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Rosemead to open the Asian American Film Series

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Local artist Ruth Ellen Hoag has opened REH Contemporary 29

Community News. . . . . . . . . . . 7, 9, 11-13, 26 Bird of the Month. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Harlan Green: Economic Voice. . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Community Market & Legals. . . . . . . . . . . 20-22 John Palminteri: Community Voice. . . . . . . . . 25 Galleries & Art Venues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 - 3 1

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The Artists of Elizabeth Cree New Business Taiana Giefer has opened Neighbor Neighbor consignment boutique on State St. 10 Taiana Giefer

Whales Global shipping lanes reduce speed to protect whales 6

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In This Issue

Opera at the Academy:

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Free Repair Café program gives old items new life 19

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Summer Music Festival serves up 100+ events now through August 8 musicacademy.org Cover story see pages 4-5

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21 FRENCH FILMS at SBIFF’s Film Center

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7 NEW FRENCH FILMS AT WORK (À pied d’œuvre) Mon, July 13 – 2:30pm Sun, July 19 – 12:00pm Thu, July 23 – 5:00pm CASE 137 (Dossier 137) Sat, July 11 – 7:30pm Tue, July 14 – 5:00pm Fri, July 17 – 5:00pm Tue, July 21 – 7:30pm COLORS OF TIME (La Venue de l’avenir) Fri, July 10 – 7:30pm Tue, July 14 – 7:30pm Sat, July 18 – 2:30pm Wed, July 22 – 2:30pm ENZO Tue, July 14 – 2:30pm Sun, July 19 – 2:30pm Wed, July 22 – 7:30pm THE GIRL IN THE SNOW (L’Engloutie) Sun, July 12 – 12:00pm Wed, July 15 – 5:00pm Fri, July 17 – 2:30pm THE GREAT ARCH (L’Inconnu de la Grande Arche) Sat, July 18 – 7:30pm Mon, July 20 – 2:30pm Thu, July 23 – 7:30pm HEARTS ON FIRE (L’Épreuve du feu) Sat, July 11 – 2:30pm Wed, July 15 – 2:30pm Mon, July 20 – 5:00pm IN A WHISPER (À voix basse) Sat, July 11 – 12:00pm Wed, July 15 – 7:30pm Tue, July 21 – 5:00pm LEAVE ONE DAY (Partir un jour) Sun, July 12 – 5:00pm Fri, July 17 – 7:30pm Wed, July 22 – 5:00pm THE LITTLE SISTER (La Petite Dernière) Sun, July 12 – 7:30pm Sat, July 18 – 5:00pm Mon, July 20 – 7:30pm LOVE LETTERS (Des preuves d’amour) Mon, July 13 – 7:30pm Thu, July 16 – 2:30pm Sat, July 18 – 12:00pm NINO Sat, July 11 – 5:00pm Thu, July 16 – 7:30pm Sun, July 19 – 5:00pm

A SECOND LIFE Mon, July 13 – 5:00pm Sun, July 19 – 7:30pm Thu, July 23 – 2:30pm SIX DAYS IN SPRING (Six jours ce printemps-là) Sun, July 12 – 2:30pm Thu, July 16 – 5:00pm Tue, July 21 – 2:30p

7 CLASSIC FRENCH FILMS CONTEMPT Fri, July 10 – 5:10pm Sun, July 12 – 7:40pm Wed, July 15 – 2:40pm Sun, July 19 – 2:40pm Tue, July 21 – 5:10pm Thu, July 23 – 7:40p DIARY OF A CHAMBERMAID Fri, July 10 – 7:40pm Mon, July 13 – 2:40pm Wed, July 15 – 5:10pm Sat, July 18 – 2:40pm Mon, July 20 – 5:10pm Wed, July 22 – 7:40pm ENTRE NOUS Sat, July 11 – 2:40pm Mon, July 13 – 5:10pm Wed, July 15 – 7:40pm Fri, July 17 – 2:40pm Sun, July 19 – 5:10pm Tue, July 21 – 7:40p HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR Sat, July 11 – 7:40pm Tue, July 14 – 2:40pm Thu, July 16 – 5:10pm Fri, July 17 – 7:40pm Mon, July 20 – 2:40pm Wed, July 22 – 5:10pm LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD Fri, July 10 – 2:40pm Sun, July 12 – 5:10pm Tue, July 14 – 7:40pm Fri, July 17 – 5:10pm Sun, July 19 – 7:40pm Wed, July 22 – 2:40pm LE SAUVAGE Sun, July 12 – 2:40pm Tue, July 14 – 5:10pm Thu, July 16 – 7:40pm Sat, July 18 – 5:10pm Mon, July 20 – 7:40pm Thu, July 23 – 2:40pm PIERROT LE FOU Sat, July 11 – 5:10pm Mon, July 13 – 7:40pm Thu, July 16 – 2:40pm Sat, July 18 – 7:40pm Tue, July 21 – 2:40pm Thu, July 23 – 5:10pm

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Music Academy of the West

Opera & Orchestra in the Spotlight

While chamber recitals starring Academy fellows and teaching artists, masterclasses, and community events continue in full swing, the Summer Music Festival will crescendo into its most vibrant and highly-anticipated weeks as the Academy Festival Orchestra performs under the baton of two renowned guest conductors and the Lehrer Vocal Institute presents its theatrical opera, Elizabeth Cree.

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Elizabeth Cree

Louisa Muller is the director for Elizabeth Cree

A glamorous, grisly, new gothic thriller will steal viewers’ breath when Lehrer Vocal Institute fellows present this summer’s opera production: Elizabeth Cree. Based on Peter Ackroyd’s novel The Trial of Elizabeth Cree, the opera has been widely celebrated since its 2017 debut for its blend of macabre humor, theatricality, and stunning lyrical score by composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell.

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Sung in English, performances will be held at 7:30pm on Friday, July 24th and at 2pm on Sunday, July 26th at the Granada Theatre, which will be transformed into 1880s London. There, Elizabeth Cree (to be performed by mezzo-soprano Ashlyn Brown) recounts her journey from poverty to music hall stardom as she is put on trial for murdering her husband, John Cree (baritone Geoffrey Schmelzer). When an additional string of murders are also brought to light, viewers find themselves in the midst of a nonstop, 90 minute penny dreadful.

Soprano Ashlyn Brown will star as Elizabeth Cree

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“It’s fun, funny, and strange, but delightfully strange,” shared

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MUSICAL VOYAGE ACROSS TIME AND SPACE awaits listeners this week as the Music Academy of the West continues its Summer Music Festival with an operatic jaunt through Victorian London’s gothic corners and orchestral programs exploring cosmic compositions and American history.

director Louisa Muller. “It takes a somewhat grisly subject of a Jack the Ripper-type serial killer loose on the streets of Victorian London and it gives it this theatrical flair, so you’re never quite sure what’s real, what’s Conductor Gemma New will lead the Academy Chamber Orchestra on July 18th imagined, and what’s created. There’s a certain ambiguity to exactly what’s directing, teaching, and supporting, and I feel like all the going on that pervades the whole piece and makes it, I teaching artists are so aligned in how they’re prioritizing think, really interesting for an audience to try to keep growth for all the fellows.” track of and understand who to trust.” In an amazing opportunity for fellows and audiences, To heighten the opera’s gothic themes of precarity Elizabeth Cree’s composer Kevin Puts will have a and surveillance, the stage will feature a standing set of hand in the Academy’s production. Along with his an abstracted Victorian operating theater, from which guidance of the production’s fellows, Puts will host a cast members will silently watch unfolding actions as public composer chat at Lehmann Hall at 1:30pm on the plot progresses across damp streets, courtrooms, and Wednesday, July 15th, giving locals the rare chance to music halls. Muller explained that this arrangement will connect with the opera’s work prior to amplify the production’s core idea of attending. juxtaposing one’s public versus private Academy Festival Orchestra: identity. The Planets, An HD Odyssey “Is your public persona more real, Before hosting this captivating or is your private persona more real opera, however, the Granada and true to who you are?” said Muller. Theatre will become the site of “It’s so much about how we perform an unprecedented audio-visual for others, which all feels incredibly experience exploring the majesty of relevant now, as this is something I our solar system when the Academy think we’re all dealing with in terms Festival Orchestra performs The of even our social media personas, Planets, An HD Odyssey at 7:30pm or what you present to the world and this Saturday, July 11th. how much of that is true.” Led by guest conductor Xian A 2024 International Opera Award Zhang, this concert will pair Holst’s finalist with credits ranging from The Planets with projected, highGarsington Opera and Irish National Xian Zhang will conduct the definition NASA images and footage Academy Festival Orchestra on Opera to Dallas Opera and The July 11th of the very celestial wonders that Juilliard School, Muller is making her inspired this invigorating masterpiece. Zhang, who Music Academy of the West debut with this production. previously wowed Summer Music Festival attendees in She shared that while she appreciates working on 2024, was recently appointed Music Director-Designate canonical operas, it is a welcome opportunity to direct of the Seattle Symphony. She has conducted operas an opera that is wholly new to both her and the cast. and symphonies around the world, including the “I find it very exciting to do something that’s more of Metropolitan Opera in New York, Norwegian Opera, a rarity or something new. It gives us a license to really Seattle Symphony, and the Orquestra Sinfônica do present it in a way that makes sense to me and my team, Estado de São Paulo. She also became the first female to build something from scratch that we all come fresh conductor to hold a titled role with a BBC orchestra into,” said Muller. “There’s nobody in the piece who has during her tenure as the Principal Guest Conductor of already done their roles before, so we’re all finding so the BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales. much discovery together in the rehearsal room.” Rounding out the evening’s sonic journey, Zhang With rehearsals now underway, Muller has treasured will conduct the Academy Festival Orchestra for working with the twelve Academy fellows who will make performances of Anton Webern’s Im Sommerwind up Elizabeth Cree’s cast of trial witnesses, famous literary and Music Academy alum and composer Nokuthula figures, and music hall thespians. Ngwenyama’s Primal Message. “They’ve all come incredibly game, open, and excited to dive deep into it,” she said, adding that she feels inspired by the Music Academy’s supportive environment. “It feels like a really great combination of Story continued on page 5 Photo by Benjamin Ealovega

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Academy Chamber Orchestra: Copland, Barnes & Schumann

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American history will next come alive when the Academy Chamber Orchestra welcomes guest conductor Gemma New on July 18th for a oncein-a-lifetime concert experience that celebrates the fabric of democracy through canonical works and a world premiere.

of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. A Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award recipient, New’s career has spanned conducting orchestras across North America and Europe, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Orquesta Nacional de España, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and more. At the Music Academy of the West, she looks forward to working with an orchestra made up of up-and-coming fellows.

“I am constantly inspired by the incredible talent of young First, the powerful musicians, and I really gravitas of actor enjoy supporting their Christopher Lloyd’s growth over the week,” voice will reverberate Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke she said. “This repertoire will perform a world premiere of through the Granada may be new to them, American Lament Theatre as the star joins but their passion and New and Academy fellows to narrate curiosity will genuinely shine through, Aaron Copland’s iconic Lincoln Portrait, which makes it always a lot of fun!” which pairs a stirring orchestral score with Adding to the evening’s excitement and snatches of Americana tunes and excerpts significance, New and fellows will present from President Lincoln’s speeches. the world premiere of the orchestrated “Mr. Lloyd has acted such compelling version of composer Jasmine Arielle and iconic roles, I can’t wait to see what Barnes’ American Lament. Drawing largely creativity and drama he will bring to from Langston Hughes’ poem Let America Lincoln Portrait,” said New, who is the Be America Again, Barnes also incorporates Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor text from other Black artists and American

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anthems to present a moving work that reflects on our country’s failed promises and offers hope for our future. The premiere will be sung by the work’s commissioner, Grammynominated mezzo-soprano and Lehrer Vocal Institute Co-Director Sasha Cooke.

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“I think it’s very special for us all to experience this newly orchestrated work for the first time, especially with the superstar mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, who already knows the piece so well,” said New. “Along with Jasmine Arielle Actor Christopher Lloyd will narrate the Academy Barnes presenting her own exceptional Chamber Orchestra’s performance of Copland’s voice, she has also skillfully incorporated Lincoln Portrait so many quintessentially American the good and the bad,” a concept that is styles. You’ll hear tunes from the spiritual certainly examined through the program’s Deep River, God Bless America, and The prior pieces. Star-Spangled Banner along with glimmers of marching band music, folk song, “From the fanfare theme whispered at Broadway musicals, jazz, film, gospel, and the beginning, mustering into the most Latin music. Jasmine has also chosen the glorious revelatory finale, with a wicked texts so thoughtfully, including a poignant scherzo and tender elegy on the way, poem she wrote herself. I think these this is Schumann at his most vulnerable, words, and the way she has painted the text determined, and passionate,” said New. through music, will deeply resonate with “In this symphony sing the ghosts of our musicians and audiences.” Mendelssohn, Schubert, Haydn, and Bach, so we get the best of three worlds: hyper To break up the night with a work that romantic, sweet classical, and contrapuntal is stylistically different yet thematically baroque.” related, New selected Schumann’s For tickets and more information visit Symphony No. 2 to conclude the program. musicacademy.org She explained that Schmann viewed this symphony as a “portrait of life, both

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By Mark Whitehurst / VOICE

N AN EFFORT TO PROTECT WHALES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 60 global shipping lanes are now participating in a speed reduction program, which expanded coastwide on July 1st, according to the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, which participates in the Blue Whales and Blue Skies program. Voluntary enrollment in the 2026 season has reached a record-breaking 60 shipping lines for the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies (BWBS) program. Earlyseason records demonstrate strong industry cooperation with the voluntary vessel-speed reduction (VSR) program to protect endangered whales and reduce air pollution and ocean noise.

