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Several county residents
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Jordan Cunningham (R-Templeton), of the 35th
Assembly District, was inside the Mandalay
Bay Hotel and Casino, where the gunman was
found, during the attack.
Stephen Paddock, 64, reportedly shot hundreds
of people from the 32nd floor of the hotel late that
night, killing at least 59 and wounding more than
500. Las Vegas police reportedly found Paddock
dead in his hotel room from an apparently self-
inflicted gunshot wound after several minutes of
continuous shooting.
Walsh declined to identify which gang the
Oct. 2 thanking family and friends for showing
support after the attack. The post stated that
she was grazed by a bullet, treated, and released
that day. Her husband, Brian, was still in the
intensive care unit with severe abdominal
injuries. Brian had been through surgery
without complications, Lara wrote.
“Traumatizing and just so scary,” she wrote,
“I don’t know what to say. Thank you all for your
messages and everything we are so blessed.”
Assemblyman Cunningham was watching
a show at the Mandalay Bay Hotel during the
attack, according to reporting by The Tribune.
According to the story, the hotel was on
lockdown for several hours.
The Santa Barbara County Psychological
Walsh said Arroyo was also believed to
counseling resources to those affected by the
men in an alley off the 800 block of F and
families were directly impacted by the tragedy.”
The association said in the release that it
hopes victims will seek safety, process the
incident with friends and family, and access
services if symptoms of trauma persist. Like
during previous tragedies, many members of the
association will offer short-term, low- or no-cost
therapy to community members who need help
processing after the attack.
Representative Salud Carbajal also addressed
the shooting in a press release issued Oct. 3,
stating that thoughts and prayers for victims
aren’t enough. Carbajal said in the release
convictions for gangs, the release said.
violence in the U.S.
“The time to act is now,” Carbajal wrote, “and
for those shootings as well.”
conference on Sept. 27. “That’s really quite a bit of
The three suspects’ arraignment began Sept. 21
guns for any jurisdiction, but for us, that’s a lot.”
and will continue on Oct. 26.
The seizures came in the wake of an
investigation of a felony assault that occurred —Spencer Cole
during a fight between rival gang members at
an unnamed Lompoc bar in late August. Police
identified four suspects: Damian Castillo, 31;
Solvang City Council battles
Gustavo Garcia, 21; Anthony Arroyo, 19; and
Luis Parra, 29.
over vacancy protocols
The Solvang City Council has until Oct. 27
All suspects have been previously convicted of
violent crimes. to fill a seat that was recently vacated by Hans
Duus, a former council member who resigned
men belonged to. on Aug. 28 after moving to Santa Maria. But
council members can’t seem to agree on whom
“Our policy is not [to] give them any more
notoriety,” he said. to appoint, or rather, how to appoint.
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warrants at multiple locations in the city
beginning on Sept. 12, according to a
department press release announcing
the seizures. That day, law enforcement WeekendWeather
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rounds of ammunition. At least one of the
guns was stolen, while two others had their
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additional four handguns and 200 rounds
of ammo from Arroyo’s vehicle. At least
two of the weapons were stolen. Thursday Friday
be connected to the July 4 shooting of three
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The empty position has been a priority for
weeks now, and the Solvang City Council has
reached a stalemate—not over who should fill
the council’s recently vacated seat, but over
whether or not to follow protocol from 2009
that states the position should be offered to the
last election’s runner-up.
Karen Waite said at a Sept. 25 meeting that
she lost by only five votes in the November 2016
election, and still hopes to serve on the council.
Waite told council members she would gladly
accept the position, and urged members to
follow the protocol outlined in 2009.
Despite letters from residents, vehement
public comment, and a petition with 241
signatures—all in favor of the protocol—
council members Neill Zimmerman and Ryan
Toussaint voted down repeated motions to
follow the council’s guidelines on Sept. 25.
“It’s a horrible policy,” Zimmerman said at
the meeting. Zimmerman and Toussaint agreed
that council members should accept applications
for the position before appointing a replacement.
But council protocol states that the position
should be first offered to the last election’s
runner-up and then the second runner-up if the
first declines. If both decline, then Solvang City
Council is to accept applications for the position.
Councilmember Joan Jamieson said at the Sept. 25
meeting that the protocol should be followed in this
case, and changed later if necessary.
“To nitpick it to death right now is not
beneficial to anybody,” Jamieson said.
After more than five motions on the protocol
were called and rejected, Mayor Jim Richardson
tabled the issue and scheduled a special meeting
to discuss the vacancy protocol for Oct. 3, at 6
p.m., after the Sun’s press time. If council cannot
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appoint a new member by Oct. 27, a special election
would be held in April 2018. City staff estimates the
election would cost more than $6,000.
Council members could not be reached for
comment before the Sun’s press time.
—Kasey Bubnash
Health officials blame lack of
education for increase in STDs
Reported cases of sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs) are on the rise again nationally,
with cases of gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia
increasing dramatically for the third consecutive
year, according to a 2016 Surveillance Report
released in September by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
The pattern holds true for Santa Barbara
County as well, according to the Santa Barbara
County Public Health Department, which said
in a press release that local cases of syphilis
have increased by 400 percent since 2011, while
gonorrhea has increased by about 213 percent,
and chlamydia by about 30 percent.
Chlamydia is still the most prevalent STD in the
county, according to the release, with 2,294 cases
reported in 2016. That year there were 316 cases of
gonorrhea and 25 reported cases of syphilis.
Gail Bolan of the CDC wrote in the
Surveillance Report that last year’s numbers
are staggering for a nation that only recently
had made incredible progress toward STD
prevention. Not long ago, Bolan said, gonorrhea
rates were at all-time lows, and “syphilis was
close to elimination.”
“That progress has since unraveled,”
Bolan wrote.
Bolan, in part, blamed major budget cuts
that 52 percent of local and state STD programs
faced in 2012, resulting in reduced clinic hours
and screening for STDs, as well as an estimated
21 STD clinics closed that year. The recent
increase in STDs is a threat not only to public
health, Bolan said, but economic stability.
“Data suggest the direct cost of treating
STDs in the U.S. is nearly $16 billion
annually,” Bolan wrote.
To counteract the recent increase in STDs,
the California Department of Public Health
recently distributed $5 million in grants to
local departments for STD testing, treatment,
and prevention programs. The California
Department of Public Health is also working
toward improved sexual education in schools
and to health care providers.
Susan Klein-Rothschild, deputy director
of the Santa Barbara County Public Health
Department, said that STD education for
health care providers and the county’s residents
will be a priority moving forward. Although
Klein-Rothschild said there is no available data
that shows why STDs are making a comeback,
a lack of contraceptive use and a decrease in
screenings could be to blame.
Condom use is always important, Klein-
Rothschild said, but screenings are key. The
more frequently individuals are screened for
STDs, the more likely they are to be effectively
treated. Thus, she said, the less likely those
individuals are to continue spreading STDs.
But in the Public Health Department’s 2016
Community Health Assessment of the county,
75 percent of surveyed residents said they had
not been screened for STDs in the last year. The
sample size for the assessment was 2,006 Santa
Barbara County residents.
“A person with an STD may not know,”
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Klein-Rothschild said, adding that many people
who contract STDs show no symptoms. “So
testing and treatment are really important. If
you are aware, treatment is effective.”
Klein-Rothschild said the Public Health
Department uses a variety of strategies to stop
the spread of STDs, including partner services.
Partner services, according to Director of Public
Health Nursing Paige Batson, helps people who
have contracted STDs reach out anonymously to
their previous or current sexual partners.
Batson said when she receives an STD
referral, she first confirms the diagnosis and
confirms that person is getting treatment.
Next she reaches out to the person undergoing
treatment and provides them with general STD
education. Then Batson works with the patient
to identify any past or present partners who
may have been exposed to the disease.
If the patient is willing to use partner services,
Batson said she will then reach out to the exposed
partners through mail, email, or social media,
and let them know they’ve been exposed to an
STD and should be screened. It’s an anonymous
and helpful service, but Batson said patients don’t
always want to disclose former partners.
“People report they’d prefer to notify their own
partners, which I think could be adding to the
increases we’re seeing,” Batson said. “People elect to
tell their partners themselves, therefor it doesn’t allow
Public Health to link [the partners] to services and
ensure they’re getting screened. People are concerned
with the stigma of having an STD.” ❍
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Turned away?
Defense attorney scrutinizes
local mental health resources
BY KASEY BUBNASH
A
fter three court-appointed psychological
evaluations, it was decided at a Santa Barbara
Superior Court review on Sept. 28 that a
jury trial will be held to decide whether Jhordy
Ramirez, a Santa Maria man charged with
attempted murder, is mentally competent for trial.
On May 18, the Santa Barbara County
District Attorney’s office announced it would
charge Ramirez, 22, with felony counts of
attempted murder and causing great bodily
injury after he allegedly stabbed his parents
on the 300 block of Newlove Drive on May 12.
Both parents, Silvia Diaz and Ricardo Ramirez,
survived the alleged attack.
Jhordy was also charged with a misdemeanor
count of resisting officers. The Sun previously
reported that on May 12, police found Jhordy on-
scene holding a knife, which led to a standoff. An
officer eventually used a Taser to subdue him.
As details of Jhordy’s alleged past struggles
with mental illness have come to the surface,
so have accusations that Santa Barbara County
is ill equipped to properly serve the needs of its
residents’ mental health issues.
“This is a classic example of someone who
reached out voluntarily with his parents to public
institutions but they wouldn’t take him,” defense
attorney David Bixby said after the review on
Sept. 28, surrounded by more than 20 of Jhordy’s
friends and family, including his parents, who
showed up in court on his behalf.
“We’re trying to get him the help he needs,”
Bixby said.
Alleged inaccessible services
As Bixby spoke after the court review on Sept.
28, Jhordy’s parents nodded.
Bixby said that before the incident, Jhordy
was on the path to greatness. He had supportive
friends and family—Bixby said Jhordy’s girlfriend
and parents still stand behind him—made good
grades in school, and was a talented boxer. In
August 2010, Jhordy was the Sun’s athlete of the
week. He had just claimed a national belt.
It wasn’t until Jhordy sustained an injury
while boxing that his life began to deteriorate,
Bixby said, although the attorney could not
say what the injury was or whether it directly
impacted his mental health. Bixby said Jhordy
became suicidal and now shows symptoms of
schizophrenia. That statement, however, could
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Bixby said Jhordy and his parents sought help
voluntarily from local facilities—he didn’t know
which facilities—but the family was turned away.
Suzanne Grimmesey, chief quality care and
strategy officer for Santa Barbara County’s
Department of Behavioral Wellness, said there is
no reason a patient should be denied treatment.
While the county has a variety of resources for
people suffering mental health issues, Grimmesey
said, it has only one inpatient facility with 16 beds.
On top of that, the Psychiatric Health Facility
(PHF) is in Santa Barbara, making it less accessible
to North County residents.
Inpatient facilities like the PHF are the only
kind licensed to accept individuals involuntarily
on a Service 5150, which allows officers and
clinicians to confine a person suspected to have a
dangerous mental health issue for 72 hours. But
the county has several other services for voluntary
patients, Grimmesey said, including a 12-bed
crisis residential treatment center in Santa Maria,
an eight-bed residential center in Santa Barbara,
and one in the works in Lompoc.
The county, Grimmesey said, doesn’t have any
inpatient facilities for children, and when the
PHF’s beds are all taken, which Grimmesey said
they often are, patients are sent to Vista del Mar
Hospital in Ventura.
Grimmesey said the county is working to
provide more inpatient facilities.
“It’s clearly an active need,” she said. “Ideally
we would have one in Santa Maria to be equally
distributed. We are on the forefront of seeing
something developed.”
When beds are available at the PHF, they cost
$2,690 a day, although Grimmesey said that
charge is offset by Medi-Cal in some situations,
which can draw between 50 and 95 percent of the
daily cost. A bed at Vista del Mar costs $910 a day.
Still, Grimmesey said treatment is always
available. Behavioral Wellness has nearly 400
employees and contracts with 50 care providers.
The county has mobile crisis teams that are sent
out to evaluate adults and children who call for
help anywhere in the county. A person calling
for help is admitted into care immediately unless
he refuses to go and is not found to be a threat to
himself or others.
But before being admitted to an inpatient
facility, Grimmesey said a person must be
medically cleared. Doctors look for any relevant
medical issues and drug use.
Grimmesey said the PHF accepts people on
drugs, but if a person has a history of drug or
alcohol abuse and is significantly intoxicated,
detox becomes the chief issue. Some inpatient
facilities are equipped with medical staff that can
handle detox needs. The PHF, she said, is not.
When people aren’t medically cleared,
Grimmesey said they are often sent to Cottage
Hospital or to stay in the emergency room for
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medically assisted treatment. Then they’re re-
evaluated for dangerous mental health issues and
held in the PHF if needed.
Grimmesey said the county also has an Ethnic
Services Program, which provides language
translators and outreach to the various cultures
prevalent in the county. Grimmesey said the
program goes past language, and includes a
cultural competency team that identifies specific
needs of various demographics.
There is always work to be done, Grimmesey
said, and the lack of inpatient beds should be
taken seriously.
“If we’re having to send people to Ventura,
I would say we have too few,” Grimmesey said.
“And that is a consistent pattern.
Policing mental health
The day before the alleged stabbing, defense
attorney Bixby said Jhordy became increasingly
suicidal. He called the Santa Maria Police
Department for help, Bixby said. Officers
responded, according to Bixby, but determined
they could not hold him under Section 5150.
The Santa Maria Police Department did not
respond to the Sun before press time to confirm
this call was made.
The following day, May 12, Bixby said Jhordy
stabbed himself with a knife. His parents tried to
stop him, according to Bixby, and suffered severe
injuries as a result. The attorney said Jhordy was
incarcerated rather than treated.
Sgt. Terry Flaa of the Santa Maria Police
Department said officers are trained at different
levels to handle mental health crises. All officers
attend a one-time crisis intervention training
geared toward mental health and are required to
fulfill a specific amount of tactical training each
year, including a mental health component.
Some specialized officers, Flaa said, go through
40 hours of advanced crisis negotiation training.
Sgt. Mark Streker said mental health calls are
always complex, and the training isn’t always
enough. Officer safety is a priority, Streker said,
especially when a weapon is involved. Officers are
trained to start with “talking the person down.”
“We have to remember that they’re calling us
for help,” Streker said. “Very infrequently will
[mental health calls] end up in an arrest.”
However, Streker said it’s impossible to avoid an
arrest if a serious crime is committed.
Since Jhordy’s arrest in May, Bixby said Jhordy
has been sitting in Santa Barbara County Jail.
The jail’s inability to effectively treat mentally ill
inmates was documented in a Sun cover story
(“The mind behind bars,” Jan. 10), which reported
that more than 64 percent of inmates in local jails
suffer mental health issues.
Bixby said Jhordy has been on psychotropic
mental health injections, which last 30 days each
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championship and claimed a national belt.
and are used to counteract states of psychosis.
“I have a special desire to see Legislature do
something to help these people rather than letting
them rot in county jail,” Bixby said.
Jhordy’s criminal proceedings were suspended
at a July 20 hearing, when Bixby said he suspected
his client was mentally incompetent to stand trial.
“Judge,” Bixby started at the hearing, “[Jhordy]
is not able to communicate with his counsel.”
Court documents show that Bixby and the
District Attorney’s Office then chose two experts
who filed psychological evaluations of Jhordy. At
the court review on Sept. 28, three expert reports
had been but were not publicly available.
At the Sept. 28 review, the District Attorney’s
Office requested a trial jury to decide whether
Jhordy is mentally competent.
Bixby said two experts found Jhordy to be
incompetent, while another was “neutral,”
although the Sun could not confirm that
statement. Normally two agreeing experts
would prove incompetence, Bixby said, but
he said the District Attorney’s Office hopes to
incarcerate Jhordy because he “dabbled” in
methamphetamine use. But Bixby said it wasn’t
much meth, and drug use can trigger already
existing mental health issues.
Deputy District Attorney Lynmarc Jenkins,
lead prosecutor on Jhordy’s case, said he
couldn’t comment on pending details, adding
that he wouldn’t want to sway jurors through
media coverage.
Jhordy’s trial confirmation hearing is scheduled
for Oct. 16. ❍
Staff Writer Kasey Bubnash can be reached at
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New Santa Maria housing
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BY SPENCER COLE
F
or many veterans, life after the military can
feel like an endless journey in search of a
home. La Casa de Flores at 400 W. Church
in Santa Maria aims to remedy that, one service
member at a time.
On Sept. 22, the 2,400 square foot, corner lot
house’s newest residents—more than a half dozen
veterans—held a celebration to commemorate a
project three years in the making.
“We noticed years ago that a lot of our
veterans were returning from combat and
they were getting arrested, they were getting
involved with alcohol and drug abuse, and then
we realized a lot of it was a result of service in
the armed forces with things like PTSD [Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder],” Santa Barbara
Superior Court Judge Rogelio Flores told the
Sun that morning.
Flores’ anecdote is arguably indicative of a
problem found in streets, alleyways, and gutters
across the country.
In 2016, there was an estimated 40,000
homeless veterans “on any given night”
nationally, according to statistics kept by
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD). The number has stayed
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the other hand, has a relatively small but stable
population that hovers around 130 homeless
veterans year to year (out of some 23,000
total veterans currently living in the county),
according to a 10-year survey study started by
HUD in 2007.
That consistency is significant, according
to Chuck Flacks, executive director of the
Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness
in Santa Barbara.
“We are housing veterans at a fairly rapid
rate, so what it means is that every veteran we
house, we find another who’s homeless,” he
explained. “What does that tell you? We know
that the state of affairs for veterans coming out
of the service is pretty grim for many of them
and that there’s a high level of mental issues,
substance abuse issues, and suicide—about 12
veterans nationally commit suicide daily.”
Flacks said his organization’s greatest
concern was discharged veterans having access
to enough resources to be independently
functional members of society.
“It’s really a matter of linking services to these
people and making sure they are aware of them,”
he added. “But as to why [the population] stays
so consistent and we can’t move the needle? I
don’t have an answer for that.”
HUD, the Salvation Army, and Santa Barbara
County Housing and Community Development
did not return requests seeking comment for
this story.
Back at the newly donated La Casa De
Flores in Santa Maria on Sept. 22, the home’s
and foundation’s namesake, Judge Flores,
reflected on his years of work presiding over
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targets nonviolent veteran offenders and offers
alternate pathways to rehabilitation.
“It’s a hard thing,” he said of the veterans’
transition from military to civilian life. “A while
ago, a group of us came together and decided
we can do better; we can help these veterans
caught up in the criminal justice system.”
Flores said the work with the court paved the
way for the private donation that led to the house’s
founding. Fred Pratt, former Marine helicopter
pilot and Vietnam War veteran, purchased the
property. Pratt told the Sun that at its core, the
remodeled house is a community project.
“Architects came in, and lawyers came in,
and most of them donated, if not all, at least a
portion of their services,” he said. “We really
wanted to address the deplorable conditions
that some of our veterans [are] subjected to.”
Pratt noted how some veterans hospitals are
“just a nightmare,” and pointed to the high rate
of veterans who commit suicide.
“These things going on are really community
issues, and one of Judge Flores’ dreams was
to provide a quality, clean-living place where
our veterans who are on the street can get in,
recover, and get back into mainstream society,”
he said.
Casa de Flores Operations Manager Steven
Baird is a former Marine with four years of
service under his belt. He told the Sun that
potential residents were vetted for fit in the
home, chemistry with its residents, and if they
were honorably discharged from service.
“We see a higher success rate,” Baird said of
honorable discharges. “It seems like they are
more likely to thrive and flourish once they get
their feet back on the ground.”
The house has four bedrooms on its first
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floor, with space for eight veterans. The
property also has two outbuildings, each
equipped with a single bedroom and bath.
Pratt said there were plans to add an
additional 650 square feet to the main
building’s attic, which would bring the total
bedroom count to eight.
“We are gonna fill this thing up,” he added.
According to Baird, the work is only
beginning.
“This house is just a small fraction of what
needs to be done here,” he said. “We have
veterans out there every day pushing a shopping
cart who need a home.”
Regardless of the reasons keeping discharged
veterans homeless, Baird said that more
programs are required to stem the tide.
Locals looking to help vets do have an
upcoming opportunity in the annual Stand
Down event on Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
the Santa Maria Fairpark, which offers veterans
income support, mental health treatment,
alcohol and drug counseling, dental work,
haircuts, clothing, and job and housing services.
Donations of new clothes and other items can
be dropped off on Wednesdays through Oct. 18
from noon to 2 p.m. at the Fairpark.
“There are some services available, but we
need more,” Baird said. “Communities, and
this community, support all of their vets the
best they can, the best way they know how to.
So now it’s about spreading the word on what
more can be done.
“It’s so much more than a, ‘Thank you for
your service,’ or flying a flag on Fourth of July
or Memorial Day,” he added. ❍
Staff Writer Spencer Cole can be reached at
scole@santamariasun.com.
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Spotlight on: Kinyon Construction’s disaster relief fund
Kevin Kinyon, owner Lending support?
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s the rain poured down from a black Texas
sky, Dale McCook, 63, prayed. The flood
came fast, and no one was ready.
“In [1994], they had a major, major flood—it
was the 500-year flood,” he told the Sun. “It
never got close to us.”
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“It just sat on top of us,” McCook said. “It
just wouldn’t go away.”
It took 90 minutes for the water to creep
up toward McCook and his family’s rural
neighborhood. He said one minute his garage
was dry, the next, it was 2 feet under water.
“You see those people on TV saying, ‘The
water came up so fast,’ and you think they’re
stupid,” McCook said. “Well, I know now, I’m
one of them stupid persons.”
The McCooks were able to load up with their
neighbors onto Dale’s fishing boat and made it
to dry land. But the destruction to their homes,
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It will take years to recover and recoup the
losses.
When Kevin Kinyon of Kinyon Construction
in Santa Maria heard about his lifelong friend’s
plight, he knew he had to act. He quickly set
about creating a disaster relief fund.
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Kinyon said his company was planning
McCooks and their neighbors rebuild.
“They’ve all been living with friends and
families since the storm hit,” Kinyon said.
“They need all the help they can get.”
John Wood, also with the construction
company, is spearheading the fundraising
efforts. He said he was working on a flyer to
send out calling for donations.
“We want to help them get back on their feet
and do what we can to try to reach out to people
in the community and see how they can help,”
Wood said.
Kinyon noted that just a little involvement
from a small group of people can make a sizable
contribution.
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BY JOE PAYNE
T
he first homicide within Santa Maria city
limits in 2017 wasn’t the result of a gang-
related shootout or stabbing, but rather a
suspected act of domestic violence.
Natalia Morozova was found shot when Santa
Maria Police Department (SMPD) officers
responded to the scene near her home on North
College Street in Santa Maria on Aug. 21. Her
9-year-old son was missing, spurring an Amber
Alert that buzzed phones across the state, warning
that the child may be with her ex-husband,
Konstantin Morozov, who was likely armed and
was the prime suspect in Morozova’s murder.
The next day, Morozov was gunned down
by Los Angeles Police Department officers
in Encino; he died later from the wounds.
Their boy, reportedly present during the
confrontation but unharmed, went into
the custody of LA County’s Department of
Children and Family Services.
Back in Santa Maria, the city where
Morozova and her son called home, friends
and acquaintances responded with shock and
grief. Some of her closest friends gathered at
the Orthodox Church of the Annunciation for
a memorial service, where Morozova, a Russian
native, was a congregant.

