possible,” asked Les.

The program was turned over to Peter Clark who kept us laughing along with Alan Thicke and come-dienne Paul Clay. Alan complained, “Peter’s introduction is longer than I plan on being here.” He roast-ed Larry Crandell asking, “How did you get the name, Mr. Santa Barbara?” Larry joked, “I have a forgiving heart, minimum talent and I thank you from the bottom of my bottom.”

Rotary’s motto “Service Above Self”

serves them well. Here’s to 60 more years!

new BeginningsSocial Venture Partners Barb and

Sam Toumayan hosted an event at the Faulkner Gallery in the Central Library so we could learn more about a non-profit that has been in our com-munity since 2000 – New Beginnings Counseling Center. It provides a new beginning for people in need with fees on a sliding scale and no one turned away.

Executive director Kristine Schwarz welcomed the group telling them, “We helped sixteen hundred people last year and grants helped us.” One of their programs, which is being copied by other cities, is the RV Safe Parking and Homeless Outreach program. There are 110 spaces in 20 lots with 150 people participating. Homeless individuals can park safely from 7 pm to 7 am, and there are 50 people on the waiting list.

Barbara Harvey told her story of

using a space at the Mission for five months with her two golden retriev-ers. She had only a part-time, four hour per day job. When asked how she did it, she replied, “I lived only in the present time. I didn’t think ahead or it would have been depressing.” She now has a tiny apartment for her and her two dogs, which she got through the Housing Authority. New Beginnings also helps people get con-nected with various agencies to meet their needs.

One of the many interns who is a counselor in training is Darcy Butterfield. Licensed counselors men-tor them. She spoke of her many cli-ents saying, “It’s so rewarding to see them change their lives around and break the cycle of poverty.”

Among those thanked by Kristine were Judi Weisbart who is the event coordinator, director of development Jill Frandsen, board president Diane Pannkuk. She also thanked Social Venture Partners executive direc-tor Joan Young, Glenn Bacheller, Barbara Toumayan and Gary Becker, who give free business consultations to non-profits.

To learn more about New Beginnings and its many programs call 963-7777 or visit www.sbnbcc.org. It could change your life. •MJ

Current presi-dent of the Montecito Rotary Club Murray Ray, district gover-nor Frank Ortiz and upcoming president John Glanville at the 60th celebra-tion

New Beginnings board mem-ber Kathryn LePage, execu-tive direc-tor Kristine Schwarz and Social Venture Partner Gary Becker at their reception held at the Faulkner Gallery in the Central Library

More folks attending the 60th birthday party of the Montecito Rotary: Julie McCann, Lara Misleng, Aaron Clark and Beth Magid

Auxiliary vice president Marlena

Handler with honoree

Normal Gimbel and Mimi Michaelis

Remembering Barnaby ConradAs a continuation of last week’s tribute to artist, writer and matador Barnaby Conrad, here is a pic-ture from an issue of the Montecito Journal from 2004 of Barnaby and Mandy, with the lookalike cutout he painted.


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Santa Barbara is Just Music to Our Ears

State Street Spin by Erin Graffy de Garcia

One can hardly think of Marilyn Gilbert without thinking of music. A singer

and a producer of a variety of musical events, Marilyn (with her late hus-band, baritone Nathan Rutledge) was also the driving force behind launch-ing the local opera company in town 20 years ago.

Therefore, any time she is stirring up some musical pot, we all peer over the edge to see what’s cooking.

She is now involved in one of those quietly successful little Santa Barbara gems with a tight following, but that many people have never known about. But should. Talkin’ ‘bout the Santa Barbara Music Club. They have been producing music concerts locally for nearly a half-century. Moreover it is the largest concert series in the entire county... and they are free to the pub-lic. The range of repertoire spans his-torical period and styles, and features outstanding performances by instru-mental and vocal soloists and chamber music ensembles. It is the perfect “bite size” sampling of musical treasures.

So I will give you a heads up: On Saturday, March 23 at 3:00 pm, there will be a free concert by the SB Music Club at the Faulkner Gallery in the downtown library.

The program will start out with American composer Michael McLean’s “Tangos and More,” for two violins and piano. This is a happy little pot-pourri of popular folk dances; the music features quick clever rhythms and imaginative writing for the three instruments.

“Allegro moderato” from Cello Concerto in B-flat major by Luigi Boccherini (yes we love Boccherini!) will follow with cellist Vincent Chen, a Santa Barbara Music Club scholar-ship awardee.

Soprano Takako Wakita and pia-nist Betty Oberacker will present five Japanese-themed offerings: four fascinating Japanese art songs, together with that exquisite aria “Un bel di” (One Fine Day), from Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. Takako has been Santa Barbara’s premier ambassador to all things Japanese, and an accomplished artist in so many fields. (She has performed the demanding Butterfly role twice local-ly, I believe... and last season at Opera Santa Barbara she performed the role of the mother!) This will make an outstanding presentation.

Then the romantic fantasy by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, “Vallée d’Obermann,” will con-clude the program. Pianist Marian Drandell Gilbert will be featured in those impressive virtuosic cascades and melodic creativity.

The Goods get naughtyThen Upstairs at the G – the Granada

Theatre specialty jazz program – fea-tured The Goods. This was more than a musical group; it was a total musical experience. It seems that three gals – professional singers and songwrit-ers – had done a quick tribute song for a mutual friend a year or so ago. Discovering their vocal blend, they

decided to pursue their friendship-blendship as a side hobby.

The result is... hmmm, how to describe: Andrews sisters meets “twisted sis-ters”?

They start out with their boogie-woogie blend and then interject bawdy-bad girl bywords. Syncopated, sassy, and sexy, their lyrics went from kissy-kissy to the nitty-gritty and from in-the-know to innuendo to double-entendre. All at a blistering speed with a fabulous back-up band.

Prudence and Bob Sternin spon-sored The Goods performance at “Upstairs at the G” – an informal intimate cabaret venue held in the McCune Founders room upstairs in the Granada Theatre, a concept found-ed by Sarah Chrisman, president of the Granada board.

Sweet Happy Life of Gimbel

Then, speaking of more songs and words, the Santa Barbara Jazz Society

featured one of our favorites. It hosted jazz songstress Connie Evingson in a concert of the songs of Norm Gimbel. Connie has a refreshingly clear and intelligent sound, and the perfect interpreter of the lyrics of this local resident and Grammy-award winner.

Norm Gimbel is not just the roman-tic, but the incurable intellectual romantic. His words never search out for a gal-pal or garden-variety girl-friend. He won’t settle for less than a soul mate: one who will sway with me (Sway), someone to understand each little dream in me, someone to take my hand and be a team with me (Summer Samba), and Let someone start believ-ing in you ... and watch what happens (Watch What Happens) because if it

takes forever, I will wait for you (I Will Wait for You).

The concert at SOhO was packed with music enthusiasts including Sol Morrison, Rachel McKeone, Maureen Connolly, Janet Bullock, Kathryn Stockbridge.

Luis Munoz has LUZLast, but not least, Costa Rican com-

poser and long time Santa Barbara resident Luis Muñoz is having his CD release concert on March 14, at SOhO at 6:30 pm.

Muñoz, twice winner of an ACAM award in Latin America (Jazz Composer/Producer of the Year 2006 & 2011), will be celebrating the release of his new CD LUZ, which fea-tures the hot Mexican singer Magos Herrera and Santa Barbara’s Brazilian Téka. He will be performing with Tom Etchart on bass, Jonathan Dane on trumpet, George Friedenthal on keyboards and Narciso Sotomayor on guitar. •MJ

Lana McIntyre and Marla Phillips enjoy The Goods in concert Upstairs at the G. The Goods – a sassy trio – fea-tured props on one of their songs and tossed the bunny ears for Marla to sport. There is probably some good expla-nation for this, but if we told you, we would have to kill you. So Marla – hare’s look-ing at you…

Takako Wakita will be featured in the soaring aria from Madame Butterfly along with other soloists at the Santa Barbara Music Club’s free concert on Saturday March 23 at 3 pm at the Faulkner Gallery.

7 – 14 March 2013 MONTECITO JOURNAL 19The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously – Henry Kissinger

CALM’s 27th Annual Celebrity Authors’ Luncheon

Saturday, March 16th, 2013 Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort

- With - Andrew Firestoneas Master of Ceremonies

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Cat CoraCat Cora’s Classics with a Twist

Milt LarsenMy Magical Journey: The First 30,000 Days

MarciaClarkGuilt byDegrees

Tiffany BakerThe Gilly Salt Sisters

Celebrity Authors Read Like Open Books

Guest Authors: Kevin Bourke, Joan Calder, D. J. Clancy, Penny Clemmons, Maxwell Dickinson, Neal Graffy, Rich Grimes, Mary Hershey,

Suzanne Landry, Marni McGee, Dan Poynter, Bud Stuart, and Leslie Westbrook.

All authors will be available for book sales and signing.

Katherine Bottoms and Arthur Hanket in The Theatre Group at SBCC’s production of Present Laughter (photo credit: Ben Crop)

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Keeping it in The Family

On Entertainmentby Steven Libowitz

Steven Libowitz has reported on the arts and entertainment for more than 30 years; he has contributed to Montecito Journal for over ten years.

When your dad and all three of your uncles are not just actors, but well-known ones

with a list of collective credits that runs for multiple pages and even a Golden Globe award, well, it’s a pretty good bet you might grow up to be an actor, too.

But Katherine Bottoms, the 19-year-old daughter of Joseph Bottoms (and Timothy, Ben and the late Sam’s niece), only made that decision a few years ago. Before halfway through high school, she was much more focused on sports.

“As a kid, I always wanted to be a basketball player,” Bottoms said late last week. “I played a lot of sports. I did gymnastics for years, and was I really into volleyball for a while.”

In fact, at Santa Barbara High, the fall season was totally taken up by passing and setting; Katherine was only available for the school musi-cals after volleyball season ended. But Bottoms auditioned as a freshman for Beauty and the Beast, and when she got cast in the first of several shows she did with theater department head Otto Layman, everything changed.

“It was really exciting. That’s when I started thinking about becoming an actress,” she said.

Bottoms later appeared in sup-porting roles in Footloose, Singin’ in the Rain, Little Shop of Horrors and all of the Music of the Night events. Then in senior year, she played Hope Harcourt in Anything Goes, her first leading part, and the thought of turn-ing professional became more than a passing fancy.

But unlike the previous generation of Bottoms, all of whom had been cast in TV or film roles as teenagers or before, Katherine didn’t bolt for Los Angeles or New York right after high school.

“I saw what happened with them,” she explained. “Being younger and involved in the industry can be very tough. So I’m juggling acting and col-lege because I want to have some sort of stability.”

So instead Katherine enrolled at SBCC, and at the beginning of her second year found herself cast last fall as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the only student actor given in a lead role alongside community members Leesa Beck, Bill Egan and Brian Harwell.

Now she’s the only student in the entire cast for SBCC’s upcoming pro-duction of Noel Coward’s Present Laughter, which stars Equity member Arthur Hanket as Garry Essendine, a handsome and charming matinee idol who sits at the center of his own universe surrounded by a bevy of women wanting more than he’s able to offer. Bottoms plays Daphne, the love-struck innocent who shows up at Garry’s apartment expecting attention and affection.

“She’s the typical ingénue, a twen-ty-one-year-old who sleeps with Garry and gets hooked on him,” Bottoms said. “She’d never had sex before and now she’s bonded with this guy and it’s ridiculous, but she thinks they’re going to fall in love and get married. It’s a small role but it’s so much fun.”

Immersing herself in a frothy work from the master of sophisticated British comedy has been an eye-open-ing – make that ear-opening – experi-ence.

“I’ve never done anything with a British accent before and I had no idea what I was doing, but we’ve got-ten some help from a couple of the other actors who are English. And I’d never done a straight play before ‘Midsummer…’ but it was great. I know I don’t want to spend my life in musical theater, I’m more interested in straight plays.”

