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Gala En Pointe
9 – 16 OCT 2025 | VOL 31 ISS 41 www.montecitojournal.net
Voice of theV illage
SERVING MONTECITO AND SOUTHERN SANTA BARBARA
Prop 50 Matters – Proposition 50 places California’s congressional redistricting process before voters, balancing continuity against calls for revision, P.10
Down Under – Gators, grace, and giving… Santa Barbara Rescue Mission’s Bayou Down Under brings Cajun flair to Sandpiper’s oceanfront lawn, P.14
State Street Ballet’s Parisian gala lights up MAW, page 8
It’s Nuts – Local walnuts power both brain and body – then star in a smoky, spicy muhammara dip from Melissa Petitto, P.28
MONTECITO’S FUTURE IS NOW!
FIND OUT WHO WAS CALLING ‘ACTION!’ LONG BEFORE HOLLYWOOD (PAGE 6)… PROTECT THE SET WE ALL CALL HOME – BEFORE THE NEXT SCENE UNFOLDS (PAGE 12)… CATCH THE NEXT REEL OF LOCAL LIFE IN FULL TECHNICOLOR (PAGE 18)…
Martians on the Air
Radio meets reality in ETC’s inventive War of the Worlds, where panic, performance, and perception collide, page 5
Homecoming & Heroics
Westmont welcomes alumni home for a weekend of celebration, followed by Antigonick’s bold reimagining of a Greek classic, page 20
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