The Montecito Club clubhouse was socially gridlocked when retiring Miller McCune Executive Director Celesta Billeci revealed UCSB Arts & Lectures’ forthcoming 65th season featuring more than 50 events, including seven evenings of newly commissioned works representing its contribution to the national celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. Highlights include legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma performing three new […]
A gala to honor Meghan Markle as “a champion of underserved communities” has been scrapped because of Los Angeles’ erupting ICE protests. Guests had paid a minimum of $1,500 to see the Duchess of Sussex, 43, give a speech at Saturday’s Night of Wonder bash at the city’s Natural History Museum. But the star-studded event […]
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Venesa Faciane and Susan Parker have been appointed to the board of trustees of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Originally from Fairbanks, Alaska, Faciane has called our Eden by the Beach home since 2000 and donated her time and talent to a variety of nonprofit organizations, including the Boys & Girls Club and […]
Stephen Edward Geremia died peacefully on May 10, 2025, in Santa Barbara, California. He was 83 years old. Born on April 15, 1942, in Providence, Rhode Island, Stephen was the son of Dorothy Townsend Lovell (born 1914 in Washington, D.C.) and Eduardo Geremia (1912–1986), originally from Vairano Patenora, Caserta, Campania, Italy. After several family moves, […]
Leila Carpenter passed away in her sleep, alongside family, on June 7. She was 83 years old. Soft-spoken and reserved, Leila was a fiercely independent and loyal person. She grew up in southern Sweden, the middle of three children. She was a star tennis player and studied at Stockholm University. After moving to Manhattan Beach […]
Summer is often a slower season for NatureTrack, the nonprofit organization which was founded with the goal of creating opportunities for people of all ages to foster a lifelong fascination with nature. That’s because the main thrust of NatureTrack’s day-to-day activities is providing K-12 students with outdoor field trips in Santa Barbara County. NatureTrack takes […]
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art Women’s Board presented their signature fundraiser, The Art of the Table, an exhibition event at the museum’s Stanley R. McCormick Gallery Level 1, on Friday, June 7. On view were 11 “Tablescapes” created by local to L.A. designer-owned businesses. The soirée drew close to a standing room only attendance […]
Social gridlock reigned when crowds dared to “Imagine” a showcase of aircraft and classic cars at Atlantic Aviation in the Santa Barbara Airport presented by the Montecito Motor Classic. Dolores Johnson – the woman behind the visionary initiative – was however dealt a major setback on the day of the event, when she was found […]
Casa Dorinda is hosting its annual Scholarships Awards ceremony next week. Every year the tony retirement home raises scholarships for staff members and their families. This year they are honoring more than 40 scholarship recipients and celebrating a record-breaking $217,000 in scholarship rewards. Since its establishment in 1997, the scholarship fund, in partnership with the […]
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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 […]
It was just a year ago that The Horse Project rejiggered their mission after a decade spent simply rescuing, rehabilitating and, as often as possible, rehoming horses that had been abandoned, abused and/or neglected. When new accommodations can’t be found for the rescued equines, the horses get to spend the rest of their lives at […]
The Friendship Center Montecito held its annual Legacy Society Award Luncheon on Wednesday, May 28, at the University Club. This annual event has returned from its lockdown-related hiatus. The organization honors those who have committed to allocate funding via their estate to support the FC endowment. FC Board Finance Chair and Legacy Leadership Committee member, […]
The Montecito Union School Foundation Annual Gala was held elegantly at the Rosewood Miramar Beach on Friday, May 30. This year hit a record high of over 262 guests, noting women in their flowing ball gowns and floral hair adornments to match the gala theme, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The theme pays tribute to last […]
The Santa Barbara Historical Museum was socially gridlocked when the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara hosted its annual dinner after handing out checks in the south county with $3,892,647, bringing the total to $7.7 million for 2,125 students in the county as a whole, $600,000 more than last year. Since forming in 1962, the foundation […]