In the meantime, there’s talk of films and TV and the lure of Hollywood when she graduates from SBCC in a few months. In fact, Bottoms was up for a part in a fantasy adventure TV pilot on the morning of our interview, and had to race back from LA in time to make it to rehearsal at SBCC at 6.

The auditions are coming fast and furious now that Katherine signed up with a powerful manager (Ted Gekis, who also grew up in Santa Barbara) and an agent, both of whom she secured not long ago with a little push from veteran Montecito actress Pamela Dillman, who as Bradford Dillman’s daughter, knows a bit about having a famous father in the biz. But she didn’t take a lot of help or advice from her own Bottoms acting clan.

“I was stubborn in wanting to do it on my own. I do have those connec-tions, and it’s probably stupid not to use them, because it is how it works. But also my dad was so involved in the art gallery (Bottoms Fine Art) that he didn’t have much time. And I don’t see Uncle Tim very much, and Ben doesn’t do much acting anymore.

“But there’s no doubt that acting is in my blood.”

SBCC stages Present Laughter, direct-ed by department chair R. Michael Gros, at the Garvin Theatre on campus March 8-23. Tickets cost $8-$23. Call 965-5935 or visit www.theatregroupsbcc.com.

The Family That Plays Together…

Speaking of adult children of Santa Barbara arts folks, Choral Society director JoAnne Wasserman is bring-ing her son to town to serve as guest pianist for this weekend’s pair of con-certs. The Atlanta-based concert pia-nist Alexander Wasserman, a recent prizewinner of the Bauru/Atlanta piano competition, has played recital performances in American cities from Boston to Los Angeles. In California, he has also appeared as a soloist with the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic and the New Valley Symphony.

But the Santa Barbara Choral Society’s “Masterworks” concerts at San Roque Catholic Church will mark the first time the two Wassermans have appeared on stage together.

“Sure, all the mom stuff applies,” JoAnne Wasserman said over the phone earlier this week when asked if the upcoming performances bring up some pride. “I’m really excited. We’ve thought about playing together for so many years, and have just been wait-ing for the right time and that’s now. It’s my twentieth season, and I wanted to do something special.”

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The design alternative at Santa Angela is suitable to neighbors because it will lessen the exposure to RF emissions, according to appellant Martha Kay, who spoke to the MBAR. “This is a good compromise solution. We urge you to support the pine tree concept,” she said. The new design would include installation of an antenna disguised as a 75-ft pine tree, where the original design placed the antennas behind a parapet wall, closer to the ground. The faux tree would be placed near another similar tree, help-ing it to blend into the neighborhood. Its maintenance includes branch and leaf replacement as it weathers.

“This would be a good solution,” said board member Bill Palladini,

who agreed with other MBAR mem-bers who said they were impressed with the newer versions of faux trees.

MBAR did not care for the other possible location for a faux tree anten-na, which would be located in a public right of way in the “triangle” at Hot Springs and Olive Mill Roads. Because of entitlements, only part of the tri-angle would be usable, and mature trees would need to be removed to accommodate the faux tree, as well as the prefab shelter, which would be fenced in. “I like that site as an urban forest, and I would like it to stay that way,” said board member Don Nulty. “The visual impact is extraordinary,” said Palladini, who pointed out that the largest tree there now is approxi-mately 45 feet tall. “It would be far taller than the other trees, and would stick out,” he said.

While the Santa Angela Lane appel-lants still prefer an alternative to the property on their street, the have indi-cated that the faux tree design is a suitable compromise. The appellants and Higgins will be at the Board

A before and after simulation shows what the triangle in front of Casa Dorinda on Hot Springs Road would look like with a Verizon Wireless antenna project. The necessary equipment would need to be fenced to prevent people from climbing the tree. The project was not favored by Montecito Board of Architectural Review.


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new Officers & Board Members for MTF

Montecito Trails Foundation welcomes three new board mem-bers: Treasurer Kyle Slattery, Administrative Advisor Mike Stein, and Technology Advisor James Aviani. Bobbi King, who has sat on the board for more than 25 years, has been elected to serve as the nonprofit’s president. King, an elite cyclist, trail-runner, and equestrian, has spear-headed the significant effort of main-taining the trails.

Kyle Slattery is a Santa Barbara native and outdoor enthusiast, and currently works as a CPA for the County of Santa Barbara Auditor-Controller. Slattery graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he studied business, accounting, and eco-nomics, and served as Chair of the col-lege’s Student Accounting Advisory Council.

Mike Stein, an avid hiker, specializes in financial planning, strategy devel-

opment, operations, and accounting. He is currently a principal at CFO Consulting, LLC, and has previously held executive positions at Ty Warner Hotels and Resorts, Miramar Systems, and Alert Cellular. Stein has long been involved in Santa Barbara’s nonprofit community, serving on the Sansum Foundation Board of Trustees, Hospice of Santa Barbara Foundation Board, and the Girls Inc. Audit Committee.

James Aviani has enjoyed running the front country trails since moving to Santa Barbara over 25 years ago and will serve as the new MTF Board Technology Advisor. He holds a vari-ety of patents in software design and is currently a Vice President at Citrix

New Montecito Trails Foundation board members James Aviani, Kyle Slattery, and Mike Stein


BOOK TALK by Shelly Lowenkopf

Hold That PoseShelly Lowenkopf blogs @ www.lowenkopf.com. Lowenkopf’s lat-est book is The Fiction Writer’s 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.

The Digital Age, not content with having a tsunami effect on the established publishing industry

and book trade, has gone to work making photographic film and film cameras obsolete. In the process, sev-eral million cellphone owners have digital cameras, whether they want them or not. Pocket-sized cameras of surprising quality are available in drug stores and gas stations, publica-tions such as The New York Times offer pages of advertising for larger, yet more sophisticated models, and the Internet is a hive of discount prices on digital cameras of all types and sizes.

For most of us, photography is an even tougher dollar than living off the publishing of our writings, but the comparison doesn’t stop there. The Digital Age has blurred many of the boundaries of publishing. It has also provided us with significant platforms such as Flickr, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, as well as untold digital “’zines” to display pho-tographs. Larger bookstores shelve ambitious sections of books published by fine-art photographers. Although these seldom make the bestseller lists, they are bought in the same spirit romances, mysteries, or science fiction are purchased by their fans.

Robert Adams spent about eight years teaching college-level English courses before taking the dramatic and, for him, necessary step of quit-ting to become a photographer. His major focus has been documenting the development of what he calls the modern West. His work has been widely exhibited in prestigious muse-ums and acquired by collectors. He has published at least five collections of his own photos, and essays about aspects of photography in which he has illustrated his points with photos of other photographers he admires.

Why People Photograph, published by Aperture, a fine arts photography publisher, is a thoughtful, provoca-tive collection of essays and photo-graphs wound about the armature of, in Adams’ words, of discovering “the effort we all make, photographers and non-photographers, to affirm life with-out lying about it.” As such, the book has no hint of pedagogy or academia, but rather a naked, refreshing record of an artist’s attempt to see some mea-sure of truth in the things that interest him. I found early on in my reading of it how possible it was to get the effect of a “twofer” by substituting the word “writing” every time I came to the word photography. I was particularly intrigued by an essay, “Writing,” in

which Adams addresses the questions about the meaning of their work art-ists are asked with some regularity and which they try not to answer in the belief that the work should speak for itself, otherwise it would not have been shown.

Why People Photograph is divided into three basic sections, “What Can Help,” has essays on some of Adams’ colleagues, a well-thought-out piece on humor in writing and in photog-raphy, about collectors of photogra-phy, the essay “Writing,” a discus-sion about teaching, and a remarkable memoir about dogs.

“Examples of Success” discusses in writing and with photographs a number of photographers, including Edward Weston, Laura Gilpin, Judith Joy Ross, Ansel Adams, and Dorothea Lange.

“Working Conditions” contains essays on the nineteenth-century American West and the twentieth-century evolution of the West. The final essay, “Two Landscapes,” begins with the poignant observation, “At our best and most fortunate we make pictures because of what stands in front of the camera, to honor what is greater and more interesting than we are. We never accomplish this per-fectly, though in return, we are given something perfect – a sense of inclu-sion. Our subject thus redefines us, and is part of the biography by which we want to be known.”

This straightforward voice is light years away from discussion of lenses, f-stops, and shutter speeds, mercifully free of buzzwords and theory, rather it is a sincere focus on the pictures we take when we formulate ideas or experience bedrock feelings in our encounters with persons, places, and things we consider to be beautiful.

“Were you and I to drive to the plains together,” Adams observes, “and the day turned out to be a good one, we might not say much. We might there find a balance of form and openness, even of community and freedom. It would be the world as we hoped, and we would recognize it together.” •MJ

n.o.t.e.s. from downtown by Jim AlexanderSong Sung Blue

Mr. Alexander is a renowned song exorcist whose reputation was enhanced immeasurably when he successfully removed Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” from Celine Dion’s frontal lobe

An alert reader named Lora Martin sent me a story about a woman who’s had the same

song stuck in her head for three years, with no end in sight. I nor-mally delete all unsolicited emails, especially emails from this particu-lar person who borders on being a stalker and makes me do the dishes and take out the garbage, but the subject line of the email said “column fodder” and since I had a column due and was desperate for an idea, I took a chance.

We’ve all had a song stuck in our head for an hour or two, but Susan Root, a 63-year-old British woman, has had the 1950’s hit “How Much is that Doggie in the Window” stuck in her head since before Snooki classed up the Jersey shore.

My first thought was: That poor, unfortunate woman, but it could be worse. “How Much is that Doggie in the Window” isn’t exactly “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke, but at least it’s not Paul Anka’s “Having My Baby” or “Who Let the Dogs Out,” or, God forbid, “Christmas Shoes.”

The Sun reports that Root has been tortured previously by the tunes “God Save the Queen,” and “Auld Lang Syne.” This woman clearly needs to listen to a better radio station.

Ms. Root has been diagnosed with a form of tinnitus called “musical hal-lucinations” more commonly known as earworms. Earworms? Can they give it a more disgusting name? Why not ear poop or ear yogurt? I believe I’d skip the common name and stick with the technical “musical halluci-nations.” Sure, some uptight people might be a bit standoffish when you tell them you suffer from musical hallucinations, but just sit down on a couch at any party and tell everyone you have earworms and watch peo-ple scatter like lawyers at the words “Pro Bono.”

“I’ve come to accept that I’m proba-bly going to be stuck with this hellish condition for the rest of my life,” Root said. I have an idea how poor Susan feels. As pathetic grandparents will-ing to buy adoration, Lora and I will occasionally cash in a CD or two and take our grandbrats to Disneyland. It’s truly the happiest place on earth, next to The Red Lobster’s Endless Shrimp. But I refuse to go on It’s a Small World until day’s end because that mind-numbing ditty clings to my brain like a diabetic tarantula to Rachael Ray’s thigh, and it won’t go away until we get back to the car and I can plug in some B.B. King.

The closest I’ve come to Ms. Root’s quandary is back in 1971. I worked

at Jack’s Steakhouse in Goleta and my boss introduced me to his child-hood friend, Dan Blocker (Hoss Cartwright). Mr. Blocker got me a job that summer cooking Hoss burg-ers at the Ponderosa Ranch in Incline Village, Nevada. I even got to live in Dan’s house for a while. I knew I was in trouble the first day on the job. Right across from my cook-ing station was the candy store and they blared Sammy Davis Jr.’s “The Candy Man” nonstop. I tried ear-plugs, Transcendental meditation (hey, it was the ‘70s!), and aversion therapy (slapping my coworker with a greasy spatula) to no avail. I even bought them copies of “Lollypop” by The Chordettes, and “I Want Candy” by The Strangeloves and pleaded with them to switch it up occasional-ly, but they refused. Finally, I resorted to changing the lyrics to the song and belting it out as loud as I could while flipping burgers, in an attempt to drown out Sammy. “Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with glue, cover it with goat vomit and a glob of dog do-do, The Candy Man, oh The Candy Man can,” but management protested, aggressively.