 “This is something that
A friend of Morozova’s told the Santa Maria

 really crosses ethnic, cultural,
Times that during her divorce from Morozov,

 education, income levels,
Morozova began to fear for her life, called local

 and gender,” she added. “It’s
law enforcement repeatedly, and even sought
safety at a shelter for those fleeing domestic
violence situations. Records shared with the Sun
by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
show that Morozova had filed several domestic
disturbance reports with the Sheriff’s Office
and called multiple times to speak with deputies
without filing reports.
Morozova’s isn’t the only local life lost to
domestic violence this year: Elyse Marie Erwin
was shot outside her home in Orcutt in April,
and her ex-boyfriend and father of her child
is being prosecuted for the crime. Paulina
Ramirez-Diaz of Nipomo was stabbed in
late May, and her boyfriend was arrested on
suspicion of murder.
For Santa Barbara County District Attorney
Joyce Dudley, the current state of domestic
violence on the Central Coast, and in the
county she serves specifically, qualifies as a
crisis. Dudley discussed the issue of domestic
violence with heads of local and federal law
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work to end the cycle of domestic violence
enforcement earlier this year during a regular
meeting, she told the Sun.
“As a result of [recent homicides] and
the fact that it just keeps on happening, I’ve
decided to focus on the crime of domestic
violence for the next year,” Dudley said. “It
was the most common violent crime we have
in Santa Barbara County. It was also—along
with driving under the influence—the most
predictable homicide in Santa Barbara County.
It’s predictable that someone who starts off
engaged in misdemeanor domestic violence,
it’s predictable that will elevate to felony, it’s
predictable that it could elevate to homicide.
“As we know in law enforcement, if it’s
predictable, it’s preventable, so why aren’t
we doing more to prevent domestic violence
homicides in Santa Barbara County?” she added.
While the DA’s Office is organizing to
educate law enforcement agencies throughout
the county, others are working to help make
citizens aware of warning signs of domestic
violence and mount a campaign to address the
ongoing issue.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness
Month, and local support organizations are
taking to social media and city streets with
marches and candlelight vigils to honor those
lost to domestic violence, but to also empower
survivors with a message of hope: The resources
are available to those in need, and empowering
victims with education, support, and a safe
place to stay is the first step toward ending the
cycle of domestic violence.
Support with safety
David Sanchez Elementary School employee Lisa
Garver told the Sun that she remembers Natalia
Morozova from just one encounter she had with her
after Morozova got a job at the school.
“I was very taken with her and thought she
was a very nice person, and seemed to be a very
kind and caring individual,” she said. “I really
liked her from that one interaction with her,
and it was just a couple days later that she was
murdered. I was just so floored by that.”
Garver was compelled to do something in the
wake of the tragedy, and reached out to the local
nonprofit Domestic Violence Solutions (DVS),
which runs a crisis hotline, support services,
and a recently expanded shelter for individuals
and families fleeing dangerous domestic
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SPEAKING OUT: Domestic Violence Solutions holds candlelight vigils every year during October, Domestic Violence Awareness
Month, in Santa Barbara, Lompoc, and Santa Maria (last year’s Santa Maria event pictured). The event both honors and
remembers victims lost in the previous year, but also shares a message of hope and empowerment for survivors.
situations. The new shelter needs housewares back to their abusers or abusive situations, and
for the new living units, including kitchenware so we have very little time.”
and appliances, so Garver began a drive to help Most of the entrants to DVS’s shelters are
furnish the shelter. women, though males fleeing domestic violence
According to DVS Clinical Director Carolina are welcome now as well, Najera-Magana said.
Najera-Magana, the most dangerous time for Anyone who enters the shelter has 45 days to
a partner in a domestic violence relationship is stay, during which time they receive support
when they try to leave the abuser. That’s what and counseling, but the goal is to keep families
the shelter is set up for—to offer an immediate or individuals safe and self-sustaining apart
place to stay for individuals or families fleeing from their abusers.
partner-on-partner domestic violence. Many of those seeking shelter have children
“We’re an emergency shelter, so it has to with them, Patterson explained, and more
be a situation where a victim is in immediate than 60 percent of those who stay at DVS
danger,” Najera-Magana said. “It’s not an easy shelters are children.
time for a victim. We’re usually the last resort. One of the first things that children and
They’ve sought out family members, they’ve partners have to agree to when entering the
sought out friends, and they haven’t had any shelter is to not reveal its location to anyone,
luck. Nobody wants to go to a shelter, they find especially the abuser. Location services and
themselves in that situation.” GPS settings are turned off
But many who come into on smartphones and laptops
the shelter aren’t doing so immediately, Patterson
because they’ve already
Help is here explained.
Domestic Violence Solutions serves
decided to leave an abusive Santa Barbara County with three
“The No. 1 issue is safety,
partner—they’re fleeing a emergency shelters and 24-hour crisis it’s always safety,” Patterson
violent outburst that just lines available for anyone dealing with said. “We want them to move
happened. domestic violence. The numbers for on and stay safe, and not just
DVS responds to what are local areas are: themselves, but their families.
called DiVERT (Domestic s3ANTA-ARIA
Violence Emergency Response s,OMPOC
Team) calls from local s3ANTA9NEZ
law enforcement that are s3ANTA"ARBARA
dealing with the aftermath something that I read, and
of a nonfatal act of domestic know the stats, but it wasn’t
violence. Those in serious crisis situations are until I worked at the shelter that I really realized
taken in to the shelter immediately, whether it, experienced it.”
individuals or families. DVS received precisely
6,250 calls to its hotlines in 2016, Outreach
and Program Development Coordinator Eloisa Patterns of abuse
Patterson told the Sun. Of those, 468 were Maria* married her husband when she was
DiVERT calls. only 17 years old. She grew up in Mexico, and
“Usually we see women in the second phase he was a Mexican-American and U.S. citizen.
of the cycle of violence, which is the explosion She also had her first child, a girl, when she was
phase, where the police have been called by only 17, and was living in the U.S. when the
someone or the victim,” Najera-Magana said. abuse began.
“Someone from DiVERT has gone out and “I don’t even know how everything started.
offers shelter, that’s when we see most women He was a very good dad when my daughter was
come in. It’s right after when the violence has born, but he had a lot of family issues,” she said.
occurred, when they realized, ‘You know what, I “He witnessed a lot of domestic violence also in
just can’t keep doing this.’ his family with his dad and mom.”
“That is when we have the opportunity to Her husband started using drugs and drinking,
kind of make sure they get all the education and Maria said, and would go out with friends often,
information that they need, because sometimes sometimes not coming home for days.
we lose them right away,” she added. “They go They were living in an East Coast state at the
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time, near some of her husband’s family. His
substance abuse and erratic behavior came to a
head during an argument, Maria said, and their
relationship suffered a grim milestone.
“We used to fight a lot,” she said, “and when
my baby girl was 2 years old, that was the first
time that I ended up in a shelter.
“He was, I’m guessing he was drunk or
drugged, I don’t know, I never saw him do any of
it,” she continued. “That night he was really out of
control, we started fighting, and I was defending
myself. I’m not the type of person to not stand up
for myself, fought back several times, and then he
hit me on my face with his fist. He made a scar on
my lip, I was bleeding a lot.”
‘I truly believe that if we
can better handle the
violence was always a possibility.
Two different times since she moved to Santa
Maria, Maria stayed at DVS’s shelter after her
husband attacked her. While staying at DVS,
the advocates there educated her on the pattern
of abuse that so many relationships plagued by
domestic violence follow.
Called the “cycle of abuse,” a term originally
coined by psychologist Lenore Edna Walker, the
theory includes four phases: The first phase is
characterized by “tension building,” when daily
stress and conflicts accumulate where an abuser
may express suspicion or that they’ve been
wronged somehow. The second phase is the
moment of “acute violence,” an act of domestic
violence that leaves a victim traumatized,
injured, and dominated by the abuser. The
violence is followed by the “reconciliation” or
“honeymoon” phase, where the abuser often
apologizes, shows affection, swears they won’t
abuse again, and may take advantage of a
her car, in the full light of
a Saturday morning, that
someone noticed what
was happening and called
the police.
Responding to
a crisis
When asked by the Sun
how SMPD officers respond
to domestic violence calls,
Sgt. Mark Streker didn’t
mince words.
“They are without a
doubt one of the most
hazardous calls we can
take,” he said. “These are
extremely emotionally
charged issues that are
Honor and remember
Domestic Violence Solutions hosts
three candlelight vigils to honor victims
and survivors during Domestic Violence
Awareness Month in Santa Barbara County:
The Santa Maria vigil happens on Oct. 26,
beginning with a memorial walk at 6 p.m. at
Santa Maria City Hall, corner of Cook Street
and South Broadway, and a vigil ceremony
at 6:30 p.m. at the Ethel Pope Auditorium,
Santa Maria High School, corner of South
Broadway and Morrison Avenue.
The Santa Barbara vigil happens on
Oct. 19 at the Paseo Nuevo Mall, 651 Paseo
Nuevo, and begins with a community
resource fair at 4 p.m. The vigil ceremony
is at 6 p.m., followed by a memorial walk at
6:30 p.m. More info: dvsolutions.org.
The 30th annual Domestic Violence
Awareness Candlelight Vigil in Lompoc is
Oct. 5 at Centennial Park, 100 Civic Center
could potentially go to jail if
there’s any type of physical
confrontation, even slight.”
But what happens after
that is a legal matter, decided
in the courtroom.
Santa Barbara County DA
Dudley created the Domestic
Violence Law Enforcement
Task Force in an effort to
address the crisis of domestic
violence in the county. The
task force includes partners
from every law enforcement
agency in the county, which
are collaborating and
communicating on the best
ways to combat those crimes.
Some of her staff with
the DA Office’s Victim
Witness Unit make

