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Vol 18 Issue 6
Miramar Deal Offered
Once these things are accomplished, the buildings
will be demolished immediately, says Caruso
spokesman Rick Lemmo, p. 12
Christmas Miracle
Using hands-only CPR, Richard Lambert,
two visiting Canadian doctors, and Montecito
firefighters save Ron Goddens life, p. 18

THIS WEEK IN MONTECITO, P. 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 40 MONTECITO EATERIES, P. 42
The Voice of the Village SSINCE 1995S
Mike deGruy was an Emmy Award-
Winning Filmmaker, Ocean Warrior,
Husband, Father, Shark Attack Survivor,
and all-around Friend of the Sea; he
left us way too soon, but his active,
accomplished, and exemplary life
will be celebrated Sunday
(story on page 24)
EVERYBODY
LOVED MIKE
Montecito resident Peter
Clarks nephew, Manu
Bennett, is TVs newest glad-
iator in Starzs sword and
sandal saga Spartacus, p. 6
MinearDs
MisCellany
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5 Editorial
Is demolition of the Miramar near? Bob Hazard weighs in.
6 Montecito Miscellany
Manu Bennetts big role; Kirk Douglas Drive unveiled; Queen Elizabeths purse contents
revealed; Ensembles Te 39 Steps; Leon Scott Baxters new book; Martin Scorsese honored;
birthday bash at Petros; SBHS presents Music of the Night; Dance Alliances sold out shows;
Friendship Center cocktail party; Prince Harry moves on the fashion list; June Breton Fisher
passes; sightings
8 Letters to the Editor
Richard Payne names silent Polar Bears supporter; Christina Allisons royal dilemma; G. Hebert
praises the crafts of Don Michel; Bob Kendall congratulates Texas Hold Em rafe winners
10 This Week In Montecito
Food drive at MUS; MERRAG meets; wine tasting at the Grotto; Eve Briere signs book at
Tecolote; New Yorker discussion group; Father-Daughter Dance at MUS; Festival of Hearts;
Howard School event at MCC; Unity Shoppe tea party; MBAR and MA meet; Friends of
Montecito Library host event; Cold Spring School Board meeting; Laguna Blanca parent
cofee; production at Rubicon Teatre; Polar Bear event at Library; Just Folk hosts fundraiser;
Barbara Lampert signs books; Linda Lingle reception; Art Historian Nigel McGilchrists
presentation at SBMA; save the date for Lotusland exhibit
Tide Guide
Handy guide to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach
12 Village Beat
Caruso groups presentation in front of MA Land Use Committee; Ron Goddens extremely
close call; frst part of Bird Refuge project complete; Casa del Herrero tour season kicks of;
president of Birnam Wood honored; chairwomen of May Madness chosen; Hunter Self new
owner of J&S East Valley Garage
14 Seen Around Town
Lynda reports on her 27
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival
21 Ernies World
Ernie juggles two holidays that happened to fall on the same Sunday this year
24 In Passing
Te MJ fondly remembers Mike deGruy
28 Sheriffs Blotter
Service station on Coast Village burglarized twice; fshing boat found near Fernald Point
30 On Entertainment
SBIFF wrap-up; Ruthie Foster and Paul Torn share the stage at Campbell Hall; breakdown of
upcoming Warren Jones concert
32 Your Westmont
Lecture focuses on future of global security; Karl Giberson to speak about the battle between
faith and science; American Double performs Brahms; high school students compete in a math
contest on campus
34 Library Corner
February events; Become a Friend of the Library; Montecito Fire Department visit
35 Seniority
Patti Teel takes a look inside extended-stay rehab center Mission Terrace
36 Trail Talk
Tens of thousands of monarchs gather at Ellwood for the winter, a sight not to be missed
40 Calendar of Events
Ongoing pop events; Joan Rivers visits Chumash Casino; Dance Teachers Gone Wild; SB
Symphonys tribute to Ansel Adams; SBMA exhibit; Quartetto Gelato; Loving the Beloved at
Yoga Soup; Speaking of Stories celebrates Valentines; Gina Eckstine performs at SOhO; Assad
brothers play the Lobero; Wayne McGregor brings Random Dance to Granada
42 Guide to Montecito Eateries
Te most complete, up-to-date, comprehensive listing of all individually owned Montecito
restaurants, cofee houses, bakeries, gelaterias, and hangouts; some in Santa Barbara,
Summerland, and Carpinteria too
43 Movie Showtimes
Latest flms, times, theaters, and addresses: theyre all here, as they are every week
44 Real Estate View
Tirteen properties in Montecito have sold since the start of the year, the majority in the $2m
and under group
45 Local Business Directory
Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need
what those businesses ofer
93108 Open House Directory
Homes and condos currently for sale and open for inspection in and near Montecito
46 Classifed Advertising
Our very own Craigslist of classifed ads, in which sellers ofer everything from summer
rentals to estate sales
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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Gut Check Time in Montecito
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his week Rick Caruso, owner of the Miramar Beach Resort and Bungalows
project, petitioned the Land Use Committee of the Montecito Association
to support a permanent extension of his permit entitlements, which are
due to expire in 2015. In return, he has offered to spend $3 million to demolish
the existing cottages now. His $3 million expenditure would cover the $1 million
teardown cost, a $1.4 million payment to the Coastal Commission for low-cost
transient accommodations, and approximately $600,000 in hazardous waste
removal, cleanup and re-landscaping.
A Montecito Mess
The Miramar today is a community embarrassment, an urban eyesore of rats
and ruins, tucked between an unkempt section of the 101 and the sea. The original
dream of a new family resort has deteriorated into an unsightly array of decay-
ing and dilapidated cottages an insult to Montecito and a nightmare to nearby
property owners, many of whom just a few years ago bitterly opposed moving
forward with construction at a time when hotel financing was still available.
Agreement by Dick Nordlund and the full Board of Directors of the
Montecito Association (MA) next week to endorse negotiations with the County
would satisfy MAs commitment to getting the cottages demolished at the earli-
est possible date. The number-one priority of MA is the preservation, protection
and enhancement of the semi-rural character of Montecito. For the past fourteen
years, three wealthy, sophisticated real estate developers Ian Schrager, Ty
Warner and Rick Caruso have tried unsuccessfully to develop the 14.66-acre
Miramar oceanfront property one of the most expensive and prized pieces
of real estate on the California coast into a cottage-style resort. During this
process, each successive owner has been demonized, vilified and ridiculed by
segments of our community. Demolition of the cottages would be a positive
first step.
Hotel Market Shows Signs of New Strength
The high-end hotel market is finally beginning to show modest signs of a
recovery, but there is still no financing available for luxury hotel construction,
and only limited financing for the purchase of existing luxury hotels with estab-
lished track records of revenues and expenses. What makes the Miramar even
more difficult to finance is its projected cost per room, or as lenders call it, cost
per key.
Rick Caruso purchased the Miramar site with its existing entitlements from a
discouraged Ty Warner for about $50 million in January 2007; Caruso planned
to start construction on the fabled family destination in 2008. Carrying costs
and extended planning approvals have boosted his site cost to an estimated
$70 million. If he can build out the 186-room resort at a construction cost of
$600,000 a key, he would have a total investment of roughly $182 million, or
about $980,000 per key.
By comparison, the 354-room Bacara Resort was purchased last July by eBay
founder Pierre Omidyar and Boston-based Rockpoint Group, a venture capital
firm, for a bargain price of $105 million, or $297,000 a key. The 97-room Canary
Hotel in downtown Santa Barbara is being sold to Kimpton Hotels in San
Francisco for a reported $40 million, or $413,000 per key.
Make It Work
In most upscale markets, resort lenders look to local government to make
financial concessions to help lower operating costs, especially during the early
years when a new project is still trying to ramp up room rates and occupancy.
Rebate of occupancy tax for some period of time is a common concession. The
Caruso team has asked to have the County rebate occupancy taxes for 10 years
after opening. The Miramar would still pay property taxes of some $1.7 mil-
lion per annum to fund local schools and county government. In addition the
County would still receive an estimated $1.5 million in sales taxes and would
enjoy the benefits of 200 new hotel jobs, plus 1,000 new construction jobs.
Salud Carbajal, 1st District County Supervisor, has worked to bring all par-
ties to the table to demolish the cottages sooner rather than later. He is open to
negotiations that will satisfy the community and facilitate construction. Now,
Montecito residents have to decide whether or not they want to support Rick
Caruso with realistic concessions to help him secure financing, or vilify him for
his possible purchase of the Dodgers, his possible run for Mayor of Los Angeles,
or for his Linq in Las Vegas, a $550 million partnership with Caesars to develop
an open-air shopping center. MJ
Editorial by Bob Hazard
Mr. Hazard is an Associate Editor of this paper and a former president of
Birnam Wood Golf Club
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MISCELLANY Page 194
Vivat Manu!
Monte ito
Miscellany
by Richard Mineards
Richard covered the Royal Family for Britains Daily Mirror and Daily Mail before moving to New York
to write for Rupert Murdochs newly launched Star magazine in 1978; Richard later wrote for New York
magazines Intelligencer. He continues to make regular appearances on CBS, ABC, and CNN, and
moved to Montecito four years ago.
M
ontecito music man Peter
Clark is giving the TV sword
and sandals saga Spartacus a
big thumbs up!
And no wonder, given his 42-year-
old Australian nephew, Manu
Bennett, son of his late sister, Jean, is
one of the principal characters, play-
ing the role of champion gladiator,
Crixus, in the huge worldwide hit that
airs on the U.S. cable network, Starz.
He has always been very talented
and is also a great musician on guitar
and vocals, says Peter, who, along
with his wife, Dallas, walked the
red carpet at Hollywoods ArcLight
Theater when the bawdy, extremely
graphic series, which is filmed in New
Zealand, celebrated the premiere of its
second season.
There is no question the series is
decidedly racy and very much for
mature audiences, but that is probably
the key to its global success. Manu
plays Spartacus sidekick and gets
a great deal of airtime. The role has
probably set him up for life.
A keen rugby player, Manu began
his professional acting career in 1993
in the Aussie teen soap, Paradise Beach,
six years later landing his first lead-
ing feature film role in Tomoko, shot
in Tokyo, before being picked for
the global TV series, Xena: Warrior
Princess.
That was also a very big hit and
Manu really started getting noticed,
says Peter, who used to accompany
the late actress Jane Russell in cabaret.
Six years ago he co-starred in the
movie The Marine and acted opposite
Josh Hartnett in 30 Days of Night.
Manu has been in Spartacus: Blood
and Sand, which stars Liam McIntyre,
who replaced the original choice Andy
Whitfield who died in September of
non-Hodgkin lymphoma since its
launch.
Clearly, the right arena for his tal-
ents...
Legend Lane
Veteran actor Kirk Douglas, who
shuttles with his wife, Anne, between
his Beverly Hills estate and his home
in our rarefied enclave, might never
have landed a coveted Oscar during
his glittering 50-year career.
But having had a 317-seat theater
named after him in Culver City eight
years ago, Kirk, 95, who was nominat-
ed for an Academy Award a number
Spartacus stars Manu Bennett and Liam McIntyre
on the red carpet at the shows second season
premiere bash
Kirk and
Anne
Douglas get
street-wise
with Steven
Spielberg
and studio
chief Ron
Meyer
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R
e Polar Bears Annual Swim
(Our Town MJ # 18/4):
While I assist in organizing
the annual Miramar Beach & Tennis
Club New Years Day Swim, this event
is actually put on, funded and attend-
ed by Caruso Affiliated, the current
owners of the Miramar Hotel. Rick
Caruso has been quietly supporting
the traditions of the (closed) Miramar
Beach Club he has maintained cour-
tesy parking and beach facilities and
supported and funded ongoing social
events for the members.
In my opinion, its small, un-credit-
ed acts such as this that give us hope
that this Miramar owner, the third
in ten years, can both resurrect the
Miramar and make it an integral part
of the Montecito community again.
Respectfully,
Richard B. Payne
Montecito
(Editors note: And, that Mr. Caruso
continues to make personal appeals to
the Montecito Planning Commission,
Montecito Association and, this week, its
Land Use Committee, is another indica-
tion of his continuing interest in the
Miramar property, if not the project
itself. J.B.)
Her Majesty Speaks
Every since I was honored by hav-
ing my picture on the front of the
Montecito Journal (Up Mussolinis
Nose MJ # 18/2), people have been
addressing me as Your Majesty,
accompanied by a small curtsey.
Do you or your readers have any
suggestions as to how to stop this? I
have stumbled over a couple of my
subjects in the grocery store already.
Someone could get hurt.
With reverent thanks,
a very humble
Christina Allison
(aka Queen Christina)
Montecito
(Editors note: Looks to us you are in
need of a retinue and what with the high
cost of minimum wages, were afraid
youll simply have to watch out for those
continuing curtseys. We understand that
can be a royal pain sometimes, but
J.B.)
Beach Beauties
Whether we sunbathe, swim, surf,
or walk, we enjoy everything about
Butterfly Beach. A delightful experi-
ence to look forward to are the large
beautiful curving damp-sand designs
by Don Michel.
Fortunately, we are treated addi-
tionally by Mr. Michel to delicately
balanced beach rocks upon rocks on
a large old fallen tree. It is there as we
stroll toward the Santa Barbara pier.
Terrific!
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY FOR A RECIRCULATED
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
For the Station 3 Site Acquisition and Construction Project
The Montecito Fire Protection District (MFPD) has prepared a Recirculated Draft Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) which identifes the potential environmental impacts associated with the Station 3
Site Acquisition and Construction Project. Recirculation is necessary as a result of changes in the
project description (i.e., export of cut) described below. The Recirculated Draft EIR will include only
those portions of the document that are substantially affected by this change. The MFPD welcomes
your participation and input on the analysis of the Recirculated Draft EIR.
Proposed Project: The MFPD proposes acquisition of property and development of District Fire
Station # 3 on approximately 2.55 acres within APN 155-070-008 located near 2500 East Valley Road
in Montecito, California. Three structures of generally one story in height and totaling approximately
12,000 square feet would include a main building containing the apparatus bay, offces and living
quarters, and two supporting structures. Infrastructure would include approximately 0.78 acres of paved
surfaces, including two entry/exit driveways to East Valley Road. The project would require approval
by the MFPD Board of Directors and subsequent consideration of a Major Conditional Use Permit and
Parcel Map Waiver, and issuance of a Certifcate of Compliance by the County of Santa Barbara.
Changes to Project Description: Grading would include approximately 16,500 cubic yards (cy) of
cut and potentially require up to 8,000 cy of export via approximately 800 dump truck trips. In the
previously circulated Draft EIR, no export of fll was anticipated based upon grading plans available
at the time.
Public Participation: The Recirculated Draft EIR will be circulated for a 30-day public review period,
and will be restricted to only new information and analyses of resource areas potentially affected by the
export of fll. Reference copies of this Recirculated Draft EIR and the previously circulated Draft EIR are
available at the Montecito Library at 1469 East Valley Road, and at the Montecito Fire Protection District
offce. A limited number of hard copies of the EIRs are available and can be obtained from the MFPD
offce. Electronic versions on CD are available at the MFPD offce. The documents are also available for
review on MFPDs website at: http://www.montecitofre.
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The 30-day public review period for the Recirculated Draft
EIR will close Thursday, March 8, 2012. Anyone interested
in commenting on the Recirculated Draft EIR should submit
a written statement to the MFPD, 595 San Ysidro Road,
Santa Barbara CA 93108, Attention: Kevin Wallace, Fire
Chief, by 5:00 PM, on March 8, 2012. Comments can also
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Fasten Your Revisionist
Seat Belts
Last May, I gave a talk for the Santa
Barbara Corral of The Westerners in
which I warned that with the begin-
ning of the national commemoration
of the Civil Wars 150th anniversary
there would be an acceleration of the
phenomenon I call the alteration or
re-writing of American history by
executive, legislative, and even cleri-
cal fiat. This is a process that, since
the Vietnam War, has been using laws,
executive orders, proclamations, press
releases, mock trials, religious edicts,
and most recently high-profile
public apologies by senior officials to
address events of earlier decades or
even centuries.
One of the prime examples of this
behavior to which I pointed in this
talk was the 1976 legislation by which
Congress and President Ford gratu-
itously promoted a long-dead George
Washington from Lieutenant General
to General of the Armies of the United
States. This posthumous promotion
was the result of lobbying by a single
congressman, Mario Biaggi of The
Bronx (later a felon), who acted over
the opposition of the Department of
the Army at the behest of a lone con-
stituent who mailed in his suggestion
via postcard. Once the enabling legis-
lation became law, the Department of
the Army dragged its organizational
feet for two years and had to be forced
into issuing the order implementing
General Washingtons promotion.
There have been dozens of other
such actions, some here in California
as well as throughout the United
States. At the end of 2010, for
example, outgoing Governor Bill
Richardson of New Mexico (now
under investigation for malfeasance)
would surely have granted a high-
profile posthumous pardon to Billy
the Kid for offenses of the 1870s,
were it not for public ridicule and
outrage by descendants of Sheriff
Pat Garrett, the man who shot The
Kid. In his final days in office in
January 2001, President Clinton
bestowed the Medal of Honor on
former President Theodore Roosevelt
in response to a century of pressure
from the Roosevelt family, and pro-
LETTERS Page 234
of the historic home and grounds, and
an award given for best hat worn to the
event.
When: 2 to 5 pm
Cost: $70 for sponsorship, which includes
Limousine and Vintage Car rides to and
from the event
Info and Tickets: pat@unityshoppe.org or
965-4122 (ext. 321)
MONDAY FEBRUARY 13
MBAR Meeting
Montecito Board of Architectural Review
seeks to ensure that new projects are
harmonious with the unique physical
characteristics and character of
Montecito
When: 3 pm
Where: Country Engineering Building,
Planning Commission Hearing Room,
123 E. Anapamu
Become a Friend
The Friends of the Montecito Library are
hosting a Become a Friend of the
Montecito Library event at the Montecito
Library. Look for the Friends table and fnd
out more about the work of the Friends and
our gem of a library and how you can help
support both. Refreshments will be served.
When: 10 am to 4 pm
Where: 1469 East Valley Road
Cold Spring School Board Meeting
When: 6 pm
Where: 2243 Sycamore Canyon Road
Info: 969-2678
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14
Montecito Association Meeting
The Montecito Association is committed to
preserving, protecting, and enhancing the
semi-rural residential character of Montecito
When: 4 pm
Where: Montecito Hall,
1469 East Valley Road
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10
Father-Daughter Dance
Montecito Union School hosts annual
dance; daughters can bring their fathers or
other special adult
When: 6 pm to 8 pm
Where: 385 San Ysidro Road
Cost: $25 per person
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11
An Evening with the Stars
A celebration of 99 years at the
Howard School. Howard School alumni
are encouraged to attend.
When: 5:30 pm to 10 pm
Where: Montecito Country Club,
920 Summit Road
Info: www.thehowardschool.org
or 729-8448
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12
Uni-Tea Garden Party
Author, actress and musician Mara
Purl will be the guest speaker during
an afternoon of tea, refreshments and
entertainment to beneft The Unity
Shoppe. The fundraiser will be held at La
Casa Nichita, former home of Fernand
Lungren, an early American artist.
Included in the festivities will be a tour
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 9
Food Drive at MUS
To beneft Unity Shoppe, donations can
be left in the schools parking lot. Items
needed include baby food, cereal, pasta,
peanut butter, rice, soup and canned
goods.
MERRAG Meeting and Training
Network of trained volunteers that
work and/or live in the Montecito
area prepare to respond to community
disaster during critical frst 72 hours
following an event. The mutual self-help
organization serves Montecitos residents
with the guidance and support of the
Montecito Fire, Water and Sanitary
Districts. This month: Disaster Psychology;
the psychological impact of a disaster on
rescuers and victims, and how to provide
psychological frst aid.
When: 10 am
Where: Montecito Fire Station,
595 San Ysidro Road
Info: Geri, 969-2537
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SAVE THE DATE
Ganna Walska: Collections
and Keepsakes
Lotusland will kick off the
2012 tour season with a
fascinating exhibit, Ganna
Walska: Collections and
Keepsakes. This eclectic
mix most of which has never
been seen by the public
features some of Madame
Walskas personal possessions
ranging from correspondence and photographs of famous friends to clothing,
accessories and keepsakes. On display in the Pavilion, Madame Walskas
private residence, the exhibit reveals the personality of this remarkable woman
in an intimate setting.