So, I feel your pain, Susan. I know you’ve seen numerous doctors and none of the so-called experts have come up with a solution. However, if you’ll take some advice from some-one who’s about as lay as a layperson can get, I suggest you try to make yourself feel better by visiting the Happiest Place on Earth. And, you might get a two-fer. I’d bet a Hoss burger that “It’s A Small World” can jettison that “Doggie” song right out of your brain for good. •MJ

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SENIORITYby Patti Teel

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The International Association for Near Death Studies (IANDS) is a non-profit organization with

a mission to respond to the need for information and support concerning near-death and similar experiences. The Santa Barbara group often features speakers at their monthly meeting and on February 13, Claudia Christian, Hollywood actress and author, shared her dramatic near death experience.

In 1982, at the age of 17, Claudia was driving her compact car in the fast lane on a busy Los Angeles freeway. A large van full of young men kept catching up to her, harassing her with catcalls and other lascivious behav-ior. Claudia said she made a colossal mistake and “flipped them off.” In response, they purposefully bashed into her car. Claudia’s car hit the cen-ter divider, flipped over, hit the cars travelling in the other lanes and final-ly came to a stop upside down in what she describes as a ball of tin foil. At this point she found herself outside of her body. She saw horrified bystand-ers pointing to her mangled body and her first thought was, “There is no way I’m going back there.”

Then she saw her deceased loved ones and was overjoyed to be reunited with her beloved brother Patrick, who had been killed at the age of 14 by a drunk driver. She and her brother communicated telepathically and he kept telling her that she needed to go back. Claudia began to feel a tre-mendous amount of guilt. Knowing that her parents had already lost one child, she didn’t want to hurt them further. But she wanted to stay with her brother and did not want to go back to that broken body. She began to feel a God-like presence communi-cating with her, telling her it was not her time and that she had to go back because she had other things to do. Claudia came back into her body and

although she suffered a severe head injury that needed immediate surgery, she survived.

Like so many others who have expe-rienced near death experiences, it was a life-changing event for Claudia. She felt it gave her a tremendous amount of confidence because she knew she must be on Earth for a rea-son. Although she was a working, suc-cessful actor for many years, she feels that her true life purpose didn’t reveal itself until later in life. After becoming an alcoholic and a binge drinker in her late 30s and early 40s, none of the

traditional rehab methods were help-ful. Finally, she discovered the Sinclair Method and is devoted to educating others about it. Christian recounts her Hollywood experience along with the subsequent cure of her alcoholism with The Sinclair Method in Babylon Confidential: A Memoir of Love, Sex, and Addiction.

Many people are reluctant to dis-cuss their near death experiences for fear of people’s reactions. Claudia was no exception. Throughout most of her life, Claudia didn’t tell anyone about it and the recent Santa Barbara IANDS meeting was her first time to speak of it publicly. IANDS provides a supportive place for people to pro-cess and talk about their NDE, which many consider to be the most pro-found experience of their lives.

The IANDS group can also be extremely helpful for people who are grieving over the death of a loved one. Barbara Bartolomé, the orga-nizer of the Santa Barbara IANDS group says, “Many people attend

who haven’t experienced a NDE, but may be facing death or have lost a loved one and are grieving. Hearing our guest speakers talk about the beauty and reality of their NDE experience helps people to under-stand that we all continue to exist beyond death and that we will con-nect with our loved ones, and the divine creator, on the other side of the veil. This is extremely healing information and it radically changes people’s outlook on death, as well as their view of life.”

The next meeting will be held March 13 from 7 pm-9 pm, at Unity Church Sanctuary, 227 East Arrellaga Street, with Guest Speaker Lisa Veit.

Later this year, Dr. Eben Alexander, best-selling author of Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife, will be a featured speaker.

Please email [email protected] or call Barbara Bartolomé at 805-451-8646 if interested in being notified of upcoming speakers. •MJ

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MiSCELLAnY (Continued from page 6)Miller McCune executive director of the popular program, which attracts a host of international performers and acts to our tony town annually.

“Tony is the ultimate in class, a golden-voiced crooner whose songs have won over fans across genera-tions. This event is also the crown jewel in our campaign and will spe-cifically benefit our education and outreach programs.

“It’s definitely going to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

“We wanted someone very special, someone iconic who represents the ‘best’ in the arts... We knew we want-ed Tony – and luckily he agreed to come! It is extremely rare to see him in such a small setting.”

Tony, who I used to see regular-ly when I was an habitué of inter-national nightclub queen, Regine’s eponymous Park Avenue hotspot in Manhattan’s Delmonico building in the ‘80s, is also an accomplished artist, painting under his real name Anthony Benedetto, with his work in Washington’s Smithsonian, among

other institutions.Most of the tickets for his Montecito

show have already been snapped up, but if you’re interested, single duc-ats are in the four-figure range, with tables going into the five figures.

A classic singer and a worthy cause.What a combination!

Do or Dye for KevinIt looks like it is curling tongs at

dawn between longtime Biltmore crimper Kevin Charles and the ritzy hostelry’s owner, Ty Warner.

After 20 years styling and cutting the hair of celebrities and the ladies who lunch, the British hairdresser was told to pack up his blow dryer and other equipment and vacate the prem-ises, along with his six staff.

“It came totally out of the blue and I am in total shock and horror at what has happened,” says a bewildered Kevin.

“I was in the middle of a haircut on Thursday evening and one of Ty’s representatives came in and handed me a piece of paper, which asked me

to vacate the premises immediately. Needless to say, I am totally baffled, as well as furious.

“I am current with my rent, so that can’t be the problem. But Ty Warner is very intimidating, but lawyers I have consulted say he can’t do what he has done, so obviously I will be taking this further.

“I think it might be a mistake on their part, a miscommunication. Even the hotel’s management didn’t seem to know about it.”

In the meantime, Kevin has set up shop in his good friend Pamela Tivon’s Hair Lounge, near the Bird Refuge.

“I have been able to take four staff-ers with me while I try to sort this mess out,” adds Kevin. “It is all very humiliating and I have not been able to sleep a wink.”

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Gena Downey, the Biltmore’s spokeswoman for the Four Seasons, which is the manager of the property for all operations including tenants, had no comment on the follicle furor.

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Once again the U.S. leads the list with 442 billionaires followed by the Asia-Pacific region with 386 and Europe with 366.

Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim, 73, is at number one again with a fortune of $73 billion, followed by Microsoft magnate Bill Gates, 57, with $67 billion.

For the first time since 2003, Warren Buffett is not in the top three, despite adding $9.5 billion to his fortune. He is ranked at number four with $53.5 billion.

Computer tsar Larry Ellison, 68, who has three homes in our Eden by the Beach, is number 5 with $43 bil-lion.

Harold Simmons, 81, who flies between Montecito and Dallas, Texas, is at 136 with $8.3 billion, while Google honcho Eric Schmidt, 57, is two posi-tions behind with $8.2 billion.

Film director and producer George Lucas, 68, who owns a beach house on Padaro Lane, just a tiara’s toss or two from Oscar winner Kevin Costner, comes in at 346 with $3.9 billion, while our most famous resident, TV titan Oprah Winfrey, 59, is ranked at 503 with $2.8 billion.

Hotel and Beanie Baby entrepre-neur, Ty Warner, 69, is on the list at 589 with $2.5 billion, while mall mag-nate Herb Simon, 78, is at 670 with $2.2 billion.

Telecom tycoon Craig McCaw, 63, with $1.6 billion, is ranked at number 931...

Michael’s Generous GiftMontecito philanthropist and invet-

erate car collector Michael Hammer just presented a multi-million dollar gift to the Oral Roberts University in

Tulsa, Oklahoma.The money helped pay for a $12

million, 28,000-sq-ft alumni-student center, the first new building on the 50-year-old college’s sprawling cam-pus in 30 years.

Michael, who presented the lead gift for the development, says he was at a conference in 2001 with Richard Roberts, then the college’s president, when he mentioned the need for the center and lead donation to kick off the project.

“I raised my hand and said I would do it,” says Michael, chairman and CEO of the Armand Hammer Foundation, named after his grand-father, oil tycoon and Occidental Petroleum founder, Armand Hammer.

“It took more than a decade, but this is the time it was meant to be.”

Michael also has something else to celebrate.

His actor son, Armie Hammer, co-stars with Johnny Depp in the upcom-ing Disney film, The Lone Ranger, which hits the big screen in July...

Sports Drive With the 4th annual Sports Drive at

the Santa Barbara Boys & Girls Club, the flag has been passed.

The event, which helps youngsters get sports equipment they might oth-erwise not be able to afford, has hand-ed athletic gear to more than 4,000 people since it was founded in 2010 by a bunch of Montecito youngsters, including Matt Wagonhurst, Eddie Conk, Nicky von Wiesenberger, Elijah Bittleston and Mason Pereira.

Now the mantle has been assumed by Matt’s 16-year-old brother, Chris,

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a Santa Barbara High student, and his friends, including Anthony Spann, Andrew Fay, Jacob Greenspan, Max Henderson and Duncan King.

“It’s quite a lot of pressure, but a whole lot of fun,” says Chris. “A real learning experience.”

With the help of Steve Yapp, who donated several giant PODS contain-ers, stationed at various school loca-tions as collection points for the drive, the group met its target, and then some.

Well done!

Spotlight on Montecito

I note the Wall Street Journal has focused on four Montecito residents in its pages recently.

Dan and Debbie Kass had their 12,000-sq-ft aerie, Chateau Sur La Mer, which comes with eight bedrooms and 12 bathrooms on five acres, along with a movie theater and a two-bed-room guesthouse, chosen as “House of the Day” in the newspaper’s real estate section.

The dynamic duo, who have the estate, just a tiara’s toss from the San Ysidro Ranch, on the market for $19,995,000 through uber realtor Suzanne Perkins at Sotheby’s, intend to downsize, but are staying in our rarefied enclave.

Another tony estate, Los Suenos, built by architect George Washington Smith in 1929, was also featured in a news article.

Owned by attorney Robert Lieff and his wife, Gretchen, the seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom 10,500-sq-ft manse on three and half acres, was bought last year for $10.5 million and has undergone major landscaping work.

Now Gretchen, a former San Francisco TV news reporter, has

founded a society honoring Lutah Maria Riggs, who collaborated with Smith on many of his projects.

She is also participating in an upcoming exhibition and documen-tary film about her...

Momentum of Folly

The plot of Santa Barbara author Robert Johnson’s new book the momentum of folly is, by any standards, extraordinary.

“It’s a barely sci-fi thriller based in the very present that addresses the premise that overpopulation is the primary driver behind most, if not all, of our environmental challenges and therefore poses the single greatest threat to our planet and to humanity itself,” Robert, a screenwriter, told me at a launch bash at Tecolote, the lively literary lair in the Upper Village.

“It’s the quandary of culling two thirds of the world’s population – four and a half billion random, innocent people... It is my hope that the book might do for overpopulation what An Inconvenient Truth did for climate change.”

The book was initially written as a film treatment, starting 15 years ago, but, after 9/11, fell by the wayside.

“It was avoided like a steamy dia-per!” grimaces Robert, who studied at the UCLA Department of Film, Theater and Television. “I decided then to do the plot as a book and self publish. The decision caused a perma-nent rift between my agent and me, and sent us off in our own directions.”

The author wrote his first book, Thirteen Moons: A Year in the Wilderness, about living in a teepee by the American River in the High Sierras, in 2000, and is currently working on his third tome The Featherman about the discovery of Australia.

“It’s East meets West, science versus mysticism. A look at different cul-tures,” adds Robert...

Sports Drive members Duncan King, Max Henderson, Jacob Greenspan, Chris Wagonhurst, Andrew Fay and Anthony Spann (Credit: Cheryl Wagonhurst)

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Author Robert Johnson launches the momentum of folly

7 – 14 March 2013 MONTECITO JOURNAL 27While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive – Henry Kissinger

Concert for KotorMontecito met Montenegro when

Victoria Hines and Vickie Williams co-chaired a concert and reception at the Music Academy of the West.

