DA Reviews Elder Neglect and Abuse
Santa Barbara County D.A. Christie Stanley is forming a team-the Elder Death Review Team-composed of various county officials to reduce incidents of neglect and abuse of the elderly in the county.
Year: 2007
Which Flora to Plant Each Month
It’s cooling off and the sun isn’t lingering as long these days, but it is still a great time to sow many kinds of plants. A lot of the time we are planning only for the next season when we install something new. Here’s a nudge to get you thinking about every month of the coming year. The following plants are the all-stars, the tried-and-true performers, though there are hundreds of other choices for every season.
Special House Salad from Saigon In & Out
Gently combine all salad ingredients and arrange on a platter. To prepare the beef, combine it in a medium bowl with a little bit of sugar and salt. Heat the oil in a skillet over high heat. Add the garlic and saute until just fragrant; about 10 seconds.
The Loose Affiliation of Artists Brings Humpty Dumpty to Center Stage
Eric Bogosian’s play Humpty Dumpty starts out like any cliched horror film would: A group of vacationers go to an abandoned cabin in the woods only to find themselves locked in, with no electricity or means of communication with the outside world. However, the audience quickly finds this play contains something mostly absent from scary movies like Saw and Scream-a profound message.
The Flamenco of Javier Bar³n
Eight years in, and Flamenco Arts Festival founders and organizers Alberto Pizano and Vibiana have struck the sweet spot of performing arts programming. At the helm of one of the nation’s few annual flamenco festivals and the first in California, they attract world-class artists to a discerning audience. The performers they have brought to the Lobero stage since 2000-among them Eva Yerbabuena, Cristina Hoyos, Rafael Campallo, and Israel and Pastora Galv¡n-represent the most exciting and accomplished contemporary Spanish flamenco artists.
Teen Stabbed in Potentially Gang-Related Attack
A 17-year-old male is recovering in the hospital after suffering multiple stab wounds on 9/20.
Theater Book Club
Ensemble Theatre and the S.B. Public Library are launching the Theatre Book Club, which will read and discuss the plays put on by the company. The first play is The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl, and the first meeting is Tuesday, October 2, 5-7:30 p.m. Call 564-5604 or visit sbplibrary.org.
Pearl Oyster Bar
Why, yes, Pearl Oyster Bar is in New York, but so was I recently for one of my all-time favorite meals, the Pearl Oyster Bar lobster roll. The swimmingly fresh lobster is cooked to a tenderness that even the lobster must be happy about. Supposedly the “dressing” is mostly mayo, but if it is, there’s just the right amount with just the right amount of other accents-a squinch of lemon, a passing of a caper jar’s shadow.
Doing the Half-Century Stomp
FAIRGROUND PROFUNDITY: Late Sunday night on the Monterey Jazz Festival’s arena stage, the “colossus Sonny Rollins” (as emcee Mort Sahl introduced him) was wrapping up another robust performance, the sort he has long supplied here, starting with the inaugural event in 1958. He marveled: “Fifty years! Here’s to the next fifty years! I’ll be here.” At the end of a good Rollins set, anything seems possible.
Lamponis To Retire
After working for the county for 32 years, Santa Barbara County Deputy Executive Officer Jim Laponis will retire on 10/5.
