• UCSB’s final Junior Wheelchair Sports Camp takes place July 10-July 14 and 130 volunteers are needed to help run the program. The camp provides opportunities for disabled youth to participate in competitive sports and requires an eight-hour-per-day commitment from volunteers. Call 893-4114 for info.
Speaking of Stories invites authors to submit their stories for the 2008 season. The themes desired are Longing and Infidelity; Animals and Pets; Cars, Drivers, Road Trips; and Humor. All submissions must be 2,500 words or less; the deadline is September 30. Send to speakingof@earthlink.net or to Speaking of Stories, PO Box 21143, Santa Barbara, CA 93121.
War may be central to our cultural consciousness these days, but for Montecito resident Bill Davis, it’s more than a concept-it’s a vivid memory. Along with his friend and fellow vet, comedian Jonathan Winters, Davis will be at Borders Books on Thursday, June 21, from 7-9 p.m., to introduce his memoir, Sinking the Rising Sun: Dog Fighting and Dive Bombing in World War II.
What do you get when you cross a scientific expedition to the Arctic, a mysterious creature trapped in the ice of an ancient glacier, the Coast Guard, and a few assorted boatloads of drunken fishermen and Frenchmen?
Jane Monheit, who was at SOhO for two nights last week, represents much of what is good and exciting about today’s vocal jazz renaissance. She is as comfortable singing in Portuguese as she is in English, and she takes pop songs to intimate, jazzy places. Her band, led by Michael Kanan on piano, is never less than fully alive and responsive, and her tone is crystalline.
Nestled in the Santa Ynez Valley, Cachuma Lake offers the perfect day-long family getaway, and this summer the lake’s Nature Center has plenty of activities for the young and young at heart. Aside from the center’s regular hours on Tuesday through Sunday-during which visitors can partake in hands-on wildlife exhibits and displays-there are also weekend programs for kids:
Betsey Johnson; need I say more? I didn’t think so. After all, what stylephile doesn’t go ga-ga for her legendary designs-sexy silhouettes that are feminine yet edgy, bohemian fabrics with whimsical detail and a touch of rock ‘n’ roll?
Ready and Able: Discussion group for disabled people about self-advocacy and community events. 6-8pm. Louise Lowry Davis Center, 1232 De la Vina St. Call 897-2568.
A vivid green bus and eight recent UCSB grads took a love of art and the message of environmental sustainability on the road last week while en route to the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee.
From the never-know-what-you-miss-’til-it’s-gone file comes the story of the Santa Barbara Bowl, circa 2007. Construction delayed the start of the summer concert parade and left us with a strange, queasy, unsatisfied feeling every time we rounded the corner from Anapamu Street onto Milpas Street.
