Art Mankin 1921-2007
Art Mankin, who died on May 13 at age 85, loved Santa Barbara passionately for the 36 years he spent here. He did his best to make it a better place and succeeded in many ways in doing so.
Month: June 2007
Gated Community
If you’ve always wondered what goes on behind the gates guarding the homes of your friends and neighbors, local artist and award-winning photographer Catherine Baker-Hall’s latest book, Gates, is not the book for you. If, however, the gates themselves are what intrigue you, then Baker-Hall’s latest photographic collection is right up your (wrought-iron-gated) alley.
Pick It Up
Maybe you’ve heard of Bo Ramsey, but if you haven’t, you’d better tune into the music that his equally capable, guitar-strumming, songwriting son Benson is making with his friend David Huckfelt.
Zen Calligrapher Alok Brings Creative Non-Doing to Kim3 and Arts Alive!
From the moment I first heard him on the phone, Alok’s patient and peaceful voice relaxed me. “Now is a great time because I am in my car, the air conditioning is on, and I am not going anywhere,” he assured me as my fingers eased up from fluttering frantically across my notepad. This weekend, Alok will offer a workshop called The Creativity of Non-Doing at Arts Alive! in Santa Barbara.
Picture of the Week
Throughout the month of June, the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara will display photographs by Jeffrey Sipress. Pictured above is Sipress’s photograph, “Joshua Sky.”
The Latest News-Press Generated Drama
The Firing Line: Just when we thought things had cooled at the News-Press meltdown, Mayor Marty Blum, NP owner Wendy McCaw, her editorial writer Travis Armstrong, journalist Lou Cannon, and former NP editor Jerry Roberts all fired off blasts. At the same time, the feds filed a sizzling charge of wholesale unfair labor practices against the News-Press, setting an August 14 hearing here.
The Raveonettes at Velvet Jones.
Abandoned by an unnamed drummer and facing a crowd of less-than-thrilled fans-most of whom had waited nearly two hours for entertainment that did not involve pre-recorded, remixed oldies-The Raveonettes had their work cut out for them. The band’s Thursday night performance at Velvet Jones was widely publicized as an “early gig.”
La Salsa Chain Sold to Competitor
On 5/30 Santa Barbara-based CKE Restaurants Inc. announced it will sell its La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill chain to Baja
1.9 Million
The number of surgical cosmetic procedures, which include breast augmentation, rhinoplasty, liposuction, and tummy tucks, performed in the U.S. in 2006.
Sex Offender Arrested at Goleta School
Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies arrested Goleta resident Manuel Jimenez on 5/30 for being a registered sex offender on school