misdemeanor cases,
we can avoid domestic
violence homicides.’
—Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley
Maria stayed in the shelter for almost three
weeks, she said, before her husband and his
family convinced her to come back and live
with him again.
She had crossed the border between Mexico
and the U.S. to marry her husband and was
undocumented, couldn’t speak any English, and
didn’t even drive a car. She was totally isolated
but for her in-laws.
“They tried to convince me that he was
going to change, that he was behaving better,
and yeah, I contacted him,” she said. “I had no
other home but his house, and no family but his
family. I had no support, no job, and I realized
all those things when I was at the shelter … . So
he was my only option at the time.”
Not long after, they moved to Santa Maria,
where they had two more kids in the following
years. Maria describes the time as being “like
waves, with good times and bad times, good
times and bad times.”
Once established on the Central Coast, Maria
received legal residency documentation, and
began working at a local fast food chain. She found
herself happier at work than at home, she said.
All the while, her husband began obsessing
over her time away, accusing her of infidelity
with coworkers. Emotional and verbal abuse
was the norm for her home life, and physical
victim’s mistaken feelings of being responsible
for the situation. The last phase is “calm,” the
“good time” wave that Maria mentioned before
the cycle starts again.
Denise* saw her boyfriend of more than two
years get sentenced to seven years in prison
in September for what he did to her earlier
this year. She reached out to the Sun of her
own volition to share her story with Domestic
Violence Awareness Month in mind.
Denise remembers the honeymoon phase well.
“A couple of times I tried to leave, but I
just gave up after a short time because he just
pursued me and pursued me,” she said. “I just
felt kind of worn down, and so it just felt like it
was kind of easier to stay, and so I did.”
Unlike Maria, Denise wasn’t isolated by
language or legal status, but her boyfriend preyed
on her insecurities and was very controlling.
Denise is in her early 50s, and has a daughter
who is in her early 20s. Her boyfriend became
jealous of the time she spent with her daughter.
He also expected her to answer all of his phone
calls to her cellphone immediately, and if it
didn’t happen, he would get angry.
“I know everyone’s different, but for me, it
wasn’t just any one thing. Different factors came
together to form this kind of web, which was
almost like a trap that was very hard to get out
of,” she said. “He isolated me. There are some
people in a situation like that who do confide in
someone, but I had the idea that I should keep it
all a secret. I didn’t tell anyone.”
She lied to an emergency room doctor about
how her eardrum was ruptured, she said, even
though the doctor insisted that there was only
one way an injury like that could arise.
It wasn’t until Denise’s partner was
screaming and punching her in the head in
extremely emotionally Plaza. The event is hosted by Domestic regular appearances at law
charged before we get Violence Partners of the city of Lompoc, enforcement briefings, but
which includes law enforcement, support
there. These are matters Dudley wanted to expand
that are oftentimes organizations, and community members. A their reach. She spearheaded
ceremony happens at 6 p.m. and is followed a short video featuring
unraveling out of control
prior to law enforcement
even responding.”
by a memorial walk along H Street.
herself, Victim Witness
coordinators, and domestic
Some of the most violence prosecutors that
dangerous encounters that SMPD officers have educates local law enforcement on how to most
had responding to acts of domestic violence effectively handle those investigations to aid
ended in death. The department has responded prosecutors.
to domestic violence homicides, like in the “It shows, how do you collect the evidence,
case of Morozova, but when the perpetrator how do you handle a domestic violence
was still present. investigation so that you can count on your
On June 15, 2015, Jesus Gomez Quezada was DA’s office filing it,” Dudley said. “It’s that
killed in an officer-involved shooting with the important to me that every law enforcement
SMPD after he fatally stabbed his wife, Teresa Meza. officer understand what it takes, because I
Most domestic violence calls don’t end that truly believe that if we can better handle the
dramatically however, and the SMPD gets its fair misdemeanor cases, we can avoid domestic
share of domestic violence calls, Streker explained. violence homicides.”
“Any officer who has been an officer long Domestic violence cases can be challenging
enough to have responded to several of these to prosecute. Sometimes victims change
calls will tell you, it’s literally daily that we’re their stories after the fact, Dudley said,
responding to these,” he said. “Some very because they’re trying to protect their abusive
minor, of course, and some severe where partners for a variety of reasons. She said
someone is taken into custody.” they may be trying to protect their marriage
There’s a range of possible responses and or they might still love the abuser or think
approaches that law enforcement can take they’re a good parent.
depending on the situation, Streker said. Dudley said that bringing experts into the
Someone can get arrested solely on the claim courtroom to explain why a victim might
that they struck someone, he said. There are recant their story is one strategy to help a case
also protective orders, which a judge can move forward. That’s why it’s essential that
approve, that removes an alleged abuser from a officers collect enough evidence and testimony
home for seven days while the victim arranges the day of the crime, she said, so that a case
circumstances to get out. can move forward based on evidence beyond
“I can tell you, the law has evolved over the years the victim’s changing testimony.
for law enforcement to be much more cognizant of Depending on how codependent a victim
victims,” he said. “Depending on what happened is, or what phase in the cycle of abuse they are
in that house before we got there, someone experiencing, they can be very combative with
prosecutors and law enforcement. Dudley recalled
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one woman who assailed her with profanity for
continuing a case against her husband.
“I listened, because I get it, in terms of
understanding victimology,” Dudley said. “And
I told her, ‘You can drop F-bombs all day long,
nothing’s going to change. We’re going to go
ahead and prosecute this case. I understand you
don’t want me to, but I have a higher calling.
You have a kid, and at this moment, you’re not
thinking about your kid. You’re thinking about
a lot of other really scary things, but every time
your kid watches what her father does to you it
makes it OK for her to be in a domestic violence
relationship one day.’”
Dudley received a letter from the same
woman two years later, thanking Dudley for
prosecuting the case, and included a photo of
her and her daughter.
For survivors like Maria, the words of an
SMPD officer helped her understand her
situation differently and ultimately make the
decision to leave her husband. She had called
911 after he destroyed many of her belongings
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“silent witnesses,” to represent those lost to “He went crazy that night, and that’s when
domestic violence homicides during the last year. I decided to call the police,” she said. “Again,
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PRESTIGIOUS PEOPLE: Santa Maria natives Jeremiah Hernandez and Amanda Garcia were two of just 23 California State
University students chosen for its “highest recognition of student achievement.” According to the CSU’s website, chosen students
display “inspirational resolve along the path to college success.”
Santa Maria natives win
prestigious California State
University Trustees’ Award
The California State University (CSU) system
recently announced the recipients of the CSU
Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement,
and of this year’s 23 statewide winners, two are
Santa Maria natives.
Jeremiah Hernandez, 29, and Amanda Garcia,
30, were chosen above thousands of CSU students
as recipients of the award, which is given to those
who display superior academic performance,
personal accomplishments, community service,
and financial need. Both students were born and
are still living in Santa Maria.
Hernandez, who now attends Cal Poly in San
Luis Obispo, said he was stunned in June when
he discovered he was an award recipient. As a
non-traditional student and single parent living
in Santa Maria, Hernandez said the road to
success has felt, at times, peppered with potholes.
“It brought a lot of humility and excitement,”
Hernandez said. “I’m just trying to be a positive
example. It’s humbling because I know there
are people out there doing more than me who
aren’t getting recognized.”
Hernandez said he hopes to work as an
educator after his graduation in the spring
of 2018. His experience as an ethnic studies
teaching assistant at Cal Poly helped inspire
that choice.
“I would really like to get into the
classroom,” Hernandez said.
Hernandez said the award comes with a
$6,000 scholarship, which winners have to
uphold through credit load and grade point
average. The lengthy application process for
the award started in winter, and on Sept. 19,
Hernandez attended the award ceremony,
where he discovered another recipient from
Santa Maria.
“When I found out Amanda was also from
Santa Maria, that blew my mind,” Hernandez
said, adding that the rhetoric surrounding
Santa Maria and its residents has been less than
flattering in recent years. “That’s a very big
change from what people are saying on social
media.”
Amanda Garcia, who lives in Santa Maria
with her two children, commutes to Santa
Barbara each day, where she attends an
extended campus of CSU Channel Islands and
completes nursing clinicals at Cottage Hospital.
She hopes to graduate with a Bachelor of
Science in nursing in May 2018.
The path there, she said, will be a lot easier
with a $6,000 scholarship.
“I’m still kind of in shock over it,” Garcia
said. “Only one person gets chosen from each
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school. I really honestly did not think I would
get it. It just made me feel like all my work and
everything I do is worth it.”
Garcia said the award ceremony was another
amazing experience. She spent the whole day
with the other recipients and brought her entire
family to watch her accept the scholarship.
Garcia said that when her father and boyfriend
cried, she truly realized how important her win
was to not only her family, but to other up-and-
coming Santa Marians.
“Where we live, we don’t really have an
opportunity to get a bachelor’s,” Garcia said.
“But there are students and people getting out
in the world and doing something good and
getting a good education. For people to see
someone who looks like them doing something
good, I think that’s really cool.”
Pioneer Valley drama
students talk face to face
with PCPA actor
Pioneer Valley High School drama students
talked race, death, marriage, and professional
theater on Sept. 29 with Derrick Lee Weeden,
the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s (PCPA) guest
actor and lead in its recent production of Fences.
Pioneer Valley drama teacher Shawnah Van
Gronigen said that on Sept. 21, many of her
students watched Fences, a Pulitzer and Tony
award-winning play that explores various
intense themes, including infidelity, family
relationships, and the social experiences faced
by many black Americans.
“Well after we saw the play, we came back
to class and started talking about it,” Van
Gronigen said. “And the kids just love talking
about it.”
Van Gronigen said that while Weeden spoke
during her advanced acting class, all drama
students were invited to attend. Weeden also
talked about performing and the struggles that
often come with a professional career in theater,
a notoriously difficult path.
Van Gronigen said Pioneer Valley has had
a few acting students go on to the PCPA, and
several theater technology students. She said
there are always some students interested in
pursuing a serious theater career.
“But they realize how difficult that road is
and that’s why it’s so cool to have someone like
him who has made it,” Van Gronigen said. “He
can tell them where he went to school, how to
audition, and how to get an agent.” ❍
Staff Writer Kasey Bubnash wrote this week’s School
Scene. Information should be sent to the Sun via fax,
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Agreements must be rescinded. When will
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defined benefits, such as 401k plans, like in the
private sector? They never will if journalists do
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Congressman Salud Carbajal, which referred to
ending Citizens United and how our campaign
finance system has been corrupted. Rep.
is doing the very thing they say they are
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Other highlights from his donations include
money from big pharma, big banks, and none
other than Nancy Pelosi herself. Rep. Carbajal
is bought and owned by special interests. He
has received $250,000 from special interests this
year alone.
I think the most memorable quote from
Carbajal’s email is, “Democracy is not for
sale.” He is certainly right about that, but the
question to ask should be: Is Salud Carbajal
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Residents of the Oceano beach community
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obligation to minimize these harmful impacts
on the neighboring communities and the
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a completely different story. Rep. Carbajal parks all over the country to protect them and
6-12 years has received money from numerous labor the surrounding areas. Why can’t it be applied
of age at the ODSVRA?
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Sarah Fouratt
Righetti High School golfer Sarah Fouratt is off to a
great start in accomplishing her senior season goal of
winning the coveted PAC-8 league title.
The Warriors took home first place honors in the PAC-
8 “mini tournament” at the Santa Maria Country Club on
Sept. 28, and Fouratt shot the lowest score out of all the
league’s golfers: an even 37. A week earlier, in a round
against SLO High School at Rancho Maria Golf Course,
Fouratt edged out SLO’s star Isabel Carpenter by a stroke.
It’s just the beginning for her and the Righetti team’s
journey this year, Fouratt said, but a promising sign of
where the season’s going.
“We have a pretty strong team this year and everything’s
going well and molding together,” Fouratt said. “The four
years I’ve been on [the team] we’ve never won league.”
Beyond Righetti, Fouratt is bound for Seton Hall
University next year to continue her golf career at the
collegiate level. She said she first started playing the
game at the early age of 7.
“My dad went to the driving range for fun, and I’d go
with him,” she said. “I just stuck with it.”
Fouratt said she finds solace in the individuality of
golf—how the game is on her shoulders through thick
and thin.
“It all depends on you. You can’t blame anyone, and
no one else can take the praise,” Fouratt said, while
adding, “But it’s still a team sport and there’s that team
atmosphere. You have to find that common line where it’s a
team and individual sport, which is cool.”
Her favorite golfing experience took place a few years
ago when she played one of the Pinehurst Resort golf
courses in North Carolina, which has hosted several top
professional men’s and women’s golf tournaments like the
U.S. Open. Her favorite local course is Sandpiper in Santa
Barbara.
“It’s really pretty and right on the water, and it’s tough,”
she said.
When Fouratt isn’t leading the Righetti squad, she’s
participating in junior tournaments mostly in Southern
California. That’s where she finds the stiffest competition
that will prepare her for college golf.
“I do those on the weekends and they’re very
competitive,” she said. “It keeps me on my toes.” ❍
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PHOTOS BY PETER JOHNSON
READY FOR THE SERVE: Sophie Whittle (right), a
junior at Gonzaga University and an Arroyo Grande High
School grad, played against English pro player Laura
Robson (left) at the Central Coast Pro Tennis Open.
The local underdog
Nipomo’s own Sophie Whittle Whittle down, winning it 6-0.
While everyone in the Templeton stands
the bright lights of a professional tournament in
the near future?
dazzled at the Central Coast walked away incredibly impressed with Whittle’s
fight and effort, the loss shook her, and she
“I would love to,” she said. ❍
Pro Tennis Open couldn’t help but kick herself for mistakes in a
post-match interview with the Sun.
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or every hard-fought point that Nipomo Whittle said. “I felt a little off. I felt like I
native Sophie Whittle won over her world- couldn’t really execute tonight. But [Robson’s]
ranked opponent Laura Robson on Sept. 28, a really tough player, she could pick her targets
a full house at the Templeton Tennis Ranch anywhere.”
stadium in San Luis Obispo County erupted. Whittle did call the experience “an amazing
“Great serve, Soph!” opportunity” to compete at a professional level.
“You got this!” they yelled. She walked home with a $911 check, too.
With unflinching poise, Whittle chased “I can’t thank everyone enough for giving me
down Robson’s ruthless backhands and forced the opportunity,” she said. “It kind of shows me
her into mistakes. If Robson approached the where I’m at and what I need to work on.”
net to deliver a demoralizing slam, Whittle In addition to the competitive benefits, the
anticipated it and sent soft lobs over her head, tournament was also a chance for Whittle’s
just out of reach. friends and family to see her play, since she’s
The crowd cheered and Robson groaned in usually playing her matches up in the state of
Washington.
frustration.
“It was really nice. A lot of the people who
Even though Whittle had been seeded as
a “local wildcard” at the Central Coast Pro were here don’t get to see me play often,” she said.
Tennis Open—the first-ever U.S. Tennis The day after the match, Whittle bolted
Association invitational to be held on the for Los Angeles to compete in one of the four
Central Coast—with the hometown crowd “major opens” for college tennis players:
behind her, Whittle didn’t look the underdog. the Riviera Women’s All-American Tennis
She came to win. Championships in Pacific Palisades on Sept. 30.
“Tomorrow I fly to LA, so I got a long night FULL HOUSE: The Central Coast community showed up big
“It was really nice to know pretty much
ahead of me,” she laughed. for Nipomo’s Sophie Whittle and her Round of 16 match at the
the whole crowd was here for me,” the former Central Coast Pro Tennis Open.
Arroyo Grande High School star said after the As to whether Whittle sees herself back under
match with a wry smile. “That was kind of fun.”
Whittle’s now a junior at Gonzaga University
LOCAL GONE PRO: Nipomo native Sophie Whittle hits
and an all-conference tennis player. In her time
an overhand shot before a Sept. 28 match in the Central
at Arroyo Grande High School, she tallied a
Coast Pro Tennis Open at the Templeton Tennis Ranch.
230-9 overall record, was a four-year league
champ, and a four-time MVP.
She certainly wasn’t lacking any confidence
against Robson, especially having knocked off a
high-ranking Canadian player, the three-seeded
Francoise Abanda, in a huge upset the day
before. It was her first professional victory.
Now, Whittle was neck and neck with
a 23-year-old Brit who’d competed in
Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the Australian
Open, and, a few years ago, was ranked 27th in
the world.
Whittle played a brilliant first set and pushed
Robson to the brink, but narrowly lost it, 7-6, in
a tiebreaker.
Robson, a left-hander with a rocket of a serve,
not to mention a menacing physical presence,
came laser-focused for the second set and wore
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Maria Beer Fest on Oct. 7 from 12:30 to 5 p.m.
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TRAVEL TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Travel
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2ND ANNUAL SANTA MARIA BEER FEST
Showcasing more than 30 local and regional
breweries. Enjoy live entertainment, Santa Maria
style BBQ, beer pong, and more. Proceeds benefit
the Santa Maria Kiwanis Noontime. Oct. 7, 12:30-5
p.m. nightout.com. Elks Field, 600 S McClelland
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53RD ANNUAL ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT
FAMILY FALL FESTIVAL Enjoy an afternoon of
live entertainment, wine, beer, food, children’s
games, and more. Featuring live music by the
RHS Folkloric/Marimba Band Oct. 8, 10:30
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Montfort Church, 1190 E Clark Ave, Santa Maria,
Santa Maria.
CENTRAL COAST LITERACY COUNCIL’S
24TH ADULT SPELLING BEE Spellers and
spectators welcome. Winner receives free Papa
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Oct. 7, 10 a.m. Free. 805-925-0994, ext. 2835.
centralcoastliteracycouncil.org. Elks Lodge, 1309
N. Bradley Road, Santa Maria.
OKTOBERFEST AT ROONEY’S Enjoy live
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805-934-3777. Rooney’s Irish Pub, 241
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WOMEN’S FUND OF NSBC GRANT
RECEPTION The grant winners will be revealed
in a short presentation ceremony. Oct. 12, 5:30-
7:30 p.m. 805-346-6123. Presqu’ile Winery, 5391
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C.L. SMITH PTA FALL CARNIVAL Enjoy carnival
games, food, face painting, laser tag, and more.
Oct. 6, 5-8 p.m. $5 laser tag; $8 unlimited
wristband. 805-549-1202. slcusd.org. C.L. Smith
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SUICIDE PREVENTION FORUM A presentation
for parents, educators, and the general public
on how to recognize signs of emotional distress,
initiate a conversation about mental wellness
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Oct. 11, 4-6 p.m. Free. 805-540-6534. t-mha.
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FUNDRAISERS
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BIANNUAL CASA GRANDE BAKE SALE AND
ARTS AND CRAFTS SALE Gives the residents
and friends of Casa Grande Senior Estates a chance
to sell the items they create year round. The bake
sale provides more funds to fuel the food bank
within their community to feed those seniors in
need. Complimentary coffee and treats provided.
Oct. 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 805-868-2119. Casa Grande,
519 W Taylor St., Santa Maria.
ORCUTT POKER CHAMPIONSHIP Held at a
mystery location in Orcutt. The location will be
revealed to ticket holders on Oct. 9. Space limited.
Ticket price includes a pre-tournament meal. All
proceeds benefit OASIS. Oct. 14 $55. 805-937-
9750. oasisorcutt.org/oasis-poker-2017. Oasis
Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt.
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
20TH ANNUAL SCYC FUN RUN Includes a non-
competitive four-mile run, two-mile walk, and half-
mile run for kids. All participants are entered into
a raffle for gift certificates from local businesses
and restaurants. All proceeds benefit local youth
programs and families in need. Oct. 7, 9 a.m. $10-
$20. 805-474-3690. scyouthcoalition.org. Nipomo
Regional Park, 255 Pomeroy Road, Nipomo.
NIPOMO NATIVE GARDEN FALL PLANT
SALE Hundreds of California native and drought
tolerant plants for sale. Members will be available
to advise plant selection for specific landscaping
needs and transplanting tips. Grand opening of
the Little Free Library at 11am in the Children’s
Garden Oct. 7, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. 805-929-3589.
nipomonativegarden.org/. Nipomo Native Garden,
Camino Caballo at Osage, Nipomo.
SHOPPERS MALL Get a head start on holiday
shopping and meet with LuLaRoe consultants and
several other specialty vendors. Proceeds support
the Chi Alpha Ministries of Cal Poly fundraiser.
Mondays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. through Oct. 21
$2 minimum donation. 805-489-3328. LifePoint
Church, 207 Pilgrim Way, Arroyo Grande.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
1ST ANNUAL FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL
Celebrate the completion of the Pergola, the
farm’s permanent classroom and meeting facility.
Tour the Farm, meet the farmers. Take part in
planting and harvest activities. Shop at an onsite
farmers market. Sample dishes prepared by local
chefs and students. Enjoy live music. Oct. 8, 1-5
p.m. $5 donation; Kids are free. 805-769-8344.
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25TH ANNUAL WIGGLE WAGGLE WALK FOR
WOODS Celebrate the human-animal bond, create
awareness about the needs of animals in our
community, and raise money for Woods Humane
Society. Oct. 14, 9 a.m.-noon $20; Free for ages 16
and under. 805-540-2686. woodshumanesociety.
org/news-and-events/wiggle-waggle-br-
october-14-2017.php. Mitchell Park, 1445 Santa
Rosa St., San Luis Obispo.
AFSP OUT OF DARKNESS COMMUNITY WALK
Come together for a three-mile walk while raising
needed funds to fight suicide and support those
touched by suicide in our community. The event
includes speakers, entertainment, remembrance
activities, and a community resource fair. Oct. 14,
8 a.m.-noon Free. afsp.org/slo. Mission Plaza, 989
Chorro St, San Luis Obispo.
BUONA TAVOLA RESTAURANT CELEBRATES
25 YEARS Chef Owner Antonio Varia is donating
25% of the proceeds from dinner to the Child
Development Resource Center of the Central Coast.
Reservations strongly suggested. Oct. 5, 5:30-9:30
p.m. Price varies. 805-545-8000. btslo.com. Buona
Tavola Restaurant, 1037 Monterey St., San Luis