The exhibit will be included in Lotuslands regular docent-guided tours. The cost
for non-members is adults $35; ages 5 through 18, $10; 4 and under, free.
Reservations are required and may be made by calling 805-969-9990 or by
sending an email to reservation@lotusland.org. A confrmation and directions
to the Visitor Entrance will be provided on receipt of your reservation. For more
information about Lotusland, visit www.lotusland.org.
When: Saturday, February 25 through Saturday, April 21
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19
Best of Italy at SBMA
Italy expert Nigel McGilchrist
comes to the Santa Barbara Museum
of Art to take the public on a virtual
tour of each of the major regions
of Italy, including Sicily, with his
picks for greatest works of art
and architecture in each region.
Nigel was Director of the Anglo-
Italian Institute in Rome, taught at
the University of Rome, was Dean of the joint Faculty of European Studies for a
consortium of American Universities and Colleges, and has been recently lecturing
at the Smithsonian Institute. Over the last six years, he has walked every path and
village of the sixty inhabited Greek Aegean islands to prepare the twenty volumes
of McGilchrists Greek Islands. He lives near Orvieto in Italy where he produces
olive oil and red wine.
When: 3 pm
Where: Mary Craig Auditorium, 1130 State St.
Cost: Free for museum members, free for non-members with museum admission
Info: www.sbma.net or 884-6423
Wine Tasting
Joshua Klapper from La Fentre
winery will pour a selection of wines
including Bien Nacido Chardonnay,
Pinot Noir A Cote, and Pinot Noir Le Bon
Climat
Where: Liquor & Wine Grotto,
1271 Coast Village Road
Cost: $1
Book Signing at Tecolote
Eve Brire will sign her book, 31 Spaces
31 Days. Ms Brire is a professional
organizer in Santa Barbara; she teaches
the necessary skills to keep a mindful,
organized life.
When: 5 pm to 6 pm
Where: Tecolote Book Shop,
1470 E. Valley Road
Info: eve@thedailypracticesos.com
Discussion Group
A group gathers to discuss The New Yorker
Where: Montecito Library,
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Laguna Blanca Parent Coffee
When: 7:45 am to 8:30 am
Info: jbalak@lagunablanca.org
Rubicon Theatre Production
Tom Dugan brings the award-
nominated Nazi Hunger Simon
Wiesenthal to Rubicon Theatre Company
in Venturas Downtown Cultural District.
This one-man show features Wiesenthal
recounting how he escaped death at the
hands of Hitlers S.S. and then devoted
his life to bringing war criminals to
justice.
When: Previews February 15 at 7 pm,
16 & 17 at 8 pm. Opening night is on
Saturday, February 18 at 7 pm with a
post-show buffet and party. Runs until
Sunday, March 11.
Where: Rubicon Theatre Company,
1006 E. Main Street, Ventura
Cost: $39 to $59, opening night gala is
$95
Info and tickets: 667-2900 or www.
rubicontheatre.org
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16
Polar Bear at the Montecito Library
Join in for an educational evening about
the polar bears from Churchill, Canada.
Naturalist Colin McNulty, led tours in
Churchill for many years and has lots
of interesting information and images to
share. For all ages.
Where: 1469 East Valley Road
Info: 969-5063
Fundraiser at Just Folk
Hannah-Beth Jackson is running
for State Senate, and Julia Louis-
Dreyfus, Brad Hall, and Just Folk in
Summerland invite you to a fundraising
party that features live jazz by Stu
Carey and X-Tet, wines from Melville
Winery, Just Folks signature Piggy
Martinis, and dancing. Please RSVP by
February 9
th
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When: 5 to 7 pm
Where: Just Folk Gallery,
2346 Lillie Avenue, Summerland
Cost: $250 and up
Info: info@hannah-beth2012.com
or 203-6337
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18
Book Signing at Tecolote
Barbara Lampert heads to Tecolote
Book Shop to sign her recently
published book, Charlie: A Love Story.
The book came about after Charlie, a
Golden Retriever, started having health
problems at age 11, and Barbaras
daily gardening journal turned into a
journal solely about Charlie and her
bond with him. Barbara is a Marriage
and Family Therapist living in Malibu
with her husband of 28 years, David,
and Harry, their six-year-old Golden
Retriever.
When: 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Where: Tecolote Book Shop,
1470 E. Valley Road
Info: www.charliealovestory.com
Reception for Linda Lingle
Milt and Debbie Valera host a
reception in support of U.S. Senate
Candidate for Hawaii, Linda Lingle.
Ms Lingle served as Governor of Hawaii
from 2002 until 2010, and was the
frst woman, frst person of Jewish
ancestry, and the frst Republican in 40
years to lead the Aloha State. Today,
Governor Lingle serves as one of the
six founding members of the Governors
Council at the Bipartisan Policy Center,
a national public policy and advocacy
organization.
When: 5 to 7 pm
Where: At the home of Milt and Debbie
Valera
Cost: $1,000 and up
Info: info@hannah-beth2012.com
or 203-6337
ONGOING
MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS
Art Classes
Beginning and advanced, all ages and by
appt, just call
Where: Portico Gallery,
1235 Coast Village Road
Info: 695-8850
TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS
Adventuresome Aging
Where: 89 Eucalyptus Lane
Info: 969-0859; ask for Susan
WEDNESDAYS THRU SATURDAYS
Live Entertainment at Cava
Where: Cava, 1212 Coast Village Road
When: 7 pm to 10 pm
Info: 969-8500
MONDAYS
Story Time at the Library
When: 10:30 to 11 am
Where: Montecito Library,
Info: 969-5063
Connections Early Memory Loss
Program
Where: Friendship Center,
89 Eucalyptus Lane
Info: Susan Forkush, 969-0859 x15
TUESDAYS
Boy Scout Troop 33 Meeting
Open to all boys ages 11-17; visitors
welcome
When: 7:15 pm
Where: Scout House, Upper Manning
Park, 449 San Ysidro Road
THURSDAYS
Pick-up Basketball Games
He shoots; he scores! The Montecito Family
YMCA is offering pick-up basketball on
Thursdays at 5:30 pm. Join coach Donny
for warm-up, drills and then scrimmages.
Adults welcome too.
When: 5:30 pm
Where: Montecito Family YMCA,
591 Santa Rosa Lane
Info: 969-3288
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Farmers Market
When: 8 am to 11:15 am
Where: South side of Coast Village Road
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Vintage & Exotic Car Day
Motorists and car lovers from as far away
as Los Angeles and as close as East Valley
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Coast Village Road going west to show
off and discuss their prized possessions,
automotive trends and other subjects.
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admire.
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by Kelly Mahan

W
ith his Coastal Development
Permit (CDP) set to expire
March 15, representatives
from Miramar Hotel owner Rick
Carusos company were in front of
the Montecito Association Land Use
Committee on Tuesday, outlining
a deal they say will be the ticket to
getting the Miramar Hotel built.
Outlined by spokesman Rick Lemmo,
Caruso Affliated is asking the County
to extend the projects entitlements
indefnitely, which includes all permits
associated with the approved hotel
project. Caruso is also asking for a
Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) rebate,
which he says will speed construction
of the project.
Once these things are accom-
plished, the buildings will be demol-
ished immediately, Lemmo said. He
explained that both the indefinite per-
mit extensions and the TOT rebate
will be a guarantee that Caruso will
demolish the buildings on the site,
something Montecito residents have
been pushing for since Caruso bought
the property in 2007.
Last year, the Caruso group pre-
sented a new version of the Miramar,
gaining approval on a smaller, more
efficient project. It has been an inter-
esting, long haul, Lemmo said. He
added, And the fact that we are still
here and committed should account
for something.
Lemmo went on to present the bene-
fits of having an up-and-running hotel
on the site, including 1000 construction
jobs, 200 permanent jobs, and a payroll
of $10 million annually. He predicted
the Miramar will be among the top tax
generators in the County, generating
$1.7 million per year in property tax
and $1.5 million per year in sales tax.
This equates to an annual increase in
county services, including an increase
to Montecito Fire Protection District
and local schools. He added, But the
bottom line is, nothing is generated if
the site remains empty; we want to get
this built as much as you do.
The TOT tax is not a local taxpayer
tax, it is paid by hotel guests at the
end of their stay. The rebate Caruso
is proposing is a 10-year rebate in
which the County will pay Caruso an
estimated $1.5 million per year from
TOT revenues, equaling $15 million
in the end. Having the rebate in writ-
ing looks attractive to lenders helping
finance the project, which is expect-
ed to cost $200 million between the
cost of the property and construction
costs. Lemmo explained these types of
rebates are done all over the country
with luxury hotels.
Darlene Bierig, former Land Use
Chair, questioned the reps on what this
deal means for getting the hotel built.
We hear each time what you prom-
ise is going to be done, but its only
when the County has the extension in
Caruso Affiliates representatives Rick Lemmo and Evan Krenzien spoke in front of the Montecito
Association Land Use Committee on Tuesday, regarding the Miramar project
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ect manager Evan Krenzien explained
the TOT rebate would have a sun-
set, meaning Caruso would have four
years to build the hotel before the
10-year rebate goes into effect. Every
year after four years, he would lose
out on a year of the rebate. Lemmo
reiterated that it would not take four
years to demolish the buildings; that
process would start as soon as the
Board of Supervisors approves the
deal, and would take about four to
five months. It is expected to cost $3
million to demo the buildings.
You cant put lipstick on a pig,
Lemmo said when calling the deal a
win-win for both the county and the
community. He said boarding up the
buildings and maintaining the site is
not ideal; its time for some progress
to be made. The TOT rebate means
elimination of an eyesore, new tax
revenue, new jobs, and a brand new
Miramar Hotel, he told the commit-
tee, adding Caruso is in serious
talks with several lenders. Lemmo
said the best-case scenario would see
the Miramar being built in two-and-a-
half years from now, but it will likely
be closer to three to five years.
When asked to address rumors
about Caruso trying to sell the prop-
erty, Lemmo responded: I am not
aware of him trying to sell it. We are
in love with this property and mar-
ketplace, and Rick [Caruso] is too.
Committee member Dick Thielscher
made note of the fact that the indefi-
nite entitlement extensions Caruso
is asking for will not change if the
property is sold to another developer.
Hypothetically, Thielscher said, these
indefinite extensions could be very
marketable if Caruso wanted to put
the property on the market. Give
us more credit than that, Lemmo
responded.
We believe this is a way to get
the Miramar built, plain and sim-
ple, Lemmo said. The group will be
back in front of the full Montecito
Association Board next week, at
Montecito Planning Commission on
February 22, and in front of the Board
of Supervisors on March 6, asking for
an extension on the CDP which is set to
expire. They will not officially present
this deal to the Board of Supervisors
until the spring. It is Lemmos hope if
all goes well the buildings could be
demolished before the holidays.
The Land Use Committee voted to
send a letter to the full MA board ask-
ing them to send a letter to the Board
of Supervisors supporting Carusos
efforts in removing the existing struc-
tures on the site and eventually build-
ing the hotel. Lemmo agreed to come
back to the Land Use Committee at
VILLAGE BEAT Page 184
L
ights, cameras, action! And so there
were. Klieg lights announced
the beginning of the 27
th
annual
Santa Barbara International Film
Festival (SBIFF). The marquee of the
Arlington Theatre declared a sold-
out opening night. Photographers
from around the world had their
lenses poised. Movie stars arrived to
the cheers of their awaiting fans and
walked the red carpet. Thus began
the magic of flm and the glitz and
glamour of the cinema society for the
next eleven days.
Just prior to the showing of Lawrence
Kasdans Darling Companion, Casa
Esperanza and The Community
Kitchen threw a bash across the street
at Petros, calling it a Filmanthropic
Event benefiting the homeless center
and the kitchen. Wine and delicious
Greek delights were passed among
the chatty crowd.
Some of those attending were
Montecitan Tipper Gore with Barry
and Jelinda DeVorzon. Development
director Rob Grayson and Executive
Director Mike Foley were meeting
and greeting. Social Venture Partners
Susan and Claude Case, and Nora
and Ed McAniff were there and
explained how they got the cookie
project going.
The kitchen provides about 650
meals a day. When it isnt being used,
the residents are taught kitchen skills.
The Good Cookies are now sold
in 30 stores including Tri County
Produce and Lazy Acres. Fifteen Casa
residents have regular jobs from this
project. Casa works to help people
transition back into the community.
The party moved across the street to
see the opening night movie with its
luminaries attending: Diane Keaton,
Kevin Kline, director Kasdan with
wife, Meg, and most importantly, the
dog Kasey. SBIFF took over Paseo
Nuevo for the post-party with hun-
dreds of fans converging and a VIP
party upstairs.
The Fund for Santa Barbara under
the direction of Geoff Green held
their reception for the Social Justice
Award for Documentary Film at
Sullivan Goss Galleries. All nine nom-
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Local luminaries Shannon and Betsey Peace, Barry and Jelinda DeVorzon, Tipper Gore, and National
Geographic photographer Bill Allen at the Filmanthropic Event held at Greek restaurant Petros
Bitsy Bacon,
Casa Esperanza
board mem-
ber Denny
Bacon and
Development
Director Rob
Grayson at the
Casa fundraiser
reception
inees were there. The winner was
chosen later in the week by a jury
of locals: associate director of UCSB
Arts & Lectures Roman Baratiak, film
director Andrew Davis, filmmaker
Margaret Lazarus, SBIFF founder
Phyllis de Picciotto, writer/producer
Vicki Riskin and professors of film
and media studies at UCSB Dr. Janet
Walker and Dr. Charles Wolfe.
As Geoff said, Twenty-five hun-
dred dollars can have an impact
because most of the nominees are
doing their work on their own dime.
The Fund has donated $4 million in
27 years to more than 800 grassroots
projects in Santa Barbara County.
During the reception I chatted with
local resident Sandy Garcia who told
me, I take my vacation for SBIFF and
I attended forty films last year. I hope
to see sixty this year.
According to SBIFF executive direc-
tor Roger Durling, she is not the
only one to spend time off at the
festival. This year, there were 21-plus
Academy Award nominees attending.
Roger must be very proud since he
seems to have a crystal ball when it
comes to Oscar winners.
Road to the Oscars
Viola Davis, SBIFFs Outstanding
Performer of the Year for The Help,
was at the Arlington for her tribute.
Joining her was Oscar nominee for
Best Supporting Actress for the same
film, Octavia Spencer. Viola was sit-
ting just across the aisle from me and
graciously let me take her photo for
the Montecito Journal. Some stars, after
doing the red carpet, dont want any
more pictures taken.
Ann Thompson did the interview
interspersed with film clips of Violas
work. As public relations boss Carol
Marshall said, It gave me chills when
Myrlie Evers-Williams presented the
award to Viola. She was the wife
of well-known civil rights activist
Medgar Evers who was murdered in
1963. She has been active in civil rights
ever since. I got to speak with her at
the VIP party after, where she told me,
I was only thirty when Medgar was
killed. She had three children and a
year later decided to leave the deep
South and come to California.
The new president of SBIFF Doug
Stone and his wife, Fiona, threw the
bash after the ceremony at their lovely
Montecito manse. Since The Help is all
about the 1960s, the cocktail waitress-
es were all decked out in that decades
attire. The executive chef from the
Willows gourmet restaurant at the
Chumash Casino was there, dishing
out delicious scallops and other treats.
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and have had a crush on Christopher
Plummer ever since. I couldnt wait
until his tribute, and he did not disap-
point. Hes still charming with that
twinkle in his eye at 82. As Roger
Durling explained, I grew up as a
poor boy in Panama. When I was
six, the first thing my dad took me to
was Sound of Music. Im sure Roger
never dreamed that one day hed be
introducing Christopher Plummer
to an audience of 2,000 in a theatre
in California. Plummer is so tired of
hearing about The Sound of Music, he
sometimes refers to it as S and M,
but hes also a consummate showman
and raconteur. He was receiving the
Modern Master Award for his perfor-
mance in Beginners, which was auto-
biographically written and directed by
Santa Barbaras own Mike Mills. His
dad, Paul, directed the Santa Barbara
Museum of Art for many years. After
a long marriage, Mikes mom died.
Though he had loved his wife, Mikes
dad took up the gay lifestyle hed
always wished for.
Mike appropriately presented the
award to Plummer saying, This is per-
fect. My dad and mom gave their all to
the Art Museum just down the street.
They both died in a nearby house on
Figueroa and they used to bring me to
the Arlington for shows all the time.
SBIFF sponsors Lynda Weinman and
husband, Bruce Heavin, from Lynda.
com threw a lovely VIP party at their
company building in Carpinteria.
Unfortunately, the guest of honor was
too tired to attend, but the rest of us
had a blast.
SEEN (Continued from page 15)
Hosts Doug and Fiona Stone at the party after the
Viola Davis ceremony
Crystal Meza in 1960s garb with Myrlie Evers-
Williams at the party hosted by Doug Stone and
wife, Fiona
Christopher Plummer receiving his Modern Master
award
Viola Davis with her husband, Julius Tennon, at
the Arlington before the ceremony honoring Viola
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For many, the pinnacle of SBIFF was
Martin Scorsese, who received the
American Riviera Award and has been
nominated for an Academy Award for
Best Director for Hugo. Everyone was
given 3-D glasses so we could watch
a clip of the film. Scorsese explained
to moderator Leonard Maltin, My
wife wanted me to make a movie
our twelve-year-old daughter and her
friends could watch. Who knew it
would receive eleven Academy Award
nominations.
Bridlewood Estate Winery hosted
the VIP party at Cadiz restaurant at
509 State Street. Sir Ben Kingsley had
presented Scorsese with the award
and they both showed up at the bash,
which was complete with DJ and big
glasses of Bridlewood wine.
I thought I might turn into a pump-
kin if I attended any more SBIFF
parties that always lasted past the
bewitching hour. But Ill be back in
2013 for my 28
th
festival and more cin-
ema society news. MJ
Mike Mills speaking at the Screenwriters Panel
about his film, Beginners
SBIFF sponsors Lynda Weinman and husband
Bruce Heavin hosting a post-party at their busi-
ness building for Lynda.com
Martin Scorsese and Sir Ben Kingsley at the VIP
party after the American Riviera Award ceremony
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a later date to discuss changing the
configuration of the San Ysidro Road
southbound freeway entrance in
regard to the project, which has been a
source of concern for the Association.
Next week, the MA board will dis-
cuss this matter further.
Stayin Alive via CPR
Next Tuesday, Valentines Day,
Montecito Fire Protection District,
along with Santa Barbara County
Health Department and MERRAG,
will participate in CPR Awareness
event at the Upper Village Green,
behind Tecolote Book Store. Hands
Only CPR training will be provided
from 2 pm to 4 pm.
MFPDs Geri Ventura tells us the
Hands Only CPR technique is a via-
ble option for people to use in an
emergency before help arrives. The
prompt delivery of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation more than doubles a car-
diac arrest victims chance of survival
by helping maintain vital blood flow
to the heart and brain, she says.
Mannequins will be on site for partici-
pants to practice on.
The awareness event will cover the
seven basic steps to perform Hands
Only CPR, which does not require
mouth-to-mouth contact. At the heart
of the resuscitation attempt is the
chest compressions, with the goal of
100 times per minute at two inches
deep. Using the beat of the disco
hit Stayin Alive will accomplish
this, explains Geri. The compres-
sions should be used after calling or
instructing someone else to call 911.
Christmas Miracle
Hands Only CPR was recently
used to save a man on Christmas
Day, in an event the MFPD is call-
ing the Christmas Miracle. Santa
Barbara resident Ron Godden was
biking along Channel Drive with his
neighbor, Richard Lambert, when
Ron began having symptoms of a
heart attack. He dismounted his
bike and immediately fell to the
ground in apparent cardiac arrest.
Lambert began chest compressions
while calling 911; fortunately, a car
carrying two medical doctors vis-
iting from Canada drove by and
offered their assistance. The doc-
tors continued the Hands Only CPR
until MFPD paramedics arrived and
resuscitated Godden with a defibril-
lator. Godden, who went to the fire
station last week to thank his rescu-
ers, spoke with us earlier this week.
Everybody thought I was a goner,
he said.
Godden was rushed to Cottage
Hospital, where he was kept in
Intensive Care for five days. His wife,
Jhones, is a neonatal nurse who hap-
pened to be on shift Christmas Day,
which was also her birthday! It was
the worst Christmas and birthday
present ever, seeing me in the ICU,
Godden said. Two surgeries later,
Godden attributes his swift recovery
to his active lifestyle; he recently had
lost weight through bike riding. My
doctors said my heart was in bad
shape, but thankfully I wasnt over-
weight anymore.