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“Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District is excited to see such high participation early on from shipping lines for the 2026 season of the Blue Whales &

Blue Skies program, which is now expanded along the entire California coast,” commented Lyz Bantilan, Public Information Officer for APCD of Santa Barbara County. There are about 1,600 vessels making 6,000 transits through the Santa Barbara Channel every year. So far this year, 250 participating ships have transited more than 73,000 nautical miles at whale-safer speeds of ten knots or less. More than half of the participants with transits in the VSR zone are on track to qualify for BWBS top recognition awards. Starting July 1st, the voluntary VSR zone officially expanded statewide from the Oregon border to the Mexico border. The voluntary VSR request will remain in effect through December 31st, 2026. Ocean-going vessels of 300 gross tons or more are requested to travel at ten knots or less within the zone to reduce the risk of fatal ship strikes on endangered whales, decrease underwater radiated noise, and protect coastal communities’ air quality. “The enrollment and cooperation data we are already seeing in the 2026 season reveal meaningful momentum as this program transitions to its largest zone area to-date,” said Jess Morten, Director of Marine Resource Protection for the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation. “We are deeply grateful to our shipping industry partners for their feedback, their continued collaboration, and their commitment to protecting marine and coastal environments.” BWBS is a collaborative partnership among federal

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Reduced Speeds In Local & Global Shipping Lanes On Track For Record Year

and local government agencies, foundations, and environmental nonprofits. Santa Barbara County APCD is a founding partner of the program, which started as pilot program in the Santa Barbara Channel in 2014 and has grown in participation and environmental benefits every year. Partners include the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation; the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District; the Bay Area Air Quality Management District; Ventura County and San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control Districts; Monterey Bay Air Resources District; Channel Islands, Monterey Bay, Greater Farallones, and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries; and UCSB’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory. bluewhalesblueskies.org

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Sable Requests Department of Energy To Seize Local Land

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REQUEST FOR THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO TAKE COASTAL LAND IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY was made by Sable Offshore Corp. to the U.S. Department of Energy, according to a report in the news service Politico.

“Oil producer Sable Offshore Corp. has urged the Department of Energy to seize land around its pipeline in California as part of a push to create a new West Coast strategic petroleum reserve, according to a letter obtained by Politico,” stated a July 6th article in Politico Pro. It was alleged that Sable asked the Trump administration to exercise eminent domain on several miles of private and state-owned land in California, including part of a popular state park and submerged land off the Santa Barbara coast.

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“Seizing a big chunk of one of California’s most beautiful parks to boost a private oil company would be an unlawful and utterly outrageous abuse of federal power,” said Talia Nimmer, an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. “ In a June 2nd letter to the U.S. Department of Energy made public this week by Politico, Sable reportedly says that two areas of “potential condemnation are required or advisable” and a third should be considered for “potential condemnation” because of a landowner dispute. In all, the letter reportedly asks the federal government to seize three different areas to facilitate its operation of the Las Flores Pipeline System: an approximately threemile stretch of state-owned submerged land off the coast of Santa Barbara; a large portion of Gaviota State Park, where approximately four miles of the pipelines traverse; and a privately owned piece of undeveloped land that the pipelines cross north of Buellton. The pipeline system had been shut down since 2015, after it ruptured and spilled 450,000 gallons of crude oil at Refugio State Beach. The oil spill devastated 150 miles of the California coast, killing hundreds of birds and marine mammals and shutting down beaches and fisheries. Investigators found that the spill was the result of external corrosion. Sable purchased the unit in 2024 from ExxonMobil and restarted the pipelines in March, one day after the Trump administration issued an order under the Defense Production Act directing the company to “prioritize and allocate pipeline transportation services for hydrocarbons…” and “immediately commence performance under contracts or orders for services.” Numerous legal challenges have been filed over the pipelines’ restart. The state of California has filed a lawsuit to challenge the Trump administration’s March order as well as a preliminary injunction request to stop the transportation of oil through the pipelines.

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FRIDAY, JULY 31 at 7 PM Enjoy an immersive musical experience offering a feast for the senses! Acclaimed Music Conductor Heiichiro Ohyama (viola) and Chamber Orchestra musicians Timothy Durkovic (piano), Elizabeth Hedman (violin), and Trevor Handy (cello) will prepare the first movement of Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478, followed by an engaging Q&A guided by Concert Navigator Miho Ito. During intermission, enjoy complimentary dessert on the Esplanade before returning for a full performance of all three movements of the evening’s musical entrée. Premium ticket includes exclusive pre-show on-stage reception. @loberotheatre

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Bird of the Month July 2026 Santa Barbara Audubon Society

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Orange-crowned Warbler ~ Leiothlypis celata

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By Rebecca Coulter, Santa Barbara Audubon Society, Special to VOICE

HAT’S IN A NAME? Sometimes bird names reveal absolutely nothing about what one might see birding in the field. Given this common name, one might expect to see a small bird with a bright orange crown on top of its head. In fact, birders very rarely see this small patch of orange feathers on an otherwise quietly-colored yellow-green warbler with very few other distinctive markings. Instead, we can sometimes get to an ID based on the lack of remarkable plumage. But with luck, patient photographers might capture a glimpse of the crown—proof that it’s indeed true to its name! For more information visit SantaBarbaraAudubon.org or call 805-964-1468

2ND FRIDAYS ART @ SBTC Presents

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Film Screening of the new documentary film

The Freelance BEAVER Detective: Tracking Urban Wildlife with Pamela Adams, of Beaver Insights, joined by Filmmaker Kay D. Ray Pamela Adams is a Seattle-based urban wildlife researcher, educator, and self-appointed Freelance Beaver Detective, who is pioneering community-based beaver ecology—especially focused on urban beavers & the wildlife their watery homes support, sometimes with the use of non-invasive trail cameras she has taught many citizens & communities to use.

Wildlife Trail Camera Workshop on Sat, July 11, 9am-Noon. Details & reservations at film night event. “When you follow beavers, you follow a whole ecosystem.”

Encouraging citizens to participate, Pamela’s vision is to foster more “freelance beaver detectives” in every urban waterway in the west and beyond. A hopeful, sciencegrounded look at how cities and wildlife can thrive together. As Pamela Adams states, “When you follow beavers, you follow a whole ecosystem.”

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INVITATION TO BID Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County (FSA) is soliciting sealed bids to provide labor and materials to remodel the interior of our building- this includes converting one large private counseling office into two counseling offices and converting an open office space into an additional private office space located at 123 West Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County (FSA) will receive sealed bids until 8/10/26 by 1pm for the proposed work at 123 West Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 at which time and place all bids will be opened. For bids to be considered responsible contractors must attend a mandatory job walk at 8:30am on 7/27/26 at the job site of 123 West Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Contract documents, including specifications, may be obtained by visiting 123 West Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 or requesting an electronic copy to evelasco@fsacares.org. The successful bidder will be required to comply with all nondiscrimination laws and regulations pursuant to the provisions of these contract documents.

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Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County (FSA) reserves the right to postpone, accept or reject any all bids as Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County (FSA) deems in its own best interest, subject to the terms and provisions of the contract documents. For any additional information or request for electronic copy please contact Edsel Velasco, 805-965-1001 x1264 and/or evelasco@fsacares.org. Publish date 7/10/26 & 7/17/26

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Community News

Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs and Carpinteria Valley Association Retain Environmental Defense Center to Represent Community

TWO COMMUNITY ADVOCACY GROUPS, Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs and the Carpinteria Valley Association, have retained the Environmental Defense Center to represent them in the administrative proceedings before the City of Carpinteria, regarding the proposed 5885 Carpinteria Avenue Residential Project, known as “The Farm.” It is a controversial 191-unit luxury residential development proposed by Central Coast CA Ventures, LLC. The project involves developing 97 single-family dwellings and 94 townhomes on 27.53 acres of coastal bluff land, along the way bulldozing the Tee Time Golf Practice Center and the active farm next to it. The decision to seek advocacy from the EDC was made after a consistency review from the City of Carpinteria documented a series of inconsistencies in the proposed development and local policies. The environmental review process is currently in its 30-day public comment scoping window, which began on June 11th, and will conclude on July 10th.

Neighborhood Block Party To Be Hosted by Santa Barbara Police and Fire Departments RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES ARE INVITED to a free Neighborhood Block Party at Bohnett Park by the Santa Barbara Police and Santa Barbara City Fire Departments, on July 12th from 3-5pm. Bringing people together with the opportunity to meet dedicated police officers and firefighters, the party will feature free activities and attractions for all ages. This includes games and hands-on activities, music, food, first responder vehicle tours, and an inflatable slide. The event is designed to encourage relationships between public safety personnel and community members.

Affordable Behavioral Health Services for Santa Barbara County Residents by Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics EXPANDING ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics is launching an integrated, whole-person care model designed to address both physical and mental health needs for individuals and families throughout Santa Barbara County. The community-based mental health services are intended to help those who are unable to afford access to outpatient services due to insurance, cost, and provider availability. Specializing in the treatment of mild to moderate mental health conditions and substance use disorders, by combining behavioral health services with primary care, SBNC aims to help patients receive coordinated treatment that supports long-term health, stability, and recovery. Services include psychotherapy and counseling, substance use and addiction treatment, a walk-in transitional care center, comprehensive assessments, and care coordination and crisis intervention. Behavioral Health Services are available on an income-based sliding fee scale, and patients are never sbclinics.org turned away because of a lack of insurance coverage or inability to pay.

Silvergreens Returns to Santa Barbara with Reimagined Concept A REIMAGINED HYBRID OF GRAB-AND-GO DINING AND THE WARMTH OF A NEIGHBORHOOD CAFE, Silvergreens Cafe officially re-opened on last month at 1001 State Street. Partnered with Renaud’s Patisserie & Bistro for fresh pastries and Handlebar Coffee Roasters for coffee, the cafe emphasizes community connection and local collaboration. “This really feels like the next evolution of Silvergreens,” said Jay Ferro, UCSB graduate and founder of Silvergreens and Kyle’s Kitchen. “We’ve taken the fresh, healthy food philosophy that has always defined the brand and reimagined it for how people live and work today.” Silvergreens Cafe will serve breakfast and lunch daily from 7:30am to 4pm, offering a curated menu of fresh salads, wraps, soups, sandwiches, breakfast items, and healthy snack boxes. Guests will have the option to take food to-go or dine-in. Originally founded in Isla Vista in 1995, this newly reimagined Silvergreens stays true to the fresh, healthy vision of the original restaurant. Silvergreens.com

County Health Encourages Families To Schedule Immunizations Early ROUTINE CHILDHOOD VACCINATIONS are encouraged by the County of Santa Barbara Health Department as part of back-to-school preparations. Ensuring children are up-to-date with vaccinations helps prevent diseases, support a healthy school year, and reduce the spread of illness in classrooms and throughout the community. The department encourages people of all ages to schedule appointments, and to not wait until right before school starts to do so. The county health department advises that parents and caregivers schedule a wellchild visit, review their child’s vaccination record, access their Digital Vaccine Record, and talk with their child’s sbcphd.org/iz healthcare provider.

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Contemporary Consignment Is In

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OOTED IN THE IDEA THAT CLOTHING CAN HAVE MULTIPLE LIVES, Neighbor Neighbor opened on 801 State St. in March. Founded by Taiana Giefer, it’s a curated consignment shop, with a goal to create a space that re-defines what secondhand shopping means to people.

a natural extension of both my creative work and my lifelong relationship with fashion.” As a large-scale fiber installation artist and after three decades working as a model, her close work with designers, stylists, brands, craftsmanship, and textiles all fostered her desire to create something which reflects her respect for the stories objects can tell.

“Neighbor Neighbor was born from the idea that Taiana Giefer Working directly with clothing can have multiple consignors throughout lives and that shopping Santa Barbara and Montecito, she sources secondhand can be just as inspiring, many of the clothes she sells directly exciting, and stylish as buying new,” from local closets, with sections for men, Giefer said. “In many ways, this feels like women, and children. Giefer filters what comes into her shop based on quality, condition, style, and season, ensuring the collection is easy to shop and wellblended. “Many people still have an outdated perception of secondhand shopping, so I’m intentionally trying to create a different experience,” she said. “I want the store to feel clean, curated, welcoming, and exciting - more like a boutique treasure hunt than a traditional thrift or consignment store.” In support of her goal of helping people rethink what secondhand means, Giefer’s approach focuses on quality over quantity, and largely on contemporary over vintage brands. She hopes to demonstrate that secondhand shopping is not

just about finding something old, but rather a way to find current pieces in a more affordable and sustainable way, whether that is clothing, shoes, jewelry, or accessories.

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Opens on State Street

“I want to show that shopping secondhand can be Customer shopping for clothes at Neighbor Neighbor a practical, stylish to the next, Giefer sees her store as a place way to access contemporary brands, where connections are formed through designer pieces, and quality clothing the clothes that are re-loved and passed while reducing waste and extending the between hands. life of garments that already exist,” she “Creating those unexpected said. “You’ll find a strong emphasis on connections, building community, and natural fibers, elevated basics, timeless seeing beautiful pieces continue their wardrobe staples, and unique pieces that journey is what makes the work so fit seamlessly into everyday life.” meaningful,” she added. Named for the idea that pieces are staying local and moving from one closet

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California’s ‘Phone-Free School Act’ goes into effect. How are Santa Barbara County schools prepared?

By Julianna Lozada Santa Barbara News-Press 7.2.26

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NEW STATE LAW IS ABOUT TO BRING CHANGES across California public school districts’ technology policies, but most south coast schools are already prepared. The Phone-Free Schools Act, which goes into effect today, requires all public school districts in California to implement policies restricting or banning student cellphone use during the school day. The law comes amid growing concern from parents in Santa Barbara and Goleta about the impacts of excessive screen time on children and the growing reliance on technology in the classroom. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law in 2024 following research about the impact of excessive phone use on mental health. It builds on an existing state law from 2019 that allows school districts to regulate phone use during school hours. Here are some of the policies Santa Barbara County school districts have adopted ahead of the law taking effect. Santa Barbara Unified School District The district’s board of trustees adopted an “Off and Away” policy in 2022, requiring

students to power off and store their devices in pouches or backpacks. It extends to all personal devices, including phones, smart watches and earbuds. Last year, the district added smart glasses to the list. Santa Barbara Unified was one of the first districts in the state to adopt a policy restricting student cellphone use during school. The move received praise from Newsom, prompting an invite to the governor’s mansion in 2024. Photo courtesy of SB Unified School District

The law comes amid growing concern from parents in Santa Barbara and Goleta about the impacts of excessive screen time on children and the growing reliance on technology in the classroom

management in classrooms, and a committee was started to address that,” Ed Zuchelli, spokesperson for the district, told the NewsPress. The policy began during the 2022-2023 school year, then high schools created “cell hotels” — where phones are stored at the beginning of each class — in spring 2024.

Some junior highs rolled out signalblocking pouches for phones, which silences notifications, in fall 2025. Pouches went to all

TWO MAJOR UPDATES TO STUDENT IPAD ACCESS AND GOOGLE ACCOUNTS for the summer 2026 season have been announced by SB Unified. As part of the District’s ongoing “Tech with Intent” initiative, these changes are intended to align student technology usage with instructional goals, support focused learning, and promote a healthy balance of screen-free time.

at their school sites over the summer. For current seventh-graders (rising eighthgraders), this collection allows the district to configure a new on-device content filter.