The second annual performance celebrated Santa Barbara’s sister city, Kotor, with local-born international pianist, Ratimir Martinovic, giving a performance of seven works – featur-ing Chopin, Mozart, Bach and others – as polished as his suit at Hahn Hall.

“It’s a way of promoting the rela-tionship between our two cities,” says Victoria, who visited the picturesque coastal town of 13,510 people on the Adriatic last year with other local worthies, including mayor Helene Schneider.

Among those enjoying the music, and quaffing the wine and noshing the canapés were John Saladino, Annette Caleel, Fred Sidon, Dan Kepl, Carter Hines, Scott Reed, Tiffany DeVries, Harry and Judi Weisbart and Teresa McWilliams...

Reception at the Janssens’Social gridlock reigned when entre-

preneur Rich Janssen and his wife, Luci, hosted a UCSB Arts & Lectures bash with PBS host and physicist Brian Greene.

The elegant soirée at the former home of Back to the Future director Robert Zemeckis also celebrated the launch of A&L’s five-year $20 million fundraising campaign, the first in its 53 year history.

Brian, who hosts NOVA’s The Fabric of the Cosmos, is a Harvard graduate and studied at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and has been a pro-

fessor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University since 1996.

He later spoke at Campbell Hall to a sold-out crowd.

Bold faced names abounded at the cerebral bash, including Leslie Ridley-Tree, Sara Miller McCune, Dan Burnham, Carla Hahn, Anne Towbes, Paul Orfalea, UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang and his wife, Dilling, and Fred Steck...

Awesome Aida Opera Santa Barbara’s newest pro-

duction Aida really did start with a bang!

The huge explosion on curtain up at the Granada marked the introduction of an entirely new three-hour version of Verdi’s beloved 1871 production.

Gone were the ancient Egyptian backdrops with elephants and cam-els, replaced with machine guns, jeeps and a setting from designer Lee Savage more akin to the recent Libyan revolution, with bullet strewn walls and bombed infrastructure.

Francesca Zambello’s version of Aida, first shown at New York’s esteemed Glimmerglass Festival last year, concentrated on the romance rather than the spectacle to excellent effect under revival director Michael Rau.

The three principals in the love triangle – Michelle Johnson as enslaved Ethiopian princess Aida, for-mer Baltimore Ravens player Ta’u Pupu’a as besotted lover Radames and Catherine Martin as jealous royal Amneris – were perfect picks to accompany the music conducted by veteran Valery Ryvkin.

Accompanying them, Kevin Thompson, Christopher Remmel, Matthew Edwardsen, Norman Garrett and Reyna Carguill, couldn’t have been better support, as were cho-reographer Eric Sean Fogel’s dancers.

And the colorful costumes by Bibhu Mohapatra just added to the spec-tacle.

This was a most marvelous produc-tion by any standard!...

Anniversary CelebrationVeteran Hollywood publicist Milton

Kahn just celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary with his wife, former model and public relations executive Bridgette.

The couple, who moved to Montecito from Beverly Hills in 1984 – purchas-ing the home once lived in by an heir-ess of the Winchester family –, marked the occasion with an intimate dinner together at Stella Mare.

“We met when I was driving my Corvette down Canon Drive in Beverly Hills and she was walking into a jewelry repair shop,” says Milton, who used to rep the likes of Gregory Peck, Joan Crawford, Glenn Ford and Michael Landon.

“We had a token date in 1965, but she was in a relationship with a USC tennis star.

“I never saw her again until 1977 when she was divorced. I just knew I was going to marry her and, one year later, tied the knot at the Highlands Inn in Carmel and then honeymooned in Big Sur.”

My congratulations...

Dreaming In ColorThe Arts Fund’s latest exhibition

“Dreaming In Color” is one of particu-lar note given all the artists are autistic or mentally disabled.

There are 23 works on display, which executive director, Catherine Gee, describes as “very strong” and “very bold.”

“All in all, it’s a very dynamic show.”The exhibit is curated by Kerrie

Kilpatrick-Weinberg, founder and creative director of Art Walk for Kids and Adults With Disabilities, who founded the organization in 2001.

It has its main exhibition at the Faulkner Gallery in May.

The Arts Fund show runs through March 30...

Keigwin KillsLarry Keigwin’s ten-year-old New

York-based dance company goes from strength, as his latest performance at the Lobero amply showed.

Presented by DANCEworks, the energetic, entertaining show present-ed six vital works, including “Twelve Chairs,” “Boys” with music from late chanteuse Eartha Kitt – a particular favorite of mine when she slithered over the grand piano in cabaret at New York’s Cafe Carlyle – and “Runaway,” which featured many of the troupe stripping down to their underwear and taking the performance from the stage to the aisles.

Keigwin + Company has definitely come of age...

Sightings: Modern Family actress Julie Bowen strolling outside the Biltmore... Meredith Baxter of Family Ties noshing at opal... Guitarist James Shaffer of the band Korn dining at Olio e Limone... Former SB Polo Club president, Wes Ru, chowing down with his wife, Clarisa, at the Anchor Woodfire Kitchen

Pip! Pip! for now

Readers with tips, sightings and amusing items for Richard’s column should e-mail him at richardmin [email protected] or send invita-tions and other correspondence to the Journal •MJ

Vickie Williams, pia-nist Ratimir Martinovic, mayor Helene Schneider and Victoria Hines at the Sister City reception (Credit: Emilio Madrid-Kuser)

Ruth Hartzman, Marlyn Bernard Bernstein, and Mashey Bernstein with Tongan Tenor Ta’u Pupu’a after Aida at the Granada (photo by Priscilla)

Veteran Hollywood publicist Milton Kahn and wife, Bridgette, celebrate 35th wedding anni-versary

Hosts Rich and Luci Janssen with PBS host Brian Greene and Leslie Ridley-Tree (photo credit: Kimberly Citro)


George H.W. Bush and for President Bill Clinton from 1989-1993, described Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led battle that drove Saddam Hussein’s forces out of Kuwait in 1991, as someone who “believed in this country deeply, he believed in his family totally, he was a warrior who had to send men and women to war, but he loved each and every one and made sure they came back safely.”

Since he retired as secretary of state eight years ago, Powell has traveled around the country to speak at various events. “By getting out of Washington and speaking, I’ve learned so much about what we can be,” he says. “Above [all our problems], what I still see are people with nothing, people who believe that together, as a com-munity, we can make this a better place. We always have.”

Reflecting on Westmont President Gayle D. Beebe’s talk about French political thinker Alexis de Tocqueville who wrote Democracy in America in 1835, Powell says that “America has a remarkable resilient ability to always come up on top of its problems.”

The day marked the first of the U.S federal budget’s sequestration, a point that was not lost on Powell.

“Even though we have these chal-lenges now, what I see throughout the country are people who have had it with what’s going on in Washington, but at the same time we still believe,” he said. “We still don’t look back. We are Americans, and we face challenges like this as one.”

Powell described President Reagan as a remarkable man, who taught him much about leadership. He told a story from most recent book, It Worked for Me: Lessons in Leadership and Life, in which President Reagan ignores Powell who is briefing the president about an internal government conflict that he was overseeing. “Colin, look!” the president replied. “The squirrels just came and got the nuts I put in the Rose Garden this morning.”

“Then it struck me, and it was some-thing that I knew all along, but he

crystallized it for me,” Powell says. “He was saying Colin, I love you and I will sit here as long as you want me to, letting you tell me your problems. You let me know when I have a prob-lem, and then I won’t be looking at the squirrels in the Rose Garden.”

Powell says he also learned to get the best people around you and to then empower them to get the job done, so you won’t have to do it all yourself. “Have a zone of indifference,” he says. “ I always get every one of my subordinates knowing what they can do in the zone before coming to me. And when it is my problem, then you come to me. Until then, ‘Go guys, you’re empowered. I trust you. Go get it done.’ And that’s what Reagan was saying. And it worked for him, except on those few occasions when he didn’t have the right people in place.”

Powell recalled a 1988 meeting with President Reagan about the Japanese buying Rockefeller Center, Pebble Beach Golf Course and other U.S properties. “The cabinet is going nuts, ‘We gotta see the president, something has to be done,’” Powell says. “And they marched into the Oval Office, commerce, trade, everybody and they started beating up the president about the Japanese buying everything. And the president is really focused; he’s not looking at the squirrels or any-thing. And then when they were all through, waiting for some great direc-tion from the president, Reagan says, ‘Well, you know, I’m glad they think America is a good investment.’ Over. Meeting’s over. He said what’s wrong with you guys worrying about trivial stuff. If these folks believe in us, why don’t we believe in us? And that was the end of the conversation.

“The beauty of Reagan was his ability not to get pulled down into the weeds all the time. Communism is bad. The Soviet Union is bad. Democracy is good. We will prevail. Let’s stay strong and they will col-lapse. And they did. And he was the one who set the stage for that kind of collapse.” •MJ

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Retired Gen. Colin Powell used a combination of poignant sto-ries and humorous anecdotes

to keep more than 750 people in rapt attention during the 7 am Westmont President’s Breakfast on March 1 at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort. He dramatically wove stories about camels, squirrels and hotdog vendors around reflections of soldiers at war, lessons of leadership learned from President Ronald Reagan and tales of America’s resiliency.

Powell, who had eulogized Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point the day before the breakfast, has fond memories of Santa Barbara when he was Reagan’s national security advis-er from 1987-1989.

“Though it was a relaxing time, it’s not as if nothing was going on,” Powell says. “The Soviet Union was collapsing, among other things, but the president knew he had to relax and recharge his batteries – and Santa

Barbara was the place where we always wanted to come.”

Powell, who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for both President

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ViLLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 21)Online. He has held executive posi-tions at Cisco Systems, Realtor.com, and ValueClick. Aviani says he looks forward to helping MTF use the latest technology tools to find new ways to connect to its constituents.

Established in 1964, the Montecito Trails Foundation maintains approxi-mately 200 miles of scenic trails popular with hikers, runners, moun-tain bikers and equestrians through-out Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria. MTF is an active liai-son with local government, playing a key role in the acquisition and accep-tance of trails by the County of Santa Barbara and working with landown-ers to negotiate trail easements. MTF is a volunteer organization funded solely through tax-deductible mem-bership dues and donations.

“I am looking forward to some great ideas and brainstorming sessions, especially concerning our objective of finding creative ways to increase awareness of the importance of our trails, and encouraging everyone to join us as stewards of this amazing resource,” King said in a statement.

In other changes to the Board, out-going president Kevin Snow will now step into the vice president position. Sheila Snow will continue as board secretary.

For more information about the organization and its trails, visit www.montecitotrailsfoundation.org.

Friendship Center Hosts Educational Series

Friendship Center, Montecito’s adult day care center, has announced its Family Services Director, Jackie Kennedy, will host three information-al and educational seminars in 2013. The first is scheduled for Thursday, March 21.

Moderated by MJ columnist Patti Teel, the first workshop will be held at Friendship Center’s Montecito location. Ms Teel, who is Director of Community Relations for Senior Helpers, will discuss the current care and future trends for Alzheimer’s

patients. Participants in the discus-sion include Luciana Cramer from the Alzheimer’s Association, Dr. Robert Harbaugh from Neurology Associates, and Friendship Center’s own Susan Jorgensen, who will dis-cuss the importance of activities for people with dementia. The event will be held from 6 pm to 7:30 pm.

Two later workshops will cover care-giver wellbeing and financial issues associated with an aging population. They will take place on Wednesday, June 26, and Thursday, September 26. More information will be placed in our calendar sections here in the Journal.

Friendship Center is located in Montecito at 89 Eucalyptus Lane and in Goleta at 820 North Fairview. For more information visit www.frien-shipcentersb.org.