People dont do CPR, because
they dont want to touch a strangers
mouth. Hands Only CPR really can
save lives, Geri says. If you are inter-
ested in learning more, go by the
Upper Village on Tuesday, February
14 from 2 pm to 4 pm. Formal CPR
and AED (automated external defi-
brillator) trainings will be held at the
fire station at a later date.
For more information visit www.
montecitofire.com.
Paramedic firefighter Bob Galbraith, Jhones Godden, Engineer Evan Skei, Miracle Man Ron Godden and
firefighter Garet Blake are all pleased that Mr. Godden managed to stay alive during and after his ordeal
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of times, has had the singular honor
of having the longest street on the lot
at Universal Studios in Los Angeles,
dubbed Kirk Douglas Drive.
The tony twosome, accompa-
nied by a small group of family and
friends, joined mega-director Steven
Spielberg and Universal supremo,
Ron Meyer, to unveil the blue and
white sign.
Kirks 1960 Stanley Kubrick-directed
film Spartacus, of which he was execu-
tive producer as well as the star with
Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, Peter
Ustinov and Charles Laughton, was
acknowledged as having saved the
studio financially with its worldwide
success.
This spring he publishes his latest
book, I Am Spartacus, about the black-
listing of actors, producers and direc-
tors who were thought to be commu-
nists or have communist sympathies.
Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was
on the Hollywood Ten blacklist, but
Kirk helped end it when he pub-
licly announced Trumbo worked on
the film and president-elect, John
Kennedy, crossed the picket lines to
see the slave rebellion epic.
An actor with a drive, indeed...
Royal Reticule
It may not be The Da Vinci Code, but
the contents of Queen Elizabeths
handbag has always been considered
one of the worlds biggest mysteries.
But all was revealed when
Washington, D.C. based, Sally
Bedell Smith, author of the best sell-
er Elizabeth The Queen, The Life of a
Modern Monarch, spoke to a packed
crowd at a Channel City Club lunch at
the Montecito Country Club.
Obviously considerably hoarse at
the end of a whirlwind 20-day pub-
licity tour across America, Sally, a
contributing editor at Vanity Fair, says
Her Majesty, who celebrated her suc-
cession to the British throne in 1952 on
the death of her father, King George
VI, at Sandringham, this week, carries
a lipstick, compact mirror, as well as a
precisely folded bank note to donate
to church on Sundays.
Add to the contents every day items
like glasses, a fountain pen and mint
lozenges.
But, probably the most unusual item
is a white suction cup, which the
85-year-old monarch discretely spits
into and then attaches to the under-
side of tables, onto which the royal
Launer handbag is hung.
Sally, who got unprecedented access
to the Queen, relatives and staff, says,
I wanted to explain what she does,
but also what she is like. The wife, the
mother and respected world leader.
People feel they know her, but
there is more to the woman than
a crown and ermine. She lives her
life in a remarkable world and is
the second British monarch to have
a Diamond Jubilee, like her great-
great grandmother Queen Victorias
in 1897. She is also about to surpass
Victorias record of sixty-four years on
the throne.
The Queen carries out more than
400 engagements a year, including
bestowing honors on her subjects,
high and low. In her reign, she has
handed out more than 400,000 at some
600 ceremonies.
She is smart, shrewd, tolerant,
cozy, a wicked mimic, and even earthy
behind her public image, adds Sally,
who personally met the sovereign
three times during her research.
Her longtime consort, Prince Philip,
also has two endearing nicknames for
his wife of 65 years Cabbage and
Sausage.
Given the subject, the bold faced
names were out in force, including
Leslie Ridley-Tree, Edward Birch,
Brock Brower, Eric Boehm, Dolly
Granatelli, Chapin and Cynthia
Nolan, Carolyn Amory, Judith Hill,
Lori Grimaud-Roper and Patrick and
Missy DeYoung...
Sensational Steps
The Ensemble Theatre Company
has a hilarious hit on its hands with
the Broadway comedy The 39 Steps at
the Alhecama.
The fun, frenetic, feverish frolic,
splendidly directed by New York vet-
eran Jamie Torcellini, is adapted by
Patrick Barlow from the 1935 film
by Alfred Hitchcock, and despite just
four actors and a relatively bare set,
positively oozes theatrical inventive-
ness.
Matthew Floyd Miller plays the
suspected debonair murderer on the
run, while Julie Granata plays three
female leads.
But its actors Christopher Shaw
and Louis Lotorto who performed
in last seasons Opus who bring the
house down, hilariously playing 140
characters in a period of two hours.
Merging a spy thriller with farcical
comedy and clever theatrical inven-
tion, The 39 Steps is a fast paced comic
riot not to be missed.
The show, which also features
voiceovers from yours truly, runs
through February 19...
Kissin Fool
Just in time for Valentines Day,
Santa Barbara relationship guru Leon
Scott Baxter has published his third
book, The Finance of Romance: Investing
in Your Relationship Portfolio.
It took me three or four years to
write, says Leon, who penned his
first tome Out of the Doghouse nine
years ago, followed by A Labor With
Love in 2006.
At one hundred and sixty pages it
is a quick read, so men can actually
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investment you take from nothing and
hope it will grow through risk, nur-
ture and time.
Leon, 43, is also organizing a
Valentines Day Kiss In to add a
new feat to the world famous Guinness
Book of Records.
We have to have a minimum of
one hundred and seventeen kisses in
one minute, he explains. It is ter-
ribly regulated, with the lips to face
and then lips removed, qualifying as
one kiss.
He and his wife, Mary, a Carpinteria
schoolteacher, have achieved 197 kiss-
es so far.
For more, check out www.
CouplesCommittedToLove.com.
Reasons to Celebrate
Ten years ago, Montecito auto mag-
nate Andy Granatelli and his wife,
Dolly, set in motion a nice annual
birthday tradition for his friend, Karen
Earp, the longtime British manager of
the Biltmore, just a tiaras toss or two
from his oceanfront manse.
And so it was that a colorful crowd
gathered at the new Greek nosheteria,
Petros, with Karens mother, Mina,
and father, Barry who was also cel-
ebrating his 82nd birthday joining
Andys retired auto executive brother,
Vincento celebrating his 85th.
Others at the bustling birthday bash
included Andys sons, Anthony
accompanied by his wife, Sonja, and
grandsons, Andy II, 17, and Robby,
15 and Vincent, 69, and Oscar-
winning actor Ernie Borgnine, whod
just had his 95th.
Its a celebration of extraordinary
friends who are uniquely talented and
have great character, Andy tells me.
I appreciate and love them so very
much....
Marvelous Martin
Oscar-winning director Martin
Scorsese is not only a prolific Oscar-
winner, but a wonderful raconteur.
The New York-based filmmaker,
whose comedy Hugo is up for 11
Academy Awards just pipping The
Artist which is nominated for ten
was interviewed on the Arlington
stage by moderator Leonard Maltin
for more than two and half hours
before receiving the Santa Barbara
International Film Festivals American
Riviera Award from British Oscar-
winner Ben Kingsley, who starred in
the movie.
After graduating from NYU as
a film major in 1964, Scorsese, 69,
went on to make a slew of landmark
films, including Goodfellas, Taxi Driver,
Raging Bull, Casino, Gangs of New York,
Shutter Island and The Aviator, as well
as being nominated for a Best Director
Oscar seven times before earning
one in 2007 for The Departed with
Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon and
Leonardo DiCaprio.
But one of the funniest film clips on
show was an early effort, a documen-
tary on an Italian-American family in
which a very youthful and bearded
Scorsese focused on his own parents,
shown in their Queens, New York,
apartment with its plastic covered
furniture, psychedelic wallpaper and
a strong-willed mother rather resem-
bling Australian comic Edna Everage.
It was a hoot...
A Little Night Music
Santa Barbara High School Theatres
12th annual Music of the Night was
a sparkling review from future
Broadway talent.
The show, which was directed, cho-
reographed and produced by the stu-
dents, without any adult assistance,
was a most impressive production of
18 Great White Way songs, including
Be Our Guest from Beauty and the
Beast, Take Back Your Mink from
Guys and Dolls and I Dreamed A
Dream from Les Miserables, beauti-
fully sung by Allison Lewis.
The four directors, Clayton Barry,
Savanna Jordan, McKenna Mender
and Claire Patterson chosen by
directors from the previous year
excelled themselves with the songs,
creative costumes and choreography.
But it put Claytons mother, Nancy,
in a most difficult position when
last month he told her he needed
a dress for fellow student Natalie
Cvitanic made of the Nazi flag for the
Springtime for Hitler number from
the Mel Brooks gem The Producers.
I felt very uncomfortable about it
just in case anyone thought I was a
Nazi sympathizer, says Nancy.
I checked out various websites that
sold flags and eventually found a
supplier in Nebraska who sent me
one with a swastika in a plain brown
wrapper for twenty-five dollars. I
asked them to mail it care of the Santa
Barbara High School Theatre, to make
it clear it was for a theatrical produc-
tion and nothing else.
Hopefully, I wont be getting sent
other Nazi memorabilia because of
it!
Music of the Night continues
Thursday through Saturday...
Kinesis
Dance aficionados had a ball at the
Center Stage Theater when the Santa
Barbara Dance Alliance staged Kinesis,
featuring 12 varied pieces by an assort-
ment of talented choreographers.
The works were chosen from an orig-
inal selection of 23 in November after
being reviewed by a panel of judges
made up of longtime professionals.
The innovative selections present
unique expressions of the full spec-
trum of emotions through original
and inspired movement ranging from
contemporary dance to traditional
ballet with a bit of jazz, lyrical and
modern spread throughout, says
Sheila Caldwell, production director.
Author Leon Scott Baxter paying lip service to
love
SBHS students sing I Wont Say Im In Love from
Disneys Hercules during the student-produced
show, Music of the Night
Andy Granatelli (far right) joins friends and family in annual birthday celebration, held at Petros this
year (Photo by Priscilla)
Clayton
Barry leads
a chorus
singing a
spirited
rendition
of Turn It
Off from
Broadways
The Book of
Morman in
SBHS Music
of the Night
Natalie Cvitanic in her Springtime for Hitler lam-
poon outfit for Music of the Night
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Super Birthday Bowl Day
I
seem to remember a few years
(decades?) ago the Super Bowl was
played in January. That worked
for me. Other than bowling, golf,
hockey, basketball, soccer, NASCAR,
and professional poker, there was not
much else on TV in January anyway, so
I would usually watch the game even
if I had no interest in the two teams
playing.
Carolina versus Tennessee? Bring it.
If it was one of those blow-outs,
where a team scores two touchdowns
and a field goal while the other team
is still trying to squeeze into their
football pants, then I would mute it
during the actual game and use this
time to grab another beer or evacuate
the previous one, rushing back in time
for the commercials to find out which
light beer is less filling than the others
and enables you to go home with the
gorgeous female bartender. Or to see
whether one of the cavemen from the
Geico commercials will ever get to step
on the annoying Gieco Gecko. Maybe
this year theyll even have the talking
babies do a Viagra commercial.
Is that your great-grandfather?
Nope, thats Dad.
Apparently, though, January wasnt
as perfect for the pro football league as
it was for me, because now they have
extended the season and the Super
Bowl is held in February. To make mat-
ters worse, this year the game is being
played on my wifes birthday. Do you
know how hard a sell that is?!
Happy Birthday, Dear.
Whats this? She held up a huge
Pyrex bowl.
Your gift!
But, this is my bowl, from the kitch-
en.
True, but picture it sitting on your
lap full of freshly microwaved pop-
corn.
Popcorn?
Thats right, Dear! Because you
are about to be treated to a full day
of uninterrupted football! Seriously,
youll enjoy all the passes, clashes
and smashes. Instant replays of near-
death injuries from three-dozen dif-
ferent camera angles including a new
view this year from the space station.
All this from the comfort of your own
living room, including imported yes
imported beer, huge fatty meat and
stinky cheese sandwiches, every imag-
inable kind of snack chip known to
mankind, and of course noisemakers!
I leaned in for a kiss. Do I detect a
lack of enthusiasm? I asked, my voice
echoing from the huge Pyrex bowl
now covering my face.
Obviously I have to sweeten the pot
(or maybe put a little in the popcorn),
but Im writing this before the game so
I still have two days to pitch it. Maybe
Ill take a crash course from those
people who sell Herbal Life products
or Mary Kay.
Of course, even if I solve this years
dilemma, its probably going to get
worse. Im waiting for the next expan-
sion when they move game day to
Valentines Day. Can you imagine try-
ing to spin that one?
Hi Love, I thought wed go out
for an early Valentines dinner. Say
about three pm? I was thinking how
romantic a place Big Earls Sports Grill
and Billiard Emporium is. Remember
we had lunch there once and you
remarked how fresh the sawdust on
the floor looked? This year they are
serving heart-shaped potato skins
with red-dyed baco-bits and they are
hanging crepe paper around all 47
mega-screen televisions. Plus there is
a dart tournament and the winner gets
a free nights stay in the room above
the bar on a night when they have a
heavy-metal band and everything!
Id suggest getting a romantic
Valentines Day card to go along with
this idea. Maybe one that could also be
re-gifted as a hope-the-swelling-goes-
done-soon sympathy card.
Oh well, maybe by the time they
get to Super Bowl LXX they will have
expanded the season all the way into
July and it will fall on my birthday. Of
course Ill be an octogenarian, TVs will
be holograms, and the special effects
will allow you to create your own
avatar and feel the hits as if you were
actually the quarterback getting pum-
meled by a 350-pound lineman.
How can you watch this violence
year after year?
I want to see if the recently added
Puerto Rican Rum Makers can beat
Newt Gingrichs new team from Moon
Base One. Plus, Im waiting for some-
one to step on that annoying Geico
Gecko. MJ
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Both performances were sell-outs,
indicating the talent so evidently on
display...
Festival of Hearts
Santa Barbaras 36-year-old
Friendship Center, which looks after
frail seniors most of whom suffer
from Alzheimers and their caregiv-
ers, threw a bijou bash at Renaissance
Fine Consignment in La Arcada to
thank all the artists who are contrib-
uting to the 13th annual Festival of
Hearts at Fess Parkers Doubletree on
Saturday.
Nearly ninety artists have given art
for the event, which last year raised
$55,000, explained Justine Sutton,
development coordinator. Many of
the pieces are individually decorated
hearts, which are then sold at the
lunch.
This is the second year the center
has held its fundraiser at the tony
oceanfront hostelry, given its growing
popularity made the center too small
for the event...
Prince of Fashion
When it comes to sartorial elegance,
the Royal Family is certainly up there
in the ratings.
But in the latest list of Britains 50
best dressed men, Prince William,
who debuted at number 27 in the
GQ magazine rankings last year,
is notably absent, while younger
brother, Harry, is 25
th
down from
fifth place in 2011 and his father,
the Prince of Wales always ele-
gantly turned out in his Anderson
& Sheppard Savile Row tailoring
languishes at 50th.
The Conde Nast glossy says of
Harry: His brother may end up as
king, but this year the younger son
has been crowned the prince of style
for looking good in uniforms, well cut
suits and disheveled tumbling-out-of-
a-nightclub jeans.
Charles, 63, the magazine says,
Proves the point that some men seem
to grow into their wardrobe with age.
As for the others on the list, Twilight
hunk Robert Pattinson is fourth, ahead
of Spider-Man Andrew Garfield and
the new Superman, Henry Cavill,
better known as the Duke of Suffolk
in the BBC America TV series, The
Tudors.
Peripatetic soccer star David
Beckham has moved up three places
from 16 to 13...
Rest in Peace
On a personal note, I mourn the
passing of June Breton Fisher, a truly
elegant and genteel soul.
I first met June, who lived at Birnam
Wood, when she wrote her first book,
When Money Was in Fashion, about
Wall Streets early days when her
grandfather, Henry Goldman, was
one of the founding fathers of global
investment bankers Goldman-Sachs,
in June 2010.
From then on we seemed to
bump into each other at some
grand soire or other and became
good friends.
June, formerly a keen golfer with
a 17 handicap, had planned another
book, recounting 20 years as a golf
tour operator.
Sadly, it was not to be, with the
inveterate traveler, gourmet cook,
theatergoer and bridge player, dying
unexpectedly at the age of 84 last
month...
Sightings: Oscar-winner Kevin
Costner getting his locks trimmed by
Biltmore crimper, Kevin Charles...
Actor Chazz Palminteri chowing
down at opal... NBC Today Show
anchor Ann Curry and her family
noshing at CaDario
Pip! Pip! for now
Readers with tips, sightings and
amusing items for Richards column
should e-mail him at richardmin-
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tions or other correspondence to the
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moted army 1st Lieutenant William
Clark posthumously to captain, retro-
active to 1804, after an intensive lob-
bying effort by a congressman from
Nebraska eager for his state to benefit
from the tourism dollars associated
with the bicentennial of the Lewis
and Clark Expedition.
The silly season is upon us again,
and once more the forces of revi-
sionism have wrapped themselves
in the irresistible mantle of George
Washingtons memory. And so we
see an OpEd piece in The Wall Street
Journal of January 28, 2012 urging
Congress and President Obama to
bestow on George Washington, apro-
pos of nothing, the Medal of Honor,
the nations highest military decora-
tion for valor an honor that did not
exist until the Civil War, long after
Washingtons death in 1799. This
time the legislation is proposed not
by a governmental official but by Mr.
John White, whom the newspaper
identified as a former naval officer
writing a book about the Declaration
of Independence as a spiritual docu-
ment. You can bet that Congress will
pick up the cause before long. The
governmental focus should not be
on this sort of thing but on ensur-
ing the proper recognition of some
valorous soldier, sailor, or marine
who has just given his life in Iraq or
Afghanistan.
When confronting attempts at his-
torical revisionism such as Mr. Whites,
a key question to ask is whether what
is at stake is a genuine injustice truly
warranting correction, or whether the
case at hand is instead an opportunity
for someone to ride a hobby horse
gratuitously for personal or politically
correct reasons on behalf of a benefi-
ciary long gone.
Whether residents of Montecito
realize it or not, we are surround-
ed by incidents or causes of both
types. In grappling with the merits of
such revisionism, I find it helpful to
remember the Pogo-like wisdom of
the late Congressman Lucien Nedzi
of Detroit. Back in 1976, Nedzi strug-
gled for ways to express his disdain
for Rep. Biaggis gratuitous effort on
George Washingtons behalf. Finally,
the rough-hewn Congressman Nedzi
found the right words. He rose in the
House of Representatives and causti-
cally informed his colleagues (as well
as the nation) that promoting George
Washington in this way was akin to a
drunken house painter touching up
a work of art by Michelangelo or to
the Pope offering Christ a cardinals
biretta.
With the 2012 elections looming
large and the sesquicentennial com-
memoration of the Civil War at hand,
fasten your seat belts for the revision
of the past that lies ahead.
William P. MacKinnon
Montecito
Poker Pulchritude
The Santa Barbara City Firefighters
Association would like to thank
everybody that came out to the Texas
Hold Em Benefit Poker Tournament
on Sunday, January 29. The turnout
was great, the weather was beauti-
ful, the food was fantastic, and the
tournament was a classic. We appre-
ciate the support for our charity
fund; the money that was raised will
get distributed to several local chari-
ties throughout the year.
Congratulations to the players
that made the final table and to the
winners of the grand prizes in the
raffle. They are as follows:
Poker: 1) Scotty Goodtimes
Schonzeit; 2) Mark Cole; 3) Todd
Pazier; 4) Phil Faulding; 5) Hermann
Fassbind; 6) Kevin Teel; 7) John
Carlisle; 8) Dana Chase; 9) Chris
Guadagnini; 10) DJ Gesswein.
Raffle: iPad Paty Purguy; moun-
tain bike Connie Blanco; $600
Vegas.com Stu Pfister
Hope to see you all next year
and keep your eyes open for our
11th annual charity golf tournament
which as of now will be on Friday
June 1.
Thanks,
Bob Kendall
SBCFFA

Overpaid and
Underworked
I was recently informed of the
compensation our Santa Barbara
County Supervisors negotiated and
approved in 2011 with the employees
in the Countys government unions.
According to this past Novembers
California Pension Report, prepared
by the Stanford University Economic
Policy Institute, our County current-
ly has a $2 billion deficit vis--vis
unfunded pension liabilities to these
employees. Santa Barbara does not
have this revenue and will not have
this revenue ever, so who do our
Supervisors think theyre fooling?
Apparently, us.
