Montecito at The Movies

Village Beat
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Mountain Drive project befuddles Board of
Supervisors, p. 12
Trail Talk
Vail and Vickers family gather for final
Day On Cowboy Island, as feds take full
control of Santa Rosa, p. 18
Our Town
Miramar Beach Club Polar Bears brave
56-degree ocean temperatures on New
Years Day plunge & swim, p. 29
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR, P. 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 40 GUIDE TO MONTECITO EATERIES, P. 42
J.R.R. Tolkiens 21-year-old great-
great grandson, Nick Tolkien,
wraps up Santa Barbara film
shoot (Masquerade) just in time
for this years SBIFF, p. 6
Mineards
Miscellany
Matt Middlebrook,
Caruso Affiliated
(full story on page 6)
Matt Middlebrook, Caruso Affiliated
(full story on page 6)
Mike Mills Christopher pluMMer
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MONTECITO AT THE MOVIES
The 27th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival is upon us. Once again, Oscar nominees are featured (21 so
far), and, as usual, Montecitos role looms large. From Oscar nominee Christopher Plummers role in Montecito-based Mike
Mills Beginners, to Westmonts Nick Tolkien whose Masquerade features Montecito-bred David Brainard, to Beverlye Feads
exposition of living with cancer, and many, many, many other contributions and contributors, we are a force. Additionally,
Steve Libowitz interviews The Help Oscar nominee Viola Davis, Darling Companion director Lawrence Kasdan, along with Mills
and Plummer (those interviews and our coverage begin on page 23)
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5 Editorial
Bob Hazard ofers solutions for threatened trafc congestion on 101
6 Montecito Miscellany
Nick Tolkiens blossoming flm career; Dennis Miller and Bill OReilly team up; Katy Perrys
Twitter update; Kardashian magazine caput; Christopher Pilafan, new artistic director of S.B.
Dance Teater; Chinese New Year celebration; S.B. Symphonys frst performance; St. Cecilia
Society tea; opera lecture; Richards possible new project; sightings
8 Letters to the Editor
Phoebe Alexiades knows Y not; Donna Handy wants answers; Gene Tyburn, tree whisperer
10 Community Calendar
Simpatico Pilates opens doors; Film Festival opening night; Montecito Hope Ranch
Republican Womens Club luncheon; SBCC Adult Ed workshop; events at Crane; Mt. Carmel
open house; MBAR meets; Sally Bedell Smith speaks at Country Club; Stage IV: Living With
Cancer screening; make Valentine crafts at library; art exhibit at MAI; SBHS production;
Festival of Hearts; ongoing events
Tide Guide
Handy guide to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach
12 Village Beat
Board of Supervisors approves controversial project; weather brings awareness; happenings at
Montecito Library; Carpinteria High students display photographs at Curious Cup
14 Seen Around Town
Kim Phuc speaks at Lobero; Arts Fund Gallerys Double Trouble exhibition; Symphony
League preview night
18 Trail Talk
California Rangeland Trust supporters venture to Santa Rosa Island for the last time
23 On Entertainment
Steve talks to four big names that will be heading to town for SBIFF this weekend: Mike Mills,
Lawrence Kasdan, and Oscar nominees Viola Davis and Christopher Plummer
25 Ernies World
Ernies got big plans for 2012
26 Fit Wise
Steps to take if running a marathon is on the horizon
28 In Passing
MJ remembers Elizabeth Dimock Ryan, Jack Lionel Warner, and James "Jay" Roach
29 Our Town
Rebecca Coulter named Director of Christmas Bird Count; Dancing Drum visits Cold Spring;
Polar Bears annual swim
31 In The Garden
Sweet pea success story; case of the disappearing monarch pod
32 Montecito Diary
Structure changes at Crane include new study halls and earlier start time
33 On Finance
Keys to a successful portfolio: rebalance and diversify using the Information Quadrant strategy
35 Book Talk
Te Statues Tat Walked is an exciting examination of the culture that created the remarkable
giant fgures on Easter Island
37 Your Westmont
President Gayle D. Beebe joins NAICU board; actor Sam Jaeger ofers life lessons; Paul Willis
honors poet William Staford; author Cary Howie lectures
40 Calendar of Events
Ted Neeley and Te Little Big Band; Royal Philharmonic comes to Granada; Styx rocks the
Chumash; UCSB Musics winter season; Clair-Obscur at Center Stage; Wood brothers take
the stage at SOhO; La La La Human Steps at Granada; Ojai mystery; Van Dyke Parks returns;
Tales from the Tavern celebrates 10 years; Preservation Hall Jazz Band at UCSB
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
45 Sheriffs Blotter
Keys stolen on Canon View Road; two men in possession of marijuana; rare statue stolen
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
47 Local Business Directory
Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need
what those businesses ofer
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Personality
Honk If You Hate Gridlock (Part II)
T
here is a statewide policy to eliminate all left-lane entries and exits; because
of that Caltrans is determined to close all that exist on the 101. It is extremely
unlikely that an exception will be made for Montecito, since we are only a
10-mile stretch of a major north-south highway linking the greater Los Angeles
area with the Central Coast, the San Francisco Bay Area and the North Coast.
Some suggest that the proposed addition of a rush hour HOV (High Occupancy
Vehicle) lane is the cause of left-lane ramp closures, but this is denied by Caltrans.
The closure of three more left-lane ramps in Montecito will increase the need
for residents to fight for efficient interchanges that enhance traffic flow and
minimize neighborhood incursions. In the likely event of wildfires, earthquakes
or other natural disasters, accesses that can accommodate mass emergency
evacuations are critical.
Changes To Come
The closure of the left-hand southbound on-ramp at Cabrillo Blvd has given
Montecito residents a preview of the increased traffic load on local streets.
Southbound commuters from the Santa Barbara beaches and zoo have been
rerouted from the closed on-ramp at Cabrillo onto Coast Village Road to enter
the 101 at Olive Mill. The planned closure of the northbound off-ramp at
Cabrillo Boulevard would force beachgoers to exit the 101 at Hermosillo Drive,
turn left onto Coast Village Road and circle the roundabout, before proceeding
along Cabrillo, further clogging Coast Village Road. Closure of the left-lane
southbound off-ramp at Hot Springs, could be even more disastrous. Five alter-
native four-way interchange designs have been suggested, all of which have
significant limitations.
Olive Mill Interchange: There are no proposed Caltrans changes to the
three Olive Mill on-off ramps. However, there has been discussion of a new
roundabout at the 5-way intersection of Olive Mill and Coast Village Road that
would be built by the City of Santa Barbara.
San Ysidro Interchange: Caltrans has no plan to improve this interchange.
The southbound on-ramp to the 101 at San Ysidro is poorly engineered and
extremely dangerous. The redevelopment plan for the Miramar calls for the
addition of 58 new public parking spaces along South Jameson, which would
further constrict southbound on-ramp traffic.
Sheffield Drive Interchange: The planned closures of the southbound left-
lane on- and off-ramps will necessitate new right-hand ramps. This involves cru-
cial visual impact issues to preserve coastal views. There are significant design
restraints because two new lanes and two right-hand ramps must be added
within the existing Caltrans right-of-way.
What Can You Do? First, join the Montecito Association (MA). It needs your
money and support and is the only organized group with the capacity to take a
leadership role in this communitys fight for rational traffic solutions. The future
of our village is dependent upon an effective flow of commuters who live else-
where, but work in Montecito.
Second, encourage Dick Nordlund, President of the Montecito Association, to
elevate the present Transportation Sub-Committee of the Land Use Committee to
a preferred status as a permanent and powerful committee. Only a few Montecito
citizens understand the complexities and the politics of the Caltrans planning
process. One is Bob Short, who heads the current Sub-Committee. He needs
to be empowered to raise and spend whatever money it takes to hire the best
professional help to pressure Caltrans and legislators to respond to the needs of
Montecito. As Richard Krumholz, District 5 Director of Caltrans, said to County
Supervisor Salud Carbajal and Dick Nordlund: Who am I going to listen to?
125,000 daily users of the 101 or a few hundred complainers in Montecito?
Third, Montecito cannot win this fight alone. We will need friends and allies
at Caltrans, Sacramento and Washington, D.C. We need to speak with one voice
and offer reasoned and realistic solutions. Failure to present logical and profes-
sional solutions allows elected officials to dismiss Montecito as a pampered
town of privileged patricians.
Fourth, it is important that we work as closely with First District Supervisor
Salud Carbajal as two halves of a zipper. We have a strong bond of friendship.
Salud has always listened to and represented Montecito well, but we must recog-
nize that he has a constituency that extends well beyond this small villages bor-
ders and that constituency may have conflicting priorities, interests and needs.
It will take record community commitment and involvement to negotiate for
expensive and controversial 101 changes that will improve both public safety
and our quality of life. The time to begin is now. MJ
Editorial by Bob Hazard
Mr. Hazard is an Associate Editor of this paper and a former president of
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Nick Tolkien, the great-
great grandson of The Lord
of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, is
ramping up!
It was a year ago that I wrote about
the former Westmont College stu-
dents first project, Anacapa, which
initially started off as a screenplay for
TV, but soon evolved into a feature
film about six college students who
survive a worldwide virus outbreak,
which was shot over a three week
period using ten Santa Barbara loca-
tions, including the Channel Islands.
Now Nicholas, 21, who attended
Londons 16th century Westminster
School, whose alumnae include author
A.A. Milne, architect Christopher
Wren, composer Henry Purcell, actors
John Gielgud and Peter Ustinov, pho-
tographer Norman Parkinson, TV chef
Nigella Lawson, and seven prime
ministers, is debuting his latest proj-
ect Masquerade at the Santa Barbara
International Film Festival next week
at the Metro 4 theater.
It took two weeks to shoot on a
fifteen thousand dollar budget, says
Nick, who co-wrote the script with
his attorney-turned-novelist father,
Simon. Much of the movie was
improvised and we hired a couple
of look-a-likes of director Steven
Spielberg and actor Johnny Depp,
but the main star is Nick Marinoff.
It was particularly fun watch-
ing the publics reaction while we
were filming. One scene starring the
Johnny Depp character we shot on
Stearns Wharf attracted a crowd of
around one hundred and fifty, who
really thought it was the star of
Pirates of the Caribbean.
The films about a failed for-
mer child actor who gets fired and
replaced on his own reality show. It
was all shot in Santa Barbara with a
local cast and crew. Its inspired by
my own roots, British humor like
Monty Python and Fawlty Towers.
I call it a comedic mockumen-
tary!
Nick is also nearing completion on
a third film project, Terezin, about two
Jewish sisters who escape from a pris-
oner of war camp in Czechoslovakia
in World War II, which stars his sis-
ter, Anna, 9, and Frances Forte.
Its a considerably bigger budget
and shooting takes place in northern
California, around Santa Cruz, says
Nick...
Double the Fun
They may not be Abbott and
Costello, but Montecito comedian
Dennis Miller and Fox News Channel
anchor Bill OReilly are turning into
quite a formidable double act on stage.
Dennis, 58, who currently hosts a
daily three-hour eponymous nation-
ally syndicated radio show from his
home, has been a political pundit on
Miller Time on The OReilly Factor,
one of the most highly rated shows on
cable TV, for three years.
We were having dinner in New
York a year ago and discussed the
possibilities, doing our first show in
Westbury on Long Island, which was
very successful, Dennis tells me.
Weve done five altogether around
the country and now were bringing it
to my home town.
Such has been the popularity of
the Bolder & Fresher tour that the
dynamic duos February 25 evening
performance at the Arlington quickly
sold out, with a matine added to
meet demand.
I can make Bill laugh and its intox-
icating, notes Dennis. We accentu-
ate each other in a way.
The show consists of Dennis, who
used to host his own TV talk show on
CNBC and HBO, doing 35 minutes
of his usual comedy, with OReilly,
62 whose Fox show Ive appeared
on many times, as well as when he
was host of the syndicated show Inside
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Why Not The Y?
I
write in regards to the proposed
project to expand the Montecito
YMCA. It is important that the
members, residents of Montecito, and
the public at large know the details
and intentions of the enormous
expansion plans that have been drawn
up. Many people seem to be unaware of
the magnitude of this building project
that is massive in its proportions,
considering the neighborhood. A
reasonable remodel, and/or upgrades
of several areas, might actually be in
order, but the current plans call for a
tripling in size of the square footage
of the buildings to approximately
31,000 square feet. The main building
is to become two stories, the beautiful
pool is to be ripped out and rebuilt to
add two lanes and a separate, large
two-story gymnasium would be built
that would rise up and protrude
well above San Ysidro Road. An
additional driveway into the facility
will be added from San Ysidro Road
and a separate schoolhouse built.
This is a new commercial building
project of massive size, bulk and scale
on an already busy corner to replace
a facility that has always had a low
profle appearance from the exterior.
The increased traffc, parking, noise
and lighting, not to mention the long
period of construction, would be a
disaster for the current Y members,
the neighborhood, and Montecito.
Architecturally, the two main
buildings have a modern industrial
look.
Since so many seem not to be aware
of these future plans, it is impera-
tive that this become public knowl-
edge and that those who feel it is too
intensive and will negatively impact
the area and the atmosphere of the
Y, speak up to those who will lis-
ten. The Y has fliers on the desk
welcoming comments. By adding
a comment, the signers dont seem to
be aware that by doing so, they have
signed a document that says, I sup-
port this proposal. There is no box to
check Support or Do not support.
In speaking with a few who have com-
mented on these sheets, comments
have been along the lines of a steam
room would be a lovely addition,
or, shower curtains would be very
welcomed. True I would agree.
Unfortunately, these well-intentioned
members had no idea of what is really
being proposed.
Those who belong to the YMCA
choose this particular facility
because of its small, friendly and com-
fortable feel. There are many other
options when choosing a gym both
in Montecito and Santa Barbara. For
anyone wanting a larger or more
upscale gym, the selection is large,
and most Montecito residents have
the financial wherewithal to join a
facility that fits their needs. The Santa
Barbara Athletic Club, for one, is a
great gym and its industrial look
and size fits in just fine in a downtown
location across from the DMV.
I have lived in Montecito for 42
years and I am currently living one
block from the Y, and am a member
as well. I use all areas of the facil-
ity at all different times of the day
and have never had to wait in line
to use equipment, nor have I ever
tried to enter a class that was full to
capacity. The beautiful outdoor bas-
ketball courts are always empty and
the dance studio, with its wonder-
ful spring-loaded wood floor, is dark
much of the day.
This is a YMCA that currently fits
in well with our small-town feel and
its location within a residential neigh-
borhood. However, even now with
its smaller size, parking and traffic
can sometimes be a problem when
events at Manning Park and Montecito
Union School coincide. There is also
a small narrow bridge leading to the
Y that has to be maneuvered care-
fully when two vehicles cross at the
same time. But we love our smaller
YMCA and the fact that it has changed
little over the years. It offers all the
amenities most would want from a
gym, is well maintained, always clean,
un-crowded, and feels like home.
The Hitchcock Way Y is always
another option if one feels bigger is
better.
The Montecito Association has spo-
ken out publicly against this project
with grave concerns about its archi-
tecture and design, intensity of pro-
posed use, increased traffic on San
Ysidro Road, its compatibility with
the residential character of the com-
munity and the associated impact to
the immediate area. The Associations
hands will be tied if they do not hear
from the community at large. Please
become informed and speak up if
you do not agree that this is an appro-
priate development project. Contact
the Montecito Association, Salud
Carbajal, and let directors of the
YMCA know how you feel. There will
be meetings to come to in the future.
One person pushing hard and spear-
heading this project is a parent com-
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plaining that he currently has to drive
his kids to basketball games all the
way to Santa Barbara and sometimes
to Goleta. Imagine the inconvenience
of having to drive your children to
their sporting events! Maybe he didnt
realize this is what we do as parents.
We drive our kids all over; trying to
put a gymnasium is your neighbors
backyard is not the answer.
Phoebe Alexiades
Montecito
(Editors note: No doubt there will be
plenty of time to debate this issue, as
construction if there is any wont
begin for at least three years, probably
longer. The YMCA has been a good
neighbor and some important updates
are needed in what is now a dated facil-
ity. However, you are correct in noting
that the Y should remember that it
is located in a small semi-rural enclave
that wishes to remain small and semi-
rural. TLB)

Let Them Die?
A few months ago, at the Republican
presidential candidates debate at a Tea
Party-sponsored event, a question was
asked concerning what to do about
a patient without health insurance,
with a serious illness and no money.
While Mr. Ron Paul was stumbling to
find a politically correct answer, some-
one in the audience called, Let him
die! It did get great applause. Thats
your workable free-market solution
(Editors note re: More Questions,
Letters to the Editor # 18/2).
Why should people with pre-exist-
ing conditions be treated different-
ly? Why cant they be treated like
everybody else, as they would be in
Canada? A type-one diabetes, or mus-
cular sclerosis should not be treated
like bad investments by insurance
companies. Bankruptcy is not includ-
ed in the Hippocrates oath. Visualize
health care run by Bain Capital. We all
would be fired!
Donna Handy
Montecito
(Editors note: Bankruptcy may not
be included in the Hippocrates oath, but
insurance companies should not agree
to bankrupt themselves for the sake of a
non-insured client. If someone doesnt
have a house, regardless of the reasons
he or she is houseless, is it up to others
with houses to buy one for that person?
An argument can be made that taxpay-
ers should ensure that our houseless
person not die in the cold, but buying
a house for him is probably going too
far. Insurance companies are not chari-
ties. If they dont make money for their
investors, they will die. They live and
breathe or at least they once did by
actuarial tables and agree to insure
someone based upon those tables and
charts. What you are suggesting is not
insurance, but something different,
more akin to a subsidy, or charity. As
citizens, we can vote to pay the medical
bills of people with pre-existing condi-
tions through our taxes. We probably
should. But we should not try to force
an insurance provider to impoverish
itself.
Your disdain for a workable free-
market solution is somewhat baffling.
It was the free market that produced
most of the abundance we now take for
granted. Other countries and societies
have tried other economic systems, but
none have experienced the kind of suc-
cess the free market has brought to the
U.S.A. We abandon that approach at our
peril. J.B.)
A Beautiful Memento
Thank you so much for your beauti-
ful tribute to Patou (The Queen of
Montecito MJ # 18/3). We are having
it framed to keep with other memen-
tos of her beautiful life.
Dorothy and Stanley Flaster
Montecito
Lovely As A Tree
I cut away a third of this mostly
defoliated tree in the Riven Rock area,
cutting it back to what was left of the
green leaf system. The oak was suf-
fering from an evasive fungus caused
by over-watering at the base for many
years, which is a common problem in
Montecito, caused by over-enthusias-
tic gardeners.
I have been working on oak trees
This oak tree in the Riven Rock area was nearly dead and was cut back by more than a third by
Montecito tree surgeon Gene Tyburn; it has since sprouted new life
LETTErS Page 204
Mount Carmel Open House
Our Lady of Mount Carmel invites
prospective students and families to meet
the staff and visit classrooms of the Pre-K
through eighth grade school.
When: 11 am to 1 pm
Where: 530 Hot Springs Road
Info and RSVP: 969-5965 or www.
mountcarmelschool.net
MONDAY JANUARY 30
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
Channel City Club Luncheon
American historian and New York Times
bestselling author Sally Bedell Smith
will speak at the Channel City Clubs
luncheon held at the Montecito Country
Club. Smith specializes in the history of
broadcasting and political fgures, and her
most recent novel, Elizabeth the Queen:
Life of a Modern Monarch, is a close-up
view of a woman only known from a
distance, illuminating the lively personality,
sense of humor, and canny intelligence
with which she meets the most demanding
work and family obligations. Advance
reservations are required no later than
Thursday, January 26.