One policy update involves restriction of student access to YouTube, which has been turned off on secondary school iPads (grades seven through 12) and student Google accounts, which had already been restricted for elementary school students.

Grades 9-11 (Rising 10th-12th Graders): High school families have the option to voluntarily have their student’s iPad disabled for the summer.

Grade 7: Students will leave their iPads

Students in transitional kindergarten through eighth grade must keep their phones “off and away” all day, but high school students can use their phones during lunch and passing periods. Carpinteria Unified School District In 2024, the Carpinteria Unified school board adopted a policy that prohibits students in transitional kindergarten through fifth grade from having any devices on campus.

Sixth through eighth graders may “SBTA have their devices on leadership at campus, but like Santa the time went to Barbara Unified, they Superintendent must power them off Maldonado A “cell hotel” in a Santa Barbara Unified school and stow them away in and shared their backpacks or lockers. the problem they were having with phone

SB Unified Announces Summer iPad Policy Changes Under “Tech with Intent” Initiative

Additionally, there are new summer device collection and disabling protocols for secondary school students.

junior high schools in January 2026.

Grade 8 (Rising 9th-Graders): Devices will be automatically disabled over the summer to encourage screen-free time. Current PEAC and SBCC Dual Enrollment students are exempt from this shutdown.

To re-enable an 8th-Grade iPad or request a high school shutdown, families can complete the district’s online request form, visit the high school the student will attend this August, or call or visit the ETS Helpdesk.

High school students can only use their devices before and after school and during lunch and nutrition breaks. Before the policy, the district had only prohibited use of personal devices during school hours. Goleta Union School District The Goleta Union School District student handbook states that student-owned “internet connected devices,” which include phones, smart watches and smart glasses, are required

to be turned off and put away for the school day. Exceptions are made for students in individualized education programs or with medical device exceptions. In March, the school board adopted a resolution requiring the district to provide access to resources related to smartphone use and healthy technology habits. Montecito Union School District The Montecito Union school board adopted a policy in 2020 prohibiting students from using mobile communication devices such as cell phones, smart watches, and pagers on campus. Exceptions are made during emergencies, at the permission of a teacher, administrator or doctor or when necessary for the student’s individualized education program. The governor’s office says the goal of the law is to improve student learning and mental health through reducing distractions caused by cellphone use. “We know that excessive smartphone use increases anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues – but we have the power to intervene,” Newsom said in a press release. “This new law will help students focus on academics, social development, and the world in front of them, not their screens, when they’re in school.” This story was edited originally published by the Santa Barbara News-Press. Printed with permission • newspress.com

Grant to Help Students After Graduating Announced by Westmont College A STRATEGIC, INSTITUTION-WIDE WESTMONT PROGRAM encouraging students to explore potential careers early in their college experience will be funded by a nearly $100,000 grant from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education. A team of Westmont faculty and staff will work together to develop the course, aimed to equip students in pursuing careers after they graduate. This curriculum development committee includes Lori Ann Banez, director of Westmont’s Career Resource Center; Araceli Espinoza, director of community and campus partnerships for admissions; Kailie Grinder, director of Intercultural Programs; Jonathan Hicks, assistant professor of theater arts; Christine Seibert, assistant director of environmental studies; Lesa Stern, professor of communication studies; and Nathan Snyder, associate director of the Career Resource Center (CRC). The project will be administered by the CRC. The center recognized a correlation between engagement in career development activities, including assessments, career events, and internships, and increased vocational discernment, professional readiness, and successful transitions beyond college. westmont.edu

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At the Santa Maria jail, Freedom to Choose Project helps incarcerated find new approaches to life By Kaitlin Sweeney / Santa Barbara News-Press 7.6.26

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HONDA LELAND WAS SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE in prison when she started writing letters to strangers.

From the Valley State Prison library, she found the names of psychologists in selfhelp books. She wrote to them and asked if someone would be willing to come and teach her, and her fellow inmates, about self-esteem. She was searching, she said, for something she had not yet been able to find on her own. “I thought that somewhere, somebody had the answers for me,” she said. “I was looking for this magical answer.” One of those letters reached the mailbox of David Paul.

And after 28 years, she was granted parole.

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What happened next would dictate the next two decades of Leland’s life. The workshop began a process of personal change that would extend far beyond herself. It would help reshape the relationships, and the culture, surrounding her in prison.

school when Leland’s letter reached them. Both wanted to help, but were nervous to navigate unchartered ground. “We were both like, ‘Yeah, I could do that,’” Bonnie recalled. “I had no idea I was actually going to go to a prison. If somebody had asked me, would I go? I would say, ‘That’s too scary. I’m not qualified.” The Pauls eventually entered Valley State Prison for Women alongside a team of volunteers to lead their very first workshop, each of them apprehensive. “We were afraid,” she said. “We didn’t know what would happen. We didn’t know if there would be any common ground or connection.” For Leland, the workshop challenged the reason she had written the letter in the first place. She had hoped the answers she sought would be provided by someone else. Instead, “they modeled the skills so they could teach me that the answers are within me,” she said, “and give me the courage to do that self-exploration. And find them on my own.” The process took place in an environment Leland described as violent and deeply divided. During her early years inside the prison walls, she was angry, got into fights, and frequently hurt others with her words and attitude.

Today, Leland works for the “Most people didn’t get organization that grew from a along,” she said. “It wasn’t a letter she wrote. And more than Rhonda Leland culture where we helped one two decades after she first asked another.” for help within those prison walls, that same organization has completed its first year at the Over the course of the next few years, Santa Barbara County Jail. however, that began to change. The Freedom to Choose Project, a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit founded by psychologists Bonnie and David Paul, teaches incarcerated people skills centered around emotional regulation, communication, and decision-making. During its first year at the Northern Branch Jail, 61 people enrolled in the program’s six-week courses. At the time, Leland wrote the letter asking for a single class. Neither she nor the Pauls expected that simple request to develop into a decades-long program that would come to reach thousands of incarcerated individuals throughout California. Today, that work continues in correctional facilities across the state, including the Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria, where the organization is establishing its newest local chapter. Bonnie and David Paul were working as graduate faculty at a private psychology

“The whole culture shifted,” Leland said. Women who at one point avoided one another started preparing fellow inmates for parole, tutoring classmates, leading educational programs and, as she described it, “paying it forward.” More than 20 years later and roughly 200 miles south of the prison where the program began, another group of incarcerated individuals is working through the same questions Leland once confronted. On June 18th, five incarcerated men sat in a circle of blue and grey chairs inside a classroom at the Northern Branch Jail. Known within the facility as the “fishbowl,” the room allowed those passing outside to see clearly into the class. Volunteers Donna Kall and Arlene Stepputat led the final session of the six-week course.

One participant, Anthony, was set to be released that very day. The last names of incarcerated participants were withheld in accordance with the organization’s privacy practices.

Photo courtesy of Freedom to Choose

Freedom to Choose Project teaches incarcerated people skills centered around emotional regulation, communication and decision-making

accumulated, are intended to assist them in identifying emotional triggers, communicating through conflict, and actively listening to others without judgment. For Bonnie Paul, one of the program’s most important elements is also the simplest. People are given the experience of being heard.

During the group discussion, Freedom to Choose co-founders Bonnie & David Paul he said that, for the very first time in his life, he now felt he could “really connect with people.” “Its about teaching people how to be Just as meaningful, he said, was witnessing the present and listen deeply to one another,” she growth of the men around him. said, “we hear it over and over again, ‘Nobody has ever done that for me in my whole life.” Around the circle, others echoed similar sentiments.

Michael, who was now participating in the program for the second time, described changes that extended beyond the classroom. Much of his life, he had believed that it wasn’t acceptable, or safe, to express emotion. “In the last ten months, I’ve become more emotionally free than I’ve been in my whole life,” he said. For Michael, that change had also altered how he understood himself while incarcerated. “Just because I’m incarcerated, it doesn’t define me,” he said. “No one can take away the knowledge that I know now.” Pedro, another class member and incarcerated individual, described a similar struggle with opening up to others. He said communicating remained a “mental battle” each day, but that he was no longer closed off to those around him. “It’s easier to communicate and work with others now,” he said. And despite being behind bars, “I feel free. Ironically – even being in here.” The changes described by the men are difficult to calculate or measure within the span of a six-week course. Freedom to Choose’s work at the Northern Branch Jail is still relatively new, but organizers say the skills taught there are intended to follow participants beyond the classroom, incarceration, and into the next stages of their lives. The program’s core message is that while incarcerated people may have little control over their current circumstances, they can learn to recognize the control they do have in how they choose to respond to them. Each class teaches different skills that, once

At the Northern Branch Jail, Freedom to Choose is one of several community partnerships made possible by classroom space built into the newer facility. April Jones, who helps coordinate programming at the jail, said the mission transcends providing classes during incarceration. Officials hope to connect participants with community resources they can access after their release. Jones described that process as a “warm handoff,” so that people aren’t simply released wondering, “What do I do now?” Freedom to Choose is also working toward offering classes for women housed at the facility. On June 18th, the six-week course concluded with a small graduation ceremony. The five participants received certificates and cupcakes before everyone reflected on their time together. Michael thanked the volunteers for helping them break down barriers. Pedro thanked them for providing a space where men were allowed to speak openly and freely, without being judged. And Anthony, who was set to be released that day, thanked them for the opportunity of connection. Then the volunteers offered their own words of gratitude – for the inmates – but also for the courage of one individual. Stepputat acknowledged the woman whose simple request two decades prior was responsible for connecting those gathered in the classroom that morning. “I’m grateful for Rhonda Leland,” she said, “because she wrote one letter.” This story was edited originally published by the Santa Barbara News-Press. Printed with permission • newspress.com

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City of Santa Barbara's Annual Cultural Arts Grants Program Now Open Nearly $250,000 Available to Support Local Arts, Nonprofits, and Community Events THE ANNUAL CULTURAL ARTS GRANTS PROGRAM of The City of Santa Barbara is now accepting grant applications. The program supports nonprofits, events, and community initiatives that drive arts access and cultural vitality across Santa Barbara. Nearly $250,000 in grants are available for projects taking place between January 1 and June 30, 2027. The deadline to apply is 5pm on August 17th, 2026. Full program details, workshop registration, grant guidelines, and the online application are available at sbac.ca.gov/city-grants. Local nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status or a nonprofit fiscal sponsor must attend a workshop to be eligible to apply for one of the three grant programs: Community Arts: Expands arts access for youth and underserved communities, with a maximum request of $6,000. Organizational Development: Strengthens the sustainability and capacity of local arts organizations, with a maximum request of $15,000. Community Events & Festivals: Supports events and festivals that celebrate Santa Barbara's cultural identity and boost economic vitality, with a maximum request of $15,000. Workshops are available in person on Thursday, July 16, from 12 to 1pm in the David Gebhard Public Meeting Room, located at or virtually on Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 4 to 5pm via Zoom. All applicants and organizations applying for funding must attend, including returning grantees. Workshop registration, grant guidelines, eligibility requirements, reference documents, and the online application are available at the Office of Arts and Culture’s City Grants webpage. "Every year, these grants help turn great ideas into meaningful community experiences,” said Darrell McNeill, chair of the City Arts Advisory Committee. " We encourage nonprofits of all sizes to apply and share how they can use the arts to inspire, connect, and enrich Santa Barbara." The annual Cultural Arts Grants are funded and supported by the City of Santa Barbara. Applications are reviewed by the City Arts Advisory Committee and Community Events & Festivals Committee, with grant administration provided by the County Office of Arts and Culture. The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture serves as the local governmental umbrella for arts and culture projects and programs. The SBCOAC represents a longstanding partnership between the County of Santa Barbara and the City of Santa Barbara and serves as a State-Local Partner of the California Arts Council. Through robust public-private partnerships, the SBCOAC seeks to support and catalyze art, culture, and creative expression. sbac.ca.gov

La Ciudad de Santa Bárbara abre la convocatoria para las Subvenciones Anuales de Artes Culturales Casi $250,000 en subvenciones para apoyar proyectos artísticos, organizaciones sin fines de lucro e iniciativas comunitarias. LA CIUDAD DE SANTA BÁRBARA ya está aceptando solicitudes para su Programa Anual de Subvenciones para las Artes Culturales, que apoya a organizaciones sin fines de lucro, eventos e iniciativas comunitarias que amplían el acceso a las artes y fortalecen la vitalidad cultural de Santa Bárbara. Hay disponibles casi $250,000 en subvenciones para proyectos que se llevarán a cabo entre el 1 de enero y el 30 de junio de 2027. La fecha límite para presentar una solicitud es a las 5 p.m. del PC Mental Wellness Center (Participants painting at an activity of 17 de agosto de 2026. Los detalles the Mental Wellness Center, a 2025-2026 grant recipient) completos del programa, el registro PC Mental Wellness Center (Participantes pintando durante una actividad del Mental Wellness Center, beneficiario de la para los talleres, las bases de las subvención 2025-2026) subvenciones y la solicitud en línea están disponibles en sbac.ca.gov/city-grants. Las organizaciones locales sin fines de lucro con estatus 501(c)(3) o con un patrocinador fiscal sin fines de lucro deben asistir a un taller informativo para ser elegibles para solicitar una de las tres categorías de subvenciones: Artes Comunitarias: Amplía el acceso a las artes para jóvenes y comunidades desatendidas, con un monto máximo de solicitud de $6,000. Desarrollo Organizacional: Fortalece la sostenibilidad y la capacidad de las organizaciones artísticas locales, con un monto máximo de solicitud de $15,000. Eventos y Festivales Comunitarios: Apoya eventos y festivales que celebran la identidad cultural de Santa Bárbara y fortalecen la vitalidad económica, con un monto máximo de solicitud de $15,000. Todas las organizaciones que soliciten financiamiento, incluidas aquellas que hayan recibido subvenciones anteriormente, deben asistir a un taller informativo para ser elegibles. Se ofrecerá un taller presencial el jueves 16 de julio, de 12 a 1 p.m., en la Sala de Reuniones Públicas David Gebhard, ubicada en 630 Garden St., Santa Bárbara, CA 93105. También se ofrecerá un segundo taller por Zoom el miércoles 5 de agosto, de 4 a 5 p.m. El registro para los talleres, las bases de las subvenciones, los requisitos de elegibilidad, los documentos de referencia y la solicitud en línea están disponibles en la página web de Subvenciones de la Ciudad de la Oficina de Artes y Cultura. "Cada año, estas subvenciones ayudan a convertir grandes ideas en experiencias significativas para la comunidad", afirmó Darrell McNeill, presidente del Comité Asesor de Artes de la Ciudad. "Invitamos a organizaciones sin fines de lucro de todos los tamaños a presentar su solicitud y compartir cómo pueden utilizar las artes para inspirar, conectar y enriquecer a Santa Bárbara." Las Subvenciones Anuales para las Artes Culturales son financiadas y respaldadas por la Ciudad de Santa Bárbara. Las solicitudes son evaluadas por el Comité Asesor de Artes de la Ciudad y el Comité de Eventos y Festivales Comunitarios, mientras que la administración de las subvenciones está a cargo de la Oficina de Artes y Cultura del Condado de Santa Bárbara.