Why do Salud Carbajal, Janet
Wolf, Doreen Farr, Joni Grey
(also Chair of SBCAG) and Steve
Lavignino pretend this isnt hap-
pening? Why are the Supervisors
sweeping this under the rug when
they know of the dire straits these
pensions have put the County in?
Is that why they are drilling 25 new
oil derricks in the Channel? Is this
the reason they invited CALTRANS
to widen Highway 101? In prepara-
tion for the massive new develop-
ment they intend to keep their Ponzi
pension scheme going? Remember,
Supervisors get pensions, too. Are
those unending salary increases and
pension benefits the ransom politi-
cians pay to receive the endorse-
ments of County unions?
How can they squander our money,
our taxes, on frivolous projects such
as the redoing of De la Guerra Plaza,
and a multimillion dollar cosmet-
ic upheaval of our perfectly fine
library while simultaneously rob-
bing money from schools, roads,
and social services by overpaying
its workforce? Is this a scene from a
Kafka novel?
And how do the Chumash get the
votes they need for projects that are
anathema to Santa Ynez? Is it pos-
sible that Salud Carbajal and Janet
Wolf swap votes so that Farr and
Grey dont face the ire of their con-
stituents?
While our County is in the Critical
Care Unit, our Supervisors run the
County as if it were a Mexican back-
water. As Edward R. Murrow report-
edly said, A nation of sheep will
beget a government of wolves.
The highest paid 128 County
employees headed up by County
CEO Michael Brown at $346,555
(not counting medical, pension, and
other benefits) down to the lowest
on this particular list, J. Mackinnon
who gets only $200,513, represent
a padded payroll of $28 million-plus
this year. Next year, no doubt they
will receive even higher compensa-
tion.
The County employs 6,050 people.
We have 5,922 to go.
Carole Lieff
Montecito
(Editors note: Thank you, Ms Lieff,
for staying on this subject. Keep up
the good work. You submitted a nearly
complete list of County employees
making over $200,000 a year not
including vacations, birthdays, per-
sonal leave, family leave, medical, pen-
sion and other benefits, which proba-
bly add another 50% to taxpayer costs,
but we simply dont have the room to
include all the names and salaries. We
believe, however, that taxpayers are
beginning to understand the heavy
burden this nefarious collaboration
between elected officials and public
employee unions has placed upon their
shoulders. TLB) MJ
LETTERS (Continued from page 9)
Montecito Fire Department Battalion Chief Stu
Pfister, winner of a $600 Vegas.com gift certificate
at the Texas Hold Em Benefit Poker Tournament
In Passing
M
ike deGruy dear, wonderful,
crazy-enthusiastic Mike
deGruy is gone; he died in
a helicopter crash in Australia on his
way to scout yet another location for
yet another spectacular documentary,
this time for National Geographic.
To know Mike was to feel his lust
for life frsthand. To hear him speak
of the ocean, its inhabitants and its
mysteries was to experience a master
with an uncanny ability to instill deep
altruistic desires in his listeners.
Mike was the cinematographer that
took the memorable footage of killer
whales tossing a hapless baby seal
back and forth in the air off the coast
of Patagonia, as seen in Blue Planet.
Mike was the filmmaker that captured
an octopus furtively sneaking out of
its tank in the middle of the night to
slither across a laboratory table into a
crab tank across the way to grab din-
ner and scurry back to its own tank in
The Octopus Show, solving a mystery
that had bedeviled scientists curious
to find out how crab shells ended up
in their octopus tank.
The reason why Mike and not oth-
ers successfully captured such hard-
to-get images was because he had all
the requisite requirements of a great
documentary filmmaker: he was not
only curious, but also indefatigable,
bull-headedly determined, extremely
talented, and perhaps most impor-
tantly, had the biblical patience of a
dozen Jobs.
In a statement, Titanic director
James Cameron called Mike one of
the oceans warriors a man who
spoke for the wonders of the sea as a
biologist, filmmaker and submersible
pilot, and who spoke against those
who would destroy the seas web of
life. And, we concur. Mike deGruy
was one of a kind, up there in the pan-
theon of oceanic defenders alongside
Jacques Cousteau, Sylvia Earle, Sir
David Attenborough, Jacques Piccard,
and an elite group of men and women
of like caliber.
Mikes bravery was unquestioned.
After 11 operations to salvage what
was left of his right arm after a shark
attack off Enewetak Atoll in the
Marshall Islands, he dove right back
into the sea.
During a Boat Parade get-together at
Fred and Hiroko Benkos home over-
looking the Santa Barbara harbor, I
asked Mike what he was up to. He
answered with unbridled enthusiasm
that he was planning an upcoming trip
up the Amazon in search of a small
fish that reportedly entered a swim-
mers body through the most promis-
ing opening of its targeted prey: nostril,
belly button, anus, whatever. Once an
entry had been made, an entire school
of fish would follow behind, and begin
to devour everything inside. My gri-
mace was greeted by a hearty Mike
deGruy laugh; he told me there was
nothing to worry about, as hed be
wearing a special kind of chain-mail
outfit and would be impervious to the
fish. Of course, Id have to remember
to keep my head out of the water, he
added with a big smile.
Mike deGruy was, indeed, fearless
and we loved him for that. Those
that never had the joyful experience
of meeting and befriending Mike can
still get a sense of him by visiting
his personal blog: mikedegruy.com
(The Place for Everything Mike)
and follow his detailed description of
descending thousands of feet to the
ocean floor.
The following is a news account of
Mikes death, courtesy of Noozhawk:
Montecito Filmmaker
Mike deGruy Killed
By William M. Macfadyen,
Noozhawk Publisher | @noozhawk
Montecito cinematographer Mike
deGruy died in a fiery helicopter crash
Friday in New South Wales, Australia.
According to KEYT, deGruy, 60, was
in Australia to scout locations for an
upcoming documentary project.
The Age newspaper in Melbourne
reported that deGruy and the helicop-
ters pilot, fellow filmmaker Andrew
Wight, were killed when their aircraft
crashed and burst into flames during
takeoff near Nowra on the south coast
of New South Wales. Local authorities
said both men died at the scene. The
cause of the crash is under investiga-
tion.
An accomplished diver and under-
water cinematographer, DeGruy
founded his aptly named production
company, the Film Crew Inc., and
traveled the world, making films for
the BBC, Discovery Channel, National
Geographic and PBS. On one of his
voyages, he descended 12,500 feet in
a submersible to the wreck of the
RMS Titanic on the floor of the North
Atlantic Ocean.
He earned Emmy Awards for cin-
ematography in 1989, 1996, and 2002,
and multiple British Academy of Film
& Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards.
One of the films on which he
worked was Deepwater Rising, which
chronicled the aftermath of the 2010
Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the
Gulf of Mexico. Friend and fellow
Santa Barbaran Harry Rabin, CEO of
On the Wave Productions and the doc-
umentarys cinematographer, spent
two months on location with him for
the project.
Today was one of the saddest days
I can remember as I got word that my
friend and co-conspirator in the art of
film was tragically killed in a helicop-
ter accident, Rabin wrote Saturday
on his blog, On the Wave Productions
News.
I can honestly think of only one
or two people in my life who had a
profound influence on me as a person
as well on my passion for filmmaking.
Working with Mike in the Gulf and
other projects ... made for a fantastic
adventure every time.
Mikes passion, his drive and that
incredible smiling face and greeting
to all he would meet friend, foe and
stranger were admirable! ... You just
couldnt help but love the guy!
DeGruy was a host and expedition
member on Mysteries of the Shark
Coast with Cline Cousteau and
Richard Fitzpatrick. A shark attack
survivor himself, deGruy was a regu-
lar on the Discovery Channels popu-
lar Shark Week.
He frequently worked on film
projects with his wife, Mimi, whom
he met on an assignment, and they
co-produced Deepwater Rising. The
family has been a mainstay at Santa
Barbara Middle School and deGruy
also was active in the Santa Barbara
International Film Festival.
The Santa Barbara Maritime
Museum counted deGruy as a long-
time board member.
Mike was an internationally
respected figure who was widely
considered as the best in the busi-
ness, Steve Epstein, the museums
board president, told Noozhawk on
Saturday. The Maritime Museum
will not be the same without him and
his creative energy.
Mike deGruy
(December 29, 1951 February 4, 2012)
by James Buckley
Everybody Loved Mike
There was nothing about the sea and sea life that didnt interest Mike deGruy, seen here working on his
Reel Nature Program for the 2009 Santa Barbara International Film Festival in the living room of his
Montecito home (photo by Joanne A. Calitri)
Mimi and Mike deGruy were married in 1989 and lived in Montecito; here they share a kiss while taking
a break from poring over details of Mimis book project (photo by Joanne A. Calitri)
9 16 February 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 25 I like women; I dont understand them, but I like them Sean Connery
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A special Tank You to the charitable contributors, who
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Make a Child Smile
DeGruy was a popular speaker at the
2010 and 2011 TEDxAmericanRiviera
events in Montecito.
We are saddened by the news that
ocean photographer, filmmaker and
storyteller Mike deGruy died yester-
day in a helicopter crash in Australia,
the TED Blog posted Saturday after-
noon.
Mike was truly one of the great
teachers and advocates for the oceans.
DeGruy was born on Dec. 29, 1951,
in Mobile, Ala., attended prep school at
the then-Sewanee Military Academy in
Sewanee, Tenn., earned a marine zool-
ogy degree from North Carolina State
University and a masters in marine
biology from the University of Hawaii.
In a story recounted on deGruys
Web site, he and a fellow marine biol-
ogist were diving on remote Enewetak
Atoll in the Marshall Islands in 1978
when they were brutally attacked by
a grey reef shark that ripped off the
top of his right arm. Somehow, both
men bleeding profusely in shark-
infested waters made it back to
their boat and they eventually reached
safety. The attack left deGruy with
only partial use of his right hand.
Rabin said deGruy was quick to
laugh and he had an irrepressible spirit.
Two words that Mike always,
always used, he said, be it the end
of a meeting, the end of the work day,
the end of play was the best fare-
well: SEE YA! Always an open end, a
welcome back.
Thats right, Mike. Ill always SEE
YA!
Fridays other crash victim, Wight,
51, of Melbourne, was reported to
be an experienced helicopter pilot.
He wrote and produced the 2011 3D
film, Sanctum, and had recently been
named the head of Australia-based
Cameron Pace, Oscar-winning James
Camerons first international 3D pro-
duction office.
DeGruy is survived by his wife and
their two teenage children, Max and
Frances, and three brothers, Frank,
Glenn, and Ken.
Noozhawk publisher Bill Macfadyen
can be reached at wmacfadyen@noozhawk.
com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @
noozhawk. Connect with Noozhawk on
Facebook.
The Memorial
Mike deGruys memorial ser-
vice will be held at the Fess Parker
Rotunda (633 East Cabrillo Blvd) on
Sunday, February 12 beginning at 3
pm. The following is the scheduled
memorial events:
3 4 pm: Memory Book for memen-
tos;
4 5 pm: Celebration of Mikes life,
officiated by Saral Burdette;
5 pm: Circle of Friends on East
Beach, across the street;
5:30 pm: Drinks and dinner
If desired, contributions in honor
of his life may be made to the Santa
Barbara Middle School (www.
sbms.org or 805.563.9781), Heal the
Ocean (www.healtheocean.org or
805.965.7570), and the Mobile Bay
Keeper (www.mobilebaykeeper.org or
888.433.4460). MJ
Mike deGruy with Sir David Frederick Attenborough (center) at the first Annual Sir David Attenborough
Awards that Mike established at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2005; on the left is then
Museum of Natural History Director Karl Hutterer (photo by Joanne A. Calitri)
Mike deGruy, with Eric
Hochberg, Ph.D., Curator
of Invertebrate Zoology,
and Patricia Sadeghian,
M.A., Associate Curator
of Invertebrate Zoology
analyze a giant squid
(Architeuthis martensii)
specimen found floating in
Monterey Bay in June 2008,
and delivered to the Santa
Barbara Museum of Natural
History
(photo by Joanne A. Calitri)
MIKE deGRUY
1951-2012
We will always love you, Mike!
With a big hole in our hearts, we will always remember all the love
and help you gave us and everybody you met along your way.
We will keep watch over Mimi, Max and Frances
and the ocean that you loved all your life.
Love from Hillary Hauser
& the Board of Directors of Heal the Ocean
Heal the Ocean, 1836 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101; PO Box 90106, Santa Barbara CA 93190
(805) 965-7570 www.healtheocean.org
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Tickets on Sale this Friday!
Feb 10 at 10 AM
Fencing Down
at Bird Refuge
The fencing around the Andree
Clark Bird Refuge has come down;
this week marks the end of a three-
week long project at the bird ref-
uge that will help restore water flow
in the pond. The project, completed
by the Santa Barbara City Parks &
Recreation department, reduces the
potential for mosquito production,
flooding, and those noxious odors
that seem to take over the area each
year.
Jill Zachary, assistant Parks and
Recreation Director, tells us the
project included removal of vegeta-
tion within the lake and removal of
silt and vegetation from the cul-
vert along Old Coast Highway and
from an open culvert entering the
Bird Refuge at the northern end. To
prepare for the project, the City
completed bird surveys, vegeta-
tion mapping, and wildlife surveys;
the project required permits from
the City Planning Commission, US
Army Corps of Engineers, Regional
Water Quality Control Board,
California Department of Fish and
Game, and the California Coastal
Commission.
As part of the project, the contrac-
tor was required to complete the
work outside of bird nesting season,
to avoid disturbing the hundreds
of species that inhabit the bird ref-
uge. The contractor used boats outfit-
ted with reed cutting and harvesting
equipment; the cut vegetation was
then removed from the area and dis-
posed of.
The second part of the project, the
habitat restoration portion, will take
place later this year and in early 2013.
During that time, native vegetation
will be planted on the shores of the
refuge.
Casa del Herrero
Tours Begin
This Saturday, February 11, marks
the beginning of this seasons tours of
Casa Del Herrero, one of four National
Historic Landmarks in the Santa
Barbara area. The docent-led, 90-min-
ute tours take place on Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 10 am and 2 pm until
mid-November.
The Montecito landmark has been
referred to as a small Hearst Castle,
as many of its furnishings, including
medieval ceilings, doors, and art-
work, were purchased at the same
time and locations as the newspa-
per magnates extravagant abode.
Casa del Herrero or The House of
the Blacksmith was completed in
The interior entry at the Casa del Herrero (photo by Mark Walla)
1925 and designed by noted architect
George Washington Smith, though
owner George Fox Steedman was
involved in every aspect of the
Casas development. After acquiring
the property in the early 1920s, he
traveled throughout Europe, particu-
larly Spain, to purchase doors, ceil-
ings, furniture, tiles, and artwork.
His companions on that trip were
Arthur Byne and Mildred Stapley,
who were also shopping for William
Randolph Hearsts San Simeon cas-
tle. The original furniture, artwork,
and architectural elements collected
by Steedman are on view on the pub-
lic tours. The 11-acre estate includes
elaborate gardens, including foun-
tains, ponds, and water features, plus
fruit orchards, cactus garden, rose
gardens, and a native grass area.
Loggias, patios and courtyards sur-
round the home, offering panoramic
views of the gardens. Tiled semicircu-
lar seating areas, called exedras, dot
the landscape.
Casa del Herrero is included on the
National Register of Historic Places,
and in January 2009 was designated
a National Historic Landmark, the
fourth in Santa Barbara County, join-
ing the Old Mission, Santa Barbara
County Courthouse and the Gonzales
Adobe.
Advance tour reservations are
required, however space on tours is
sometimes available on short notice;
please call for availability and infor-
mation. Tickets are $20 per person,
ages 10 and older, and are by reserva-
tion only by calling (805) 565-5653.
Birnam Wood Honored
Robert Kummer, Jr., president of
Birnam Wood Golf Club, is among
twenty private club presidents across
the world who have been honored by
BoardRoom Magazine. The magazine,
which caters to private club directors
and boards, has named Kummer one
of the 20 Top Board Presidents of the
Year.
This is a big deal for Birnam Wood,
and for Montecito, says Birnam gen-
eral manager Michael Gardner, who
submitted Mr. Kummers nomination
to the publication. Kummer, who was
president from 2000 to 2002, returned
to the presidency in late 2010 after the
president-elect removed himself from
the role. With what was essentially
a cold start in the midst of a crisis of
leadership, Mr. Kummer delivered the
best year of governance, fiscal perfor-
mance and leadership the Club has
experienced in years, Gardner wrote
in his nomination letter.
Mr. Gardner also cited Mr.
Kummers goal achievements, pas-
sion for the Club, transparency, and
member satisfaction and confidence in
his leadership abilities as reasons for
the nomination.
Other winners of this award
included presidents from pri-
vate clubs in Virginia, New Jersey,
Florida, Connecticut, Illinois, Arizona,
and several others from California,
among other states and countries. The
Distinguished Club President of the
Year was awarded to Arthur Coy,
president of the Country Club of
Johannesburg, South Africa.
For more information, visit www.
boardroommagazine.com.
May Madness
Chairs Announced
The Womens Auxiliary of the Music
Academy of the West has selected
three members with a wide range of
experience to organize this years May
Madness event, which will take place
from 9 am to 3 pm Saturday, May
5. Now in its 36th year, the massive
yard and estate sale is a benefit for the
Music Academy.
Serving as May Madness chair-
women this year are Patty Jacquemin,

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SHERIFFS
BLOTTER
Commercial Burglary on Coast Village Road
Sunday, 29 January, 1:30 am Santa Barbara City Officer Williams was
dispatched to a service station on Coast Village Road after being alerted
to a break-in after an alarm was triggered. Upon arrival the officer found
a shattered window; items from the stations snack shop had been stolen,
including cigarettes and cigars. A report was taken. The following week, on
Saturday, February 4, at 3 am, another break-in occurred and more tobacco
products were stolen. A second police report was filed. The owners of the
station suspect the same perpetrators are to blame for both occurrences; they
have informed police of possible suspects.
Unoccupied Fishing Boat
Found Near Fernald Point
Wednesday, 1 February, 8:12 am Sgt. Henebry and Deputy Maupin were
dispatched to the beach area near Fernald Point based on reports of an unoc-
cupied panga boat; this is a small, motorized fishing boat primarily used near
shorelines. Sheriffs Department received several reports of the unoccupied
boat floating a half a mile from the beach. Inside the boat, officers found several
lifejackets, clothing, trash, and three full 15-gallon gas tanks. The Santa Barbara
Harbor Patrol towed the boat from the scene; in addition, U.S. Coast Guard
sent a helicopter to scan the area. ICE took over the investigation. A report was
taken. MJ
Helga Ellie Sulger, and Holiday
Vaill. I am so pleased to have these
three capable women as May Madness
co-chairs. Given their abilities and
extraordinary breadth of experience, I
am certain they will make a fine team,
said Womens Auxiliary President
Konnie Gault. Year in and year out
the Auxiliary selects a fresh team of
remarkable women to serve as May
Madness organizers, observed Music
Academy Board Chair Sharon Westby.
The depth of talent among Auxiliary
members is just extraordinary.
Donations are being accepted for
this years May Madness. Sale items
being collected and accepted as dona-
tions include furniture, small applianc-
es, kitchenware, fine linens, antiques,
silver, crystal, china, rugs, art, hard-
cover books, board games, music and
movies, electronics, luggage, jewelry,
mens and womens clothing, and cars
and other vehicles. Contributed items
should be clean and in good condition.
Obsolete electronics and large appli-
ances will not be accepted.
Donations should be brought to the
lower parking area (follow the signage
upon entering the Music Academy cam-
pus at 1070 Fairway Road) between 9 am
and 3 pm on: Tuesdays and Thursdays,
beginning February 14 through March
15; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and
Thursdays, from March 20 through
April 19; and Monday, April 23, through
Friday, April 27.
Clothing donations may also be
delivered to The Rack, the Music
Academys on-campus resale apparel
shop, during regular business hours.
The Rack is open 12 pm to 3 pm
Tuesdays through Saturdays. To
arrange the pickup of large items, call
695-7912. Car donation information is
available by calling 695-7916. Vehicle
donations are being handled in part-
nership with Cars 4 Causes.
For more information, call 969-4726
or visit www.maymadness2012.org.
IN BUSINESS
J&S East Valley Garage
Since 1919, J&S East Valley Garage
nestled on the corner of East Valley
Road and Live Oaks Road has been
servicing exotic and classic cars from
across the country. At first glance, the
small unassuming building resembles
a typical neighborhood repair shop,
but behind the front door lies rooms
Patty Jacquemin is one of this years May Madness
co-chairs
President of Birnam Wood Golf Club Robert
Kummer, Jr. has recently been named one of
the 20 Top Board Presidents of the Year by
BoardRoom Magazine
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of specialty equipment, rare auto parts
in for repair, various open-hooded
cars and four self-described car nuts
ready to get their hands greasy on
whatever comes in.