When: 12 pm
Where: 920 Summit Road
constructively about any topic in any
situation.
When: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Where: Schott Center,
310 W. Padre Street, Room 28
Cost: $23, register online at:
http://sbcc.augusoft.net
SUNDAY JANUARY 29
Crane Events
Join Crane Country Day School
teachers, students, and administrators
for Grandparents Day and Special
Friends Tea; following the event the
school hosts its Annual Open House and
Art Show
When: Tea 12:30 pm to 2 pm; Open
House 2 pm to 4 pm
Where: 1795 San Leandro Lane
Info: 969-7732
THURSDAY JANUARY 26
Film Festival Kick Off
Join Casa Esperanza and Community
Kitchen for the offcial kick off party for
the 27
th
Santa Barbara International
Film Festival. The 2012 Opening Night,
Opening Hearts A Filmanthropic Event
cocktail party pays tribute to the most
memorable movies of all time. The event
takes place at Petros Caf (former location
of Caf Buenos Aires) and features tasty
menu samplings and a silent auction. Tap
your toes to the live medley of the most
memorable movie theme songs, performed
by acclaimed local musical theater
performer Emily Jewel and pianist
Mandee Sikich.
This year, tickets include admission to
the SBIFF opening night flm, Lawrence
Kasdans Darling Companion, just
across the street and over the red carpet
at the Arlington. Proceeds beneft Casa
Esperanza and the Community Kitchen,
which provides over 650 meals a day.
When: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Where: Petros Caf, 1316 State Street
Cost: $150
Tickets: call Rob Grayson
805-884-0123
(If you have a Montecito event, or an event that concerns Montecito, please e-mail kelly@montecitojournal.net
or call (805) 565-1860)
Community Calendar
by Kelly Mahan
Montecito Tide Chart
Day Low Hgt High Hgt Low Hgt High Hgt Low Hgt
Thurs, Jan 26
5:03 AM 1.6 10:59 AM 4.8 05:33 PM 0.1
Fri, Jan 27
12:03 AM 4.4 5:50 AM 1.7 11:38 AM 4.2 06:01 PM 0.6
Sat, Jan 28
12:39 AM 4.4 6:46 AM 1.8 12:22 PM 3.5 06:29 PM 1.2
Sun, Jan 29
1:19 AM 4.3 8:00 AM 1.9 01:22 PM 2.8 06:57 PM 1.8
Mon, Jan 30
2:09 AM 4.3 9:44 AM 1.8 03:24 PM 2.5 07:31 PM 2.2
Tues, Jan 31
3:11 AM 4.3 11:23 APM 1.4 06:20 PM 2.5 08:44 PM 2.6
Wed, Feb 1
4:19 AM 4.4 12:23 PM 0.8 07:23 PM 2.8 010:33 PM 2.7
Thurs, Feb 2
5:19 AM 4.7 01:03 PM 0.3 07:52 PM 3 011:44 PM 2.6
Fri, Feb 3
6:08 AM 5.1 01:36 PM -0.1 08:15 PM 3.3

THURSDAY JANUARY 26
Open House at Simpatico Pilates
Join Simpatico Pilates staff for an evening
of Pilates, Gyrotonic, art, food and
good friends. Come fnd out about the
new offerings at Simpatico, helping you
achieve balance from the inside out. The
studio now offers chiropractic, massage,
Trager Approach and nutritional coaching
in addition to Pilates and Gyrotonic. Stop
by for special open house deals.
When: 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Where: 1235 Coast Village Road Suite 1
Info: 805-565-7592
TUESDAY JANUARY 31
Film Screening
Beverlye Hyman Feads
15-minute documentary, Stage IV:
Living With Cancer, is the story of
stage IV cancer survivors who are
thriving. There will be two screenings
at the Lobero as part of the Santa
Barbara International Film Festival
on January 31 and February 4,
with question and answer sessions
afterward.
When: 2 pm on January 31,
10:10 pm on February 4
Where: Lobero Theatre,
33 E. Canon Perdido St.
Info: 963-0761
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2
Valentine Craft
Create valentines with love and glue from a
kaleidoscope of paper hearts, stars, fowers
and leaves; open to all ages
When: 2 to 5 pm
Where: Montecito Library,
1469 East Valley Road
Info: Jody Thomas, 969-5063
FRIDAY JANUARY 27
Lecture & Luncheon
Obamacare and the End of Limited
Government is the topic of a talk by Dr.
John Eastman at the monthly meeting
of the Montecito Hope Ranch Republican
Womens Club at the Montecito Country
Club.
Dr. Eastman, a professor at Chapman
University School of Law, will discuss
ramifcations of the law on the American
health care system.
When: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Where: 920 Summit Road
Cost: $30 prepaid by January 26
or $35 at the door
Reservations: 805-500-6856
or by e-mail at MHRRWC@gmail.com
SATURDAY JANUARY 28
SBCC Adult Education
Communication Workshop
How to communicate simply, lovingly
and effectively. Based on the principles
of Attitude Reconstruction, Jude Bijou,
local MFT and award winning author,
will teach you how to communicate
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Music of the Night
Four SBHS
student directors-
choreographers-
producers-performers
corral a cast of 35 high-
school students for the
twelfth annual Music of
the Night, to be held
at Santa Barbara Highs
theater.
McKenna Mender,
Claire Patterson,
Savanna Jordan,
and Clayton Barry have put together a night of upbeat songs, dances, and
ensemble numbers from Broadway shows such as Beauty And The Beast (Be
Our Guest), How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (Brotherhood
Of Man) The Producers (Springtime For Hitler) 19 exciting numbers in all.
An extra added attraction will be Allison Lewis singing I Dreamed A Dream
solo, but then the entire evening should be considered an extra added attraction
that no family, no student from elementary school to post-graduate college types,
and no one over the age of 21 should miss, as Santa Barbaras most talented
take to the stage.
When: 7 pm, February 3, 4, 9, 10, & 11
Where: Santa Barbara High School, 700 E. Anapamu Street
Cost: $5 students; $10 adults
Info: 805-966-9101, ext. 220
Cost: $32 for members, $35 for non-
members
Info and Reservations: 884-6636
or www.channelcityclub.org
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2
Art Exhibit
Montecito Aesthetic Institute presents
Art Series #4, featuring art from Laguna
Blanca Lower Campus students. Light
appetizers and refreshments provided.
When: 5 pm to 7 pm
Where: 1150 H Coast Village Road
Info: 565-5700
SAVE THE DATE
Friendship Centers 13th Annual
Festival of Hearts
Its Fiesta in February! Don your Fiesta best
and enjoy Heart-Art, wine, luncheon, live
and silent auctions and live entertainment.
All proceeds from the event support
Friendship Centers H.E.A.R.T. (Help Elders
At Risk Today) Program, subsidizing the
cost of adult day services for low-income
aging and dependent adults and their
families.
When: Saturday, February 11,
11:30 am to 2:30 pm
Where: Fess Parkers Doubletree Resort,
Reagan Room, 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd.
Tickets: $100 per person, available online:
www.friendshipcentersb.org
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
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
FRIDAYS
Farmers Market
When: 8 am to 11:15 am
Where: South side of Coast Village Road
SUNDAYS
Vintage & Exotic Car Day
Motorists and car lovers from as far
away as Los Angeles and as close as
East Valley Road park in front of Richies
Barber Shop at the bottom of Middle
Road on Coast Village Road going west
to show off and discuss their prized
possessions, automotive trends and other
subjects. Ferraris, Lamborghinis and
Corvettes prevail, but there are plenty
other autos to admire.
When: 8 am to 10 am (or so)
Where: 1187 Coast Village Road
Info: sbcarscoffee@gmail.com MJ
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HIGH
FIVE!
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,
1469 East Valley Road
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,
O
n Tuesday, January 24,
the Santa Barbara County
Board of Supervisors held
a hearing to determine whether or
not to grant a land use permit for a
controversial project in Montecito.
The project, which has already been
built illegally, includes unpermitted
pedestrian bridges, grading, removal
of vegetation, and the building of
410 feet of retaining walls in an
environmentally sensitive habitat near
Hot Springs Trail on East Mountain
Drive.
In 2009, the County identified
the zoning violations, which occur
on adjacent parcels, owned by the
same property owners. Planning
and Development staff denied issu-
ing a land use permit after the fact,
citing non-compliance with the
Environmentally Sensitive Habitat
(ESH) policies in the Montecito
Community Plan. The owners, Ross
Bagdasarian, Jr. and Janice Karman,
appealed P&Ds decision to the
Montecito Planning Commission in
July 2010. The MPC denied the appeal,
to which the owners appealed to the
Board of Supervisors. In the mean-
time, the owners have been working
with county planners Alice McCurdy
and Julie Harris to develop an alter-
native plan which will be suitable for
the property owners and the County.
Earlier this week, the Montecito
Association Land Use Committee
as well as members of its Executive
Committee held a special meeting to
discuss the project. The MA asked the
Board of Supervisors to delay hearing
the project until this week, so the Land
Use Committee could weigh in.
Hot Springs Creek and a tributary
run through the parcels. The non-per-
mitted work that has been done on the
properties includes two bridges over
the creeks, which Mr. Bagdasarian
says are necessary for safe pedes-
trian access between the two proper-
ties. Major grading was done on the
site, as well as the removal of native
plants and several sycamore and
oak trees. Mr. Bagdasarian planted a
golf course-type lawn, and installed
walls which created wells around
the remaining trees, explained MA
executive director Victoria Greene at
Mondays Land Use meeting.
The revised project includes allow-
ing the two bridges built on the site
to remain. Some of the 410 feet of
retaining wall on the property will be
removed or tapered down, and Mr.
Bagdasarian will provide native plant
restoration. Ms Harris explained that
the habitat canopy will be restored,
with 65% of shaded space and 35%
open space. This ratio of open space
to covered space will approximate the
situation before development, Harris
said to the Board of Supervisors. The
lawn would also be removed and the
area restored to its natural state before
grading, using local native plants.
The modified plans include a lot line
adjustment and boundary change
as well. Harris explained that P&D
would monitor the project for five
years, ensuring the work gets done.
At the Land Use meeting, which
MPC commissioners Dan Eidelson
and Michael Phillips attended, the
group discussed whether the origi-
nal development would have been
deemed reasonable and given the
green light by MPC. Its kind of like
the owner is thumbing his nose at
the county, said MA board member
Bob Short. Its an unfortunate mes-
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Village Beat
by Kelly Mahan

A view of the tributary creek on the Bagdasarian property looking to the south, with the north bridge
in the foreground and the south bridge in the background, downstream (photo courtesy Julie Harris)
sage to say if you build it, you can
get it permitted after the fact, said
Land Use committee member Frank
Abatemarco. Member Martha Segal
added, My greatest concern is the
precedent this sends the community.
Land Use Chair Dave Kent described
the bridges as glitzy, decorative,
and ornamental, adding that they
do not fit with Montecito architecture.
Bagdasarian, who was invited to
the Land Use meeting but did not
attend, did make a statement to the
Board of Supervisors. He explained he
has owned the properties for over 30
years, and the work was done before
the ESH guidelines of the Montecito
Community Plan designated his prop-
erties as environmentally sensitive.
Weve spent the last three years trying
to find a compromise for everyone.
Whats in front of you now is a process
of an enormous amount of time and
effort on everyones part, he said.
In an unconventional twist, Mr.
Bagdasarian offered to reimburse the
county the estimated $32,000 of taxpay-
er money needed to pay for staff time
sorting out this project. Bagdasarian
himself has been working with a team
of people to come to an agreement
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keep two illegally built bridges on his properties (photo courtesy Julie Harris)
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We feel that this project and the
outcome are important in terms of the
precedent that it sets and the message
that it sends to those people who may
choose to ignore the laws that have
been adopted by the county, stated
Greene at the BOS hearing. She stated
the MAs position: that the modified
project be approved but that the bridg-
es are removed.
The Supervisors voted unanimous-
ly to approve the modified project,
and allowed Bagdasarian to keep the
bridges. Supervisor Salud Carbajal
made the motion for approval, call-
ing the project a win-win. He also
noted on the record the countys
acceptance of Bagdasarians $32,000
offer. Supervisor Janet Wolf was not
as optimistic, lamenting, I really hate
zoning violations. I dont think its a
win-win. I think its unfortunate.
rain in Montecito
Although the recent rainstorm did
not bring a lot of moisture to the area
KEYT Chief Meteorologist Alan Rose
tells us Montecito clocked in at just
less than two inches the wet weath-
er and winds did bring at least one
hazard in the area. Montecito Fires
Geri Ventura tells us the department
responded to a live high voltage line
on Park Lane over the weekend.
Engine 93 responded to a report
of down electrical wires on the 1800
block of East Valley Road. Upon arriv-
al, they found a live voltage line down.
After notifying Southern California
Edison, MFPD units assisted the
VILLAGE BEAT Page 224
F
riendship Tours World Travel
(FTWT) brought the Vietnam
Wars most famous child
survivor, known as The Girl in the
Picture, to the Lobero. On June 8,
1972 photographer Nick Ut (who won
a Pulitzer Prize) captured the iconic
image of nine-year-old Kim Phuc
running naked on a road after being
severely burned by a napalm attack
on her village, changing the way the
world looked at war.
Now, forty years later, Phuc is an
international symbol of civilian suffer-
ing from war. Shes also an UNESCO
Goodwill Ambassador for a Culture
of Peace. Her talk was titled, 40 Years
of Forgiveness: A conversation with
Kim Phuc.
The Director of FTWT, Alethea
Paradis, introduced Kim. FTWT is
an educational travel company that
offers life changing adventure travel
experiences in the countries of our for-
mer adversaries. As she says, Global
consciousness is critical for student
success, especially in matters of war
and peace. We should send young
people abroad armed with cameras
and computers, instead of guns. The
only way tragedy has meaning is to
learn for the future.
Kim, who now is a Canadian citi-
zen living in Vancouver, remembered
when Oprah Winfrey wanted her to
come to Chicago to talk about the
famous photo. I said, Who is Oprah?
I made her cry, and jokingly, but she
cries a lot. Kim lived a normal life in
a nice house until the Napalm hit her
village, and she says it was the first
time she knew fear.
The photographer, Nic, took her to
the hospital. At one time she was left
to die in the morgue until a doctor
transferred her to a burn clinic. She
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remained in the hospital for 14 months
of horrific pain. She had 17 operations
and almost died many times. In 1984,
she had her last surgery and could
move her neck around at last. She
gave up medication eleven years ago,
even though she still feels pain.
As Kim said, It took love to help
me recover. Because of all the doc-
tors who treated her, she developed an
interest in studying medicine. Instead
of using her for a political tool, her
government finally sent her to the
University of Havana, Cuba where she
had to learn Spanish. Dont take your
freedom for granted, she cautioned.
She thought shed never have a boy-
friend because of her injuries, but she
met her husband at the University and
they were sent to Moscow for their
honeymoon.
On the way home, they courageous-
ly defected in Newfoundland when
the plane stopped to refuel. We had
nothing but freedom and each other.
She turned Christian, which she said
helped her learn to forgive. In 1996
she went to Washington, D.C. to speak
at the Vietnam War Memorial. There
she met the pilot who had dropped
the four napalm bombs. She forgave
him and now they are best friends.
She and her husband live in Canada
with their two sons, age 17 and 14,
and her parents.
Kim used to want the picture of
her to go away, but now she uses it
for good. She has formed the Kim
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children of war all over the world
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Double Trouble
The latest exhibition at the Arts
Fund Gallery was billed Double
Trouble because the eight artists are
Married to Art and Each Other. That
would be Mary Heebner and Macduff
Everton, Jane Callister and Philip
Argent, Kimberly Hahn and James
Van Arsdale and Marie Schoeff and
Dane Goodman.
The Arts Fund is celebrating its
tenth anniversary as well and the
honorary committee invited those
involved in the last show to a pri-
vate gallery talk and reception. The
honorary committee who contributed
was Marlys and Ron Boehm, Edward
Cella Art + Architecture, Claudia
and David Chapman, Joan and
William Crawford, Patty DeDominic
and Gene Sinser, Mercedes and
Robert Eichholz Foundation, Nancy
Gifford, Joanne Holderman, Lynn
Karlson, Elaine and Herbert Kendall,
Mary Beth Larkin and Christopher
Lancashire, Leatrice Luria and Karen
Sinsheimer.
President of the Arts Fund board
Shirley Dittmann welcomed guests
and remembered, We emerged from
a fish market to celebrating ten years
as an art gallery and the honorary
committee has donated the rent for
another year. She introduced Nancy
Gifford, curator of the show, and the
executive director Nina Dunbar who
praised, This was very much a col-
laborative effort among many.
Nina led the talk about whether it
was double trouble or double pleasure
for the four couples. Kim and James
remarked, We met in college but
this is our first collaboration and we
might do it again. Macduffs father
was a musician and told him, I dont
know much about art, but youve got
rhythm. His wife Mary divulged,
When I linger in bed, I say Im work-
ing, contemplating what Im going to
do. Jane and Philip share a studio
and critique each others work. Dane
shared, A work is good when it looks
as good in the morning as it did the
night before. If youre puzzled by a
piece, some are known to say, It has
to be art because it cant be anything
else.
Thanks were given to the ever-gen-
erous Barry Berkus for his advice in
creating the idea for their first ever
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Artists Dane Goodman and Marie Schoeff with Macduff Everton and Mary Heebner at their Arts Fund
reception
Carolina Calls It Quits
Summerland
by the Sea
Summerlandian Leslie A. Westbrook just started blogging, but prefers writing for newspapers and
magazines and authoring books.
by Leslie A. Westbrook
I
ts been a decade of hard-working,
successful and even fun-flled years
for antiques, art, garden and treasures
dealer Carolina Pierpont (who loves to
throw a good party) at her showroom
Mditerrane in Summerland, but the
vivacious businesswoman has recently
decided to call it quits.
I have too much inventory, reports
Pierpont, adding, I am selling everything
at really good prices, so now is the time
to come and get the things you have
been wanting for a long time. Make me
an offer I cant refuse.
The sale, with prices reduced from
30%-50%, will run through the end of the
month. It may be wise to get in early for
the best deals, but with additional inven-
tory in storage, new items will be added
as space allows.
Carolina, who is originally from El
Salvador (Love and marriage brought
me to Santa Barbara, she admits), has
been in her new beautiful space on Lillie
Avenue just two years and is currently
fielding offers from several parties inter-
ested in buying her business.
Since she has listed the business for
sale, she admits that she needs to reduce
the size of her extensive inventory in
order to make the business affordable to
a prospective buyer. Those interested can
contact agent Larry Martin, of Sothebys
International Realty, at (805) 895-6872.
Garden fountains, architectural ele-
ments, indoor and outdoor furniture,
paintings, antiques, and smalls are all
reduced.
I spotted a dainty pair of 19
th
cen-
tury side chairs with original petit point
upholstery marked down from $1,200
to $550. I also admired many South
American and European carved saints
and Madonnas reduced 30% or more;
architectural element are half off, such
as wooden capitals now $195 (originally
$395). Carolina has a panoply of origi-
nal paintings and drawings, marked
down 25% and more. Oil pastels of the
gardens of the Music Academy of the
West by Santa Barbara artist Bjorn Rye
are marked down 25%. In the garden,
small French limestone fountains are
50% off; large fountains are reduced
25% and all iron garden furniture and
Turkish pots (regularly $200-$4,000) are
40% off.
