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Flight Plan for $1.3 Million at SB Airport

By Erika Schultz, Santa BarBara Foundation

ANTA BARBARA COUNTY has emerged as a statewide model for expanding access to publicly funded childcare, according to a new case study from the nonpartisan California Budget & Policy Center. The report credits a coordinated effort among local nonprofits, public agencies, and funders with driving some of the state’s fastest growth in childcare enrollment.

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Federal dollars will be paving the runway at the Santa Barbara Airport, with $1.3 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Airport Infrastructure Grant program, according to an announcement by U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal this week.

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In This Issue

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey

Arts & Culture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 , 1 8 , 2 6 - 2 9

By Daisy Scott / VOICE

EW HAVE ESCAPED THE SIREN SONG that is Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey by this point in the summer. Bridging the worlds of blockbuster and epic, this film, like its central 3,000 year-old story, spotlights some of the biggest legends, icons, and sociocultural anxieties of our day. It is massive in scale; a spectacle that evokes the same awe as the period pieces that emerged out of Hollywood’s golden age. (See OdySSEy, 9)

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The moneys will go towards installing new signage, markings on Runway 7/25, reconstructing on-site pavement, and upgrading Taxiways A, B, and C.

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Airport Director Christopher Hastert pointed out the importance of the funding. “These funds will support critical pavement and taxiway rehabilitation projects that keep our airport safe, reliable, and ready to serve the Central Coast for years to come,” said Hastert.

For working families, access to reliable childcare often determines whether parents can remain in the workforce, pursue education or training, and build financial stability. For employers and the broader economy, a strong childcare system has become essential infrastructure that supports workforce participation and long-term economic resilience.

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Flight Plan for $1.3 Million at SB Airport

Ex-Prison Guard Pleads Guilty To Drug Smuggling

Staff Report

Since its passage in 2021, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has delivered more than $1 billion in funding to projects up and down the Central Coast of California. Carbajal played a key role in crafting and

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"The Santa Barbara Airport serves as a vital gateway to our community, welcoming both visitors and business travelers. Because the airport plays such a significant role in Santa Barbara’s economy, continued investment in its infrastructure is essential,” said Rep. Carbajal, senior member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

passing the landmark legislation in partnership with the Biden Administration, according to the announcement.

Eteghaei Sentenced To 30 Years for Sexual Assaults

For sexually assaulting multiple victims, Arian Eteghaei was sentenced by the Honorable Judge Von Deroian to 30 years to life in state prison, according to Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch . Eteghaei was a student at UC Santa Barbara at the time of the assaults. “This case would not have been possible without the

extraordinary courage of the victims who came forward and participated in a long and difficult legal process. Their strength and willingness to testify allowed the truth to be heard and ultimately allowed the defendant to be held accountable for the serious harm he caused,” stated District Attorney John T. Savrnoch, this week. On January 16, 2026,

following a jury trial, Eteghaei was convicted of two felony sexual assault offenses, forcible rape and forcible sexual penetration, as well as misdemeanor domestic violence. The jury also found a special allegation that the sexual offenses were committed against more than one victim. “I am also incredibly proud of the team whose dedication

and hard work brought this defendant to justice.

The collective work of this team exemplifies the commitment of law enforcement, prosecutors, investigators, and victim advocates to seeking justice for survivors of sexual violence,” continued Savrnoch.

Sheriff Arrests Second Officer For Timecard Fraud

The arrest of one officer has lead to the arrest of a second officer for timecard fraud. Both officers were Santa Barbara County Sheriffs and worked at the Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria. Both officers have been arrested by Santa Barbara Sheriff's Detectives. Custody Sergeant Jeffrey Koeller, was arrested by Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office detectives following a criminal investigation that revealed he engaged in fraudulent timecard activity. The investigation determined that Koeller fraudulently claimed and received more than $93,000 worth of compensation for time he did not work. At the time of the alleged misconduct, he was serving as a Custody Sergeant assigned to the Northern

Branch Jail.

“This employee’s actions betrayed the public’s trust and our agency. They do not reflect the character of our Sheriff’s Office, or the honest work performed every day by our employees,” said Sheriff Bill Brown. “The overwhelming majority of our personnel are dedicated public servants of impeccable integrity who serve lawfully and with honor. Koeller surrendered to detectives, on August 6, 2026, at the Santa Maria Substation at 812 W. Foster Road pursuant to an arrest warrant. He was later booked at the San Luis Obispo County Jail on charges of embezzlement by a public officer, grand theft, and forgery. His bail has been set at $100,000. This investigation and

a parallel administrative investigation by SBCS were a part of a comprehensive review of overtime coding practices that the Sheriff’s Office initiated following the January 2026 arrest of former Custody Sergeant Segun Ogunleye, who is accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $175,000 in earnings through falsified timecards.

"If one of our own violates the trust that has been placed in them, we will investigate thoroughly and hold them accountable to our policies and the law. Furthermore, we will identify any supervisory shortcomings or blind spots and strengthen our systems to prevent any such misconduct from happening again. That is exactly what we are doing in this case,” continued Sheriff Brown.

Following the arrest of Ogunleye, the Sheriff’s Office conducted an extensive review of 688 timecards containing overtime entries. The results of that review identified only one additional timecard with any significant anomalies, leading investigators to open a second criminal investigation that resulted in this arrest. According to the Sheriff’s Office, there has been the implementation of enhanced internal review controls and oversight measures designed to strengthen accountability, improve timecard review processes by supervisors, in order to help prevent any similar misconduct. The administrative investigation is ongoing and Koeller remains on administrative leave, according to a SBCS press release.

Paid to bring drugs into the Lompoc Federal Correction Complex, Paul Betancourt, a former correctional officer and Sylvia Betancourt, his wife offered guilty pleas to drug smuggling charges last week, according a report in the Santa Maria Times. The Betancourts appeared before U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang and pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to provide contraband to federal inmates.

Vandenberg Space Force Base "Golden Shovel" Groundbreaking for Sentinel Training Facility

To mark the official construction kickoff of the new AETC Sentinel Formal Training Unit, a groundbreaking “Golden Shovel” event will take place at the Vandenberg space Force Base on August 17th, at 1:30pm.

Hosting the event will be Air Force Global Strike Command, Sentinel Task Force Det 9 , in coordination with Space Launch Delta 30 and Air Education and Training Command. This 160,000-squarefoot facility represents Vandenberg Space Force Base’s largest Sentinel military construction project and a major evolution of the Sentinel program. Once complete, it will consolidate Initial Skills Training for missile operators and technical training for missile maintainers into a single, integrated campus.

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Linda Krop, Woman of the Year By Isaac Hernández de Lipa / VOICE

UPPORTERS FILLED THE COURTYARD of the Environmental Defense Center headquarters to the brim last week to celebrate Linda Krop for, in the words of Congressman Salud Carbajal, “her extraordinary record of leadership and service, and her lifelong dedication to protecting the natural beauty and environmental future of the Central Coast.”

model for so many of us. She’s a leader. What can I say? She’s just a badass.”

Krop acknowledged the Congressman, with whom she’s been collaborating for decades. “We didn’t just meet each other working on Sable, although we’re so thankful that he’s at our side. And if you’ve heard any threats recently about eminent domain, he’s the guy that’s going to stop that... If it weren’t for Salud, we’d have more offshore oil and gas development, and we would not have the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, which protects so much of the California coast and cultural Central Coast Woman of resources.” the Year Linda Krop and

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Krop is one of six Central Coast women that Carbajal’s office honors this year. The other honorees include Hortensia Hernandez, Dr. Mary Parker, Sarah Aguilar, Myra Paige, and Sonia Behrman.

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Krop accepted the award “on behalf of EDC, because anything that was referenced today really comes from EDC. We have an amazing team. We’ve had an amazing team over decades. Nothing happens because of my work alone.”

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“I think this is the largest crowd we’ve had at one of these… and we’ve been doing this for ten years,” added the Congressman, who first met Linda when he was “working for the late Supervisor Naomi Schwartz.” “This is a Woman of the Year Award, but Linda has been doing this for almost four decades,” said Alex Katz, Executive Director of EDC. “Our coast would look and be so different if it wasn’t for Linda.”

Krop, who joined the EDC in 1989 and has served as chief counsel since 1999, also teaches at the Environmental Studies Program at UCSB and at the Santa Barbara College of Law.

Congressman Carbajal read the declaration of recognition to be added to the Congressional public record, including praise for her work in ocean and coastal conservation, open space preservation, natural resource protection, and energy policy. He listed some of her successes that “produced lasting protections for communities and ecosystems throughout Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties,” including the termination of 40 federal owned gas leases off the California coast; preventing the extension of 37 federal leases off the coast; and forcing the company responsible for the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill, “which released 140,000 gallons of crude oil and polluted both the ocean and the surrounding land” to pay more than $700 million in damages. “Today, she continues those efforts by challenging Sable Offshore Corporation’s plans to restart offshore oil operations, helping protect the Central Coast, coastline and communities,” Carbajal concluded. “Congratulations, Linda! She’s a role

She praised the EDC staff of lawyers, scientists, communications staff, organizers, event managers, the board, the volunteers, clients, partners, and Marc McGinnes, who planted the seed of her becoming an attorney and being, “as successful an advocate as I could be. I love that at EDC we protect and defend nature. We’re activists. We’re not just lawyers sitting at a computer. And we have that legal hammer when we need it to really get the attention of agencies. And if that doesn’t work, to get the support of the courts.” Krop also thanked the EDC for all their mentoring and training and support, since she did not attend an environmental law program. “I learned everything on the job. And I still learn something every day, whether it’s something about the critters . . . or learning about preemption, thanks to Sable. So never a dull moment, and we have a lot of work yet to do. We have a lot more threats and challenges coming up … and we know we’ll go forward together.”

Maureen Ellenberger, chair of the Sierra Club, Santa Barbara, Ventura, shared, “She encourages us to lift our voices, show up, post, march, and make some noise because she knows the courtroom fight is stronger when the community is fired up behind her.” Lauren Trujillo, EDC Board president, reminded the crowd about the 50th year celebrations next year, and to “continue the fights that need to keep being fought.”

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Childcare Model Emerges In SB County

California is looking to Santa Barbara County as a model for expanding publicly funded childcare.

The report, How Santa Barbara County Made Strides in Addressing the Unmet Need for Child Care, examines how the county achieved those gains following the pandemic, when childcare providers faced widespread classroom closures, workforce losses, and a severe shortage of infant and toddler care.

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Between 2021 and 2024, enrollment in publicly funded childcare increased by 160 percent in Santa Barbara County — the highest rate among all of California’s 58 counties. By 2024, 23 percent of eligible children were enrolled in publicly funded care, up from 13 percent in 2022 and well above the statewide rate of 16 percent.

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“Santa Barbara County demonstrates that expanding access to childcare takes more than funding alone,” said Laura Pryor, research director at the California Budget & Policy Center. “By investing in providers, centering family choice, focusing on facilities, using data to guide decisions, and building strong partnerships across sectors, the county made meaningful progress in increasing access to publicly funded childcare.”

The report points to a countywide partnership including the Santa Barbara Foundation, Children’s Resource & Referral of Santa Barbara County (CRR), the Santa Barbara County Education Office Child Care

Planning Council, and Eileen Monahan Consulting. The initiative was supported by $2.125 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding from the County of Santa Barbara, including $1.125 million administered by Santa Barbara Foundation. “We’re proud to have been part of this work alongside so many committed partners,” said Liz Thasiah, vice president of programs at Santa Barbara Foundation. “The results belong to the providers and the organizations doing this work every day. What the county has shown is that when childcare is treated as essential infrastructure, access grows.”

From 2023 through 2025, the partnership created 1,599 new licensed infant and toddler childcare spaces— a 540 percent increase over the original goal. The initiative also helped launch 98 new family childcare businesses, awarded more than $325,000 in facility grants, and trained 240 early childhood educators.

“Providers are more likely to expand and sustain their programs when they are connected to consistent, trusted support and mentorship,” said Michelle Graham, chief executive officer of Children’s Resource & Referral of Santa Barbara County. “This work is further strengthened by long-standing relationships with community partners and funders who continue to invest in

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and believe in this shared vision.”

The partnership also produced Santa Barbara County’s first Child Care Facilities Master Plan and Toolkit, identifying strategies to address barriers such as zoning, permitting, and facility development while strengthening the local childcare workforce. The report notes that rather than creating new systems, partners built on existing community infrastructure and longstanding relationships to accelerate progress.

The effort is already expanding beyond Santa Barbara County. In 2025, Children’s Resource & Referral and Santa Barbara Foundation secured funding to help childcare leaders in San

Luis Obispo, Ventura, and Monterey counties adapt strategies developed locally. Still, partners caution that the shortage of infant and toddler care is severe, and affordability continues to strain working families.