The 2025 Spring Concert by Music Academy of the West, a 20242025 grant recipient Concierto de Primavera 2025 de Music Academy of the West, beneficiario de la subvención 2024-2025

La Oficina de Artes y Cultura del Condado de Santa Bárbara (Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture, SBCOAC) actúa como la entidad gubernamental local que coordina proyectos y programas de artes y cultura. SBCOAC representa una destacada y duradera alianza entre el Condado de Santa Bárbara y la Ciudad de Santa Bárbara, y es Socio Estatal-Local del Consejo de las Artes de California. A través de sólidas alianzas público-privadas, la SBCOAC busca apoyar e impulsar el arte, la cultura y la expresión creativa. sbac.ca.gov

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STEP INTO THE SPECTACULAR WORLD OF SEAWEED when the Community Environmental Council (CEC) screens Seaweed Stories, a film narrated by Forest Whitaker tracing the progress of seaweed-based innovation around the world, followed by a live panel discussion and Q&A. Discover how this underwater flora can function as a sustainable climate solution at CEC’s Environmental Hub from 6:30 to 7pm on Wednesday, July 15th.

Free and open to the public, to RSVP visit cecsb.org

CINEMA EVENTS

The Freelance Beaver Detective: Tracking Urban Wildlife • Kay D. Ray’s documentary premiere with Pamela Adams of Beaver Insights • SBCC Fe Bland Auditorium West Campus • Free • sbpermaculture.org • 6-8pm Fr, 7/10. Opening Night• Asian American Film Series 2026 • Seventeenth annual series begins with special screening of Rosemead by Eric Lin, followed by a Q&A with the director and actor Lawrence Shou • Alhecama Theatre • Free-$5 • sbthp.org • 6pm Fr, 7/10.

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Opening Night• Mixtapes & Misfits at the Courthouse Sunken Garden • Pretty in Pink • Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures • 8:30pm Fri, 7/10. SBIFF French Wave • 14 new & 7 classic French Films at SBIFF’s Film Center • SBIFFTheatres.com • 7/10-23. 2026 Sundance Institute Indigenous Film Tour • Documentary Aanikoobijigan ; Q&A with filmmaker Isabella Madrigal • SY Chumash Museum & Cultural Ctr • Free • sychumashmuseum.org • 6-8pm Sa, 7/11. Check space availability. Seaweed Stories • Film screening followed by a panel discussion • CEC’s Environmental Hub • Free, RSVP required • cecsb.org • 6:30-8pm We, 7/15. The Garfield Movie • Animated comedy about an orange cat and his outdoor adventure • Camino Real Cinemas • $2 • metrotheatres.com • 10am We, 7/15.

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Community Calendar CHILDREN

Family Garden Exploration • Hands-on gardening class for parents and children to learn together Franklin Elementary School Garden • Free • exploreecology.org • 11am12pm Fr, 7/10. Summer Art Camp 2026 Week 3 • Printmaking and textiles, ages 5-6 • SBMA, Art Learning Lab • $300-350 • sbma.net • 9am-3pm Fr, 7/10. Summer Art Camp 2026 Week 3 • Sketch and sculpt, ages 7-9 • SBMA, Art Learning Lab • $300-350 • sbma.net • 9am-3pm Fr, 7/10. Summer Art Camp 2026 Week 3 • Ceramics & ReMade: Dreams, ages 9-12 • SBMA’s Art Studio @ The Downtown Club • $350-400 • sbma. net • 9am-3pm Fr, 7/10. Read with a Dog • Children practice reading to a furry friend • Central Library • Free • 3:30-4:30pm Fr.

COMEDY

Those Klien Boyz • Host SB comedy show featuring Tatum Price, Jessica Winther, and Keith Graber • SB Comedy Club Speakeasy Comedy Bar • $20 • sbcomedyclub.com • 7-9pm Fr, 7/10.

DANCE

Summer Conservatory Final Presentation 2026 • State Street Ballet performances from students ages 12-22 • Center Stage Theater • $13-25 • centerstagetheater.org • 2pm & 5pm Fr, 7/10.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Climate Fridays • Learn about statewide legislation aimed at reducing single-use plastics • CEC’s Environmental Hub • Free, registration recommended • cecsb.org • 4-5:30pm Fr, 7/10.

The Astrology of Creative Vision • Dr. Jennifer Freed and Jane Lynch discuss the connection between astrology and art • SBMA Mary Craig Auditorium • $30-40 • sbma.net • 5pm Fr, 7/10. Dinosaur Safari • Interactive talk and guided tour • Prehistoric Forest, SB Museum of Natural History • Included with admission • 1:30-2pm every Mon & Fri through 8/21.

OUTDOORS

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

SPECIAL EVENTS

TGIF! • Happy hour featuring live music, beverages, food vendors and local nonprofits • Environmental Defense Center, Garden Street • $20 • environmentaldefensecenter.org • 5:30-7:30pm Fr, 7/10. Pop-Up Books • Learn to fold and cut pop-up shapes for your book pages • EE Makerspace • $30-45 • exploreecology.org • 6-8pm Fr, 7/10. 106th Santa Barbara National Horse Show • Hunter/Jumper Showing • Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free admittance and parking • earlwarren.com • 9am-5pm Fr, 7/10 through Su, 7/12.

Saturday 7/11 CHILDREN

Kids Club • Entertainment, STEM projects, creative arts and more • De La Guerra Place, located directly in front of the Paseo Nuevo Cinemas • Free • RSVP at paseonuevosb.com • 10am-1pm Sa, 7/11. 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.

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COMEDY

3rd Annual Hanne Pedersen One-Act Festival 2026 • Seven World Premier Comedy Plays on one stage • Alcazar Theatre • $20-25 • thealcazar.org • 7pm Sa, 7/11 & 3pm Su, 7/12.

MUSIC

Barry McGuire • Folk-rock performance • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Sa, 7/11. The Molly Ringwald Project • 80’s tribute show • Chumash Casino Resort • Free • chumashcasino.com • 8pm Sa, 7/11. The Magical Music of Motown • SUPERGROUP with Internationally Acclaimed Artists • Lobero Theatre • $59-79 • lobero.org • 8pm Sa, 7/11.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

The Sacred Circle • Diana Raab’s guided gathering for women over 60 • Godmothers Books • $39 • godmothers.com • 2pm Sa, 7/11. Jessica Knoll • Discusses her new novel Helpless • Godmothers Books • $23 • godmothers.com • 6pm Sa, 7/11. Sketching in the Galleries • All skill levels invited to sketch from original works • SBMA Galleries • Free with Museum admission • sbma. net • 11:15am-12:15pm Sa, 7/11. Magic: The Gathering • Learn to play this trading card game • Metro Comics Metro Entertainment • Free • 12-12:30pm Sa. Santa Barbara Go Club • All levels welcome to learn this ancient game • Free • Mosaic Locale, 1131 State St • 805-448-5335 • 11am-3pm Sa.

OUTDOORS

Summer Mocktails in the Garden • interactive class, – exploring how to craft mocktails using herbs, fruits, and edible flowers you can grow at home • Yanonali Community Garden • Free, reg required • calendar.library. santabarbaraca.gov • 2-3:30pm Sa, 7/11.

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CinemANTic Stroll • Guided walk to observe Harvester Ants • Elings Park (Upper parking lot by main office) • Free • sbbotanicgarden. org • 9-10:30am Sa, 7/11.

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

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Wynton Marsalis Septet ENJOY THE TIMELESS ENERGY OF JAZZ when UCSB Arts & Lectures welcomes one of the world’s top trumpeters, Wynton Marsalis, and the Wynton Marsalis Septet to Santa Barbara for a night of swinging rhythms. Come watch as the talented musician, composer, and band leader works his musical magic at the Lobero Theatre at 7:30pm on Thursday, For tickets ($65-150) visit lobero.org July 16th.

SPECIAL EVENTS

DANCE

Trans Fund Brunch • Hosted by Deja Re and featuring drag performances, music, food and beverages • SOhO • $25-35 • sohosb. com • 11:30am Sa, 7/11.

Hoy Semillas, Manana Flores • Puro Flamenco presents the 5th annual student showcase • Center Stage Theater • $30 • centerstagetheater.org • 6pm Su, /12.

Curling Night • Learn the basics of curling and participate in a small tournament • Ice in Paradise • $25-50 • iceinparadise.org • 3-9pm Sa, 7/11.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair • Music, family activities, food and handmade goods • Alameda Park • Free • 10am-5pm Sa, 7/11 & Su, 7/12. Star Party • Explore the night sky through SBMNH’s 20-inch telescope • Palmer Observatory • Free • sbnature. org • 8:30-10pm Sa, 7/11.

Sunday 7/12 CHILDREN

Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages • Free w/ admission • SBNature.org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun. Sundays at the Ranch • Fun for the family. Enjoy barn animals and tractor rides • Stow House, 304 N Los Carneros Rd • Free • goletahistory.org • 11am-2pm Sun.

Photo Walk Club • Take creative photos on a guided walk through the city • Central Library, Michael Towbes Upper Plaza • Free, registration required • calendar.library. santabarbaraca.gov • 11am-12pm Su, 7/12. Cathy Heller & Alexandra Cole • Hosts of podcast Abundant Ever After discuss prosperity and life • Godmothers Books • $23 • godmothers.com • 6pm Su, 7/12. Seasonal Tea Demonstration • Tea Ceremony and the art of Chanoyu • Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Tea Garden • Free • sbbotanicgarden.org • 10:30am-12:30pm Su, 7/12.

MUSIC

Summer Sessions • Live classical guitar performance by Matt K. Evans • Loubud Wines • Free, reservation recommended • loubudwines.com • 2-4pm Su, 7/12. Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan • Blend of guitar and harmonica blues, rags, and good time music • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Su, 7/12.

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350 • sbma.net • 9am-3pm Mo, 7/13 through Friday, 7/17. Summer Art Camp 2026 Week 4 • Ceramics & ReMade: Dreams, ages 7-9 • SBMA’s Art Studio @ The Downtown Club • $350-400 • sbma. net • 9am-3pm Mo, 7/13 through Friday, 7/17.

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Baby & Me • Develop your baby’s pre-literacy skills, 0-14 months • Central Library • Free • 11-11:30am Mo.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS Casa de los Carneros (Bilingual) • Advance care planning workshop • Community Room, 110 Longshore Pl Goleta • Free • hospiceofsb.org • 5:45-7pm Mo, 7/13 & Mo, 7/20.

A Deep Dive into Island Conservation

UNCOVER THE UNIVERSAL BENEFITS OF ISLAND CONSERVATION when Jennifer Sachs, Senior Development Officer for the global nonprofit organization Island Conservation, discusses how efforts to protect biodiversity and promote restoration of island ecosystems can effectively help to combat the climate crisis. Don’t miss this educating, ecological presentation followed by a Q&A at the SB Maritime Museum at 7pm on Thursday, July 16th. For tickets ($5-20) visit sbmm.org

Molly Miller Trio • Blend of Americana and jazz • SOhO • $23 • sohosb.com • 7pm Su, 7/12. UCSB Summer Carillon Recital • By Wesley Arai and carillon students • UCSB’s Storke Tower • Free • 2pm Su, 7/12. Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore • Rock performance with special guest Lenny Kaye • Lobero Theatre • $50-90 • lobero.org • 7pm Su, 7/12.

OUTDOORS

Beach Cleanup • Volunteer to help clean up Arroyo Burro Beach • Meet in front of the Watershed Resource Center to sign in • No registration required • 10am-12pm Su, 7/12. Sunday Architecture Tour • Meet at Public Library Plaza at 40 E Anapamu St • Architectural Fdn of SB • $20 • afsb.org • 10am Sun.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Neighborhood Block Party • SB Police Department and Fire Department host games and hands-on activities, music, food, public safety vehicle displays and more • Bohnett Park • Free • 3-5pm Su, 7/12. Breathing Room: Gathering Stars • Performance art processional in three parts exploring breath •

SBMA, Ludington Court and Front Terrace • Free • sbma.net • 5pm Su, 7/12. Open House • With crafts, snack, beverages and music • Mosaic Therapy Collective • Free • 11am-12pm Su, 7/12. Free 2nd Sunday for TriCounty Residents • Free admission to SBMA Galleries for residents of Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo County • 11am5pm Su, 7/12. Game, Set, Mart • Watch live Wimbledon matches • Montecito Country Mart Courtyard • Free • 123pm Su, 7/12.

Science Pub: Sharks Basking in Online Attention • Olivia Cleek discusses basking shark sightings • Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant • Free • sbnature.org • 6:30pm Mo, 7/13. 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 7/14 CHILDREN

Summer STEAM • STEAMthemed crafting, exploration, and learning for ages 6-12 • EE Makerspace • $25 • exploreecology. org • 4-5:30pm Tu, 7/14.

COMEDY

Carpinteria Improv Drop-In

Monday 7/13 CHILDREN

Class • Learn or practice skills • Alcazar Theatre • $10 • 7pm Tu.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

The Elsewhere Book Club • Read and discuss Valérie Perrin’s novel Tata • $55 • godmothers.com • 5:30pm Tu, 7/14. Macrophotography in the Butterfly Pavilion • Amateur and professional photographers invitees to bring their own macro lenses to photograph butterflies • SBMNH, Sprague Butterfly Pavilion • $50-70 • sbnature.org • 5pm Tu, 7/14. Chess Club • Louise Lowry Davis Center • All levels/ English/Spanish • Free • 1-4pm Tue.

SPECIAL EVENTS

FIFA Watch Party • Community viewing of the FIFA World Cup SemiFinal • Goleta Community Center • Free • 11:30am Tu, 7/14. Board Games + Brews • Community game night • Night Lizard Brewing Company, 607 State St • 6-9pm Tu.