So whats next? With her daughter
Nicole living in Baja (another daughter
Anna moved to Austin, Texas, while son
John remains in Santa Barbara), Carolina
has decided to move south of the border,
down Mexico way, after more than 35
years in Santa Barbara.
Nicole is working in Cabo San Lucas
and I have the opportunity to open a
business there. I am even considering
building a home in Baja, she notes.
No grass grows under this lively
businesswomans huaraches, as they
say, and we will miss her upbeat ener-
gy, not to mention the lively parties
she has hosted at her Summerland
showroom. I am secretly hoping she
has plenty of room for company in her
new digs. Best of luck and vaya con
Dios, mi amiga!
Mediterranee is located at 2500 Lillie
Avenue in Summerland, (805) 695-0910.
Store hours are Tuesday through Saturday
11 am to 4 pm or by appointment (805)
637-2842. Her website is www.mediterra
neeantiques.com. MJ
After 35 years in Santa Barbara and a decade
dealing fine art, antiques and garden items,
Carolina Pierpont is selling Mditerrane and
moving south of the border
Spanish colonial santos, angels and Madonnas
are on sale at the Summerland showroom
A N T I Q U E S
I would like to thank all
of our customers and
friends for their support
and friendship.
Carolina
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donor recognition digital projection.
The newest exhibition at the Arts
Fund is pieces by James Petrucci,
winner of the 2011 Individual Artist
Award in 2-D figurative art, and the
opening reception was Friday, January
20. The exhibition can be seen in the
gallery until March 17 at 205 Santa
Barbara Street. Call 965-7321 for more
information.
Symphony League
Preview
The Santa Barbara Symphony
League invited members and friends
to the University Club for a preview
of the symphony that performed last
weekend. No, not with the orchestra,
but with Maestro Nir Kabaretti and
the parents of the guest violin soloist,
Anne Akiko Meyers. She had just
returned from concerts in Japan and
couldnt attend the preview.
Mom and dad, Dick and Yakko,
were there to tell a bit about raising
a violin prodigy who began at age
four, which led to being on the Tonight
Show with Johnny Carson at age eleven.
Then to orchestral debuts with the Los
Angeles and New York Philharmonic.
By the ripe old age of 18, everyone
in the classical world knew who she
was.
This last weekend at age 41 she
played a special violin that dates
back to 1697 and was once owned by
Napoleon. She is also expecting her
second baby in about a month busy
lady and busy mom.
Maestro Nir was at the preview
to explain how he puts
together a program for
the concert. This time he
was introducing a new
principal cello player.
Vacancies are being
filled by very quali-
fied applicants, Nir
said, which makes him
happy.
The evening was
arranged by preview
chair Ann Dwelley and
presided over by presi-
dent Lois Duncan. Some
of those enjoying wine
and bites were Helene and Jerry
Beaver, Joan and Bob Jacobs, Ann
Moore, symphony board chair Stefan
Riesenfeld, Gillian Launie, John and
Ruth Matuszeski and the sympho-
nys new executive director David
Grossman. MJ
Phil Argent and Jane Callister with curator Nancy Gifford and artists Kimberly Hahn and James Van
Arsdale at the Double Trouble exhibition opening
Symphony league president Lois Duncan with preview chair Ann
Dwelley enjoying the preview held at the University Club
Symphony
maestro Nir
Kabaretti
with Dick
and Yakko
Meyers,
parents of
guest vio-
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Anne Akiko
Meyers, at
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F
or the last couple of years, the
California Rangeland Trust
(CRT) has sponsored A Day
on Cowboy Island, enabling its
supporters to experience a peek back
at the once-thriving cattle ranch
operated by the Vail and Vickers
families on Santa Rosa Island. But
the October 3 event took on a special
poignancy with the subtitle: The Final
Gather, as the island is now under the
full control of the federal government
as part of Channel Islands National
Park. The limited access the Vail and
Vickers families had to their property
ended with the close of 2011.
Several dozen CRT supporters gath-
ered in the early morning at the Island
Packers headquarters at the Ventura
Marina. Boarding the Islander in a
festive mood, everyone was looking
forward to the possibility of spotting
whales, dolphins and sea lions on the
trip over. The channel crossing was
brisk as the captain steered a course
between Anacapa and Santa Cruz,
offering participants unusual vantage
points of both islands. We then con-
tinued along the back side of Santa
Cruz Island, which for those who are
used to only seeing the side facing the
coastline of Santa Barbara, revealed
a landscape that was quite different
and very dramatic. Finally crossing
the open ocean to the looming Santa
Rosa Island, everyone marveled at
how much bigger these bodies of land
are close up much bigger than they
appear from the mainland.
Although billed as The Final
Gather, there were no cows left to
round up and herd down the wharf
to waiting cattle boats as in days of
yore. Rather than saddle up on horse-
back, guests clambered into the backs
of pickup trucks and jeeps to explore
the landscape, following a road sys-
tem that was developed in the 1930s
based on the old cattle trails that criss-
crossed the 54,000-acre island. But
a traditional cowboy barbecue lunch
was served at the Main Ranch House,
and in a bittersweet program that
brought tears to the eyes of many, Vail
and Vickers family members remi-
nisced about their decades of steward-
ship on the island, and raised toasts to
her timeless beauty and new future.
Farewell To Cowboy Island
Story and photos by Lynn P. Kirst
TRAIL TALK
A museum and
travel professional,
community volun-
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
Santa Barbara Debut
Soul Salvation featuring
Ruthie Foster
and Paul Thorn
Fri, Feb 10 / 8 PM / ucsb caMPbell Hall
Theres no denying the power of Fosters
monstrous voice Paste Magazine
Santa Barbara Premiere
La La La Human Steps
New Work
douard Lock,
Artistic Director and Choreographer
sat, Jan 28 / 8 PM / Granada tHeatre
Mesmerizing dance as powerful as
a rock concert The Jerusalem Post
Featuring
Live Music
Celebrating 50 Years
Preservation Hall
Jazz Band
Wed, Feb 1 / 8 PM
ucsb caMPbell Hall
Preservation Hall. Now thats
where youll fnd all of the greats.
- Louis Armstrong
Santa Barbara Debut
Wayne McGregor | Random Dance
Entity
Wayne McGregor, Artistic Director
Wed, Feb 15 / 8 PM / Granada tHeatre
One of the most celebrated and
sought-after choreographers of his
generation. The New York Times
50th Anniversary Tour 2012
Voice of Ages
Paddy Moloney
& The Chieftains
with Special Guests
Fri, Feb 17 / 8 PM / Granada tHeatre
Beloved Poet Reads
Jane Hirshfeld
An Evening of Poetry
tHu, Feb 16 / 8 PM / ucsb caMPbell Hall
An evocative mix of control and wildness,
stunning beauty and unseen forces.
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SATURDAY!
Nita Vail, chief
executive officer
of the California
Rangeland Trust,
and Mark Senning,
Chief Ranger on
Santa Rosa Island,
were all smiles
as they greeted
guests arriving by
boat for A Day on
Cowboy Island:
The Final Gather
Montecitos twin
brother-and-
sister antiquarians,
Annie and Ed Carty,
photographed
arriving friends
from the wharf on
Santa Rosa Island
Nita Vail, great-granddaughter of
Walter L. Vail (who purchased Santa
Rosa Island with his partner, J.V.
Vickers), is in a unique position to
serve as chief executive officer of
the California Rangeland Trust. She
pointed out that had her family had
an option to secure a conservation
easement years ago, their history on
the island might have ended differ-
ently.
For information about CRT and its
mission to conserve the open space,
habitat and stewardship provided by
Californias ranches, visit www.range
landtrust.org. For information on vis-
iting Santa Rosa Island, visit www.
nps.gov/chis/index.htm. MJ
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While some guests who attended A Day on Cowboy Island flew in by private airplanes, most arrived by
boat from Ventura Harbor, then walked up the new wharf to the historic Main Ranch House
Vehicle tours around Santa Rosa Island allowed guests to visit the unique stand of Torrey Pines, as well
as walk out on some of the bluffs overlooking coves filled with birds and sea life
Sandy Power, sporting his Rancheros Visitadores 4Q camp ball cap, had a good time educating some of
his fellow guests about the ranching equipment still found in the horse barn
Plays piano
Enjoys meditation
Creates food art
Relaxes with
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for many years that have gone into
decline for many reasons, such as
drought, root degradation, insect
infestation, and fungus. Most of my
competitors answer to the problem
has often been to just cut it down.
As an experiment, I did the very
thing many tree books recommend not
to do: cut it back hard, something that
is done regularly in many European
countries.
So, feeling that this was a case of
kill it or cure it, I cut the tree hard
and gave it a big deep feeding. Before
I knew it, it came back like gang-
busters. I have employed this method
of saving oaks and many other variet-
ies of trees that have been given up
for dead. Other tree companies may
be afraid to experiment, but I am
not. Naturally, I cannot guarantee a
recovery, but so far Im more than 90%
successful.
As for the fantastic specimen in
back of the pharmacy on San Ysidro, I
believe it may be too late for a recov-
ery. When the limbs are still viable,
theres a chance, but when the limbs
are dried out, well, you cant bring
back the dead. If the tree still has live
cambium tissue, however, there is a
chance it can survive.
My biggest victory was taking a
100-foot-tall redwood that was burned
to a crisp a few years ago. I convinced
the homeowner to let me save it and
he relented. Today, that tree stands
beautiful and healthy. Sometimes, as
Ive written before, you must be cruel
to be kind.
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Montecito MJ
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Sheriffs Department with traffic con-
trol until the hazard was contained.
It was amazing we only received
one call with the weather we had,
Ventura said.
She also mentioned that wet weather
should be a reminder to residents that
Montecito is lucky to have volunteer
emergency responders, MERRAG.
This year is the organizations 25th
anniversary.
MERRAGs mission is as follows, as
told to us by Ventura.
Readiness: We offer training and
certification for response and recov-
ery teams, and community pre-
paredness education. We maintain
the Community Emergency Radio
Systems (AM-band and two way) and
the Community Emergency Resource
Inventory.
Response: In the event of a com-
munity emergency we jointly oper-
ate the fire departments District
Operations Center. This entails the
provision of staffing, supplementary
radio communications and field sup-
port, including triage, traffic manage-
ment and damage assessment.
Recovery: We assist the districts
and the citizenry in documentation
and process support for post disaster
asset recovery.
The group is also working on an
anniversary celebration which will
include the founding members: Herb
McElwee, Jerry Smith and Chuck
Evans.
For more information about upcom-
ing trainings visit www.merrag.com.
Library Happenings
Over 30 budding screenwriters
attended a workshop on Saturday at
Montecito Library. The event, led by
instructor Carla Iacovetti, was open
to all, and included authors just start-
ing out as well as those who have
written plays with the hope they be
turned into screenplays. Iacovetti is a
published author and poet who helps
mentor writers and gives them guid-
ance on how to turn their work into
viable screenplays.
Also at the Library, next Thursday
from 2 pm to 5 pm everyone is invited
for the annual Valentines craft day, a
popular event for local kids. The meet-
ing room adjacent to the library will be
stocked full with craft materials, glue,
construction paper, scissors, stickers
and more to make the perfect valen-
tine. For information, call 969-5063.
Photography Exhibit
Carpinteria High School has been
invited by Curious Cup in Carpinteria
to showcase student work from the
brand new digital photography pro-
gram at the school. A Day in the
Life at Carpinteria High School is
meant to give students an opportunity
to visually communicate and share
their school experience. The exhibit
showcases a combination of documen-
tary and portrait photography to illus-
trate a wide spectrum of student life,
including sports, academics, friends
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The Santa Barbara Art Association
Student Art Fund gave a grant to the
photographers, enabling them to pur-
chase a class set of frames and framing
supplies to professionally exhibit the
work, as well as mats with a backing
in an acetate bag that will be used
to sell smaller prints. Proceeds from
the sales will go towards investing in
the digital photography program and
future photography shows.
This will be the first time for most
students to exhibit, and possibly
sell, their art publicly. We are very
excited to show off their great talent
and hard work to the community,
says Carpinteria High representative
Sarah Rochlitzer. For the opening
reception, other CHS departments
will collaborate, including the culi-
nary program, which will be cre-
ating and serving hors doeuvres
and refreshments sourced from the
schools organic garden. CHS musi-
cians will contribute to the festivities
with a performance.
The opening reception takes place
the Curious Cup Bookstore, 929 Linden
Avenue in downtown Carpinteria, on
Friday, February 3rd, from 6 pm to 8
pm. For more information, call Sarah
Rochlitzer at 453-8051. MJ
I
ts time once again to roll out
the red carpet as the 27th annual
Santa Barbara International Film
Festival takes over downtown for
10 days beginning Thursday. Once
again the Oscar nominees are coming
(21 at the early tally right after nods
were announced, with more to be
named later), as are a full slate of
feature flms, documentaries, foreign
entries, shorts, animated flms, nature
flms and many more in even more
categories than before, including an
intriguing new nod to French cinema.
The best bet for veterans and new-
bies alike is to log on to SBIFFs com-
prehensive website (www.sbiff.org)
and its new interactive film sched-
ule that can be searched, organized,
exported and downloaded in any
number of ways.
But to help you out on some of the
major events, we talked with a few
of the principals, including open-
ing night writer-director Lawrence
Kasdan, honorees Christopher
Plummer and Viola Davis, and
writer-director Mike Mills, whose
Beginners has a strong Montecito con-
nection.
Enjoy. and see you in the dark!
Lawrence Kasdan
If writer-director Lawrence Kasdan
never made another movie, hed sure-
ly deserve a place among the panthe-
on of Americas greatest filmmakers
to have worked within the Hollywood
system in the last 35 years.
But Kasdan who wrote and direct-
ed The Big Chill, Grand Canyon, The
Accidental Tourist and Body Heat, and
penned the screenplays for Raiders of
the Lost Ark, The Empire Strikes Back
and The Bodyguard is not done. It just
seems that way because Hollywood
in the new corporate millennium
seemingly doesnt have a lot of room
for tellers of great stories aimed at
adults and sans special effects and
simplistic resolutions. Especially the
kind of ensemble dramas and com-
edies that Kasdan has specialized in
for decades.
So its doubly exciting for SBIFF to
stage the world premiere of Kasdans
first feature in eight years, Darling
Companion, as the opening film of
SBIFF 2012 on Thursday night, in
what might be the best kickoff to
the fest in its history. Stars Diane
Keaton, Dianne Wiest, Richard
Jenkins, Kevin Kline and others are
expected to walk the red carpet with
Kasdan, who will also be on hand
Sunday along with Kline for a special
Q&A session following a screening
of The Big Chill.
He talked about the new movie
which like his best films involves a
disparate group of characters forced
to come together in a time of need
and his career over the telephone
from his Los Angeles office recently.
Q. Its been quite a few years since
your last film. What have you been doing
in the interim?
A. Its been a hard time in Hollywood
for a certain kind of movie to get
made. Perhaps youve noticed. I made
my first ten films within the system,
but its no longer receptive to the
kind of comedy or drama I like. I was
lucky because for a long time the ones
I wanted to make did okay, which led
to the next thing. But those movies
drifted radically away. Its frustrating,
but I have to admit I was able to do
what I wanted for a very long time.
Now the kind of movie I like has to
be made independently. It requires
enthusiastic people who are willing to
sacrifice. Its amazing to me that the
cast all wanted to be in the movie and
worked for scale.
What can you tell me about Darling
Companion?
My wife wrote it with me. She
always says its about a woman who
loves her dog more than her hus-
band. Then the husband loses the
dog. But its not quite that simple. At
the heart of it, the movie is about all
kinds of companionship, the connec-
tion were all looking for. It might be
with a pet, or with someone youve
been married to for thirty years,
or someone you just met. All these
kinds of relationships circle around
the story, which is the search for the
dog, and its about how people are
brought back together.
Why was that interesting to you?
It happened to us. We had a dog
about seven years ago. We had to
leave him with a friend up in the
mountains when we went to a wed-
ding. She went hiking and a moun-
tain biker spooked him and he dis-
appeared. He was lost three weeks
in the mountains of Colorado. We
searched everywhere, up and down
the mountains, put signs up, was on
the radio. That experience inspired
this movie. We had just returned to
L.A. when he wandered down to the
river and someone who had seen our
sign spotted him and we got him
back... Hes sitting here right next to
me now as we talk.
From your description it sounds a bit
like the final chapter of a trilogy with
Big Chill and Grand Canyon. Was that
your intent?
Thats something the marketing
people would like me to say. But I
cant deny that I wrote about our
contemporaries in their thirties in
The Big Chill in their forties in Grand
Canyon. These people are in their six-
ties which is another reason it was
hard to get made. So maybe its true.
Im coming from the perspective of
not necessarily being wiser but cer-
tainly different. Hopefully this movie
has some of that. Its a comedy. A lot
of the jokes are about the process of
aging, getting older, of being on the
other side of the peak... So theres not
a real connection between them other
than me looking around at my own
world. There are no generalizations
about my generation. I mean, my
life is a mystery to me even at this
moment. I cant say anything defini-
tive about this age. But its worth
making movies about your experi-
ence in America. Theyre a narrow
slice of American life at the time they
were made.
A narrow slice? To me, theres so much
more. Big Chill certainly captured a
generation, and many of your other films
speak to much larger issues.
Youre always hoping that people
relate to it in a strong way, the way
you seem to, that they hear the music
youre trying to play. But not every-
one does. Its really lucky when you
do something personal and people
get it. Because youre always won-
dering how its going to land.
You cast Kevin Kline for at least the
sixth time. What drives the relationship?
Is he your muse?
Hes incredibly supple. He can do
anything. Hes really funny and ath-
letic he was so good on the horse
and with guns in Silverado. Hes dry
and ironic. In Grand Canyon, he rep-
resented a certain kind of slightly
mystified forty-year-old who has
success but yearns for other things
he cant quite understand. I might
as well be describing myself... But
it was also nice to work with new
people. Ive been in love with Dianne
Wiest forever. Shes phenomenal in
the movie, so funny and touching.
I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage Erma Bombeck
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Lawrence Kasdans latest film, Darling Companion,
is based on a true experience that he and his wife
(who co-wrote the screenplay) went through, los-
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utes of questions and answers.
It seems to work well, but with
both our schedules, its difficult to get
it together, but when we do its fun.
As the ticket sales clearly show...
Internet Incident
They announced their separation
less than a month ago, but now the
nail is well and truly in the coffin for
Santa Barbara songstress Katy Perry
and British comedian Russell Brand.
In a move that echoes the end of
many modern relationships in the age
of social media, Katy, 26, has unfol-
lowed her estranged husband on
Twitter.
Brands Rusty Rockets Twitter
handle is now not included in the 83
people the global warbler follows on
the social networking site.
However, her 36-year-old former
beau is still following his estranged
wife on his Twitter page, listing her
among 78 people, although he hasnt
tweeted since January 5.
According to Us Weekly, Katys move
to remove Brand from her Twitter is
unsurprising as she is only commu-
nicating with him via phone or e-mail.
Katys limiting those interactions,
says one mole. Hes being so atro-
cious that she feels like she never
really knew him.
She doesnt want to look battered
and have people feel sorry for her.
Shes very strong and confident.
Katy had been largely absent from
her Twitter page following Brand fil-
ing for divorce in Los Angeles last
month, but has enthusiastically been
back, tweeting about the final date
of her California Dreams tour in
Indonesia last week...