The initiative was part of a broader childcare investment supported by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding allocated by Santa Barbara County and administered by First 5 Santa Barbara County. In addition to the Foundation’s initiative, United Way of Santa Barbara County received $1 million to strengthen other parts of the county’s childcare infrastructure. By Erika Schultz, Santa BarBara Foundation

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Danzmayr and Academy Festival Orchestra Deliver the Grandest of Finales

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EALIZING ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING, ROMANTIC COMPOSITIONS of the classical music canon, Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, with alternating intensity and delicacy, the 2026 Music Academy of the West’s Academy Festival Orchestra demonstrated the full extent of their talents last Saturday in a Rachmaninoff and Mozart program.

The final concert of the 2026 Summer Music Festival, no grander finale could have been imagined as audiences collectively held their breath while observing guest conductor David Danzmayr match and elevate the orchestra’s passionate energy.

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As the Music Director of the Oregon Symphony and the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Danzmayr was an ideal selection to conduct the concert’s program, which paired a chaser of Mozart’s elegant Sinfonia concertante in E-flat Major, K. 297b, performed by a wind quartet of Academy teaching artists accompanied by string fellows, before the shot of Rachmaninoff’s masterpiece, which packed the Granada stage with 90 fellows.

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Cheers and applause filled the theatre as the piece and concert concluded, praising Danzmayr and the orchestra through three curtain calls. A hearty congratulations to the Music Academy’s teaching artists, fellows, and guest performers for a fitting close to a magnificent summer.

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Lights! Camera! Locals! Carpinteria Film Festival Returns

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UN, SURF, AND INDEPENDENT CINEMA will light up the Alcazar Theatre as the Carpinteria Film Festival returns for a creativitypacked second year from Friday, August 14th through Sunday, August 16th. Set to screen a total of 20 short films and three features, all created by independent filmmakers, this weekend promises to present an exciting, new local tradition in the making.

Carpinteria Valley Radio. “In a 200-seat theatre, there’s no distance between the filmmaker and the audience, and for some filmmakers, it’s the first time they’ve watched their work with a real crowd,” said Pangan. “That moment is why we do this.” Each day of the festival will focus on a distinct theme, ensuring that attendees experience new aspects of cinema all weekend long. Friday, August 14th, will open the festival with uplifting human-driven stories, Saturday will spotlight suspense, and Sunday will close the festival with what Pangan calls “pure Carpinteria: lighter, funnier, and built around beach and surf culture.”

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“We want the film festival to feel like Carpinteria. Come as you are, no velvet rope, no industry posturing,” shared festival co-founder and organizer Josh Pangan. “We love the idea of drawing people in for a destination film Each night’s weekend with sand feature film will instead of snow. Local hit band Spencer the Gardener will highlight true The Alcazar has perform a live set after a screening of stories and people, always been a place the documentary More Than Just a Party beginning with Band on Saturday, August 15th where the youth of director Kimberlee Carpinteria could get on stage or help Bassford’s documentary about Samoan build a set, and now it’s a place where writer Sia Fingiel Before the Moon they can see a film vision realized on Falls on Friday. Saturday will welcome the big screen. That continuity means local music icons Spencer the Gardener everything to us.” for a set following a screening of the Last year’s inaugural film festival documentary More Than Just a Party brought ten years of hope to fruition. Band. On Sunday, The Shape of Things, Spearheaded by Alcazar Board President The Dick Brewer Story will share the Michael Lazaro, along with Pangan and story of the “father of the modern other Alcazar supporters, the festival’s surfboard.” launch was held off until the historic Looking ahead, the festival team theatre had the necessary equipment, aspires for the Carpinteria Film Festival including the right projection and sound. to become a summer tradition that The festival will primarily focus on heightens and continues its first two short films, which screen daily from years’ positive, community-focused 4:30pm to 6pm, followed by a featureenergy. length film each night at 7pm. “We want this to become a fixture, “Carpinteria has its own way of doing the weekend filmmakers up and down things, so the festival was built to fit what the coast circle on their calendars and the we have. One screen, short films, Carp weekend Carpinteria looks forward to style,” explained Pangan. every August,” said Pangan. “In five years, we’d love to see the Alcazar full all three Free and open for all independent days, submissions coming in from around filmmakers to submit, the festival is the world, and local kids who grew up already achieving national reach. This year’s entries represents creatives working on that stage premiering their own films not just in Carpinteria and Santa Barbara, on that screen. The goal was never to be the biggest festival. It’s to be the one but also Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, filmmakers tell their friends about.” and even Chicago and New York. Many of these filmmakers will join postscreening Q&A sessions led by Bryan Mootz of “Bryan’s Radio Lunch Truck” on

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey A New Ancient Prophecy

Tickets are sold on a by-day basis and all seats will be reserved. For tickets ($25, $20 seniors/students) visit thealcazar.org

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Matt Damon as Odysseus

Continued from page 1 Yet despite grossing over $1 billion worldwide, whether or not Nolan’s film hits its mark as faithfully as Odysseus’ arrows remains a matter of heated debate. Arguments over the film’s alignment with Homer’s poetry, largely spurred on by Odyssey translator Emily Wilson’s scathing critique, continue to rise to the surface. And frankly, given Nolan’s dramatic reworking and reframing of the entire poem, this criticism is valid from an academic perspective. Viewers (like myself) who have studied translations of Homer’s epics in graduate programs or are Greek history nerds will be disappointed by some of the film’s extensive changes and exclusions. Gone are Odysseus tricking the cyclops by declaring his name is “no man,” Achilles’ ghost in the Land of the Dead, Penelope’s tree bed, and the entire Phaeacian court. However, as is the case with any adaptation, critiques that limit themselves to quarreling over textual authenticity do a disservice to the new work. In other words, we should resist asking if this film is really Homer’s Odyssey (we all know it isn’t), and instead view it as “Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey.” By doing so, we can start to more fully appreciate the ways this film introduces new ideas and new generations to a story that is arguably more important to revisit now than ever before. Audiences witness an Odysseus (an impressive performance from Matt Damon) who is more grief and guiltridden than mischievous, more pragmatic than boastful. While his wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), and Telemachus (Tom Holland), fight to protect their home from ravenous suitors vying for Ithaca’s throne, Odysseus’ story unravels

gradually as he overcomes lotus flowerinduced amnesia (the result of Nolan combining Calypso and the Lotus Eaters’ islands) to remember all of the chaos he has not only witnessed, but caused as the inventor of the Trojan horse. This central war crime and death of Sinon (a standout role for Elliot Page), a character pulled from Virgil’s Aeneid who Odysseus sacrifices to win the Trojan War, haunt Odysseus most keenly in this retelling. Nolan makes a point of stressing the importance of “Zeus’s law” from the film’s outset, a simplification of the Greek concept of xenia, a social contract of hospitality between hosts and strangers that honored both Athena and Zeus. With the Trojan horse, Odysseus broke xenia and now he, along with his wife’s suitors (led by a delightfully malicious Robert Pattison), are threatening the very fabric of ancient Greek society. Essentially, Nolan’s retelling argues that a lack of trust, respect, and kindness toward strangers is the harbinger of Ancient Greece’s downfall. The Trojan War is laid bare as an unnecessary war that murdered innocent civilians and was only undertaken for a king’s pride. Sound familiar? In this light, the Odyssey’s relevance to our modern moment is all too clear. Regardless of how one feels about Nolan’s creative liberties, the film should still be viewed on the basis of its examination of war, western exceptionalism, and the toll both take on innocent lives. When you add strong performances from its central cast, grandiose sets, and superb practical effects that bring Homer’s well-loved monsters to new life, Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, if you pardon the Grecian pun, is a herculean undertaking worth seeing. By Daisy Scott / VOICE

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Old Romero Road will reopen to bikers, hikers

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Partially closed since 2023 due to storm damage and intermittently closed since the 2017 Thomas Fire, this September the road will be fully open for the first time in eight years By Aston Smith, Santa Barbara News-Press, 8.12.26

Old Romero Road is scheduled to fully reopen this September.

A staple of the frontcountry and previously one of the most bike-friendly trails in Montecito, Old Romero Road will reopen for bikers, hikers, and those chasing scenic overlooks of the coastline.

The closure on the road is scheduled to end on September 18th, which means that it either has to be ready for opening or face a renewed closure. So the mission is on to get it ready for opening. “For Montecito folks that is their crown jewel of hiking,” said Andrew Madsen, public affairs officer for the Los Padres Forest Service.

Bikers ride up Old Romero Road in January, 2022

years later, rain once again washed the road down the mountain. Since then, Old Romero Road has not been fully opened or repaired back to its original state.

Unfortunately for bikers, landslide damage near East Camino Cielo means that the trail won’t be as bike friendly as it previously was.

Rachel Clancy, a recreation officer with the Forest Service, said the upper part of the road that connects to East Camino Cielo will be reclassified from a “highly developed trail” to a “minimally developed trail.” On mile five of the trail, within that reclassified zone, there is a major landslide that Clancy said won’t be treated in the first phase. Photo courtesy of Ashlee Mayfield / Montecito Trails Foundation

The road’s status has been rocky over the past few years—the 2018 Montecito mudslides swept it away, and coincidentally exactly five

A landslide on Old Romero Road in 2023. The upper section of the trail will be reclassified to a minimally maintained trail, meaning that landslides will not be treated in the first phase.

“That slide will impact bike usage,” Clancy said. She emphasized that the first phase is focused on mitigating safety hazards. “Users should expect changes since when

they last used the trail.”

While the Forest Service is overseeing the overall project, the initial work to open the trail in September has been coordinated by the Montecito Trails Foundation. It hired a frequent partner, the Los Padres Forest Association, to carry out the trail restoration.

However—despite offering a fully funded plan—the Trails Foundation was only given permission to conduct basic maintenance in preparation for the reopening in September. “For us that was a huge disappointment,” said Ashlee Mayfield, executive director at the Montecito Trails Foundation in regards to not being able to treat the landslide. Who’s project is it?

The Montecito Trails Foundation has coordinated the restoration through a back and forth process with the Forest Service over the past three years.

The Foundation initially offered a fully funded plan for restoration to the Service in 2023. The Forest Service rejected the initial offer and several subsequent ones, opting to pursue their own technical reviews to determine the approach for restoration.

“Finally on the third plan we submitted, we put an end date, and said if you don’t accept our plan we are going to rescind the offer and the money,” said Ashlee Mayfield, executive director of the Montecito Trails Foundation. The Forest Service did not meet that date, set in spring of 2026. However, later this year they opted to turn the project into two phases—allowing the Foundation to carry out the first. If the road opens as scheduled in September, it will be the first time the full loop has been open since 2019, marking it as a major milestone in trail restoration following the devastating Thomas Fire in 2017. Two phases

The initial phase of the project is projected to cost over $50,000. However, the overall cost could vary depending on weather conditions. Maintenance will continue through the winter ahead of the Forest Service’s planned phase two. The money for their section of the project is coming from the Thomas Fire restoration fund. Bryan Conant, executive director of the Los Padres Forest Association, said that the initial restoration work will

“The problem with Old Romero is that most of the trail damage is caused by falling rock or slide material covering the trail,” Conant said. “There’s not a lot of cost effective measures we can do to prevent that sort of damage.”

The risk of storm damage will continue as a lingering threat to the status of the trail. Installing measures that could entirely mitigate future damage to the trail isn’t possible, Mayfield said.

Phase two is targeted for within the next fiscal year and will be conducted by contractors of the Forest Service. The second phase will involve the reconstruction and redevelopment of damaged sections. Despite the heat

The timing of the work is also not ideal, Mayfield said. The middle of summer is a rough time to work on trails due to hot, dusty, and dry conditions.

“It’s such a difficult time of the year,” Mayfield said. “There is nothing about doing trail work in the middle of the year that’s good.”

Despite the heat, the Foundation and the Los Padres Forest Association are excited to get the trail back open. Crews from the Association are working up in the hills so that they can be ready for the September opening.

Mayfield hopes to bring some volunteers up to help with the project, but added that community involvement will be dependent on the weather. “However all the phases play out, I really hope to see Romero come back to the trail we all knew it was before 2023,” Mayfield said.

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Monthly Commuter Permit Rate Reduced

A rate reduction for commuter permit holders for Lot 2, the Chapala Garage has been announced by the City of Santa Barbara. The new affordable option is $70 less. The new rate will be effective July 1, 2026, the Monthly Commuter Permit rate has been reduced from $165 to $95, saving permit holders $70 per month! According to the announcement, the rate reduction reflects the City's commitment to expanding access to affordable downtown parking while supporting local businesses, employees,

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and visitors.

