Tag archives: Kevin Costner

Thousands Flock to One805 LIVE!
By Maria McCall   |   September 30, 2025

Editor’s Note: As many Montecitans have heard, the MJ’s longtime columnist Richard Mineards experienced some health issues last week. We are told he is in good spirits and the MJ staff is wishing him a speedy recovery. In the meantime, his trusty shutterbug Priscilla and friends, including Maria McCall, will be helping keep his column […]

Last Chance for One805LIVE! Tix
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 23, 2025

The first three One805LIVE! Rock for First Responders benefit concerts at Kevin Costner’s Summerland-Carpinteria estate – created to continue to support the first responders of Santa Barbara County in the aftermath of the Thomas Fire and Montecito debris flows – were smashing successful affairs. Past artists have included P!NK as You+Me, Maroon 5, John Fogerty, […]

Not Slowing Down
By Richard Mineards   |   September 16, 2025

Kevin Costner has revealed whether he plans to retire after a decades long career in Hollywood. The Yellowstone star, 77, made his screen debut in the early ‘80s garnering two Oscars and three Golden Globes. But the Carpinteria-based actor says he has no intention of slowing down anytime soon. “I don’t even think about retiring […]

Status Update
By Richard Mineards   |   September 9, 2025

One of the original TV “bachelors” Andrew Firestone has called it quits with his wife Ivana after 17 years of marriage, I am saddened to report. “After much reflection and many hours of counseling we have decided we can best serve the children and honor our commitment to family by moving forward as co-parents,” Andrew, […]

Multiple Grammy-Winner Trisha Yearwood to Headline This Year’s Event
By Zach Rosen   |   June 17, 2025

Mark your calendars and dust off your dancing shoes – Trisha Yearwood is coming to Santa Barbara to headline the area’s biggest night of support for First Responders. One805 is proud to announce that the Grammy-winning country music legend will take center stage at the annual benefit concert One805LIVE! 2025. This year’s event takes place […]

Not Just One-a-Year for One805
By Steven Libowitz   |   March 11, 2025

For the past three years, the nonprofit One805 has staged a big boisterous benefit bash in late summer at Kevin Costner’s surfside Summerland spread to raise a big percentage of its funds. The money is earmarked for all the first responder organizations throughout Santa Barbara County to help with equipment, mental health services and more. […]

Still to Come at SBIFF
By Steven Libowitz   |   February 18, 2025

Although there are only three days left in SBIFF 40, much remains to be seen. That includes a third screening on February 14 of The New Yorker Theater: The Talbots’ Legacy. This 26-minute short is about the movie theater founded by the couple – a theater that not only became one of the most influential […]

A Smash of Wind and Brass
By Richard Mineards   |   February 11, 2025

It was the perfect combination when the 30-year-old Boston Brass and three-time Grammy-nominated Imani Winds performed at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall, part of the popular UCSB Arts & Lecture series. Adventurous programming and dynamic playing is the wind quintet’s trademark; playing Paquito D’Rivera’s “Selections from Aires Tropicales” and even Stevie Wonder […]

Tacos with a Side of Statue
By Richard Mineards   |   November 26, 2024

Carpinteria TV host Conan O’Brien is hosting the next Oscars. Announcing Taco Bell’s new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme, O’Brien then said: “In other news, I’m hosting the Oscars.” He told his fans at the weekend. It will be his first time as Oscars host. He has emceed other high profile shows like the Emmy Awards in […]

Harry on Hair
By Richard Mineards   |   October 22, 2024

Prince Harry has revealed daughter Princess Lilibet has inherited her mother Meghan Markle’s “thick hair” and it is now so long “she can almost sit on it.” The Duke of Sussex, 40, made the rare comment while attending the WellChild Awards in London. “Archie and Lilibet have been blessed with their mother’s thick hair,” he […]