Fanzine Failure
Just as you were all going to send off
for your subscriptions, it appears that
Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenners
demands for absolute editorial con-
trol have killed a deal with Florida-
based American Media to create a
Kardashian-devoted fanzine, after she
reportedly insisted on approval on
all stories about her family across
their titles, including Star, the National
Enquirer and Radar Online.
Sources say the deal turned sour
after Jenner demanded she have edi-
torial say-so over every American
Media publication to ensure wall-to-
wall positive coverage of the overex-
posed reality robots.
The company supposedly balked
at the demand, even though megalo-
maniac mom Jenner offered to dish
all of the family scoop to the pro-
posed publication.
Company executives argued they
didnt want to just swallow saccharine
Kardashian krap, noting that while
they may have a TV deal with E!,
other outlets often get better scoops
on the family.
The publishing giant dealt the deal
a mortal blow when Star claimed
Jenners late ex-husband, Robert
Kardashian, was not the biological
father of Khloe Kardashian. Furious
Jenner denied it, and realized the
company would never bow to her
demands, according to the New York
Post.
Its completely fabricated, false
and untrue, huffs a Jenner rep.
Par for the course, one suspects...
Leap of Faith
The lobby at UCSBs Performing
Arts Theater suffered social gridlock
when Christopher Pilafian was wel-
comed as the new artistic director of
the 21-year-old Santa Barbara Dance
Theater, which also previewed a new
work, A Leap of Faith.
The appointment marks the begin-
ning of a new chapter in Christophers
career which started at the Goleta
campus 22 years ago and allows
him to bring his vision to the forefront
leading our tony towns only profes-
sional contemporary dance company.
He studied at the Juilliard School
in New York and danced with,
among others, Alvin Ailey, Charles
Moulton and Louis Falco, and has
choreographed more than 40 pieces,
including commissions, for Princeton
University and San Diego Dance
Theatre.
I see the company as a creative
working ground for dance artists and
collaborators to ask new questions,
engage in forward-looking dialogue
and discover ways to advance the
possibilities of dance and multimedia
performances, says Christopher...
Baneful Bullets
Spent lead ammunition is almost as
deadly as when its fresh, as amply
shown by a new film, The Non-Lead
Hunter, which is debuting at the Santa
Barbara International Film Festival.
The movie, produced and direct-
ed by Jeff McLoughlin and Ethan
Turpin, features veteran hunter
Anthony Prieto, with a love of the
outdoors and the heart of a conserva-
tionist.
Having volunteered for several
years with the California Condor
Recovery program, he has witnessed
the terrible toxic effects of spent lead
ammo on scavengers like the condor
and golden eagle.
Despite recently passed laws
restricting the use of lead ammuni-
tion, birds continue to pick it up on
public and private lands.
I wanted to build awareness
around the issue and thus was born
the concept of the film, says Anthony,
a city employee and part-time ath-
letics coach at Crane Country Day
School.
The film, which took seven months
to shoot and cost $11,000, much of
it grants from the Fund for Santa
Barbara, features Anthony on the hunt
for wild pigs and engaging in hunter
outreach.
It airs on Saturday and Sunday at
the Lobero and Metro 4 theater...
Year of the Dragon
Santa Barbara Museum of Art cel-
ebrated the Chinese New Year in fes-
tive style, including a 30-foot long gold
dragon wending its way around the
galleries and colorfully clad acrobats.
Tickets for the Nights event mark-
ing The Year of the Dragon, which had
800 guests, were sold out.
We thought, given the forecast of
rain, wed have all the activities inside,
which rather limited the numbers,
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by Ernie Witham
Look for two of Ernies humor pieces in the just-released anthology My Funny
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I
think its going to be a great year.
For one thing, Ive started golf-
ing again. I missed most of 2011
because of my shoulder surgery, but
Im on the mend now. My shoulder is
almost as good as...
Dear? Can you help me move the
couch and hang some pictures?
Wish I could, but, you know, my
rotator cuff and all.
But its okay for golf?
Docs orders. Part of my ongoing
therapy. Its great having a friend
nicknamed Doc.
Im looking forward to 2012. I think
taking eight or nine months off might
be good for my game.
Fore!
Dude, you just missed the cart
girl.
Wow, shes like 300 yards away!
True, but thats 300 yards behind
us.
So do I deduct a shot for that?
Speaking of healing, Im also look-
ing forward to getting back into my
rigorous exercise routine. Yesterday I
did a sit-up and it felt great.
The only reason you sat up was
because you heard the refrigerator
open.
Risk and reward. Thats what its
all about.
I have other things to look forward
to this year. First of all, I have been
invited to teach a series of humor
workshops at the Whidbey Island
Writers Conference in the state of
Washington in March. Not only are
they flying me up there and putting
me up for three days, they are also
paying me my normal speakers fee!
Of course thats only $373,000, but like
Mitt says every little bit helps.
In April, Im attending an intensive
writers retreat in Avila Beach with a
bunch of dedicated and motivated
writers that Ive known for years now.
Your turn to bring the keg, Moose.
Wish I could, Roc, but, you know,
my rotator cuff and all.
I hope to finish a rewrite on my
novel, a rewrite on my screenplay, fin-
ish my memoir and, time permitting,
write the definitive volume on the
craft of humor writing.
All that in one week?
Actually, Im taking a wine appre-
ciation class for two days, a surf lesson
another day, plus of course mud bath
day.
That does sound intensive.
I know, right?
It will be great to finish all those big
projects just in time for the 2012 Santa
Barbara Writers Conference in June.
Not only will it be fun to reconnect
with the other workshop leaders and
all the students who crowded into my
often-overfilled workshop...
The day I was there I only saw
three people. And one of them worked
at the hotel.
You must have walked in late, Roc.
After the hoards left.
I also met several agents at the con-
ference last year who I think might
remember me.
Your turn to pick up the tab,
Witham.
Wish I could, but, you know, my
rotator cuff and all.
Another thing on the horizon for
2012... my wife and I are planning a
trip. We just joined an international
house-swapping group and there is a
lot of interest in Santa Barbara. Weve
been getting emails from all over the
world.
Wow, someone in the Sahara wants
to change homes in July. Says its off
season, so it shouldnt be too crowded
then.
I was thinking of somewhere a bit
cooler.
Heres one from Siberia for an
exchange in December. Says the swim-
ming pool comes with a power auger
for easy access.
I was thinking about Canada.
Canada? Cool, maybe we could
visit the tar sands petroleum site. I can
write the trip off if I compose a pend-
ing ecological disaster humor piece.
The other big event this year, which
Im sure my wife thinks I have forgot-
ten about, is our twentieth anniver-
sary in September.
Ah, try twenty-fifth and its in
August.
Really? Wow times flies huh?
Its longer for some of us than oth-
ers.
Im sure there will be some other
things come up this year. Maybe
Oprah will call and want me to pro-
duce and direct a show for her fall
lineup on O TV. Or maybe James
Cameron will see me on YouTube and
offer me a starring role in the next
Avatar movie. I think Id look good in
three-D.
If you can be an action hero, then
I think you can help me hang those
pictures.
Right Dear as soon as I finish
icing my shoulder. Did I mention my
rotator cuff? MJ
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Preparing for the Big run
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I
t is with good reason that the word
marathon has such a powerful
and intimidating connotation.
Marathons are diffcult. Most people
will never run a marathon. Most
people think themselves incapable of
fnishing. In the story upon which we
base the roughly 26-mile race, after all,
the runner promptly succumbed to
death from his exhaustion following
his athletic feat. The marathon is so
intimidating, in fact, that most people
make the assumption early on that it
is something they will not be able to
complete in their lifetimes.
This is a shame, since the Marathon
is not only perhaps the most ambitious
but also the most useful long-term
fitness goal to which a person can
commit. A Marathon is more attain-
able than most people expect and is
a fantastic way to stimulate yourself
and your fitness. First and foremost, a
marathon is a powerful demonstration
of the value of setting and achieving a
goal.
I am all about goal setting, says
Montecito local trainer Kayla Johnson,
discussing why she often encourag-
es her clients to push themselves to
train for marathons or half marathons.
A goal is a dream with a deadline,
Johnson quips. Having a goal is fun
and makes the process of learning to
exercise regularly more interesting. I
encourage all of my clients to at least
run a half marathon, and they are
always glad they did!
I think anytime in life you set out
to accomplish a goal and you achieve
that goal its a great feeling, advises
Johnson, but the physical benefits
are of equal importance. Marathon
training is an average of fifteen weeks
of regular exercise. Beyond even this,
however, she reminds, after the race,
you will have created a lasting habit
and exercise rhythm that will stay with
you long after your goal is completed.
Perhaps the most intimidating step
in running a marathon, however, is
the first. Before you even tie up your
shoes, running a marathon has to begin
with planning, advises Johnson. While
the eventual goal is completion of the
race, nothing is more important than
lying down and adhering to an exercise
schedule.
Step one is finding a training
program that is right for you, says
Johnson. The biggest factor in deciding
upon the most appropriate regimen is
your current fitness level. The message
that comes with this advice of course,
is the idea that a marathon is not a goal
that can only be achieved by advanced
athletes. According to Johnson, given
enough time, any healthy person can
run a marathon.
Once you have committed to a train-
ing schedule, the main misstep that
influences her clients to want to give
up on their goal, says Johnson, is try-
ing to do too much too soon. The
scale of a marathon can skew your
thinking and make you feel the need
to push yourself too far during your
preparation. This should be avoided. A
well thought out schedule makes over-
exertion unnecessary.
Do not increase the distance you
regularly run by more than 10% each
week, warns Johnson. Running too far
when the body is not yet ready to do
so can cause physical harm and will go
a long way in discouraging you from
continuing to train for your eventual
distance.
This, in part, is one of the best rea-
sons to run a marathon. Training for
and completing a long distance race
teaches body and mind to understand
the value of long-term work. Success in
exercise and in life takes faith that sus-
tained effort will yield positive results
that will not be seen today. As Johnson
points out, working up to the full mile-
age of the final race is paramount.
Luckily, says Johnson, theres no bet-
ter place in the world to be when tak-
ing on this goal. The Santa Barbara
- Montecito area is a fantastic place to
train for any fitness event. There are
running clubs, personal trainers, and
outdoor fitness events going on all the
time that people can take part in to help
achieve their goal of running a mara-
thon or half-marathon.
You dont run a Marathon to prove
to yourself you can run a Marathon.
You run a Marathon to remind your-
self that with the right preparation,
youre capable of achieving anything.
Its achievable, rewarding and physi-
cally beneficial. Plus, it never hurts to
surprise yourself. MJ
While the eventual goal is completion
of the race, nothing is more important
than lying down and adhering to an
exercise schedule
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explained Larry Feinberg, museum
director. But it was particularly nice
to see such a broad range of ages in
the crowd.
Partygoers made zodiac animal
masks celebrating personal yin and
yang, while, in another gallery, they
used traditional brushes to paint
Chinese scenes and practiced their
calligraphy skills, adding symbols to
create poems, inspired by oversized
quotes from the Tao te Ching.
There was even a very creative
Department of Fortunes where guests
were able to access their futures for
the coming year.
Topping off the highly creative bash
were original dance performances,
including ones inspired by traditional
ribbon and fan dances, choreographed
by Santa Barbara-based Robin Bisio,
influenced, no doubt, by her days in
San Franciscos Chinatown...
Nirs New Year
Santa Barbara Symphonys first
performance of the New Year at the
Granada, under the deft direction
of Nir Kabaretti, was an absolute
delight.
Bachs Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
in G major memorably kicked off the
show, followed by Blochs Concerto
Grosso No.1 for String Orchestra and
Piano Obbligato.
Haydns Symphony No. 83 in G
minor, The Hen, a rousing piece,
opened the second half, with world
class violinist Anne Akiko Meyers,
daughter of symphony board mem-
ber, Richard Meyers, clearly at the
top of her game with Ralph Vaughan
Williams pastoral pleasure The Lark
Ascending and Ravels Tzigane.
With just seven weeks until the birth
of her second daughter in Austin,
Texas, Meyers, 41, who shot to promi-
nence when she twice played on The
Tonight Show with Johnny Carson at
the age of 11, was suitably attired
in a capacious midnight blue Issey
Miyake dress she had picked up in
Tokyo just ten days before.
As an encore she played Somewhere
Over the Rainbow, which she dedi-
cated to her longtime Santa Barbara
music teacher...
St. Cecilia Socie-tea
The St. Cecilia Society, the oldest
non-profit in Santa Barbara, had a
record turnout of 150 guests at its
annual tea, co-chaired by Sigrid Toye
and Charlene Nagel, in the parish hall
of All Saints by-the-Sea.
The charity, founded in 1891, helps
people in need defray their hospital
or other unmet medical bills, includ-
ing diagnostic testing and dental care,
which is not covered by Medicare.
Dental cases have particularly
increased because of the lack of cov-
erage for seniors and, of course, we
dont live in the best of economic
times, says Tish Ganey, president.
The society, which is named after
the patron saint of music, received 123
requests for assistance in the last year,
paying out more than $150,000 in over
100 cases.
The charitys administrative expens-
es totaled $1,000, just one percent of its
income...
Movie Magic
Opera lovers packed the Granada
Theatres McCune Founders Room
when UCSB professor, Mashey
Bernstein, gave his second lecture on
opera music in the movies.
With an all Oscar-winning lineup,
the entertaining speaker described
both subjects, opera and film, as larg-
er than life.
All the emotions, particularly love,
hatred and jealousy, are intense, he
told the audience. Both opera and
film heighten those emotions.
Illustrating his Opera Santa
Barbara lecture, Bernstein chose a
number of Academy Award win-
ners that relied heavily on opera for
their music, including Moonstruck,
Godfather III, Babettes Feast, The
Hunger, Sunday Bloody Sunday, and
Apocalypse Now...
New Lifestyle for Richard?
Alan Morell, head honcho at
Creative Management, my longtime
New York agency, has been staying
in our rarefied enclave of late, com-
muting regularly to Los Angeles and
Manhattan.
He left this week for the
National Association of Television
Programming Executives conven-
tion in Miami, Florida, where hell be
pitching my latest TV project, The New
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, which
is being produced by Tim Trokes
Frogwater Media in Toronto, Canada,
whove asked me to host the syndi-
cated show.
Will Pip! Pip! be replacing
Champagne Wishes and Caviar
Dreams in due course?
Stay tuned...
Sightings: Supermodel turned glob-
al entrepreneur Kathy Ireland check-
ing out the crowd at Pierre Lafond in
the Upper Village... Oscar winner Jeff
Bridges noshing at the Wine Cask...
SB Symphony maestro Nir Kabaretti
chowing down at Caf Shell in La
Arcada
Pip! Pip! for now
Readers with tips, sightings and
amusing items for Richards column
should e-mail him at richardmin-
eards@verizon.net or send invita-
tions or other correspondence to the
Journal MJ
MISCELLANY (Continued from page 24)
B
etsey Ryan, a long-time resident of Santa Barbara, died peacefully in her
sleep at Serenity House after a brief illness. She was born in Elizabeth,
New Jersey. She attended Bryn Mawr College and graduated from the
University of New Mexico where she married William B. Ryan, an Army
Air Force pilot in 1942. She later was a member of the frst class of American
Institute for Foreign Trade (now Thunderbird School of Global Management)
in Glendale, Arizona and went on to earn a teaching degree at Fresno State
University.
From the time of her arrival in 1966, Betsey was active both professionally
and as a volunteer in the Santa Barbara region. She taught at Laguna Blanca
School from that year until 1970. She then was the founding principal and
administrator at St. Pauls School in Ventura, California where she served for
nearly two decades.
Betsey was active in social causes and enjoyed volunteering for numerous
organizations. She volunteered on a weekly basis for Recording for the Blind
in Santa Barbara for three decades. She worked as a volunteer for Hospice in
Santa Barbara, and was the first director for Operation Kids in Goleta. Betsey
was active in the Episcopal church, serving as the first female Lay Eucharistic
Minister at All Saints by-the-Sea. She was later a member of St. Michaels
University Church in Isla Vista, enjoying its close community of worship. She
was often called upon to read during the services in both churches because of
her beautiful reading voice.
Betsey was preceded in death by her husband, William B. Ryan. She is survived
by her three sons and one daughter: Anthony B. Ryan of Oakland, California;
Jordan D. Ryan of New York, New York; Benjamin B. Ryan of Santa Barbara and
Sarah E. Ryan of Atlanta, Georgia; her sisters, Lucy D. Lieberfeld of New York
City, and Emily D. Mattingly of Storrs, Connecticut; as well as two grandchildren,
Nicholas S. Ryan of Atlanta, Georgia and Juliet D. Ryan of New York City.
Remembrances in lieu of flowers may be made to St. Michaels University
Church, Isla Vista; Serenity House of Santa Barbara or Recording for the Blind
and Dyslexic of Santa Barbara, Planned Parenthood or Unicef. The family
would like to thank the extraordinary staff at Serenity House for the kindness
and compassion demonstrated in their loving care of Betsey. MJ
Elizabeth Dimock RYAN
March 14, 1920 January 16, 2012
In Passing
J
ack Lionel Warner, an architect recognized for the elegant
symmetry of his work, whether executed in modern
or traditional style, succumbed to cancer on Tuesday,
January 17 at his home in The Sea Ranch, California where
he had lived for the past six years.
He and his firm have been honored four times as one
of Architectural Digests 100 Best architects worldwide.
The firm, The Warner Group Architects, Inc., is noted for
museums, country clubs and private homes. His clients
often included the rich and famous as well as the rich and
reticent. He rarely discussed either. Though his headquar-
ters for the better part of his life were in Santa Barbara,
California, his work ranged far and wide, from Hawaii to
Washington, D.C., from Kuwait to Panama, and was fre-
quently featured in both books and magazines.
Warner was raised in Whittier, California (where his
pretty high-school typing teacher was the future Mrs.
Richard M. Nixon). He served in the U.S. Navy as World
War II was ending and went on to graduate from The
University of Southern California School of Architecture.
He began his practice designing a health facility in Whittier
where, like many fledgling architects, he also designed a
house for his parents. Their home was featured in a gener-
ous pictorial spread in the Los Angeles Times, and his career
was launched.
Newly married to the former Gwendolyn Rowan of
Pasadena, he moved to Montecito, in Santa Barbara, where
he made his home for the next 45 years.
In 2005, he retired, though still serving his firm in an
advisory capacity, and built his retirement residence in
northern California.
Following the dissolution of his first marriage, Warner
married actress-author, Joanna Barnes. He leaves three
children from his first marriage, a son, John Rowan
Warner, twin daughters, Laura and Louise and his wife
of 31 years. MJ
JACK LIONEL WARNER, 84
NOTED ARCHITECT DIES
J
ay Roach grew up in Three Rivers, California, where
he loved camping in Sequoia National Park with his
parents, Merle and Gladys Roach. The family moved
to Santa Barbara when he was in junior high, and he
graduated in 1955 from Santa Barbara High School.
Jay owned J & S East Valley garage for 47 years and was
an avid racecar engine builder and crew chief; building
engines and racing dragsters was his number one love,
after his family. There was probably no one in Montecito
and perhaps on the entire Central Coast that knew more
about engines, how they worked, how to build them,
tweak them, and fix them, than Jay. He and his team would
often take their hand-built dragster out to the Nevada and
Utah deserts for test runs and races. Jay and his teams top-
rated Titan Xpress dragster, raced by drivers with the Hot
Chip Racing Team, was built, serviced, and
maintained right here at J&S East Valley
Garage on East Valley Road in Montecito.
Racing great Arley Langlo was its chief
driver.