Donations Sought for May Madness

The Music Academy of the West is now accepting donations for May Madness, the annual treasure and estate sale benefiting the Academy’s full-scholarship program. Sale items

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SHERIFF’S BLOTTER

illegal Fire in Montecito Monday, 18 February, 12:28 pm – Deputy Maupin and Senior Deputy Watkins

responded to Gibraltar Road to assist Montecito Fire Department with a fire investigation. The fire captain told the deputies his engine responded to a residence on the road on report of a possible vegetation fire. The owner of the residence told the captain that he was conducting a controlled burn of vegeta-tion on his property. The man had let the fire burn for about 10 minutes before putting it out with a garden hose. He explained to the deputies that he had paid for a burn permit with County Fire in 2008. Since then he had conducted several controlled burns on his property, all illegally. Once before, MPFD had responded to a burn on his property, and told him he needed to obtain a permit from Montecito Fire, not County Fire. He said he knew burn permits needed to be obtained on a yearly basis, but he did not obtain one.

The case was forwarded to the District Attorney, who charged the man with knowingly setting an agricultural fire without a valid permit.

Electronics Stolen on Oak Grove DriveThursday, 21 February, 9:16 am – Deputy Dickey was assigned to investigate

a possible burglary on Oak Grove Drive. The reporting party was a man who resides at a residence on the street with his wife and two kids. The residence is divided between three buildings, with one building being used as an office attached to a garage. On February 15, the man and his wife went out of town, leaving the kids with a babysitter. When they returned three days later, the man found several items missing from his office, which he had left unlocked. They included a digital camera, an iPad, a computer keyboard, headphones, and a sound dock. The babysitter reported using the keyboard the night of February 15, but did not use the office again while the couple was gone. The man also contacted the owner of the landscaping company he uses, to see if the garden-ers that were at the residence saw anything suspicious. Latent fingerprints were lifted, and a report was taken. •MJ

ViLLAGE BEAT (Continued from page 29)include furniture, rugs, small appli-ances, kitchenware, garden acces-sories, fine linens, antiques, silver, crystal, china, art, collectibles, books, board games, music and movies, elec-tronics, jewelry, men’s and women’s clothing, luggage, sports equipment, and cars and other vehicles.

Contributed items should be clean and in good condition. Obsolete electronics, large kitchen appliances, and architectural salvage materials (windows, doors, stoves, etc.) will not be accepted. Donations can be dropped off in the lower parking area at the Music Academy (simply follow the signage upon entering the cam-pus). Clothing donations may also be delivered to The Rack, the Music Academy’s on-campus resale apparel shop, during regular business hours.

Donations should be brought to the Music Academy, located at 1070 Fairway Road in Santa Barbara, between 9 am and 3 pm on these days: Tuesdays and Thursdays, through March 14; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from March 19 through April 18; and Monday through Friday from April 22 to April 26. To arrange the pick-up of a large donation item, call 805-708-3139.

This year’s May Madness event will take place from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, May 4, at the Music Academy of the West. Now in its 37th year, May Madness is organized by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Music Academy, a volunteer organization that supports the Academy year-round.

For more information, call 969-4726.

Cold Spring Alums Star in La Colina Musical

La Colina Junior High presents Disney’s “Aladdin,” which will run from Thursday March 14 through

Saturday, March 16. The show, which features over 40 students, stars several Cold Spring School alums, including Alex Marquis, Ava Dorfman, and William Blondell.

Marquis, who plays the lead, Aladdin, charms his way into Princess Jasmine’s heart (Olivia O’Brien) with the help of the magical blue-clad Genie (Dorfman). Along the way, the playful monkey Abu (Ryan Diaz) charms and tumbles his way into the city and the palace, making fast friends with the tasseled flying Carpet (Tessa Miller) along the way. Blondell plays the vil-lain Jafar, who is joined by his pet parrot Iago (Natalie Hurt) and his mesmerizing snake staff. The play is filled with memorable music and the sparkle of Arabian nights.

The show runs at 7 pm Thursday and Friday, and at 2 pm and 7 pm on Saturday, March 16. Tickets cost $8 for adults and $5 for students, and are available in advance at the school and also at the door.

La Colina is located at 4025 Foothill Road in Santa Barbara.

Broken Gas Main in Montecito

Last Tuesday, February 26, Montecito Fire Protection District responded to a reported broken gas main at the inter-section of Butterfly and High Roads at 10:47 am. The break occurred when a backhoe accidently hit a gas line while working in the area.

The Southern California Gas Company was called to the scene and secured the leak at 12:50 pm. Approximately 28 nearby homes in the area were without gas the majority of the afternoon.

There were two engines, one res-cue vehicle, and several command vehicles on scene. Agencies respond-ing included Montecito Fire, Santa Barbara City Fire, the Southern California Gas Company, and Santa Barbara County Public Works. •MJ

Cold Spring School alum Alex Marquis as Aladdin in La Colina Junior High’s rendition of the classic Disney tale (photo credit: Brad Elliot)

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For 2013, El Montecito Early School continues its kids help-ing kids outreach program done

every spring. The program involves the teachers, preschool kids and their parents selecting a local or internation-al organization and learning about the needs and mission of it. From there, they decide the best way to help.

This February, Suzy Dobreski, Director of the Early School, guided the school in learning more about the special needs of children that attend Rancho Sordo Mudo, a school in Baja California, Mexico for deaf children from the ages five through eighteen. The Early School children are learn-ing sign language, praying for each student, collecting donations and par-ticipating in a coin drive to help the school and the students there. Teacher Jackie Gonzalez and Suzy will be vis-iting the school in Baja in April. Suzy explains, “We are excited to visit the school that we have been studying about. We will bring the donations and a custom video as a special gift. Most of all, Jackie and I are excited to meet the children and teachers of this very special school. It is so exciting to connect people from all over the world and to serve the needs of others through the Early School.”

As part of the outreach program, Suzy invited the Santa Barbara City College American Sign Language Professor Ignacio Ponce and two

current Santa Barbara City College students, Saree Hamm and Sarah Millard, to join in the sign language learning activities. Professor Ignacio visited with each classroom and taught the preschoolers how to sign their names and colors. For the cul-mination of their time together, the El Montecito Early School kids gave a special concert in the church sanc-tuary. The children sang two songs in sign language as a special gift for Professor Ignacio and Rancho Sordo Mudo. Redmond Digital Media, under the direction of Bobby and Mycah Burns, were able to make a video of this special morning for the school. For more information about the school in Baja, visit www.rancho sordomudo.org. •MJ

El Montecito Early School students Joey Barclay and Dawson Pennestri learning sign language as part of the annual outreach program

El Montecito Early School’s Director Suzy Dobreski (far right) invited (l-r) SBCC stu-dents Saree Hamm and Sarah Millard and Professor Ignacio Ponce for their annu-al outreach program.


FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SDY Jewellery, PO Box 311, Summerland, CA 93067. Sara Dapra-Young, 2176 Ortega Hill Rd, Summerland, CA 93067. Jack R Young, 2176 Ortega Hill Rd, Summerland, CA 93067. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 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 Joshua Madison. Original FBN No. 2013-0000640. Published March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bracknell Capital, 3230 Serena Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013. Green Estates and Realty, INC, 1505 E Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 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 Jessica Armstrong. Original FBN No. 2013-0000642. Published March 6, 13, 20, 27, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Bee Friendly Herb Gardens; Fine Floral Gardens; Delicious Gardens; Knowing About Growing: A Vegucation; Delicious Gardens by Rose; Monticello in Montecito 89 Humphrey Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Rose Keppler Moradian, 89 Humphrey Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 22, 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. 2013-0000597. Published February 27, March 6, 13, 20, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tag You’re It; Transformational Awakening Group, 1945 E Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Ragan O’Reilly, 1945 E Valley Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Elaine Wong, 11409 Tongareva, Malibu, CA 90265. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 30, 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. 2013-0000341. Published February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Diplomatt of California, 1395 Plaza de Sonadores, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Martin Blakeway, 1395 Plaza de Sonadores, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Fujiko Hara, 1395 Plaza de Sonadores, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 15, 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. 2013-0000525. Published February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Dusty’s Vacuum Service & Repair, PO Box 80431, Goleta, CA 93118. Vicente Ortiz, 6215 Avenida Ganso, Goleta, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February

11, 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 Jessica Armstrong. Original FBN No. 2013-0000447. Published February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Tap Locksmith, 111 N. Milpas St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. Barret Cameron Bowman, 5566 Paradise Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 8, 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 Miriam Leon. Original FBN No. 2013-0000435. Published February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Channel City Development Company, 6870 Del Playa Drive, Isla Vista, CA 93117. Bruce Murdock, 6870 Del Playa Drive, Isla Vista, CA 93117. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 14, 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 Kathy Miller. Original FBN No. 2013-0000126. Published February 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Elements Consulting, 1725 Chino St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Renee Barsa, 1725 Chino St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on February 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 Melissa Mercer. Original FBN No. 2013-0000389. Published February 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Santa Barbara Aromatics, 2745 Torito Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. Seana Meagan Sears, 2745 Torito Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 10, 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 Jessica Armstrong. Original FBN No. 2013-0000099. Published February 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Kabuki Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar, 485 Alisal Road Suite 285 & 286, Solvang, CA 93463. Bluewater Restaurant & Sushi Bar LLC, 485 Alisal Road Suite 285 & 286, Solvang, CA 93463. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 16, 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 Cabello. Original FBN No. 2013-0000186. Published February 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Whodidily By Wendy, PO Box 1224, Carpinteria, CA 93014. Wendy Lee Jones, 1023 Lavender

Ct., Carpinteria, CA 93013. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 17, 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 Miriam Leon. Original FBN No. 2013-0000202. Published February 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Clear Pools, 315 Meigs Rd, Suite A257, Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Josh Walker, 2942 Verde Vista Drive, Unit A, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 31, 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. 2013-0000364. Published February 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2013.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT: The following person(s) is/are doing business as: Avanté Events, PO Box 1913 Buellton, CA 93427. Cori Lassahn, 210 Valley Station Circle, Buellton, CA 93427. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Barbara County on January 28, 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. 2013-0000310. Published February 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2013.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME: CASE No. 1415258. To all interested parties: Petitioner Debra Joan Stasio filed a petition with Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara,

for a decree changing name to Dove Joans. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described about must file a written objection that included the reasons for the objection at least two court days

before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Filed February 8, 2013, by Terri Chavez, Deputy Clerk. Hearing date: March 21, 2013 at 9:30 am in Dept. 6, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Published 2/13, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6

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CITY OF SANTA BARBARA

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

BID NO: 5200 Sealed proposals for Bid No. 5200 for the Santa Barbara Harbor Westerly Launch Ramp Project will be received in the Purchasing Office, 310 E. Ortega Street, Santa Barbara, California 93101, until 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 14, 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, “Santa Barbara Harbor Westerly Launch Ramp Project, Bid No. 5200". The work includes all labor, material, supervision, plant and equipment necessary to remove the existing launch ramp and replace it with pre-cast concrete launch ramp and appurtenances. The Engineerʼs estimate is $354,000. Each bidder must have a Class A license to complete this work in accordance with the California Business and Professions Code. There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting scheduled for

1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2013 at the project site

located at 301 West Cabrillo, Santa Barbara, CA 93109.

The plans and specifications for this Project are available electronically at http://tinyurl.com/CityofSantaBarbara-eBidBoard. 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 Cityʼs contact for this project is Roger Rodefeld, Project Engineer, 805-897-2617. In order to be placed on the plan holderʼs 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 Cityʼs 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 cashierʼs 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. GENERAL SERVICES MANAGER CITY OF SANTA BARBARA _______________________________ William Hornung, C.P.M. Published: Montecito Journal February 27, 2013 and March 6, 2013

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. 5209

DUE DATE & TIME: March 28, 2013 UNTIL 3:00P.M.

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EnTERTAinMEnT (Continued from page 19)toral degree in piano performance only recently, will join the chorus and orchestra in a performance of the Beethoven Choral Fantasy. Adding to the familial appeal, Dr. Wasserman’s wife, Jessica Oudin, one of the new-est members of the Atlanta Symphony viola section, will join the orchestra for the concerts.