Financial Empowerment Workshop (In Spanish) • Workshop to develop healthy financial habits • Oxnard MICOP • Free • wevonline.org • 5pm We, 7/15. Drop-in Nature Journaling: Birds, Blooms, and Bugs! • Connect with the natural world through guided journaling • SB Museum of Natural History • Included with museum admission • sbnature.org • 2-4pm We, 7/15. Dungeons & Dragons for Teens • Introductory 4 week workshop • Central Library, Faulkner Gallery • Free, registration required • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 11am-2pm Wednesdays, 7/15 through 7/29. Knitting & Crochet Club • Louise Lowry Davis Ctr • All levels/ English/Spanish • Free • 9-11:30am Wed. Le Cercle Français • French conversation, all levels • Free • Natural Cafe • sbfrenchgroup.yolasite.com • 5-6:30pm Wed.

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Wednesday 7/15 CHILDREN CHILDREN

Tinker Time • Hands-on workshop for 3D design using TinkerCAD!, ages 8-12 • Central Library, Tech Lab • Free, registration required • calendar. library.santabarbaraca.gov • 2:303:30pm We, 7/15. Creator’s Club • Bilingual, weekly STEAM activity • Eastside Library • Free • 2-3pm We.

MUSIC

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

Kids Cook from A to Z • 8-14 years olds are invited to learn to cook a meal start to finish • Eastside Library Patio • Free, registration begins at the service desk 30 minutes before start time • calendar.library. santabarbaraca.gov • 2-3:30pm Th, 7/16.

DANCE

Intro to Belly Dance • Class for the absolute beginner • The Dance Hub • Register at dancehubsb.org • 6:15pm Thursdays, 7/16 through 7/30.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

Dungeons & Dragons for Teens • Introductory 4 week workshop • Central Library, Faulkner Gallery • Free, registration required • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 11am-2pm Wednesdays, 7/15 through 7/29.

Little G’s • Reading of Whale, That Was Unexpected • Godmothers Books • Free, reservation recommended • godmothers.com • 11am Mo, 7/13.

Jeffrey Hoelle • Discusses his book Cultivated • Godmothers Books • $17 • godmothers.com • 6pm We, 7/15.

Summer Art Camp 2026 Week 4 • Painting and printmaking, ages 5-6 • SBMA, Art Learning Lab • $300350 • sbma.net • 9am-3pm Mo, 7/13 through Friday, 7/17.

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Summer Art Camp 2026 Week 4 • Sketch and sculpt, ages 9-12 • SBMA, Art Learning Lab • $300-

Building a Biological Powerhouse In Your Soil • Webinar about infusing plants and soil with beneficial microbes • Online event • Free, registration required • eco-farm.org • 11am-12pm We, 7/15.

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Knit ‘n’ Needle • Fiber arts club • Montecito Library • Free • 2pm Th.

Reflect on reproductive freedom through art when Planned Parenthood California Central Coast (PPCCC) presents a popup art showcase featuring the work of local artists called “Our Bodies, Our Stories: Reproductive Freedom in Reflection.” The artwork on display covers the current landscape of reproductive freedom, health, rights, and justice and will be accompanied by live storytelling and performances. RSVP to the reception to receive the event location which will take place from 5 to 8pm on Friday, July 17th.

MUSIC

Kiwanis Music Nites • Spanish guitar performance by the Nylon Roses • Singleton Pavilion, Elings Park • Free • kiwanissb.org • 5:307:30pm Th, 7/16. Wynton Marsalis Septet • Jazz performance by composer and trumpeter • UCSB Arts & Lectures • Lobero Theatre • $65-150 • lobero.org • 7pm Th, /16.

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LECTURES/MEETINGS/ WORKSHOPS

SB Grant Workshop • Information and guidance for grant application • David Gebhard Meeting Room • Free, registration required • sbac.ca.gov • 12pm Th, 7/16. Trail Talks • Diane Soini discusses thru-hiking the AZT, Arizona’s 800mile traverse from Mexico to Utah • Central Library, Faulkner Gallery Free • 6:30-7:30pm Th, 7/16.

A Deep Dive into Island Conservation • Jennifer Sachs discusses protecting island ecosystems and protecting biodiversity • SB Maritime Museum • $5-20 • sbmm.org • 7pm Th, 7/16.

Art4Grief, Part 1 • 2 part expressive painting series for grief, healing and reflection • Community Arts Workshop • $120 • sbcaw.org • 5:30-8:30pm Th, 7/16 & 10am-1pm Su, 7/19.

CHILDREN

Family Garden Exploration • Hands-on gardening class for parents and children to learn together Franklin Elementary School Garden • Free • exploreecology.org • 11am12pm Fr, 7/17. Read with a Dog • Children practice reading to a furry friend • Central Library • Free • 3:30-4:30pm Fr.

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ESCAPE THE SUMER HEAT AND ENTER THE MAGICAL WORLD OF ICE AND ADVENTURE when PCPA presents Disney’s Frozen the Musical, based on the beloved animated story of sisterly love and self acceptance. Come enjoy all your favorite songs from the film at Solvang Festival Theater at 8pm on Friday, July 10th through Sunday, August 2nd. For tickets ($25) visit pcpa.org

Company • Stephen Sondheim’s musical comedy about a long-time bachelor contemplating marriage • Ojai Art Center • $30 • ojaiact.org • through 7/12. Disney’s Frozen the Musical • The Broadway Musical adaption of Disney’s animated film • Solvang Festival Theatre • $25 • pcpa.org • 8pm Su, 7/5 through 8/2. Anything Goes • Musical romance starring two stowaways and featuring a soundtrack of Cole Porter songs • SBCC Garvin Theatre • $10-34 • theatregroupsbcc.com • 7:30pm We, 7/8 through 7/25. Macbeth • Shakespeare’s haunting tragedy about an ambitious Scottish king • Rubicon Theatre • $20-25 • rubicontheatre.org • 7pm Fr, 7/10; 2pm & 7pm Sa, 7/11; and 7pm Su, 7/12.

COMEDY

Finish Up Friday • Complete an in-progress project or start a new one • EEE Makerspace • $15 • exploreecology.org • 1-4pm Fr, 7/17.

3rd Annual Hanne Pedersen One-Act Festival 2026 • Seven World Premier Comedy Plays on one stage • Alcazar Theatre • $20-25 • thealcazar.org • 7-9pm Fr, 7/17 through Su, 7/19.

MUSIC

Gabriel Fluffy Iglesias • Standup performance • SB Bowl • $46-131 • sbbowl.com • 7pm Fr, 7/17.

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Opening to Intuition: From Signs and Synchronicity to Aligned Action • Class exploring intuition • Paradise Found • $44 • paradisefoundsb.com • 6:15-8pm Th, 7/16.

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The Art of Science • Examine and draw butterflies and moths • SB Museum of Natural History, John & Peggy Maximus Gallery • Included with Museum admission • sbnature. org • 1:30-2:30pm Th, 7/16.

Live Captioning: Sunday matinee, July 12, 2pm

LECTURES/MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS

UC Master Gardeners • The benefits of container gardening • Montecito Library • Free • ucanr.edu • 10-11:30am Fr, 7/17.

Edgardo Nunez • Regional Mexican music • Chumash Casino Resort • $79-135 • chumashcasino.com • 8pm Fr, 7/17. The Brasscals • Street brass band performance • Night Lizard Brewing Company • Free • nightlizardbrewingcompany.com • 8-10pm Fr, 7/17.

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Alison Tuma • Sings with Kevin Su Fukagawa on piano • Blue Owl Restaurant • Free • 9-11pm Fr, 7/17. Marco Alejandro • Art, conversation and live guitar performance by Marco Alejandro • La Cumbre Plaza, Suite F-20 • Free • 5-7pm Fr, 7/17.

SPECIAL EVENTS

California Wine Festival • Tastings, gourmet bites, live music and more • Plaza Del Sol, Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort • $85-239 • californiawinefestival.com • 6:30-9pm Fr, 7/17 & Sa, 7/18. Summer Polo Soiree • Fundraising polo match, bar and food to support seniors living with dementia in Santa Barbara • Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club • $300 • friendshipcentersb.org • 3pm Fr, 7/17.

Academy Chamber Orchestra: Copland, Barnes & Schumann

Experience the powerful voice of America’s 16th president when Music Academy of the West presents Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, an orchestral work conducted by Gemma New and featuring the narration of Abraham Lincoln’s various speeches and letters by actor Christopher Lloyd. The performance, also including Jasmine Arielle Barnes’ American Lament performed by Sasha Cooke, will take place in the Lobero Theatre at 7:30pm on Saturday, July 18th. For tickets ($10-125) visit musicacademy.org

HIGHLIGHTS: WEEK 4 & 5 Picnic Concert Highlight: Missy Mazzoli • Celebration of American female composers • Hahn Hall • $10-65 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Fr, 7/10. Academy Festival Orchestra: The Planets, an HD Odyssey • Orchestra performance with NASA images • Granada Theatre • $75-85 • ticketing.granadasb.org • 7:30pm Sa, 7/11. Solo Piano Spotlight No. 1 • Two solo piano fellows perform sonata works • Hahn Hall • $10-50 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Mo, 7/13. The Art of the Duet: Opera Scenes • Opera scenes reimagined by director Paul Curran • Hahn Hall • $10-80 • musicacademy.or • 7:30pm 7/14. Jeremy Denk in Recital • Performance featuring select piano etudes and Beethoven’s Hammerklavier • Lobero Theatre • $10-125 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Wed, 7/15.

Composer Chat: Kevin Puts • Composer panel discussion • Lehmann Hall • $10 • musicacademy.org • 1:30pm Wed, 7/15. x2 Series: Legions Will Rise • Chamber music performance • Hahn Hall • $10-65 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Th, 7/16.

Santa Barbara Antique, Decorative Arts Vintage Show & Sale • Earl Warren Showgrounds • Free admittance and parking • sbantiqueshow.com • 11am-6pm Fr, 7/17 & Sa, 7/18; and 11am-4pm Su, 7/19.

Saturday 7/18 CHILDREN

Paw Patrol • Paw Patrol with story time and themed activities • Free • calendar.library.santabarbaraca.gov • 10-11:30am Sa, 7/18. 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.

COMEDY

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Community Center Courts • Free, registration required • cityofgoleta. org • 8-10am (Adults) & 10am-12pm (Kids) Sa, 7/18. Jonathan Schooler • Discusses staying open to wonder • Godmothers Books • $33 • godmothers.com • 6pm Sa, 7/18. Repair Cafe • Volunteers will help attendees fix broken items • Community Environmental Council (CEC) • Free • cecsb.org • 10am-1pm Sa, 7/18.

MUSIC

Chamber Music • Fundraising concert for SB Chamber Players upcoming season • Trinity Lutheran Church • $25 • sbchamberplayers.org • 3pm Sa, 7/18 Free Radicals • Blend of jazz, reggae, funk and more • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Sa, 7/18. Young the Giant • Rock performance featuring special guests Cold War Kids and Beach Weather • Santa Barbara Bowl • $50-86 • sbbowl. com • 6pm Sa, 7/18. Summer Sessions • Live classical guitar performance by Matt K. Evans • Loubud Wines • Free, reservation recommended • loubudwines.com • 2-4pm Fr, 7/18

OUTDOORS

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

Sunday 7/19 CHILDREN

Storytime @ the Sea Center • All ages • Free w/ admission • SBNature.org • 10:30–10:45am Sat & Sun.

Coast Village Pop-Up • Performance by Music Academy bassoon fellows during the Alireza Varzandeh Artist Reception • Caldwell Snyder Gallery • Free • musicacademy.org • 4pm Fr, 7/17.

The Good Good Show • SB’s longest running monthly comedy show • Night Lizard Brewing Company • $10 • nightlizardbrewingcompany.com • 7:30-9pm Sa, 7/18.

Sundays at the Ranch • Fun for the family. Enjoy barn animals and tractor rides • Stow House, 304 N Los Carneros Rd • Free • goletahistory.org • 11am-2pm Sun.

Picnic Concert Series No. 2 • Pre-concert picnic in the Music Academy Gardens followed by chamber music performance • Hahn Hall • $10-65 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Fr, 7/17.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS

Garcia Dance Studio’s Summer Showcase Benefit • Featuring over 250 dancers of all ages

Academy Chamber Orchestra: Copland, Barnes & Schumann • Gemma New conducts Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, narrated by acclaimed actor Christopher Lloyd • Lobero Theatre • $10-125 • musicacademy.org • 7:30pm Sa, /18.

Free Pickleball Skill Clinic • Learn the basics of pickleball • Goleta

performing, flamenco, salsa, hip hop, jazz and more • Lobero Theatre • $2439 • lobero.org • 2pm Su, 7/19.

LECTURES/MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS

Rendy Freedman • Leads a workshop for listening and authentic storytelling • Godmothers Books • $39 • godmothers.com • 2pm Su, 7/19.

MUSIC

Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan • Blend of guitar and harmonica blues, rag, and good-time music • Cold Spring Tavern • Free • 1:30-4:30pm Su, 7/19. The Amanda Castro Band • Blend of Jazz, swing, and classical • Solvang Festival Theater • $35 • solvangtheaterfest.org • 3-5pm Su, 7/19. Rainbow Kitten Surprise • Alternative rock indie performance featuring special guest Spacy Jane • Santa Barbara Bowl • $55-105 • sbbowl.com • 7pm Su, 7/19. UCSB Summer Carillon Recital • By Junrui Liu (UCSB Student Carillonist) • UCSB’s Storke Tower • Free • 2pm Su, 7/19.

OUTDOORS

Beach Cleanup • Meet on East Beach behind Skater’s Point skate park • To join RSVP at sbnature.org • 10am-12pm Su, 7/19. Volunteer Day • Help clean up the Santa Clara River Preserve with Channel Island Restoration • Santa Clara River Preserve • Free, registration required • cirweb.org • 9am-12pm Su, 7/19. Sunday Architecture Tour • Meet at Public Library Plaza at 40 E Anapamu St • Architectural Fdn of SB • $20 • afsb.org • 10am Sun.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Crawfish Boil Chef’s Table • Louisiana style feast, served family style • Rooftop of the Kimpton Canary Hotel • $65, RSVP required • finchandforkrestaurant.com • 5:307:30pm Su, 7/19.

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New Repair Fair Brings Old Items Back to Life EFORE MARBORG TAKES SEVERAL ALMOST FUNCTIONAL APPLIANCES ON TRASH DAY, South Coast residents can take their items to local repair volunteers for a second chance at life.

