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The BEST things in life are FREE MINEARDS’ 1 – 8 December 2011 MISCELLANY Vol 17 Issue 48 Gene Tyburn’s opera pre- mieres in Bath, England; Ashton Kutcher hides out in Montecito; Katy Perry sought for Broadway version of My The Voice of the Village SSINCE 1995S Week With Marilyn, p. 6 COMMUNITY CALENDAR, P. 10 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 40 • GUIDE TO MONTECITO EATERIES, P. 42 MONTECITo’s OLYMPIC HOPEFUL Hairstylist Edward Anthony’s hope and dream is for Olympics officials to adopt his unique hair-embellishment technique (story on page 31) 93108 OPEN HOUSE DIRECTORY P.45 Village Beat Our Town BEST of Montecito Driver crashes into trailer near Cabrillo & 101, This year’s turkey was no match for Montecito Deli, Home of the Piadina, voted flips three times, totals his SUV, but sustains Annabelle Tiller, as third-grader catches BEST for bagels bought fresh daily from only minor injuries, p. 12 feathered fugitive at 100 yards, p. 39 Vons and toasted to perfection, p. 29 Shrinks your fat. 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The “snowflake” mark is a trademark of ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. Copyright © 2011, ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc. IC 0261 Rev A 2 MONTECITO JOURNAL • The Voice of the Village • 1 – 8 December 2011 The Premiere Estates of Montecito & Santa Barbara Offered by RANDY SOLAKIAN (805) 565-2208 www.montecitoestates.com License #00622258 Exclusive Representation for Marketing & Acquisition Additional Exceptional Estates Available by Private Consultation World-Class Oceanfront Estate 1,000-ft Ocean Frontage 14 Acres - Private - Hope Ranch - $24,500,000 1 – 8 December 2011 MONTECITO JOURNAL 3 Better Vision, Better Life. INSIDE THIS ISSUE 5 Editorial Montecito Journal (glossy edition) is out; reminder to subscribe to MJ online Get LASIK with 6 Montecito Miscellany Gene Tyburn’s operatic success; Ashton Kutcher escapes to Montecito; Katy Perry possibly Superior Results. heading to Broadway; Spencer Pratt succeeding at school; Thanksgiving week charity events; Our new Allegretto Montecito Bank & Trust celebrates; magazine tycoon Jann Wenner enjoys the MJ; Jack Baker’s SB Zoo memorial; Connie Speight becomes a grandmother; Blue Man Group at the Granada; Wave® Eye-Q LASIK West Coast Chamber Orchestra; Camerata Pacifica season soaring system is the fastest 8 Letters to the Editor FDA-approved laser in Ariana Nobel informs of Laurie Nathanson’s passing; Patrick McPhee yearns for other options; the U.S., with superior Matt McLaughlin ponders the whereabouts of wedding certificate; Ken Saxon gives thanks; Leoncio Martins disses Romney; David McCalmont bids farewell to Philbin; Chuck Stersic safety and accuracy. demands full disclosure; Judi Anderson remembers Barbara Baring-Gould Patients are seeing 10 Community Calendar Book signing at Curious Cup; Christmas at the Casa; Elephant Umbrella Fund benefit; kids results like never before. bake cookies at the Biltmore; Annual Tea & Fashion Show; MUS board meeting; holiday See Dr. Winthrop, Santa tours of Casa del Herrero; paper crafting at Montecito Library; Service of Lessons and Carols Barbara’s Eye Doctor. at Trinity Episcopal Church; Piglet Willy world premiere; ASAP presents Kittypalooza; MBAR and MA meet; ongoing events Enjoy life with Tide Guide “Thank you, Dr. Winthrop, you improved vision. Handy guide to assist readers in determining when to take that walk or run on the beach changed my life and my eyes 12 Village Beat Call us for a free Upper Village update; rollover accident on 101; local hairstylist dreams big; Arts Fund Gallery so incredibly.” LASIK consult or celebrates 10 years; local philanthropists honored Jodi Dyck visit us online for 14 Seen Around Town Fire Dept.Community Relations Seventeenth annual Pierre Claeyssens Veterans’ Museum and Library Military Ball; Girls Inc. more information. of Greater Santa Barbara’s tenth annual Celebration Luncheon at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree; Opera Santa Barbara Gala at Granada 20 Library Corner Donations keep coming; upcoming events; volunteers are thanked Stuart R. Winthrop, M.D., F.A.C.S. 22 Your Westmont Lighting of the Pickle Tree; dress rehearsal of sold-out Christmas Festival; student dancers perform 805.730.9111 • www.seewinthrop.com 23 State Street Spin www.facebook.com/Dr.Winthrop Erin’s first ever “After-The Fact Book Review” 26 Book Talk Mr. Lowenkopf looks at Blue Nights, a