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17 – 24 NOV 2022 VOL 28 ISS 46
School Success – Cold Spring receives top
marks in English and Mathematics, P.6 Butterfly Ball – An evening of fashion, fundraising, and winged spectacles helps Gwendolyn’s Playground take flight, P.14
Hope Floats – A buoyant wetsuit that is now helping people of all abilities, P.30 Wisdom Song – Local composer, Chumash activists, and the Symphony come together to craft a tune for the San Marcos Foothills, P.41
SERVING MONTECITO AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA www.montecitojournal.net
The Giving List
Hospice Santa Barbara hosts its annual Light Up a Life to bring brightness and joy for the loved ones we’ve lost, page 32
HANDS HELPING Ballroom Blitz
The California Star Ball, the longest running dance competition in North America, comes to the area for the first time, page 12
HOMELESSNESS
A RECENT BEACH CLEANUP BY HANDS ACROSS MONTECITO AND ITS SUPPORTERS REVEALS NEW COMPLEXITIES WITH YOUNGER GENERATIONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TWO OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS LENDING A HAND SHARE THEIR HISTORIES AND INSIGHTS. (STORY STARTS ON PAGE 5)
Bold Berkus
The perceptive and eclectic collection of modern art from Barry Berkus comes to Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, page 20