Repair Café is a worldwide network of volunteers that organize free community events to fix household items as an alternative to landfilling them, with the first ever Café held in Amsterdam in 2009. Santa Barbara’s café co-founders Issac Laris and Meg Miller organized the first repair event with 12 volunteer “tinkerers” at the Unitarian Society in July of last year. Green-minded IT consultant Isaac Laris says their goal is to change the local waste culture to prevent landfills from reaching capacity by offering residents a free space to get broken items fixed. “We say words like ‘toss it’ or ‘throw it away’, but nothing really goes away — it just goes somewhere else,” says Laris. “We need to start thinking about how to do things differently.” Since then, the Repair Café has been held at the Community Environmental Council, with as many as 19 tinkerers who have attempted 107 repairs, including clothing, furniture, toys, bikes, appliances, and other household items. The most recent event also featured a 15-minute workshop for rewiring lamps and other electrical appliances. This volunteer repair fair has a precedent in the South Coast. Just ten miles up the coast is UCSB’s Zero Waste Committee (ZWC), who has hosted their quarterly Fix-it-Fairs since 2023 at Thriftopia’s flea-market events in Isla Vista. They provide clothing, jewelry, surfboard, and bicycle repair about every three months during the academic year in the Isla Vista Community Center. Fourth-year environmental science major and ZWC co-chair Matthew Schoen says that though their goal is to keep fixable items from reaching the landfill, he advises the organization’s activities coordinators to market their events beyond those already environmentally-minded. “I always reference the finance bro on campus who has no idea about anything to do with sustainability,” he said. “They’ll think, ‘let me go get my clothes fixed for free,’ not realizing they’re engaging with an environmentally-friendly activity.” These efforts to reduce household waste are a response to recent trends concerning landfills. The Environmental Protection Agency asserts that landfills are the third greatest source of methane emissions, at about 143.2 million metric

tons of the greenhouse gas as of 2022. Plus, in 2024, Santa Barbara County’s Tajiguas Landfill was granted its request to increase the permitted height to 650 feet above sea level after reaching capacity. According to the ReSource Center at the Tajiguas in northern Goleta, the per-capita waste generation rate is 11.89 pounds — 2.4 times the national average. The Tajiguas wasteshed serves businesses, visitors, and residents in Santa Barbara, Goleta, Solvang, Buellton, and the county’s unincorporated cities. The ReSource Center at Tajiguas diverts about two-thirds of the region’s waste through various recovery programs. For example, their transfer station’s textile recovery program works with Marborg Industries to redirect textiles to Homeboy Threads in Los Angeles. But, senior programs specialist at the Department of Public Works Sam Dickinson says that recycling is actually the last step in the famed “3 R’s” of waste reduction — reduce, reuse, and recycle. He believes the public should consider other options before deciding to put unwanted items in their brown bins.

their mother’s mixer. Or a toaster from their wedding.” Longtime Isla Vista resident Henry Sarria has supported his community’s cyclists with free bike repairs since the Fixit-Fair’s inception. For his first Christmas in the United States after emigrating from Havana, Cuba in 1967, Sarria was given his first bicycle. Because his mother worked several jobs to make ends meet and repairs were expensive, he learned how to fix his bicycle with an uncle’s tools at eight years-old. Now a retired engineer who understands firsthand what it is to not have the means to seek out repairs, he’s the self-proclaimed “old guy” giving back to his neighborhood of almost four decades.

“I don’t like seeing these abandoned bikes on “I consider us the bike racks, in the lagoon, or on the beach. (at the ReSource And, a lot of people don’t have the budget, either Center) to be the time wise or money wise (to get repairs),” says ‘undertakers’ of Sarria. “Everyone in IV is my neighbor, and if waste, as this is I’m not taking the time to help them out, I’m not where things go doing it right.” right before getting Isla Vista’s Fix-it-Fair bike mechanic Henry Sarria has The event is also inspiring non-local buried in the been repairing his neighbor’s bikes at Zero Waste participants to spark change in their own landfill,” Dickinson Committee's quarterly events since 2023. community. Silvia González Trilla sought out says. “So (before volunteers to fix her nephew’s broken laundry recycling), ‘reduce’ and ‘reuse’ are the most important.” hamper and a backpack with ripped straps during her latest The Santa Barbara Repair Café connects skilled volunteers visit to her family in Santa Barbara. She owns an electrical with the community to make sure “reduce” is an option, so and lighting supplies store with her husband in Córdoba, that there isn’t a need to buy new clothing, for example. SBCC Argentina, and feels her country is currently also confronting sewing instructor Emily Adams was invited to volunteer the same waste problem. They’ve been inspired to offer a by friends from the local Fiber Arts Guild who saw the similar repair service to their customers when they go home. connection between her passion for sustainability and the “In Argentina, most people don't even bother to find out group’s mission to offer free repairs. if something can be fixed, and throw it away,” says González ESL instructor Susie Naughton brought her husband’s Trilla. “We at the store could do that. If you bring us a lamp, worn twenty-year-old wetsuit to the experienced Adams, we'll fix it for free.” believing the piece “still has more life in it.” Adams saw the Upcoming Events torn neck as a simple fix, and revived the suit by sewing on a July 18, Sept. 26, Nov. 14 seahorse patch she had handy. UCSB mechanical engineering lecturer David Bothman was recruited as a tinkerer for the Repair Café by his fiber artist wife — and then roped in his brother-in-law, retired chemist Lewis Manring. Bothman has felt a contrast, after three events with Manring, between volunteering and fixing things at home, which he says “most of the time, is a solitary activity.” Here, the brothers-in-law have leaned on each other when unsure about how to approach a repair.

Meg Miller and Isaac Laris (center) recently hosted the fifth Santa Barbara Repair Café in the CEC on May 9th.

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Bothman also sees the café as an opportunity to interact with members of the community and hear their stories, along with those of their items. “A lot of people that bring stuff in have an emotional connection to what they brought in, (like)

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No More Jobs? “Consumer confidence inched up in June as falling oil prices in recent weeks provided some relief to consumer inflation fears,” said Dana M Peterson, Chief Economist, The Conference Board. “Consumer appraisals of current business conditions were slightly more positive compared to last month. However, perceptions of the current labor market softened measurably as the percentage of consumers saying jobs were ‘hard to get’ rose to 22.5 percent, the highest level since January 2021 (22.8 percent). – Conference Board

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HE CONFERENCE Trump’s Iran War disaster is BOARD’S CONSUMER probably the main reason for the CONFIDENCE SURVEY job losses because higher energy highlighted what was prices from the Middle East behind the meager are elevating inflation total of 57,000 new and slowing down jobs in June – the hiring for years to fewest in four come. Wall Street months. The is hoping the job market may A.I. revolution not recover will boost labor from the damage productivity to By Harlan Green the Trump such an extent that administration it will tame inflation, has done to the U.S. but without creating many economy anytime soon. new jobs.

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Some 755,000 workers dropped out of the labor force in June because “jobs are hard to get,” said the Conference Board’s survey.

What’s more, job gains in May and April were revised down to a combined 277,000 from a

The other culprit for fewer new jobs? Federal immigration officials have detained more than 10,000 people in the last five days, reports the New York Times, a major surge that has stemmed from a push within Immigration and Customs Enforcement to

increase arrest rates. Immigrants won in the latest SCOTUS that ICE cannot hold them without due process, which means a bond hearing. The shrinking labor force will shrink economic growth as well since fewer workers means less will be produced; unless A.I. delivers on it promises of higher productivity. And that will take years. But that means fewer workers, anyway. There will be more robots, Claude, ChatGPT, Open AI, etc., etc. and a shrinking workforce that pays less taxes to support public policies, social security, Medicare, and public debt, don’t forget, which is soaring, of course. As well, many of the new jobs will be in the lower paying healthcare industry — hospitals, doctor’s offices, dentists, nursing homes, and so forth — that created 47,000 of the 57,000 new U.S. jobs in June.

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ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS OR CITATION, AND ORDER TO GO TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT NOTICE OF ORDER SETTING NEW DATE FOR CASE NUMBER: 26CV00519. Plaintiff: NICOLE WALD filed their application for an order for publication on June 11, 2026. From the application and supporting evidence it appears to the satisfaction of the Court that an order for service by publication is permitted pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 415.50. IT IS ORDERED: that service of the summons, citation, notice of hearing, or Notice of Order Setting New Date in this action shall be made upon defendant, respondent, or citee RICHMAN BRY & Plaintiffs Claims & Order by publication thereof in The Voice Magazine, a newspaper of general circulation published at Santa Barbara, California, and that said publication be made at least once a week for four successive weeks. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: that, if the address of the party to be served is ascertained before the expiration of the time prescribed for publication of the summons, the moving party shall forthwith mail to the party to be served a copy of: (1) the summons, citation; notice of hearing, or other documents) identified above, (2) the complaint, petition, or motion for which notice is being served by this order, and (3) this order for publication. A declaration of this mailing, or of the fact that the address was not ascertained, must be filed at the expiration of the time prescribed for the publication. Dated: 06/12/2026 Donna D. Geck, Judge of the Superior Court. Publication Dates: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2026. Plaintiff’s Claim and ORDER to Go to Small Claims Court: Notice to the person being sued: You are the defendant if your name is listed on this form or on form SC-100A. The person suing you is the plaintiff, listed on this form. You and the plaintiff must go to court on the trial date listed below. If you do not go to court, you may lose the case. If you lose, the court can order that your wages, money, or property be taken to pay this claim. Bring witnesses, receipts, and any evidence you need to prove your case. Read this form to understand the claim against you and to protect your rights. Name: NICOLE WALD, The plaintiff is: Nicole Wald, 772 Palermo Dr, Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. The defendant is: RICHMAN BRY, 999 Romero Canyon Rd, Montecito, CA 93108. The plaintiff claims the defendant owes $12,480.60 a. Why does the defendant owe the plaintiff money? The defendant withheld my security deposit for a gate that broke due to high winds-an act of God, not caused by us and for a cleaning fee, even though we had to clean upon arrival as the 4 room pool house was dirty and mice feces and mice were present in kitchen and multiple other locations in main house. An 11 hour power outage left toilet and hot water inoperable, and locked us on property with no exit instructions. Some features (e.g, dry sauna) were broken or inoperable for the duration of the event. These conditions materially impacted the event, damaged my reputation as a host, and caused lost revenue both during and after the event. b. When did this happen?: 10/11/2025. c. How did you calculate the money owed to you? (Do not include court costs or fees for service.): $2,899.60 deposit deduction for gate damage; $500 deposit deduction for cleaning; $1,950 hire chef to cook meals offsite as kitchen unsanitary with mice; $1,785 photography revenue lost ($595x3); $825 massage revenue lost ($275x3); $531 lunches purchased from restaurants as kitchen unsanitary; $3,750 rent abatement (50% of 1 night cost /loss of use due to habitability & safety issues) You must ask the defendant (in person, in writing, or by phone) to pay you before you sue. If your claim is for possession of property, you must ask the defendant to give you the property. Have you done this? * Yes. Why are you filing your claim at this courthouse? This courthouse covers the area (check the one that applies): a. Where the defendant lives or does business, Where the plaintiff’s property was damaged, Where the plaintiff was injured, Where a contract (written or spoken) was made, signed, performed, or broken by the defendant or where the defendant lived or did business when the defendant made the contract. The zipcode of the place checked above is 93108. This claim is for more than $2,500. I understand that by filing a claim in small claims court, I have no right to appeal this claim. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information above and on any attachments to this form is true and correct. Date: 1/21/2026. Nicole Wald, Plaintiff. CASE NUMBER: 26CV00519. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: August 4, 2026; Time: 9:00 am; SB: 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.)

RE: 1317 Los Alamos; 234 Cooper Road; 427 Calle Las Caleras; 819 Reddick

NOTICE OF PUBLICATIONS ON APPLICATIONS REGARDING PROVISIONS OF TITLE 28 AND/OR 30 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA (SBMC) The Secretary of the Staff Hearing Officer has set a public hearing for Wednesday, July 22, 2026 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the David Gebhard Public Meeting Room, 630 Garden Street. On Thursday, July 16, 2026, an Agenda with all items to be heard on Thursday, July 16, 2026 will be available online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO. Agendas, Minutes, and Staff Reports are also accessible online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SHO. TELEVISION COVERAGE: This meeting will be broadcast live on City TV-Channel 18 and online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTV. See SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CityTVProgramGuide for a rebroadcast schedule. An archived video of this meeting will be available at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PCVideos. Public comments may be submitted via email to WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: PCSecretary@SantaBarbaraCA.gov before the beginning of the Meeting. All public comments submitted via email will be provided to the Commission and will become part of the public record. You may also submit written correspondence via US Postal Service (USPS) addressed to PC Secretary, PO Box 1990, Santa Barbara, CA 93102-1990. However, please be advised, correspondence sent via USPS may not be received in time to process prior to the meeting and email submissions are highly encouraged. Please note that the Commission may not have time to review written comments received after 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting. All public comment that is received before 4:30 p.m. the Tuesday before the meeting will be published on the City’s website at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/PC. Comments provided via USPS or e-mail will be converted to a PDF before being posted on the City’s website. Note: comments will be published online the way they are received and without redaction of personal identifying information; including but not limited to phone number, home address, and email address. Only submit information that you wish to make available publicly. APPEALS: Decisions of the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council. For further information and guidelines on how to appeal a decision to City Council, please contact the City Clerk’s office at Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov as soon as possible. Appeals may be filed in person at the City Clerk’s office at City Hall or in writing via email to Clerk@SantaBarbaraCA.gov and by first class mail postage prepaid within 10 calendar days of the meeting at which the Commission took action or rendered its decision. Appeals and associated fee postmarked after the 10th calendar day will not be accepted. NOTE TO INTERESTED PARTIES: Only those persons who participate through public comment either orally or in writing on an item on this Agenda have standing to appeal the decision. Grounds for appeal are limited to those issues raised either orally or in written correspondence delivered to the review body at, or prior to, the public hearing. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you need services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at (805) 5645305. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange. • 1317 Los Alamos Assessor’s Parcel Number: Zoning Designation: Application Number: Applicant / Owner: Project Description:

045-195-022 E-3/S-D-3 (One-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay) PLN2024-00086; Filing Date: 4/30/2024 Natalie Ochsner / Tecot-Snyder Living Trust Construction of a new single-family home and detached ADU

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041-324-012 E-3/S-D-3 (One-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay) PLN2026-00037; Filing Date: 1/27/2026 Jarrett Gorin, Vanguard Planning Inc. / Javier Daniel Residential additions and garage to ADU conversion

• 427 Calle Las Caleras Assessor’s Parcel Number: Zoning Designation: Application Number: Applicant / Owner: Project Description:

047-021-021 A-1/S-D-3 (One-Family Residence/Coastal Overlay) PLN2026-00079; Filing Date: 5/11/2026 Marius Tomutza / Jonathan Bollag Partial conversion of the garage to an ADU