Friendly, fun to be around, knowledge-
able, helpful to a fault, respected and well
loved, Jay passed away unexpectedly in
his sleep; he will be dearly missed by
friends and family.
Jay is survived by his wife, Betty, of 53
years, daughter Julie (David Guajardo),
son Jay (Christine) and five granddaugh-
ters (Vanessa (27), Melanie (19), Ashley
(18), Mariah (13), and Mia (12). MJ
James Jay Roach
(2 April 1937 17 January 2012)
James Jay Roach (on the right) died in his sleep on January 17; with
Jay is Montecito-born master mechanic Hunter Self, who has worked
with Jay for the past ten years and is now the new owner of J&S East
Valley Garage
compilation team of Dave Compton,
Jared Dawson, and Joan Murdoch,
we hope to carry on the tradition of a
high-quality, well-run count, one that
consistently tops the charts nation-
wide for its number of participants.
Our count circle is richly diverse in
habitats, our winter weather is, for
the most part, not too daunting, and
people simply enjoy the camaraderie
and inclusive spirit of the day. And I
think people are happy to be a part
of the larger picture, making a signifi-
cant contribution to the study of birds,
while enjoying a fine day out birding
in Santa Barbara.
Historically, the numbers of species/year observed
by Santa Barbara County CBC volunteers are:
200 species/2005
200 species/2006
224 species/2007
206 species/2008
209 species/2009
216 species/2010
210 species/2011
The 411: For more info, visit the
Santa Barbara County Birding listserv:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/
sbcobirding/ and the Santa Barbara
Christmas Bird Count website at
www.casbbirdcount.org. Join Joan
Lentz weekly for birdwatching by
contacting her at the SBCC Continuing
Education Program.
Artist in residence:
Dancing Drum
Cold Spring Schools music pro-
gram has an annual drumming resi-
dency with drum classes for grades
K-5. This year was its 5th year with
Steve Campbell and Lindsay Rust
of Dancing Drum. Music teacher Pam
Herzog explains, Mrs. Campbell, our
second grade teacher, knew Steve and
Lindsay personally and she told me
how they were beginning to form their
business, Dancing Drum. At the time,
they lived in Santa Barbara and, after
meeting with them and discussing the
vision of the residency, they really fit
the criteria. The philosophy of hav-
ing this particular artist-in-residence
program each year is to be able to give
students a hands-on experience that
actively engages their mind, body,
and soul. This program supplements
and expands the existing music cur-
riculum by hiring artists who combine
their artistic talents with the ability
and training to work with children.
The residency is also meant to expand
students exposure to rhythms and
music from around the world.
Pam further shared that Steve and
Lindsay relate well to the students
and know exactly how to balance the
fun with the work it takes to get
the performance ready.
R
ebecca Coulter has been
appointed the new Director
of the Santa Barbara County
Christmas Bird Count (CBC). The
CBC is performed annually as part
of the national count regulated
by the National Audubon Society.
The Christmas Bird Count is an
annual Audubon census conducted
nationwide and in Canada. It is now
one hundred and twelve years old,
giving us over a century of valuable
data collected by citizen scientists
Rebecca explains, adding, With these
data, researchers are able to study
bird population changes and trends
over a signifcant period of time in
our history, years that have also seen
dramatic changes in the countrys
economic, social and environmental
landscape. Santa Barbara is proud to
have been a part of this effort for over
one hundred years.
This year, 215 species were counted
by 214 volunteers on December 31
who worked over a 24-hour period on
land and sea. It is a 15-mile diameter
count circle, centered at Hwy 154 and
Foothill Road. Approximate count
circle boundaries are San Ysidro Road
on the east, Paradise Road on the
north, Coronado Road on the west,
and five miles offshore on the south
by boat. Count includes sea birding
onboard a boat donated by Susie and
Mark Johnson, in honor of Marks
mother, an avid birder. Montecito
and Carpinteria volunteers included
Joan Lentz, Joan and Bill Murdoch,
Carol Goodell, Tanya Atwater, Aaron
Budgor, Andrew Mullen, Laurel Luby
and Tom Beland, Larry Ballard, Jack
Sanford, Andrea Adams-Morden,
Debby Burns, and Rob Denholtz.
Santa Barbara County ranked 2nd in
California and 4th in the U.S., behind
Mad Island Marsh who counted 244
species and Guadalupe River Delta
who counted 225, both in Texas, and
San Diego who counted 216. Unusual
birds sited in Montecito were the
Costas Hummingbird and Scotts
Oriole, both found on private proper-
ty on East Mountain Drive, the Hermit
Warbler on Woodley Road and the
Common Poorwill on Coyote Road.
Volunteers trained in hearing night
birds are usually experts in owls and
know the mountains areas where
many of the owl species reside. The
CBC data are gathered not only by
sight records, but also by sounds.
Birders are listening for several spe-
cies of owl: the Great-horned Owl,
Western Screech Owl, Spotted Owl
and the Northern Saw-whet Owl.
Other birds they sometimes record at
night or dawn/dusk are the Common
Poorwill (one of the nightjar group of
birds that hunt at night), the Virginia
Rail (a shy bird of the marshes often
heard just before dawn), and some-
times Mountain Quail, which often
calls at dawn. Offshore, the birders
found a Xantus Murrelet, which hasnt
been noted in 20 years.
The CBC was headed by Joan Lentz
for the past 16 years, Montecitos
renowned birder and author of count-
less books on birding in California,
who happily passed the baton to
Rebecca.
I am honored to be the new com-
piler of the venerable Santa Barbara
CBC. My predecessor, Joan Lentz, has
spent years honing the details, and
now that she has handed it off to me,
she is free to spend the day doing what
she loves most birding! Rebecca
exclaimed, adding, Along with my
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New Birder Leads The Flock
Rebecca Coulter has recently been named Director of the Santa Barbara County Christmas Bird Count,
which ranked 2nd in California and 4th in the U.S. at the end of 2011 with its count of 215 species
Pam Herzog (top left) with Steve and Lindsay of Dancing Drum in front with Cold Spring School students
at their drumming performance
Cold Spring School students express their thanks to Lindsay Rust of Dancing Drum for the seminar she
taught with partner Steve Campbell
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And Diane Keaton, we all grew up
with her. When I saw Annie Hall it
changed my life. Its such a delight to
work with her after thirty-five years.
Your take on conflict always seemed
subtle to me, not hugely dramatic but
more about the daily human balance
between the ideals and desires, balancing
the head and the heart.
Thats absolutely right. What inter-
ests me the most is that constant
tension between responsibility and
freedom. Liberation in the sense of
doing what you want and being
responsible in doing what youre
supposed to do. Thats right through
all my movies, starting with Body
Heat and continues through this day.
So have you learned anything along
the way?
No, nothing. Nothing at all.
(Laughs) Thats whats so amazing.
I tried to get that part in the movie.
You have experience, but thats dif-
ferent from wisdom. You recognize
things as they happen; you know
the dynamic and have seen it before.
But can you deal with it any better?
I dont know. Some times you just
make all the same mistakes again.
Viola Davis
Given how her work as lifelong
Mississippi housekeeper Aibileen
Clark in The Help has been received,
it seems hard to believe that actress
Viola Davis was skittish at first about
playing the quiet, largely internal
character whose partnership with a
young white journalist in a secret
project challenged southern society
in the sixties. But once she signed
on, Davis turned in another aston-
ishing performance that has earned
her another Academy Award nomi-
nation, just three years after her brief
appearance in Doubt drew her first
nod.
Davis, who will be honored with
SBIFFs Outstanding Performer of the
Year Award on Friday night, talk-
ed about the role and race relations
then and now over the telephone last
week.

Q. I understand you were reluctant to
take on the role at first even though you
liked the part. Can you explain what was
your hesitation?
A. When I read it I have to admit
I loved it. But because I was read-
ing it with the idea of how to trans-
late it onto film, I had some issues
beyond having to defend choices in
doing it at all because the African
American community has strong
feeling about that whole image of
the maid, uneducated in the deep
south, and the fact that a white
woman wrote it. I knew there would
be a backlash. I absolutely knew
that. But beyond that, in turning
a book into a movie, you have to
take out the internal dialogue. That
wasnt a problem for most of the
characters, but with Aibileen, every-
thing that she thinks never translates
into words or actions. They just stay
in the thought process, the internal
dialogue. If you take that out, what
was left was just a maid, what weve
seen in movies before.
So how did you overcome that prob-
lem?
I always have this mantra. Every
time you approach a work as an actor
and youre afraid of falling into a
trap, you usually do. So all you can
do is release the fear and embrace
the fact that the character is quiet, so
as not to work against who she natu-
rally is. I had to be okay with creating
a really rich emotional life and hope
that it landed.
Do you feel like theres a stigma with
playing that role, or a responsibility to
the black community beyond what any
actor would feel with a representative
role? Why is that so?
There are so few roles for black
women in Hollywood and when one
finally came along, it was the same
kind that was there in Gone With the
Wind. Theres been so much depriva-
tion, that it becomes a stereotype. Its
like women over forty in general, but
there are at least twenty-five people
who are getting compelling roles. You
cant say that about black women.
What most appealed to you about the
character? How are you like and not
unlike her?
I loved her. I understood she was a
maid and spoke in broken dialogue.
I understood who she was. She was
my mother, my grandmother. [The
writer] did a great job creating a
human being who went on a journey.
She wasnt a stereotype... Actually,
the same thing I was afraid of tak-
ing out the internal dialogue is the
part that I like, that she was quiet. I
think shes more representative of the
time period than the bolder charac-
ters. You had to internalize what was
going on emotionally in order to get
along and survive.
I know you yourself took long bus
rides to get to acting classes when you
were young. What else did you draw on
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Viola Davis seen here with Emma Stone in The Help, nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture
Viola Davis is
nominated for an
Academy Award for
Actress in a Leading
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trayal of Aibileen
Clark in The Help
and will be receiving
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Year Award on Friday
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with Mr. Greenjeans
Secret to Sweet Pea Success
by Randy Arnowitz
Randy Mr. Greenjeans
resides in a potting
shed with 200 orchids
and his golden retriever
Peaches. He enthusi-
astically welcomes your
gardening questions;
address them to greenje-
ansmr@verizon.net.
Dear Mr. Greenjeans,
My friend, who I have to admit does
not have a thumb any greener than
my own, plants sweet peas every year
and every year she has flowers exactly
on or before Christmas. I, on the other
hand, am lucky to have sweet pea
flowers by spring. What does she
know that I dont? Thanks for any
light you can share on this garden
mystery.
Signed,
Late Bloomer on Ladera

Dear Late Bloomer,
Im glad somebody asked me this
question because to tell you the truth I
was just dying to talk about this very
subject and to share my very own,
personal sweet peas success story.
You did not mention when both
of you actually plant your sweet
peas and whether you sow them
from seeds or begin with seedling,
or starts. However, I have a strong
hunch that this is the key to your
friends success.
To have flowers from your sweet
pea plants in time to make your holi-
day guests really jealous, you have
to follow just two, simple rules. First,
you have to buy seeds or starts that
say on the label, early flowering or
day-length neutral. This is critical
because the early flowering variet-
ies will bloom in the winter when
the days are short. Likewise, day-
length neutrals also do not rely on
the number of daylight hours in order
to complete their cycles. The spring
and early summer types on the other
hand require 15 or more light hours
to bloom and are planted when day
length increases.
I have to admit that most of the
nurseries I went to had sweet pea
seeds but only one had the early
flowering type. When I explained to
the nursery person what I was look-
ing for, they looked at me like I was
crazy. Im actually quite used to that
but they still thought I was making
up the whole early flowering story.
I finally did locate some at La Sumida
and they even had six-packs of starts
that again, said early flowering on
the little, white, plastic label. You can
imagine my delight.
Second, in order to have sweet peas
blooms by Christmas you must sow
them sometime around the end of
August. Pat Welsh in her essential
Pat Welshs Southern California Organic
Gardening book insists that the early
flowering seeds be in the ground
before the end of the first week of
September, and the day-length neu-
trals be planted by mid-month. Im
not sure how she got those precise
dates, but Pat Welsh knows every-
thing about growing things and if she
says thats how you do it, thats how
you do it.
There is nothing comparable to the
fragrance of sweet peas, so last year
I put a reminder in my calendar for
this year to get those seeds in on time.
I did just that and lo and behold, on
December 20 at precisely 10:23 am I
welcomed my first sweet pea bloom
into the world. Farmer and flower are
both doing well.
Here We Go Again,
Mr. Greenjeans!
We wrote to you previously about
the monarch caterpillar who came
home with us on the Mexican milk-
weed plant that we purchased for
the first time. The little stripy guy
eventually developed into a hanging
pod and remained so for over a
month.
We were looking forward to his
transformation into a beautiful mon-
arch butterfly. However, after check-
ing the pod daily, we discovered one
morning that the pod had disap-
peared! There was no remnant of the
chrysalis, the caterpillar or a butterfly.
Could it be that he just flew the coop
or that he was gobbled up by a bird or
another creature? We sorely miss him
and are disappointed we didnt see his
coming out.
What do you think?
Thanks again,
Dorie & Leonard Kirtman
Santa Barbara
Dear Dorie & Leonard,
I have to happily admit that Ive got-
ten more response to my column on
monarch butterflies than anything else
Ive written. I appreciate you taking
the time to write.
Im not exactly an expert on mon-
archs, and I can only relate my experi-
ences with them. In my garden Ive
found that after the caterpillar has
pupated, there is usually some rem-
nant of the chrysalis remaining and
is still hanging from its original little,
umm, threadlike hangy thing. It seems
that the leftovers usually stay put for a
while until they blow away, fall off or
disappear due to other natural causes.
However, one thing worries me
about your monarch experience. The
process inside that chrysalis should
only take ten days. You related that
you watched the thing hang there
for a month. That could be a clue to
what happened. Maybe the mission
was aborted and something a bird
maybe came and ate the whole deal,
pupa and all.
Its hard to say, but a strong jet
from the hose while watering can
accomplish the same unfortunate
result as can dog or gardener traf-
fic. Regardless, I can relate to your
disappointment. Hopefully, another
milkweed plant will yield more little
stripey guys and the subsequent air-
planes in your garden. MJ
According to Mr. Greenjeans, there are two simple
rules to follow to ensure timely sweet pea blooms
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Schedule Changes at Crane
I
ts 1 pm, the middle of the day at
Crane Country Day School, a busy,
boisterous time at other schools, and
yet its strangely quiet. You can actually
hear a pin drop, says Peggy Smith,
Cranes Upper School Head, referring to
the 35-minute, four-day-per-week study
hall the school introduced this year. It
has quickly become a favorite among
Upper School students.
This gift of time, as Smith calls it,
is just one of several subtle changes
the school implemented this past fall
as a result of an analysis of its over-
all scheduling. A time management
consultant spent one week on Cranes
campus last year carefully review-
ing the schools academic scheduling
and suggesting recommendations for
improvement.
So far, those suggestions seem to be
working. I love study hall, says sixth
grader Chloe Schwartz, because I
get a head start on homework, allow-
ing me to do sports after school. Her
friend Sienna Gonzalez agrees, It
gives me a chance to talk with teachers
in case I need extra help. In fact, study
hall serves many purposes its a con-
centrated time in the Upper School
to study, do homework, meet with a
teacher or simply read for pleasure.
Its also a welcome break in an other-
wise packed academic day. Students
are not only awarded extra time, but
are empowered with the responsibil-
ity of choosing how to spend that
time. At a period in their lives when
parents and teachers dictate much of
what they do, this is an opportunity
for students to make their own deci-
sions, comments Smith. There are
10 designated study hall locations on
campus from which students choose;
the only requirements are that stu-
dents work alone and remain quiet.
Its a small change that has trans-
formed the school day.
Earlier Start Time
If study hall was a welcome addition,
the new 8 am start time is also getting
complimentary reviews, despite initial
resistance. At first parents bemoaned
the start time which is fifteen minutes
earlier, confesses Head of School, Joel
Weiss, but he says most would agree
that the additional 44 hours of aca-
demic time it creates is worth waking
up for.
Other structural shifts include a six-
day rotation that helps balance the
pace of the day. This translates to 36
periods over a six-day cycle afford-
ing greater academic time and consis-
tency in core subjects, like math and
language arts while still retaining the
rich diversity of specials. In addition,
the classes are strategically spaced in
blocks to maximize the attention span
of middle school students brains. The
uniformity also enables greater col-
laboration among teachers.
Math Program
revamped
Beyond the schedule shifts,
the greatest overhaul at Crane is
a revamping of its math program.
Two years ago the school introduced
Singapore Math into its K-6 curricu-
lum, a proven model for teaching
math with a strong emphasis on prob-
lem solving and visual representation
of mathematical concepts. Singapore
Math provides a strong foundation for
understanding math principals, using
model drawings before plunging into
algorithms and focusing on depth,
not breadth, ensuring students obtain
sufficient knowledge of one subject
before advancing to the next, says
Peter Glynn, Cranes Lower School
Math Specialist. He claims it prepares
students well for Upper School math
and beyond.
Upper School students receive tra-
ditional instruction in algebra and
geometry, while advanced students
will receive the equivalent of two
years of high school math by the
time they graduate from eighth grade.
Crane administrators also work close-
ly with independent and public high
schools in the area to ensure all stu-
dents are well prepared. Weiss beams
when talking about Doug McKenzie,
Richard Downey and Peter Glynn,
Cranes math veterans with a com-
bined 40-plus years of experience.
This is the strongest team weve seen
in the math department in the eleven
years Ive been at the school.
While embracing these academic and
structural modifications, the school
retains the tried and true programs
that help define it. One such program
is the Upper School Advisory, which
pairs sixth- through eighth-graders
with a faculty advisor, ensuring that
students have at least one adult on
campus (in addition to their teachers)
who knows him or her well and can
provide the personal attention that
adolescents need. Advisory groups
meet briefly at the start of each school
day and for longer periods on Friday
afternoons to discuss everything from
campus activities and social issues
amongst classmates, to local, national
or global issues. Advisory groups are
same-sexed but mixed-age for the first
time this year, fostering the familial
atmosphere for which the school is
known. Smith says, Kids can learn
a lot from other kids, particularly
when it comes to social and emo-
tional issues. The mixed-age groups
also position older students as lead-
ers while preparing younger students
for whats ahead. The integration of
mixed-age groups is a proven for-
mula at the school, which prides itself
on daily, campus-wide assemblies,
the Crane families program, and the
multi-grade lower school spring study
week.
Academics are the heart of the
Crane experience and fuel any shift in
programming. We are always look-
ing for ways to improve, says Weiss,
adding, The structural changes weve
made allow greater flexibility for the
school while providing the best atmo-
sphere for learning. Smith agrees
that academics come first but adds,
What really differentiates Crane is
its wealth of opportunities. At Crane,
students can be scientists, mathemati-
cians, athletes, writers and performing
artists. The school exercises a no-cut
policy meaning that any student can
be part of a team, ensemble, musical
group, student government or club.
Kids should sample it all during
their middle school years; the social
world looms large for adolescents and
the benefit of being part of a group is
invaluable.
To learn more, come to Cranes Open
House on Sunday, January 29 from 2
pm 4 pm or visit www.craneschool.
org. To schedule a tour, please contact
Julia at 969-7732 x127. MJ
In addition to its new kindergarten at the start of the school year, Crane introduces new schedule
changes and academic programming. The schools open house is this Sunday, January 29.
