Tag archives: Saint Barbara

This year we celebrate the centennial of our local patroness having first been ceremonially depicted at Fiesta by a local Native Daughter. Saint Barbara has appeared during Old Spanish Days at a variety of community pageants and festivities dating back to 1926. Let us recall how this iconic portrayal came about.  Historically chosen by the […]

This month’s “Way It Was” takes us back to the 3rd century AD when Diocletian Augustus was the Eastern Roman emperor and Maximianus was his co-emperor. They forced people to participate in the Imperial Cult, which considered members of the ruling family to be among the pantheon of the divine who must be obeyed and […]

By Lisa Duncan Montecito does adore a milestone, and few were marked with more pomp, pageantry, and panache than the recent anniversary fête hosted by Reina del Mar Parlor No. 126 of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, celebrating both the 125th anniversary of the parlor’s founding and the 100th anniversary of its first […]

Old Spanish Days has chosen its latest Saint Barbara, a tradition dating back to 1926. This year’s halo wearer is Julie Romero Hathaway, a three-year member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West Reina Del Mar Parlor No. 126, whose mother held the coveted title in 1946. She is a graduate of Carpinteria High […]

Beatification can have its drawbacks as this illustrious organ’s bridle correspondent Lynn Kirst, who has been Fiesta’s Saint Barbara for the last year, found out. She has now ditched her white go-go boots and ornate gown, celebrating with a boffo bash for 75 guests at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, a prize she won at […]

The Santa Barbara Polo Club is celebrating 110 years, one of the oldest clubs in the United States. It was the location for a Kentucky Derby party hosted by Deb Richards, John Hillis, and Juli Kordic. Energy abounded (and so did mint juleps and big hats) since it was the first time for many to […]