Lot 2 is located in downtown Santa Barbara, with entrances on Canon Perdido and at 914 Chapala St. It offers permit holders easy access to nearby businesses, restaurants, offices, and entertainment. The new rate makes monthly parking a more economical option for those who park downtown on a regular basis. For info about Lot 2 monthly parking permits, visit Parking Permits (SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ParkingPermits) or contact the Downtown Parking Office at (805) 564-5656.

La Ciudad de Santa Bárbara reduce la tarifa del permiso mensual para personas que se desplazan al trabajo en el Lote 2 La Ciudad de Santa Bárbara se complace en anunciar una reducción significativa en la tarifa del permiso mensual para personas que se desplazan al trabajo (Monthly Commuter Permit) en el Lote 2 (Garaje Chapala), ofreciendo una opción de estacionamiento más económica para empleados del centro y visitantes habituales.

A partir del 1 de julio de 2026, la tarifa del permiso mensual se redujo de $165 a $95, lo que representa un ahorro de $70 al mes para quienes tienen un permiso. Esta reducción refleja el compromiso de la ciudad de ampliar el acceso a estacionamiento económico en el centro, al tiempo que apoya a los negocios locales, empleados y visitantes.

Apply to the 2026 APCD Clean Air Grant Program

To support voluntary projects that reduce emissions, the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) has opened the application window for the 2026 Clean Air Grant Program. Applications will be accepted through Friday, September 4th. Approximately $2.3 million is available this year for projects that support the adoption of cleaner technologies across Santa Barbara County.

Project applications will be competitively ranked, with priority given to: Projects located in disadvantaged communities throughout Santa Barbara County; Zero-emission technology projects; and Projects that achieve high emission reductions and strong cost-effectiveness. Individuals, businesses, government agencies, and nonprofits seeking to replace old equipment with newer, cleaner technology, or transition to zeroemission vehicles, equipment, and/or fueling infrastructure, are encouraged to apply. All proposed projects must be surplus to any rule or regulation. Successful projects will be eligible to receive a grant ranging from $10,000 to $250,000. Final grant amounts will depend on several factors, including but not limited to equipment usage, cost-effectiveness, emission reductions, eligible project costs, and fund availability.

Examples of eligible projects include: Alternative fueling infrastructure; Electric vehicle charging stations; Hydrogen fueling stations; Shore power system; Portable power units; Stationary agricultural pump electrification; Off-road equipment replacement; Tractors; Forklifts; Loaders and dozers; Excavators; Agricultural utility vehicles; On-road heavy-duty vehicle replacement; Heavy-duty trucks and buses; Solid waste collection vehicles; For info and links to applications, visit ourair.org/grants Transit urban buses.

El Lote 2 está convenientemente ubicado en el centro de Santa Bárbara, con entradas por Canon Perdido y en 914 Chapala St. Ofrece a quienes tienen un permiso fácil acceso a negocios, restaurantes, oficinas y lugares de entretenimiento cercanos. La nueva tarifa hace que el estacionamiento mensual sea una opción más económica para quienes

estacionan regularmente en el centro. Para obtener más información sobre los permisos de estacionamiento mensual, visita Permisos de stacionamiento (SantaBarbaraCA.gov/ ParkingPermits) o comunícate con la Oficina de Estacionamiento del Centro al (805) 564-5656.

Solicite una Beca de Aire Limpio 2026

El Distrito de Control de la Contaminación del Aire del Condado de Santa Bárbara (APCD) se complace en anunciar que ya está abierto el plazo de solicitud para Las Becas de Aire Limpio 2026. Se aceptarán solicitudes a partir hasta el viernes 4 de septiembre. Este año se dispone de aproximadamente 2,3 millones de dólares para proyectos voluntarios destinados a reducir las emisiones y apoyar la adopción de tecnologías más limpias en todo el condado de Santa Bárbara. Las solicitudes de proyectos se clasificarán de forma competitiva, con prioridad a: Proyectos ubicados en comunidades desfavorecidas de todo el condado de Santa Bárbara; Proyectos de tecnología de cero emisiones; y Proyectos que logran una alta reducción de emisiones y una fuerte relación de coste-efectividad.

Se anima aplicar a las personas, empresas, agencias del gobierno y organizaciones sin fines de lucro que buscan reemplazar equipos antiguos por tecnología más nueva y limpia, o realizar la transición a vehículos, equipos y/o infraestructuras de abastecimiento de combustible con emisiones cero o casi cero. Todos los proyectos propuestos deben ser superior a cualquier regla o regulación. Los proyectos seleccionados serán elegibles para recibir una beca de entre 10,000 a 250,000 dólares. Las cantidades finales de la beca dependerán de varios factores, incluyendo, pero no limitandose, el uso del equipos, la relación coste-efectividad, la reducción de emisiones, los costes elegibles del proyecto y fondos disponibles.

Los proyectos elegibles incluyen: Infraestructura de combustible alternativo; Estaciones de carga para vehículos eléctricos; Estaciones de abastecimiento de hidrógeno; Sistema de energía en puerto; Unidades de energía portátiles; Electrificación de bombas agrícolas estacionarias; Reemplazo de equipo todoterreno; Tractores; Carretillas elevadoras; Cargadores y topadoras; Excavadores; Vehículos utilitarios agrícolas; Reemplazo de Vehículos de Cargas Pesadas; Camiones y autobuses de Carga; Vehículos de Basura; Autobuses urbanos de transporte público; Vehículos de agencias públicas y de servicios públicos. Para obtener más información sobre el programa y aplicaciones, visite ourair.org/grants

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Community News

Community Environmental Council Welcomes New Board and Staff Members

ANGELA ANTENORE, bringing decades of experience advancing environmental justice, has joined the CEC’s Board of Directors. CEO and Principal of Antenore & Associates, she helps organizations create systemic change with a focus on DEI. A longtime Santa Barbara resident, her commitment to climate action deepened after losing her home and office Angela Antenore in the 2008 Tea Fire. She has served on numerous local nonprofit boards, including the Environmental Defense Center and The Fund for Santa Barbara.

DR. PAASHA MAHDAVI, an expert in energy policy, governance, and environmental politics, has also joined the CEC’s Board of Directors. He is an Associate Professor of Political Science, Affiliated Professor of Environmental Science & Management, Director of the Energy Governance and Political Economy Lab, and Co-Founder of Dr. Paasha Mahdavi The 2035 Initiative at UC Santa Barbara. His research examines how energy systems and policy decisions shape environmental outcomes, and he has advised environmental organizations, supported climate litigation efforts, and contributed to energy policy discussions in the United States and abroad. RENEE FREEMAN is the new Development Officer for CEC. With experience in nonprofit development, strategic planning, and program evaluation, along with a background in sustainability research as a professor and researcher focused on global change, carbon sequestration, watershed dynamics, and climate solutions, she intends to use her interdisciplinary experience in advancing the CEC’s mission and building relationships with supporters.

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BRIAN SWEENEY, the new Climate-Smart Agriculture Program Manager, works with farmers, ranchers, and land stewards across California’s Central Coast to advance climate-smart agricultural practices. Prior, he spent more than a decade leading sustainable food systems projects focused on landscape restoration, agricultural education, community resilience, and supporting farms transitioning to organic

SACHI SHIROMA, a new Climate Projects Associate, supports projects focused on local electric vehicle infrastructure and clean transportation. Her experience is in stakeholder engagement, outreach, and event planning, along with an interdisciplinary background in environmental science, sociology, and justice studies.

Westmont Theater Professor Publishes Short Play Collection MITCHELL THOMAS, A LONGTIME WESTMONT THEATER PROFESSOR, edited a landmark volume of 20 works to publish a short play collection, The Future is Short. The plays came from Thomas’s work in creating a process encouraging college students to develop short plays, which has yielded 120 plays in the past 13 years by MFA playwrights from various universities, providing eclectic and diverse material for Westmont’s annual Fringe Festival.

Mitchell Thomas

During a recent sabbatical, Thomas narrowed the number of scripts and submitted them to publishers. “This anthology specifically focuses on high school and college actors and features a delightful mix of comedic, dramatic, thrilling, coming-of-age, political, silly and just plain strange plays,” he said. His hope is that the collection offers new and exciting materials for theater students and their teachers, as well as encouraging future creativity. It has also reconnected him with playwrights from the past 13 years. “The anthology seeks to amplify the writers and their work — sharing some of this wonderful material with other theater programs and students across the world,” he said. “It’s also allowed me to reflect on a generation of Westmont theater students and the remarkable contributions they’ve made to contemporary theater in our annual Fringe festival.” Westmont will celebrate the publication in October by featuring six plays from The Future is Short, staged across a variety of locations in and around the theatre spaces at Westmont.

Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation Invests $56,000 in Grant Funding to Fund Local Music Education NINE LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED GRANTS TOTALING $56,000 from the Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation in direct support of a diverse mix of year-round academies, seasonal camps, and targeted outreach programs designed to foster musical growth, accessibility, and appreciation for instrumental and vocal music among youth across Santa Barbara County. This year’s recipients include Santa Barbara Symphony, Santa Barbara Strings, Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara Education Foundation, CAMA, PASF 2026 Board of Directors Opera Santa Barbara, State Street Ballet, Santa Barbara Chamber Players, and the Santa Barbara Choral Society. Established in 1982, the Performing Arts Scholarship Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting young musicians and vocalists in Santa Barbara County. pasfsb.org

Dr. Regina Ruiz Named Unity Shoppe Director of Development

REGINA RUIZ, a nonprofit executive, fundraiser, and communications leader, has been named Director of Development for Unity Shoppe. Dr. Ruiz most recently served in executive leadership positions in both the nonprofit and public sectors. Before entering nonprofit leadership, Dr. Ruiz spent more than a decade as a top-market television news anchor and investigative reporter.

Regina Ruiz

In her new role, she will lead Unity Shoppe’s fundraising strategy, including major gifts, planned giving, corporate partnerships, foundation relations, donor stewardship, and signature fundraising events, including the 2nd Annual Kenny Loggins Pickleball in the Danger Zone Tournament, and the 40th Annual Unity Shoppe Telethon. Sachi Shiroma

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SB Maritime Museum Brings Girls in Ocean Science to Girls Inc. of Carpinteria HANDS-ON LEARNING INSPIRED THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS when the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum brought its Girls in Ocean Science (GiOS) program to Girls Inc. of Carpinteria on Monday, July 27th, for a day of learning, mentorship, and career exploration.

Prestigious Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award Recognizes Cottage Health Emergency Departments RECOGNIZING THEIR COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION, EVIDENCEBASED PRACTICES, AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT SUPPORT PATIENT CARE AND STAFF WELL-BEING, the emergency departments at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital have received the 2026 Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award, The Lantern Award honors emergency departments that foster collaboration and continuous improvement while maintaining high standards for patient care, safety, and staff engagement. SBCH and SYVCH are among 126 emergency departments selected for the recognition this year. The emergency departments have worked to create a culture where frontline staff are empowered to identify improvement opportunities, share ideas, and shape changes in how care is delivered, improving patient experiences and making emergency care more efficient. The award recipients will be featured in upcoming ENA publications, on the ENA website, and during Emergency Nursing 2026, the association’s annual conference taking place Sept. 28th -Oct. 1st.

Summer Read-A-Palooza Finishes Strong

LMOST 2,000 READERS OF ALL AGES READ ALL SUMMER LONG as the Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Libraries hosted their annual Summer Reading Program, Read-A-Palooza 2026. Since June 1st, readers logged 44,458 days of reading, completed nearly 6,000 activities, and achieved 2,533 Super Sunshine Awards – a special recognition for kids age 12 and under for reading all seven days in a week. Registration in the program increased by 730 participants from last year. New this year was the program’s focus on encouraging readers to develop a sustainable, lifelong reading habit by logging days of reading instead of minutes or books read, encouraging continuous participation throughout the summer. There was also a new activity challenge, motivating families to engage with the community and attend events.

“It was great to hear the positive responses from families to the changes in the program. Patrons mentioned it was simpler to track, and they enjoyed the activity lists that gave them new ideas for summer adventures,” said Children’s Librarian Kaeley Christensen. Free events were held over the course of the program at each of the libraries in the system, including hula shows, science lessons, outdoor concerts, movie screenings, and reptile visits. All along the way, teenage volunteers helped make the program a success, contributing a total of 950 hours of community service. goletavalleylibrary.org

Hula Anyone shared an authentic hula show and lesson at the Goleta Community Center

“Representation matters,” said Holly Lohuis, Girls in Ocean Science Conference Co-Chair, marine biologist and educator, and Co-Director of the Santa Barbara Channel Whale Heritage Area. “When girls meet women who share their experiences, career paths, and passion for science, they begin to see that they might belong in these fields. We hope the program inspires students to become scientists, innovators, and stewards of their own coastal community.” Through interactive activities and conversations with female scientists, educators, and conservation professionals, participants explored careers in marine biology, oceanography, environmental science, conservation, and other STEAM fields. The program was led by Lohuis and Penny Owens, Education and Community Outreach Director at Santa Barbara Channelkeeper.