New owner Hunter Self a self-
described Montecito rat and mas-
ter mechanic took over the shop
January 1 of this year. Sadly, just two
weeks later, former owner James
Jay Roach passed away in his sleep.
Self, who began working for Roach
ten years ago pushing a broom
around the shop, gave us a tour of the
vintage auto repair emporium earlier
this week.
We like to keep it old school around
here, Self says, describing the niche
market Roach helped to build, and
one Self plans to uphold. Classic
cars are our main focus; a lot of other
shops have phased out the equipment
necessary to work on them, he said.
The shop is mostly self-contained; Self
says they have just about every piece
of equipment needed to service hot
rods and suped-up cars, not to men-
tion the extensive background and
experience of the staff.
At the back of the building, a fully
loaded welding shop is the gem of the
garage, allowing Self and his team to
fix engine parts shipped to them from
across the world. We give engines a
new lease on life. And hopefully we
are saving the owner a little bit of
money over sending these parts to the
manufacturer, Self said.
Parked outside the welding shop
sits a hot rod the J&S guys are work-
ing on for themselves. We are hoping
to get it over three hundred miles per
hour, he said. Another vehicle on the
property is a vintage Ford truck Roach
used for business. Its humbling to
have the first truck I ever did an oil
change on, on the property when ten
years later I own the business, Self
said, adding that the truck was also
used to drive his bride away from the
altar after they married last year.
While hot rodding new and
antique racecars is the bulk of their
business, J&S East Valley Garage is
also a full-service mechanical repair
shop, and caters to many celebrities
in the area. I dont want to name
names, Self says with a smile,
but lets just say we get many high
profile vehicles in for service. He
adds that he and his technicians all
attend continuing education classes,
to be ready for whatever rolls into the
shop. Being prepared thats how I
like it, he says.
J&S East Valley Garage is located at
1610 East Valley Road. Call 805-969-
4147 for more info. MJ
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S
ome folks complained that
SBIFF 2012 wasnt the usual
star studded-affair weve come
to expect on the American Riviera.
Indeed, missing were the frequent
screaming crowds that turn out for a
Leo, say, or Brangelina; 2012 Academy
Award nominees Viola Davis,
Christopher Plummer and legendary
director Martin Scorcese draw a much
more cerebral audience, and very few
even knew what the nominated The
Artist acting tandem of Jean Dujardin
and Brnice Bejo even sounded like
before they arrived in town.
But make no mistake: this was a
very meaty fest, especially film-wise.
It was the 10th festival for head hon-
cho Roger Durling but just the first for
new programming manager Michael
Albright who boldly jettisoned some
favorite sidebars and went where he
wanted to with inspired new direc-
tions, including the inspired Cinesonic
sidebar on the nexus of music and
film.
The fest was also packed with
dozens of entries that had played at
Toronto, including audience winners
for both docs and feature films, plus
several of Sundances specials, includ-
ing West of Memphis, which brought
two of the recently-released accused
killers in the famed West Memphis 3
case to town to talk about their expe-
rience.
It was so dense, in fact, that we
cant possibly sum it up in our lim-
ited space in this weekly column.
So instead heres some previews of
the third weekend from the mouths
of the filmmakers themselves. Look
for follow-ups, including comments,
quips and quotes from Oscar nomi-
nees later this month, and more thor-
ough articles when some of the films
next reach our shores for full runs in
local cinemas.
Vinyl
Vinyl was one of the Cinesonic
films that generated enough buzz
that it earned multiple extra screen-
ings and will also play again Friday,
February 10 at 9:30pm as part of the
free Third Weekend screenings at the
Riviera. Its the fictionalized version
of what happened to The Alarm, a
1980s punk band that reunited in the
2000s only to discover that record
labels didnt want to sign the aging
rockers. So the lead singer passes the
record off as coming from a young
unknown group hes managing, then
has to assemble an outfit of rowdy
young punks to lip-synch for live
shows when the first song becomes
a hit.
For director and co-writer Sara
(thats Sah-Rah; shes a Brit, yknow)
Sugarman, making the movie was
a case of life imitating art as well
as synchronicity. She was called in
by the producers to be considered
for directing an early version of the
story largely because of her own
Sara Sugarman, director and co-writer of the
music documentary Vinyl, showed her film at
SBIFFs new music-movie portion, Cinesonic
Film Fest Wrap-Up
On Entertainment
by 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
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funny hair, punk hair, she said
outside the Lobero moments before
the film had its first SBIFF screening
last Friday.
They said it was about the Alarm,
and Im like Yeah, theyre from my
hometown in Wales. I grew up with
them. My first boyfriend was in that
band. They were called The Toilets in
the day. I was a drummer in another
punk band myself They gave me
the job straightaway.
The original $10 million budget
collapsing also proved fortuitous,
Sugarman said.
That gave me the opportunity to
run with it, make it punk style, she
explained about the low-budget dig-
itally-shot Vinyl, which premiered the
previous week at Sundance. We had
two-pay-as-you-go phones and four
weeks to put it together. If it wasnt
for the fact that Id been out when
I was eleven with a guy who now
owned a hotel and gave us an amaz-
ing deal, and that the lady who used
to take me to nursery school was our
caterer, I dont know what we would
have done. We even had some guys
sleeping on my brothers carpet while
he was away in Spain The music
industry is all about image, and punk
was always not about that at all, but
about heart and soul. We made the
film that way and I think it shows up
on the screen.
Dirty Energy
Making Dirty Energy, about the after
effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil
spill in the Gulf which screens at the
Riviera Saturday February 11 at 11am
was an amazing journey for first-
time feature doc writer-director Bryan
Hopkins. I remember sitting at home
in Detroit trying to figure out what to
do next when the spill happened. And
after they hadnt capped it for weeks,
I felt so defenseless about the situation
the same way I did in my own life that
I just had to do something, he told
me last weekend.
So he took the last $200 out of his
checking account, loaded up the car
with food stamp-purchased grocer-
ies and headed south. The original
plan was to probe a little deeper with
eye toward making a statement about
weaning the country off fossil fuel, he
said. But everyone didnt care about
the green energy movement; they all
work in the oil industry and are afraid
of unemployment. But they did care
about whether the food was safe and
their friends getting poisoned work-
ing on the cleanup. It wasnt as simple
as I thought.
The result a much more personal
look at the aftermath of the spill in
the region told through the eyes of the
residents proved popular both with
W
estmont political science
professors Susan Penksa
and Tom Knecht analyze
the challenges of national and global
security in a free, public lecture on
Thursday, February 9, at 5:30 pm
at the University Club, 1332 Santa
Barbara Street. Tickets are not needed,
although the limited seating is
available on a frst-come, frst-served
basis. The lecture, National and
Global Security in the 21st Century,
is part of Westmont Downtown:
Conversations about Things that
Matter, which is sponsored by the
Westmont Foundation. The talk relates
to the Westmont Presidents Breakfast
that features former Secretary of
Defense Robert Gates on March 2.
We hope to provide a thought-pro-
voking discussion of American and
global security in the 21st century,
highlighting the important legacy of
Secretary Gates, says Penksa, who
has an international consulting prac-
tice. Ill focus my remarks on civil
and military cooperation, the relation-
ship between security and develop-
ment, and the changing nature of
power.
In 2010, the U.S. Department of
State awarded Penksa a follow-on
Fulbright grant, which allowed her to
return to Bosnia and Herzegovina to
build on the work of her 2007 fellow-
ship. She has co-authored a book, The
European Union in Global Security: The
Politics of Impact, which will be pub-
lished in March.
Robert Gates is one of the most
important and influential defense sec-
retaries in American history, says
Knecht, a Stanford graduate who
earned a masters degree and doctor-
ate at UC Santa Barbara. I will exam-
ine Secretary Gates appointment in
the Bush and Obama administrations,
his leadership of the Pentagon and his
vision for American foreign policy.
Knecht, who taught at the
University of Denver for five years
before arriving at Westmont in 2009,
has published a book, Paying Attention
to Foreign Affairs: How Public Opinion
Affects Presidential Decision Making.
Talk to Probe the Battle
of Science, Religion
Physicist Karl Giberson, a leading
scholar in Americas creation-evolu-
tion debate, explores the question,
Are Science and Religion at War?
on Friday, February 10 at 3:30 pm in
Westmonts Adams Center, room 216.
The Pascal Lecture, which is spon-
sored by the office of the Westmont
provost, is free and open to the public.
Giberson directs Gordon Colleges
Science and Religion Forum and
teaches a special workshop on writ-
ing about science and religion. He
has authored or coauthored many
books on this topic, including his
most recent, The Language of Science
and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine
Questions, which was reviewed in
January 2012 in the New York Times
Sunday Book Review.
He has also written The Anointed:
Evangelical Truth in a Secular Age,
Species of Origins: Americas Search for a
Creation Story and Saving Darwin: How
to be a Christian and believe in Evolution.
His book, The Wonder of the Universe:
Hints of God in Our Fine-Tuned World,
will be published in April. He has
contributed more than 150 articles,
reviews and essays for websites and
journals including Salon.com, Books
& Culture and the Huffington Post.
Giberson says popular culture con-
tains a metanarrative about science
and religion being at war, recounted
in pulpits, National Public Radio, or
The Simpsons.
The story goes like this: Science
and religion are mortal enemies and
always have been, Giberson says.
The church has opposed every scien-
tific advance and scientists have been
persecuted, tortured and even execut-
ed for their discoveries. From the flat
earthism of the first millennium, to the
persecution of Galileo, to widespread
rejection of Darwinism today, we see
a steady battle between the forces of
superstition and enlightenment. This
popular picture is wrong, however.
Its driven more by propaganda than
history.
Religion Dispatches Magazine list-
ed Giberson among their Top Ten
Peacemakers in the Science-Religion
Wars in December 2011. He has
lectured at the Vatican, Oxford
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American Double
to Feature Works
by Brahms
Violinist Philip Ficsor and pianist
Constantine Finehouse, a duo named
American Double, perform works by
Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy
and John Harbison in their second
installment of concerts at Westmont
Friday, February 10 at 7 pm in
Westmonts Deane Chapel. The con-
cert is free and open to the public.
American Double bookends the
concert with Brahms Scherzo in
C-minor and Sonata in D-minor op.
108. Brahms wrote three full-fledged
sonatas for violin and piano, the last
of which is the op. 108 work we
will finish the program with, Ficsor
explains. But early in his career, he
wrote a movement of a larger sonata,
the other movements were written by
other composers, among them Robert
Schumann. Although Brahms was
young when he wrote it, the move-
ment still shows flashes of the depth
of expression and harmonic character
that would be a signature of Brahms
style throughout his career.
American Double, which recorded
William Bolcoms complete works for
violin and piano in 2007, will perform
Debussys Sonata in G-minor. Its
actually the final piece he completed,
Ficsor says. It was finished near the
end of World War I in Paris, and
Debussys fierce nationalism emerged
in the phrase he wrote on the title page
written by Claude Debussy, a French
Musician. In its transparent textures
and delicate harmonic progressions,
it shows Debussy both at the height
of his compositional mastery and con-
trasts sharply with Brahms more rich
harmonic textures.
The duo will add UC Santa Barbara
French horn professor Steven Gross
to perform John Harbisons Twilight
Music for Horn, Violin and Piano
(1984), which Ficsor says has nothing
to do with vampires or the supernatu-
ral. Rather, the piece depicts atmo-
spheric impressions of twilight in
musical brushstrokes, he says. The
inclusion of a horn trio in an other-
wise violin-piano exclusive concert
is testament to American Doubles
continuing partnership with Gross to
commission Bolcom for a world pre-
miere Horn Trio in the fall of 2014.
High School Math
Contest Gets Perfect
Eleven high school teams will com-
pete in the 25th annual High School
Mathematics Contest at Westmont on
Saturday, February 11 in Westmonts
Winter Hall. The contest begins at 1
pm with a Chalk Talk Derby, written
exams and a fast-paced team competi-
tion with buzzers modeled after the
once-popular College Bowl TV show.
Finals will get under way beginning
at 4 pm at the Darling Foundation
Lecture Hall (Room 210). Dinner and
an awards ceremony begin at 5:30 pm
in Kerr Student Center.
Because the contest is celebrating
its 25th year, the chalk-talk topic is
perfect squares, which are integers
that are the square of the integers
(5= 25).
The students, we hope, will have
lots of fun interacting with similarly
gifted students, and be encouraged
to continue their excellence in aca-
demic pursuits, says Russell Howell,
Westmont professor of mathematics.
Participating this year will be Bishop
Diego, Cate, Crescenta Valley, Dos
Pueblos, Family Schools, La Caada,
Oaks Christian, Providence Hall, San
Marcos, Santa Barbara and Thacher.
A contest itinerary, map, sample
questions and photos from past events
can be found at www.westmont.edu/
mathcontest. MJ
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Students will compete in the 25th annual High
School Mathematics Contest at Westmont on
February 11
Physicist Karl
Giberson lec-
tures about the
battle of science
versus faith on
February 10
Westmont
violinist Philip
Ficsor performs
with pianist
Constantine
Finehouse as
American Double
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e have three really
wonderful programs
happening at the library
this month. Naturalist Colin
McNulty will be sharing his fantastic
photos and personal experience of
the polar bears in Churchill, Canada.
Colin led expeditions in Canada for
many years and has much to tell
about these amazing animals. He will
be here Thursday, February 16 at 6:30
pm; this is an educational evening for
all ages.
Jolene Delisa will be leading an
interactive event for children about
peace around the world. She will be
doing some reading from her book The
Childrens Peace Book and then there
will be an opportunity for discussion
and participants will be encouraged
to write, draw, or tell their version of
what peace is to them. This will prob-
ably be best for 5 to 12 year olds, but
everyone is welcome.
Join UCSB professors and com-
munity members for a rousing dis-
cussion of the UCSB/Santa Barbara
Reads selection Moby-Duck: The True
Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and
of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers,
Environmentalists, and Fools, includ-
ing the Author, Who Went in Search of
Them by Donovan Hohn. The 2011
book delves into a strange phenom-
enon involving the thousands of
bath toys lost at sea, and the impact
they have on our environment.
Share your opinions, thoughts, and
questions about Moby-Duck or on
any of the related issues such as
beachcombing, climate change, fac-
tory work, ocean currents, plastics
in the ocean, consumerism and dis-
posables, science and the media.
Bring your ideas and take part in
the discussion. Join us Wednesday,
February 15 at 6 pm.
Become a Friend
The Friends of the Montecito
Library are hosting a Become a Friend
of the Montecito Library Event Monday
February 13 from 10 am to 4 pm. Look
for the Friends table and find out more
about the work of the Friends and our
gem of a library and how you can help
support both. Refreshments will be
served so please do come by and let
them introduce themselves.
Thank You!
The library was pleased to host a
three-alarm storytime last week.
Firefighters from the Montecito Fire
Department came with their First Out
engine and their first aid truck. They
read several books to the more than 50
children present and then showed the
whole group what it is like to respond
to a fire, wearing turnouts and driving
a fire truck. We want to thank Captain
Travis Ederer for bringing his won-
derful crew to the library. Along with
Captain Ederer, Engineer Mike Elliott,
Firefighters Sarah Marshall and Ben
Hauser and Paramedic Kurt Hickman
were all enthusiastic readers. All the
little ones went home wearing a fire-
mans hat, a badge and a great big
smile.
There is no mistaking a real book
when one meets it. It is like falling in
love, Christopher Morley.
Happy Valentines Day and happy
reading , everybody. MJ
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center that she runs.
Before moving to Santa Barbara in
1981, Ms Murphy had a residential
care facility for emotionally disturbed
adults in Oakland and an assisted liv-
ing facility for the elderly in Monrovia,
CA. She also owns Cliff View Terrace,
an assisted living facility on the Mesa.
She remembers that the first time she
saw a residential facility for the elder-
ly, it saddened her. Originally from the
Philippines, she explained that rather
than having facilities for the elderly,
grandparents in her homeland are
offered the best room in the house.
With a background in real estate and
impeccable taste, Eve envisioned an
elegant facility where patients would
feel comfortable and relaxed. Having
stayed in some of the best hotels in
the world, she wanted to create some-
thing just as nice for her residents. Eve
remembers thinking to herself, it could
be done. Mission Terrace is a testament
to that thought.
Eve is a stylish woman with a knack
for decorating. She furnished the
Mission Terrace lobby with furniture
from her own home. When you enter,
the rich furnishings, original artwork,
oversized grand piano and floral
arrangements will make you feel as
if you are in a five-star hotel. For
Eve, decorating is easy. However, she
understands that while the beauty of
the residence is important, the atmo-
sphere is created from within. She is
quick to give credit to the staff for cre-
ating a warm and welcoming environ-
ment. Ms Murphy encourages them to
treat the residents the way they would
treat a member of their own family.
This philosophy really hit home when
Eves father was a resident for a year.
Without being asked to do so, nurses
brought him his favorite foods and
music from the Philippines. This type
of customized care is the rule, rather
than the exception. The dietician, who
has been with Eve since the incep-
tion of Mission Terrace, meets with
residents when they arrive to set up a
dietary plan. Included in this plan are
the patients likes and dislikes. Unlike
most facilities that adhere to a cookie
cutter approach where everyone eats
the same food at the same time, indi-
viduality is taken into account. If a
patient wants to have oatmeal at five
oclock in the afternoon, she will get it.
Eve understands that these small ges-
tures can make a difficult time more
palatable.
The family connection is very
important to Ms Murphy. Employees
look forward to coming to work and
often bring their children to visit the
residents on their days off. In addition
to treating her residents as if they were
family, Eve feels that her employees
are part of the Mission Terrace Family.
Most of the employees are there on a
long-term basis and there is a very low
turnover. Ms Murphy understands
that in Santa Barbara, many people
have to work two jobs. She will allow
them to work overtime at Mission
Terrace, rather than having to take on
a second job.
By nature, Eve likes to avoid the
limelight. But that didnt stop her from
dressing up like both Elvis Presley and
Michael Jackson, making her entrance
on a motorcycle and performing with
her back-up singers better known as
the Mission Terrace nurses. I get the
distinct feeling that Eve Murphy will
do whatever it takes to put a smile on
the face of her residents. MJ
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A museum and
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teer, and lifelong
equestrienne,
Lynn Kirst is a
fourth-generation Californian who grew up
in Montecito; she can often be found riding
or hiking the local trails
M
y mother has always said
they should be called
futter-bys instead of
butterfies, and I think shes right.
If you have enjoyed the colorful
Monarch butterfies futtering around
Montecito for the last several weeks,
now is the time to make the short trip
to Ellwood to see tens of thousands of
them before they begin their March
migration out of our area.
Among Santa Barbara Countys
dozens of trails, the most accessible
leads to a magnificent annual display
that of the Monarch butterflies that
migrate hundreds, if not thousands of
miles to spend the winter at Ellwood.
In fact, the trail to the Main Butterfly
Grove is so easy that its tempting to
call it a nature walk rather than a hike.
Generations of local residents have
known it simply as the big eucalyptus
grove in Goleta where the butterflies
come every year. Since 1998, however,
it has been known formally as the
Coronado Butterfly Preserve. It was
in that year that the Land Trust for
Santa Barbara County purchased 9.3
acres from the Goleta Union School
District to preserve the Ellwood Main
Monarch Grove.
In pre-Preserve days, one used to
just park on a dead-end residential
street called Coronado Drive, and
walk around some pipes at the end
of the road to an obvious trail that led
to the grove. Things are a bit more
formal now, but thankfully not much.
While one can still park on Coronado
Drive, the trailhead now sports a wel-
coming sign that lets you know its
the right place. At the top of the slight
grade, three interpretive panels pro-
vide interesting facts about monarch
butterflies and their habitat.
As the Coronado Butterfly Preserve
can attract up to a thousand people
every weekend, you might not find
easy street parking (see directions next
page). Volunteer docents are pres-
ent on weekends, and because the
Ellwood Main Butterfly Grove is adja-
cent to the Ellwood Mesa/Sperling
Preserve, a visit there makes for a
great way to spend a couple of hours.
The Monarchs that winter in Goleta
come from colder states west of the
Rocky Mountains. Monarchs that
Visitors at the Coronado Butterfly Preserve pass interpretive panels set up along the trail leading to the
Ellwood Main Butterfly Grove
Monarch butterflies form garlands as they cling
to ropy vines hanging from the eucalyptus trees.