The Beethoven, while magnificent, only serves as the concert closer, how-ever, after the chorus and compa-ny perform two works by Mozart, including his Grand Mass in C Minor. Written in 1782 to honor his wife, Constanze, and considered one of Mozart’s greatest compositions, the massive masterwork features four soloists – two sopranos, one baritone and one bass – plus a double chorus, and a large orchestra. Mozart’s Regina Coeli also opens the second half before Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy.

After recent seasons boasting adventurous new works – includ-ing LoveLoveLove: A Tribute to the Beatles with Sir George Martin, and the West Coast premiere of the Rain Sequence by African-American composer Dr. Rollo Dilworth – Wasserman chose the much-beloved classics to follow December’s perfor-mances of Handel’s Messiah for these late winter shows.

“These are timeless pieces, great masterworks, fabulous music peo-ple love to hear and to sing,” she explained. “They need to be per-formed and kept alive. And we’re the organization in town that can do that. They work so well together. You really can’t beat it. It’s just great music.”

Classic doesn’t mean any less chal-lenging, however, and Wasserman has retained two visiting sopranos – opera star Rena Harms (who is known local-ly via appearances with Opera Santa Barbara and the Music Academy of the West) and Indiana-based Alyssa Martin – to take on the difficult roles, alongside New York City Opera veter-an tenor Benjamin Brecher and Santa Barbara-based bass Keith Colclough.

“The Mozart takes a special kind of voice,” Wasserman said. “It’s the first time I’ve worked with the two sopranos and they come very highly recommended, and I know they have beautiful voices. I think they’ll all work very well together.”

It’s something of a trial-by-fire for Martin, a last-minute replacement for Santa Barbara-based Nichole Dechaine, who had to bow out in mid-February due to a bout of lar-yngitis, Wasserman said. The direc-tor found Martin through Met singer Carol Vaness; Martin is her student at Indiana University.

“It’s a specialized part and it takes a certain type of voice to sing it,” Wasserman explained. “Carol responded to my message for help immediately, and said, ‘I think I’ve got

someone who’s perfect.’ From what I’ve heard, she’s right.”

In the meantime, on the tail end of cold and flu season, Wasserman is keeping her fingers crossed that the Choral Society’s own several stricken singers have fully recovered and that nobody else gets sick. “If someone has even a sniffle I make them sit in the back of the room away from every-body else. That’s the kind of thing that keeps conductors up at night. But I think we’ll be at full steam by the weekend.”

All the better, since the Society’s new home at San Roque Church is blessed with fantastic acoustics, an ambiance that lets the audience hear every solo syllable and tonal nuance.

“It’s incredible, especially for cho-ral music,” Wasserman said. “It’s live but not so much so that the music gets lost. It’s perfect for voices. I’ve been excited ever since I made the choice to play this great music there and I can’t wait to hear how it sounds in that space.”

The Santa Barbara Choral Society’s “Masterworks” concerts take place 8 pm Saturday and 3 pm Sunday at San Roque Catholic Church, 3200 Calle Cedro. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door ($20 seniors/students). Call 965-6577 or visit www.sbchoral.org.

Painting a Musical Landscape

Jeanne Lamon, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s artistic director, was awfully difficult to reach late last week to arrange an interview for Tuesday’s upcoming concert at the Lobero. That’s because she was wind-ing up auditions for a new violist for the ensemble before leaving on tour.

Which for most classical ensembles isn’t all that unusual. But this was the first time Lamon had to flex the hiring muscle in more than a decade.

That’s right – Tafelmusik hasn’t had a change in personnel in more than 10 years, an astonishing record of stabil-ity for any classical musical outfit, let alone one that specializes in some-thing as esoteric as Baroque music played on period instruments. And

JoAnne Wasserman’s son, Atlanta-based concert pianist Alexander Wasserman, will be the guest pianist for this weekend’s concerts

ARLINGTON

1317 State Street - 963-4408

PLAZA DE ORO371 Hitchcock Way - S.B.

PASEO NUEVO8 W. De La Guerra Pl. - S.B.

RIVIERA2044 Alameda Padre Serra - S.B.

Information Listed for Friday thru Thursday - March 8 - 14

FIESTA 5Features Stadium Seating

916 State Street - S.B.

CAMINO REALFeatures Stadium SeatingCAMINO REAL MARKETPLACE

Hollister & Storke - GOLETA METRO 4Features Stadium Seating


FAIRVIEWFeatures Stadium Seating

225 N. Fairview - Goleta DEAD MAN DOWN (R)

2:10 5:00 7:45

Academy Award Winner!SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

1:45 4:30 7:15 (R)

SAFE HAVEN (PG-13) 4:50 7:30

THE LAST EXORCISM PART II (PG-13) 2:20

Academy Award Winner!Best Foreign Language Film!

AMOUR (PG-13) Fri & Mon-Thu - 4:50Sat/Sun - 2:00 4:50

ZERO DARK THIRTY (R)Daily: 7:45

Colin FarrellNoomi Rapace

DEAD MAN DOWN (R) Fri-Sun - 1:20 4:10 7:00 9:40Mon-Thu - 2:30 5:20 8:00

Melissa McCarthyIDENTITY THIEF (R)

Fri-Sun - 1:00 4:00 6:50 9:30Mon-Thu - 2:20 5:00 7:40

THE LAST EXORCISM PART II (PG-13)

Fri-Sun - 1:45 4:30 7:10 9:20Mon-Thu - 2:40 5:10 7:50

21 AND OVER (R) Fri-Sun - 2:00 4:40 7:20 9:45Mon-Thu - 2:50 5:30 8:00

SIDE EFFECTS (R) Fri-Sun - 3:50 6:40Mon-Thu - 2:10 7:30

SAFE HAVEN (PG-13)Fri-Sun - 1:10 9:10Mon-Thu - 4:50

OZ (PG) THE GREAT AND POWERFULDaily in 3D: 2:30 5:40 8:45Daily in 2D: 12:30 1:30 3:30

4:40 6:40 7:45 9:35

JACK THE GIANT SLAYERDaily in 3D: 12:20 (PG-13)

Daily in 2D: 3:40 7:00 9:45

21 AND OVER (R) Daily:1:20 3:00 5:15 7:30 9:55

No 9:55 Thu. 3/14

IDENTITY THIEF (R)Daily: 1:10 4:20 7:10 9:55

No 9:55 Thu. 3/14

Thursday, March 14 - 10:00 pm THE CALL (R)

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (PG-13)

They’re Destroying Our World.Now is the Time to Stop Them! GREEDY LYING BASTARDSFri & Mon-Thu - 7:30 (PG-13)Sat/Sun - 2:15 5:00 7:30

A ROYAL AFFAIR (R)Fri & Mon-Thu - 7:15Sat/Sun - 2:00 4:30 7:15

4 Academy Awards Best Director - Ang LeeLIFE OF PI (PG)

Fri - No Shows!Sat-Thu -

in 2D: 1:45 7:30 in 3D: 4:40

A Story of Determination!LORE (Not Rated)2:10 4:45 7:30

Matthew FoxTommy Lee JonesEMPEROR (PG-13)2:20 5:00 7:45

Academy Award Winner!- Best Actress -

Jennifer LawrenceSILVER LININGSPLAYBOOK (R)2:30 5:15 8:00

A Dustin Hoffman FilmQUARTET (PG-13)2:00 4:30 7:15

OZ (PG) THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

in 2D:Fri-Sun - 12:00 3:00 6:10 9:15 Mon-Thu - 3:10 6:20

in 3D:Fri-Sun - 1:20 4:30 7:40Mon-Thu - 1:40 4:40 7:40

JACK THE GIANT SLAYERin 2D: (PG-13)Fri-Sun - 1:00 6:40 9:25Mon-Thu - 2:00 7:30

in 3D:Fri-Sun - 3:50 Mon-Thu - 4:50

SNITCH (PG-13) Fri-Sun - 1:35 4:15 7:00 9:35Mon-Thu - 2:15 5:10 7:50

Courtyard Bar OpenFri & Sat - 4:00 - 8:00

Denotes ‘SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT’ Restrictions

Thursday - March 28 - 7:30 pm A DEEPER SHADE

OF BLUEArlington Theatre

877-789-MOVIE www.metrotheatres.com

THE MET Opera 2013

Only Two Operas Remain

Saturday - March 16 - 9:00 amArlington Theatre Presents

Zandonai’s Francesca Da Rimini

Camino Real THE CALL (R)

THE INCREDIBLEBURT WONDERSTONE

(PG-13)

Thursday, March 14 - 10:00 pm

ARLINGTON

1317 State Street - 963-4408

PLAZA DE ORO371 Hitchcock Way - S.B.

PASEO NUEVO8 W. De La Guerra Pl. - S.B.

RIVIERA2044 Alameda Padre Serra - S.B.

Information Listed for Friday thru Thursday - March 8 - 14

FIESTA 5Features Stadium Seating


CAMINO REALFeatures Stadium SeatingCAMINO REAL MARKETPLACE

Hollister & Storke - GOLETA METRO 4Features Stadium Seating


FAIRVIEWFeatures Stadium Seating

225 N. Fairview - Goleta DEAD MAN DOWN (R)

2:10 5:00 7:45

Academy Award Winner!SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

1:45 4:30 7:15 (R)

SAFE HAVEN (PG-13) 4:50 7:30

THE LAST EXORCISM PART II (PG-13) 2:20

Academy Award Winner!Best Foreign Language Film!

AMOUR (PG-13) Fri & Mon-Thu - 4:50Sat/Sun - 2:00 4:50

ZERO DARK THIRTY (R)Daily: 7:45

Colin FarrellNoomi Rapace

DEAD MAN DOWN (R) Fri-Sun - 1:20 4:10 7:00 9:40Mon-Thu - 2:30 5:20 8:00

Melissa McCarthyIDENTITY THIEF (R)

Fri-Sun - 1:00 4:00 6:50 9:30Mon-Thu - 2:20 5:00 7:40

THE LAST EXORCISM PART II (PG-13)

Fri-Sun - 1:45 4:30 7:10 9:20Mon-Thu - 2:40 5:10 7:50

21 AND OVER (R) Fri-Sun - 2:00 4:40 7:20 9:45Mon-Thu - 2:50 5:30 8:00

SIDE EFFECTS (R) Fri-Sun - 3:50 6:40Mon-Thu - 2:10 7:30

SAFE HAVEN (PG-13)Fri-Sun - 1:10 9:10Mon-Thu - 4:50

OZ (PG) THE GREAT AND POWERFULDaily in 3D: 2:30 5:40 8:45Daily in 2D: 12:30 1:30 3:30

4:40 6:40 7:45 9:35

JACK THE GIANT SLAYERDaily in 3D: 12:20 (PG-13)

Daily in 2D: 3:40 7:00 9:45

21 AND OVER (R) Daily:1:20 3:00 5:15 7:30 9:55

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Thursday, March 14 - 10:00 pm THE CALL (R)

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (PG-13)

They’re Destroying Our World.Now is the Time to Stop Them! GREEDY LYING BASTARDSFri & Mon-Thu - 7:30 (PG-13)Sat/Sun - 2:15 5:00 7:30

A ROYAL AFFAIR (R)Fri & Mon-Thu - 7:15Sat/Sun - 2:00 4:30 7:15

4 Academy Awards Best Director - Ang LeeLIFE OF PI (PG)

Fri - No Shows!Sat-Thu -

in 2D: 1:45 7:30 in 3D: 4:40

A Story of Determination!LORE (Not Rated)2:10 4:45 7:30

Matthew FoxTommy Lee JonesEMPEROR (PG-13)2:20 5:00 7:45

Academy Award Winner!- Best Actress -

Jennifer LawrenceSILVER LININGSPLAYBOOK (R)2:30 5:15 8:00

A Dustin Hoffman FilmQUARTET (PG-13)2:00 4:30 7:15

OZ (PG) THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

in 2D:Fri-Sun - 12:00 3:00 6:10 9:15 Mon-Thu - 3:10 6:20

in 3D:Fri-Sun - 1:20 4:30 7:40Mon-Thu - 1:40 4:40 7:40

JACK THE GIANT SLAYERin 2D: (PG-13)Fri-Sun - 1:00 6:40 9:25Mon-Thu - 2:00 7:30

in 3D:Fri-Sun - 3:50 Mon-Thu - 4:50

SNITCH (PG-13) Fri-Sun - 1:35 4:15 7:00 9:35Mon-Thu - 2:15 5:10 7:50

Courtyard Bar OpenFri & Sat - 4:00 - 8:00

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Thursday - March 28 - 7:30 pm A DEEPER SHADE

