Controversial Study of Chumash Casino Eliminated
At the urging of Santa Ynez Valley activists, the county supervisors agreed to terminate a controversial study that critics contend had been subverted from its original purpose.
Year: 2007
I Hate Hamlet
Circle Bar B Theatre ends this season on a high note with a hilarious production of I Hate Hamlet. The play is set in a New York apartment that was previously inhabited by the legendary actor John Barrymore. Andrew, a young TV actor, has just moved into Barrymore’s apartment. Although he achieved fame on the fictional television show L.A. Medical, Andrew feels woefully inadequate for the lead role in Hamlet at the Shakespeare Festival in Central Park.
Anti-War Artwork
Steve Cushman has been a shining light in Santa Barbara for many years, not least as a member of the wonderful and quirky assemblage scene that revolves around the Art From Scrap Gallery and its delightful bins of surplus objects. Browsing there one day recently, Cushman happened upon a bag of green plastic toy soldiers, the kind little kids call “army men.”
A Roundup of Eastside Eateries
Face it. There’s only one famous restaurant in our town. It doesn’t need stars, a Zagat blurb, or nouvelle cuisine pretensions. It’s not fusion. It’s a taco stand, and it’s been resolutely situated for more than 25 years on Milpas Street, the nexus of nosh in this beautiful bourgeois town.
3 Q’s with Wayne W. Nie
A heady blend of Conan the Barbarian, science-fiction archetypes, monstrous prehistoric beasts, and intrigues among fictional billionaires (who live in Montecito!), Tophero, Son of Smilodon: Jungle Lord of the New Millennium might just be the most action-packed entertainment you’ll find outside a movie theater. Author Wayne W. Ni will be signing copies at the S.B. Book & Author Festival on September 29, noon-3 p.m. For more on Tophero, see tophero.com.
Give a Little
î® The Carpinteria Valley Museum of History (956 Maple St., Carpinteria) hosts its monthly flea market fundraiser on Saturday, September 29, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Seventy vendors will offer up a mix of antiques, crafts, and collectibles. The event is free to the public and all proceeds benefit the museum.
Clinton Tees Up in Montecito
Former President Bill Clinton turned heads on 9/19 when those at the Montecito Country Club that day spotted him playing a round with tennis legend and Montecito resident Jimmy Connors.
Scrabble Challenge
The Friends of the Library’s second annual Scrabble Challenge fundraiser takes place this Friday, September 28, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Santa Barbara Central Library. The entry fee is $20 per individual or parent/child team, and participants can register to play two timed Scrabble rounds, enjoy music and refreshments, and earn prizes from area businesses.
Featured Bands
Featured Musicians of the 2007 Locals Only Music Guide.
Author at Maravilla
Helen Heightsman Gordon’s Voice of the Vanquished: The Story of the Slave Marina and Hern¡n Cortes, which recently won the best historical fiction award at the Hollywood Book Festival, tells the tale of the Mayan woman who befriended Cortes, became his interpreter, and helped the explorer conquer the Aztecs. Gordon will read from and sign copies of her book on Saturday, September 27, at 1 p.m., in the Valencia Room at the Maravilla senior living center. Visit anacade.biz.