They are hard to spot at first, as with their wings
closed they are well camouflaged. But as the sun
warms the butterflies, they open their wings to
reveal their vibrant colors.
9 16 February 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 37 I dont think of myself as a character actress; thats become a phrase that means youve had it Bette Davis
live east of the Rockies migrate south
to Mexico. After breeding during
February and March, they return to
their home states to lay their eggs. The
caterpillar stage eats only milkweed,
which is not found here. Whats so
amazing about the Monarch migra-
tion is that the insects currently at
Ellwood are not the same ones that
were here last year, and in fact, are
four generations removed from those.
How Monarchs know to return to a
place theyve never visited is one of
natures greatest mysteries, contrib-
uting to its moniker as King of the
Butterflies.
Directions
Take the 101 Freeway to the Storke
Road/Glen Annie exit. Head south
toward the ocean, then turn right on
Hollister Avenue. Go a little over a
mile, and then turn left onto Coronado
Drive. If street parking is unavailable,
head back out to Hollister Avenue,
turn left and go a short distance
to the Sperling Preserve at Ellwood
Mesa Parking Lot. From either park-
ing area, follow the signage to the
Ellwood Main Monarch Grove. Once
there, paths lead out to the open
space of Ellwood Mesa, where flat
trails crisscross the Sperling Preserve
and head out to the bluffs. The but-
terflies are most visible mid-day, in
warm sun. MJ
Monarch butterflies also form clusters of varying
sizes hanging at the ends of eucalyptus branches.
The color swatches of their wings, outlined in
black, have been compared to stained glass.
Once a Monarch butterfly reaches adult stage
(the only stage ever seen in Santa Barbara), it
consumes a liquid diet of water, juice obtained
from fruits, and nectar from a variety of flowers.
Here a Monarch uses its proboscis, a straw-like
feeding tube, to obtain nectar from a mustard
plant on Ellwood Mesa.
Visitors who walk across the Sperling Preserve to the Ellwood Bluffs are rewarded with this view of the
beach, looking east toward UCSB
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garnered the Fund for Santa Barbara
Social Justice Award, and $2,500 for
Hopkins, ten times his original invest-
ment in the project.
Starbuck
Try pitching a movie about a
40-year-old who donated sperm so
many times in his youth that through
a quirk at the sperm bank he ended up
unknowingly fathering more than 500
kids, more than 150 of whom are try-
ing to unmask him. A definite no-go
in Hollywood for anything other
than a raunchy sex comedy, thank-
fully Starbuck co-writer/director Ken
Scott hails from Montreal, and his
crowd-pleasing film became instead a
thoughtful, funny and often insightful
if implausible coming of age tale for a
middle-aged man who after a series
of bad decisions turns over a new leaf.
I have three kids and my co-writer
has two, so we had a whole lot to say
about fatherhood, or at least we were
under that impression, Scott told the
SBIFF audience at an early screening.
Fatherhood is very much like a dra-
matic comedy. So it was natural to go
with that genre.
But as charming, heartwarming
and still somewhat apropos as the
absentee father subject is today, Scott
said he fears he wouldnt be able
to make the same movie down the
road. Fatherhood has changed. We
all want to be there now. Were all
present all the time for everything our
kids do. There have been lots of mov-
ies about fathers who werent there.
Fifteen years from now there will be
lots of stories about dads who were
there too much.
Audience Choice Award winner
Starbuck screens at 7pm on Saturday,
February 11.
Otter 501
Otter 501, which plays again at the
Riviera at 11am Sunday, February
12, is about a young woman named
Katie who finds a sea otter pup thats
been separated from its mother and
in rescuing it from the beach learns
about the plights of the animal and
its habitat in Northern California. For
the films star, Katie Pofahl, it wasnt
much of a stretch. Shes an actual
marine biologist who in her job at the
Monterey Bay Aquarium was familiar
with the actual pup in question.
A friend told me about the audition,
and I thought I can do this. I can do
this!, Pofahl told me at an afternoon
SBIFF party. Im a scientist but I can
talk to people about this stuff easily.
Indeed, Pofahl said, when she got
the job, the work came pretty easy.
It wasnt really acting, just making
believe that something happened to
me that didnt, she explained. But
it still had the same emotional pull. I
wanted to tell this story to people in a
way that made them understand the
passion I have for these wild places
and these animals.
So has she caught the acting bug,
considering the film sold out all three
of its screenings?
I dont think Hollywood is ready
for a size twelve actress, she said.
But its been a cool opportunity to
learn about the artistic side of science.
It doesnt have to be boring. You can
tell stories and take people to a place
where they care about it. Thats what
I want to do. I just want to communi-
cate the science and how important it
is to protect these places.
Picture Paris
Woody Allens Midnight in Paris has
been the directors biggest success in
decades, but one local couple wasnt
too happy when they first learned
about the project.
When we heard he was making a
comedy in Paris, we both panicked for
a second, Julia Louis-Dreyfus admit-
ted on the Lobero patio just before the
Women in Film panel, speaking for
husband Brad Hall. But ours is quite
different.
Indeed, Picture Paris, a 29-min-
ute short written and directed by
Montecito native Hall and starring
Louis-Dreyfus as a housewife plan-
ning a trip to the French capital for
the day after her youngest son moves
out, also takes some left turns, but
theyre not nearly as dreamy as those
in Allens movie. We dont want to
give it away the film screens again
prior to Starbuck 7pm Saturday but
think more Fatal Attraction. Or Eating
Raoul.
Theres some twists and turns you
really dont expect, Louis-Dreyfus
said.
Still, it was the couples oldest son
getting ready to go to college that pro-
vided the impetus for the idea.
It was a big transition in our
life, she explained. But weve
adjusted. And we still have our
youngest at home. Its a part of life.
So its okay.
Making Picture Paris, the indie
debut of both Hall and Louis-
Dreyfus, brought back memories of
when the couple first met as theater
students at Northwestern University
near Chicago. You go to all the
people you know and ask them for
favors and do a lot of things on the
fly, she said. We had a lot of run
and gun days. Theres that quality
that I love.
And working with your husband
does have its benefits.
I didnt have to audition, Louis-
Dreyfus said. But I did have to sleep
with the director.
Soul Salvation
Ruthie Foster is no stranger to
Santa Barbara, having played at both
Sings Like Hell and Live Oak. But
that last concert was more than six
years ago, and Foster has moved well
beyond the folk-blues roots that made
her a natural to share the stage with
someone like John Hammond in her
SLH debut.
As evidence, theres her brand new
album, the aptly-titled Let It Burn,
released barely more than a week ago.
Produced by Grammy-winner John
Chelew and recorded in the steamy
musical hotbed of New Orleans, the
album features guests shots from the
Blind Boys of Alabama and soul leg-
end William Bell along with some
Crescent City hot shots, plus a dispa-
rate conglomeration of cover songs
from Johnny Cash to Adele, Pete
Seeger to Black Keys, and Los Lobos
to Crosby, Stills & Nash all held
together by Fosters expansive if still
gospel-inspired vocals.
Foster, who won Blues Music
Awards in both traditional and con-
temporary categories in the last two
years, headlines a concert dubbed
Soul Salvation that also features
singer-songwriter Paul Thorn at
UCSBs Campbell Hall on Friday. She
recently talked about the new disc
from her home in Austin, Texas.
Q. Your last record had lots of Memphis
feel to it, and now this one is pure New
Orleans. What is it about a place that
forms the sound for you?
A. Oh, it influences everything! It
involves who I want to use, the play-
ers, the engineers, everything. And
the taste, the atmospheres of the
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Writer and director Bryan Hopkins spent his last
$200 to travel to the gulf of Mexico after the oil
spill to make his first feature documentary, Dirty
Energy, which was awarded the Fund for Santa
Barbara Social Justice Award
A still from Starbuck, co-written and directed by
Ken Scott, which was presented the Audience
Choice Award at SBIFF
Monterey Bay
Aquarium
marine biolo-
gist Katie Pofahl
stars in her first
(and most likely
only) film, Otter
501, which will
be shown again
at the Riviera
this weekend
Husband and
wife Julia
Louis-Dreyfus
and Brad Hall
teamed up for
the 29-minute
short film,
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record. It really works when you find
a place that has a feel of its own. Both
Memphis and New Orleans are like
that for sure. And its true in Austin
too; the albums Ive done here at
home have a sound all their own.
This album is by far your most eclectic
yet. Do you feel that its been an organic
progression from your earlier records that
were much more pure in the folk-blues
vein?
Completely. I dont even go into
the studio unless Im feeling that. I
remember standing outside the studio
after this project was done and tell-
ing my manager that I didnt know
what would happen with the record
because its so mixed up. But, man,
it was a whole lot of fun! Im hoping
thats what people pick up on when
they hear it... Its very different than
before where the CDs always told a
story. This one does too, but its not
necessarily mine. But I think it does
gel. And it does start with me. I wrote
Welcome Home based on a proverb
about your mind wanting to go home,
your heart leads the way and your
soul says welcome home. I just had to
figure out how to put that in a song,
because it would be a righteous thing
to sing every night on the road. Thats
what I go for, to have as many songs
that make me feel great by the end of
the night. Its someone elses tune, but
its words that I can connect.
Thats one of only three original songs
and yet in many ways this feels like your
most personal album. Why is that?
Yeah, the songs really speak to me.
I grew up listening to a lot of soul.
William Bell was a huge part of my
early days, so having him on this record
was big for me. When we did the duet,
all I could do was smile. I kept missing
my cues. I mean, just to have him in
the room; he was my mothers favor-
ite If I Had a Hammer, of course
I know the tune and I had a chance to
work with Pete Seeger early on in my
career. He taught me a lot about how
singing is about opening your spirit.
Thats how people connect to you. He
encouraged me to try songs that were
in different languages, just to sing. So
I wanted to get in there with the new
arrangement, which mixed some blues
in with the folk.
Speaking of that, how do you come to
the songs that you cover?
Its a lot like my own music collec-
tion. I have a little bit of everything, a
whole lot of genres, which is like most
people. For this album, I was listen-
ing to music months at a time when
Chelew sent me a huge list of tunes
to consider and listen to in order to
give me a palette of what he was feel-
ing. I was just off the road and a little
scattered and my daughter was being
born. I didnt have much focus. So it
was a reference place to start from. I
went for the tunes where I liked the
groove and felt the song. With Ring
of Fire, Id been sitting on it for a
while. It just never fit with any other
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Returning to Santa Barbara after six years, Ruthie
Foster brings her blues and soul sound to UCSBs
Campbell Hall
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Raging Rivers, up in the Valley
The great comedian Joan Rivers
has played just about every gig in the
biz, from The Carol Burnett Show to the
Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, where
she was a regular and favorite of the host.
Still loud, brash and piercingly acerbic
at 78, Rivers pokes fun at herself and
other celebrities for such foibles as plastic
surgery, marriage and bad career choices
in a rare local gig at the Chumash Casino
tonight. WHEN: 8pm WHERE: 3400
East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez COST: $25-
$45 INFO: (800) CHUMASH or www.
chumashcasino.com
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Dance Teachers Gone Wild The
name sounds racy, but this annual
performance/revue from area dance
instructors comes with a solid cause:
to raise funds for the Arts Mentorship
Program which provides low income
students the opportunity to train at local
studios and receive personal mentorship.
Now in its seventh year, the event has
grown beyond founders Santa Barbara
Dance Arts to include representatives
from Gustafson School of Dance, Timo
Nunez Flamenco, SBCC Dance Club,
and choreographer Robin Bisio. State
Street Ballet dancers Michael Waldrop
and Angela Rubello offer a pas de
deux, Bisios trio Silence and Slow Time
perform and Nunez will be sharing a
preview from his upcoming show at
the Lobero called Pasin; other styles
range from jazz to hip hop, Broadway,
ballet and contemporary. WHEN: 7pm
tonight & tomorrow WHERE: Center
Stage Theater, upstairs in Paseo Nuevo
mall COST: $25 general, $18 students
($50 VIP patrons) INFO: 963-0408,
www.centerstagetheater.org or 966-
5299, www.sbdancearts.com
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11
A real rhapsody Considering that
the Santa Barbara Symphony is not
only offering one of the most popular
pieces in the American classical canon
in its weekend concerts but also a newer
work composed by Chris Brubeck and
his famous father, the jazz icon Dave
Brubeck, plus Charles Ives second
symphony, you have to wonder if the
programmers confused Valentines Day
with July 4th. Nevertheless, its a tasty
patriotic program that should delight all
comers who will likely especially enjoy
Grammy-nominated recording artist and
soloist Terrence Wilson turn at the piano
in Gershwins Rhapsody in Blue. The
Brubecks Ansel Adams: America is a
multimedia piece combining a symphonic
tribute to the famed photographer that
integrates melodies as sweeping as some
of Adams Yosemite photos with 102
striking images of or by Adams projected
on a screen. WHEN: 8pm tonight, 3pm
tomorrow WHERE: Granada Theatre,
1214 State Street COST: $27-$125 INFO:
899-2222 or www.granadasb.org
Side by side Pasadena to Santa
Barbara: A Selected History of Art in
Southern California, 1951-1969,
focuses on the legacy of two of
Southern Californias leading venues
for contemporary art since the 1940s:
the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and
the Pasadena Art Museum (now known
as the Norton Simon Museum). The
two institutions pioneered exhibiting the
work of local artists living and active in
Southern California alongside that of
infuential modern and contemporary
artists from other areas, a bold approach
that provided a solid foundation for the
growth of contemporary art in the region.
The current exhibition presents works by
artists who were featured at one or both
venues during those 18 formative years,
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Pop notes The quintessential
Americana/experimental band Wilco
returns to Santa Barbara to play at the
relatively intimate Arlington Theater
(wonder what theyll make of the
tile roofs and faux sky?) Friday with
White Denim opening in what might
just be the pop concert of the year
even though its only six weeks in. But
its long sold out, so be prepared to
pay big bucks to re-sellers if you dont
already have tickets Lioness of the
Blues Sista Monica Parker a nine-
CD veteran whose original song Show
Me What Youre Working With
was featured on the hit TV show So
You Think You Can Dance fnale last
August, returns to SOhO on Saturday
(9pm; $15; 962-7776/www.sohosb.com) Sings Like Hell presents Grammy-
winning Latin/Texican rock n rollers Los Lonely Boys in a beneft concert for and at
La Cumbre Junior High on Sunday (7pm; $30-$100; 963-0761/www.lobero.com)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Quartetto Gelato
Normally one thinks
of a string quartet as
consisting of two violins,
viola and cello. But this
outft from Toronto is a
new classical quartet
so while they begin
with violin and cello, the
members also play such
standard instruments
as bass and piano
as well as mandolin,
accordion, oboe,
clarinet, English horn,
guitar and musical saw.
And Peter DeSotto
is even an operatic
tenor. Accordingly,
Quartetto Gelatos
musical repertoire
consists of a mix of classical masterworks and operatic arias augmented by
tangos, gypsy and folk songs from around the world. With a strong sense of humor,
a bucketful of anecdotes (including how their music has literally been out of this
world via astronaut Robert Thirsks shuttle fights) and a penchant for performing
without musical scores, the quartet dwell in the undefned space where music meets
theater making their shows fun and accessible to any audience. Its a combo that
has earned nominations for Juno Awards (Canadas equivalent of the Grammys) and
other accolades. WHEN: 7pm WHERE: Lobero Theater, 33 E. Canon Perdido St.
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including John Altoon, Karl Benjamin,
Richard Diebenkorn, Marcel Duchamp,
Llyn Foulkes, Sam Francis, Philip Guston,
Ed Kienholz, John McLaughlin, Helen
Lundeberg, Lee Mullican, Mark Tobey
and Beatrice Wood. This exhibition is
part of Pacifc Standard Time: Art in L.A.
19451980, a collaboration of more than
60 cultural institutions across Southern
California, coming together for the frst time
to celebrate the birth of the L.A. art scene.
WHEN: Today through May 6 WHERE:
1130 State Street COST: $9 general, $6
seniors/students and ages6-17, free under
6 (donation-based on Sundays) INFO: 963-
4364 or www.sbma.net
Loving the Beloved This annual
participatory event at Yoga Soup
brings together alternative health care
practitioners, music and other arts
performers and spiritual seekers of all
stripes for a yearly mutual call-and-
response to true love, from within and
beyond. The Energetic Love Buffet
features a variety of activities that
you can sample from Holy Hooping
to Soul Readings, Reiki and other
massage, numerology readings, face
painting, ethereal anointing and even
a kissing booth plus performances by
musicians, poets, dancers and more and
lots of love freely offered from roving
mystics, a hugging love elf and more
as the family-friendly evening is geared
toward honoring, expressing and
appreciating the divine beloved in all of its
manifestations. WHEN: 7-10pm WHERE:
Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Way COST: $15
INFO: 965-8811 or www.yogasoup.com
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Lines of love Speaking of Stories
gets into the Valentines Day spirit with
a special program called Latin Lovers,
focusing on romantic short stories by
great Latin authors read by accomplished
local actors. The evening begins with
two stories by Isabel Allende: Faline
England reads Toads Mouth while
Maria Oliveira takes on Ester Lucero.
Joseph Velasco offers The Miracle
of the Birds by Jorge Amado before
the night comes to an end with Simon
Williams reading Death Constant
Beyond Love by the great Gabriel
Garca Mrquez. As always, enjoy
cookies and milk with the performers
on the patio following the performance.
WHEN: 2pm today, 7:30pm tomorrow
WHERE: Center Stage Theater, upstairs in
Paseo Nuevo mall COST: $25 general,
$15 students/military ($15 early bird
special for Sundays performance must
be purchased by February 9) INFO: 963-
0408/www.centerstagetheater.org or
www.speakingofstories.org
String along your Valentine Okay,
we meant that in the best possible way:
bring your lover or just someone you
like a bit to the Lobero tonight for
a rare visit from Srgio and Odair
Assad. The Brazilian-born brothers who
long ago set the benchmark for classical
guitarists by creating a new standard
of innovation, ingenuity and expression
spend Valentines Day exploring the often
fery works for the instrument by Brazils
9 16 February 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 41 I have often seen an actor laugh off the stage, but I dont remember ever having seen one weep Bette Davis

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Parlez-vous Paris? UCSB students ranging
from undergraduates through DMA candidates
team up with prominent voice and piano faculty
members including the Chair of the Voice Area
Benjamin Brecher (tenor), Kathleen Roland
(soprano), Paul Sahuc (baritone), plus pianists
Paul Berkowitz (Chair of the Department
of Music), Dr. John Ballerino and Robert
Koenig for An Afternoon of French Opera &
Song. The program features classic French Art
Song, Grand Opera and Operetta with arias,
duets and ensembles including the duet from
Bizets Pearl Fishers, selections from Massenets
Don Quixote and arias from the same composers
Manon, and works by Offenbach, Debussy,
Duparc and Ravel. WHEN: 2pm WHERE: Lobero
Theater, 33 E. Canon Perdido St. COST: $25
general, $10 students INFO: 963-0761/www.
lobero.com or 893-7001/www.music.ucsb.edu

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Jazz with Gina Gina Eckstine, the
youngest child of model/actress Carolle
Drake and the jazz singer Billy Eckstine,
began singing on stage at 7, when her
famous dad invited her up during his
nightclub act. Destiny was decided, and
Eckstine has made music the focus of her
life ever since, including several years with
dads touring band where she got to share
the stage with Count Basie, Sammy Davis
Jr. and Bill Cosby among others before she
moved to California to forge out a career of
her own. Eckstine, whose most recent CD,
Everything I Have Is Yours, is a tribute to her
late father, performs for the monthly Santa
Barbara Jazz Society concert this afternoon,
with SBJS regulars Kim Collins (bass
& vocals), Debbie Denke (piano) and
James Antunez (drums & vocals) serving
as her band. WHEN: 1-4pm WHERE: SOhO Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State
Street COST: $20 general, $7 SBJS musicians and students ($12 SBJS members)
INFO: 962-7776/www.sohosb.com or 450-3842/www.sbjazz.org
most celebrated composers. The program
begins with a chronology of music of the
last century from a variety of composers
including Heitor Villa-Lobos and Joao
Pernambuco and moves to great living
Brazilian composers including works
composed for the Assads by Egberto
Gismonti and Mauricio Carrilho, and
a piece by Srgio Assad himself that won
a Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary
Composition. WHEN: 7pm WHERE:
Lobero Theater, 33 E. Canon Perdido St.
