These Hawaiian reggae-rock boys have come to call Santa Barbara home and become regulars on the State Street scene. Luckily for us, they’re hosting their debut CD release party at Velvet Jones on Saturday, June 16, so head on down to get a live taste of their album, which mixes up drum-and-bass roots with ample guitar rocking, soulful lyrics, and a heavy-duty infectious energy.
Eracism: The Fund for Santa Barbara is sponsoring a workshop regarding the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. 10am-2pm. Casa de la Raza, 601 E. Montecito St. Call 965-8581.
The Summer Solstice Celebration urgently needs about 200 volunteers to help out on Saturday, June 23, the day of this year’s annual parade. Helpers are needed to work the T-shirt booths, the beer garden, and numerous other duties. So be an official part of the fun this year and sign up by calling 965-5535, 965-3396, or email artstaff@solsticeparade.com.
Members: Writer/producer Michael McHugh with several guest artists, including Steve Adams, Zach Gill, and Dave Brogan of ALO; pianist Rami Jaffee of the Foo Fighters; guitarist/vocalist Corey Linberg; and singer Karina Line.
The overcast weather seems to be unrelenting this year. May gray has morphed seamlessly into June gloom. It’s a good thing a few plants with plenty of bright flowers are bringing some much-needed cheer to these dark days. Among the brightest and most widely planted in our area is bougainvillea.
Ken Collier, who searched the breadth of the nation for happiness and spiritual stability and who has served as minister of the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara for the past six years, is retiring from his post this July.
‘We are the real endangered species. : We have to start looking out for ourselves.’
Montecito is one of those places that is well intended but misunderstood. It has more amenities than most cities, but it isn’t a city. It has a shopping strip that is not within its official boundaries. And, while it is famous as the home of billionaires, the true majority of its citizens are middle-class folk who bought real estate wisely and rode the Montecito market into their enviable net worth.
Ernestina Fenzi was an extraordinary individual from an extraordinary Santa Barbara family. Her grandfather, known in this country as Dr. Francesco Franceschi, arrived in 1893 to found the Southern California Acclimatizing Association with Charles Frederick Eaton in Montecito.
Quiz: Cars of Fame and Infamy