SBMM will continue its 2026 Girls in Ocean Science program with the museum’s sixth annual conference on Saturday, September 26th, for students in grades six to eight, and Sunday, September 27th, for students in grades nine to To register for this program and learn more visit sbmm.org 12.

Hillside SB Celebrates 2nd Annual Disability Independence Day Festival

A JOYOUS DAY CELEBRATING INCLUSION, self-determination, and opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities united dozens of community members when Hillside Santa Barbara hosted its second annual Disability Independence Day Festival. It was held on Disability Independence Day, which commemorates the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act

“This event is a celebration of the incredible individuals we serve and the inclusive community we continue to build together,” said Angela De Bruyn, Director of Employee & Community Relations. “Disability Independence Day reminds us that true independence is supported by opportunity, acceptance, and access. We are grateful to our community partners, volunteers, sponsors, and everyone who helped make this day so meaningful.”

The festival featured music, entertainment, games, activities, and chances to connect with organizations dedicated to serving individuals with hillsidesb.org disabilities throughout Santa Barbara County.

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A Successful, Confetti-Filled Fiesta! THOUSANDS CAME OUT FOR the Saturday morning annual Fiesta Children’s Parade on Cabrillo Blvd. The route was lined with family members and friends. The event ended with kids getting free ice cream.

Remembering Ruby the Red Panda SADLY RUBY HAS DIED at the Santa Barbara Zoo from an illness. She gave birth on July 2nd to two cubs who also passed away about a week apart from each other in July. The Red Panda is an endangered animal. Raj, the zoo’s male Red Panda, remains in the exhibit.

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A SPECIAL CONFETTI EGG with my image and a grand marshal badge has been made and presented to me by the Mendez family. It is a forever memory of Fiesta 2026!

SPONTANEOUS STREET BANDS PERFORMED this weekend on several blocks of downtown Santa Barbara during Old Spanish Days. The lively shows had hundreds dancing in the streets from curb to curb. Nearly all nearby nightclubs and bars were at capacity too.

CLEAN UP AFTER OLD SPANISH DAYS in Santa Barbara will take days. The first effort by crews on the waterfront and in downtown has made a big impact. Confetti eggs were cracked by the thousands.

A POLICE CHASE IN DOWNTOWN SANTA BARBARA on Saturday ended with the arrest of an evading young e-motorcycle rider who was caught and handcuffed. He was taken in for multiple serious violations. The bike was impounded. He was under 18 years old and a parent was notified at the scene. This took place during the Old Spanish Days weekend when extra officers from agencies including UC Police and San Luis Obispo were in town assisting Santa Barbara Police for added public safety. SOUTHBOUND HIGHWAY 101 LANES were closed briefly at 5am on Wednesday morning in Montecito when a vehicle went out of control and ended up on the inside of the construction zone wall. This was just before the San Ysidro exit. CHP held traffic while Love’s towing removed the vehicle. No major injuries were reported. ONE OF THE STRATEGIC TRAFFIC CONTROLS during the massive Old Spanish Days turnout of cars and people in Santa Barbara over the weekend was to limit the cross street traffic to just one lane. That kept a lane open for first responders. It was the fastest way to get police, fire, and AMR to an emergency scene. THERE WAS A ROLLOVER of a mini van on Friday night and it’s back on its wheels. It was on the northbound Hwy 101 at Winchester Canyon offramp - western Goleta. CHP and SB Co. Fire were on it.

Milio’s Pizza Opens This Weekend IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE FIRST BITE of Milio’s Pizza, new to downtown Santa Barbara, doors open on Friday at 11am. It’s pizza by the slice, with late night hours until 11pm at 901 State Street, at the corner of De la Guerra on the mall side.

Free Concerts Rock Crowds at Stow House THE DOUBLEWIDE KINGS performed Tuesday night as a part of the summer Music at the Ranch free concert series at Stow House - Rancho La Patera in Goleta. Next week, August 18th, will be the last concert of the summer with Out Of The Blue. John Palminteri is a veteran news reporter and anchor for Newschannel 3-12 TV and both KJEE and KCLU radio in Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/Ventura. Off the air, he’s often bringing his smile and positive energy to the microphone at fundraisers and civic events. John’s social media presence has one of the largest followings in Santa Barbara, and this page has the weekly highlights. Twitter: @JohnPalminteri • Instagram: @JohnPalminteriNews www.facebook.com/john.palminteri.5

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John E Profant Foundation for the Arts

Fiesta Finale: A Passport to Spain N A MAGICAL SUNDAY NIGHT, Fiesta Finale welcomed festive patrons of the arts to celebrate the close of Old Spanish Days under the stars in the private open-air courtyard of El Paseo Restaurant.

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Fiesta Finale is a tradition that began in 2000. This year, Gary Simpson and Jill Nida greeted guests resplendent in Fiesta finery of colorful ribbons, flowers, ruffles, lace, and embroidery, perhaps hoping for one of the bestdressed awards given every year. The sold-out performance opened with the Latin jazz of the beloved Martinez Brothers, inspiring spontaneous dancing during the champagne reception. “My dear, dear friends, you know how beautiful you are,” said Father Larry of Old Mission Santa Barbara, before his opening prayer. “This community is so blessed with each of you. Of course, the beauty comes from within yourself. But we also recognize that it comes from the very land we stand on, the land of the Chumash people.” Blessings granted, an inspiring and intimate performance began, thanks in part to the charming emcee, Mignonne Profant, and the incredibly talented and approachable artists.

To introduce Marco Labastida, singer of Spanish serenatas, Mignonne recalled James Garcia, Jenna Jobst Reichental, and Howard Jay Smith the romantic story of how her parents met at this very same restaurant. “My father saw a lovely young woman sitting across the way. And he said, ‘I’m going to ask this lady to dance.’ My dad, to make his way through college, was teaching at an Arthur Murray Ballroom Dance Studio, so he was definitely a dancer. And she was a former ballerina. The rest is history.” At 90 seconds long, Tigran Sargsyan’s solo performance of the Basilio Variation from the ballet Don Quixote was short but intense, powerful, and elegant. “The John E. Profant Foundation for the Arts preserves Santa Barbara’s cultural heritage and assists artists of all ages through scholarships, exhibits, and performances,” said Mignonne, “supporting visual artists, dancers, musicians, actors and writers of all ages.”

Henry Profant Scholarship Award for Music Therapy to support her studies at Cal State Northridge. “Thank you so much, I’m so grateful,” Vetter said. “Music means so much to me, I can’t imagine doing anything else.” Howard Jay Smith received a Profant scholarship award years ago to help him publish his first book Beethoven In Love; Opus 139. He shared the story of a Hapsburg prince he’d met in Prague who recounted his family’s pride that their great-great-grandfather had supported a young pianist named Beethoven. “That’s what your money can do!” Smith said, inviting people to support artists. “We don’t know if there’s another Beethoven in this town, but there sure are many talented people.” The Profant Foundation commissioned the gravitydefying Paso Trio España! (a Paso Doble, with three performers) just for Fiesta Finale, with Eduard Sargsyan, Natella Devitskaya, and Tigran Sargsyan. The dancers received the first of three standing ovations.

The next ovation erupted Tigran Sargsyan and Eduard Sargsyan for the lively contemporary ballet Chispeando, performed by Lena Fern Harris, Kassandra Vogel, and Emily Van Citters. Musette Profant saw this number in Los Angeles, and asked choreographer Sofia Saenz to adapt it to theatre-in-the-round, since the Finale dance floor is in the center of the venue. The annual Tableau Vivant was an Iberia Airlines travel poster from the ‘50s, Passport to Spain, animated by Lakshmi “La Chimi” Basile and Manuel Gutiérrez Cabello, with José Manuel Alconchel on guitar and cante by José Moreno. La Chimi choreographed this tablao in memory of her mentor, flamenco master Anna Galindo, who passed away recently. Galindo taught thousands of Santa Barbara dancers over half a century, including 22 Spirits and Junior Spirits of Fiesta. “Fiesta Finale is a year-long project. We’re so grateful to the community for celebrating with us, embracing and supporting Santa Barbara artists of all ages,” added Musette. profantfoundation.org

Ruby Olson Vetter, who played Chick Corea’s Spain on flute, was surprised to receive the

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Julie Herrera Foley portrayed Saint Barbara in El Desfile Histórico

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Spirit of Fiesta Jenna Ramirez danced all across town, including at Noches de Ronda

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Flor y Canto shared Californio song and dance and remembered Erin Graffy

Fiesta parties popped up all weekend long at Mercado de la Guerra and the Santa Barbara Zoo for DIGS!

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Old Mission Santa Barbara lit up for Fiesta Pequeña

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NDING THE SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL ON A HEARTWARMING AND COLLABORATIVE NOTE, the Music Academy of the West’s Lerer

Vocal Institute fellows impressed at their final and most engaging vocal recital of the season last week. Joining forces with internationally-renowned mezzosoprano Stephanie Blythe, who expressed “the future of our art form is in good hands,” the fellows merged professional artistry with an old-fashioned sing-along to present Dreams of America, a program that upheld the power of song to unite people through all ages. In keeping with this summer’s festival theme of “American Mosaic,” Dreams of America offered a program of songs that were either written in homage to or by the Ellis Island immigrants who brought their hopes, dreams, and music with them to America. As Blythe explained to audiences, with the exception of Alan Louis Smith’s Vignettes: Ellis Island — which Smith actually composed with Blythe in mind — all of the program’s music was written by first or secondgeneration immigrants in the early 20th century. “I know this music will live forever,” said Blythe.

Blythe’s powerful voice reverberated throughout Hahn Hall as she and four LVI fellows realized the blend

of humor, emotion, and passion that defines Smith’s Vignettes and, in a larger sense, humanity itself. Inspired by true stories included in the Ellis Island Oral History Project, each piece within Smith’s song cycle speaks to a different aspect of the immigrant experience, from their decisions to leave family behind, the dangerous ocean voyage, and culture shock on arrival.

Geoffrey Schmelzer, Dawson Mae Franzino, Stephanie Blythe, Ashlyn

Each of the LVI fellows’ voices were Brown, and Tyler Middleton performing Vignettes: Ellis Island as distinct and moving as the stories Showers, and Fogg’s rendition of The World is Waiting they sang, from the hopeful and melancholy melodies for the Sunrise. of mezzo-sopranos Ashlyn Brown and Dawson Mae Additional highlights included solo performances Franzino to the reflective and resonant tones of baritones brimming with humor, including Byun and Friedmann’s Tyler Middleton and Geoffrey Schmelzer. As the work playful Button Up Your Overcoat, soprano Mariana concluded, all of the fellows slowly circled around Iguavita’s coy I Want to be Loved by You, and Blythe Blythe, evoking the imagery of a matriarch passing launching into the innuendo-ridden He’d Have to down her family’s stories through song. Get Under - Get Out and Get Under (to Fix Up his Next, it was the audience’s turn to preserve history Automobile), complete with pianist Maureen Zoltek through music, as Blythe encouraged all audience members to join in collectively singing It Had to Be You. tooting a small horn while she accompanied Blythe. This positive, community energy carried through the rest of the night’s sing-alongs, including soprano Kate Fogg and bass Samuel A. Friedman’s cheerful duet of Ain’t We Got Fun?, baritone Daniel Byun’s uplifting April

As the final notes rang out, applause and laughter erupted from the audience-turned-impromptu choir, celebrating the evening’s camaraderie and another successful summer festival.

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A Santa Barbara County Civil Grand Jury report found that Santa Barbara’s service portal, SB Connect, lacks criteria that most self-service hubs would consider standard: regular updates on reported issues, easy accessibility, and accountability.

Now, the city of Santa Barbara is responding: Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse sent a letter in late July containing the City’s official response to the Grand Jury. The letter addresses the report’s five findings in either agreement or disagreement accompanied by an explanation.

The original report, titled “From Complaint to Closure: Gaps in the City of Santa Barbara’s Service Request Process,” took a look at problems spanning from the portal’s elusiveness on the City of Santa Barbara home page to its lengthy step-by-step process for categorizing the problem. In Agreement

The City acknowledges that

SB Connect has failed to deliver its users with real-time updates on solving reported issues. This is a feature that the City promised would be available as part of the portal’s services and agrees that it has “not been consistent.”

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City of Santa Barbara to update SB Connect with a plethora of improvements

To address this, Rowse’s letter states that staff have been assigned to “correct the statuses or resolve the existing open tickets currently in the system.” The City also promises initial responses from the city within two business days of an issue being reported.