COST: $33 & $43 INFO: 963-0761/
www.lobero.com or www.camasb.org
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15
Waynes world Wayne McGregor/
Random Dance makes its Santa Barbara
debut tonight at the Granada performing
Entity, an ambitious multimedia work
from the London-based company known
for its radical approach to new technology
that incorporates animation, digital
flm, 3-D architecture, electronic sound
and virtual dancers seamlessly into live
choreography. Entity is an hour-long
piece performed to a soundscape created
by Coldplay/Massive Attack collaborator
Jon Hopkins and award-winning
composer Joby Talbot (The Divine
Comedy). A blend of sinuous bodies,
lights, technology and flm, the emotionally
uncompromising and hard-hitting work
has been called a great sexy beast of a
piece by the Sunday Times of London.
McGregor, whose company turns 20
this year, has been hailed by The New
Yorker as one of the hottest properties
in European contemporary dance and
called the closest thing to a rock star that
ballet can currently claim by The New
York Times. McGregor was a research
fellow at the experimental psychology
department of Cambridge University in
2004; last year, he choreographed the
Grammy-nominated music video Lotus
Flower for Radiohead; and this summer
hell create a major public dance work in
Trafalgar Square for the Olympics. Kudos
to A&Ls Celeste Billeci for bringing
yet another cutting edge contemporary
choreographer and his company to Santa
Barbara! (Note: a Community Dance
Class with Wayne McGregor/Random
Dance will be held 5:30pm Tuesday,
February 14 , in Studio PR 113 at SBCC.
The free class is co-presented with Santa
Barbara Dance Alliance. Call 966-6950
for reservations.) WHEN: 8pm WHERE:
1214 State Street COST: $35 & $45
INFO: 899-2222/www.granadasb.org or
893-3535/www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.
edu MJ
project. It was a great opportunity to
slap it on and let it shine.
You have a really different arrangement.
Yeah, it was really focused on the
love connection between Johnny Cash
and June Carter. They had a huge
rocky love affair, all those things rela-
tionships bring when you care about
each other. One minute you cant live
with each other, the other you cant
live without them. And how at the
end he went right after she did, that
really touched me. The song seems so
simple but it says so much. To me its
been like You Are So Beautiful. It
cuts right through. When we recorded
it, Id just come off the tour and want-
ed to be quiet, like in a room with thin
walls just play the chords slowly
and see what happens.
And the Los Lobos song This Time?
It has that early Staple Singers feel.
Its really low in that register, so Ill
always sing it early in the set. By end I
like to be singing loud and long.

Its quite an assortment of writers and
genres and eras what made you feel they
would come together? Whats the thread
that connects them?
Its whether I can relate to the song.
If I didnt write it myself, I should
either wish I would have written it or
I connect so much that theres nothing
else to be done but sing it.
Nothing, as in not playing guitar on
this album either, for the first time.
Yeah, I was shocked and relieved at
the same time when Chelew told me
he didnt want me to play. It gave me
a chance to focus on what Im really
there for, to hone in on how to phrase
the tune, or change up a chorus, even
more so than the arrangement. A chance
to use my voice as its own instrument.
And the band was following me. They
were doing overdubs after hearing me
sing, instead of me being the person
listening to them and going back in and
changing what I had done later.
What would come up if you hit shuffle
on your iPod?
Hmmm. Wow. I just downloaded
some Angelique Kidjo. She blew my
mind when I saw her live. But its all
over the place, like my own CD. A lot
of Warren Haynes because I was on
tour with him. Bonnie Raitt, love my
Bonnie. Big Head Todd hes got that
new blues album thats very cool. Ben
Harper and always my staples: Ani
DiFranco, Amos Lee. I want to write
with him someday. And Ella, Aretha.
Its a little bit of everything.
Warrens Return
Were spoiled here in Santa Barbara,
so it feels like its been a long time since
local audiences have had a chance to
hear pianist Warren Jones perform.
In reality, its been just a bit more than
six months since his last appearance
in a chamber program at the Music
Academy of the West last summer.
The hiatus comes to an end with his
belated season debut for Camerata
Pacifica this weekend, including two
concerts Friday at Hahn Hall.
Jones will play on three of the four
pieces (the fourth being Cam Pac
favorite Shengs Seven Tunes Heard
in China for Cello) before returning
in May for the final chamber concert
of the season. He gave us the low
down on each of the works.
Harbison: Variations, for Clarinet,
Violin and Piano: Theyre quite
representative of Harbisons work.
Theyre based on a canon, which is
like a round, repeated in the initial
statement by clarinet and violin. Its
actually a canon at an interval of a
third, which offers a huge number
of possibilities in terms of the varia-
tions, which come in three sets of five
called spirit dance, body dance and
soul dance. Theyre all inspired by a
statue he saw of a Canaanite fertility
goddess Its a very interesting piece
and none of us have ever played it
before. So were having fun learning it
together, which is a good thing.
Schumann: Mrchenbilder (Fairy
Tale Pictures), for Viola and Piano, Op.
113: These four pieces, which in that
time were called characteristic pieces,
all have an intimate feeling conveying
a set of emotions and morals along the
lines of fairytales. Theres no program
that comes with them; rather one is
invited to just listen to the music and
go where it takes you.
Beethoven: Trio for Clarinet, Cello
and Piano No. 4 in B-flat Major, Op.
11, Gassenhauer: Its a wonderful-
ly inventive piece of early Beethoven,
written in 1798. The last movement is
especially fun as its variations set on
a song from an aria that was extreme-
ly popular at the time. The song is
called Sailors Love and the text
says, Before I work I have to eat.
Everyone was singing this song on the
streets at the time; it was wildly popu-
lar, and Beethovens variations are
utterly charming. The whole program
is just wonderful to play and I think it
will be to listen to also. MJ
ENTERTAINMENT (Continued from page 39)
Named
Collaborative
Pianist of the Year
in 2010 by Musical
America, Warren
Jones returns
to Hahn Hall as
part of Camerata
Pacificas program
(Photo by Lisa
Kohler)
Bella Vista $$$
1260 Channel Drive (565-8237)
Featuring a glass retractable roof, Bella Vis-
tas ambiance is that of an elegant outdoor
Mediterranean courtyard. Executive Chef
Alessandro Cartumini has created an inno-
vative menu, featuring farm fresh, Italian-
inspired California cuisine. Open daily for
breakfast, lunch and dinner from 7 am
to 9 pm.
Cafe Del Sol $$
30 Los Patos Way (969-0448)
CAVA $$
1212 Coast Village Road (969-8500)
Regional Mexican and Spanish cooking
combine to create Latin cuisine from tapas
and margaritas, mojitos, seafood paella
and sangria to lobster tamales, Churrasco
ribeye steak and seared Ahi tuna. Sunfower-
colored interior is accented by live Span-
ish guitarist playing next to cozy beehive
freplace nightly. Lively year-round outdoor
people-wat ching front patio. Open Monday-
Friday 11 am to 10 pm. Saturday and Sunday
10 am to 10 pm.
China Palace $$
Montecitos only Chinese restaurant, here youll
fnd large portions and modern dcor. Take out
available. (Montecito Journal staff is especially
fond of the Cashew Chicken!) China Palace also
has an outdoor patio. Open seven days 11:30 am
to 9:30 pm.
Giovannis $
Los Arroyos $
Little Alexs $
1024 A-Coast Village Road (969-2297)
Luckys (brunch) $$ (dinner) $$$
Comfortable, old-fashioned urban steak-
house in the heart of Americas biggest
little village. Steaks, chops, seafood,
cocktails, and an enormous wine list are
featured, with white tablecloths, fine
crystal and vintage photos from the 20th
century. The bar (separate from dining
room) features large flat-screen TV and
opens at 4 pm during the week. Open
nightly from 5 pm to 10 pm; Saturday &
Sunday brunch from 9 am to 3 pm.
Valet Parking.
Montecito Caf $$
Montecito Coffee Shop $
1498 East Valley Road (969-6250)
Montecito Wine Bistro $$$
516 San Ysidro Road 969-7520
Head to Montecitos upper village to indulge
in some California bistro cuisine. Chef
Nathan Heil creates seasonal menus that
$ (average per person under $15)
$$ (average per person $15 to $30)
$$$ (average per person $30 to $45)
$$$$ (average per person $45-plus)
MONTECI TO EATERI ES . . . A Gu i d e
include fsh and vegetarian dishes, and fresh
fatbreads straight out of the wood-burning
oven. The Bistro offers local wines, classic
and specialty cocktails, single malt scotches
and aged cognacs.
Pane Vino $$$
Peabodys $
Plow & Angel $$$
San Ysidro Ranch
900 San Ysidro Lane (565-1700)
Enjoy a comfortable atmosphere as you dine
on traditional dishes such as mac n cheese and
ribs. The ambiance is enhanced with original
artwork, including stained glass windows
and an homage to its namesake, Saint Isadore,
hanging above the freplace. Dinner is served
from 5 to 10 pm daily with bar service extend-
ing until 11 pm weekdays and until midnight
on Friday and Saturday.
Sakana Japanese Restaurant $$
Stella Mares $$/$$$
50 Los Patos Way (969-6705)
Stonehouse $$$$
San Ysidro Ranch
900 San Ysidro Lane (565-1700)
Located in what is a 19th-century citrus pack-
inghouse, Stonehouse restaurant features a
lounge with full bar service and separate dining
room with crackling freplace and creekside
views. Chef Jamie Wests regional cuisine is
prepared with a palate of herbs and vegetables
harvested from the on-site chefs garden.
Recently voted 1 of the best 50 restaurants in
America by OpenTable Diners Choice. 2010
Diners Choice Awards: 1 of 50 Most Romantic
Restaurants in America, 1 of 50 Restaurants
With Best Service in America. Open for dinner
from 6 to 10 pm daily. Sunday Brunch 10 am
to 2 pm.
Trattoria Mollie $$$
Tre Lune $$/$$$
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 $$
Delis, bakeries, juice bars
Blenders in the Grass
Heres The Scoop
1187 Coast Village Road (lower level)
(969-7020)
Gelato and Sorbet are made on the premises.
Open Monday through Thursday 1 pm to 9 pm,
12 pm to 10 pm Friday and Saturday, and 12
pm to 9 pm on Sundays. Scoopie also offers a
full coffee menu featuring Santa Barbara Roast-
ing Company coffee. Offerings are made from
fresh, seasonal ingredients found at Farmers
Market, and waffe cones are made on site
everyday.
Jeannines
Montecito Deli
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. Owner Jeff Rypysc and
staff deliver locally and cater office parties,
luncheons or movie shoots. Also serving
breakfast (7am to 11 am), and brewing Peets
coffee & tea.
Panino
1014 #C Coast Village Road (565-0137)
Pierre Lafond
516 San Ysidro Road (565-1502)
This market and deli is a center of activity
in Montecitos Upper Village, serving fresh
baked pastries, regular and espresso coffee
drinks, smoothies, burritos, homemade
soups, deli salads, made-to-order sandwiches
and wraps available, and boasting a fully
stocked salad bar. Its sunny patio draws
crowds of regulars daily. The shop also
carries specialty drinks, gift items, grocery
staples, and produce. Open everyday 5:30 am
to 8 pm.
Village Cheese & Wine

In Summerland / Carpinteria
The Barbecue Company $$
3807 Santa Claus Lane (684-2209)
Cantwells Summerland Market $
2580 Lillie Avenue (969-5894)
Corktree Cellars $$
910 Linden Avenue (684-1400)
Corktree offers a casual bistro setting for
lunch and dinner, in addition to wine
tasting and tapas. The restaurant, open
everyday except Monday, features art from
locals, mellow music and a relaxed atmo-
sphere. An extensive wine list features over
110 bottles of local and international wines,
which are also available in the eatery's
retail section.
Garden Market $
Jacks Bistro $
5050 Carpinteria Avenue (566-1558)
Serving light California Cuisine, Jacks offers
freshly baked bagels with whipped cream
cheeses, omelettes, scrambles, breakfast bur-
ritos, specialty sandwiches, wraps, burgers,
salads, pastas and more. Jacks offers an ex-
tensive espresso and coffee bar menu, along
with wine and beer. They also offer full ser-
vice catering, and can accommodate wedding
receptions to corporate events. Open Monday
through Friday 6:30 am to 3 pm, Saturday
and Sunday 7 am to 3 pm.
Nugget $$
Padaro Beach Grill $
A beach house feel gives this seaside eatery
its charm and makes it a perfect place to
bring the whole family. Its new owners added
a pond, waterfall, an elevated patio with
freplace and couches to boot. Enjoy grill op-
tions, along with salads and seafood plates.
The Grill is open Monday through Sunday
11 am to 9 pm
Slys $$$
686 Linden Avenue (684-6666)
Slys features fresh fsh, farmers market veg-
gies, traditional pastas, prime steaks, Blue Plate
Specials and vintage desserts. Youll fnd a full
bar, serving special martinis and an extensive
wine list featuring California and French wines.
Cocktails from 4 pm to close, dinner from 5 to
9 pm Sunday-Thursday and 5 to 10 pm Friday
and Saturday. Lunch is M-F 11:30 to 2:30, and
brunch is served on the weekends from 9 am
to 3 pm.
Stackys Seaside $
Summerland Beach Caf $
Tinkers $
2275 C Ortega Hill Road (969-1970)
Santa Barbara / Restaurant Row
Andersens Danish Bakery &
Gourmet Restaurant $
1106 State State Street (962-5085)
Established in 1976, Andersens serves Danish
and European cuisine including breakfast,
lunch & dinner. Authentic Danishes, Apple
Strudels, Marzipans, desserts & much more.
Dine inside surrounded by European interior
or outside on the sidewalk patio. Open 8 am to
9 pm Monday through Friday, 8 am to 10 pm
Saturday and Sunday.
Bistro Eleven Eleven $$
1111 East Cabrillo Boulevard (730-1111)
Located adjacent to Hotel Mar Monte, the
bistro serves breakfast and lunch featur-
ing all-American favorites. Dinner is a mix
of traditional favorites and coastal cuisine.
The lounge advancement to the restaurant
features a big screen TV for daily sporting
events and happy hour. Open Monday-
Friday 6:30 am to 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday
6:30 am to 10 pm.
Chucks Waterfront Grill $$
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.
El Paseo $$
813 Anacapa Street (962-6050)
Located in the heart of downtown Santa Bar-
bara in a Mexican plaza setting, El Paseo is the
place for authentic Mexican specialties, home-
9 16 February 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 43 Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit that it makes the ride worthwhile Sean Connery
. . . EATERI ES
made chips and salsa, and a cold margarita
while mariachis stroll through the historic
restaurant. The dcor refects its rich Spanish
heritage, with bougainvillea-draped balconies,
fountain courtyard dining and a festive bar.
Dinner specials are offered during the week,
with a brunch on Sundays. Open Tuesday
through Thursday 4 pm to 10 pm, Friday and
Saturday 11:30 am to 10:30 pm, and Sunday
10:30 am to 9 pm.
Enterprise Fish Co. $$
225 State Street (962-3313)
Every Monday and Tuesday the Enterprise
Fish Company offers two-pound Maine Lob-
sters 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.
The Harbor Restaurant $$
210 Stearns Wharf (963-3311)
Enjoy ocean views at the historic Harbor
Restaurant on Stearns Wharf. Featuring prime
steaks and seafood, a wine list that has earned
Wine Spectator Magazines Award of Excel-
lence for the past six years and a full cocktail
bar. Lunch is served 11:30 am to 2:30 pm
Monday-Friday, 11 am to 3 pm Saturday and
Sunday. Dinner is served 5:30 pm to 10 pm,
early dinner available Saturday and Sunday
starting at 3 pm.
Los Agaves $
600 N. Milpas Street (564-2626)
Los Agaves offers eclectic Mexican cuisine, us-
ing only the freshest ingredients, in a casual and
friendly atmosphere. Serving lunch and dinner,
with breakfast on the weekends, Los Agaves fea-
tures traditional dishes from central and south-
ern Mexico such as shrimp & fsh enchiladas,
shrimp chile rellenos, and famous homemade
mole poblano. Open Monday- Friday 11 am to
9 pm, Saturday & Sunday 9 am to 9 pm.
Mir $$$$
8301 Hollister Avenue at Bacara Resort & Spa
(968-0100)
Mir is a refned refuge with stunning views,
featuring two genuine Miro sculptures, a top-
rated chef offering a sophisticated menu that
accents fresh, organic, and native-grown in-
gredients, and a world-class wine cellar. Open
Tuesday through Saturday from 6 pm
to 10 pm.
Olio e Limone Ristorante $$$
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 souff, pappardelle
with quail, sausage and mushroom rag, and
fresh-imported Dover sole. Wine Spectator
Award of Excellence-winning wine list. Private
dining (up to 40 guests) and catering are also
available.
Next door at Olio Pizzeria, the Morellos have
added a simple pizza-salumi-wine-bar inspired
by neighborhood pizzerie and enoteche in
Italy. Here the focus is on artisanal pizzas and
antipasti, with classic toppings like fresh moz-
zarella, seafood, black truffes, and sausage.
Salads, innovative appetizers and an assort-
ment of salumi and formaggi round out the
menu at this casual, fast-paced eatery. Private
dining for up to 32 guests. Both the ristorante
and the pizzeria are open for lunch Monday
thru Saturday (11:30 am to 2 pm) and dinner
seven nights a week (from 5 pm).
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
Renauds $
3315 State Street (569-2400)
Located in Loreto Plaza, Renauds is a bakery
specializing in a wide selection of French
pastries. The breakfast and lunch menu is
composed of egg dishes, sandwiches and
salads and represents Renauds personal
favorites. Brewed coffees and teas are organic.
Open Monday-Saturday 7 am to 5 pm, Sunday
7 am to 3 pm.
Rodneys Steakhouse $$$
633 East Cabrillo Boulevard (884-8554)
Deep in the heart of well, deep in the heart of
Fess Parkers Doubletree Inn on East Beach
in Santa Barbara. This handsome eatery sells
and serves only Prime Grade beef, lamb, veal,
halibut, salmon, lobster and other high-end
victuals. Full bar, plenty of California wines,
elegant surroundings, across from the ocean.
Open for dinner Tuesday through Saturday at
5:30 pm. Reservations suggested on weekends.
Ojai
Maravilla $$$
905 Country Club Road in Ojai (646-1111)
Located at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, this
upscale eatery features prime steaks, chops
and fresh seafood. Local farmers provide fresh
produce right off the vine, while herbs are har-
vested from the Inns herb garden. The menu
includes savory favorites like pan seared diver
scallops and braised beef short ribs; dishes are
accented with seasonal vegetables. Open Sun-
day through Thursday for dinner from 5:30 pm
to 9:30 pm, Friday and Saturday from
5:30 pm to 10 pm. MJ
+ JOURNEY 2:
THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
in 2D: 1:10 (PG)
in 3D: 4:00 6:45 9:20
Rachel McAdams
+ (*) THE VOW (PG-13)
1:20 4:10 7:00 9:40
Denzel Washington
+ SAFE HOUSE (R)
1:30 4:20 7:10 9:55
CHRONICLE (PG-13)
Fri-Mon & Wed/Thu -
1:00 3:15 5:30 7:50 10:10
Tue 2/14 -
1:00 3:15 5:30 10:10
Liam Neeson
THE GREY (R)
1:40 4:30 7:20 10:05
THE WOMAN IN BLACK (PG-13)
1:50 4:45 7:30 9:50
Sneak - Tuesday, February 14
+ THIS MEANS WAR (PG-13)
Tue 2/14 - 7:50
2044 Alameda Padre Serra - S.B.
RIVIERA
PASEO NUEVO
8 W. De La Guerra Pl. - S.B.
ARLINGTON
1317 State Street - 963-4408
+++++ Metropolitan Theatres +++++
+ STAR WARS: EPISODE I
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BIG MIRACLE (PG)
1:15 4:20 7:00
11 Academy Award Nominations
HUGO (PG) in 2D: 1:30 4:30
ONE FOR THE MONEY
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Starts Monday, February 13
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BIG MIRACLE (PG)
1:15 4:20 7:00
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7:30 (PG-13)
Starts Monday, February 13
TINKER TAILOR
SOLDIER SPY (R)
Mon-Thu - 4:45 7:40
Saturday, Feb. 11 - 9:00 am
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GOTTERDAMMERUNG
Starts Sunday, February 12
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Sun-Wed - 4:45 (Documentary)
Sun-Wed - 7:30 (Live Action)
Thursday, Feb. 16 - 7:00 pm
+ LEONARDO - Live in HD:
A Rare Look at the
Largest Collection of
Da Vincis Paintings!
