As every newspaper and magazine in the Country has reminded us, this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the “Mother Road,” Route 66. Also known as “The Main Street of America,” it traversed and connected the main streets of all the small towns between Chicago, Illinois, and Los Angeles, California. The famous T.V. show of […]
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Westmont hosts its 12th annual LEAD Where You Stand conference, “Leadership, Human Flourishing and Artificial Intelligence,” from June 4-5 at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. The premier leadership event brings together a distinguished lineup of global thought leaders, bestselling authors, and researchers to equip executives, educators, and organizational leaders with the tools to navigate […]
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About 200 art enthusiasts flowed through the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art and the surrounding umbrella-covered patio for the opening of the Tri-County juried exhibition, Altered Realities, on May 22. The star of the event was Romanian-born Contemporary Artist Nurit Ruckenstein, who won Best of Show, for her colorful acrylic on canvas, Day in the […]
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I first met Kelly and Katy Mooney a few years back at an event for WEV (Women’s Economic Ventures). I was impressed that two sisters, with very different professional backgrounds, had combined their collective years of work experience – Kelly as a successful tech entrepreneur and Katy as a lawyer turned career coach – to […]
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It might seem strange, but sometimes serendipity shows up in classical music. Such was the case a couple of years ago when much heralded Composer Christopher Tin noticed someone leafing through some of his scores at a nearby table in a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles. That turned out to be JoAnne Wasserman, the 33-year […]
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Disco Elysium is the final movement in Selah Dance Collective’s triptych of works exploring cabaret, modernism, and “the grotesque body” in performance, the new entry colliding, deconstructing and reconfiguring Sound and Smoke and Palermo! Drawing from the first two works’ expressionist shadows and carnivalesque exuberance, the showwill take place not on the traditional stage of […]
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After nearly two months of soft opening evenings, including last weekend’s Tom Scott–Roger Kellaway show that raised the bar musically and otherwise, The Grand on State (right next door to the dear Granada) is having its official (grand) opening on Saturday, May 30. The celebration at the intimate “fine dining and jazz” spot – whose […]
Lea másDoris Stitz “Dodie” Medved of Montecito, CA, passed away on the morning of May 19, 2026, at her home by the side of her son, Lyle. She was 89 years old. Doris was born on May 13th, 1937, in Preeceville, Saskatchewan, Canada to Jewish Eastern European immigrant parents Louis David Ari and Sophie Stitz. She […]
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Despite a No. 1 seed earned over the course of the full Big West conference season, UCSB’s Gaucho baseball team failed to capture the tournament, falling in successive games after an opening day victory and forfeiting the automatic berth to the NCAA national tourney. But don’t blame Jackson Flora. The righty flamethrowing pitcher added to […]
Lea másOut this month is Missing in Soho by Holly Stars, a hoot of a mystery sequel to her hilarious Murder in the Dressing Room. Misty Divine is a hostess at Lady’s Bar when a detective is found stabbed in the club. This isn’t the first death that has happened here, nor the first involving Misty. […]
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Hello Loves! On Friday, May 15, I had the pleasure of meeting realism painter and documentary artist Christopher Leith Evans, whose works are on display at the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center. The event celebrated the 1st Anniversary of the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center, and the exhibit, Between the Three […]
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With the recent Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, a section of Ventura County, our Montecito Fire Protection District (MFD) is lending support with MFD engine 391 and firefighters. They join the SB County local strike team 1521C, partnering with Lompoc City Fire Department, Santa Maria Fire Department, Santa Barbara City Fire Department, and Carpinteria-Summerland Fire […]
Lea másLotusland announces their partnering with Oscar de la Renta for a Private After Hours Shopping Event for Lotusland, Tuesday, June 2. Oscar de la Renta will donate 10% of all purchases made in boutiques and online at www.oscardelarenta.com when the code LOTUSLAND10 is used at time of purchase. Montecito Country Mart Updates – Friday, May […]
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As National Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, Santa Barbara is finding a meaningful – and celebratory – way to keep the conversation going. The Mental Wellness Center’s inaugural Wellness Weekend, taking place May 30-31 at Alma Rosa Estate in the Santa Rita Hills, is designed not simply as a finale to the […]
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By Lisa Duncan The University Club of Santa Barbara positively twinkled with elegance and emotion this weekend as guests gathered for “Chapeaux, Champagne, and Chocolate,” a charming afternoon tea celebrating the inaugural gathering for the Erin Graffy de Garcia Legacy Endowment, established in 2025 to support journalism, song, dance, Fiesta, and the vibrant cultural spirit […]
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By Lisa Duncan The Music Academy of the West hosted the Alzheimer’s Association annual fundraiser this week, blending celebrity sparkle, classic cars, and heartfelt humanity into one memorable Montecito evening. Film and TV stars Patricia Wettig and Ken Olin, newly minted residents of our Eden by the sea, presented the Hearts and Hope Award to […]
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By Lisa Duncan The Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club positively smoldered with leather, liquor, and luxury this weekend for one of the most intoxicating Sundays of the season. The atmosphere felt less Sunday sport and more western fantasy – all leather boots, flowing whiskey, and smoky glamour that makes polo irresistible. Yes, there was […]
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By Lisa Duncan The 25th Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon benefiting VNA Health was a heartfelt celebration of mothers, caregivers, hospice families, nurses, and all those touched by the nonprofit’s services. The community gathered to help raise funds toward the event’s $410,000 goal supporting charitable hospice care, home health care, and the organization’s Loan Closet. Opening […]
Lea más“Most of what passes for ‘investment advice’ is nothing more than speculation about an unknowable future.” – Joe Calhoun III, Alhambra Investments. “Economics is an entire scientific discipline of not knowing what you’re talking about.” – P. J. O’Rourke. “What passes as sensible economic commentary by politicians, pundits, and preachers is but a torrent of […]
Lea másThe Wheat and Chessboard legend tells of a king being so thrilled with the invention of chess, he allows the inventor to name his reward. The inventor makes what seems like a small request: Just give me one grain of wheat on the first chessboard square. Two on the next. And just double the number […]
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