I
would easily call todays economic
and political environment the most
dysfunctional Ive seen in 25 years
as an investment advisor. Its where
headlines can trigger sharp selloffs
in world markets, leaving investors
with signifcant losses and with the
question of what to do next: do you
hold, do you sell, whats the best
course?
In other words, what strategy
should you follow? Many on Wall
Street would recommend strategies
that utilize stock selection or market
timing. You see this every day on pro-
grams where commentators dissect
a companys recent financial results,
or where technicians evaluate price
charts. Its a model that encourages
you to seek their recommendations
every time an event impacts your
portfolio and of course thats good
for their business.
But should you embrace their meth-
ods? The evidence clearly says no.
The matrix below outlines four
basic advice strategies. The first three
involve stock picking or market tim-
ing, but none delivers on the promise
of better long-term performance.
However, there is a reliable strategy
for investing your wealth one vali-
dated by extensive research and that
is to invest in a diversified portfolio
that is rebalanced regularly, or in other
words, to pursue the Information
Quadrant strategy, #4.
1. Noise Quadrant This quad-
rant is composed of investors who
believe in superior security selection
and market timing. They believe
they can identify stocks or bonds
that will produce returns in excess
of the market return, and that
they can consistently exit the market
before downturns and enter before
upturns. However, objective moni-
toring shows this strategy leads to
the poorest performance of all quad-
rants.
2. Conventional Wisdom
Quadrant - Most of the financial ser-
vices industry resides here. Although
investment professionals generally
wont attempt to predict broad mar-
ket moves, many believe in indi-
vidual stock selection as a way to
beat market returns. Unfortunately,
the vast majority who employ this
strategy also fail to deliver above
market returns.
3. Tactical Allocation Quadrant
Investors here believe picking stocks
does not add value, so they use
mutual or index funds to get broad
market exposure. They do believe,
however, that they have the ability
to get out of the market prior to sig-
nificant drops and get back in prior
to significant market advances. Once
again, over market cycles this has
proven to be a losing strategy rela-
tive to market returns.
4. Information Quadrant This is
where most of the academic commu-
nity resides along with most insti-
tutional investors. Investors in this
quadrant neither try to time markets
nor make individual security bets.
These investors diversify broadly by
investing in low cost, passively man-
aged funds where transaction costs
and taxes are kept at a minimum.
Overwhelming empirical data sug-
gest these are the most successful
long-term investors.
It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding Erma Bombeck
rebalance And Diversification
On Finance
by Tim Hatton
Tim Hatton is the Owner and President of Hatton Consulting, Inc, a registered
investment advisory firm. He is the author of, The New Fiduciary Standard,
which outlines the prudent investment process individuals and trustees
should follow in order to meet the high standard of a fiduciary. He holds
the Certified Financial Planner and Accredited Investment Fiduciary designations. He lives in
Montecito with his wife Jen and two children, Heidi and Hudson. He can be reached at thatton@
hattonconsulting.com or at (602) 852-5525
Creating a diversified portfolio
is not complicated, as you can see
from this example (50% equities,
50% fixed income).
15% Large Cap Stocks (S&P 500)
15% Small Cap Stocks (Russell
2000)
15% international Stocks (MSCI
EAFE)
5% Real Estate Investment Trust
(DJ US Select REIT)
25% Short Term Bonds (BofA/ML
US Corp & Gov 1-3 Year)
25% Intermediate term Bonds
(Barclays Aggregate)
The table to the left shows returns
for this portfolio. Notice that despite
starting inauspiciously -- returning
0.29% the first year and negative
-4.53% the second the portfolio
had a 10-year return of 5.56%. And
of course, look at 2008.
(1,3,5, and 10-year returns ending
12/31/2010)
The critical step underlying this
strategy is to rebalance! The elegance
is that the market indicates the nec-
essary portfolio adjustments. You
must have the courage to rebal-
ance, even when it tells you to buy
stocks when you absolutely dont
want to, like in late 2008 and early
2009. Dont make it complicated:
you can rebalance by periodically
adding money to the positions that
have underperformed or by simply
making a few buys and sells once a
year to bring the portfolio back into
alignment.
I am convinced you will deal effec-
tively with market volatility if you
employ an Information Quadrant
strategy. Stay disciplined and you will
reap the rewards in this very challeng-
ing economic environment. MJ
1. Noise Quadrant
Most Individual Investors
Financial Journalists
3. Tactical Allocation Quadrant
Pure Market Timers
Asset Allocation Funds
2. Conventional Wisdom Quadrant
Financial Planners
Stock Brokers
Most Mutual Funds
4. Information Quadrant
Academics
Many Institutional Investors
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No
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Source: CeG Worldwide
1 year 11.48%
3 year 2.65%
5 year 5.18%
10 year 5.56%
2001 0.29%
2002 (4.53%)
2003 19.74%
2004 10.59%
2005 5.26%
2006 13.17%
2007 5.19%
2008 (16.84%)
2009 16.65%
2010 11.48%
from your own experience in portraying
Aibileen?
My grandmother lived that life,
on the plantation in South Carolina,
working cotton and tobacco fields,
taking care of kids. But I dont know
that life. I do understand living a
hard life. I grew up in abject poverty:
no phone, barely any plumbing, a lot
of times no electricity, some times no
heat. But I still cant compare that
to Aibileens everyday life. It was a
different life in Mississippi in 1963.
Every day you were in danger of
losing your life. Every state had Jim
Crow laws and Mississippi held on
to them longer than anyone else. So
I cant compare to shutting down
those dreams and hopes in order to
survive. I cant even pooch myself
up and say Im black and living in
America so I understand. Its a com-
pletely different situation now.
What did you do to become Aibileen
every day on set, to embody who she was
and not just be a caricature of a southern
black maid.
Its challenging to not make it a
caricature, but being natural is how
you avoid a stereotype. With Aibileen
I just talked. Everything I tried to do
was small.
Its a lot of work and time to make a
movie. What did you learn about your-
self, acting, racism, injustice, humanity
or whatever through the process of mak-
ing the film?
Oh, a lot. Mostly the power of
friendships, how we can influence
and encourage each other. Literally
you can make a difference in some-
ones life that can rise above any
atrocity thats happening in the cul-
ture. I could feel that with the people
on the set.
I find a lot of parallels between
Aibileen and the mother you played in
Doubt. Theyre both strong characters
that persevere in the face of difficult
challenges.
The one tool Ms. Miller had was
that she was more articulate and
straightforward. Thats not Aibileen.
She has more filters. But they are two
women who represent mother-love at
its utmost.
What can you tell me about Learning
to Fly? And whats next?
There are some things I cant tell
you about, even though Im very
excited. Wont Back Down (also known
as Learning to Fly) is fabulous, a movie
about the educational system, sort
of like Norma Rae. Two women
(Maggie Gyllenhaal co-stars) are try-
ing to start a charter school. Its prob-
ably the most wonderful character
Ive ever gotten to play, because its
a lead and was written for me. I like
when people write without concern-
ing themselves about race.
Why doesnt Hollywood look beyond
race?
I think its on the brink. But I dont
need a leading role. Just well-written
ones. Thats happening more. People
are writing specific human beings,
put together like an intricate puzzle,
something I can create, sink my teeth
into. I think people are seeing beyond
what I look like.
How was it to work with all those
women actors, including one of your
heroes, Cicely Tyson?
Awesome. I have severe hero wor-
ship on Cicely and Meryl Streep.
Cicely was number one. Shes why
I became an actress. What I saw her
do in Autobiogrpahy of Miss Jane
Pittman, wow. So just being in her
presence made me feel like my life has
come full circle.
Mike Mills
Beginners is the story of the film-
maker and his father, Paul Mills, who
was the director of the Santa Barbara
Museum of Art for a dozen years
beginning in 1970, when the family
moved to Montecito when Mike was
4. The elder Mills came out as gay
in the late 1990s shortly after Mikes
mother, Jan, died. Mikes father then
embraced life with a newfound vigor
and sexual appetite before he died of
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Professors
Terry Hunt
and Carl
Lipo exam-
ine the
mystery that
is Easter
Island in The
Statues That
Walked
Shellys reviews have
appeared in the metropolitan
press since 1973. Lowenkopfs
latest book is The Fiction
Lovers Companion. Coming
to Terms, a collection of
his short fiction, is in production. Shelly
Lowenkopf blogs @ www.lowenkopf.com.
BOOK TALK
by Shelly Lowenkopf
The Statues That Walked
E
aster Island is over 2,000 miles
from a notable population center.
From almost any perspective, it
is a small remote triangle of volcanic
rock tucked away in the lower reaches
of the Pacifc Ocean like crumbs swept
under the rug.
The island was annexed by Chile in
the 1880s; a flight from Santiago is one
of the quickest ways to get to this hid-
den treasure of human achievement.
Flights and cruises to Easter Island
also depart from Tahiti. Although
some of the present-day inhabit-
ants are Spanish-speaking Chileans,
the greater number call themselves
Polynesians, a consideration reflected
in their language and culture.
In addition to its epic remoteness as
a point of interest, the most notable
feature is a group of over 950 huge
statues, described by Terry Hunt and
Carl Lipo two archaeologists with
a vast appreciation and understand-
ing of Easter Island as eerie and
gargantuan. These statues were
quarried from a single source on the
island, carved with tools made from
the same quarry. After being finished,
The awe-inspiring, multi-ton stone
statues[were] somehow transported
several miles over the islands rugged
terrain.
The statues are now documented
as having been carved between the
years 1100 and the late 1600s of the
Common Era. Reports of the sculp-
tures came from the first European
explorers on the island on Easter
Sunday of 1722. Word of these baf-
fling statues then slowly spiraled out-
ward to become the armature about
which major cultural mysteries have
been wrapped, involving such leg-
ends as cannibalism, religious cults,
slavery, oppressive cults, and an abuse
of the scant resources of the land
to the point of being a form of eco-
suicide. The romance or, if you will,
the mystery of Easter Island became
further enhanced by the nature of the
placement of the statues. They were
mounted with some deliberation on
stone platforms known as ahu, where
they face not as you might expect,
facing the sea more or less as senti-
nels but toward the interior of the
island, where, as Hunt and Lipo put
it, they seem to be gazing back in a
vain search for the noble society that
created them.
When other cultural myths and
global fantasies were put to rest, the
mystery of Easter Island was still ripe
for speculation and imagination at
once inflammatory and at some dis-
tance from any factual provenance.
Polynesian island, more than two
thousand miles from the coast of
Chile, apparently without influence
from any other culture, a prehistoric
society emerged that produced some
of the most compelling monuments
and feats of engineering in all of
Polynesia, and perhaps the world.
How could that be?
Hunt, who professes anthropol-
ogy at the University of Hawaii,
and Lipo, whose field is archaeol-
ogy and who teaches at Cal State,
Long Beach, have with system and
purpose begun by painting the high
drama of how the island came to
be populated in the first place. The
original settlers were not only gifted
sailor-navigators, they also demon-
strated an important understanding
of weather, in particular the direc-
tions and natures of winds and their
calculations of El Nino years. These
remarkable individuals would of
necessity have had to resort to tack-
ing as opposed to sailing a straight
course, meaning a journey of about
12,500 miles. They not only made the
journey, they brought with them the
essentials for growing and husband-
ing the foodstuffs and animals to
sustain them. They also brought, by
accident or design, the Polynesian
species of the rat.
Among the numerous misconcep-
tions set forth by scientific amateur
and mere speculator alike is the one
in which the Easter Islanders, heed-
less of the consequences, deliberate-
ly depleted their once lush reserve of
trees. Yet another myth is that they
applied no conservation strategies to
their food, plant, and water storage
resources.
Since many of these scenarios and
hypotheses bore the weight of some
potential for accuracy, Hunt and
Lipo expected to find validation for
them on their arrival at Easter Island
in 2001.
They found no such things. Instead,
through rigorous application of
scientific fact checking, they came
upon a series of surprising archaeo-
logical discoveries detailed in these
exquisite and illustrative pages. As a
result, they were able to begin cross-
ing off one fantastic interpretation
after another from existing Easter
Island mysteries and lore, replac-
ing them with a solid, exciting con-
clusions, indicating above all that the
early inhabitants were in fact remark-
able stewards of a remarkable land,
well able to deal with the day-to-day
needs for survival.
What then were the causes behind
the stories of acute tribalism, seem-
ingly self-destructive life goals, and
exploitation of workers by corrupt
leaders?
The chapter titles themselves sug-
gest the resident drama of the his-
tory of the island: A Most Mysterious
Island, Millions of Palms, Resilience,
The Ancient Paths of Stone Giants, and
the chapter title that provided the
name for this splendid adventure,
The Statues That Walked.
My own favorites were chapters
nine and ten, The Collapse, and
Conclusion, in which the resident
mysteries are explained and the
denouement provided. The closest
approximation to what we layperson
readers would consider the scien-
tific language requirements are a
scant 20 pages about environment
constraints and mulching.
The Statues That Walked is a stun-
ning record of scientific inquiry and
accessible text, reminiscent of and
creating the same buzz of reader
interest as the iconic 1926 publica-
tion, Microbe Hunters by Paul de
Kruif. MJ
Early this year, Hunt and Lipo took
the matter in hand. The result is a
pitch-perfect wedding of drama, effec-
tive argumentation, and demonstrable
fact, all resident in The Statues That
Walked from Free Press, a work that
has just been awarded prize recog-
nition by the Society for American
Archaeology.
Gifted Sailors &
Navigators
Here on Easter island, more
than a thousand miles from another
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cancer in 2004.
While the movie drew warm respons-
es and critical attention in its theatri-
cal run around the world last sum-
mer including an Oscar nomination
for Christopher Plummer in portraying
Paul (known as Hal in the film) it
especially resonates here in Montecito
and Santa Barbara, where the events of
the fictionalized film actually took place.
Mike Mills will be at the festival to par-
ticipate in the writers panel Saturday
morning (January 28), and will join in
the tribute to Plummer that night. Over
the telephone last week, Mike discussed
growing up in Montecito and the gen-
esis of the film that investigates his
relationship with his father and his own
struggles with love.
Q. You attended local schools growing
up. What stands out from those days
here in town?
A. Santa Barbara and Montecito
were so much different in the sev-
enties, more Bohemian. My parents
would have parties all the time, and
they were quiet and strange and filled
with so many characters. It was so
much wilder then My school bus
would stop at some of those man-
sions that squatters were living in.
The Sunburst farm was active and
they had their store on Milpas. There
was an older generation of Montecito
people who were born in the nine-
teenth century and carried with them
a real weirder cultural viewpoint. It
didnt feel as moneyed as it does
now Lower State was sketchy going
down there late at night. I got beat up
so much at Cleveland School I had
to transfer to Roosevelt. I dont think
most people remember those days.
Your dad was quite involved in the
art scene as the director of SBMA for a
Mike Mills returns to Santa Barbara this weekend
to participate in the SBIFF writers panel and to
join in the tribute to Christopher Plummer, who
portrayed Mikes dad in Beginners
Most of the
events in Mike
Mills latest
film, Beginners,
took place
right here in
Montecito and
Santa Barbara
so invested in it, but like parenting,
you do your best to raise it and then
send it on its way.
Despite his current success, Jaeger
says one acting job hasnt led to the
next one. After ABC canceled Eli Stone,
he auditioned unsuccessfully for four
months. One morning at a coffee shop,
he and his wife counted the number of
days before theyd be forced to move.
The next week he was offered the role
in Parenthood.
Its important to appreciate every
step along the way because you can
get rooted in the business part of life,
he says Appreciation is important
in any industry being thankful for
every step.
Stafford
Poetry reading
Paul Willis, Westmont professor of
English and Santa Barbara poet laure-
ate, hosts a sixth annual community
reading in the Los Padres National
Forest, Remembering William
Stafford, Saturday, January 28, at 2
pm at the First Crossing Day Use Area
on Paradise Road off Highway 154 in
Santa Barbara County. Local writers
Christine Kravetz and Greg Orfalea
will be featured readers. Willis invites
members of the community to share
their favorite Stafford poems as well.
Stafford won the National Book
Award in Poetry in 1963 for his book,
Traveling Through the Dark. He also
served as poetry consultant to the
Library of Congress and as poet laure-
ate of Oregon. During World War II,
he worked for the U.S. Forest Service
as a conscientious objector at the Los
Prietos Civilian Public Service Camp.
This camp, now torn down and con-
verted into a picnic area, is where the
reading will take place.
Kravetz, whose works have been
published in several literary journals,
uses poetry as a tool while work-
ing with at-risk youth for Domestic
Violence Solutions of Santa Barbara
County.
Orfalea, Westmont adjunct assistant
professor of English, has authored
eight books, including, Angeleno Days:
An Arab American Writer on Family,
Place, and Politics, which won the 2010
Arab American Book Award and was
a finalist for a PEN USA 2010 Literary
Award.
Westmont College and The Friends
of William Stafford are sponsoring the
reading. No day-use fee or Adventure
Pass is needed to attend. In case of rain,
the reading will take place indoors at
the Los Prietos Ranger Station, also
on Paradise Road. For information,
please contact Paul Willis at willis@
westmont.edu or (805) 565-7174.
Lecture Probes
the Sacred, Desire
Cary Howie, assistant profes-
sor of romance languages at Cornell
University lectures about Small
Hands, Broken Fingers: Poetry,
Theology and the Mysteries of the
Body at a free, public lecture on
Thursday, January 26, from 4-5:30 pm
in Hieronymus Lounge at Westmonts
Kerrwood Hall. The Erasmus
Society lecture is cosponsored by the
Westmont Gender Studies Program. A
reception will follow.
Howie, who graduated from
Bard College and earned a masters
degree and doctorate from Stanford,
authored Claustrophilia: The Erotics
of Enclosure in Medieval Literature
and co-authored Sanctity and
Pornography in Medieval Culture: On
the Verge.
He has researched extensively in
medieval devotional literature and
practice, in Christian theology, and in
medieval art and sexuality. His latest
book, Sanctity and Pornography,
demonstrates his interest in the com-
plex intersections between the sacred
and the sexual. His work continues
to explore connections between medi-
eval representations of desires and the
desires of our contemporary culture,
whether for the divine, or for each
other, or for as yet unarticulated expe-
riences, says Cheri Larsen Hoeckley,
Westmont professor of English. MJ
T
he National Association of
Independent Colleges and
Universities (NAICU) has
elected Westmont President Gayle
D. Beebe to a three-year term on its
board of directors. Beebe, who will
be formally appointed February 1 in
Washington, D.C., will represent a
region that includes Alaska, Arizona,
California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,
Montana, New Mexico, Nevada,
Oregon, Utah, Washington and
Wyoming.
At this crucial time for indepen-
dent higher education, we need to
articulate the critical role that colleges
like Westmont play in equipping stu-
dents with the knowledge and skills
they need to contribute to the global
society, Beebe says.
NAICU is the leading national asso-
ciation representing private higher
education, serving as the unified voice
of more than 1,000 independent col-
lege and university presidents and
specialized, state and regional associa-
tion executives. NAICU member insti-
tutions enroll nine out of every ten
students attending a private college or
university in the U.S. The 44-member
NAICU board works with the federal
government to establish policy issues
affecting student aid, taxation and
government regulation.
President Beebe was selected by
his peers because of his expertise in
the field, proven leadership and com-
mitment to Americas college stu-
dents, said NAICU President David
L. Warren. He assumes his responsi-
bilities at a time of great challenge and
transformation for American higher
education.
Beebe became president of
Westmont in 2007 after leading
Spring Arbor University in Michigan
for seven years. He earned mas-
ters degrees in divinity at Princeton
Theological Seminary and in business
administration at Claremont Graduate
University, where he studied with
Peter Drucker. He also completed a
masters degree and a doctorate in
philosophy of religion and theology at
Claremont. His books include Longing
for God and The Shaping of an Effective
Leader.
