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Month: June 2007
Lucky Cab Jumpstarts Eco-Friendly Taxiing in Santa Barbara
While the greenest of green elitists will go out of their way to demean the car as a worthless, wasteful pollutant, most can concede there are certain instances when four wheels and a motor are just downright necessary. For example: luggage-filled trips to the train station, picking up a wheelchair-bound grandma for Thanksgiving dinner, and-perhaps most importantly-those long, drunken treks home after a night of downtown barhopping. Cue a downtown reveler’s favorite form of transportation: the taxicab.
Summertime Harbingers
Coming out of the chute young and strong, Jane Monheit hit the ranks of high-profile female jazz singers right on time, at the turn of the century. Suddenly, the jazz chanteuse world went from being a modest tributary of the jazz scene to being its own raging river. Much of this was thanks to Diana Krall’s friendly and deserved palace coup of the public’s love. Monheit, fresh-faced and lovely, boasted a big, clear voice.
Rock Out at RockCamp
Jensen Guitar & Music Co. is hosting a summer RockCamp for aspiring guitarists ages 10-14. The first of the four all-day, week-long sessions begin on June 25 and will focus on what it takes to be in a band. Participants in the camp, which costs $350, get a new guitar, a recording of their own music, and will also perform at the end of the program for their families. See jensenguitar.com/rockcamp.html for info.
Children of a Lesser God at Rubicon Theatre
It’s no wonder Children of a Lesser God ran for 887 performances on Broadway. This beautiful and passionate play has made a comeback and is as relevant and powerful today as it was when Rod Lathim first directed it at the SBCC Garvin Theatre in 1985.
Zoom Motors and the Road Ahead
In the garage at Zoom Motors, the newest car dealership in Santa Barbara, a chrome figure reclines on the hood of a ’59 Nash Metropolitan convertible, contemplating the road ahead. She lies patiently atop wings, her mouth formed into an enigmatic, endless smile. These are the kind of cars on which hood ornaments served as the driver’s crosshairs, the target to shoot down the miles of highway as one sped along. At Zoom, the promise of yesterday is the currency by which it is buying its future.
Ocean’s Thirteen
Who woulda’ thunk that Steven Soderbergh, who launched his career with the proto-indie film Sex, Lies, and Videotape and made oddities like Schizopolis and Kafka, would sign onto a gravy-train summer blockbuster franchise?
Ed France Wants to Make La Casa de la Raza “BiCi Centro”
Los Angeles has long had a Bike Kitchen. San Francisco has one too, not to mention San Diego and Davis. And if Ed France-a 25-year-old cycling enthusiast two years out of UCSB-has his way, Santa Barbara will soon join the California club of culinary velocipedes.
KJEE’s Seaside Beach Ball at the Ventura Fairgrounds
With the beloved Santa Barbara Bowl out of commission, followers of KJEE’s annual Summer RoundUp were directed to the gates of the Ventura Fairgrounds for a coastal reincarnation, dubbed the Seaside Beach Ball. But despite the sorely missed Bowl, stellar performances by Cold War Kids, Queens of the Stone Age, and Chris Cornell saved the day.
Self-Defense Workshops
The Santa Barbara Rape Crisis Center (SBRCC) has announced three upcoming Women’s Self-Defense Workshops that will take place throughout the summer. The workshops are open to women and girls, ages 13 and older, of all levels of physical ability. Each four-hour workshop offers training in awareness, assertiveness, and physical self-defense techniques in an empowering, supportive, and fun environment.