• 819 Reddick Assessor’s Parcel Number: Zoning Designation: Application Number: Applicant / Owner: Project Description:

031-303-024 M-I (Manufacturing Industrial) PLN2026-00128 Ken Dickson, Windward Design Services / Stanley Avenue Investors LLC Parking Modification to convert building to a veterinary clinic

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POTLIGHTING PERSONAL STORIES AND UPLIFTING RICH TRADITIONS, the Santa Barbara Trust For Historic Preservation will host the 17th annual Asian American Film Series on Friday evenings from July 10th to July 31st at the Alhecama Theatre. It’s a remarkable opportunity to explore the diverse identities and histories comprising Asian American culture through film. “The Asian American Affinity Group under the guidance of SBTHP has been working together for the past 17 years,” said Terease Chin, Co-Chair of SBTHP’s Asian American Affinity Group. “We are dedicated and committed volunteers who believe in building an inclusive community while using film as a tool for social change and community.” The series lineup will include three feature films and four short films in a range of genres from culinary documentaries to psychological dramas. A screening of Eric Lin’s Rosemead, the harrowing tale of a terminally ill Chinese

immigrant (Lucy Liu) who struggles to manage her teenage son’s (Lawrence Shou) worsening schizophrenia, kicks off the series in Alhecama Theatre at 6pm on Friday, July 10th. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Eric Lin and Shou and an outdoor reception. “One of the first questions often asked after previewing a film is: what is the message being conveyed to the viewer?” said Chin. “Our purpose is to bring greater social and cultural awareness of the Asian American experience, its joys and sorrows through the lens of independent filmmakers.” The remainder of the AAFS selections are: Food Roots by Michele Josue (July 17th); Loving Bing by Isaac Bing Wright, Alec Contestabile, and Dagmarette Yen, Ten Times Better by Jennifer Lin, and Our Faces Will Always Be Japanese: Tsutomu Dyo, Pancho Villa and Civil Disobedience by Brent Winebrenner (July 24th); and The Mochi Movie by Sky Bergman (July 31st). Chin said potential films are evaluated by five criteria: whether they have a primarily Asian American cast/director/producer, are

Lawrence Shou and Lucy Liu in Rosemead

set in the U.S. or its territories, cover Asian American themes such as immigration, cross-cultural differences, generational trauma, and historical events, provide a voice for independent filmmakers, and challenge stereotypes by portraying Asian American identities as complex, multifaceted, and diverse. “Our hope is that attendees will understand and preserve the diverse stories of the Asian American voice and more importantly, build a base of community where our shared experiences and understanding create an inclusive community for all peoples.” SBTHP’s mission has always been deeply rooted in the conservation of Asian American culture in Santa Barbara. The City’s historic Chinatown, the origin of which can be traced back to the 1860s, formed a bustling hub of

businesses, schools, and community centers along the 0-100 block of East Canon Perdido Street until the 1925 earthquake led to a citywide reconstruction and the resulting relocation of the community to a new area. “One of the last remnants of Chinatown was Jimmy's Oriental Gardens,” said Chin. “The Chung family retired and decided to sell the building which was subsequently purchased by Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation in 2007. Its purchase resulted in SBTHP's focus to preserve the history of Santa Barbara's Asian American communities. I joined the SBTHP board in 2008 and formed a committee that was inspired to preserve the rich cultural history of the Presidio area. We are pleased to see the Santa Barbara community embracing the Asian American Film Series and the Asian American Neighborhood Festival.” sbthp.org

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with John Palminteri Photos and Stories by John Palminteri, Special to VOICE

Alessia Patisserie Celebrates 5 Years

HAPPY 5TH! Alessia Patisserie & Cafe is celebrating five years in business! Many special pastries. The owner and executive pastry chef is Alessia Guehr. A Santa Barbara native and Owner and chef Alessia Guehr first-generation daughter of German restaurateurs, she opened her popular Europeanstyle bakery in July 2021 at 134 E. Canon Perdido St.

SB Zoo Welcomes Newborn Red Panda Cubs THE SANTA BARBARA ZOO IS CELEBRATING THE BIRTH OF TWO ENDANGERED RED PANDA CUBS to first-time parents Ruby and Raj. Born July 2nd, the twin cubs are the first red pandas born at the Zoo since 1993 and represent an important contribution to ongoing efforts to conserve the species.

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“The birth of these red panda cubs is an extraordinary milestone,” said Charles Hopper, President & CEO of the Santa Barbara Zoo. “Welcoming red panda cubs Ruby the red panda cuddles her newborn twins for the first time in more than 30 years is Zoo veterinary and animal care teams are a remarkable accomplishment made possible by closely monitoring first-time mother Ruby and the exceptional dedication, expertise, and patience her cubs and are cautiously optimistic about their of our Animal Care & Health team. As an AZAprogress. While early indications are encouraging accredited zoo participating in the Red Panda and the cubs appear healthy, red panda cubs are Species Survival Plan, we are proud to contribute especially vulnerable in their first weeks of life. to a global network of conservation organizations As Ruby and her cubs remain behind the scenes working together to ensure the long-term survival in their nest box, staff will continue to carefully of this endangered species. These cubs represent monitor their growth, development, and wellbeing. more than a joyful new addition to our Zoo family; It is expected that the cubs will remain off habitat they symbolize the meaningful role the Santa until they are approximately three months old, Barbara Zoo plays in wildlife conservation at the but their father Raj will be visible to guests local, regional, national, and international levels. in the habitat. Additional updates, including Their birth also inspires our community to become opportunities for guests to view the cubs, will be active partners in protecting the natural world for shared as they grow. generations to come.”

Santa Barbara Rocks Out for 250th Fourth of July! THE SANTA BARBARA WEST BEACH 4TH OF JULY show was a spectacular presentation! Our newest and long time musicians performed, the colorful La Boheme dancers thrilled the audience, and it concluded with a beautiful fireworks show.

First Responders Updates SANTA BARBARA POLICE OFFICER CARLOS GARCIA has been honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for his outstanding efforts in DUI enforcement and traffic safety. He is a winner for Outstanding Officer Award, Top DUI Arresting Officer Award, and Century Award. These awards recognize his commitment to reducing impaired driving through education. In 2025, Officer Garcia made 147 DUI arrests, earning recognition as the top DUI arresting officer within MADD’s local service area, which includes Santa SBPD Officer Carlos Garcia Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. He also received the Century Award, which honors officers who make 100 or more DUI arrests in a calendar year.

EMMA BELLE AND DANIELLA BLYTHE from the Carpinteria band Miriam gave the patriotic lead up to the fireworks show in Santa Barbara on the 4th of July. An audience on the West Beach area was estimated at 15,000. Many sang along and had their hands on their hearts.

Concerts in the Park Return to Chase Palm Park

free music and dance event at 6pm with a 5pm opening act.

In my work on the streets, he is always on the spot with a good attitude, fair with the public in all circumstances, and helpful to the local press. I have seen it time and time again. Cheers to you Carlos!

JULY 9th: Jason Libs and the Liberation (Rock from the ‘70s to today) JULY 16th: The Mighty Cash Cats (Johnny Cash hits and country classics)

THE SANTA BARBARA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT stopped a 4th of July Modoc Road vegetation fire near Calle de Los Amigos at 5:30am. Engine 74 and 75 were on it. SB Police controlled traffic. An investigator was called out.

THE NEW VIBE PACKED CHASE PALM PARK in Santa Barbara last Thursday night for the first of four weeks of Concerts in the Park. It is a

WHILE SANTA BARBARA CITY FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a vegetation fire along the train tracks, a rapid response by multiple police officers evacuated residents in an apartment building at 424 Rancheria St. on Monday at 12:24am. The structure was threatened but spared from damage. The cause remains under investigation.

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JULY 23th: Spencer the Gardener (Eclectic mix of pop and surf rock)

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Chrisman and Kieding Named SBMM Emeritus Board Members

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ECOGNIZING THEIR EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUSEUM, Roger Chrisman and Robert “Bob” Kieding have been named Emeritus Board Members by the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum.

As a lifelong boater and community supporter, Chrisman became involved in SBMM during its formative years, when what began as a yacht club project quickly expanded into a vision for the Santa Barbara community. Among his most significant contributions was helping secure and preserve the Point Conception Lighthouse lens, the museum’s iconic first-order Fresnel lens crafted in France in 1865. Chrisman played a key role in the complex effort to relocate the massive artifact from the remote lighthouse to the museum, where it remains as a beloved centerpiece.

partnerships to ensure the museum’s continued strength and relevance. Kielding is recognized as one of the founding forces behind the SBMM and also served as a past Board President. A lifelong sailor and harbor figure, Kieding helped foster the idea for the museum when the City of Santa Barbara received the old Naval Reserve Building and sought ideas for its future. From early meetings at his business, The Chandlery, Kieding brought together like-minded individuals determined to preserve and share the rich maritime history of the Santa Barbara coast.

Working closely with designers, architects, donors, and community supporters, Kieding became the driving force behind the museum’s early momentum. He helped secure essential artifacts, including the historic Ranger, Robert "Bob" Kieding Chrisman has also been a contributed personal maritime items, strong advocate of the museum’s supported exhibit development, and served educational mission, particularly ones as an unwavering advocate for the museum’s broader vision. which prioritize bringing students

Roger Chrisman

onto the water and connecting them with the channel through hands on experience. He has long championed the importance of strong leadership, board engagement, volunteer involvement, and strategic

Kielding’s leadership helped tell the full story behind Santa Barbara’s relationship to the marina environment—from sailing and shipbuilding to oil, Indigenous maritime culture, and working waterfront history. His vision has helped establish the SBMM as one of the defining museums in the harbor.

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Make Good Trouble Rally on July 18th TO CELEBRATE AND DEFEND OUR RIGHT TO VOTE AND THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, Santa Barbara will join millions of Americans nationwide in hosting a peaceful rally on Saturday, July 18th. Organized by Indivisible Santa Barbara, it will be held from 11am to 1pm at the Dolphin Fountain in front of Stearns Wharf. The rally honors the spirit of civil rights activist and Georgia Representative John Lewis, who called on people to “make good trouble.” Participants are encouraged to bring signs expressing their support of Making Good Trouble, the right to vote, and for free and fair elections. All Indivisible Santa Barbara events adhere to the spirit of nonviolent protest and community safety. Organizers are trained in de-escalation and will work with local partners to ensure a peaceful rally.

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CELEBRATION AS VIBRANT AND VARIED AS SANTA BARBARA’S THRIVING CREATIVE SCENE will recognize professional artists, community partners, and locals making a difference through their craft when the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara hosts its 2026 Annual Art Awards from 4 to 8pm on Sunday, July 12th.

organization as we are in many ways a 50 year old organization but a three year old start up - having reopened the museum under radically new leadership in 2023,” said Frederick Janka, President of the MCASB Board of Trustees. “These events centered around artists and those that love them - are incredibly powerful events for change and for uniting our communities.”

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The only free contemporary art museum between the Bay Area and Los Angeles, MCASB Themed “Prismatic plays a vital role in Future,” the event will promoting access to and also celebrate the 50th engagement with the anniversary of MCASB, arts in Santa Barbara which was founded in Artist and honoree Tonia Calderon County. Through its 1976 and relaunched public events and exhibitions, the museum in January 2023 after a brief closure, and amplifies established and emerging artists announce the acquisition and stewardship who are sparking important conversations of the museum’s archives by UCSB Library and perspectives. Special Research Collections. On Sunday, this mission will be on full display as event attendees enjoy

“To be surrounded by so many artworks, so many incredible, imaginative, and talented creative voices will for sure make an impact - reminding everyone there about the importance of the work we do to originate free exhibition programs, and accessible community programs,” said Janka. “This exhibition is co-created by every artist that contributed, it’s really an astonishing feat and is due national attention for its uniqueness and as an inspiration to other communities. Stop locking people out - open the doors and truly welcome your communities to their museum.” The 2026 Annual Art Awards will honor four artists who are not only creating at the top of their field, but are also connected to the fabric of MCASB: Kathryn Andrews, Sanford Biggers, Tonia Calderon, and Marc Swanson.

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Hamza Walker, Director of The Brick in Los Angeles, will receive the museum’s new Curatorial Excellence and Arts Leadership Award. He previously curated the group exhibition Teen Paranormal Romance, which featured Andrews’ work and came to MCASB after opening in Chicago. The UCSB Library will be additionally celebrated for housing the Contemporary Arts Forum/ Museum of Contemporary Art Archive, which preserves and makes MCASB’s past documentation, ephemera, and artist catalogs available for future generations.

The final honorees to be Andrews participated recognized will be MCSAB’s in the 2015 exhibition Roots and Branches Fellows, Teen Paranormal Romance all Santa Barbara County and advocates for gender residents whose work is equality through founding grounded in their cultural and directing the nonprofit communities and helps The Judith Center. support future generations Biggers presented his solo Artist and honoree of creatives. Recipients Kathryn Andrews exhibition Moon Medicin include former tribal chair in 2010 at MCASB and is of the Coastal Band of a recipient of The Bronx the Chumash Nation and Museum’s Art + Social UCSB lecturer Mia Lopez; Justice Award for his artistic 15-year-old musician Luis efforts to push for new David Figueroa; Gateway cultural understandings. Educational Services Swanson, who showed Co-Executive Director his 2007 solo exhibition and SB NAACP Executive Beginning to See The Light Committee member Audrey at MCASB, continues to Gamble; and Beth Amine, create multidisciplinary who gives back to the works that examine identity, community through her Artist and honoree mythology, landscape, and work as an elder lifestyle Marc Swanson queer history. Calderon, educator, dance instructor, whose work incorporates natural materials artist, and author. More fellowship to emphasize its themes of environmental recipients will also be announced at fragility, reflects the future of MCASB, as Sunday’s event. she is currently developing a solo exhibition For tickets and more information visit to be shown at the museum. mcasantabarbara.org Courtesy photo

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Artist and honoree Sanford Biggers

Curator and honoree Hamza Walker

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“This is a major milestone for the

programming and a buffet dinner surrounded by MCASB’s Arte del Pueblo exhibition, which forgoes any theme or jurying process to invite all Central Coast artists to share their work regardless of style, subject, or media.

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Architectural Foundation Gallery:

Forever is a Photograph

Jacqueline Woods Explores Time and Universality

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By Bridget Keon / VOICE

APTURING FLEETING MOMENTS IN A WAY THAT RENDERS THEM ALMOST IMMORTAL, photographs have a quality of pausing time and making moments infinite. Ventura-based artist Jacqueline Woods expanded on this idea in her exhibition How Forever Works, on view at the Architectural Foundation Gallery through August 15th. “Ultimately, I am trying to figure out how forever looks,” she said. “For me, that is photography as a medium. It is the closest thing I can get to figuring out what forever looks like, because it captures visual things that I imagine could be forever.”

