Tag archives: Lunch & Learn

On a Mission
By Lynda Millner   |   November 9, 2021

Janet Dowling Sands is “On a Mission” with her new book of the same name. The Lunch & Learn gang led by Maria McCall from the Montecito Bank & Trust met at the Santa Barbara Club to do just that — Lunch & Learn. Janet has developed a unique perspective to the story of the […]

Hidden Treasures
By Lynda Millner   |   October 10, 2019

The MClub (Montecito Bank & Trust’s travel club) gathered on the steps of the Santa Barbara Mission for another Lunch & Learn, this time about the Archive Library. Club director Maria McCall introduced Kathy Kalp, who works at the bank, but has connections at the Mission and was responsible for getting us there. Next came […]

Lunch & Learn
By Lynda Millner   |   May 16, 2019

Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, and Joan of Arc were the subject of discussion at the Montecito Bank & Trust Lunch & Learn MClub event with author Victoria Shorr. She has a book called, Midnight: Three Women at the Hour of Reckoning. She calls it creative non-fiction. One of the blurbs reads, “I finished Victoria’s book […]

A Photo Journey
By Lynda Millner   |   April 11, 2019

The MClub held one of its Lunch & Learn events at the Santa Barbara Club with the iconic photojournalist Santi Visalli as the guest speaker. The dining room was full with over 50 guests eager to hear about Santi’s life and how he came to photograph famous folks all over the world including five presidents. […]

Splendid Slippers
By Lynda Millner   |   April 12, 2018

It was time for another MClub meeting called “Lunch & Learn” at the Santa Barbara Club, this time with guest speaker Beverley Jackson telling us about “Splendid Slippers – The Chinese Practice of Foot Binding.” The MClub is a travel club that is part of the Montecito Bank and Trust run by Maria McCall. We […]