POETRY NIGHT Come enjoy an
evening of poetry featuring readings
from others or works of your own. First
Friday of every month, 6 p.m. Free. 314-
2368. Broadway Books, 906 S Broadway
Suite B, Santa Maria.
SANTA MARIA COIN AND COLLECTABLES
SHOW The Santa Maria Coin Club is celebrating
its 60th anniversary. Both new and experienced
collectors welcome. Bring coins for free
appraisals. Show includes coins, casino chips,
beanies, and sports cards, and other collectibles.
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from northern Santa Barbara County through SLO County.
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Google, Facebook, or Twitter account. You can also email calendar@
santamariasun.com. Deadline is one week before the issue date.
Submissions are subject to editing and approval. Contact Calendar
Editor Caleb Wiseblood directly at cwiseblood@newtimesslo.com.
Special Events ..........[20]
Arts ............................[22]
Music .........................[25]
Culture & Lifestyle.......[26]
Food & Drink..............[28]
Obispo.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST American Association
of University Women (AAUW) and Bay Osos
Kiwanis Club join forces to flip pancakes, scramble
eggs and cook sausages. Money raised from the
breakfast, served with juice and coffee, will be used
to provide educational opportunities for women.
Oct. 7, 8-11 a.m. $8 for adults; $4 for children
under 10. 805-439-1085. Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship Hall, 2201 Lawton Ave., San Luis Obispo.
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SPECIAL PREVIEW OF RABBIT HOLE Special
preview performance to benefit Hospice SLO
County. Rabbit Hole is a Pulitzer Prize winning
drama by David Lindsay-Abaire about love, loss,
and family. This is a full dress rehearsal. Wine
reception begins at 6 p.m. Show begins at 7
p.m. Oct. 5, 6-9 p.m. $30-$45. 805-544-2266.
hospiceslo.org/. San Luis Obispo Repertory
Theatre, 888 Morro Street, San Luis Obispo.
WALK TO HELP PREVENT SUICIDE The Out
of the Darkness Community Walk brings people
OCT. 5 – OCT. 12
2017
POETS IN PERSON
Meet renowned poets Laure-Anne Bosselaar and Richard Tillinghast at a free and open
reading on Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the CORE Family Winery Tasting Room, 105 W. Clark
Ave., Orcutt. More info: 937-1600 or corewine.com.
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together for a three-mile walk while raising needed
funds to fight suicide and support those touched
by suicide in our community. The event includes
speakers, entertainment, remembrance activities,
and a community resource fair. Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-
noon Free. afsp.org/slo. Mission Plaza, 989 Chorro
St, San Luis Obispo.
ARTS
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
PHOTO COURTESY OF LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
BALLROOM, LATIN, & SWING LESSONS Marie
King and Kings of Swing offer dance lessons for all
ages and skill levels. Couples and singles welcome.
Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $36/4-week session.
928-7799. Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave.,
Orcutt.
COUNTRY TWO STEP DANCE LESSONS
Country Two Step is easy to learn and fun. Starting
with the basics first then moving to a variety of
patterns to make anyone feel comfortable on the
dance floor. Thursdays, 6:15-7 p.m. $8 per person.
805-680-5695. Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares
Ave., Orcutt.
EVERYBODY CAN DANCE Ballet workout classes
for teens and adults. Tuesdays, 6 p.m. 937-6753.
everybodycandance.webs.com. Everybody Can
Dance, 628 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
INTRODUCTORY BALLET 1 Tuesdays, 5
p.m. 937-6753. everybodycandance.webs.com.
Everybody Can Dance, 628 S. McClelland St., Santa
Maria.
INTRODUCTORY BALLET 2 Wednesdays, 6 p.m.
and Fridays 937-6753. everybodycandance.webs.
com. Everybody Can Dance, 628 S. McClelland St.,
Santa Maria.
INTRODUCTORY BALLET 3 Wednesdays, 6
p.m. 937-6753. everybodycandance.webs.com.
Everybody Can Dance, 628 S. McClelland St., Santa
Maria.
PUMPKIN CRAFT Oct. 5, 10 a.m. 805-937-9750.
oasisorcutt.org. Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares
Ave., Orcutt.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
AFTER SCHOOL ART CLASSES: AGES 5-6
Create drawings, paintings, and collages. All
materials provided. Each class has four sessions.
See website for more details. Mondays, 3:15-4:45
p.m. through Nov. 20 $48. 805-543-8562. sloma.
org/education/museum-of-art.php. San Luis Obispo
Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
FILM AND TV ACTING CLASS For all ages and
skill levels. Optional showcases with major
Hollywood talent agents and casting directors.
Sundays, 12-8:45 p.m. through Dec. 31 310-
910-1228. actorsedge.com. Mission Cinemas,
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KIDS POTTERY CLASSES Weekly pottery classes
in wheel throwing and sculpture for kids ages 6 and
up. Oct. 10, 1:30-3 & 3:30-5 p.m., Oct. 12, 1:30-3
& 3:30-5 p.m. and Oct. 14, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $30.
805-896-6197. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery
Studio, 1243 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo.
LEARN PHOTOSHOP Over the course of seven
classes, learn how to enhance digital photographs,
compose images, and more. Participants must
bring a laptop with Photoshop software installed.
Register online. No class on Oct. 28. Saturdays,
2-3 p.m. through Nov. 18 Free. 805-781-1215.
slolibrary.org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm
St., San Luis Obispo.
LEATHERCRAFTING: BASIC SAFETY For people
with no previous leathercraft experience. Includes
overview and training of common leatherworking
tools, safe tool use, and a discussion of materials
needed for leathercraft. First Thursday of
every month, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805-242-1285.
slomakerspace.com/leathercrafting/. SLO
MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180, San
Luis Obispo.
POTTERY CLASSES Beginners welcome. Classes
are held mornings , afternoons and evenings. Learn
how to throw on the pottery wheel or sculpt and
hand build. Contact for more info and full schedule
of classes. Tuesdays-Saturdays. through Nov.
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Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo.
SLOMA ART SCHOOL CLASSES: AGES 5-6
Month-long after school art classes for 5 to 6 year
olds. Price includes all materials. Mondays, 3:15-
4:45 p.m. through March 26 $48. 805-543-8562.
sloma.org/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010
Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
SLOMA ART SCHOOL CLASSES: AGES 7-8
Month-long after school art classes for 7 to 8
year olds. Price includes all materials. Tuesdays,
3:15-4:45 p.m. through Nov. 14 $36-$48. 805-543-
8562. sloma.org/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art,
1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
SLOMA ART SCHOOL CLASSES: AGES 9-12
Month-long after school art classes for 9 to 12 year
olds. Price includes all materials. Wednesdays,
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Proceeds Benefit the Santa Maria Kiwanis Noontime

Limited Tickets – Hurry Before They’re Gone!

Saturday, October 7, 2017 12:30 to 5pm

Elks Field, 600 S. McClelland St. (Behind Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center)

SHOWCASING 30+ LOCAL & REGIONAL

BREWERIES & CIDERIES INCLUDING…
Central Coast Brewing | Corona Beers
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Naughty Oak Brewing | Rooney’s Irish Pub
Santa Maria Brewing | See Canyon | Tin City Cider

Live Local Bands & Entertainment

Santa Maria Style BBQ · Food Trucks
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PURCHASE TICKETS Find us on

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Serving the Children of the World

THE SANTA MARIA BEERFEST AND GRAPES & GRAIN would like to announce a
collaboration of events for 2017. The Santa Maria Beerfest will continue to be held on
the first Saturday of October, this year October 7th and will be held at Elk’s Baseball
field 600 S McClelland St. where the Grapes & Grain event was held in prior years.
Thank you for all the support in the years past and allowing us to have an amazing event
in our community for a great organization. Sincerely, The Grapes & Grain Committee
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ARTS from page 22
of every month. through Dec. 7 Free admission
& open to the public.. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/

OBSERVING OCTOBER PRESENTED BY 3:15-4:45 p.m. through Nov. 29 $48. 805-543-

PRESENTED 8562.
BY sloma.org/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, events/art-at-high-noon.php. San Luis Obispo
1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

AS BREAST CANCER SLOMA LIFE DRAWING WORKSHOP Wednesday

morning life drawing. All levels of drawing skill are
POINT BUCHON PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL 15 top
plein air artists will fill SLOMA’s Nybak Wing with
beautiful works of art created on the Point Buchon
AWARENESS MONTH PRESENTED BY
welcome. Sessions incorporate multiple poses
for three hours, from one minute gestures to 20
PRESENTED BY
minutes, giving the artist a variety of poses to work
Trail. Meet the artists at the grand opening and
sale on opening day. Buy art right off the walls.
from. A model is provided along with tables and Oct. 6, 6-9 p.m. and Oct. 7-8, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.
easels. No instruction. Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon 805-543-8562. sloma.org/exhibits/coming-next.

FRIDAY,, OCTOBER 20 through Nov. 15 $12 members, $15 non-members. php?event=1457. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art,
805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
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all levels of drawing skill. A model is provided
along with tables and easels. No instruction. S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
8th ANNUAL Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m. through Nov. 15 $12 for
members, $15 for non-members. 805-543-8562. ANIMALS: A-Z Diverse artistic representation of

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TICKETS sloma.org/education/life-drawing.php?event=20.
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., Includes the work of artists from Bhutan, Canada,
Japan, New Zealand, Russia, and USA. Through
$60 per San Luis Obispo.
Oct. 9 805-688-1082. wildlingmuseum.org.
300 E. CLARK AVE., ORCUTTT
person TEEN PAINTING WITH KI For ages 12 to
18. One hour guided class to create Fall
Wildling Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B
Mission Drive, Solvang.

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TICKETS 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.
OCT. 5 – OCT. 12
Grand Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7265,
winemerchantcafe.com/.
$60 per SPECIAL ART EVENTS 2017
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY ARTS
person S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
ASSOCIATION The Santa Ynez Valley Arts

A F ES T I VE C H AR I T Y
Association presents the 2nd Saturday Artisans

Breast
$100 per
FOR
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couple F U N D R A I SI N G
afternoon Artist Talk series. Oct. 8, 3-4 p.m. $5-
$10. 805-686-8315. wildlingmuseum.org. Wildling
688-7338. santaynezvalleyarts.org. Santa Ynez
Valley Grange Hall, 2374 Alamo Pintado, Los Olivos.

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Museum of Art and Nature, 1511-B Mission Drive,
Show up in 1920’s EV EN T Solvang.
TREES OF THE TRI-COUNTIES Trees of the
Tri-Counties is an annual photography competition
attire and enjoy an IMAGE COURTESY OF MIKKI ALHART
evening of dancing,
wine and spirits,
decadence, hors A F ES T I VE C H AR I T Y
d’oeuvres, raffles, F U N D R A I SI N G
casino tables,
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BENEFITING SWAN SONG

The reception for the Cypress Gallery’s featured artist Mikki Alhart takes place Oct. 7 at
2 p.m. at Cypress Gallery, 119 E. Cypress Ave., Lompoc. Alhart’s work will remain on
display through Oct. 29. More info: 737-1129.
FOR INFORMATION, CALL 805.922.7931, ext. 123 or visit santamariatowncenter.com

featuring local photographers. Through Oct. 23, 9

S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
a.m.-5 p.m. 686-8315. Wildling Museum of Art and

Annual Coin & OPEN POETRY READING With Richard

Tillinghast and Laure-Anne Bosselaar. Oct. 7, 7:30
p.m. Free. 805-937-1600. corewine.com. CORE
Nature, 1511-B Mission Drive, Solvang.
WESTERN WAYS AND COWBOY DAYS Featuring

Collectible Show Winery, 105 W Clark Ave., Orcutt.

SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
SPORTS CARDS BE ANIES CASINO CHIPS LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER Screening for ages 21 and
up. Based on the story by Edgar Allen Poe. Filmed
October 14th, 2017 · 9am–4pm at the Point San Luis Lighthouse by local director
Benjamin Cooper. Ticket price includes admission,
food, and a beverage. Local beers and wine will
Elwin Mussell Senior Center be available for sale. Raffles throughout the night.
Proceeds benefit the Point San Luis Lighthouse
510 E. Park Avenue, Santa Maria Keepers. Oct. 13, 6 p.m. $25. 805-540-5771.
pointsanluislighthouse.org. Avila Beach Community
Presented by: Santa Maria Coin Club Center, 191 San Miguel Street, Avila Beach.
artists Nancy Davidson, Howard Carr, Betty Carr,
Bill Churchill and more. Oct. 7-Nov. 13 805-686-
2322. solvangantiques.com. Solvang Antiques,
1693 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang.
L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G
FEATURED ARTIST: MIKKI ALHART See
the work of artist Mikki Alhart at this opening
reception. Exhibit runs through Oct. 29. Oct. 7, 2
p.m. 805-737-1129. lompocvalleyartassociation.
com. Cypress Gallery, 119 E Cypress Ave., Lompoc.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
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Bring this
805-937-1250 ART AT HIGH NOON LUNCHTIME LECTURE
SAN LUIS OBISPO unique opportunity to see current works by both
established and emerging sculptors. Closed
on Tuesdays. Through Oct. 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
SERIES Bring your lunch and enjoy a feast for the
ad for your A LWAY S F R E E A D M I S S I O N eyes with Art at High Noon, an art appreciation Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo
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ARTS from page 24
Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
DONALD FRITH: TEAPOTS Enjoy the
combination of the technical expertise Frithy nuses
in porcelain, precious woods, and acrylics to create
a small teapot. Closed on Tuesdays. Through Oct.
29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org.
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St.,
San Luis Obispo.
FRAGMENTS The Painters Group’s latest
exhibition. Juror Margaret Korisheli selected the
artwork to be exhibited, and will select 3 Juror
Award Winners on opening night. Oct. 6, 6-9 p.m.
and Oct. 7-Nov. 26, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 805-543-8562.
sloma.org/education/youth-summer-art-camps.
php. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad
St., San Luis Obispo.
TYPE DESIGN: A JOURNEY Showcasing the
work of Swiss typeface designer Nina Stössinger.
Stössinger will speak Sept. 22 at 4:30 p.m. in
Room 123 of the Bioresource and Agricultural
Engineering Building (No. 8) on campus. Closed
on Sundays and Mondays. Through Oct. 20, 11
a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-756-1571. artgallery.calpoly.
edu. Cal Poly University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Art &
Design, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 93407-
0321, San Luis Obispo.
CALLS FOR ARTISTS
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
CALL TO ARTISTS FOR CLARK CENTER
LOBBY GALLERY Currently accepting applications
from artists interested in exhibiting their work in
2018. Artists will be juried for content acceptability
and a total of 10 will be chosen. Through Oct. 13
805-489-4196. clarkcenter.org/about-clark-center/
art-gallery/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts,
487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
CENTRAL COAST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
AQUARIUS 2018 WATERMEDIA EXHIBITION
Juror is Oakland watercolorist Michael Reardon.
Call is open to both members/non-members.
Watermedia artists living in CA, OR, and WA
welcome. Through Dec. 1, midnight-11:45 p.m.
$25-$55 entry fee. 805-995-1175. ccwsart.com/
aquarius-2018-show.html. Central Coast Watercolor
Society, 1551 Eto Circle, San Luis Obispo.
DIMENSIONS: JURIED FINE CRAFT
EXHIBITION Open to artists residing in California.
All artwork must be original and executed by the
hand of the artists in any of the following: clay,
fiber, paper, glass, metal, jewelry, wood, and mixed
media. Through Oct. 6 543-8562. rsaliklis@sloma.
org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad
St., San Luis Obispo.
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WALLY’S CAFE Comedy spanning 40 years about
Wally and his wife Louise, who buy a café in 1940
on the wrong side of the road that goes to Las
Vegas, and their one waitress, Janet, who arrives
as their first customer, a starstruck Midwestern
girl hitchhiking her way to Hollywood. Reservations
required by Tuesday before each performance.
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CALIFORNIA SYCAMORE
Sketch Captain Dana’s Tree Station takes place Oct. 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Dana Adobe Cultural Center, 671 Oakglen Ave., Nipomo.
Learn about the native California sycamore tree and the life it supports. More info: 929-5679 or danaadobe.org.
THE CENTAL COAST FOLLIES: EOINA
(EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN) 15th annual
benefit for Parkinson’s research. Oct. 7-8, 3-5:30
p.m., Oct. 13, 7-9:30 p.m. and Oct. 14-15, 3-5:30
p.m. $15-$33. 805-489-9444. ClarkCenter.org.
Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks
Ave., Arroyo Grande.
MURDER AT CASTLE FRANKENSTEIN:
MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATER Dr.
Victor Frankenstein, his wife Liz, and their daughter
Vicky cordially invite you to Castle Frankenstein
for the annual convention of the Multinational
Association of Deranged Scientists (MADS).
Admission includes dinner. Every other Sunday,
5-7 p.m. through Nov. 5 $50. 805-489-3875.
murderinmind.com/Frankenstein%20FMC.aspx. F.
Mclintocks Saloon & Dining House, 750 Mattie Rd,
Shell Beach.
THE PHANTOM OF THE MELODRAMA Spoof of
The Phantom of the Opera. Runs with The Happy
Vaudeville Revue 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays. 6 p.m.
Sundays. Through Nov. 12 $20 - $27. 805-489-
2499. americanmelodrama.com. Great American
Melodrama, 1863 Front St., Oceano.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
BECOMING JULIA MORGAN This fast paced play
is based on the life of extraordinary architect
Julia Morgan. Mara Purl stars as Julia Morgan
and Christopher Law as William Randolph
Hearst. Oct. 6, 6-8 p.m., Oct. 7, 8 p.m. and
Oct. 8, 3-5 p.m. $25-$100. 805-541-0594.
themondayclubslo.org. The Monday Club, 1815
An anthology of 14 science fiction
short stories written by H.W. Moss
Cover illustration by Steve Moss
Published by
NetNovels.com
PHOTO COURTESY OF DANA ADOBE CULTURAL CENTER
Monterey St, San Luis Obispo. Bottlest Winery, Bar & Bistro, 35 Industrial Way,
Buellton.
IMPROV COMEDY SHOW Fast-paced and fun
improv comedy shows by the talented ensemble THE DAVID LOEPPKE BAND Oct. 14, 1:30-4:30
of Central Coast Comedy Theater. All shows are p.m. Free. 805-967-0066. coldspringtavern.com/
based on audience suggestions making every show entertainment.html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995
unique. Saturdays, 8-10 p.m. $5. 805-242-3109. Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara.
centralcoastcomedytheater.com. Kreuzberg Coffee
Company, 685 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo.
DIFFERENT STRINGS LIVE Part of New Band
Night series. Followed by DJ Totem and Friends.
MADAMA BUTTERFLY Giacomo Puccini’s Oct. 6, 8 p.m. 805-686-4785. mavericksaloon.org.
acclaimed opera. A story of hope, devotion, Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez.
betrayal, and honor. Oct. 14, 7-10 p.m. and Oct.
DUSTY JUGZ LIVE Part of Favorite Band Night
15, 2-5 p.m. $16-$77. 805-756-4849. operaslo.org/
series. Followed by DJ Totem and Friends. Oct.
event-details.php?id=16. Performing Arts Center, 1
13, 8 p.m. 805-686-4785. mavericksaloon.org.
Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.
Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez.
THE RABBIT HOLE SLO Rep presents Rabbit
Hole, a Pulitzer Prize Winning drama by David
FORT TAYLOR, CA Oct. 7, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Free. 805-967-0066. coldspringtavern.com/
Lindsay-Abaire about love, loss, and family.
entertainment.html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995
Weekday showings at 7pm and weekends at 2pm.
Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara.
Wednesdays-Sundays, 7-9 p.m. through Oct. 22
$20-$35. 805-786-2440. slorep.org/. San Luis
FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ Live music every Friday.
Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro Street, San No cover charge. Snacks, dinner, cocktails, and
Luis Obispo. wine available for purchase. Call for reservations.
Fridays, 6-9 p.m. through Dec. 29 Free. 805-688-
MUSIC
1778. thebearandstar.com. The Bear and Star,
2860 Grand Ave., Los Olivos.
JAMEY JOHNSON LIVE Oct. 6, 8 p.m. (800)
LIVE MUSIC 248-6274. chumashcasino.com. Chumash Casino
Resort, 3400 E. Highway 246, Santa Ynez.
S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y JUMPIN’ BLUE Oct. 14, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-967-
0066. coldspringtavern.com/entertainment.html.
CRAFTED: LIVE MUSIC SERIES Features artists
from all genres of music. Thursdays, 6 p.m. and
Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. 686-4742. bottlest.com. MUSIC continued page 26
Kiwanis Club of
Santa Maria Valley Foundation
“Nite Time is the Right Time”
presents …
Bingo Bonanza and silent auction
Individual ticket donation of Sunday, October 15th, 2017
$100 Includes 4 Bingo cards, No Host Cocktails 4pm,
2 Dinners Dinner 5pm
Proceeds benefit literature for little ones, Silent auction, door prizes, pull
Kiwanis house & other community projects tabs and much more!!
Elwin Mussell Center – 510 E. Park, Santa Maria
For tickets contact Evie Cronan 714-7249 or
Katherine Fischer 928-4108
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Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa
Barbara.
MAC TALLEY’S TRIP Oct. 7, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-
967-0066. coldspringtavern.com/entertainment.
html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd.,
Santa Barbara.
MOONRIDGE COUNTRY BAND LIVE Part
of Country Night series. Followed by DJ Totem
and Friends. Oct. 7, 8 p.m. 805-686-4785.
mavericksaloon.org. Maverick Saloon, 3687
Sagunto St., Santa Ynez.
THE PARADISE KINGS LIVE Part of Rock Party
Night series. Followed by DJ Totem and Friends.
Oct. 14, 8 p.m. 805-686-4785. mavericksaloon.org.
Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez.
PATRICK SWEANY LIVE Oct. 6, 7-10 p.m. $17.
805-961-9413. standingsunwines.com. Standing
Sun Wines, 92 2nd St., Buellton.
SLEEPING DOGS Oct. 6, 6-9 p.m. Free. 805-967-
0066. coldspringtavern.com/entertainment.html.
Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa
Barbara.
TALES FROM THE TAVERN: RAY BONNEVILLE
Oct. 11, 7 p.m. 805-686-4785. mavericksaloon.org.
Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez.
TERESA RUSSELL AND COCOBILLI Oct. 8, 4:30-
7:30 p.m. Free. 805-967-0066. coldspringtavern.
com/entertainment.html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995
Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara.
TOM BALL AND KENNY SULTAN Oct. 8, 1:15-4
p.m. Free. 805-967-0066. coldspringtavern.com/
entertainment.html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995
Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara.
THE YOUNGSTERS Oct. 13, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-
967-0066. coldspringtavern.com/entertainment.
html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd.,
Santa Barbara.
L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G
ANDY HACKBARTH LIVE Tribute to Andres
Segovia. Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m. 805-588-5971.
lompocconcert.org. First United Methodist Church,
925 North F St., Lompoc.
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
LIVE MUSIC AT MOXIE CAFE Enjoy live music
from local artists, food, and drinks. Thursdays-
Saturdays, 5-8 p.m. Free. moxiecafe.com/live-
music-and-events-in-santa-maria-at-moxie-cafe/.
Moxie Cafe, 1317 W McCoy Lane, Santa Maria.
LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAY EVENINGS Enjoy
live music from a different band/musician each
week. Oct. 11, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. 805-937-6400.
facebook.com/cadelgrevino. Ca’ Del Grevino Cafe
and Wine Bar, 400 E. Clark Ave., suite A, Orcutt.
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33RPM LIVE Local Rock group. Oct.
7, 8:30-11 p.m. Free. facebook.com/
events/1473995669313084. Figueroa Mountain
Brewing Co, A.G., 1462 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo
Grande, 474-8525.
MARYLEE SUNSERI LIVE Enjoy a performance
full of interactive, familiar songs and
encouragement to get moving and sing along.
For families and all ages. Oct. 7, 2-3 p.m. 805-
473-7161. Arroyo Grande Library, 800 W. Branch,
Arroyo Grande, slolibrary.org.
OPEN BLUES JAM Wednesdays Mongo’s Saloon,
359 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, 489-3639.
PISMO BEACH PACIFIC BREEZE CONCERTS
Features local bands and activities. Second Sunday
of every month, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805-773-7063.
Dinosaur Caves Park, 2701 Price St, Pismo Beach.
SINGER/SONGWRITER NIGHT Wednesdays,
8-10 p.m. figmtnbrew.com. Figueroa Mountain
Brewing Co, A.G., 1462 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo
Grande, 474-8525.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
BILL MURRAY, CELLIST JAN VOGLER, AND
FRIENDS - NEW WORLDS A program featuring
American and European literature and music. Oct.
8, 7 p.m. $60-$175. calpolyarts.org. Performing
Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 756-
4849.
BRASIL GUITAR DUO Featuring classical and
Brazilian music. Oct. 14, 8 p.m. $38.40-$48. 805-
756-4849. calpolyarts.org. Spanos Theatre, Cal
Poly, San Luis Obispo.
BROWN BAG CONCERT First Friday of every
month, 12-1 p.m. Free. 805-543-5451. fpcslo.org.
First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo, 981
Marsh St., San Luis Obispo.
CLASSICS IN THE COHAN: OPENING NIGHT
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New Maestro Andrew Sewell of the San Luis Obispo
Symphony starts his tenure and the season with
the Aotearoa Overture by New Zealand composer
Douglas Lilburn. Oct. 7, 8-10 p.m. $20-$85. 805-
543-3533. slosymphony.org. Performing Arts
Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.
COMMUNITY JAM Reignite your love for music
and play with others in unique, supportive
community. All levels and all instruments welcome.
Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. through Oct. 6 $49.
805-546-3132. cuesta.edu/communityprograms.
Cuesta College Community Programs, Highway
1, San Luis Obispo.
JAZZ VESPERS CONCERT The
Robert Harway Trio performs jazz.
Reception follows. Oct. 15, 4-5:30
p.m. Free; Donations appreciated.
805-543-5451. fpcslo.org. First
Presbyterian Church of San Luis
Obispo, 981 Marsh St., San Luis
OCT. 5 – OCT. 12
Obispo.
2017
JOÃO LUIZ AND DOUGLAS LORA
LIVE Hailed by Classical Guitar magazine
for their “maturity of musicianship and technical
virtuosity,” João Luiz and Douglas Lora actively
strive to expand the repertoire for two guitars with
a seamless blend of both classical and Brazilian
music. Oct. 14, 8-10 p.m. $38.40-$48. 805-756-
4849. pacslo.org/. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand
Ave., San Luis Obispo.
JOHN WHELAN LIVE Enjoy the dynamic sounds
of Irish accordionist John Whelan, Vermont-based
Americana band Low Lily, and opening act Cafe
Musique. This is a fundraiser for KCBX and the Live
Oak Music Festival. Oct. 8, 3-6 p.m. $25. 805-781-
0827. johnwhelanmusic.com. Tiber Canyon Ranch,
280 W Ormonde Rd, San Luis Obispo.
MONK CELEBRATION CONCERT PRESENTED
BY THE SLO COUNTY JAZZ FED. Keith
Saunders Trio celebrates Thelonious Monk’s 100
birthday. Keith, piano ; Eric Markowitz, bass ;
Smith Dobson, drums and saxophone. Oct. 7,
7:30-10 p.m. Free for Jazz Federation members;
$20 General; $10 for students. slojazz.org. Unity
Concert Hall, 1130 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.