The City has also acknowledged the fact that it is more difficult to access the Spanish version of SB Connect. To find SB Connect, you can either scroll down to where it is on the home page or find it in the “Contact Us” page of the website. For Spanishspeaking users, however, only an email address is available in the “Contáctenos” page. As part of their ongoing efforts

to broaden the website’s bilingual capabilities, the City vowed to add entry points for the Spanishlanguage version of the portal at the same locations as where the English language version offers them. Conflicting Points of View

One of the biggest issues the Grand Jury report has with SB Connect is that it seemingly has zero staff members who are held accountable for changes to be implemented. As a recommendation, the Grand Jury suggested assigning someone responsible for handling these issues across different departments. The City, however, stated that a “SB Connect Sustainment Team” already assumed that

position in June 2025. Its job, according to the City, is to “coordinate system improvements, unify workflows, and drive crossdepartmental consistency.” The members derive from every City department that is capable of receiving service requests who direct the portal’s implementations day-by-day. The City, therefore, has labeled the Grand Jury’s recommendation as “implemented.” Another issue is the matter of accessing the portal.

SB Connect is available both as a downloadable app and on the City’s website, halfway down the home page and on the “Contact Us” page.

The city disagreed with the finding that it is difficult to access the portal given the number of places you can find it on the website. Nonetheless, to improve the service’s streamlining, a “Create a Request” button has been added to the top right corner of the website.

Finally, there’s the matter of public input on the functions of SB Connect. How SB Connect works is managed entirely by City staff given the portal’s administrative and technical nature.

“While resident feedback plays a critical role in shaping service delivery, the internal processes and technical systems supporting SB Connect operations are primarily managed by departmental staff due to their specialized operational, technical, and administrative nature,” as stated in the letter. “Ongoing public participation is not typically required or beneficial for these workflows.” SB Connect users will be able to take a survey on how well SB Connect worked to solve reported issues. The City will begin regularly updating changes to SB Connect’s functionality on its website.

The letter states that all changes would go into effect on or before Dec. 31, 2026. Printed with permission of the Santa Barbara News-Press • 8.10..26

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HAVING UPGRADED MORE THAN 30 INTERSECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, the Citywide Traffic Signal Installation Project is continuing with temporary lane closures in several intersections. Motorists should expect delays due to both construction work and temporary changes to traffic signal operations. During construction, some traffic signals will operate in recall or default timing mode. This means the signals may run on preset timing rather than responding to current traffic demand, which may result in additional delays. The City-hired contractor will complete work at busier intersections in the night and early morning hours to reduce traffic impacts at peak travel times. Traffic signals will be returned to their normal operating configuration as work is completed. The project is expected to be completed by early September 2026. Updates include those to pedestrian push buttons, cameras, retroreflective backplates, and other traffic signal components. cityofgoleta.org

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE – CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NUMBER: 26CV04586. Petitioner: Hannah Grace Nawrocki filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Hannah Grace Nawrocki to PROPOSED NAME: Hannah Grace McGivney. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: September 18, 2026; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 3; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 07/28/26 /s/: Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #26CV04586 Pub Dates: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2026.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE – CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NUMBER: 26CV04663. Petitioner: Juana Amaro filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Juana Amaro to PROPOSED NAME: Juana Rowbottam. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: October 2, 2026; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 4; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 08/10/26 /s/: Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #26CV04663 Pub Dates: August 14, 21, 28, September 4, 2026.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE – CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NUMBER: 26CV04473. Petitioner: Ghina Fouad Brogan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Ghina Fouad Brogan to PROPOSED NAME: Ghina Chloe Haddad. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: September 21, 2026; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 5; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 07/22/26 /s/: Colleen K. Sterne, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #26CV04473 Pub Dates: August 14, 21, 28, September 4, 2026. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE – CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NUMBER: 26CV04233. Petitioner: Cynthia Elizabeth Perez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Cynthia Elizabeth Perez to PROPOSED NAME: Cynthia Elizabeth Santoyo. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: September 9, 2026; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 3; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 07/17/26 /s/: Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #26CV04233 Pub Dates: July 31, August 7, 14, 21, 2026.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE – CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NUMBER: 26CV04154. Petitioner: Elias Maldonado filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Elias Maldonado to PROPOSED NAME: Eli Axion Maldonado. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: September 4, 2026; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 4; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 07/10/26 /s/: Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #26CV04154 Pub Dates: August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2026.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE – CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NUMBER: 26CV04494. Petitioner: Malek Ahmad Dandan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Malek Ahmad Dandan to PROPOSED NAME: Malek Fouat Dandan. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: September 23, 2026; Time: 10:00 am; Dept.: 3; ROOM: [ ] other (specify): at the: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (To appear remotely, check in advance of the hearing for information about how to do so on the courts website. To find your courts website, go to www.courts.ca.gov/find-my-court.htm.) 3 a. [X] A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks before the date set for hearing on the petition in a newspaper of general circulation: [x] (for resident of this county) printed in this county: VOICE MAGAZINE. Date: 07/22/26 /s/: Thomas P. Anderle, Judge of the Superior Court. Legal #26CV04494 Pub Dates: August 14, 21, 28, September 4, 2026.

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CINEMA EVENTS

50 Years of Fabulous: The Story of the Imperial Council of San Francisco • The Pacific Pride Foundation presents a screening of a film celebrating and tracing the history of one of the world’s oldest LGBTQ+ organizations • Marjorie Luke Theatre • $10-15 • luketheatre.org • 6:30pm Tu, 8/18. Tahi • Celebrate Culture Film Screening presented by The SPACE, a historical short drama film following men from the Yaqui tribe crossing into Arizona in 1907, followed by a Q&A • Alhecama Theatre • $10 • sbthp.org • 7pm Fr, 8/14.

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Cine y Letras: Libros y Documentales • Watch the film Un Sueño Posible (The Blind Side), followed by a reflective discussion (Film shown in Spanish) • Eastside Library, MLK Jr. Room • Free • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 9:30-11:30am Th, 8/20.

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2nd Annual Carpinteria Film Festival • Day 1: documentaries and grounded drama, Day 2: thriller, fantasy, and comedy, Day 3: surf and beach films • Alcazar Theatre • $2025 • thealcazar.org • 4-9pm Fr, 8/14 through Su, 8/16.

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Finding Nemo • Animated film following a grumpy clownfish as he sets out on a journey to bring his lost son home • Alcazar Theatre • $5-7 • thealcazar.org • 3pm We, 8/19. Thelma • Action-comedy following a 93-year-old woman out to get revenge after being duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson • Alcazar Theatre • $7-10 • thealcazar.org • 7pm Fr, 8/21.

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Community Calendar LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Opa! SB Greek Festival Returns! CELEBRATE GREEK CULTURE with authentic food, dance, and more when the Santa Barbara Greek Orthodox Church presents the 53rd Annual Santa Barbara Greek festival from 3:30pm to 8pm on Friday, August 14th, 12pm to 8pm on Saturday, August 15th, and 12pm to 6:30pm on Sunday, August 16th at Chase Palm Park Field. Delight in delicious gyros, hummus & pita, spanakopita, baklava and more, plus imported Greek beers, wines, and sodas all while enjoying live music, dancers, and special tunes from DJ Pete Loukatos. A section of the festival will also be dedicated to children, featuring arts and crafts, a bounce house, face painting, and lawn games to create an engaging experience for the whole family. Don’t miss the chance to go Greek for the weekend and take advantage of the return of the Santa Barbara waterfront shuttle. Guests can take this convenient public transport from nearly any downtown parking lot to where the event is held on the beach for a $1 fee on the days of the festival. For tickets (Free-$10) visit sbgreekfest.org

Zumbando Con Eva • Dance class for all ages • Eastside Library • Free • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 9:30-10:30am Fr, 8/14. Shibori Indigo Dyeing Workshop • Learn the art of dyeing, tools and materials provided • $55-60 • exploreecology.org • 6-8pm Fr, 8/14. Advance Care Planning • Bilingual workshop • St. Vincents Villa Caridad Community Rm • Free • hospiceofsb.org • 11:30am-1pm Fr, 8/14. Dinosaur Safari • Interactive talk and tour • SB Museum of Natural History • Included with admission • 1:30-2pm Mon & Fri through 8/21.

MUSIC

Mitchell Tenpenny • American country pop • Chumash Casino • $55-70 • chumashcasino.com • 8pm Fr, 8/14. Interpol • With special guest Julie • SB Bowl • $45-105 • sbbowl.com • 7pm Fr, 8/14.

OUTDOORS

Friday

8/14

CHILDREN

Astronomy Camp • Children ages 8-11 learn about outer space during this five-part series • Central Library,

Faulkner Gallery • Free, register: calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 1:45-3:45pm Fr, 8/14. Read with a Dog • Children practice reading to a furry friend • Central Library • Free • 3:30-4:30pm Fr.

SBC Courthouse Docent Tours • Free • www.sbcourthouse.org • 10:30am Mon-Fri & 2pm daily.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Gem Faire • Gems and jewelry • Earl Warren Showgrounds • $7 • gemfaire.com • 12-6pm Fr, 8/14 & Sa, 8/15, and 12-5pm Su, 8/16. SB Greek Festival • Authentic food, drinks, live entertainment • Chase Palm Park Field • Free-$10 • sbgreekfest.org • 3:30-8pm Fr, 8/14; 128pm Sa, 8/15; and 12-6:30pm Su, 8/16.

Saturday 8/15 CHILDREN

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Little G’s • Michael Bagdasarian & Adalberto Angulo read Sammy the Scaredy Cat and Milo the Miniature Horse • Godmothers Books • Free • godmothers.com • 11am Sa, 8/15.

Walk with Professor Julie as she shares tales of mystery and history... & meet friendly spirits...

Crafternoon • Fun crafts, ages 5+ • Explore Ecology Makerspace • $8 • exploreecology.org • 10am-12pm, Sat.

Call or text to schedule your walking tour! • 805-905-9019

Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages, free w/admission • SBNature.org

Theatre

Summer Lights Cabaret! 2026

COME SUPPORT A TALENTED LOCAL TEEN ENSEMBLE when Lights Up! Theatre Company presents the third annual Summer Lights Cabaret! 2026, an evening of live performances by current company members and alumni. The production will take place at 7pm in Center Stage Theater following pre-show festivities featuring community connection and refreshments at 6:30pm in the theater patio, on Sunday, August 16th.

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She.Is.Beautiful Kick-off • Free Bond Fitness Class for all levels and ages • Girls Inc. of Greater SB • Free • girlsinc.org • 5:30pm Fr, 8/14.

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Skylight • Ghostlight Theatre and Amy Love present a play about the rekindled love between a London schoolteacher and a restaurateur • Center Stage Theater • $15-29 • centerstagetheater.org • 7pm Fr, 8/14 & Sa, 8/15. Summer Lights Cabaret! 2026 • Lights Up! Theatre Co. presents their teen ensemble, current company members, and alumni • Center Stage Theater • $15-50 • centerstagetheater.org • 6:30pm Su, 8/16. The Story of War • A comedic one man show mixing military history with animatronics • The Community Arts Workshop • $29 • nothalfbad.org • 8pm Fr, 8/14, Sa, • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.

8/15, and Su, 8/16. King of the Wild Frontier • A one man play that takes place in a New Jersey country club in the 1960’s • Rubicon Theatre • $39 • rubicontheatre.org • 6pm Su, 8/16. An Extraordinary Evening • Live reading of the play King of the Wild Frontier, followed by a conversation with Joe Spano and John Romano • Rubicon Theatre • $50 • rubicontheatre.org • 6pm Su, 8/16. Love Letters • Benefit performance of the play following the 50 year-relationship between Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III • Rubicon Theatre • $89-164 • rubicontheatre.org • 7pm Tu, 8/18.

COMEDY

Pavilion • 20-minute session with Kristen Smith of Veils & Tails Photography • SBMNH, Sprague Butterfly Pavillion • $350 • sbnature.org • 4-5:30pm Fr, 8/14 & Sa, 8/15.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Introduction to Relief Printmaking With “Flexicut” • Carving with different tools and handprinting cards • Community Arts Workshop • $65-85 • sbcaw.org • 10am-3pm Sa, 8/15.

The Good Good Show • Comedy show • Night Lizard Brewing Company • $10 • 7:30-9:30pm Sa, 8/15.

From Imagination to Illustration • Authors and an illustrator discuss creating children’s books • Ojai Art Center Literary Branch • $5 donation • ojaiartcenter.org • 2-4pm Sa, 8/15. Photo Sessions in the Butterfly

Magic: The Gathering • Learn to play this trading card game • Metro Comics Metro Entertainment • Free • 12-12:30pm Sa.

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MUSIC

Continued

Goleta’s Dam Dinner

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Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan • Guitar and harmonica blues, rag, and goodtime music • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Su, 8/16.