OF BLUEArlington Theatre

877-789-MOVIE www.metrotheatres.com

THE MET Opera 2013

Only Two Operas Remain

Saturday - March 16 - 9:00 amArlington Theatre Presents

Zandonai’s Francesca Da Rimini

Camino Real THE CALL (R)

THE INCREDIBLEBURT WONDERSTONE

(PG-13)

Thursday, March 14 - 10:00 pm


Bella Vista $$$1260 Channel Drive (565-8237)

Cafe Del Sol $$30 Los Patos Way (969-0448)

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-wat ching 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)

Giovanni’s $1187 Coast Village Road (969-1277)

Los Arroyos $1280 Coast Village Road (969-9059)

Little Alex’s $1024 A-Coast Village Road (969-2297)

Lucky’s (brunch) $$ (dinner) $$$ 1279 Coast Village Road (565-7540)Comfortable, old-fashioned urban steak-house in the heart of America’s 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 Café $$1295 Coast Village Road (969-3392)

Montecito Coffee Shop $1498 East Valley Road (969-6250)

Montecito Wine Bistro $$$516 San Ysidro Road 969-7520Head to Montecito’s upper village to indulge in some California bistro cuisine. Chef Nathan Heil creates seasonal menus that include fish and vegetarian dishes, and fresh flatbreads straight out of the wood-burning oven. The Bistro of-fers local wines, classic and specialty cocktails, single malt scotches and aged cognacs.

Pane é 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 fire-place. Dinner is served from 5 to 10 pm daily with bar service extending until 11 pm weekdays and until midnight on Friday and Saturday.

$ (average per person under $15)$$ (average per person $15 to $30)$$$ (average per person $30 to $45)$$$$ (average per person $45-plus)

M O N T E C I T O E AT E R I E S . . . A G u i d e Sakana Japanese Restaurant $$1046 Coast Village Road (565-2014)

Stella Mare’s $$/$$$50 Los Patos Way (969-6705)

Stonehouse $$$$San Ysidro Ranch900 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 Johnson’s regional cuisine is prepared with a palate of herbs and vegetables harvested from the on-site chef’s garden. Recently voted 1 of the best 50 restaurants in America by OpenTable Diner’s 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)

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 fa-mous 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 Grass1046 Coast Village Road (969-0611)

Here’s The Scoop1187 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.

Jeannine’s1253 Coast Village Road (969-7878)

Montecito Deli1150 Coast Village Road (969-3717)Open six days a week from 7 am to 3 pm. (Closed Sunday) This eatery serves home-made soups, fresh salads, sandwiches, and its specialty, The Piadina, a homemade flat bread made daily.

Panino 1014 #C Coast Village Road (565-0137)

Pierre Lafond516 San Ysidro Road (565-1502)This market and deli is a center of activity in Montecito’s 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)

In Summerland / Carpinteria

Cantwell’s Summerland Market $2580 Lillie Avenue (969-5893)

Garden Market $3811 Santa Claus Lane (745-5505)

Jack’s Bistro $5050 Carpinteria Avenue (566-1558)Serving light California Cuisine, Jack’s offers freshly baked bagels with whipped cream cheeses, omelettes, scrambles, breakfast bur-ritos, specialty sandwiches, wraps, burgers, sal-ads, 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 Fri-day 6:30 am to 3 pm, Saturday and Sunday 7 am to 3 pm.

Nugget $$2318 Lillie Avenue (969-6135)

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

Sly’s $$$686 Linden Avenue (684-6666)Sly’s features fresh fish, farmers’ market veg-gies, traditional pastas, prime steaks, Blue Plate Specials and vintage desserts. You’ll 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.

Stacky’s Seaside $2315 Lillie Avenue (969-9908)

Summerland Beach Café $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 tradi-tional 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 Mexi-co created by Chef Ramon Velazquez. Try an an-tojito (or “small craving”) like the Anticucho de Filete (Serrano-chimichurri marinated Kobe beef skewer, rocoto-tomato jam and herb mashed po-tatoes), the Raw Bar’s 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.

Chuck’s Waterfront Grill $$113 Harbor Way (564-1200)Located next to the Maritime Museum, enjoy

some of the best views of both the mountains and the Santa Barbara pier sitting on the newly renovated, award-winning patio, while enjoy-ing 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 fea-tures traditional dishes from central and south-ern 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.

Miró $$$$8301 Hollister Avenue at Bacara Resort & Spa (968-0100)Miró 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. Of-ferings include eggplant soufflé, pappardelle with quail, sausage and mushroom ragù, 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 Hour Monday - 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

Rodney’s Steakhouse $$$633 East Cabrillo Boulevard (884-8554)Deep in the heart of well, deep in the heart of Fess Parker’s Doubletree Inn on East Beach in Santa Barbara. This handsome eatery sells and serves only Prime Grade beef, lamb, veal, hali-but, 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

7 – 14 March 2013 MONTECITO JOURNAL 35If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask? – Scott Adams

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it’s that consistency that has afford-ed the Toronto-based orchestra the opportunity to create its fascinating and absorbing multimedia programs “Galileo” and the upcoming “House of Dreams,” challenging works that require the musicians to memorize the entire evening.

Where “Galileo” mixed science with music, theater and images of space shot from the Hubble telescope, “Dreams” journeys to the meeting places of baroque art and music – more specifically, five European homes where works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Marais were played against a backdrop of paintings by Vermeer, Canaletto and Watteau. The new piece also includes an actort and projected images of the actual European loca-tions.

Lamon talked about “House of Dreams,” and her time at Tafelmusik.

Q. How does this work play out? A. The actor starts out being a tour-

ist in London at the Handel House. He tells stories of what was going on, the connection between the music and the art. The text and music flows from one house to another, and we learn bits of history and fascinating sub stories about everything from the culture to the importance of mineral collectors, who provided the stuff that was made into paint. The actor brings all the threads together. It’s not easy to describe. But everybody who has seen it has been very moved by how well it works together.

How were the specific pieces of music and art chosen?

They were either played inside that specific house, or were associated with the city. These are all pretty stan-

dard familiar baroque composers. It’s a very accessible piece. And the art is easy to access too. But it’s ingenious how it’s woven together. Putting both in the context of each other, and explaining how it fits together is pret-ty fascinating. You come out thinking that all means more to me now. All of the places are still in existence today; that’s why we chose them. They can be visited. Many of the paintings are still hanging there.

Tafelmusik pretty much pioneered this genre, right?

Multimedia concerts are the wave of the future. Especially if you have ADD. You can’t be bored. And the musicians are moving on stage too. It’s not like a regular orchestra where everyone is sitting still. We walk amongst the audience, we’re part of the experience. It takes it way out of the realm of a normal concert.

It’s rare for a baroque orchestra to play as many concerts at home as Tafelmusik does, some fifty a year I’m told. Why has it proven so popular in Toronto?

It’s more like sixty actually. We do eleven or twelve different programs every year, and we play them each about five times. I think we create our own audiences, our market. If it’s good, people like it and they come. Now after some years the music has become a destination thing. It’s classy to be a subscriber to Tafelmusik. It’s got a lot of cachet. We’re the only group in Canada that tours all the time. We’re like the poster child for the arts in Canada. Make that North America, because there’s nothing like that in the USA either, at least not for baroque orchestra.

So here you are at the height of your powers, with a fantastic audience base, exciting new programs, and yet you have announced that after thirty-three years – beginning only a couple of years after Tafelmusik started – you will be stepping down as music director after next season. Why now?

Like you said, I’ve been here thirty-three years. It’s the best thing for Tafelmusik to get some fresh young blood, someone who would take them to the next level. I’ve done everything I possibly can. I’ve given my whole life to this project. I can’t go any fur-ther. It’s time for someone else to step in. I can’t inspire anymore and that’s the job of a leader. So I think the great-est gift I can give Tafelmusik – which I love so much – is to make them go out and find new blood. I won’t leave them in the lurch. I’m stepping back and seeing what happens. It might take some time for the transition.

What comes up when you take a look back at some of your fondest memories and/or most difficult issues?

Most challenging has been the fact that classical music isn’t recognized, or rather is seen as elite. That’s dis-turbing because I don’t see it that way. It’s unfortunate that people think it’s extraneous, especially when all the evidence shows that any child exposed to music does way better in all the other academic subjects. So it’s stupid. And it’s such an uphill battle, to have to defend the value of classical music. What I appreciate the most are the musicians. They’re an unbeliev-able group of committed, intelligent, kind, and talented people, and I will miss them very dearly. I’m really only leaving because I think it’s best for them.

Any idea what you’ll be doing next? I want to do some more indepen-

dent projects, maybe direct an opera here and there. And I just don’t have time for that now. Tafelmusik has been my life.

CAMA presents Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra performing “House of Dreams” at 8 pm Tuesday at the Lobero Theatre. Tickets are $33-$43. Call 963-0761 or visit www.lobero.com.

More Classical Corner: Denk Debuts

Pianist Jeremy Denk has yet to appear in Santa Barbara, but we’ll be seeing a lot of him soon. A keenly intelligent and imaginative keyboard-ist who has earned almost as much attention for his witty blog “Think Denk” and other writing as he has with his music, Denk will be a Mosher Guest Artist at the Music Academy of the West this summer. He’ll serve as the artistic director of the prestigious 2014 Ojai Music Festival. But first he’s playing Saturday night at UCSB’s Campbell Hall.

The American pianist has steadily built a reputation as one of today’s most compelling and persuasive art-ists with an unusually broad reper-toire, whose playing has been lauded as “effortlessly virtuosic and utter-ly joyous” (The New York Times). He has appeared as a soloist with many of the world’s major orchestras and toured extensively with Joshua Bell, most recently in support of their 2012 album, French Impressions. Tonight, in an impressively varied program, Denk will play the recently recorded Beethoven sonata No. 32 in C Minor, op. 111, plus colorful selections from Liszt, a rarely heard Bartók sonata and Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in B Minor.