OPERASLO AT BROWN BAG CONCERT Enjoy
live music and meet the cast of OperaSLO’s
production of Madama Butterfly. Oct. 6, 12-1
p.m. Free. 805-543-5451. fpcslo.org. First
Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo, 981
TRIBUTE CONCERT
The Lompoc Concert Association presents a tribute to Andres Segovia by guitarist Andy
Hackbarth on Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 925 North F
St., Lompoc. Admission is $25 for adults and $5 for students. More info: 588-5971 or
lompocconcert.org.
Marsh St., San Luis Obispo.
SAN LUIS OBISPO SYMPHONY CLASSICS
I Maestro Sewell kicks off the season with the
Aotearoa Overture by New Zealand composer
Douglas Lilburn. Oct. 7, 8-10 p.m. $30-$80. 805-
756-4849. pacslo.org/. Performing Arts Center, 1
Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.
SLO SYMPHONY: NO TIES ALLOWED!
REHEARSAL Maestro Sewell kicks off his tenure
and the season with the Aotearoa Overture by New
Zealand composer Douglas Lilburn. Oct. 7, 11 a.m.-
1 p.m. $10-$15. 805-756-4849. pacslo.org/
online/article/noties117. Performing Arts
Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.
SONGWRITERS AT PLAY:
2ND ANNIVERSARY OF EAST
WELLBEING AND TEA SPA
Features jazz-pop guitarist and
singer Josh Rosenblum; Bob &
Wendy; Tim Jackson; Amie Richie;
and Debra Windsong. Oct. 6, 6-9 p.m.
Free. 805-204-6821. songwritersatplay.
com/calendar/. East Wellbeing and Tea,
1238 Monterey St. Ste. 110, San Luis Obispo.
DJ/DANCE
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
LINE DANCING Mondays, 6:30-9 p.m. $5.
937-9750. Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave.,
Orcutt.
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DJ DRUMZ Fridays Mongo’s Saloon, 359 W. Grand
Ave., Grover Beach, 489-3639.
KARAOKE/OPEN MIC
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
POETRY NIGHT Monthly poetry group with two
featured poets and open readings. Check CORE
Winery Facebook page for details or schedule
changes. Second Saturday of every month, 7:30 p.m.
through Jan. 31 Free. facebook.com/MisterMoreved/.
CORE Winery, 105 W Clark Ave., Orcutt.
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
FRONT ROW KARAOKE Thursdays, 9 p.m.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MOLLY GERALD
773-1010. Harry’s Night Club And Beach Bar, 690
Cypress St., Pismo Beach, harryspismobeach.
com/.
KARAOKE WITH DJ SAM Sundays Mongo’s
Saloon, 359 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, 489-
3639.
CULTURE &
LIFESTYLE
LECTURES & LEARNING
L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER The center
is a food pantry offering nutritional classes.
Wednesdays, 3-5 p.m. Free. 967-5741, Ext. 107. El
Camino Community Center, W. Laurel Avenue and
N. I Street, Lompoc.
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
BI-LINGO Informal conversation to practice
Spanish language skills for anyone with basic
Spanish-speaking skills. Second Thursday of every
month, 6-7 p.m. Free. Santa Maria Public Library,
421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
TAROT 102: THE MAJOR ARCANA Five week
course on the 22 cards of the Major Arcana.
Discussion of both the traditional and modern
meanings of each card. Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m.
through Oct. 25 $100. 805-598-1509. divining.
weebly.com. Divine Inspiration, 947 E Orange St,
Santa Maria.
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
ART COLLECTIONS OF HEARST CASTLE Join
Mary Levkoff, the museum director of Hearst
Castle, as she shares the fascinating past of Hearst
Castle and the many art collections housed there.
Oct. 14, 2-3 p.m. Free. 805-473-7161. Arroyo
Grande Library, 800 W. Branch, Arroyo Grande,
slolibrary.org.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
BEING IN THE TIME OF DYING: PREPARING
YOURSELF AND ANOTHER THROUGH
IMMANENCY AND DEATH Course aims to help
participants feel a sense of peace, empowerment,
and competency in being with loved ones and/or
clients in their sacred, final moments. This course
meets the qualifications for 7 hours of continuing
education credit. Preregistration required. Oct.
6, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $45 - $55. 805-544-2266.
hospiceslo.org/. King David’s Lodge, 859 Marsh St.,
San Luis Obispo.
CORNERS OF THE MOUTH BOOK RELEASE
Celebrating the release for UNIMPAIRED, Poems
by Kevin Patrick Sullivan. Followed by an open
reading. Oct. 15, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805 903 3595.
languageofthesoul.org. Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110
Garden St., San Luis Obispo.
LICKING HONEY ON THE RAZOR BLADE Lama
Tsony, a Buddhist monk who originally hails from
France, will teach on the “hazardous adventures
of fearless compassionate wisdom in a world of
change.” Oct. 13, 7-9 p.m. $20 suggested donation.
805-264-4118. bodhipath.org/slo. Ludwick
Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa, San Luis
Obispo.
MONTHLY BOOK DISCUSSION The book for
October is Take Me With You by Catherine Ryan
Hyde. Second Thursday of every month, 10:30
a.m.-noon Free. 805-539-9374. San Luis Obispo
Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.
CLUBS & MEETINGS
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
OTAKU CLUB FOR TEENS: OCTOBER Monthly
meeting to watch anime, discuss manga, try
Japanese snacks, and more. Oct. 13, 4:30-5:30
p.m. Free. 805-925-0994. engagedpatrons.org/
eventscalendar.cfm?siteid=9521. Santa Maria
Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT:
MAH JONGG Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 922-
2993. Elwin Mussell Senior Center, 510 Park Ave.,
Santa Maria.
TRI CITY SOUND CHORUS OF SWEET
ADELINES INTERNATIONAL Welcomes all
women who are interested in learning about
barbershop-style music singing and performing.
Thursdays, 6:45-9:30 p.m. 736-7572. Lutheran
Church of Our Savior, 4725 S. Bradley Road, Orcutt.
TRIVIA NIGHT Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Free.
naughtyoak.com. Naughty Oak Brewing Co., 165 S
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Broadway St Ste 102, Orcutt.
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NIPOMO SENIOR CENTER The center is open
five days a week; closed on weekends and holidays.
Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. through Aug. 31
929-1615. Nipomo Senior Center, 200 E. Dana St.,
Nipomo.
SUPPORT GROUPS
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
FAMILY CAREGIVERS SELF-CARE SUPPORT
GROUP Share ideas and learn how to care
for yourself while you care for your loved one.
Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon Free. 805-569-8950.
Bethel Lutheran Church, 624 E. Camino Colegio,
Santa Maria.
HELP4HD SUPPORT GROUPS Help4HD Support
Groups is the Help 4 Huntington’s disease support
group. Second Monday of every month, 12-1:30
p.m. Free. 354-0708. help4hd-international.org.
Bethel Lutheran Church, 624 E. Camino Colegio,
Santa Maria.
TRUAMA INFORMED PARENTING GROUP
Presented by CALM, this is a foster parent class.
Tuesdays 965-2376. calm4kids.org. Church For
Life, 3130 Skyway Dr., Suite 501, Santa Maria.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
COWBOY DAZE
Western Ways and Cowboy Days, a new Judith Hale Gallery exhibit, opens Oct. 7 at
Solvang Antiques, 1693 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang. The exhibit runs through Nov. 13. More
info: 686-2322 or solvangantiques.com.
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NAR-ANON - LET IT BEGIN WITH ME Nar Anon
is a support group for those who are affected by
someone else’s addiction. Tuesdays 458-7655.
naranoncentralca.org/meetings/meeting-list/. San
Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO.
RESOLVE GENERAL INFERTILITY SUPPORT
GROUP If you or anyone you know is suffering
through the trauma of infertility, support is finally
here. A peer led support group through RESOLVE,
the national infertility association. Second
Wednesday of every month, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.
619-807-7006. Downtown Slo, Higuera St, San Luis
Obispo.
CREATE AND LEARN
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
DESIGN ON WHEELS AT CORE Wine and Design
On-Wheels has paired up with CORE Winery Tasting
Room. Create a painting and sample CORE wines.
Register on the Wine and Design website. Second
Wednesday, Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m.
through Jan. 31 wineanddesign.com. CORE Winery,
105 W Clark Ave., Orcutt.
MIND & BODY
S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
HEALTHY LIVING FOR YOUR BRAIN AND
BODY This workshop covers four areas of lifestyle
habits that are associated with healthy aging:
cognitive activity; physical health and exercise;
IMAGE COURTESY OF NANCY DAVIDSON
OCT. 5 – OCT. 12
2017
diet and nutrition; and social engagement. Oct.
12, 2 p.m. 805-636-6432. alz.org/cacentral. The
Friendship House, 880 Friendship Ln, Solvang.
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
BASIC YOGA 101 Learn the fundamental yoga
poses to provide a solid foundation for starting a
yoga practice. Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. through Oct. 31
$49. yogaformankind.com. Yoga for Mankind, 130
N Broadway, Suite B, Orcutt.
CANDLELIGHT RESTORATIVE YOGA Release
and open your body with breath, props, and
meditation. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. yogaformankind.
com. Yoga for Mankind, 130 N Broadway, Suite B,
Orcutt.
INTRO TO VINYASA WORKSHOP Deconstruct
and rebuild poses like Half-moon, Half-split,
Triangle, seated twists, and more. Oct. 14, 11 a.m.-
2:30 p.m. $30-$35. yogaformankind.com. Yoga for
Mankind, 130 N Broadway, Suite B, Orcutt.
PRENATAL YOGA WORKSHOP Learn and
experience the benefits of prenatal yoga.
Sundays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. through Oct. 29 $48.
yogaformankind.com. Yoga for Mankind, 130 N
Broadway, Suite B, Orcutt.
KIDS & FAMILY
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
AFTERNOON STORY TIME Special program
featuring stories, movies, and a craft. Open to
children aged 6 and above. Tuesdays, 3:30-
4:30 p.m. through Oct. 10 Free. 805-925-0994.
cityofsantamaria.org. Santa Maria Public Library,
421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
BILINGUAL STORY TIME Features fun stories,
songs, and rhymes in both Spanish and English.
Saturdays, 11-11:30 a.m. through Oct. 14 Free.
805-925-0994. cityofsantamaria.org/city-
government/departments/library. Santa Maria
Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
GLEEFUL GNOMES STORY TIME This story
time features stories, songs, finger plays, digital
storytelling, and a book-on-DVD. This story
time is open to preschoolers aged 3
to 5 and their families. Wednesdays,
10:30-11 a.m. through Oct. 11 Free.
805-925-0994. cityofsantamaria.org/
city-government/departments/library.
Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S.
McClelland St., Santa Maria.
HOMEWORK HELP Free after school
homework help for grades K-6. Mondays-
Thursdays, 4-7 p.m. through May 31 Free.
805-925-0994. cityofsantamaria.org/city-
government/departments/library. Santa Maria
Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
LET’S BLOW OFF SOME STEAM Special story
time filled with exploration and discovery designed
for preschoolers aged 3-5. Registration begins Oct.
5. Thursdays, 4-5 p.m. through Oct. 26 Free. 805-
925-0994. engagedpatrons.org/eventscalendar.
cfm?siteid=9521. Santa Maria Public Library, 421
S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
MATHMANIA ROBITICS AT THE LIBRARY
MATHmania Robotics will be at the library with a
freeze tag soccer challenge for kids aged 8 through
18. Participants will build a robot to meet the
challenge. Registration recommended. Oct. 11,
4-7 p.m. Free. 805-925-0994. engagedpatrons.
org/eventscalendar.cfm?siteid=9521. Santa Maria
Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
MONSTER IN YOUR CLOSET Come to the
www.santamariasun.coms October 5 - October 12, 2017sSun s 27
Library for some monster-ous story fun, and
then create your very own Monster to put in your
closet. Oct. 6, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. 805-343-
1405. Guadalupe Library, 4719 W. Main St., Ste D,
Guadalupe.
READALOUD The Buellton Library presents
ReadAloud, a play-reading group for adults, teens
and children 9 and up. Fridays, 4-5 p.m. Free.
688-3115. Buellton Library, 140 W. Highway 246,
Buellton.
SANTA MARIA VALLEY RAILWAY HISTORICAL
MUSEM The Santa Maria Valley Railway Historical
Museum features a locomotive, boxcar, caboose,
railroad artifacts and diorama. Second Saturday
of every month, 12-4 p.m. 714-4927. Santa Maria
Transit Center, Miller and Boone Streets, Santa
Maria.
STORY TIME FOR TODDLERS Toddlers welcome
to learn and grow through stories, movement,
and music. Registration is required. Thursdays,
10-10:45 a.m. through Oct. 12 Free. 805-925-
0994. cityofsantamaria.org/city-government/
departments/library. Santa Maria Public Library,
421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
MOVIE IN THE PARK: MOANA Family-friendly
night under the stars. Oct. 6, 6-9:30 p.m. Free.
805-773-7063. pismobeach.org/recreation.
Dinosaur Caves Park, 2701 Price St, Pismo Beach.
SKETCH CAPTAIN DANA’S TREE STATION
Learn about the native California Sycamore tree
and the life it supports. Oct. 8, 1-4 p.m. 805-929-
5679. danaadobe.org. Dana Cultural Center, 671 S.
Oakglen Ave., Nipomo.
SPIRITUAL
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
WISDOM READINGS WITH ANNKATHLEEN
AnnKathleen has been reading the Tarot and
Oracle Cards for over 25 years. Tuesdays, Fridays,
Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. $25.00-$85.00. 805-
598-1509. divining.weebly.com. Divine Inspiration,
947 E Orange St, Santa Maria.
VOLUNTEERS
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
CASA INFO SESSION Learn about volunteer
opportunities at CASA of SLO County. Become an
advocate for an abused or neglected infant, toddler,
child or teen, or a mentor for a young adult leaving
foster care. Training provided. Oct. 11, 6:30-7:30
p.m. 805-541-6542. slocasa.org. Starbucks, 581
Tefft St., Nipomo.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
FELINE NETWORK OF THE CENTRAL COAST
Seeking volunteers to provide foster homes for
foster kittens or cats with special needs. The Feline
Network pays for food, litter, and any medications
needed. Volunteers also needed to help with
humanely trapping and transporting feral cats for
spay/neuter. ongoing 805-549-9228. felinenetwork.
org. San Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO.
HOSPICE VOLUNTEER TRAINING Volunteers
needed to work a few hours a week providing
companionship, practical support or respite. Call to
register for training. Fridays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through
Oct. 20 805-540-6020. centralcoasthospice.com.
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Higuera Street, Suite 501, San Luis Obispo.
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Obispo, needs noon time drivers. Must have own
car to deliver prepared meals. Mondays-Fridays,
SLO FARMERS MARKET Hosts over 60 vendors.
Saturdays, 8-10:45 a.m. World Market Parking Lot,
2650 Main St., San Luis Obispo.
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LOMPOC FARMERS MARKET Features fresh
fruit and vegetables, flowers, entertainment, and
activities for the whole family. Fridays, 2-6 p.m.
Lompoc Farmers Market, Ocean Avenue and I
Street, Lompoc.
VANDENBERG VILLAGE FARMERS MARKET
Locally grown produce and food stuffs are available
year round. Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. through
Sept. 30 Vandenberg Village Farmers’ Market, 120
Burton Mesa Blvd., Lompoc.
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
pork loin, and pretzel-bite appetizers. Oct. 7, 5-8
p.m. Free. Moxie Cafe, 1317 W McCoy Lane, Santa
Maria.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO ENCHILADA FESTIVAL
Come and enjoy a wide variety of enchiladas and
salsas and vote for your favorites. Oct. 8, 2-4
p.m. $20 students; $25 general. 805-550-5133.
canterburyslo.org. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church,
1344 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo.
EVENTS
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
MUSIC AND MEMORY FUNDRAISER Lunch