+ JOURNEY 2: (PG)
in 2D: Daily - 2:20
in 3D:
Fri/Sat - 12:00 4:50 7:20 9:45
Sun - 12:00 4:50 7:20
Mon-Thu - 4:50 7:20
THE PHANTOM MENACE
in 3D: (PG)
Fri/Sat - 12:15 3:30 6:40 9:35
Sun - 12:15 3:30 6:40
Mon-Thu - 1:40 4:40 7:40
THE GREY (R)
Fri/Sat - 1:30 4:20 7:10 9:55
Sun-Thu - 1:30 4:20 7:10
ONE FOR THE MONEY (PG-13)
Fri/Sat - 12:10 5:00 10:00
Sun - 12:10 5:00
Mon-Thu - 5:00
MAN ON A LEDGE (PG-13)
Daily - 2:30 7:30
+ PINA (PG)
in 3D: Daily - 5:00 7:40
in 2D: Fri/Sat - 2:15 10:05
Sun-Thu - 2:15
+ SAFE HOUSE (R)
Fri/Sat - 2:30 5:15 8:00 10:35
Sun-Thu - 2:30 5:15 8:00
BIG MIRACLE (PG)
Fri/Sat - 2:00 4:45 7:20 9:50
Sun-Thu - 2:00 4:45 7:20
Fri/Sat - 2:45 5:30 7:50 10:15
Sun-Thu - 2:45 5:30 7:50
CHRONICLE (PG-13)
Fri/Sat - 3:00 5:20 7:30 9:45
Sun/Mon & Wed/Thu -
3:00 5:20 7:30
Tue 2/14 - 3:00 5:20
Tue 2/14 - 7:30
+ SAFE HOUSE (R)
Fri/Sat - 1:30 4:15 7:00 10:00
Sun-Thu - 1:30 4:15 7:00
+ (*) THE VOW (PG-13)
Fri/Sat - 2:00 4:45 7:20 9:45
Sun-Thu - 2:00 4:45 7:20
THE ARTIST (PG-13)
Fri/Sat - 1:45 4:30 7:10 9:30
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THE IRON LADY (PG-13)
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Sun-Thu - 2:15 5:00 7:30
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+ PINA (PG) in 2D & 3D - Fiesta 5
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S
ince the frst of the year, thirteen
Montecito properties have found
new owners; last year for this
period there were six. A majority
closed in the $2m and under group, by
far the buyers choice since the great
market downturn.
A significant, single-story, slate
roofed 1930s Montecito estate on East
Valley Road before Knollwood tennis
club from San Ysidro sold early in
January. Situated on a level 2.5-acre
flag lot, it boasts mature gardens,
fountains and mountain and ocean
views and a spa, pool and a 1-bed-
room pool house and cabana. The
interior of the 5,500-sq-ft 7-bedroom,
6-bath main house is accented in deep
mahogany trim throughout. In addi-
tion, there is a 2-bedroom guest home
that forces you to deeply consider
how much stuff you really need. It
sold in one day for $9.3m at a dis-
count to the $10.9 asking price. Also
sold in one day is a 1950s ranch style
4-bedroom, 3-bath at San Ysidro and
East Valley. It sold below its $4.2m
asking price at $4.05m.
A 4,200-sq-ft, two-story, late 1980s,
4-bd/3-ba Mediterranean with pool,
spa and ocean and island vistas from
Park lane on less than an acre asked
$4.150m and sold for $3.85m after 78
days on the market.
The gated community of Ennisbrook
is a 350-acre former Mexican era land
grant bordering San Leandro on the
south and entered from Sheffield
Drive on the East. The original circa-
1840 Dominguez adobe is one of
Montecitos oldest houses. Albert
Boeske purchased the property in 1886
and it became a champion level polo
club in the 1930s, and in the late 80s,
Thiemer and Bourgeous purchased
the property and built 63 homes. On
Boeske Parkway therein a single level,
4,400-sq-ft, Spanish-style home, with
3 bedroom suites on 1.5 acres that
closed after almost 100 days on the
market for $3.250m, originally ask-
ing $3.950m. Adjacent to Ennisbrook
and a wonderful 40-acre nature pre-
serve donated to the county when
present Ennisbrook was developed, a
1950s era board and batten, 2,300-sq-
ft country cottage on 1.3 acres on Glen
Oaks Drive off East Valley was sold
mid-month. With 3 bedrooms and
a detached cottage, it sold after 203
days for $2.875m. It was purchased in
2008 for $3.7m.
At Montecito Shores, a ground
floor, 1,600-sq-ft condo closed for full
price after only one day on the mar-
ket for $2m. It last closed in 2003 for
$1.85m. And on Nicholas Lane off
Barker Pass in the Cold Spring dis-
trict, a two-level, 3,100-sq-ft, 4-bd/2-
ba Mediterranean style 1980s house
with ocean and canyon views sold
after about four months for $1.8m and
below its asking price of $1.995m. It
sold last in 2007 for $2.45m.
Featherhill Road is near Romero
Canyon in the eastern part of
Montecito. Here a single story 3,620-
sq-ft, 4-bd/2-ba, 1950s home with
mountain and partial ocean views
sold after 95 days for $1.738m, origi-
nally asking $1.995m. It sold last in
April 2002 for $1.735m.
Follow East Valley Road towards
Summerland and just beyond
Freehaven and across from Ladera,
there is a wooded driveway lead-
ing to a restored 3-bd/3-ba, 1930s,
2,400-sq-ft Cape Cod-style on 2.51
view acres. It sold after five days over
its $1.495m asking price for an even
$1.5m. It last sold in 2002, prior to
updating, for $2.2m. A 1970s 2,880-
sq-ft, two-story duplex on Danielson
near the beach with 3 bedrooms on
each side sold in one day for $1.2m.
It entered the market three years ago
at $1.895.
And three properties sold below
$1m: A 3-bd/2-ba, 2,100-sq-ft, bank-
owned condo on Spring Road sold
for above asking price at $869,900;
a 3-bd/2-ba contractors dream
at Alston Road and Summit found
$865,000; and nearby a 2,200-sq-ft
single level, 3-bd/2-ba, mid-fifties on
a third of an acre at Alston Lane and
Alston Road closed at $955,000. MJ
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This 1930s East Valley Road estate on 2.5 acres includes a 2-bedroom guest home and sold in one day
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The East Valley Road house includes seven bedrooms and six baths, and is accented in deep mahogany
trim throughout
9 16 February 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 45 Id marry again if I found a man who had fifteen million dollars, would sign over half to me, and guarantee that hed be dead within a year Bette Davis
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SATURDAY February 11
ADDRESS TIME $ #BD / #BA AGENT NAME TELEPHONE # COMPANY
810 Cima Del Mundo Road 1-4pm $14,950,000 5bd/7ba Pippa Davis 88-.0174 Sothebys International Realty
1721 East Valley Road 1-4pm $5,400,000 2bd/2ba Marie Larkin 680-2525 Sothebys International Realty
189 East Mountain Drive By Appt $4,950,000 3bd/4.5ba Frank Abatemarco 450-7477 Sothebys International Realty
733 Knapp Drive By Appt $4,395,000 5bd/4.5ba Bob Lamborn 689-6800 Sothebys International Realty
1190 Garden Lane 1-4pm $4,395,000 4bd/4.5ba Joy Bean 895-1422 Sothebys International Realty
730 Arcady Road 2-4pm $3,850,000 4bd/4.5ba Diane Randall 705-5252 Sothebys International Realty
1344 School House Road 1-4pm $2,900,000 4bd/3.5ba Katinka Goertz 708-9616 Sothebys International Realty
1119 Alston Road By Appt. $2,250,000 Land Wade Hansen 689-9682 Village Properties
490 Pimiento Lane 1-4pm $2,186,000 3bd/3ba Wilson Quarre 680-9747 Sothebys International Realty
545 Hodges Lane 1-4pm $2,150,000 3bd/4ba Dave Kent 969-2149 Sothebys International Realty
2516 Sycamore Canyon Road 2-4pm $1,999,000 4bd Francoise Morel 252-4752 Coldwell
1183 Mesa Road 1-4pm $1,895,000 4bd/3ba Jan Dinmore 455-1194 Prudential California Realty
426 Las Alturas Road 1-4pm $1,849,000 3bd/2.5ba Andrew Petlow 680-9575 Sothebys International Realty
130 Hermosillo Road 1-4pm $1,725,000 3bd/3ba Caroline Santandrea 452-0212 Sothebys International Realty
555 Mountain Drive 1-4pm $1,620,000 4bd/3.5ba Ron Dickman 689-3135 Sothebys International Realty
618 Orchard Avenue 1-4pm $1,099,000 3bd/3na Linda Brown 898-7878 Sothebys International Realty
944 Channel Drive 1-4pm $999,500 3bd/2ba Tobias Hildebrand 895-7355 Sothebys International Realty
548 B San Ysidro Road 12-3pm $950,000 2bd Tom Atwill 705-0292 Coldwell
544-B San Ysidro Road 1-4pm $875,000 1bd/1ba Ed McAnif 319-1980 Sothebys International Realty
1020 Fairway 1-4pm $675,000 1bd/1ba David Heckhouse 455-2113 Village Properties

SUNDAY February 12
ADDRESS TIME $ #BD / #BA AGENT NAME TELEPHONE # COMPANY
990 Mariposa Lane 1-5pm $6,250,000 4bd/5.5ba Marcel Fraser 895-2288 Marcel P. Fraser REALTORS
189 East Mountain Drive By Appt $4,950,000 3bd/4.5ba Frank Abatemarco 450-7477 Sothebys International Realty
350 Woodley Road 2-4:30pm $4,500,000 4bd/3.5ba Dan Johnson 895-5150 Sothebys International Realty
733 Knapp Drive By Appt $4,395,000 5bd/4.5ba Bob Lamborn 689-6800 Sothebys International Realty
1119 Alston Road 1-4pm $2,250,000 Land Wade Hansen 689-9682 Village Properties
2516 Sycamore Canyon Road 1-4pm $1,999,000 4bd Ryan Strehlow 705-8877 Coldwell Banker
2222 Sycamore Canyon Road 12:30-3:30pm $1,950,000 2bd/2.5ba Joe Parker 886-5735 Prudential California Realty
1183 Mesa Road 1-3pm $1,895,000 4bd/3ba Marsha Kotlyar 565-4014 Prudential California Realty
1183 Mesa Road 11-1pm $1,895,000 4bd/3ba Jan Dinmore 455-1194 Prudential California Realty
90 Humphrey Road By Appt. $1,695,000 4bd/3ba Stu Morse 705-0161 Goodwin & Thyne
555 Mountain Drive 2-4pm $1,620,000 4bd/3.5ba Tifany Dore & Catherine ONeill 689-1052 Sothebys International Realty
901 Aleeda Lane 1-3pm $1,449,000 3bd/3ba Paula Goodwin 451-5699 Sothebys International Realty
944 Channel Drive 2-4pm $999,500 3bd/2ba Jim Alzina 455-1941 Sothebys International Realty
1220 Coast Village Road #201 2-4pm $699,000 2bd/2ba Francie Berezo 705-2561 Sothebys International Realty
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Mature, quiet woman looking for a live-
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cindygregov@gmail.com
Doggy DayCare. Large private ranch
property, lots of exercising, grooming
available.Training also available.
Overnight and daycare as well. We
treat your dog as well as it would be
treated at home. Great refs & best rates
in town. 805 684-7303
HOUSING WANTED
WANTED: luxury furnished/unfurnished
guest cottage for retired female
attorney non smoker, no children,
no pets, perfect credit. Montecito
reference available. (480) 234-3901
nina85255@gmail.com
WANTED: guesthouse for quiet
professional, local female, no pets, no
children. Excellent references. Ideal
situation: exchange portion of or in lieu
of rent for concierge/offce services.
805-680-4996
WANTED: guest home/cottage,
middle aged Montecito couple seeking
cozy quiet rental (805) 234-1367.
SHORT/LONG TERM RENTAL
CARMEL BY THE SEA vacation
getaway. Charming, private studio.
Beautiful garden patio. Walk to beach
and town. $110/night. 831-624-6714
Montecito creek side studio/
guesthouse. Fireplace, kitchenette,
walk-in closet, large bath & shower.
Skylights , small patio. Maid service
weekly. Available January 1, $1600/mo
+ frst, last & security deposit Utilities
included. Peaceful, quiet. N/S, No
dogs. 698-4318
Rametto Road, 3 Bedroom
Home For Lease. Broad ocean &
island views; spacious Mediterranean
home on .86 acre. Quiet country
lane, generous-sized rooms, great fow,
courtyard entry, southern exposure
and views. $5000/mth. Kathleen
Marvin Coldwell Banker 805-450-
4792 kmarvin@coldwellbanker.com
Charming elegant sophisticated
Montecito home located in foothills
with beautifully landscaped gardens
in a very private tranquil setting. 3
bedrooms/3 baths , large well equipped
kitchen with freplace, wonderful
views available furnished minimum of 6
months. $7000.00 monthly
please call 969-1309
Montecito Studio cottage, freplace,
close to the Upper Village. N/S,
N/D.$1200/mo. Long lease preferred.
969-6088.
WOODWORK/RESTORATION
SERVICES
Ken Frye Artisan in Wood
The Finest Quality Hand Made
Custom Furniture, Cabinetry
& Architectural Woodwork
Expert Finishes & Restoration
Impeccable Attention to Detail
Montecito References. lic#651689
805-473-2343 ken@kenfrye.com
PAVING SERVICES
MONTECITO
ASPHALT & SEAL COAT,
Slurry Seal Crack Repair Patching
Water Problems Striping Resurfacing
Speed Bumps Pot Holes Burms &
Curbs Trenches.
Call Roger at (805) 708-3485
GARDENING/LANDSCAPING/
TREE SERVICES
Estate British Gardener
Horticulturist Comprehensive
knowledge of Californian,
Mediterranean, & traditional English
plants. All gardening duties personally
undertaken including water gardens &
koi keeping. Nicholas 805-963-7896
High-end quality detail garden care
& design. Call Rose 805 272 5139
www.rosekeppler.com
Landscaping & Masonry
Is your current garden service only
taking you so far?
9 16 February 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 47 More than anything else, Id like to be an old man with a good face, like Hitchcock or Picasso Sean Connery
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT:
The following person(s)
is/are doing business as:
Womens Festivals,
2353 East Valley Road,
Santa Barbara, CA 93108.
Patty De Dominic, 2353
East Valley Road, Santa
Barbara, CA 93108.
This statement was filed
with the County Clerk of
Santa Barbara County
on February 2, 2012.
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. 2012-0000353.
Published February
8, 15, 22, 29, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT:
OmniScan Imaging, 3
South Quarantina, Santa
Barbara, CA 93103. Bryan
Rexfors, 1719 Overlook
Lane, Santa Barbara,
CA 93101, Miguel A.
Vazquez, 5888 Via Fiori,
Goleta, CA 93117. This
statement was fled with
the County Clerk of Santa
Barbara County on January
19, 2012. This statement
expires fve years from
the date it was fled in the
Offce of the County Clerk.
I hereby certify that this is a
statement on fle in my offce.
Joseph E. Holland, County
Clerk (SEAL) by Miriam
Leon. Original FBN No.
2012-0000208. Published
February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2012.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS
NAME STATEMENT:
Solace Therapeutic
Skin Care, 1150 Coast
Village Road Suite H,
Montecito, CA 93108.
Kelly Pam Merritt, 4445
La Paloma Avenue, Santa
Barbara, CA 93105. This
statement was filed with
the County Clerk of Santa
Barbara County on January
31, 2012. 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
statement on file in my
office. Joseph E. Holland,
County Clerk (SEAL) by
Catherine Daly. Original
FBN No. 2012-0000317.
Published February
1, 8, 15, 22, 2012.
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Complete landscape Installation
Water effcient irrigations systems
synthetic lawns grading, pruning,
cleanups, hauling garden maintenance
concrete-pavers-retaining walls. All
projects done by owner Enrique (805)
452-7645 lic#855770
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The 1st Memorial Honors Detail is
seeking veterans to get back in uniform
to participate in an on-call Honor Guard
team to provide military honors at
funeral or memorial services throughout
Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
For more information visit www.
usmilitaryhonors.org, email carlvwade@
gmail.com, or call 805-667-7909.
adopt a pet
Chanel is another sweetie
with a shy side who
eventually works up her
confdence and courage and
actually gets pretty sassy
once you gain her trust, She
jumps really high when she is
very excited. She is so cute, with that thick wiry
hair and a constantly wagging tail. She is good
with the other dogs in the little DAWG pack but
would also be quite happy not having to share
attention with another dog. She appears to be
potty trained. Chanel came from a family that
spoke Spanish its funny to see her really light up
when Spanish is spoken. She is very sweet and
lovable and would be a great little companion for
someone special.5480 OverpassRd., SB 805-
681-0561, adopt@sbdawg.org. Adoption hrs
Fri Sun noon to 5:00 PM or any other time by
appointment. To see our other adoptable dogs,
go to www.sbdawg.org
PUBLIC NOTICES
santabarbarasti ckers.com
A HomeServices of America company,
an afliate of Berkshire Hathaway.
Sa n t a Ba r ba r a . 805 . 687. 2666 | Mon t e c i t o . 805 . 969. 5026
Sa n t a Yn e z Va l l ey . 805 . 688. 2969
Pr u de n t i a l Ca l i f or n i a Rea l t y
w w w . P r u d e n t i a l C a l . c o m
California Hacienda $2,900,000
Bunny DeLorie 805.570.9181
California Hacienda - 2.3 Acre - Hope Ranch 4 bed, 6 bath.
Photos: HomesDressedToSell.com
1319 Plaza Pacifca $2,895,000
Nancy Kogevinas 805.450.6233
3br/3ba single level ground foor Montecito condo w/ocn
vu pato. www.MontecitoPropertes.com
720 Mission Canyon Road $3,850,000
Randy Glick 805.563.4066
El Robledo The original Edward Spaulding Estate is 5 bd
4.5 ba hm. 720MissionCanyon.com
3376 Foothill Road $2,995,000
Polo Field estate site w/ 9 ac, mtn & ocn vus! Close to
beach. www.MontecitoPropertes.com
1006 Acres Ranch! $4,995,000
SiBelle Israel 805.896.4218
1006 Acre Ranch! Privacy, miles of trails for riding, & mins
from SYV! www.SiBelleHomes.com
Jack Warner Montecito $4,995,000
Josiah & Justne Hamilton 284.8835
Jack Warner designed. 4 bed/4.5 bath. 1 Acre. www.
thehamiltonco.com
One Of A Kind Property $4,500,000
Tim Dahl 805.886.2211
Gated 4 bed, 4.5 bath Estate set on 9.86 mostly usable
acres, with ocean & mountain views.
A+ Locaton, Isla Vsta $3,995,000
Switzer/Sundell 680.4622/895.2064
Prime Del Playa 5-plex scheduled for $376K in 2011-12
school yr. Est. actual cap rate of 6.25%
On the Sand - Guarded Ln $5,950,000
Kathleen Winter 805.451.4663
Beachfront 3/3 w/panoramic views on guarded/gated
lane. www.841SandPoint.com.
Hope Ranch Hacienda $5,895,000
Team Scarborough 805.331.1465
Gated Hacienda on 5 acs w/mtn vws. 5 beds, 5.5 baths, 2
guest units, 7 stall barn, TC & more.
9950 Sulphur Mtn Road $6,995,000
Celebrity Estate blends tmeless design & luxury w modern
eco amenites. MontecitoPropertes.com
Feat. in The Hollywood Reporter $6,750,000
Hurst/Anderson 805.680.8216/618.8747
1 of a kind, museum quality restoraton. 3 bed, 4.5 bath.
Text GOTO 4SBRE3 for pics.
Country English Tudor $2,850,000
Mermis/St. Clair 805.895.5650
Tudor home located on an acre plus. Quiet street with Montecito mountain views. This property features a newly
constructed guest suite, 4 bedrooms, 5 baths, 3 freplaces, a pool, and a spa. www.CountryEnglishTudor.com
3010 Vista Linda Lane $14,850,000
Incomparable Montecito estate at this price! 12+ mostly fat sprawling acres this estate feels like an exclusive resort w
panoramic ocean & mtn views. Guest House, Caretakers Qrtrs. Theater. www.MontecitoPropertes.com

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