While in town, Denk will also con-duct two piano master classes: with Music Academy of the West MERIT students (5:30-7:30 pm on March 7 at Weinman Hall on the MAW campus), and with UCSB music students (10 am-12 noon on March 9 at Geiringer Hall). Both are free and open to public

observation. Get details and tickets on everything Denk by calling 893-3535 or visiting www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu. •MJ

Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s artistic director Jeanne Lamon will lead the group on Tuesday, March 12 at the Lobero (photo credit: Sian Richards)

Pianist Jeremy Denk will make his Santa Barbara debut Saturday, March 9 at UCSB; he will return to town to be a Mosher Guest Artist at the Music Academy of the West this summer (photo credit: Samantha West)


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‘David and Lisa’ in Carp. – Plaza Playhouse Theater opens its 2013 theatrical season with David and Lisa, a compelling, authentic story about a group of emotionally challenged teens and their struggles to find normalcy. James Reach adapted the 1962 independent American film directed by Frank Perry (who was nominated for an Oscar) and written for the screen by his wife based on the novel by Theodore Isaac Rubin. Daniel Gold and Ruby Campbell play the leads, with Morris Danhi portraying Dr. Alan Swinford, the psychiatrist who helps them. A dozen other community members fill out the cast. WHEN: 8pm March 8-10 WHERE: 4916 Carpinteria Ave., Carpinteria COST: $12-$15 INFO: 684-6380 or www.plazatheatercarpinteria.com

FRIDAY, MARCH 8

Bonjour Marie – Montreal dance troupe Compagnie Marie Chouinard makes its Santa Barbara debut tonight, becoming the latest renowned international dance company to grace the Granada in the 10-year tenure of executive director Celeste Billeci. The Chouinard company will perform its provocative, re-imagined version of The Rite of Spring in celebration of the 100th birthday of the modernist work, which caused a near riot when it debuted in Paris in 1913 as the crowds were shocked by Stravinsky’s dissonant score, the primal themes and aesthetics of Nijinsky’s choreography, and the dancers’ stark, barren costumes. Unlike most choreographic interpretations, Chouinard constructed her Rite around solos, seeking to awaken the intimate mystery of each dancer, employing animalistic gestures from the partially clad dancers to capture the incendiary spirit of the original, eyebrow-raising piece for our own time. Also on the program is 24 Preludes by Chopin, constructed

around dynamic alternations in movement that constantly resonate with the music and the feelings it evokes, from chastity and introspection to ardor and rebellion. WHEN: 8pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $35-$45 INFO: 893-3535 www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu or 899-2222 www.granadasb.org

CamPac forecast: windy – Camerata Pacifica’s founding artistic director/flutist Adrian Spence makes an increasingly rare appearance on stage (to play rather than talk, that is) as part of a wind quintet with oboist Nicholas Daniel, clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester, bassoonist John Steinmetz and horn player Michael Thornton, joined by pianist Adam Neiman. The broad and ambitious program begins darkly with Czech composer Pavel Haas’ Entartete Musik (Degenerate Music), Opus 17 Suite for Oboe & Piano, which scholar have suggested represent a struggle against Nazism, and moves into a more whimsical phase with Malcolm Arnold’s Divertimento, Op. 37, for Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet and Francis Poulenc’s jazz influenced Clarinet Sonata, which was written for Benny Goodman. The program closes with Dvořák’s Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81, arranged for wind quintet with piano by David Jolley, who is well-known to local audiences as a faculty member of the Music Academy of the West. (The original version with strings can be heard in Camerata Pacifica’s May program.) WHEN: 1 (Arnold & Dvořák only) & 7:30pm WHERE: Hahn Hall, on campus at Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd. COST: $45 ($22 at 1pm) INFO: 884-8410 or www.cameratapacifica.org

Cinema Italiano Classic – Just when you thought film festival season was over, here comes another entry. This one is much narrower in focus than SBIFF, and best of all it’s free! Sponsored by the

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Launch Pad piece premieres – UCSB’s program to develop plays in conjunction with playwrights of national stature working in residency with faculty and students on campus has a new entry this weekend, and it comes from a three-time Pulitzer Prize-nominated author. Kansas-born James Still’s Appoggiatura is set in Venice and is about an

American family “finding itself by completely losing itself.” UCSB faculty member and Launch Pad program director Risa Brainin, who has worked with Still for 15 years, collaborated on the creation of this new work, and is directing the preview production of Appoggiatura, starring UCSB faculty artists Irwin Appel and Anne Torsiglieri and seven students. WHEN: 8pm March 7-9. WHERE: Hatlen Theater, UCSB campus COST: $17 general, $13 students & seniors INFO: 893-7221 or www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu

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UCSB Music – Welcome to ensembles season at the campus-by-the-sea. The winds get things going on Thursday (March 7), as director Paul Bambach leads the group through music that harkens from the earliest band heritage such as Percy Grainger’s wind setting of the reel, “Molly on the Shore,” and Darius Milhaud’s “Suite Francaise,” a composition fit for (in Milaud’s own words) “American high schools, colleges and universities where the youth of the nation be found.” The concert will feature nine

musicians in Charles Gounod’s “Petite Symphonie,” adapted by French flutist Paul Taffanel, and Vincent Persichetti’s “Bagatelles for Band,” Michael Markowski “Shadow Rituals,” and works by Frank Ticheli, including “Blue Shades,” are also on the program… The UCSB Women’s Chorus and Chamber Choir collaborate with the string quartet for Friday’s concert, which features French and German sacred music including Gabriel Fauré’s Messe Basse for female voices and organ and Jehan Alain’s Messe modale en septuor for female voices, flute, strings and organ, and a cappella choral works by Mendelssohn and Brahms (St. Anthony’s Chapel, 2300 Garden St.)… On Saturday, UCSB faculty member Natasha Kislenko and guest pianist Ilya Sinaisky – who formed a duo in 2010 and have appeared in numerous venues around the country and in Russia – will perform music for one piano, four hands, including Schubert’s Fantasy in F minor, La Valse by Ravel, Petrushka by Stravinsky, and other works (4pm; Karl Geiringer Hall)… The Middle East Ensemble gets its turn on Saturday night, when they will offer another fascinating evening of music and dance from the Persian Gulf and beyond… On Sunday, the UCSB Corwin Chair presents Ensemble Adapter, a German-Icelandic ensemble for contemporary music based in Berlin, wich offers cutting-edge music from the 20th and 21st centuries (7pm; free)… Monday brings the Chamber Orchestra, led by Christopher Rountree, known in Los Angeles for his work as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Wild Up modern music collective. The program includes Paul Dukas’ Fanfare from La Peri and Leonard Bernstein’s Prologue from West Side Story performed by the Maurice Faulkner Brass Quintet, Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for two clarinets with Kaichi Sato, clarinet, and Amanda Kritzberg, clarinet; Felix Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 66 (Allegro energico e fuoco) with Marie Hèbert, violin, Da Yoon Kang, cello, Amanda Sikitch, piano, and Chris Potter’s Sun King with the UCSB Advanced Jazz Ensemble with Joe Farey, tenor saxophone, Kevin Harvey, guitar, Thomas Semow, bass, and Evan Monroe, drums… On Tuesday, Jeremy Haladyna directs the Ensemble for Contemporary Music in “Is everything under control?,” which he describes as “a ‘split melon’ of a concert to be savored, two succulent halves as dissimilar as they come.” The first half of the program, “CONTROL,” will feature Tom Johnson’s Tilework for flute, Azeem Ward, flutist and narrator, and Bedtime Stories for clarinet and narrator with clarinetist Amanda Kritzberg with Haladyna. Also featured will be UCSB Corwin Chair Clarence Barlow’s “...until...,” version for re-tuned guitar and drone with guitarist Ori Barel. The second half of the program, “DE-CONTROL,” will feature works by Heitor Villa-Lobos, John Cage and Boris Tchaikovsky… Finally, the week winds up on Wednesday with the Jazz Combos’ “Oddly Enough,” featuring music for large and small ensembles written in odd time signature, including works by Charles Mingus, Don Ellis and the recently deceased Dave Brubeck. Unless otherwise indicated: WHEN: 8pm WHERE: Lehmann Hall, UCSB Campus COST: $15 general, $7 students INFO: 893-3230 or www.music.ucsb.edu

Italian Cultural Heritage Foundation of Santa Barbara, the screenings are held on three successive Fridays, beginning tonight with the 1997 comedy Three Men and a Leg, directed by and starring three Italian comedians, Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo. Going further back in time, next week it’s 1962’s Il Mafioso, about a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife and daughter who returns to his native Sicily where an old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish

obligation. The festival closes on March 22 with The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Sergio Leone’s famous Clint Eastwood-starring spaghetti western about a bounty hunting scam that joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery (yes, think Django Unchained for an earlier generation). WHEN: 7:30pm WHERE: Fe Bland Theater, SBCC West Campus, 721 Cliff Drive COST: free INFO: 969-1018

7 – 14 March 2013 MONTECITO JOURNAL 37The reason people blame things on previous generations is that there’s only one other choice – Doug Larson

SATURDAY, MARCH 9

Beast has a new Beauty – Deise Mendonca, a ballerina with Ballet de Santiago of Chile, comes to State Street Ballet as an International Exchange Artist to dance the role of Belle in the latest mounting of Beauty and the Beast by choreographer Robert Sund. “Beauty” has been in the company’s repertory since 2000, and for the current production, Ryan Camou, a State Street Ballet member for eight years, takes on the role of the Beast,

a bitter lonely creature who transforms back into a prince via Beauty’s love. This weekend’s performances at the more intimate Lobero are part of a three-city tour for the production. WHEN: 7:30pm tonight, 2pm Sunday WHERE: Lobero Theatre, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $21-$41, discounts for students, children and seniors INFO: 963-0761 or www.lobero.com

SUNDAY, MARCH 10

Jazz closes fest – UCSB’s Arts & Lectures Winter Festival winds up with a big blast at the Granada and trumpeter/composer Wynton Marsalis leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on this concert date as part of the ensemble’s 25th anniversary tour. Hailed as the “finest big band in the world today” (London’s Daily Telegraph) the Orchestra is composed of 15 of the world’s leading jazz soloists and ensemble players under the leadership of the nine-time

Grammy-winning Marsalis. Drawing from an extensive repertoire that includes original compositions by Marsalis, Ted Nash and other members of the orchestra, as well as masterworks of Ellington, Mingus, Coltrane and other icons of jazz, their swinging, lively concerts win raves from sold-out audiences the world over. WHEN: 7pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: $35-$45 INFO: 893-3535 www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu or 899-2222 www.granadasb.org

‘Orchids in Focus’ – That’s the theme for 68th annual edition of the Santa Barbara Orchid Show, the oldest annual show of its kind in the United States. Orchid growers, photographers, gardeners and those who just like orchids are all welcome at the show, which displays thousands of varieties of the diverse and complex plant family in intriguing garden exhibits and floral arrangements by top local, regional and international growers. The show also features Q&A sessions with “The Orchid Doctor” Lance Birk, culture and art demonstrations by “The Orchid Man” Brian Petraska and Chinese brush painter Suemae Lin Willhite, plus an extensive sales area offering thousands of blooming orchid plants, orchid-related art and growing supplies. Want to see the show in a more exclusive way? Check out “Natives in Bloom,” the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s Orchid Show Gala held

after hours Saturday amidst the displays featuring food, wine, live music, and a silent auction. (Call 682-4726 or visit www.sbbg.org for details). WHEN: 9am-5pm today through Sunday WHERE: Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real (Hwy. 101 at Las Positas Rd.) COST: $12 general, $10 students/seniors, free for 12 & under ($20/$17 for a 3-day pass) INFO: 403-1533 or www.sborchidshow.com

SATURDAY, MARCH 9

Dave Mason Unplugged – The expatriate English singer-songwriter has been living in Ojai for a number of years, so it’s no surprise – but still a special treat – that he’s coming down the mountain for a warm-up gig at the Granada before heading out on spring tour of the Northeast beginning later this month. A

member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – inducted as part of the British band Traffic in 2004, for whom he contributed the now-classic “Feelin’ Alright” (later turned into a major hit by Joe Cocker) – Mason also scored as a solo artist with “We Just Disagree” and “Only You Know and I Know.” Mason has also played and/or recorded with many of the era’s most notable rock musicians, from Fleetwood Mac and The Rolling Stones to George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix; that’s his distinctive acoustic guitar sound on “All Along the Watchtower.” For the upcoming gigs, Mason will be supported by Jonathan McEuen, a fine singer-songwriter in his own right (last heard with his dad John and brother Nathan at a Sings Like Hell concert in November), who also calls Ojai home. WHEN: 8pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State

Street COST: $34-$60 INFO: 899-2222 or www.granadasb.org

Dance ‘Configuration’ – Santa Barbara Dance Arts marks its 15th annual performance showcasing repertory from its school’s instructors and students, covering such genres as jazz, hip hop and contemporary. The pre-professional companies comprised of dancers ages 10-18 who train weekly are performing pieces including original works by professional choreographers and four student works that are up for our annual Student Choreography Award. The themes range from expressing friendship through dance, growing up, and issues of struggle and loss. WHEN: 7pm Saturday, 2pm Sunday, 7pm March 15, 2 & 7pm March 16 WHERE: Center Stage Theater, upstairs at Paseo Nuevo •MJ

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