ENJOY A SUMMERTIME COMMUNITY MEAL when the City of Goleta presents its annual Goleta Dam Dinner, a casual evening of community fun featuring Kona Ice, free face painting, the Goleta Valley Library Bookvan, and live music from local bluegrass group the Salt Martians. Attendees are encouraged to bring a straw hat for a special group photo, and either pack a picnic dinner or purchase food from the Lobo Butcher Shop food truck on site. Join neighbors and friends in one of the last weekends of the summer at the Lake Los Carneros Dam from 4pm to 7pm on Saturday, August 15th. Free & open to the public. cityofgoleta.org

Santa Barbara Go Club • All levels welcome to learn this ancient game • Free • Mosaic Locale, 1131 State St • 805-448-5335 • 11am-3pm Sa.

MUSIC

The Unaccompanied Minors • Folk duo • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Sa, 8/15. SB Master Chorale Call for Auditions • High school age and above are encouraged to audition for the 2026-27 season • Trinity Lutheran Church • Schedule an audition: sbmasterchorale.org • 1-5pm Sa, 8/15 & Su, 8/16. Journey USA • Journey tribute band • Lobero Theatre • $35-68 • lobero.org • 8pm Sa, 8/15.

OUTDOORS

Architectural Walking Tour • History of buildings in SB • City Hall steps at De la Guerra Plaza • $20 • afsb.org • 10am, Sat.

SPECIAL EVENTS

SB County Dressage Society • Members present themselves and their horses • Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free • sbccds.org • 8am-5pm Sa, 8/15 & Su, 8/16. Arts, Food, & Music Festival • Vendor booths, BBQ, live music, a wine, beer, and spirits garden,

and more • SB Elks Lodge • Free • sbelks613.com • 12pm Sa, 8/15. Community Lemonade Stand • Local organizations take over the stand to fundraise • Montecito Country Mart • 12-2pm Sa, 8/15.

Sunday 8/16 CHILDREN

Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages • Free w/ admission • SBNature. org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun. Sundays at the Ranch • Family fun, barn animals and tractor rides • Stow House • Free • 11am-2pm Sun.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

OG Tutor Training • Based on the Orton-Gillingham Approach • Central Library • Free, register: calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 9:30am-12:30pm Su, 8/16 & Su, 8/23. Entwined Histories • Carmen Giménez and author Cristina Rivera Garza discuss her book Autobiography of Cotton • SBMA, Mary Craig Auditorium • $10-15 • sbma.net • 2-3pm Su, 8/16. Empathy Cafe • Practice communication skills and creating trust and understanding • Riviera Theater upstairs • Free • theempathycenter.org •

Cuyama Mama & The Hot Flashes • Americana dance • SOhO • $12 • sohosb.com • 7:30pm Su, 8/16. 311 & Dirty Heads • Rock bands, with special guest Atmosphere, Rome • SB Bowl • $55-145 • sbbowl.com • 4:30pm Su, 8/16.

OUTDOORS

Beach Cleanup • Help clean up East Beach • Meet behind Skater’s Point skate park • RSVP: sbnature.org • 10am-12pm Su, 8/16. Sunday Architecture Tour • Meet at Public Library Plaza at 40 E Anapamu St • Architectural Fdn of SB • $20 • afsb.org • 10am Sun.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Soul Magic Retreat • Lee Harris’ health and wellness retreat • Lobero Theatre • $1995 • leeharrisenergy.com • Su, 8/16 through Fr, 8/21. Sunday Supper • Little Dom’s Seafood revives the original Sunday Supper, including salad, beef braciole, and gelato • Little Dom’s Seafood in Carpinteria • $21 • ldseafood.com • Su, 8/16.

Monday 8/17 CHILDREN

Little G’s • Reading of This Book is Seriously Silly • Godmothers Books • Free • 11am Mo, 8/17. Baby & Me • Develop your baby’s preliteracy skills, 0-14 months • Central Library • Free • 11-11:30am Mo.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

PFLAG Zoom Meeting • Support to Trans Families: A Story of Struggle, Success and Resilience • Free • Register at pflagsantabarbara@gmail.com • 7-8:30pm Mo, 8/17.

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Community Workshop: Shape the Future of the Library • Open discussion about library’s future • Faulkner Gallery • Free • 1-2pm Mo, 8/17; 6-7pm Tu, 8/18; & 4-5pm Th, 8/20. Portrait Drawing Class • Skilled instruction and fundamentals presented by Jennifer Bi • Community Arts Workshop • $300 • sbcaw.org • 6-9pm Mondays, 8/17 through 9/14. Magic The Gathering • Commander Tournament • Metro Entertainment • $5 • 6-9pm Mo, 8/17. Scrabble Club • Louise Lowry Davis Center • All levels/ English/ Spanish • Free • 1-4pm Mon. Parliamo • Italian conversation, all levels • Natural Cafe, 361 Hitchcock Way • Free • parliamo.yolasite.com • 5-6:30pm Mon. SB Bridge Club • Play bridge, meets daily • 2255 Las Positas Rd • Schedule and RSVP: bridgewebs.com/sbbc542

Tuesday COMEDY

CHILDREN

Creator’s Club • Bilingual, weekly STEAM activity • Eastside Library • Free • 2-3pm We.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Poetry Reading • With Latine poets Carlos Andrés Gomez & Brent Ameneyro • Faulkner Gallery • Free • 5:30-6:30pm We, 8/19. Romance Book Club • Discuss The Very Definition of Love by Sophia Benoit • Faulkner Gallery • Free • 5:30-6:30pm We, 8/19. Drop-In Nature Journaling • Centered on birds, blooms and bugs • SB Museum of Natural History • Included with admission • sbnature.org • 2-4pm We, 8/19. Knitting & Crochet Club • Louise Lowry Davis Ctr • All levels/English/ Spanish • Free • 9-11:30am Wed.

8/18 Le Cercle Français • French

Carpinteria Improv Drop-In Class • Learn or practice skills • Alcazar Theatre • $10 • 7pm Tu.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS.

Terrell J. A. Winder • Signs and discusses his book Shameless: The Making of Black Gay Identities in L.A. • Chaucer’s Books • Free • 6-7pm Tu, 8/18. Macrophotography in the Butterfly Pavilion • Amateur and professional photographers invited to bring their own macro lenses • SBMNH, Sprague Butterfly Pavilion • $50-70 • sbnature.org • 5pm Tu, 8/18. Chess Club • Louise Lowry Davis Center • All levels/ English/Spanish • Free • 1-4pm Tue.

conversation, all levels • Free • Natural Cafe • sbfrenchgroup.yolasite.com • 5-6:30pm Wed.

MUSIC

Open Jam • At Revolver Pizza. Jam with musicians • 1429 San Andres St • Free • revolversb.com • 6-9pm Wed.

Thursday 8/20 LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Mobility & Balance for Longevity • Dr. Hunter Ford, teaches practical techniques, plus a soup tasting included • Organic Soup Kitchen • Free • organicsoupkitchen.org • 4pm Th, 8/20

SPECIAL EVENTS

Board Games + Brews • Community game night • Night Lizard Brewing Company, 607 State St • 6-9pm Tu.

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Trail Talks: Plant ID 101 • Talk covering the three most common plant ID mistakes beginners make • Faulkner Gallery • Free • 6:30-7:30pm Th, 8/20. Montecito Poetry Club • Discuss poet William Carlos Williams • Montecito Library • Free, register: calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 10-11:30am Th, 8/20. The Art of Science • Examine and draw butterflies and moths • SB Museum of Natural History • Included with admission • sbnature. org • 1:30-2:30pm Th, 8/20. Vision For a Wild Coast at Point Conception • Moses Katkowski discusses conservation, restoration, science, and stewardship • SB Maritime Museum • $5-20 • sbmm.org • 7pm Th, 8/20. Astronomy’s Cutting Edge: Six-class Course • Interactive exploration of recent astronomical discoveries • SBMNH, Gladwin Planetarium • $120-150 • sbnature.org • 5:15-6:15pm Th, 8/20. Knit ‘n’ Needle • Fiber arts club • Montecito Library • Free • 2pm Th.

MUSIC

Los Tranquilos • Latin American soul with special guests Burgundy Blues and Val-Mar Records • SOhO • $23 • sohosb.com • 8pm Th, 8/20.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Wine and Chocolate Nite • Wine tasting, cacao husk tea, make your own chocolate square, live music, board games and chess • Menchaca Chocolate • $55 • menchacachocolates.com • 6-9pm Th, 8/20. Kiwanis Music Nites • Live music by Smelly Cat, dancing, drinks, food, raffles, and more • Singleton Pavillion, Elings Park • Free • elingspark.org • 5:30-7:30pm Th, 8/20.

Friday

SPECIAL EVENTS

SB Kennel Club • Dog show, breeder’s showcase • Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free • sbkcdogs.org • 7:30am-5pm Fr, 8/21 through Su, 8/23. Santa Cruz Island Day Trip • Varnava Romo and Sabina Thompson lead a scenic walk • Meet at Ventura Harbor • $175-200 • sbbotanicgarden.org • 8:15am-6pm Fr, 8/21.

Saturday 8/22

8/21 CHILDREN

CHILDREN

Read with a Dog • Children practice reading to a furry friend • Central Library • Free • 3:30-4:30pm Fr.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Sound Bath • Melodic full-body meditation • 1221 Victoria Court • $45 • momence.com • 6-7:30pm Fr, 8/21. Finish Up Friday • Finish a creative project or start something new • EE Makerspace • $15 • exploreecology.org • 1-4pm Fr, 8/21.

MUSIC

Will Evans • Folk and roots • SOhO • $28 • sohosb.com • 7pm Fr, 8/21. The Brasscals • Street brass band • Night Lizard Brewing Company • Free • 8-10pm Fr, 8/21.

Little G’s • Reading of Good Night, Little Blue Truck • Godmothers Books • Free • 11am Sa, 8/22. Crafternoon • Fun crafts, ages 5+ • Explore Ecology Makerspace • $8 • exploreecology.org • 10am-12pm, Sat. Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages, free w/admission • SBNature.org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.

TEEN

Relax and Craft For Teens • Crafting session for grades 7-12, supplies will be provided • Central Library • Free • 3-4:30pm Sa, 8/22.

COMEDY

The Ocean Hates You! • Comedy by former marine biologist Forrest Shaw • Alcazar Theatre • $15-20 • thealcazar.org • 7pm Sa, 8/22.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Medicare 101 • Sky Savarese’s workshop • Faulkner Gallery • Free • 10-11am Sa, 8/22.

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The Sacred Circle • Diana Raab’s guided gathering for women over 60 • Godmothers Books • $39 • godmothers.com • 2pm Sa, 8/22.

SB Kennel Club Dog Show

CALLING ALL DOG-LOVERS! Come watch canines compete when Santa Barbara Kennel Club presents the annual Breeder’s Showcase Competition with “Dinner at the Dog Show” and the 13th annual Bullyganza, a special bull dog competition, at the Earl Warren Showgrounds from 7:30am to 5pm on Saturday, August 22nd and Sunday, August 23rd. Free & open to the public, for more info visit sbkcdogs.org

Mosaic Magic Community Workshop • Michelle Griffoul offers tips to turn tiles, beads, and shells into wall hangings • EE Makerspace • $15 • exploreecology. org • 2-4pm Sa, 8/22.

MUSIC

Elijah Rock: Memories Unleashed • A concert celebrating the power of music and memory • The New Vic Theatre • $3-50 • etcsb. org • 8pm Sa, 8/22. Van Allen Twins • Blues, bluegrass, and folk • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Sa, 8/22. Bear Redell • Country • Chumash Casino • Free • chumashcasino.com • 8pm Sa, 8/22.

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50 Years of Fabulous: The Story of the Imperial Council of San Francisco CELEBRATING THE HISTORY of one of the world’s oldest and most influential LGBTQ+ organizations, 50 Years of Fabulous: The Story of the Imperial Council of San Francisco will screen through a special presentation by the Pacific Pride Foundation at 6:30pm on Tuesday, August 18th in the Marjorie Luke Theatre For Tickets ($10-15) visit luketheatre.org Train • Drops of Jupiter: 25 Years Tour, with special guests Barenaked Ladies and Matt Nathanson • SB Bowl • $62-156 • sbbowl.com • 6pm Sa, 8/22.

OUTDOORS

Out, Proud, Unstoppable • Pacific Pride festival featuring performers, local musicians, dance companies, DJs, drag artists and more • Chase Palm Park • Free • pacificpridefoundation.org • 11am7pm Sa, 8/22. Twilight Garden Walk • Take a self guided tour • Ganna Walska Lotusland • $35-80 • lotusland.org • 4:30-6:30pm Sa, 8/22. Architectural Walking Tour • History of buildings in SB • City Hall steps at De la Guerra Plaza • $20 • afsb.org • 10am, Sat.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Zoofari Ball: Atlantis Rising • Gala supporting conservation • SB Zoo • $650 • sbzoo.org • 5:30– 11:00pm Sa, 8/22.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Misha Brown • Author talk, discussing his book Be Your Own Bestie • Godmothers Books • $23-52 • godmothers.com • 6pm Su, 8/23.