powerful nonfiction work about loss by Joan Didion 28 Sheriff’s Blotter Laptop stolen out of dorm; vehicular burglary on High Road; deputy threatened; truck broken into 29 BEST of Montecito Part three of the four-part series, featuring Mary Sheldon, Montecito Deli, and Tom Mielko 30 Trail Talk Ventriloquist Terry Fator’s all-for-profit CD Horses in Heaven 32 Ernie’s World Ernie visits the elephant seals and has a feeling he’s seen them before 34 In Business Husband-and-wife team Darrell and Kirsten Becker specialize in remodeling custom luxury homes with their company, Becker Studios 35 Montecito Diary Laurie David’s newest book focuses on family meals; ten-year-old Jack Porter Stein’s poem published 36 Leaving it all Behind The Mazza family’s travels find them living in a tiny hut on the west coast of India 39 Our Town Annual Turkey Trot race at Cold Spring School 40 Calendar of Events Ongoing UCSB music; 1st Thursday; David Gergen lectures at UCSB; 59th Annual Downtown Holiday Parade; Tallis Scholars holiday concert; UCSB Department of Theater and Dance annual fall dance concert; SB Music Club concert; State Street Ballet dancers at Saks Fifth Avenue; “Rudolph” at Lobero; The Met: Live in HD 41 On Entertainment Stephanie Zimbalist stars in Ensemble Theatre’s The Lion in Winter; first annual Winter Wine Classic; 100% Reindeer Art Show at Restaurant Roy; Leo Kottke fingerpicks at Lobero; Holiday Sound Check featuring Depeche Mode frontman Martin Gore; Kevin Moore and “The Spirit of the Holiday” tour; pop act roundup 42 Guide to Montecito Eateries The most complete, up-to-date, comprehensive listing of all individually owned Montecito restaurants, coffee houses, bakeries, gelaterias, and hangouts; some in Santa Barbara, Summerland, and Carpinteria too 43 Movie Showtimes Latest films, times, theaters, and addresses: they’re all here, as they are every week 45 93108 Open House Directory Homes and condos currently for sale and open for inspection in and near Montecito 46 Classified Advertising Our very own “Craigslist” of classified ads, in which sellers offer everything from summer rentals to estate sales 47 Local Business Directory Smart business owners place business cards here so readers know where to look when they need what those businesses offer 4 MONTECITO JOURNAL • The Voice of the Village • 1 – 8 December 2011 Editorial by Journal Staff Montecito Journal, the Over-sized Glossy Edition Montecito Journal (glossy edition), coming soon to a mail- box near you he Winter 2011/Spring 2012 issue of Montecito Journal (glossy edition) is being mailed out to all the residents of Montecito, Hope Ranch, and Summerland as we put this issue of our weekly to bed on a balmy Tuesday Tafternoon. Inside the glossy, you’ll find an extended version of recovering lawyer Matt Mazza’s “Leaving It All Behind” (see page 36), a continuing journal of his experience of leaving Montecito for a year of travel with his wife, Wendi, and their two daughters, Lily (6) and Kate (4). Other articles include “Up North,” an account of a week observing polar bears, arctic foxes and other creatures close up near the arctic circle in a remote Canadian outpost onboard a mobile tundra lodge; a profile of renowned whale watcher Fred Benko, owner and captain of the Condor Express; an interview with Dave Uhler, dubbed The Bee Whisperer, who provides Santa Barbara area homeowners with bees to help propagate plants and incidentally provide some tasty honey at the same time; Lynn Kirst’s appraisal of the Santa Barbara Cemetery and its handsome and unusual structures. Other surprises include a before-and-after look at a nondescript flat-roofed ‘70s era house that Jon and Mary Lou Sorrell transformed into a French Country cottage on Summit Road; life aboard the Crystal Symphony in a pent- house that came with a 24-hour butler on call as it plied its way up the Inland Passage to Alaska; six weddings, all having taken place in Montecito, with Stacy Russell photos; and organic gardener Randy Arnowitz’s poetic discourse on winter vegetables. Look for it in the mail, or on selected newsstands. Photographer: feNa Subscribe to Montecito Journal Online Stacy Russell “Making a List” (montecitojournal.net) (Checking it twice...) Clutch: It’s easy and it’s free. Our goal is to have 10,000 subscribers; our subscription Photographer: count continues to swell as we head towards that number. We’ll continue to Joseph Ribkoff promote this free subscription (online) until we reach what as of now seems an Pendleton elusive goal.