Tag archives: Santa Barbara Club

Members of both Montecito Bank & Trust’s MClub and the venerable Santa Barbara Club joined together for a memorable journey to Santa Paula’s Heritage Valley. After a scenic drive, we made our way to the Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum, where we explored Ventura County’s rich farming heritage and toured their impressive photography exhibit […]

By Lisa Duncan Artistic intrigue, ocean breezes, and garden-party glamour were in abundant supply on Sunday afternoon as the Art Foundation of Santa Barbara hosted its annual An Artful Affair in the rose-filled garden of the Santa Barbara Club. Beneath the dappled shade of palm trees, guests sipped wine while browsing first rate artwork by […]

By Lisa Duncan The elegant parlor of the Santa Barbara Club shimmered this week as ladies of the MClub gathered for “Champagne & Pearls,” an afternoon lecture celebrating beauty, history, and the enduring allure of pearls. Organized by Maria McCall and Beverly Cavaliere, the gathering glowed with the luminosity of a Vermeer painting – if […]

I arrive at the Santa Barbara Club with the jitters. The delightful and enviably energized Maria McCall has invited me to this MClub Lunch & Learn with a Valentine theme. The implausible Fannie Flagg – multifarious village litterateur / Manhattan night club bon vivant / bowling companion to Jack Nicholson – will be holding deadpan […]

Written by Priscilla The holiday season twinkled to life at the Santa Barbara Club as members – and their equally festive friends from Montecito Bank & Trust’s MClub – gathered for an evening of stylish shopping and seasonal cheer. The Club’s Annual Holiday Boutique featured a marketplace filled with local treasures: dazzling jewelry, handcrafted cards, […]

By Maria McCall Last Friday evening, the Santa Barbara Club hosted a magical inaugural Halloween party that would have enchanted even the ghosts of Montecito’s high society. Candlelight flickered off champagne flutes as members mingled, enjoying a decadent buffet of tenderloin with autumn vegetables, pumpkin bisque, an arugula and butternut squash salad, and desserts that […]

The late afternoon sunbathed the rolling vineyards and oak-studded pastures in golden light as members of the Santa Barbara Club and Montecito Bank & Trust’s MClub arrived at the gates of Folded Hills Winery, owned by Kim and Andrew Busch. The winery & farmstead whispered of heritage and elegance. The event began at the Farmstead, […]

Life in the American Riviera – along the alluring Santa Barbara south coast, and enclaves like Montecito – strikes a special balance: it’s not far from the urban sprawl of L.A., yet a world away. And the appeal of living here goes beyond gorgeous views, perfect weather, and an uncanny ability for property values to […]

Award-winning architect Robert Ooley has just completed a detailed guide to our Eden by the Beach.  “It has 538 locations covering 35 styles and has taken me two years to put together, including detailed research,” he told 45 guests of the Montecito Bank and Trust’s MClub at a lunch at the historic Santa Barbara Club. […]

Local longevity specialist Dr. Steven Gundry was so oversubscribed at an MClub lunch at the historic Santa Barbara Club that he had to speak twice – with 80 guests at his first performance and 75 at his second an hour later. The cardiothoracic surgeon and four times New York Times bestselling author’s ninth tome The […]

The venerable Santa Barbara Club hosted a fascinating talk by Santa Barbara Museum of Art docent Lori Mohr about the State Street institution’s latest exhibition featuring the art of the late uber philanthropist Leslie Ridley-Tree and her husband Paul. There are 58 works in all, of primarily 19th century British and French provenance. After her […]

Victoria Kastner, historian at William Randolph Hearst’s San Simeon for 38 years, gave a captivating lecture at the Santa Barbara Club to Montecito Bank & Trust’s MClub, focusing on the publishing magnate’s trailblazing architect Julia Morgan who designed more than 700 buildings in California. Morgan, who died in 1957 at age 85, was the first […]

My trusty shutterbug, Priscilla, who just celebrated a major birthday, was lauded at the historic Santa Barbara Club when Maria McCall, founder of Montecito Bank and Trust’s MClub, recounted Priscilla’s most impressive career – including being chosen as Saint Barbara during Fiesta celebrations and, as a licensed pilot, ferrying vital medical aid between the U.S. […]

More than 130 MClub members and other guests converged on the historic Santa Barbara Club for an art exhibit presented by the Art Foundation of Santa Barbara. Speaker Jean Stern, former director of the Irvine Museum, presented an eye-opening and informative talk on famous art forgers in history. Trustee Keith Moore was honored for his […]

With its tantalizing title “The Most Famous Woman You’ve Never Heard Of” the historic Santa Barbara Club was packed when 64 eager guests of Montecito Bank & Trust’s MClub gathered to find out who local historian and Noozhawk scribe Erin Graffy de Garcia would be talking about in her one-hour lecture. The subject London-born Kathleen […]

To the historic Santa Barbara Club when Lobero Theatre Associates hosted its annual Christmas tea for 60 guests. The bounteous bash, co-chaired by Leslie Haight and Emily Johnson, focused on the organization’s youth events, including It’s Magic!, the Nebula Dance Company, and musician Derek Douget, a New Orleans musician who visits schools in the area.  […]

Christmas got off to an early start at the venerable Santa Barbara Club with the launch, for the second year, of its holiday boutique. The event was founded by general manager Linda Spann with her choosing the 18 vendors showing their wares to members of the club, founded in 1892. “It’s a great way to […]

To the historic Santa Barbara Club for an enthralling talk by prolific Hope Ranch-based author Lis Wiehl organized by Montecito Bank and Trust’s MClub. One of America’s most prominent trial lawyers, the Harvard Law School graduate served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle and was a regular contributor on NBC, […]

The pandemic is now solidly in the rear-view mirror. But one of its unexpected silver linings – a surging allure to living along Santa Barbara’s South Coast – roars on. An enclave like Montecito is not all that far from the urban sprawl of Los Angeles, but as so many new residents and visitors now […]

Social gridlock reigned at the Santa Barbara Club when 245 guests converged on the historic venue when UCSB Arts & Lectures, which is celebrating its 64th anniversary, revealed its slate of performances for the 2023-2024 season that features 48 events. These include recitals by Broadway star Audra McDonald and Kristin Chenoweth, jazz legend Herbie Hancock, […]