Lessons from an Actor
Sam Jaeger, who stars as Joel
Graham on NBCs Parenthood, stopped
by Westmont January 13 to talk about
his college education and life as an
actor. He graduated from Otterbein
University, a small, private, liberal
arts college in Westerville, Ohio.
Virtually everyone I love has come
from a liberal arts college, Jaeger
told a crowd of more than 100 in
Porter Theatre. Hopefully, the liberal
arts experience and the friendships
you develop will create a safe haven,
build you up and sustain you through
adversity.
Jaeger discussed his feature direc-
torial debut, Take Me Home, which is
expected to be released in theaters this
spring. Westmont theater arts profes-
sor Mitchell Thomas showed a trailer
from the film, which Jaeger wrote
and stars in. Although the romantic
comedy wont be shown at the Santa
Barbara International Film Festival, it
is expected to be part of the San Luis
Obispo International Film Festival
March 7-11.
Its really gratifying and different
[to make a film], Jaeger stated. I feel
Marriage has no guarantees; if thats what youre looking for, go live with a car battery Erma Bombeck
Scott Craig is manager of media relations at
Westmont College
Your Westmont
Beebe Joins NAICu Board
by Scott Craig (photos by Brad Elliott)
Westmont theater arts professor Mitchell Thomas interviews actor Sam Jaeger, who plays Joel Graham
on NBCs Parenthood
President Gayle D. Beebe has recently been elect-
ed to the National Association of Independent
Colleges and Universities board of directors
Santa Barbara poet laureate Paul Willis hosts
Remembering William Stafford, held in the Los
Padres National Forest
Steve and Lindsay have travelled
world-wide collecting a wide vari-
ety of music and rhythms and are
then able to create arrangements that
are accessible yet still authentic for
the students to learn. The process of
this residency is also very collabora-
tive. Pam continued, For example,
our art teacher, Pam Kaganoff, is
always ready to join our latest musi-
cal endeavor with creative pieces to
integrate into the show. Rhythm is an
important element to music-making,
and as I drum alongside my students,
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additional musical literacy, coopera-
tive teamwork skills, exposure to the
polyrhythmic music of cultures from
all over the world, and opportunities
for creative expression through drum-
ming.
I was invited to the students per-
formance last week. The students
performed with their class and also
were invited to solo. Ms Herzog
soloed as well. After the perfor-
mance, the kids had the opportunity
to express their thoughts about the
week workshop with their teachers,
Pam, Steve and Lindsey. Most stu-
dents thanked them for teaching not
only drumming, but also about the
culture where the drums and music
originated.
The program was a huge success
and the kids hope to have Steve and
Lindsay return next year. The resi-
dency is funded by both the Cold
Spring School Parent Club and the
Cold Spring School District.
Polar Bears
Annual Swim
The annual New Years Day Polar
Bear Swim at the Miramar Beach Club
went off without a hitch and some
beautiful weather. The ocean tempera-
ture was reportedly between 56 to 57
degrees F, the usual for these sea-
soned swimmers.
This year saw swimmers Maxine
Filippin, Jerry Springer, Ruth
Marshall, Dawn Nelson and Judy
Alexander partaking in the event.
Organizer Richard Payne was there
setting up the champagne brunch
while family and friends caught up
with each other. The location is the
same one that the Polar Bears have
used since 1976. The annual tradi-
tion starts with Club members gath-
ering at the Miramar Hotel beach
area around 11:30 am. At high noon,
rain or shine, the Bears pose for
some quick photos, and then swim
in the ocean for as long as they like.
However, to be considered a Polar
Bear, one has to have both feet off the
ocean floor and be swimming for 15
minutes. The theory is that the year
ahead will be great once it begin with
an ocean swim. As more members
joined in the annual swim, it became a
Club Function. The Miramar Beach
and Tennis Club owner Bill Gawzner
managed the property until his death
in 1983, and is known for his gener-
ous support of the Polar Bears Annual
Swim. Richard Payne, Miramar Beach
& Tennis Club Manager from 1987-
2000, took over organizing the annual
Polar Bear swim, and continues to
do so. Although the Miramar closed
in 2000, the Bears reign it as their
favorite spot annually. MJ
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Our TOWN (Continued from page 29)
Pam Herzog showcases her
drumming skills at the concert
as students look on
Steve of Dancing Drum conducts the Cold Spring student drumming performance
The Polar Bears are back at it: Maxine Filippin, Jerry Springer, Ruth Marshall, Dawn Nelson and Judy
Alexander are ready to hit the ocean
Post-swim Polar Bears Maxine Filippin and Dawn
Nelson enjoy a sunny New Years Day
ENDING THIS WEEk
Crossing the Rubicon Actor-musician
Ted Neeley and Rubicon Theatre co-
founder-director James ONeil go back
some 35 years. They met in 1976 at a
production of Jesus Christ Superstar
at the Santa Barbara County Bowl, just
two years after Neeley frst played the
role of Jesus at Universal Amphitheatre,
having been promoted from the ensemble
on Broadway. Neeley, who had been a
rock drummer and singer since the 60s, of
course went on to star in the movie version
and re-create the role in countless stage
revivals, including a tour that lasted some
1,700 performances, during most of which
ONeil played Pontius Pilate. Neeley also
starred in a revival of Superstar as a
beneft to launch Rubicon back in 1998,
designed sound for the companys frst
musical in its current home in a converted
church, and even played a dramatic role
in the world premiere stage adaptation of
Murder in the First, starring opposite Larry
Hagman, and later appeared as Lucky in
Waiting for Godot. So its no surprise that
Neeley is returning to the intimate, 190-seat
venue to debut his new concert, Ted Neeley
and The Little Big Band, billed as an up-
close-and-personal musical event. Hell share
anecdotes from his career and sing a variety
of styles and genres representing his own
eclectic musical passions including highlights
from Tommy, Hair and Sgt. Peppers
and Superstar plus excerpts from his flm
scores for Robert Altman and others as well
as premiere new compositions. WHEN:
7pm Thursday & Friday, 2 & 8pm Saturday
& 2pm Sunday WHERE: 1006 E. Main
Street, Ventura COST: call INFO: 667-2900
or www.rubicontheatre.org
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
Sail Away in Santa Ynez Classic
rock band Styx, once one of the countrys
top arena acts, scales it down a bit for a
return engagement at the Chumash Casino
Resort tonight. The frst musical act ever
to earn four consecutive multi-platinum
albums, Styx had a series of hits you
can still hear all over classic rock radio,
including Come Sail Away, Babe,
Mr. Roboto and Lady. WHEN: 8pm
WHERE: 3400 East Hwy. 246, Santa Ynez
COST: $25-$55 INFO: (800) CHUMASH
or www.chumashcasino.com
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
Dual world premieres Nebula
Dance Lab a dance arts incubator in
residency at IM=X Pilates Santa Barbara
presents Clair-Obscur featuring new
works by its two resident choreographers
this weekend at Center Stage. Take
the Bull by the Horns, choreographed
by Emily Wheeler, is an exploration
of the psychological journey towards
personal acceptance that investigates our
negative habits and thought patterns and
examines perceptions and expectations
of ourselves in order to let go of ideals
and see ourselves plainly as who we
really are. Erin Martinezs multimedia
The Singing Bones is a new adaptation
of The Twa Sisters, a traditional murder
ballad that recounts the bone-chilling
tale of a girl drowned by her sister. The
work is a blend of drastically fast and
articulate choreography, dark stylistic
video projection, a haunting electro-
folk-acoustic score, and live shadow
theater. Nebula company dancers
include Weslie Ching, Kaita LePore,
Lindsey Slavik, Michelle Lynch and
Sarah Shouse in addition to Wheeler
and Martinez. WHEN: 8pm tonight
& tomorrow, 2pm Sunday WHERE:
Center Stage Theater, upstairs in Paseo
Nuevo mall COST: $18 general, $13
students INFO: 963-0408 or www.
centerstagetheater.org
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by Steven Libowitz

The British are
coming In a season
that has seen already seen
two of the great American
orchestras (L.A. Phil and
the Boston Symphony)
perform brilliantly at the
Granada with the New
York Phil yet to come
CAMA now turns to more
distant shores. The Royal
Philharmonic, led by
maestro Charles Dutoit,
plays a program featuring
pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet familiar to locals through two performances
last year as soloist in Liszts Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, surrounded by
Kodlys Dances of Galnta and Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor. Founded by
Sir Thomas Beecham, the Royal Phil is recognized as one of the United Kingdoms
most prodigious orchestras, and enjoys an international reputation for bringing
audiences frst-class performances across a diverse range of musical repertoire.
WHEN: 8pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214 State Street COST: call INFO: 899-
2222 or www.granadasb.org

Moods & Grooves Thats the
apt title for the UCSB Percussion
Ensembles show tonight at Lotte
Lehmann Concert Hall, which
kicks off UCSB Musics winter
season of performances with a
multidimensional event. In addition
to works by Christopher Rouse,
George Crumb and others,
the ensemble will also perform
Occupation, featuring original
choreography by Christina
McCarthy of UCSB Dance. The
choreographer explains that the work is a dance/theater piece that looks at the
delicate and sometimes brutal politics of ownership, boundaries and borders. It is a
distillation of the struggles that we encounter in our Darwinian urge to survive and
thrive, adding the distinctively human elements of manipulation and trickery. The
Percussion Ensemble will accompany with Trio per Uno by Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic.
WHEN: 8pm COST: $15 general, $7 students INFO: 893-7001 or www.music.
ucsb.edu
Yes, I Wood Given how obviously
fne they sound together, its a wonder it
took Oliver and Chris Wood 15 years
to move past their separate projects and
try some stuff together. Sure Chris was in
the excellent and much beloved Medeski,
Martin & Wood trio, but theres no denying
the musical chemistry likely born of blood
the Wood Brothers have displayed since
putting out their joint debut, Ways Not To
Lose in 2006. (They received a pretty fne
endorsement in one of those ironic ways
from NPR as having one of the most
overlooked CDs of the year.) Their third
collaboration, Smoke Ring Halo, which
came out last year, refnes their sound that
is both spare and lush at the same time,
with the kind of close harmonies only
siblings seem to produce. Check em out
up close and personal at SOhO tonight,
in another booking bonanza from Club
Mercy. WHEN: 9pm WHERE: SOhO
Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State
Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST:
$15 INFO: 962-7776 or www.sohosb.
com or www.clubmercy.com
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
Lock it up Canadian choreographer
douard Lock founded La La La Human
Steps more than 30 years ago to have
a permanent home for his full-length
pieces that challenge both dancers and
audiences. Since then, the company has
been at the forefront of the international
dance scene and is widely recognized
for its unique choreographic language,
which it has constantly reinvented,
that features complexity of movement,
alteration of balletic structures and the
interweaving of choreographic, musical
and cinematic threads to create a sense
of perceptual distortion and renewal.
Along the way, theyve collaborated
with artists as diverse as the Paris Opera
Ballet and the late Frank Zappa. Locks
newest creation, New Work, which
receives its Santa Barbara premiere
tonight, places ballet technique in
service to a precise, feverishly paced
gestural language and invents an
incredibly complex ballet performed by
11 virtuoso dancers. Two tragic love
stories are transmuted into a single
seamless ode, deconstructing the famous
operas Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell
and Orpheus and Eurydice by Christoph
Willibald Gluck. The works are woven
into a piece about the shadow side of
love the ending rather than its romantic
phase, danced in pairs, small ensembles
and solos. Minimalist English composer
Gavin Bryars music evokes the well-
known melodies of the baroque operas
and is performed live by a quartet (piano,
violin, cello and saxophone). WHEN:
8pm WHERE: Granada Theatre, 1214
State Street COST: $35-$45 INFO: 899-
2222 or www.granadasb.org
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29
Van the man There could scarcely be
a more appropriate time for Van Dyke
Parks to return to Santa Barbara, as
the veteran singer-songwriter-producer-
arranger is about as theatrical as they
get. The 68-year-old Parks career dates
back to the 1960s when he made a fne
solo debut (Song Cycle), worked as a
lyricist for Brian Wilson of the Beach
Boys (on Smile and other projects) and
produced the frst records of Randy
Newman and Ry Cooder, among
others. His other credentials read like
a list of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers
and underground singer-songwriters.
A pioneer of the flm-music connection,
Parks is an acquired taste to be sure,
but well worth the effort as his quirky
tastes are always dead-on in one way or
another. WHEN: 8pm WHERE: SOhO
Restaurant & Music Club, 1221 State
Street, upstairs in Victoria Court COST:
$15 general, $10 with a SBIFF pass
INFO: 962-7776/www.sohosb.com or
www.clubmercy.com
26 January 2 February 2012 MONTECITO JOURNAL 41 My second favorite household chore is ironing; my first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint Erma Bombeck

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29
Agatha in Ojai And Then There Were
None entangles 10 diverse characters
gathering at a remote mansion only to meet
death one by one in clever and diabolical
fashion, devised by the Mistress of Mystery,
Agatha Christie, in this stage adaptation
of Ten Little Indians. Considered one of the
greatest mysteries of any era, Indians sold
more than 100 million copies in print, while
the adaptation has been made in to movies
and stage plays and even a video game. And
this version, which kicks off Ojai ACTs 2012
season, features a cast of actors almost as
diverse as the characters themselves: director
James Castle Stevens of Simi brought in
notable actors from Ojai to Malibu, Santa Barbara, Santa Paula, Camarillo and even
a new Ojai resident from Seattle. More mystery: Ojai ACT frst Fifth Monday staged
reading event of 2012 is also a whodunnit. Mayhem in Mayville asks the audience
to decide who did the deed in Connies Cup O Coffee restaurant (7 pm Monday,
Jan. 30; $5.) WHEN: 8pm Fridays and Saturdays, 2pm Sundays, tonight through
Feb. 26 WHERE: Art Center, 113 S. Montgomery Street COST: $18 general, $15
students & seniors INFO: 640-8797 or www.OjaiACT.org

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Worth preserving
Preservation Hall Jazz Band has
worked to spread the distinctive
sound of New Orleans jazz
for more than half a century, a
mission created by its founders,
Allan and Sandra Jaffe,
back in 1961. But it wasnt
until their son, tuba-ist Ben
Jaffe, took over several years
back that the outft stepped into
more modern times, adding
other infuences into its virtually
trademarked brand of infectious,
feel-good traditional and
Dixieland jazz. While the group
which takes its name for the
venerable venue in the French
Quarter -- commands a deep reverence as the internationally recognized torchbearer
of an enduring genre, Pres Hall has recently evolved into eager and master
collaborators with artists from a wide variety of styles, from Tom Waits to Pete Seeger,
Ani DiFranco to rock band My Morning Jacket and the Grammy-winning bluegrass
outft the Del McCoury Band, who recorded American Legacies with PHJB just last
year. The current lineup includes trumpet player and singer Mark Braud, clarinetist
and singer Charlie Gabriel, trombone player Freddie Lonzo, pianist Rickie Monie,
tenor saxophone player and singer Clint Maedgen, drummer Joseph Lastie Jr., as well
as Jaffe; but young or old, you can be sure theyre all well-steeped in the tradition
that makes PHJB a timeless delight. Note: Members of the band lead a workshop
with the UCSB Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jon Nathan, this afternoon at 2 in Lotte
Lehmann Concert Hall on campus. Admission is free and the public is invited to
observe. WHEN: 8pm WHERE: UCSBs Campbell Hall COST: $38 INFO: 893-3535
or www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Tales turns 10 Its been a full decade
since Ron Colone and his sister Carole
Ann cobbled together some funds and an
ambitious idea to bring a singer-songwriter
series to Santa Ynez, and the series
shows no signs of slowing down. In fact,
the roster of artists just keeps growing,
adding to the stable of performers who
have returned several times to perform
at the Maverick Saloon, the cowboy bar
that turns into a listening room for the
periodic back-to-the-basic shows that focus
on the songwriter and his songs. Richie
Furay the former member of Buffalo
Springfeld, Poco and Souther, Hillman &
Furay to name just a few kicks things off
tonight with a full-band concert that should
knock a few of the horseshoes off the
wall. Gretchen Peters, a Tales from the
Tavern favorite, opens the show, the frst
of a special 10-concert series (to celebrate
the anniversary) that also includes Fred
Eaglesmith with his Traveling Show
(featuring The Fabulous Ginn Sisters) on
Feb. 22; the appropriately enigmatic
Steve Poltz on Leap Day, Feb. 29; The
Refugees and Michael Smith on March 21;
and Dave Stamey with special guests on
April 4. (A documentary flm also called
Tales From The Tavern, which delves into
the frst decade of the series of concerts,
all of which were flmed along with
artist interviews, plays at SBIFF 2012.)
WHEN: 7:30pm WHERE: 3687 Sagunto
Street, Santa Ynez COST: $30 INFO:
686-4785 or www.talesfromthetavern.com MJ
dozen of its most important years. How
did that influence you?
I had to go there a lot. They had
parties every week, fundraisings or
openings or an artist in town. I was
exposed to a lot of interesting people.
So maybe becoming an artist was
more accessible. But to be honest, I
hated it all. I thought it was stupid,
pretentious and silly. I was more into
skateboarding and my punk band.
You were shocked when your dad came
out after your mom died. Was there
really no inkling that something was
different?
My oldest sister, Kitty, told me
when I was eighteen. But the story
was that he was gay before he met
my mom. The idea was that it was
somehow gone that it didnt exist
anymore. But we never talked about
it When he came out, it was weird
to have my seventy-five-year-old
father being horny and hungry for
a whole new scene, going out every
night. He had to learn the whole gay
scene really fast, which isnt so easy
to do when youre older.
Your relationship changed quite a bit
after that, correct?
Oh, yeah. When he came out, all
of his life turned on and he became
much more expressive and vocal and
talking about himself in ways he
never did before. People of his gen-
eration never shared their feelings or
talked about their doubts. My fam-
ily had secrets, large hidden blocks.
All of a sudden he was taking about
everything and much more engaged
with me and my loves, my emotional
life. It was very powerful and the last
thing I expected to happen. When
my mom passed away we thought
he would decline. But he flowered.
All of a sudden he was like a forty
year old. His eyes got brighter. Its
weird to see your dad be brave. It
is, um, contagious, to see the guy
who is your main example in life. He
was very big social ambassadorial
character in the world but at home
he receded. But when he came out he
was alive in every place. Seeing that
new side of him pushed me to be big-
ger, to be more me.
How did you decide to make a film
about this experience? Is this your way
of processing it?
I definitely believe in writing
what you know if you can report
back what you intimately experi-
ence theres a better chance of saying
something unique and new. But this
wasnt therapy. I processed his pass-
ing away with sisters, my therapist,
friends. But I thought his bravery
at the end and his predicament all
through his life how vulnerable he
was willing to make himself was
really moving beyond my being his
son. It was a chance to tell a pen-
etrating real human story about all
the traps and freedoms we give our-
selves I did have to make sure to
tell a story for people to watch in a
theater, not something for me and
my belly button.
Was there a concern that it was too
difficult to face, your being too close to
it? And then having to change things to
make it cinematic?
I really enjoyed communing with
my dad and my mom making the
movie, having these memories turn-
ing into scenes. They were both art-
ists and understood the concept of
changing things to create art.
My dad fictionalized himself for
many years. He would get what I
was doing. So I largely enjoyed it.