A Royal Fun Time at One805LIVE!
By Richard Mineards   |   October 1, 2024

For the second consecutive year the One805LIVE! fundraiser at Oscar winner Kevin Costner’s Carpinteria estate was by royal appointment with Montecito resident Prince Harry, who celebrated his 40th birthday last week, presenting an award to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office helicopter pilot Loren Courtney. The Duke of Sussex, a former chopper pilot himself in the […]

A One805 Belmond Bash
By Richard Mineards   |   September 17, 2024

The Belmond El Encanto hosted a champagne-fueled bash for 150 guests to promote a forthcoming auction in connection with the One805Live concert at Oscar-winning actor Kevin Costner’s Carpinteria estate on Friday, Sept. 20. Star of the show was a Ferrari LaFerrari prototype, which has a reserve price of $2.1 million; safaris to South Africa, Botswana […]

Dream Team
By Richard Mineards   |   September 10, 2024

Behati Prinsloo, wife of Montecito rocker Adam Levine, has gone back in history for her latest modeling assignment for the new Victoria’s Secret collection. Behati and fellow model Candice Swanepoel posed up a storm at Longleat House in Wiltshire as they promoted the lingerie brand’s Dream collection. Behati, 36, looked stunning in a white mini […]

One Up at One805 LIVE!: Kevin Costner Confirms He’s Playing
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 10, 2024

Kevin Costner, whose seaside Summerland estate will serve as host of the One805LIVE! benefit concert for the third straight year, will now also be singing for the first time at the star-studded fundraiser. Costner, who missed 2022’s show while away filming, spoke to the crowd at last year’s show but did not perform. The famed […]

Nonprofit Kick Ash Bash rises Sept. 20
By Steven Libowitz   |   September 3, 2024

Will any public event in town ever come close to matching the Kick Ash Bash in pure megawatt star power? Back in 2018, over the course of a full day and evening, just about everybody in the entertainment industry with a local connection – rock legends, pop princesses and other celebrities – participated in the […]

One805 One Ups Themselves Again 
By Steven Libowitz   |   August 6, 2024

There will probably – perhaps hopefully – never be another benefit concert like the Kick Ash Bash, the 2018 extravaganza staged as a thank you for the first responders who dealt with the late 2017 Thomas Fire and the resultant early 2018 Montecito Debris Flows. Just about every musician, actor and other entertainer who ever […]

A Hazy 4th
By Richard Mineards   |   July 16, 2024

Mother Nature was decidedly uncooperative as 250 guests gathered on the Serena Rooftop of mega winemaker Bill Foley’s Hotel Californian for the third year to watch the much-anticipated July 4 pyrotechnics over the harbor. But the evening soon resembled a scene from Wuthering Heights as a heavy marine layer rolled in totally obscuring the colorful […]

On the Katy Train
By Richard Mineards   |   July 9, 2024

Santa Barbara warbler Katy Perry has teased the lyrics of her new fantasy song “Woman’s World” in a most environmental way, wearing them on the back of her Balenciaga dress during Paris Fashion Week. While her one-shoulder red velvet look featured a super-short hemline, it also included an extraordinary train that trailed an unbelievable 200 […]

Changes of the Seasons
By Richard Mineards   |   July 2, 2024

Having settled his four-year battle with the Toronto-based Four Seasons hotel group, Beanie Baby billionaire Ty Warner is planning to turn 50 of the 368 rooms at his iconic I. M. Pei-designed Manhattan hostelry into up to 50 apartments, according to the New York Post. “The units would cater to full-time residents who will be […]

May the Birthday Be with You
By Tim Buckley   |   June 4, 2024

Star Wars tycoon George Lucas celebrated his 80th birthday in grand style. The Carpinteria resident hosted a mega bash at his Skywalker Ranch, 40 minutes north of San Francisco. The ranch is home to a sprawling main house, the man-made Lake Ewok and Skywalker Sound, a 153,000 square foot post-production facility with a 300-seat theater. […]