Tag archives: Fiesta Finale Gala
It’s Fiesta time again in Santa Barbara! Old Spanish Days is celebrating its 100th year – a Century of tradition! – embraced in a rainbow of colors, sights, and sounds. Brightly colored ruffles rim necklines and hems of the traditional Spanish dress, fluttering fans, the strum of guitars and clicking castanets are all reminders that […]
The Profant Foundation’s Fiesta Finale Gala will be held on Sunday, August 6 starting at 5:30 pm at the historic open-air El Paseo Restaurant; included is a delicious gourmet dinner, a dazzling professional performance, a live auction led by Erin Graffy, a costume contest, and dancing under the stars. It was those same stars and […]
It is a warm summer afternoon in 1950, and you are resting in the shadow of the Courthouse Clock Tower. Your gaze lights upon two well-dressed young ladies as they follow a docent into the cool entry of the Grand Archway. Intrigued by the history lesson unfolding, you mount the staircase and join the group […]
After 61 years, Gil Rosas will return to the El Paseo Restaurant on August 8 to recreate a photo made in 1960, helping the Profant Foundation host the Fiesta Finale Gala that has created hundreds of scholarships for artists of all ages over the past 21 years. The gala, organized by Musette Profant, includes […]
