Both Sides of Joni
Suddenly, everything is coming up Joni.
Year: 2007
Bachata Roja
A compilation of the greatest acoustic players of bachata-a musical form developed in the Dominican Republic and first played on backyard instruments made from trashcans, fences, and even trash-this album reveals what the music was like before it got plugged in.
SUV Rollover on 101
A 2000 Chevrolet Blazer flipped over on northbound Highway 101 near Carpinteria on 11/1.
192 Closures in Effect Through November
The stretch of Highway 192 known as Stanwood Drive, near Parma Park, will remain closed to traffic on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through 11/30.
Common Sense Music
On Friday and Saturday, November 9 and 10, at 8 p.m., Santa Barbara’s Robin Cox Ensemble will be performing with the Common Sense Composers’ Collective, a San Francisco/New York City group that’s been dedicated to expanding music-making for the past dozen years.
Marlene R. Miller
The author of this week’s cover story, Marlene R. Miller, is a native of Austria. She settled in Santa Barbara in 1961, where she continued her career in banking for nearly 20 years. In 1980, she opened the Arlington Gallery, specializing in 19th- and 20th-century American and European art. Miller is the guest curator of Coloring the West, an exhibition of more than 40 watercolor and oil paintings by cowboy artist and beloved Santa Barbara figure Edward Borein, now on show at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. An acknowledged authority on Borein’s work, Miller is also a founding director of the Wildling Art Museum in Los Olivos and an independent curator.
ThisWeekinHistory
November 11, 1969
Jim Henson’s Sesame Street debuts on the National Educational Television network.
Living Page Photo – Dreamcatcher
For the dreamer on your list: Dreamcatchers and other dream-related gifts and books can found at Paradise Found.
When Life Gives You Lemons :
Forget fruitcake; start brewing homemade limoncello now for delicious holiday gifts. Limoncello is a sweet, zesty lemon liqueur developed in Sicily, always served ice cold, and is best straight from the freezer.
Conservation Program Initiated by Goleta Water District
The Goleta Water District announced a water-saving neighborhood block leader program.