MUSIC

Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan • Guitar and harmonica blues, rag, and goodtime music • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Su, 8/23.

OUTDOORS

Sunday Architecture Tour • Meet at Public Library Plaza at 40 E Anapamu St • Architectural Fdn of SB • $20 • afsb.org • 10am Sun.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Echoes of the Anchor: A Journey Through Maritime History • Community event featuring authentic artifacts, history reenactors, and interactive activities • SB Maritime Museum • Free • sbmm.org • 10am4pm Su, 8/23.

Sunday 8/23 CHILDREN

Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages • Free w/admission • SBNature. org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun. Sundays at the Ranch • Family fun, barn animals, and tractor rides • Stow House • Free • goletahistory.org • 11am-2pm Sun.

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August 14, 2026

The Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild and VOICE Gallery present:

Caliente!

August 2nd to 29th, 2026

By Michael Hannon

Participating Artists: Bay Hallowell Beverly Decker Bruce Berlow Bruce Birkland Carla Spence Carolyn Lokken Christine Jeszeck Danuta Bennett Deidre Stietzel Edward Rodgers Frank DiMarco Fred Lehto Inés Monguió Jim Kay Jill Sattler Kelly Hildner Ken Waxman Melinda Mettler Merith Cosden Marlene Struss Nadya Brown Nagui Achamallah Pamela Benham Patricia Heller Patricia Post Peter Andrews Ritva Hiltunen Robert Voorhees Jr Roberta Gross Rosemarie Gebhart Susan Price Tom Burgher Tom Post

Sculptors: By Rosemarie Gebhart

A. Michael Marzolla Angeles GF Carl Berney Cevins McCullah Elmer Francine Kirsch George Jercich Jay Plaehn John Spivey Joseph Crosby Dan Rider Kerry Methner Lewis Cohen Mary Dee Thompson Michael Hannon Nina de Creeft Ward Patrick McGinnis Pati Griffin Paul Larsen Richard Kaplan Tom Peck Toni Scott

By Patricia Post

By Tom Peck By Nadya Brown

By Roberta Gross

By Inés Monguió By Angeles GF

La Cumbre Plaza 110 S. Hope #H124 M-F 10-5:30; Sa & Su 1-5

La Cumbre Plaza 3rd Friday Artwalk

August 21st • 5-7:30pm

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Celebrate Culture: Roots Beyond the Surface

XPERIENCE ART THROUGH A CULTURAL LENS at an exhibit centered on Indigenous artists, culture bearers, and historically marginalized voices. The week-long exhibit titled Celebrate Culture: Roots Beyond the Surface, is presented by a partnership with

the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara and The SPACE. It will be on view through August 16th and open 11am to 2pm and 3 to 6pm daily. Creative participants in the exhibition include:

Maria Elena Lopez leads Su’nan Protection, Art & Cultural Education (The SPACE), an organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and celebrating the rich Indigenous culture of the Chumash people. John Khus is an artist from the Bear Clan of the Chumash.

Anthony Castelo has lived his passion for Yaqui/Yoeme culture for the past 30 years. Elena Rios is a Cultural Practitioner, Nature Connection Guide, and Interdisciplinary Artist.

Toni Scott is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores ancestry, memory, migration, and the spiritual landscapes that connect people across generations. Image from the installation, Living Prayers: Indigo Waters which extends the series Bloodlines, by Toni Scott

The Cultured Abalone Farm sustainably hand-raises red abalone from hatchery to harvest, ranch purple sea urchins, and tumble culture red seaweed.

The Chumash Maritime Association is a non-profit group that revives and protects the traditional oceangoing culture of the Chumash tribe.

Image from the installation, Living Prayers: Indigo Waters which extends the series Bloodlines, by Toni Scott

Kasia Shebloski is a devotee to the seeds, soil, and story. One Thread Collective offers fair trade work, business training, and leadership opportunities to Indigenous Wayuu weavers in La Guajira, Colombia.

Pyrovibe (Allison “Ace” Claudio Miguel) is an emerging artist based in Santa Barbara, driven by curiosity and the freedom to create. Dr. Tara Jones, Depth Psychologist, is a published writer, visual artist, holistic academic counselor, and cultural worker specializing in Black womxn’s wellness.

Tima Lotah Link is a textile artist. “There’s the sourberry, juncus, and tule that still grows along this coast, the same plants my ancestors gathered long before the 101 cut through.” David Deurson creates dynamic and emotive portraiture.

Rod Rolle is a freelance photographer based in Santa Barbara. Isa Saldivar is an emerging culture bearer and artist, Chumash Community member. LoriAnna Velez is a land protector and artist, Barbareño Chumash.

MCASB is located on the Arts Terrace at 653 Paseo Nuevo inside the mall. mcasantabarbara.org

The Northern Chumash Tribal Council whose mission is to offer a foundation for Chumash people to bring Culture and Heritage back to life.

Museum of Contemporay Art Santa Barbara 653 Paseo Nuevo • mcasantabarbara.org

The Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation is dedicated to preserving and protecting ancient cultural heritage while enriching the lives of community members in the modern world.

The Big Picture from the Guadalupe Mural Project, by Rod Rolle

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Art Venues

August 14, 2026 Malcolm Tuffnell Art Studio

• GALLERIES • STUDIOS • MUSEUMS • PUBLIC PLACES • Santa Barbara St, #H • artlabbe.org Atkinson Gallery • Tu & We 10–2 • SBCC Humanities East Campus Rm 203 • atkinsongallerysbcc.com Bella Rosa Galleries • 1103-A State St • 11-5 daily • 805-966-1707 The Carriage and Western Art Museum • Old Spanish Days Trophy Saddles; Victoria Stables Wagon • Ongoing • Free • 129 Castillo St • 805-962-2353 • 9-3 Mo-Fr • carriagemuseum.org

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REH Contemporary Contemporary Gallery Gallery REH 12 W. W. Anapamu Anapamu St St 12

10 West Gallery • Figurative through Aug • 10 W Anapamu • 11-5 We-Mo • 805-770-7711 • 10westgallery.com Architectural Fdn Gallery • Jacqueline Woods: How Forever Works, through Aug 15 • 229 E Victoria • 805-965-6307 • 1–4 some Sa & By Appt • afsb.org Arrediamo Fine Art & Traditional Rugs Gallery • 911.5 State St • arrediamo.com

Art Events 2nd Thursday • at the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center. Featured speaker: Santa Ynez Chumash community member and traditional basket weaver Lisa Valencia • Free • 3-5pm Thu, 8/13. Opening Reception for Sacred Places • Paintings of Arturo Tello at Palm Loft Gallery • 4-6pm Sat, 8/15. Reception at Maker House • Celebrating the artists behind the work. Cake, live music, and good company • 11am Su, 8/16. Jami Joelle Nielsen: An Otherworldly, Rusty Retrospective • A solo retrospective exhibition celebrating artist Jami Joelle Nielsen • Community Arts Workshop • Free • 5pm Th, 8/6 through Su, 8/16.

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Art & Soul Gallery • Cosas De La Vida through Aug 30 • Thu-Sun 12-5; by appt • 1323 State St • artandsoulsb.com Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UCSB • Closed through Aug 26 • museum.ucsb.edu Art From Scrap • Explore Ecology • exploreecology.org ArtLabbé Gallery • Free art, music, & exercise classes to our individuals with special needs & family members • Tu, We, Th, Sun 12-5:30; Fr 12-5 • 111 Celebrate Culture: Roots Beyond the Surface • A one week exhibit centered on Indigenous artists, culture bearers, and historically marginalized voices • Museum of Contemporary Art • Free • 11am-2pm and 3-7pm Mo, 8/10 through Su, 8/16. La Cumbre Plaza 3rd Friday Gallery Row Art Walk • Six galleries, music, art activities, & more! • 5-8pm Fri, 8/21. Opening Reception: Through the Eyes of Wiinblad • Elverhøj Museum of History and Art • 4-6pm Sat, 8/22. Carpinteria Creative Arts Market • Pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry, sewn articles • 8th St & Linden Av • Free • 2:30pm-6pm Thu. SB Arts & Crafts Show • Local artists & artisans • Free • 236 E Cabrillo Blvd • 10am-5pm Sun.

California Nature Art Museum • Untamed Desert: Captured by Paulette Donnellon, through Jan 18; Lulu Hyggelig: First Thomas SixCalifornia’s Light Sculptures Dambo Troll • ongoing • 1511 B by Rod Lathim Mission Dr,this Solvang • 11-4atMo, Th, Fr; month 11-5 Sa & Su • calnatureartmuseum.org REH Contemporary Gallery 12La W.Guerra Anapamu Casa de • Fine St Print, Hard Lines: Housing and Exclusion in Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara 1925 – 2025: A Portrait in Maps; Finding Fiesta through Oct 25 • ongoing • $5/ Free • 15 East De la Guerra St • 12-4 Th-Su • sbthp.org/casadelaguerra

Casa Dolores • Bandera Ware / traditional outfits ~ ongoing • 1023 Bath St • 12-4 Tu-Sa • 805-963-1032 Casa del Herrero • Gardens & House • by reservation • 1387 East Valley Rd • tours 10 & 2 We & Sa • 805-565-5653 • casadelherrero.com Channing Peake Gallery • Scaling the Walls • 8-5 M-F • 105 E Anapamu St, 1st fl • 805-568-3994 Colette Cosentino Atelier + Gallery • 11 W Anapamu St • By Appt • colettecosentino.com

RUTH ELLEN HOAG

www.ruthellenhoag.com @ruthellenhoag 805-689-0858 ~inquire for studio classes~

La Quinceanera Tuffnellarts@hotmail.com 805-965-8950

Faulkner Gallery • 40 E Anapamu St • 10-7 Mo-Th; 10-5 Fri, Sa; 12-5 Sun • 805-962-7653.

Grace Fisher Fdn • Inclusive Arts Clubhouse • Paintings by Grace Fisher • 121 S Hope, La Cumbre Plaza • WeSu 11-5pm • gracefisherfoundation.org

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Fazzino Studio Gallery • 3-D by 3-D Rod Lathim original fine artmonth • 1011 State this at St • 805730-9109 • Fazzino.com Gallery REH Contemporary

12Gallery W. Anapamu St • Fuzion & Boutique Hand blown glass, 100 + artists • 1115 State St • fuzionglass.com

Gallery 113 • Members of the SB Art Assn • 1114 State St, #8, La Arcada Ct • 805-965-6611 • 11-5 Mo-Sa; 1-4 Su • gallery113sb.com Gallery Josephine • 133 E Anapamu St • Work by Josephine Tournier Ingram • 1st Thu & By Appt Gallery Los Olivos • Go West: Robin Deshayes, Deborah Kalas, & Linda Lewis through Aug • Daily 104pm • 2920 Grand Av • 805-688-7517 • gallerylosolivos.com Ganna Walska Lotusland • Gardens • by reservation • 695 Ashley Rd • 805-969-9990 • lotusland.org

Indah Gallery • Fri-Sun 12-5 • 2190 N Refugio Rd, Santa Ynez • maxgleason.com/indah-gallery James Main Fine Art • 19th & 20th Century Fine art & antiques • 27 E De La Guerra St • 12-5 Tu-Sa • Appt Suggested • 805-962-8347 Jewish Federation of Greater SB • Portraits of Survival interactive ~ Ongoing • 9-4pm Mo-Fr • 524 Chapala St • 805-957-1115 ext. 114 Kathryne Designs • Local Artists • 1225 Coast Village Rd, A • 10-5 Mo-Sa; 11-5 Su • 805-565-4700 • kathrynedesigns.com La Cumbre Center For Creative Arts • Fine Line Gallery; Elevate Gallery; Illuminations Gallery • Multi-Artist Studio/Gallery Spaces • La Cumbre Plaza • 12-5 Tu-Su • lcccasb.com

Community Arts Workshop • 631 Garden St • 10-6pm Fri & By Appt • sbcaw.org Corridan Gallery • Summer in the Garden: Elliott Ciampi through Aug 15 • 125 N Milpas • 11-5 We-Sa • 805966-7939 • corridan-gallery.com Cypress Gallery • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • 1-4 Sa & Su • 805-7371129 • lompocart.org El Presidio De Santa Bárbara • Nihonmachi Revisited; Memorias y Facturas - ongoing • 123 E Canon Perdido St • 10:30-4:30 Daily • sbthp.org Elverhøj Museum • Through the Eyes of Wiinblad opens Aug 22 • History & Danish culture • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805-686-1211 • 11-5 Th-Mo • elverhoj.org

Daniel Bollag

LCCCA Illuminations Gallery La Cumbre Plaza DanielBaruchBollag@gmail.com

Kerry Methner TheTouchofStone.com 805-570-2011 • VOICE Gallery

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Art Venues CONTINUED Fine Art Prints Greeting Cards and more

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Rosemarie C. Gebhart Contemporary Art

Legacy Arts International • Wed-Sun 12-8pm • La Cumbre Plaza • 310-880-6671 • legacyartsb.com

Summer Soul Photo Contest

Palm Loft Gallery • Sacred Places • Paintings of Arturo Tello through Sept 6 • 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carpinteria • 1-6 Fr-Su & By Appt • 805-684-9700 • palmloft.com Patricia Clarke Studio • 410 Palm Av, Carpinteria • By Appt • 805-4527739 • patriciaclarkestudio.com Peregrine Galleries • Early CA & American paintings; fine vintage jewelry • 1133 Coast Village Rd • 805252-9659 • @peregrinegalleries Pippin • La Aracada’s newest art, antiques, boutique • 1114 State #24. Portico Gallery • Jordan Pope & Gallery Artists • Open Daily • 1235 Coast Village Rd • 805-729-8454 • porticofinearts.com

dimarcogallery.com Goleta Photographer

Frank DiMarco

805-453-2770

Linden Studio • Art & Artifacts • 963 Linden Ave, Carpinteria • 805570-9195.