It was like hanging out with him,
having these really funny one-way
conversations. It was comforting and
nice.
Tell me about the casting? Did you
have actors in mind as you wrote?
No, that would mess me up.
And Im not powerful enough to
just assume Christopher Plummer
would be in my movie. The deal
with my dad was that he was gentle-
manly all through life and when he
came out, it was like a king leaving
his kingdom into a land where he
has no power. I thought it would be
great to have Christopher do that
hes so regal and powerful himself.
To see him struggle with being an
older gay man to have joy even
when we all know his demise is
coming I thought that would sit on
him nicely.
Even though you were both writer and
director, at some point you had to let go
of the characters and let the actors take
over. Can you talk about that process?
You have to draw the line and say
if its not true for the actor, if its not
getting under their skin, its never
going to feel right on screen. You can
burden them by having them mirror
what you have in your head. I want
the actor to surprise both of us, have
the role and experience go some-
where that we cant predict, thats
more real than anything you can
plan With my dad, my biggest deal
was being precious or too cautious,
because he wasnt. And I think he
would have totally agreed. So I told
Christopher just inhabit this mans
problem and go toward freedom in
the way you would. Just make it real
for yourself.
Then I have to say, all of his choices
were very much in keeping with my
dads basic way. There were so many
moments when I just stopped and
thought, Thats just like my dad.
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1498 East Valley Road (969-6250)
Montecito Wine Bistro $$$
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Head to Montecitos upper village to indulge
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Enjoy a comfortable atmosphere as you dine
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Via Vai Trattoria Pizzeria $$
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
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Jeannines
Montecito Deli
Open six days a week from 7 am to 3 pm.
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Panino
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Pierre Lafond
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This market and deli is a center of activity
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Cantwells Summerland Market $
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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 $$
813 Anacapa Street (962-6050)
Located in the heart of downtown Santa Bar-
bara in a Mexican plaza setting, El Paseo is the
place for authentic Mexican specialties, home-
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made chips and salsa, and a cold margarita
while mariachis stroll through the historic
restaurant. The dcor refects its rich Spanish
heritage, with bougainvillea-draped balconies,
fountain courtyard dining and a festive bar.
Dinner specials are offered during the week,
with a brunch on Sundays. Open Tuesday
through Thursday 4 pm to 10 pm, Friday and
Saturday 11:30 am to 10:30 pm, and Sunday
10:30 am to 9 pm.
Enterprise Fish Co. $$
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
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Call for rates (805) 565-1860
Metropolitan Theatres
Welcomes
The 27th Santa Barbara
International Film Festival
January 26 - February 5
1317 State Street - 963-4408
ARLINGTON
2044 Alameda Padre Serra - S.B.
RIVIERA
PASEO NUEVO
8 W. De La Guerra Pl. - S.B.
FIESTA 5
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+++++ Metropolitan Theatres +++++
Liam Neeson
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+ MAN ON A LEDGE (PG-13)
1:30 4:20 7:10 9:50
11 Academy Award Nominations
HUGO (PG)
in 2D: 1:10 in 3D: 4:00
+ (*) UNDERWORLD
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in 2D: 2:00 9:35
in 3D: 4:40 7:20
EXTREMELY LOUD &
INCREDIBLY CLOSE (PG-13)
1:00 3:45 6:40 9:25
CONTRABAND (R)
1:40 4:30 7:30 10:00
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13)
6:50 9:45
A DANGEROUS METHOD (R)
Fri & Mon-Thu - 5:00 7:30
Sat/Sun - 2:15 5:00 7:30
+ THE GREY (R)
Fri/Sat - 1:20 4:15 7:20 10:10
Sun-Thu - 1:20 4:15 7:20
Katherine Heigl (PG-13)
+ ONE FOR THE MONEY
Fri/Sat - 1:45 4:45 7:30 9:50
Sun-Thu - 1:45 4:45 7:30
+ (*) UNDERWORLD
AWAKENING (R)
in 3D: Daily - 3:10 7:40
in 2D:
Fri/Sat - 1:00 5:20 10:00
Sun-Thu - 1:00 5:20
RED TAILS (PG-13)
Fri/Sat - 1:10 4:00 7:00 9:45
Sun-Thu - 1:10 4:00 7:00
HAYWIRE (R)
Fri/Sat - 1:30 4:30 7:10 9:30
Sun-Thu - 1:30 4:30 7:10
WAR HORSE (PG-13) 7:15
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
4:50 7:45 (R)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
in 3D: 2:10 in 2D: 4:35 (G)
HAYWIRE (R)
2:30 5:10 7:30
SHERLOCK HOLMES: 2:00
A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13)
Fri & Mon-Thu -
2:50 5:40 8:15
Sat/Sun -
12:25 2:50 5:40 8:15
THE ARTIST (PG-13)
Fri & Mon-Thu -
2:20 4:50 7:30
Sat/Sun -
12:00 2:20 4:50 7:30
THE IRON LADY (PG-13)
Fri & Mon-Thu -
2:35 5:15 7:45
Sat/Sun -
12:10 2:35 5:15 7:45
EXTREMELY LOUD &
Daily - 2:00 5:00 8:00
BARGAIN TUESDAYS AT ALL LOCATIONS!
No Bargain Tuesday pricing for films with (*) before the title
METRO 4
CAMINO REAL MARKETPLACE
Hollister & Storke - GOLETA
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Features Stadium Seating
including BEST ACTRESS
+ ALBERT NOBBS (R)
Fri & Mon-Thu - 4:45 7:30
Sat/Sun - 2:00 4:45 7:30
THE DESCENDANTS (R)
Fri & Mon-Thu - 5:00 7:45
Sat/Sun - 2:15 5:00 7:45
FAIRVIEW
225 N. Fai rvi ew - Gol eta
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Paseo Nuevo Camino Real
+ ONE FOR THE MONEY (PG-13)
Fiesta 5
+ ALBERT NOBBS (R) Plaza De Oro
+ THE GREY (R) Fiesta 5 Camino Real
Saturday, February 11 - 9:00 am - ARLINGTON
+ MET OPERA LIVE IN HD
Wagners GOTTERDAMMERUNG
Thursday, February 16 - 7:00 pm - ARLINGTON
+ LEONARDO: LIVE IN HD
A rare look at the Largest Collection of Da Vincis paintings!
Saturday, February 18 - 2:00 pm - ARLINGTON
+ LA PHIL: LIVE IN HD
Dudamel conducts Mahler
.. ..
Feb. 2 - Event Canceled!
KEVIN SMITH- Go To Metro 4 for Refund!
Metropolitan Theatres
Welcomes
The 27th Santa Barbara
International Film Festival
January 26 - February 5
1317 State Street - 963-4408
ARLINGTON
2044 Alameda Padre Serra - S.B.
RIVIERA
PASEO NUEVO
8 W. De La Guerra Pl. - S.B.
FIESTA 5
+++++ Metropolitan Theatres +++++
Liam Neeson
+ THE GREY (R)
1:20 4:10 7:00 9:55
1:30 4:20 7:10 9:50
HUGO (PG)
in 2D: 1:10 in 3D: 4:00
+ (*) UNDERWORLD
AWAKENING (R)
in 2D: 2:00 9:35
in 3D: 4:40 7:20
EXTREMELY LOUD &
1:00 3:45 6:40 9:25
CONTRABAND (R)
1:40 4:30 7:30 10:00
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
GHOST PROTOCOL (PG-13)
6:50 9:45
A DANGEROUS METHOD (R)
Fri & Mon-Thu - 5:00 7:30
Sat/Sun - 2:15 5:00 7:30
+ THE GREY (R)
Fri/Sat - 1:20 4:15 7:20 10:10
Sun-Thu - 1:20 4:15 7:20
Katherine Heigl (PG-13)
+ ONE FOR THE MONEY
Fri/Sat - 1:45 4:45 7:30 9:50
Sun-Thu - 1:45 4:45 7:30
+ (*) UNDERWORLD
AWAKENING (R)
in 3D: Daily - 3:10 7:40
in 2D:
Fri/Sat - 1:00 5:20 10:00
Sun-Thu - 1:00 5:20
RED TAILS (PG-13)
Fri/Sat - 1:10 4:00 7:00 9:45
Sun-Thu - 1:10 4:00 7:00
HAYWIRE (R)
Fri/Sat - 1:30 4:30 7:10 9:30
Sun-Thu - 1:30 4:30 7:10
WAR HORSE (PG-13) 7:15
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
4:50 7:45 (R)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
in 3D: 2:10 in 2D: 4:35 (G)
HAYWIRE (R)
2:30 5:10 7:30
SHERLOCK HOLMES: 2:00
A GAME OF SHADOWS (PG-13)
Fri & Mon-Thu -
2:50 5:40 8:15
Sat/Sun -
12:25 2:50 5:40 8:15
THE ARTIST (PG-13)
Fri & Mon-Thu -
2:20 4:50 7:30
Sat/Sun -
12:00 2:20 4:50 7:30
THE IRON LADY (PG-13)
Fri & Mon-Thu -
2:35 5:15 7:45
Sat/Sun -
12:10 2:35 5:15 7:45
EXTREMELY LOUD &
Daily - 2:00 5:00 8:00
BARGAIN TUESDAYS AT ALL LOCATIONS!
No Bargain Tuesday pricing for films with (*) before the title
METRO 4
CAMINO REAL MARKETPLACE
Hollister & Storke - GOLETA
CAMINO REAL
including BEST ACTRESS
+ ALBERT NOBBS (R)
Fri & Mon-Thu - 4:45 7:30
Sat/Sun - 2:00 4:45 7:30
THE DESCENDANTS (R)
Fri & Mon-Thu - 5:00 7:45
Sat/Sun - 2:15 5:00 7:45
FAIRVIEW
225 N. Fai rvi ew - Gol eta
PLAZA DE ORO
371 Hi t chcock Way - S. B.
+ Denotes Subject to
Restrictions on NOPASS
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS
I nf ormat i on Li st ed
f or Fri day t hru Thursday
January 27 t hru February 2
877-789-MOVIE
metrotheatres.com
Paseo Nuevo Camino Real
+ ONE FOR THE MONEY (PG-13)
Fiesta 5
+ ALBERT NOBBS (R) Plaza De Oro
+ THE GREY (R) Fiesta 5 Camino Real
Saturday, February 11 - 9:00 am - ARLINGTON
+ MET OPERA LIVE IN HD
Wagners GOTTERDAMMERUNG
Thursday, February 16 - 7:00 pm - ARLINGTON
+ LEONARDO: LIVE IN HD
A rare look at the Largest Collection of Da Vincis paintings!
Saturday, February 18 - 2:00 pm - ARLINGTON
+ LA PHIL: LIVE IN HD
Dudamel conducts Mahler
.. ..
Feb. 2 - Event Canceled!
KEVIN SMITH- Go To Metro 4 for Refund!
They shared so much. They would
have liked each other.
Have you reached some sense of reso-
lution after the making of the film, and
particularly now that its been out for six
months? Has your perspective changed?
Lots of things changed. I started
writing it in 2005. Its six years later.
Our perspective on parents changes.
Getting older. Im married and a
father to be. Life is so much big-
ger, longer and multi-layered with so
many more moving parts than a film.
Its a tiny island in the sea of life. It
doesnt change my relationship with
my dad. I had it, I still am and its so
much bigger that the film.
Do you still have any ties here in
Montecito, family, friends? Will this be
special to be here for the fest?
When my dad passed away, we
sold his house. My sisters had all
moved. My parents are buried there
and I go there a lot, but as a visi-
tor now. I stay at the Motel 6 in
Carpinteria. It kind of reminds me
of Santa Barbara in the seventies
When we showed the movie in town
in the summer, I asked how many
people had met my parents. Half the
audience raised their hands. A few
of my dads friends reached out and
all have been very positive about
it The tribute (to Plummer) is at
the Arlington and I used to go there
all the time with my dad. It will be
the first time that my dads ghost,
Christopher, and I will all be in the
same room. Thats very meaningful
to me But I live in Los Angeles
now. Thats my home.
Whats next?
Im writing well, I still dont
totally know. I believe Fellinis
advice: that you keep it a mystery
to yourself. I have a lot of memories
of Santa Barbara in the seventies,
when there was lots of punk music
and women around me. Itll be some-
thing involving those ingredients.
Maybe Ill even shoot there.
Christopher Plummer
At 82, Christopher Plummer
retains his edge. He dismissed an
early question about his role as
Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of
Music with a quick No need to talk
about that one.
But his voice softened and the
eagerness returned when the subject
turned to playing Hal in Beginners, a
man who comes out of the closet at
75 and lives life to the fullest for the
five years he has left.
Plummer, who is considered a lock
to win his first Academy Award for
the part, will receive SBIFFs Modern
Master Award on Saturday night.
Hell also introduce his new film,
Barrymore, on Sunday morning.
Q. What was it that drew you to the
role of Hal?
A. The rich human being he was
what an interesting man and what
hed gone through and how relieved
he was to be out in the open about
it. It was beautifully written and
charming and touching and very
human; I was instantly taken by it.
Its a really unusual character: a witty,
clever man who finds out hes dying of
cancer just as hes liberated to be who he
is. And he stays upbeat, not indulging
in self-pity.
Oh, no. Theres none. It wasnt coy
or cute or full of self-pity in any way.
In fact, he died a happy man. Thats
what particularly attracted me.
What did you need to access inside
yourself to play Hal?
Well, youre always doing that as
an actor. But this was a snap, actu-
ally. I had no problems at all. I just
had great fun.
How strange was it to be playing a
real person, who is also the father of the
writer-director? How much input did he
give you?
Oh, none. He just let me go. It
really was all in the script. We didnt
change anything. And I couldnt pos-
sibly have imitated anybody I didnt
know. I enjoyed myself thoroughly
because I was so relaxed.
But Mike knew. Wasnt that at all
weird?
When I first thought about it, I
thought it would be miserable. But
it wasnt at all. He was so generous
and just let me do my own thing.
Michael didnt really want me to go
anywhere else but what was on the
page. And it was only his second
feature, which is amazing.
Has playing Hal given you any
thoughts of your own mortality and how
youd like to face it?
I have thoughts about that every
day. Nothing to do with this role.
Mortality gets very real as you get
to my age.
Lets talk about Barrymore, which
has its U.S. premiere on Sunday. I
understand he was a big influence for
you and of course youve played him
on stage more than once, including a
Tony-winning performance. How did it
translate to film?
We worked very hard on it on the
road and got enough substance into
the play so that it was worth film-
ing. It was first just a bunch of very
funny gags. Now weve gotten to
the deeper substance and his pain. It
was quite a well-rounded evening;
it ran for nearly a year before I quit
because I needed a break. It was a
great joy to play him. I wasnt old
enough to see him on stage where
he obviously excelled. But I loved
his film persona. When I read his
biography, I thought what a won-
derful profession! All the girls in the
world, all the booze in the world
and hes still a great classical actor.
Thats for me!
Youve become even more prolific that
Barrymore was; and certainly outlived
him.
Yes, and I always apologize to him
for that.
At 82, youre getting more work now
than ever in your life, it seems, and more
than actors half or even one quarter your
age. How does it feel?
I know, I know. Its kind of marvel-
ous. I have worked all my life but
there is a barrage of stuff coming my
way these days. I think its because
theres only a few old guys left and
they think we better give him all
these things before he croaks. Maybe
thats why Im so necessary. But Im
really having a ball. The scripts have
had a lot of quality.
So many of your contemporaries
Richard Burton, Peter OToole are no
longer with us. Why do you think youve
outlasted them?
The hard drinking life? Well, I ate.
I love food. I grew up with a fam-
ily of gourmets. That saved my life.
Peter and others I knew were won-
derful characters, but they never ate
anything. They did so much damage
with the alcohol. At least I had some
fodder inside, which acted as an anti-
dote to the booze.
Theyre saying youre a sure thing for
an Academy Award for Beginners. Has
that sunk in yet? And does all this atten-
tion so late in your film career serve as
some sort of vindication?
Vindication? I dont know. Ive had
every prize in the world, both in
England and here, other than this
one. So Ive got nothing to be sorry
about.
No thoughts of retiring?
We dont retire in our business.
Thats death. Ill drop dead, doing it
on the set, I hope.
SBIFF
Names New President
After seven years at SBIFFs helm,
Montecitos Jeff Barbakow stepped
aside as president after last years
fest. But dont worry: another vil-
lage resident has taken up the reins.
Doug Stone, the founding and
managing partner of Stone, Meyer,
Genow, Smelkinson & Binder, LLP, is
the new president of SBIFF.
Stones presence will be felt
beyond his role as the (reluctant)
new smiling face we first see at all
the tributes and special events for
the 10 days of SBIFF. Stone also runs
Traction Media, which is involved
in acquisitions the one area that
SBIFF has never gotten any, well,
traction before. A new partnership
between SBIFF and Traction is aimed
at breaking through the glut of festi-
vals around the country and making
SBIFF not only a must-stop on the
road to the Academy Awards, but
also a place where new films get seen
and bought.
Santa Barbara has reached a place
where when youre shown here, it
does mean something to distribu-
tors and even the public at large,
said Stone, who moved his family to
Montecito three years ago in order to
escape L.A. But weve never been
Oscar nominated Christopher Plummer will
be receiving SBIFFs Modern Master Award this
weekend
Christopher Plummer starred alongside Ewan McGregor in Mike Mills latest film Beginners
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seen as being important in acquisi-
tions.
Partly thats due to SBIFFs timing,
sandwiched between the tail end of
acquisitions king Sundance and the
increasingly important Berlin festival.
But being only 90 miles from L.A. and
already having Hollywoods attention
via the surfeit of Oscar nominees is a
big plus. Tractions connections in the
industry offers a big push toward the
larger goal of getting higher quality
submissions, especially in the often
admittedly weak American indepen-
dent section, which for a number of
years programmed some question-
able films just because they were
world premieres before the emphasis
changed to quality rather than quan-
tity or exclusivity.
Thats no slight on the films we
have coming, Stone cautioned. But
you always want a bigger pool to
choose from. You want to program
the best films, and its even better if
they havent played anywhere else.
Now if they dont get into Sundance
they pass us up to go to SXSW
or Tribeca or Cannes. Weve got to
prove to the savvy filmmakers that
those are not the only place to be
in the spring where theyll get their
movies seen by the right people.
Traction has arranged for several
important distributors to be on hand
during SBIFF 2012, when theyll
check out specifically targeted films
as well as any others of their own
choosing at regular screenings. We
have thoughts about whats most
interesting. But films sell all the time
that no one predicted. No one has a
crystal ball, Stone said.
He acknowledged that SBIFF as an
acquisitions destination is still sev-
eral years away. We need some sales
to come out of films that were first
seen here. We need our Sex, Lies
& Videotape, he said, referring to
the surprise indie hit that propelled
Sundance from a local mountain fes-
tival to Hollywood north 20 years
ago. Which some, including festival
founder Robert Redford, arent so
happy about.
But dont worry about the same
thing happening here.
Well never lose sight of what the
core of the festival is, which is the
community itself, Stone said. We
have no desire to change its essence.
We wont get co-opted. Theres a
balancing act between maintaining
the community aspect and intimacy
that it provides with having enough
of a presence industry-wise to have
a shot at some of those (important)
films. MJ
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it; the vehicle driver confirmed that he owned these. Lampe issued citations
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The Sacred Space, a statue store in Summerland. He told Genovese that one
elephant statue, worth $4,000, was missing from the stores property. The owner
last saw the statue on the previous night, when he closed the store at 6 pm. The
statue was made from volcanic rock and is one of only two made, which took
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