Nov 9 – Dec 23
includes chicken, rice beans, bread, salsa, and a
ORCUTT FARMERS MARKET Presents local
beverage. Oct. 7, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. $10 plate.
farmers and small businesses. Tuesdays,
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Orcutt Farmers Market, 805-922-6657. Country Oaks Care Center,

Marian Theatre Bradley Road, Orcutt.

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ARROYO GRANDE FARMERS
MARKET Includes produce, artists
and musicians. Saturdays, 12-
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Market, Olohan Alley, Arroyo Grande.
NIPOMO FARMERS MARKET
Includes a large variety of locally grown
produce. Open year round Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-
2:30 p.m. nipomofarmersmarket.com/. Nipomo
Farmers Market, Via Concha Road, Nipomo.
PISMO BEACH FARMERS MARKET Where the
Produce Meets the Sea. In the parking lot on the
corner of Highway 1 and Main Street. Wednesdays,
3-6 p.m. Free. 805-773-4382. pismochamber.com.
Pismo Beach Pier, West end of Pomeroy, Pismo
Beach.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
FARMERS MARKET Farmers Market in SLO is the
largest Farmers Market in California. Thursdays, 6:10-
9 p.m. Downtown Slo, Higuera St, San Luis Obispo.
830 E Chapel St., Santa Maria.
OASIS PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Oct. 14, 8-10 a.m. 805-937-9750.
oasisorcutt.org. Oasis Senior Center,
420 Soares Ave., Orcutt.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
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FAVORITE RARE FRUITS Hear from
members of the California Rare Fruit Growers
(CRFG) as they share their favorite fruits and
how to grow them on the central coast without a
greenhouse Oct. 14, 1-2:30 p.m. $5 members; $10
non-members. 805-541-1400 x 303. slobg.org/
fruit/. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450
Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.
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guest: Jaime Villalobos Suaza, Suave’s master
distiller and sommelier. Oct. 14, 7-10 p.m. $125.
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events. Mattie’s Bar and Eatery, 558 Price St.,
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Arts Briefs
Solvang museums will host tour of Santa
Barbara’s Funk Zone
The Elverhoj Museum of History and Art and the Wildling
Museum of Art and Nature invite the public to a fun and
educational excursion to Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone on Oct. 14.
Conducted in partnership with Solvang and Buellton’s
Parks and Recreation department, the outing includes
transportation, entrance fees, and support from museum
curators who provide insider appreciation for the various
experiences and exhibits. The Funk Zone is home to dozens of
artists’ studios and galleries. Entry to the Arts Fund Pop Art
Carnival is included as well. Participants can purchase lunch
or wine tasting on the tour as well.
The excursion leaves from the Buellton Rec Center at 11 am.
Fee is $35 per person. For more information, visit elverhoj.org or
call 686-1211.
Artist to give talk at Wildling Museum
Artist Lynn Hanson will give a talk about her work at the
Wildling Museum of Art and Nature on Oct. 8 at 4 p.m.
“All of my work emanates from my constant attention and
visceral connection to the natural world, from a childhood
stalking garter snakes at Whiskey Ditch in rural Minnesota
to a daily ritual of exploring beaches and canyons along the
California coast,” Hanson said in an artist’s statement.
Hanson’s most recent solo exhibition titled wrack & bramble
(field notes and meditations) was at the Lora Schlesinger
Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica. One of her
drawings is included in the Animals: A-Z exhibition, and a
chlorophyll print is also included in the Trees of the Tri-Counties
Nature Photography show, both showing at the Wildling.
The museum is located at 1511 Mission Drive, Solvang. For
more information, visit wildlingmuseum.org or call 688-1082.
FILE PHOTO BY JAYSON MELLOM
Santa Maria Civic Theatre holds auditions
The Santa Maria Civic Theatre will hold auditions on Oct. 8
and Oct. 9 for its upcoming readers theater production of The
Laramie Project.
Auditions take place at 7 p.m. at the theater (pictured),
located at 1660 N. McClelland St., Santa Maria. The theater
is casting for four men and four women, no age requirement
listed. Each actor will play multiple roles; the casting directors
are looking for people who can change voices depending on
who they are in a scene. The play will show Nov. 17 to Nov. 19 at
the theater.
The Laramie Project is set in 1989 and centers on Matthew
Shepard, a young gay college student who was beaten, tied to
a fence, and left to die by two men. Members of the Tectonic
Theatre Project took six trips to Laramie to interview the people
in the town about what happened to Shepard; the play features
what they had to say about the tragic event.
For more information, visit smct.org or call 922-4442. ❍
Arts Briefs was compiled by Arts and Lifestyle Writer Rebecca
Rose this week. Contact her at rrose@santamariasun.com.
STAGE 30 | LOCAL NOTES 30 | HUMOR 31
GALLERY
IMAGE COURTESY OF NICOLE STRASBURG
Winding through the past Workshop
Exhibit programming includes workshops in
Artists revisit the work Barry Berkus drawing and collage on Oct. 7 and 21. Elverhøj
Museum of History and Art, located at 1624
collected over 30 years Elverhøj Way in Solvang, is open Wednesday
through Sunday from 11am to 4 pm. There is
BY REBECCA ROSE no charge for admission. Suggested donation is
N
icole Strasburg is consumed by a river. $5. For more information, phone (805) 686-1211
The artist, whose work is featured in a new exhibit at the Elverhøj or visit elverhoj.org. The exhibit will be on view
Museum of History and Art, is working on an exhibit set to make through November 12, 2017.
its debut in a few months. Strasburg is currently in the middle of a
collaboration about the Santa Ynez River. The influence shows in every
corner of her work. Part of the Berkus
family’s bequest
“If you were to come to my studio, you’d see,” she explained. “I’ve been
working on the river and everywhere is that ‘S’ shape, like the way water included a promise
that the collection
moves through land. That’s what’s coming out right now.”
or at least part of it
One of those pieces that’s emerged from Starsberg’s fixation with the
would be shown every
watershed is a new painting for Elverhøj’s latest exhibit. More than a dozen
artists are featured in the exhibit called Beyond the Windmills: The Barry few years. Bergman
Berkus and Family Collection. Berkus (who died in 2012) was a noted said Ferri wanted to
architect and philanthropist who had amassed a remarkable collection of expand the show and
more than 200 pieces of art, dating back to the 1950s. In 2006, Berkus and give it a different spin
his family donated the collection to Santa Barbara County. than the ways the
The artists include R. Anthony Askew, Bob DeBris, Sky Bergman, Berkus collection had
Macduff Everton, Colin Gray, Mary Heebner, Lenore Hughes, Sheldon been viewed before.
Kaganoff, Philip Koplin, Virginia McCracken, Wayne McCall, Nicole Strasburg’s new piece
Strasburg, Dug Uyesaka, and Seyburn Zorthian. for the exhibit will
But the exhibit, which opened in August, goes a step further. be from her work on
“Artists are being invited to revisit or reinterpret their original artwork the Santa Ynez River
in the Berkus Collection,” curator Rita Ferri said in a press release. “Using project.
the town of Solvang and Santa Ynez Valley as a springboard, artists will “The ocean’s
look beyond the tourist facade, beyond the windmills and wooden rooftop seasonal changes,
storks, and see what new insights they can find.” wet sand, and the EBB AND FLOW: Artist Nicole Strasburg’s work was part
“Because it was going to be displayed in Solvang, we were asked to changing tideline have of renowned art collector Barry Berkus’ collection, one of
respond to the work in the collection and to the location,” Strasburg said. been a constant muse,” the biggest in the world. “Growing up on the coastal side of
Strasburg’s work caught Berkus’ eye years ago in Santa Barbara, where Strasburg said in her the Santa Ynez Mountain range, I have spent a lot of time
she had a small studio with a good sized following. Since she had to run artist’s statement. “As focused on the shoreline,” she said. “The valley was always a
her shows out of her studio, followers knew they only had a few days to see tides ebb and flow, this destination, a near faraway place, to visit or escape.”
her work. She had big crowds at her opening, and Berkus, who was having water muse has led me
a show of his own at a nearby gallery, took notice. to the valley and our
“I was celebrating my 40th birthday,” Strasburg recalled. “He purchased watershed.”
three or four pieces for his collection. I was honored to be included Sky Bergman is one of the artists whose work Berkus acquired during his
because I knew he and his wife had been collecting for years. I felt like I long time as a collector. Bergman was raised in Philadelphia but moved to
was in upper echelons at that moment.” South Florida where she earned a finance degree. She said while she had a
knack for numbers, she knew it wasn’t going to be the career for her.
IMAGE COURTESY OF LENORE TOLEGIAN HUGHES “I took a photo class just for fun my last semester,” Bergman said. “I
fell in love with photography. I loved watching the image come up in the
developer and the magic of that.”
The budding photographer then came out to California to get her MFA at
UC Santa Barbara in 1991. It was there that she also happened to meet Ferri.
As for turning her back on a career finance, Bergman, currently professor of
photography and video at Cal Poly, doesn’t give it a second thought.
To accompany her work featured in the Berkus collection, Bergman shot
an image of the Solvang skyline as she was driving through, capturing the
gradations in hues and saturation levels as the sky embraced the sunset.
“I’ve always followed my passion,” Bergman said. “My life has taken
some unique twists and turns. I follow what I believe in and what I know is
the right thing.”
Now, Bergman is focused squarely on making films. A visit to her
grandmother sparked an idea that turned into an award-winning
documentary film currently making the rounds at festivals.
Bergman said wanted to film some videos of her grandmother cooking
so she could document and save the recipes. As a throwaway, she asked her
to give some words of wisdom to the camera. The moment inspired her to
make a larger project.
“I came back and put together a 1 1/2 minute video,” Bergman said. “I
sent it out to everyone.”
From there, she asked her friends and colleagues to recommend others
they knew who were over 75 to participate in a similar video project. The
result is Lives Well Lived a documentary featuring interwoven interviews
and stories from people like her grandmother who want to offer advice or
wisdom to the younger generations. The film has won several awards at
film festivals throughout the U.S., and Bergman said she plans to screen it
in 2018 in SLO.
“I think that you never know how you’re going to impact someone in
some way,” Bergman said. “Art can really reach into somebody’s soul and
change them and make them think in a different way. We need more art
HEART OF THE MISSION: Lenore Tolegian Hughes is one of the artists featured in Beyond the
Windmills at the Elverhøj Museum of History and Art. “Mission Santa Inés is historically the
like that.” ❍
spiritual heart of Solvang, and Santa Inés (Saint Agnes of Rome) is the heart of the Mission,”
Hughes wrote in her artist’s statement. Arts and Lifestyle Writer Rebecca Rose’s mind is always floating down a river.
Contact her at rrose@santamariasun.com.
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Phant-astic
The Great American
Melodrama puts comedic
twist on a Broadway classic
BY REBECCA ROSE
T
he best thing about the Great American
Melodrama is the wink they offer to the
diehard theater geek—the one who sings
“Memory” every time someone asks if they
remember something, or the one whose Spotify
playlist is nothing but the soundtracks to all five as the Frau Blucher-esque Pukina Bucket, which
London revivals of Cabaret.
The subtle nods to the most ecstatically beloved of the character’s dialogue. But it’s when she
of musical or classic theater are what provide the
sweet cherry on top of every production they roll
out. That’s certainly the
case with the Phantom of the
Melodrama, a musical within Spooky good time
The Great American Melodrama presents
a musical based off one of
The Phantom of the Melodrama through Nov.
the most famous Broadway 12. Tickets are $20 to $27. The theater is
musicals of all time, Andrew located at 1863 Front St, Oceano. More info: you can look back one day
Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of americanmelodrama.com or 489-2499.
the Opera.
Phantom of the
Melodrama starts with a rousing number of
“Oceano” to the tune of “Oklahoma,” which
was funny and filled with the kind of “Central
Coast, amirite?” jokes the Melodrama does
so well. The show features the story of the
production of the play A Vacant Outhouse in
Fartsfield Landing, and the actors and theater
Classical grandeur
Opera SLO prepares for production of Puccini’s Madama
Butterfly, starring soprano Rena Harms
BY JOE PAYNE
I
n the world of stagecraft and classical music,
nothing quite meets the size and scope of opera.
That’s something that Brian Asher Alhadeff,
artistic director and conductor for Opera SLO,
is definitely cognizant of, especially when
he programs an opera as iconic as Giacomo
Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, which shows Oct.
14 and 15 at the Cal Poly’s PAC. The production
calls on more than 250 people both on and off
stage, doing everything from designing costumes
to singing arias.
“Opera is the Olympics of classical music,”
Alhadeff said. “It’s where everything happens
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM BOWLES
BEING THE BUTTERFLY: Opera SLO’s production of
Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly stars Rena Harms as
the title character, a young Japanese girl married off to an
early 20th century American naval officer who leaves her
behind, pregnant and alone.
30 s3UNsOctober 5 - October 12, 2017swww.santamariasun.com
workers trying to pull off the next show.
Christine (Katie Worley Beck) is in love
with Franklin (Tim Stewart), son of Charlotte
Ruth (Jackie Hildebrand), who also happens
to despise Christine. The actors are trying to
rehearse for their next production aided by
Megan (Rachel Tietz) and stagehand Joseph
(Toby Tropper). Just as they get going, they
are interrupted by Peter (Mike Fiore), who
announces he’s bought the theater and is
turning it into a serious theater for Shakespeare.
That irks the Phantom (Beau Heckman), who
sets forth a series of weird events as part of his
mysterious agenda.
The production also marks the Melodrama
debut of Abilene Olson, who is a powerhouse
talent. She delivers a solid comedic performance
soars above the expectations laid out by some
opens her mouth to start singing that the real
magic starts. Olson’s voice booms with a silky
siren’s call, compact with
confidence and magnetism.
Seeing her command the
stage felt like one of those
moments to cling to, so
and say, “I saw her perform
before she was famous.”
While the first act is a bit
shaky at times, the second act is a solid block of
laughs and gags. Eric Stein, the play’s director
(who is also the casting director and associate
artist for the Pacific Conservatory Theatre,
PCPA) brings a mammoth comedic stroke into
every nook and cranny of the script.
It’s moments when the Melodrama goes
on one stage at the same time, of the design arts
like lighting, costumes, sets, and props. You’ve
got orchestra, you’ve got chorus, you’ve got
acting, you’ve got solos with the singers. … So,
it’s where all the roads converge in regards to
classical music.”
To be true to that scope, Alhadeff has done
everything possible to make sure the production
is at the grand scale expected of world-class opera
houses. It takes more than a just village, it takes
the best musicians, dancers, and craftspeople
from across the Central Coast and California to
make the show a reality, he said.
Opera SLO brings in collaborators from the
community, like the Central Coast Children’s
Choir, Civic Ballet San Luis Obispo, Deyo
Dance, and Studio @-Ryan’s American Dance.
The dancers and singers all perform to the
music created live by the 55-member Opera San
Luis Obispo Grand Orchestra, with Alhadeff
conducting. The ensemble is mostly made up of
skilled Central Coast musicians, as well as session
players from the Bay Area and Los Angeles.
“We’re pulling out every single stop,” Alhadeff
said. “I hope this is going to be the crowning
experience of this opera that anybody would hope
to see.
“We’re going to produce it in grand style,
and that means it’s going to be a massive, full
orchestra,” he added. “We’re setting it traditionally
with amazing colorful sets, special effects that are
going to drive people crazy, and the costumes and
the sets are all original, created by San Luis Obispo
and Central Coast artists and artisans.”
The ultimate ingredient in any opera
STAGE
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA
THINK OF THEM: From left to right: Franklin (Tim Stewart) fights to save his true love Christine (Katie Worley Beck) from the
Phantom (Beau Heckman), in the Great American Melodrama’s production of Phantom of the Melodrama.
full meta meta that makes it an extraordinary Melodrama winds into an important plot
experience. Moments like pulling out Marvin point. These are the little references every true
Hamlisch and Edward Kleban’s “What I musical theater fan lives for, things that get
Did For Love” for a tongue-in-cheek group you giddy, make you squeeze your partner’s
number that calls to the dormant theater hand in the dark and whisper excitedly, “Did
geek in all of us (don’t lie, you know you had you get that?” ❍
a solid performance of that song in your back
pocket at every audition you ever went to). Or Rebecca Rose salutes all the hard working wigs of
the subtle nod to “Think of Me,” one of the the greater local theater community. Contact her
original musical’s defining numbers that the at rrose@santamariasun.com.
LOCAL NOTES
production is the singers,
Alhadeff explained, and Opera in SLO
he took great care when Opera SLO presents its production of
Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madame Butterfly on PHOTO COURTESY OF OPERA SLO
choosing the cast for
Madama Butterfly. Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. and 15 at 2 p.m. at the Cal Poly
Performing Arts Center’s Harman Hall, 1 Grand
The lead role will be
performed by soprano Ave., SLO. More info: pacslo.org or operaslo.org.
Rena Harms, he said,
who has sung the opera
with three different productions so far this year,
including with the English National Opera.
Alhadeff explained that he wanted to bring
someone to SLO to sing Madama Butterfly who
had experience with the role, and whose voice was
well suited to the character, like Harms.
“I’ve done Madama Butterfly many times, and
Rena Harms has done it many times all over the
world in many different houses,” he said. “So, she
brings to this a level of experience and depth to
the character.”
The plot of Madama Butterfly follows Cio-
Cio-San, or Madame Butterfly, a 15-year-old MOST EXPERIENCED MADAMA: Rena Harms has performed
Japanese girl who is sold to an American naval the lead role of Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly several times
officer, B.F. Pinkerton (Christopher Bengochea), so far this year, including with the Opera Theater St. Louis,
Arizona Opera, and the English National Opera.
by a marriage broker, Goro (Michael Mendels).
Pinkerton openly gloats about wanting an
“anchor in every port,” and leaves Cio-Cio-San establish trade to this new rich country.”
alone and pregnant, only to return years later with Realizing those fantastic portrayals and
his American wife (Linda Baird) to take his son. gut-wrenching moments of emotion requires
Puccini premiered the opera in 1904, and every piece to be placed just right, from the
in true form of opera at the time, ends the elaborate sets to the musical direction. That’s
romance with tragedy and loss. It also includes why the intensive rehearsal schedule is basically
characterizations and themes that may challenge full time up until the performance, and why
modern sensibilities, but that illustrate Puccini’s Alhadeff called on Harms to take the lead for
“stereotypical impression” of both Japan and the production and bring her world-class sound
America, Alhadeff said. to SLO.
“Madama Butterfly is a tragic love story “It was the purity of her voice,” he said. “It’s just
about East meets West, and this man who this pure, very clean, piercing soprano. When I heard
just really takes for granted the human her sing ‘Un bel di [vedremo],’ ‘One Fine Day,’ the
love that he has captured in this Japanese title aria of the opera … it was just so powerful, that’s
woman,” he added. “But it happens to be set really what attracted me to Rena.” ❍
in the backdrop of Japan’s doors opening to
Western colonialism and America’s hungry Managing Editor Joe Payne is an avid opera fan.
imperialistic appetite during that time to Contact him at jpayne@santamariasun.com.
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Getting down with the crown
Rebecca Rose explains everything you
need to know about British royalty
BY REBECCA ROSE
I
f you’re like me, you spend endless days
and sleepless nights tossing and turning,
tormented by one thought: Just what is the
correct order of succession for the British
monarchy?
You find it impossible to concentrate at work,
and you’ve lost close friends and loved ones to
your obsession. People have stopped responding
to your 3 a.m. phone calls, begging them to help
you remember if Maximilian Lascelles is No. 67
or No. 76 in line to the crown.
But now, thankfully, there’s help.
I’ve studied the history and political
structure of our former overlords across the
pond in depth, and I am now a better and much
much more smarterer person. If I had friends
or went to parties, I’d be able to impress them
with my vast knowledge and expertise.
Before I get started, I’ve also recently
seen a lot of people who are having trouble
understanding what the United Kingdom is,
what countries make up Great Britain, the lands
under the rule of the monarchy, and how it all
works, so I made a very simple explainer for you
(you are welcome):
OK, so, you have the Land of the Enchanted
Dragons, which gets two votes during the
I’ve studied the history
and political structure
of our former overlords
across the pond in
depth, and I am now a
better and much much
more smarterer person.
Summer Solstice and four votes on the Eve of
the Knighting of the Ogre. That’s right next
to the Island of the Fairy Queens which is also
ruled by the Glen of the Meadow Elves, but they
are NOT part of the Magical Dwarf Alliance,
although they were once but decided to split
into a separate thing, which meant they gave
up two votes. Presiding over all of them is the
Gathering of the Wizard Kings, but they do
not get a vote in the Wielding of the Sword of
Mystical Gargoyles, but they get three votes in
the Naming of the Blind Mermaid. Now, that
whole thing falls under the Monarchy of the
Unicorn Princess, however, that is pretty much
just an honorary title, and the monarch only
votes in the case of a tie breaker. They also have
a say in the democratic union of the Golden
Nymph, but really that’s just a formality.
In order to figure out who gets to sit on the
fancy throne and oversee all of that, they keep
a big long list. (By the way, I hear the throne is
made entirely out of Gouda cheese, but I have
not confirmed this fact, so please do not hold
me to it.)
In addition to the actual cherubin angels
birthed by Barbie’s Fancy British Cousin, the
people in the top 10 are mostly all the ones
you already know: Hot Ginger, The One We
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But did you know that in total there are 100
people waiting in line to take the crown? The
list is nothing short of spectacular.
All of these people sound like murder
suspects in an Agatha Christie novel:
10. James, Viscount Severn
11. Lady Louise Windsor
15. Isla Phillips
16. Zara Tindall
18. David Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon
19. Charles Armstrong Jones, Viscount
Linley
20. Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones
These guys are all like, “Awesome, made it
the Top 25! Now I can go on the tour!”
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at Blenders in Orcutt,
45. Isabella Windsor
46. Lady Gabriella Windsor
47. HRH Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady
Ogilvy
These people riding it out here at the bottom
are in what I call the “King Ralph” zone. A Buy a
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all the other royal family members for them to
and 50%* will go to
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97. Madeleine Johansen
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98. Benedikte Ferner
99. Elisabeth Ferner Beckman
100. Benjamin Ferner Beckman
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in the butt during TSA screenings. I can tell
you exclusively, through this column, I have
confirmed one of the unconfirmed names to be
It will be an all day event so
Griffyndoon Mundungus. Because like all stupid please come support Owen’s
Americans, I only know to make puns about
British names by referencing J.K. Rowling.
Team and enjoy a delicious drink!
I know what it’s like to be in the shoes of
the royal successors, as far as being the heir
to a prestigious, timeless entity. I have a third
cousin who owns a Whataburger franchise out Team Optimistic for Owen will
in Tyler, Texas. If, heaven forbid, his kids die
and my other two cousins die, and my uncle’s
be participating in the 2017
kids from his first marriage die, and both my
cousin’s ex-wives die, I bet it would probably go
Walk to End Epilepsy on
to me.
That is a lot of pressure. Unlike the British
Sunday. Nov. 5.
monarchy, that Whataburger is universally
beloved. My cousin said one time, this guy who
coaches the baseball team at the high school
came and ordered onion rings. So, obviously not
everyone can handle that kind of pressure. ❍
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Call the theater at 347-1164 for show times. oug Liman (Swingers, The Bourne Identity, Edge of
(Domhnall
Tomorrow) directs Tom Cruise as Barry Seal, a pilot
Gleeson, left)
contracted by the CIA to run drugs in the late-’70s and ’80s. recruits pilot
MOVIES LOMPOC The screenplay by Gary Spinelli is based on real events. (115 min.) Barry Seal
(Tom Cruise)
Glen: The Contras and the Sandinistas, the Iran-Contra into working
THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US scandal, the CIA-backed crack epidemic, Pablo Escobar
Daily 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 for the CIA in
and the Medellín cartel, Ron and Nancy Reagan’s “just say reconnaissance,
Sat-Sun 11:30 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30
no” War on Drugs, General Noriega, Oliver North—you gunrunning, and
couldn’t make up a more implausible series of events or more worse.
BLADE RUNNER 2049 ridiculous set of characters. Once again, truth is stranger than
Daily 1:15 3:45 4:30 7:15 8:00 fiction, and it’s all tied together in the story of Seal, a TWA
Sat-Sun 12:15 1:15 3:45 4:30 7:15 8:00 pilot who gets recruited by CIA handler Monty Schafer
(Domhnall Gleeson). Schafer discovers Seal is sneaking
in low-level contraband such as Cuban cigars on his AMERICAN MADE
AMERICAN MADE What’s it rated? R
flights and half extorts and half seduces him into being What’s it worth, Anna? Matinee
Daily 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 with a lot of bad people, General Noriega among them. I’m
a CIA operative. It’s clear Seal is a risk taker who’s bored What’s it worth, Glen? Matinee
Sat-Sun 11:30 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 Where’s it showing? Movies sure this film skips over a lot of Seal’s travails in the name
shuffling commuters between urban hubs so he jumps
Lompoc, Parks Plaza of entertainment, but the film works as an exploration of
at the chance to take aerial photos of the burgeoning
communist uprisings in Central America. The problem is American hubris. We all too often believe we’re smart enough
and cunning enough to control uncontrollable situations, and
HI-WAY DRIVE-IN the CIA doesn’t pay that well, so when drug dealer Jorge
in the end, both Seal and the CIA proved to be inept fools who only made
Ochoa (Alejandro Edda) asks Seal to carry drugs back to the states on his
return flights for $2,000 a kilo, Seal does the math. Meanwhile Seal’s wife, things worse. Maybe that’s the American way.
KINGSMEN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE and Lucy (Sarah Wright), thinks her husband is still a TWA pilot, and Seal’s Anna: At one point, the state police, DEA, and FBI all descend on Seal’s
handler Schafer doesn’t really care what Seal does as long as he continues compound in a massive raid, yet a phone call from then-Gov. Bill Clinton has
AMERICAN ASSASSIN 7:15 Seal walk out of there free as a bird. It really is amazing that all of this was
working for the CIA, which soon adds gunrunner to his resume. Before
long Seal is running out of places to hide his money, which brings the FBI going down, and since my knowledge of the whole Iran-Contra scandal and
PARKS PLAZA sniffing around, and things really start to fall apart when Lucy’s loser brother what was going on around it is hazy at best, it was a buck wild ride to watch.
JB (Caleb Landry Jones) shows up with his hand out. Seal turned out to be (Give me a break, I was a toddler at the time, and history generally isn’t my
exactly the right kind of rube for the CIA to exploit, and it’s all set against jive.) The sheer craziness of Seal’s antics along with the scenes of him and his
THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US the late-’70s and ’80s sleaze culture. It’s an amazing story and even more wife cramming cash into every nook and cranny, including burying it in the
Fri-Sun 11:45 2:15 4:45 7:15 9:30
amazing that Seal managed to keep it all afloat as long as he did. backyard, make for a pretty unbelievable tale of a man who much like Icarus
Mon-Thurs 2:15 4:45 7:15
Anna: If the words “based on a true story” hadn’t flashed on screen before flew too close to the sun and ultimately paid the price for his thrill-seeking
the first scene, I wouldn’t believe it was true. The wild ride of Seal’s life seems adventures. It’s fast paced fun that will keep you entertained from beginning
BLADE RUNNER 2049 too fantastical and insane to be real, but truth being stranger than fiction to end, and Cruise pulls off this larger-than-life character with gusto. It’s
Fri-Sun 12:00 1:00 3:00 4:00 wins out here. While I can’t say I’m too impressed with Cruise’s personal not a movie I’ll look to own when it makes its way to DVD, but it’s worth an
6:00 7:00 9:00 life, the guy’s acting chops are top of the line. Seal is able to charm, woo, afternoon at the theater if you dig this sort of highflying adventure. ❍
Mon-Thurs 1:00 3:00 4:00 6:00 7:00 and trick everyone he needs to in order to keep business alive and cold, hard
cash flowing in. His world is not without trouble though, and soon enough Split Screen is written by New Times Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and his
he’s forced to pack up his family in the middle of the night and move to wife, Anna. Comment at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.
AMERICAN MADE Nowheresville, Arkansas. It isn’t the end of the road for his adventure yet,
Fri-Sun 11:30 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 though. Shafer shows up immediately and drives Barry to an empty airport,
Mon-Thurs 2:00 4:30 7:00 informing him that this, along with the 2,000 or so acres between it and
Barry’s new home are his. The allure of more money and bigger business
KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE means Barry takes on partners, soon running drugs, guns, and money all
Fri-Sun 11:30 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 over the Americas with wild abandon. The guy’s a problem solver, a charmer,
Mon-Thurs 2:00 4:30 7:00 and is known as the “gringo that always delivers.”
Glen: I definitely learned new info about this time in American history. For
instance, I had no idea Seal was flying up Contra soldiers to train on his
2,000-acre spread in Mena, which the CIA has set up as a war games facility.
I also didn’t know that many of the Contras who arrived simply hightailed
OTHER MOVIES it out of there and became illegal immigrants in the U.S. What a mess! This
PLAYING NEARBY film also explores a few important ideas, the main one being that the CIA is
a rogue organization more worried about the ends than the means. Schafer
For show times call:
The Palm Theater in SLO, 541-5161 is untouchable even though his actions lead to an enormous amount of
BUSINESSMEN: (Left to right) Pablo Escobar (Mauricio Mejía), Carlos Ledher (Fredy Yate Escobar),
Hearst Castle’s National Geographic illegal action. The entire situation was a debacle! The Contras didn’t really and Jorge Ochoa (Alejandro Edda)—founders of the Medellín drug cartel—use Barry Seal to run
iWerks Theater in San Simeon, 927-6811 want to fight, so the weapons Seal delivered to them ended up in the hands drugs into the U.S.
of the drug cartels. The U.S.’s irrational fear of communism led us to engage