Marcia Burtt Gallery • Coastal California and Peggy Gruen through Aug 23 • Landscape paintings, prints, & books • 517 Laguna St • 1-5 Th-Su • 805-962-5588 • artlacuna.com

Lompoc Library Grossman Gallery • Ollie Woodworth through Aug • 501 E North Av, Lompoc • 805588-3459 Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center • 93013 through Aug 16 • 12-4 Th-Su • 865 Linden • 805-6847789 • carpinteriaartscenter.org Maker House • 1351 Holiday Hill Rd • 805-565-CLAY • 10-4 Daily • makerhouse.org

Mate Gallery • Beach images alongside vintage oils, gifts • 1014 Coast Village Rd • 805-895-6283 • mategallery.com MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation • 10-5 Daily • 125 State St • 805-770-5000 • moxi.org Museum of Contemporary Art SB • 11-6pm Tu-Sun • 653 Paseo Nuevo • mcasantabarbara.org

REH Contemporary • Music in the Air • 12 W Anapamu • Studio of Ruth Ellen Hoag and gallery for local artists • 805-689-0858 • RuthEllenHoag.com Santa Barbara Art Works • Arts Education for All • 28 E Victoria St • 805-260-6705 • M-F 8:30-4:30 • sbartworks.org Santa Barbara Botanic Garden • Still Growing: 100 Years of California’s Native Plants through Mar 2027 • 1212 Mission Canyon Rd • 10-5 daily • 805-682-4726 • sbbg.org Santa Barbara City Hall Gallery • Scaling The Walls • featuring Arts Alliance members • 735 Anacapa St. Santa Barbara Fine Art • Places from the Heart • Landscapes & sculptor Bud Bottoms • 1321 State St • 1-6 We-Sa & By Appt • 805-845-4270 • santabarbarafineart.com Santa Barbara Historical Museum • Project Fiesta!: Arte de los Mantónes and Finding Saint Barbara; and Edward Borein Gallery, and The Story of Santa Barbara ~ ongoing • 136 E De la Guerra • 12-5 We, Fri-Su; 12-7 Th • 805-966-1601 • sbhistorical.org Santa Barbara Maritime Museum • Play: Bronze Sculptures and Other Stuff by Susan Read Cronin through Nov 29 • The Chumash, Whaling, Commercial Diving, Surfing, Shipwrecks, First Order Fresnel Lens, and SB Lighthouse Women Keepers ~ Ongoing • 113 Harbor Wy, Ste 190 • 10-5 Daily • 805-962-8404 • SBMM.org Santa Barbara Museum Of Art • Remixed: Entwined Histories & New Forms, through Aug 30; RandomAccess Memory: Internet Art, through Sep 27; As if in a Dream: History, Fantasy, Future: through Jan 3 • 11-5 Tu-Su; 5-8 1st Th free; 2nd Sun free Tri-Co residents • 805-963-4364 • sbma.net

CELEBRATING THE BEAUTY OF THE GAVIOTA COAST, the Gaviota Coast Conservancy is hosting a photo contest during the month of August, inviting people to submit their best original photos of the Gaviota Coast. The winning photos will be featured on their website, social media, and other materials with credit. The winner will also receive a pair of tickets to see Jack Johnson’s show at the Santa Barbara Bowl on October 4th. Submissions will be accepted through August 31st.

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Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History • Butterflies Alive! through September; The Living Print through Nov 8; Chumash Basketry: Art & Life through Nov 30 • 2559 Puesta del Sol • 10-5 We-Mo • sbnature.org Santa Barbara Sea Center • Dive In: Our Changing Channel ~ Ongoing • 211 Stearns Wharf • 10-5 Daily • 805682-4711 • sbnature.org Santa Barbara Tennis Club - 2nd Fridays Art • GVAA, curated & juried by Linda Ekstrom through Aug • 2375 Foothill Rd • 10-6 Daily • 805-682-4722 • 2ndfridaysart.com Santa Ynez Chumash Museum • A Legacy of Culture, Innovation, and Resilience • 3500 Numancia St, SY • Thu-Sun 10-5pm • sychumashmuseum.org Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum • 3596 Sagunto St • 12-4pm We-Su • santaynezmuseum.org Sahyun Genealogical Library • Research family history • 316 Castillo St • Tue/Thu 10-4; Sun & 3rd Sat 1-4 • SBGen.org Seimandi & Leprieur • Hunt Slonem: a leading figure of American Neo-Expressionism; Year One: Group Show through Aug • 33 W Anapamu St. • Wed-Sat 11-6 • 805-610-1203 • seimandileprieur.com Stewart Fine Art • Early CA Plein Air Paintings + European Fine Art + Antiques • 539 San Ysidro Rd • 115:30 Mo-Sa • 805-845-0255 Sullivan Goss • Wosene: Words in Time through Sep 21; Nicole Strasburg: The Whole is Greater through Aug 24 • 11 E Anapamu St • 10-5:30 daily • 805-730-1460 • sullivangoss.com

Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum • 122 W Canon Perdido • 11-4 Fr-Sa; Su-Th by appt • quinlanmuseum.com • 805-687-4623 SYV Historical Museum & Carriage House • Art of The Western Saddle • ongoing • 3596 Sagunto St, SY • 12-4 Sa, Su • 805688-7889 • santaynezmuseum.org Tamsen Gallery • Before they were Legends through Sep 17 • 1309 State St • 12-5 We-Su • 805-705-2208 • tamsengallery.com UCSB Library Ocean Gallery • Creating Community Through Books: 20 Years of UCSB Reads through Jan 2027 • library.ucsb.edu Voice Gallery • SB Sculptors Guild & VOICE present Caliente • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 10-5:30 M-F; 1-5 Sa-Sun • 805-965-6448 Waterhouse Gallery Montecito • Notable CA & National Artists • 1187 Coast Village Rd • 11-5 Mo-Su • 805962-8885 • waterhousegallery.com Waterhouse Gallery SB • Notable CA & National Artists • La Arcada Ct, 1114 State St, #9 • 11-5 Mo-Sa • 805962-8885 • waterhousegallery.com Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum Of Art • Recent Acquisitions • Some weekdays 10-4 during the summer • westmont.edu/museum The Yes Store • Art by Local Artists • 1015 State St • M-F: 11am-6pm; Sa:10:30am-6pm; Su: 10:30am-5pm • theyesstore.com

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By Bridget Keon / VOICE

T IS UNDENIABLY SWEET TO VISIT RORI’S. Whether in Montecito after watching the sun set at Butterfly Beach, in the Public Market after a stroll down State Street, or at their newest location in Goleta, the iconic ice cream shop has made its mark on multiple local communities.

By Amanda Velasco Santa Barbara News-Press • August 10, 2026

Photos by Bridget Keon

Drawing people inside with the delicious scent of waffle cones and aesthetic orange and green decorations, Rori’s hits the mark on your senses before you take your first bite.

With a range of flavors, Rori’s has distinctive offerings such as brown sugar banana, black pepper pistachio, and honey lavender among classic fresh mint patty, strawberry delight, and milk and cookies.

While their prices initially made me question ice cream inflation, I learned soon that success at Rori’s comes down to knowing how to order. Even in their smallest size, the itty bitty, customers can combine two flavors, and every order includes free toppings, sauces, and whipped cream, which absolutely justifies their price points. My most recent order was a combination of salted caramel and honey almond crunch, topped with chocolate sauce. The chocolate was rich and warm, similar to a homemade fudge, and paired beautifully with the sweet and salty caramel and bits of almond crunch in a lightly sweetened honey vanilla.

Rori Trovato, the magic behind the scoops, opened Rori’s Artisanal Creamery in October 2011. All of the products used are organic and locally sourced. They use local California Central Coast dairy for their cream and milk, and all their lavender, lemons, cherries, herbs, and berries are from partnerships with local central and southern Californian farmers, using fresh, organic produce.

Community is an important aspect of Rori’s. They recently made a horchata ice cream in honor of Fiesta, where I picked up a scoop in the Mercado de la Guerra. They additionally offer free ice cream on special occasions, such as for mothers on Mother’s Day, senior citizens on National Senior Citizens Day on August 21st, and a full day of free scoops when they opened their location in Goleta this spring. They also have a special for kids, and offer dogs free ice cream with purchases from whoever brings them in. They are partnered with the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, and offer free ice cream for those who sign up with foodbeats.

With locations up and down the coast, Rori’s continues to prioritize its local communities, and this makes their ice cream even sweeter.

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NEW CIDERY AND MEADERY is brewing downtown.

Apiary Beverage Co. is set to open its second location at 703 Chapala Street in October, said owners Rachna and Nole Cossart. The ten-year-old beverage company, which has a location in Carpinteria, makes gluten-free mead, cider, and kombucha beverages fermented from 100 percent honey. “Apiary drinks are the perfect thing that’s in between beer and wine—and not drinking alcohol at all,” Nole said.

The shop, across the street from Paseo Nuevo, is replacing houseplant and gift shop Idyll Mercantile.

Apiary’s menu includes canned, hard jun kombucha with flavors such as hibiscus rose, elderberry, ginger turmeric, guava hibiscus, and jasmine. The store offers sugar-free, dry honey mead and organic cider made from organic apples. Prices range from $13 to $16 for a four-pack of canned kombucha, around $57 for a pack of 16 and $80 for a pack of 24. A 24-pack of 12 ounce cans of mead is around $96.

The company also recently started making non-alcoholic kombuchas, following growing interest in sober culture, Rachna said. “Since the alcohol industry is trending towards a lot of non-alcoholic drinks, we’re pivoting with that,” Rachna said.

The inside space will potentially feature a patio and large refrigerator for customers to pick up packaged products to-go, she said. Nole said in line with the company’s hard kombucha line—called “Drink Your Flowers”—the store’s decor will be centered on dried flowers, plants, and bees.

Photos by Amanda Velasco, SB News-Press

A new cidery and meadery is making its way to downtown Santa Barbara

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Posters from the company’s “Drink Your Flowers” kombucha line are on display. The 10-yearold beverage company also has a location in Carpinteria.

Behind the business

Ten years ago, what started as dates by the brewLAB—a small-scale brewery in Carpinteria—turned into something bigger for Rachna and Nole. After meeting at a local artist market, they started visiting other breweries and creating recipes together, Nole said. The couple started Apiary one year after they met. Nole said the beverage company was the first meadery to exist between San Diego and San Francisco during its founding.

“We’ve been creating together since the beginning—since we were starting to fall in love,” Rachna said. Both Nole and Rachna, Santa Barbara locals, brought their own expertise to the business. Nole got his start experimenting with fermenting kombucha at home. Rachna said she attended culinary school and worked at various restaurants in San Francisco before coming back to Santa Barbara. They started with small batch recipes, Nole said, working their way up throughout the years.

“All of our batches were 15 gallons when we first started,” he said. “That’s the same size as one large keg.” Now, Rachna said she’s excited to experience the high foot traffic downtown and interact with people making their way to State Street. In the meantime, the business is focused on solidifying its roots in Santa Barbara.

“We have a good friend and mentor that told us, ‘You have to sell out your hometown before you go big or anywhere else,’” Rachna said. “That’s been very true for us.” Signs are posted on the storefront at 703 Chapala Street. Apiary Beverage Co. is set to take up the space in October.

This story was originally published by the Santa Barbara News-Press. Printed with permission • newspress.com

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