Standing Woman, four gelatin silver prints by Jacqueline Woods

The exhibition features reimagined vintage photographic assemblages alongside camera-less works by Woods.

For the past four decades, Woods has worked exploring perception and its relationship with photographs, often small, aged photos showing the markings of time, taken from her collection of tens of thousands of vintage photos, her life’s work of collecting. Woods aims to preserve the photos while reconfiguring them into new forms.

The Weight of Legacy by Jacqueline Woods

The moment is “caught forever, held suspended by emulsion, and it’s very profound for me,” she said. “Photography is the only medium that can comment on itself. A painting can’t make a painting, in the way

a photograph can beget another photograph. It can keep commenting on itself, generation to generation. So it almost has its own voice, and I’m just having a really long conversation with it.” Within the exhibition, her reworking of photos ranges from enlargement, cutting silhouettes, showing a positive beside Man at Sutros Bath San Francisco, unique gelatin silver print by Jacqueline Woods a negative, or making Her piece Handle with collages with cut-outs of images. Care is a three-dimensional She has also gone as far as to rendering of two photos next to make works without a camera one another, making the shape or lens, using paper, chemistry, of a circle with a darker top and light to expand the and a lighter bottom. The two boundaries of what constitutes circles are, Woods explained, photography by engaging its the top of the heads of two most conceptual components, babies, alluded to in the name. exploring her medium through However, her re-working its very essence. Her works also creates an image reminiscent of include bringing older photos the moon, or a rock, or the sun into the darkroom and working itself, in an intentional artistic with chemistry to create choice. something new. Woods has had her work “The dark room is ultimately exhibited across the country a meditation for me,” she said. “I as well as internationally. Her go into the dark room, and it’s work is also in the permanent dark, the water’s running, and Handle with Care, by Jacqueline Woods collections of The Santa the world falls away. It’s literally Barbara Museum of Art, Bates a meditation, and even I kind of disappear, and then all College Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of of a sudden it’s just the medium, and I’m there, and I Art, and The J. Paul Getty Museum. Based in Ventura, steer it, but it has a mind of itself.” she received a BS from California Polytechnic State University and an Associate Arts degree from UC Santa The 24 pieces in the exhibition all represent the care Barbara. that Woods has for photos, as well as her artistic drive to witness and reimagine stories and histories for the photographs.

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Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting - July 16th, @5pm

REH Contemporary: Exploring New Territory

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By Kerry Methner / VOICE

BRIGHT, NEW CREATIVE SPACE, REH Contemporary welcomes the return of a well loved artist, Ruth Ellen Hoag to the Santa Barbara Cultural Arts District. After progressively opening earlier this spring, the studio|gallery is ready for its close-up and will host a ribbon cutting and grand opening event in conjunction with DSBIA on July 16th at 5pm. Set among 17 art venues and less than a block from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the new gallery is located at 12 West Anapamu. Designed with Hoag the gallerist, teacher, and artist in mind, the space is uniquely flexible with movable walls and adjusting spaces. “You’ll notice the name says, Studio and Gallery,” Hoag shared. “This new space is different. At REH Contemporary, the gallery will be dedicated mainly to my own studio work. It also is a place for continuing my teaching practice. To mix it up, however, we’ve already presented a theater piece, and plan to have visiting artist workshops, and will entertain other artistic purposes that may come along.”

Photo by Kerry Methner

In the studio, Hoag has been free with employing multiple media and allowing new directions to emerge.

Ruth Ellen Hoag

“I work in watercolor, acrylic, and oil. The first two can often be accomplish much faster than oils, but I love the slower process of oil and its depth. It’s not uncommon for me to work in the first two mediums for their immediacy, while working more meditatively with oil. There are aways works in progress in the studio,” she elaborated.

Red Dot, acrylic, 56”x55” by Ruth Ellen Hoag

Known for saturated color, foregrounding figures often dancing, making music, or caught in ordinary pursuits such as walking a dog, in her work increasingly the question of “where?” is left for the viewers imagination as she develops more and more non-objective backgrounds.

Since the COVID pandemic and closing her Funk Zone Gallery, Hoag has really dug into her creative life in the new space. “I’m getting back into my own voice and finding what I want in the painting. Now I have a space where I can follow a thread, follow a theme,” she explained. “I’m looking forward to painting every day and having the work develop into strong bodies of work that will create an audience for it, that people will be intrigued enough to come back over and over to see the progress of the work.” She also plans to offer “discounts to make it accessible to new collectors and young families.” Teaching is a priority, too. “From the time I left the Funk Zone I’ve continued teaching. During the months of renovation, I haven’t stopped teaching and my students moved in with me Day 1,” she noted. “My students have been incredibly supportive.

Bosom Buddies, acrylic, 20”x21.5” by Ruth Ellen Hoag

The gallery within the studio is open to the public and is also meant to extend the student experience with group and solo shows. “Courses offered here promote a learning environment that includes beginners and all levels of experience through those preparing a body of work that is exhibition worthy,” Hoag added. “Expect small music events, poetry readings, and other art related activities. The future will also feature gallerists and their represented artists, and art workshops by visiting artists. “Meeting people and making connections with them – often about the circumstances of them coming into the gallery, where they live and what they do. That sharing is probably the best part of having a store-front business.”

The Tubist, acrylic, 41”x27” by Ruth Ellen Hoag

Classes are in session Monday and Tuesday 9 to 12. And Saturday Pop-up “come as you are” classes are on 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings 9 to 12. The Gallery is open Thursday, Friday and Saturdays 11-5, other days by appointment.

Arabian Arabesque, acrylic, 32”x35” by Ruth Ellen Hoag

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Art Venues

• GALLERIES • STUDIOS • MUSEUMS • PUBLIC PLACES • 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 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

Lenore Tolegian Hughes lenorehughes.com 10 West Gallery • Earthly Elements through July • 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 & Soul Gallery • Lucia De Miguel: Viridian Shores through July 19 • 1323 State St • artandsoulsb.com Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UCSB • Closed through Fine Art Prints Greeting Cards and more

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 California Nature Art Museum • Ocean Forests: Our Coastal Communities through July 20; Lulu Hyggelig: California’s First Thomas Dambo Troll • ongoing • 1511 B Mission Dr, Solvang • 11-4 Mo, Th, Fr; 11-5 Sa & Su • calnatureartmuseum.org Casa de La Guerra • Fine Print, Hard Lines: Housing and Exclusion in Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara 1925 – 2025: A Portrait in Maps; Once a Don, Always a Don • 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 Community Arts Workshop • 631 Garden St • 10-6pm Fri & By Appt • sbcaw.org

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Elverhøj Museum • Roland Petersen Undiminished: A Centennial Celebration through Aug 11 • History & Danish culture • 1624 Elverhoy Way, Solvang • 805-686-1211 • 11-5 Th-Mo • elverhoj.org Faulkner Gallery • 40 E Anapamu St • 10-7 Mo-Th; 10-5 Fri, Sa; 12-5 Sun • 805-962-7653.

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Fazzino 3-D Studio Gallery • 3-D original fine art • 1011 State St • 805730-9109 • Fazzino.com

LCCCA Fine Line Gallery La Cumbre Plaza www.coyotetrack.com

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

Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center • 93013 through Aug 16 • 12-4 Th-Su • 865 Linden • 805-6847789 • carpinteriaartscenter.org

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 • Daily 10-4pm • 2920 Grand Av • 805-688-7517 • gallerylosolivos.com

Maker House • 1351 Holiday Hill Rd • 805-565-CLAY • 10-4 Daily • makerhouse.org 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

Ganna Walska Lotusland • Gardens • by reservation • 695 Ashley Rd • 805-969-9990 • lotusland.org

Mate Gallery • Beach images alongside vintage oils, gifts • 1014 Coast Village Rd • 805-895-6283 • mategallery.com

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

MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation • 10-5 Daily • 125 State St • 805-770-5000 • moxi.org

Indah Gallery • Fri-Sun 12-5 • 2190 N Refugio Rd, Santa Ynez • maxgleason.com/indah-gallery

Museum of Contemporary Art SB • 11-6pm Tu-Sun • 653 Paseo Nuevo • mcasantabarbara.org

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

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

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

RUTH ELLEN HOAG

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

and gallery for local artists • 805-6890858 • 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 • 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 • 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 • Aquean through Jul 26 •

Palm Loft Gallery • 410 Palm Av, Loft A1, Carpinteria • 1-6 Fr-Su & By Appt • 805-684-9700 • palmloft.com Patricia Clarke Studio • An American Girl project; Primal Wild; Correspondences, Erasing Lines, and Facing Ourselves • 410 Palm Av, Carpinteria • By Appt • 805-452-7739 • patriciaclarkestudio.com

Corridan Gallery • Summer in the Garden: Elliott Ciampi through Aug 15 • 125 N Milpas • 11-5 We-Sa • 805966-7939 • corridan-gallery.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

Peregrine Galleries • Early CA & American paintings; fine vintage jewelry • 1133 Coast Village Rd • 805252-9659 • @peregrinegalleries

Cypress Gallery • 119 E Cypress Av, Lompoc • 1-4 Sa & Su • 805-7371129 • lompocart.org

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

El Presidio De Santa Bárbara • Nihonmachi Revisited; Memorias y Facturas - ongoing • 123 E Canon Perdido St • 10:30-4:30 Daily • sbthp.org

Lompoc Library Grossman Gallery • Christine Jeszeck: Pouring My Heart Out through Jul 26 • 501 E North Av, Lompoc • 805-588-3459

Portico Gallery • Jordan Pope & Gallery Artists • Open Daily • 1235 Coast Village Rd • 805-729-8454 • porticofinearts.com

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REH Contemporary • 12 W Anapamu • Studio of Ruth Ellen Hoag

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By Kerry Methner / VOICE

ITH SUMMER FULLY UPON US, the cool of a gallery might be just the spot to pause a moment and enjoy. Fully aware, and landing gracefully on their feet as their traditional exhibition space undergoes remodeling, artwork from the Goleta Valley Art Association is on view at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club’s 2nd Friday Art gallery. “We are thrilled to welcome back the Goleta Valley Art Association for our Second Fridays Art exhibition at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club. This impressive 35-piece show was entirely selected by our esteemed juror, Linda Ekstrom, a widely renowned and respected artist who chose each work based strictly on her expert eye and professional standards,” shared Gallery Director Susan Tibbles. “The strength of this exhibition is the dedication of this diverse and talented group of community artists, who are an incredibly fun group to work with. Linda is also serving as our juror of awards, which will be officially announced at our reception.”

GVAA was founded in 1962 and has grown from 16 members to nearly 200 members over the years. “Twenty-six members of the Goleta Valley Art Association are currently showing their work at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club through September 2nd. Six awards honoring artists will be revealed at an opening reception Friday, July 10th, from 4:30 to 6pm, by juror Linda Ekstrom,” shared GVAA President Patricia Heller. “The Tennis Club has become a venue for our organization since the closing of the Goleta Public Library last year,” Heller continued. “The library, which closed for renovations last summer, had been the home of GVAA’s shows for many years and the temporary closing of that space has allowed the group to discover many new ‘homes’ over the past year along with the Tennis Club, including Art & Soul Gallery, Community Arts Workshop (CAW), and Voice Gallery.”

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 Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History • Butterflies Alive!

Art Events Opening & Awards Reception • 2nd Fridays @ SB Tennis Club featuring GVAA • 4:30-6pm Fri, 7/10. Sketching in the Galleries • SBMA • Free with Admission • 11:50-12:15pm Sat, 7/11. La Cumbre Plaza 3rd Friday Gallery Row Art Walk • Six galleries, music, art activities, & more! • 5-8pm Fri, 7/17. Our Bodies, Our Stories: Reproductive Freedom in Reflection • Pop up art showcase presented by Planned Parenthood California Central Coast (PPCCC), with live performances • Free, RSVP for event location •

Upcoming shows for the organization include October at Voice Gallery and GVAA’s annual Picassos4Peanuts art and craft sale in December.

The Tennis Club is open daily from 8am to 9pm for

Art Venues CONTINUED 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 • 805962-8404 • SBMM.org

Painting by Odessa Burrow

viewing of the show.

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 • 805-682-4711 • 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, weareplannedparenthood.org • 5-8pm (live performances begin at 6:30pm) Fr, 7/17. Carpinteria Creative Arts Market • Pottery, beach art, cards, jewelry, sewn articles • 8th St & Linden Av • Free • 2:30pm6pm Thu. SB Arts & Crafts Show • Local artists & artisans • Free • 236 E Cabrillo Blvd • 10am-5pm Sun. Open Call For Artists • IHC Platform Gallery, under the theme: Bodies Politic • For complete series description visit ihc.ucsb.edu/platformgallery/ • Submissions may be emailed to ihcucsb@gmail.com by We, 8/17.

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 • The Art of Collecting; Summer Salon through Jul 27; Nicole Strasburg: The Whole is Greater through Aug 24 • 11 E Anapamu St • 10-5:30 daily • 805-7301460 • 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

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2027 • library.ucsb.edu Voice Gallery • Santa Barbara Art Association: Collective Visions through July • La Cumbre Plaza H-124 • 105:30 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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Submissions are now open for Voice Gallery’s August 2026 exhibition co-presented by the Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild. All area artists are welcome to submit. Seeking Sculpture that will be juried by the Santa Barbara Guild & 2D work to be juried by the VOICE team.

To participate: email up to three images to art@voicesb.com by July 24th. (Label images with artist name and title of the piece. 1000 pixels wide - jpeg or tiff) Email must also include: material, dimensions, price.) Rolling Acceptance. NOTE: 4 foot width limit for 2-d work; 50 pound limit for sculpture. Entry fee will be collected for ACCEPTED pieces at ingathering:

$40-1st piece; $35-2nd; $30 - 3rd piece. • All pieces must be wired or pedestal ready. NO brackets, saw tooth, etc. The Guild & Gallery reserve the right to reject pieces that are not safe or do not reflect submission image. Sales: 70% to artist / 30% to gallery. Art Drop Off: Accepted art must be dropped off between 10am and 12 noon Sunday, August 2nd. Exhibition Dates: August 2nd to 29th, 2026 • Unsold Art Pick Up: Friday, August 29th - 3 to 5pm

1st Thursday Reception: August 6th • 5-8pm

3rd Friday Gallery Row Artwalk

La Cumbre Plaza • August 21st • 5-7pm Questions? Call Kerry Methner: 805-570-2011

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