Editor’s note: Santa Maria 10 (347-1164) films and counterterrorism expert SCORING Both Rapp and Hurley BLADE RUNNER 2049 which he stopped a global threat posed by a tech
show times were unavailable at press time. Stan Hurley (Michael FULL PRICE ...It’s worth the price are after Ghost (Taylor What’s it rated? R genius. This time around, the spy organization’s
Keaton), who puts of an evening show Kitsch), another of Hurley’s Where’s it showing? Parks Plaza, Movies Lompoc headquarters is destroyed and the world is held
AMERICAN ASSASSIN Mitch and other recruits MATINEE.........Save a few bucks, trainees who’s gone rogue. hostage by a drug lord (Julianna Moore), so the
What’s it rated? R through their paces
as he gears up for a
catch an afternoon showing
RENTAL...........Rent it
Ghost seems to be one step
ahead of their every move,
NEW Thirty years after the events of the first
film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K
(Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that
Brits team with an equally clandestine American spy
organization called Statesman to save the world.
What’s it worth? Matinee
Where’s it showing? Hi-Way Drive In mission involving a loose STREAMING...Wait ’til Netflix has it and the film delivers plenty has the potential to plunge what’s left of society Co-written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman, the film is
nuclear bomb. NOTHING ........Don’t waste your time of bloody action, from hand-
PICK Directed by Michael Cuesta (L.I.E., into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to based on the comic book series The Secret Service by
Roadie, Kill the Messenger) and based on Like the Jason Bourne to-hand combat, shootouts, find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons.
a character in Vince Flynn’s spy series, this first series and the rebooted and chases. Yes, compared blade runner who has been missing for 30 years. People read reviews to determine if they
film in what clearly hopes to become a franchise Bond franchise, this film aims to up the spy game to Bourne and Bond, the plot’s a little thin, but it’s (164 min.) should see a film, so let’s answer a few
is the origin story for counterterrorism operative ante with more action, cleverer spy craft, and more still a lot of fun for action film fans. —Warner Bros. Pictures questions. Is it worth the price of admission
Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien), who after witnessing exotic locales. It doesn’t quite top those two series, There’s also plenty of intrigue and double and to see Elton John do a flying karate kick in
the death of his fiancée, Katrina (Charlotte Vega), but this is a serviceable action flick with some triple crosses to keep you guessing, and like any slow motion while smiling at the camera? I ask
at the hands of terrorists, starts training to take potential, especially if O’Brien can grow into the good spy film, there’s a femme fatale in the form KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE because for me, that was the film’s highlight.
out the cell that murdered her. role as Mitch. O’Brien’s a little wimpy and doesn’t of Persian agent Annika (Shiva Negar). What’s it rated? R The film also boasts two Pugs, one that gets
We discover that Mitch’s activities are being quite have the same charisma and believability as If you’re an action fan and enjoy the spy What’s it worth? Streaming blown up (sad face) but the other that’s a puppy.
tracked by CIA handler Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Daniel Craig or Matt Damon. What the film does genre as much as I do, you’ll find this is worth Where’s it showing? Parks Plaza, Hi-Way Drive In Cuteness! Is that worth the price of admission?
Lathan), who sees in Mitch a potential operative have, however, is Michael Keaton, who’s fantastic the price of a matinee. If not, wait for a rental Matthew Vaughn returns to direct this sequel Do you miss Burt Reynolds? I ask because Pedro
who’s willing to go beyond protocol to accomplish as the tough-as-nails Hurley. Keaton’s role is a or streaming. As much potential as the series about Eggsy (Taron Egerton), a rough-around-the– Pascal as an American spy, code name Whiskey,
his mission. After Mitch gains access to a cell juicy one and he sinks his teeth deep into it … has, this first entry isn’t quite in the sweet edges street kid who in the first film (Kingsman:
that no other CIA agent has been able to, Kennedy at one point literally. I won’t spoil it, but it’s a spot. (112 min.) The Secret Service, 2014) was recruited into a super FILM continued page 33
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is doing a passable Reynolds impression. Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers
Basically, this new Kingsman installment is more Austin (Kate Winslet and Idris Elba) must forge a connection
Powers than James Bond. It’s a ridiculous exercise in excess to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow covered
that can’t seem to decide whether it’s a serious film or a mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark
spoof, and instead it feels like both and neither. on a perilous journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness,
To its credit, the film does have some semi-serious pushing one another to endure and discovering strength they
commentary on the War on Drugs. Poppy (Moore) tries never knew possible. (100 min.) ❍
to extort the American president (Bruce Greenwood) into
legalizing drugs so she can come out of hiding. She taints
—20th Century Fox Traditional
her illegal drug supply with something that will eventually
kill users in about three days, but she’ll release the antidote
if drugs are legalized. Hmm? See any holes in this scenario?
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and his new American friends are all that stand between
a worldwide slaughter and saving the illegal drug trade’s You’re cordially invited to join in these festivities…
cliental. Yes, it’s pretty morally confused. In between are a
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director/co-writer Vaughn, who’s insulted his audience with
this bombastic mess.
Yes, the film boasts an impressive cast, but it gives
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them nothing to do. Aside from Watson, it wastes the talents
of Jeff Bridges and Halle Berry. Channing Tatum shows up
Toa s t
for a scene and then is cryogenically frozen for half the
film. Aside from Elton’s slo-mo karate kick, the only other
moment of joy is when Mark Strong as British agent Merlin
breaks into John Denver’s “Take Me Home, County Roads” to Giveaways
draw the bad guys in before he triggers a land mind. Is that
worth the price of admission?
and Swag
Personally, I could have waited to stream this one, but ON THE BRINK: With society nearly in ruins, a new LAPD all day!
I’m not sure I wouldn’t have turned it off before getting to blade runner searches for Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford,
those two small, miraculous moments amid this silly mess. pictured), a former LAPD blade runner who went missing 30
(141 min.) years ago in Blade Runner 2049.
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Gourmet bites back
Burgerim in Santa Maria brings gourmet
burgers back to fast-food roots
BY REBECCA ROSE
B
urgers are a complicated little package.
In 2001, acclaimed French chef Daniel
Boulud launched a revolution in fi ne
dining with a gourmet burger. He originally
made the dish for a journalist who wanted
to interview him about a group of French
terrorists who had threatened to blow up a
McDonald’s. Boulud had no intentions of
becoming the next In-N-Out, but he toyed
with the idea of creating something that would
eventually be part of his menu.
The burger looked decadent from the start.
It was made with foie gras and black truffle; the
patty was sirloin and stuffed with slowly braised
short ribs. Boulud eventually added it to his
menu at DB Bistro Moderne for $28. Depending
on market prices for ingredients, the burger
could at times reach as high as $100 (today it
sells for $35). As the story goes, the food world
was shook.
Gourmet burgers eventually started popping
up everywhere; American bistros quickly added
items like Kobe beef burgers as the trend swept
through the restaurant industry. Blue cheese
and bacon were no longer unique toppings (they
sell that burger at Wendy’s now) as items like
goat cheese, sriracha, quail eggs, and maitake
mushrooms all lined up next to traditional
burger toppings.
I defy you to find an American bistro that
didn’t serve a $25 burger in 2004. But, as with
everything, chefs and diners especially got
bored with the trend and moved on to other
things, like putting bacon on literally every
single thing, or turning avocado toast into a fine
dining highlight.
Enter Burgerim. Launched less than 10 years
ago in Israel, the chain quickly expanded with
global franchises around the world, including
Spain, the United Kingdom, Russia, and
others. By 2016, the restaurant had more than
160 restaurants worldwide. The Santa Maria
location opened in September at the Skyway
Center on Broadway and Skyway Drive.
Burgerim is a reclamation of sorts, taking
the gourmet burger back to its fast food
roots. Burgerim’s boxes tout their product as
“gourmet burger,” and the menu bears hints
of Boulud’s long shadow hanging over words
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such as “Wagyu beef ” and “arugula.”
The burgers are actually sliders; diners
are meant to order more than one, which
encourages experimentation with their broad
menu. Patty options include 10 different
choices: beef, turkey, lamb, dry-aged beef,
chicken, chorizo, salmon, veggie, spicy beef, and
for an extra charge, Wagyu beef.
Standard sides include shredded lettuce,
romaine, onions, red onions, grilled onions,
American cheese, and pickles. If you want to
do a deep dive on your burger, they also offer
an expanded topping menu with items such as
pineapple, bacon, fried eggs, and more.
On my first visit I had the Wagyu beef
(because who can turn that down) and the
lamb. You also have your choice of how your
meat is prepared, which is a nice touch at an
eatery that leans toward fast food. The Wagyu
is excellent, and I had it prepared the standard
way (lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, ketchup,
and mayo). I did the same with the lamb, which
is probably the best of all the patty options on TRY SOMETHING NEW: One of the fun things about Burgerim’s setup is it encourages experimentation and creativity with the
the menu. Lamb can be a bit gamy if you’re not menu items. Choices of patty include beef, turkey, lamb, dry-aged beef, chicken, chorizo, salmon, veggie, spicy beef, and for an
used to it in a burger form, but just go with it extra charge, Wagyu beef.
because by the third bite you’ll realize why it’s
so popular.
On my next visit, I decided to get a little
crazy and try some new flavor combinations.
Keep in mind that any burger you order will
automatically come with pickles, ketchup,
mayo, cheese, tomatoes, and lettuce. If you don’t
want those and just want to create your unique
topping list, let your cashier know to start plain
with no toppings.
I first tried the dry-aged beef with roasted
bell peppers and bleu cheese. This was one of
the best “fast food” dishes I’ve ever had. Dry-
aged beef (aged to lose about 5 percent of its
moisture) results in a much more concentrated
flavor, and to get something like that on fast
casual dining establishment is pretty special.
With the merguez patty, I added avocado
and mixed greens. Merguez is a blend of warm
spices typically made with cumin, paprika,
fennel, cinnamon, and cayenne. Burgerim’s
patty had heat, but nothing overwhelming (and MORE THAN BURGERS: It’s not just all about the beef at EGGSELLENT: A fried egg is just one of many unique
it balances well with something like lettuce or Burgerim, which opened in Santa Maria in September. The toppings Bugerim offers for their gourmet sliders. Pineapple,
avocado). This is a close second to the dry-aged franchise offers chicken sandwiches, wraps, salads, chicken jalapenos, roasted bell peppers, avocados, Swiss cheese, and
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little wait time (trust me it’s totally worth it).
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