Jerry Dean Springer, 88, beloved husband of Julia, father to Kurt, Jill, and Amy, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2024, at Serenity House in Santa Barbara.  Born in Reeve Township, Iowa, the fourth of six children, Jerry attended many different schools before finally settling in Carpinteria in middle school. After his itinerant childhood during […]

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art Women’s Board held its second fundraising “Art à la carte” soirée at the University Club.  The SBMA Mercedes Eichholz Director and CEO Amada Cruz, along with the SBMA Women’s Board President Isabel Wendt, welcomed the guests as they arrived at the reception on the outside patio and lawn area. […]

Camerata Pacifica’s season closer was a blending of Phillip Glass’s repetitive structures in composition with classical artist Frank Zappa’s use of sampling music as background topped by key instruments in a composition. A few works had audible hints of a Lydian diminished scale combined with an auxiliary blues diminished mode in a contemporary classical resolve […]

The California Nature Art Museum, formerly known as the Wildling Museum, held its 18th Annual Wilderness Spirit Awards Brunch at the Buellton Marriott’s Grand Ballroom, Sunday, May 19. For the first time in its history, a new category was added, “The Sustainability Award,” and awarded to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.  The Wilderness Spirit […]

The latest industry win for the Rosewood Miramar Beach, Montecito’s only (open) luxury oceanfront resort, is a rare triumph, and on a global scale. The striking 16-acre property has been awarded a triple five-star rating by Forbes. The listing in Forbes’ 2024 Travel Guide includes the coveted top-of-the-list five stars for the hotel, another five […]

Compassionate Care of Carpinteria attracted 125 guests and raised around $45,000 when it hosted its sixth annual lunch “The Light Shines Ahead” at the Rincon Beach Club. The boffo bash, chaired by Marybeth Carty and emceed by Tim Cohen, featured keynote speakers Jessica Clark, a successful restaurateur, who lost her first husband Eric Pintard in […]

The Santa Barbara Choral Society’s season finale at the Trinity Lutheran Church was a sellout, the 70-voice chorus accompanied by a 28-piece orchestra with guest soloists soprano Elissa Johnston, Michal Dawson Connor, Jimmer Bolden, and choral society alto section leader Becca Clarke in a “Visionaries, Then & Now” concert. The entertaining program began with a […]

Pianist Bruce Liu, 27, showed his very obvious talent in a 90-minute concert at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall, part of the popular UCSB Arts & Lectures program, with works by Chopin, Kapustin, Rameau, and Prokofiev. Born in Paris and brought up in Montreal, Canada, Liu was the first prize winner of […]

ShelterBox, with headquarters in Santa Barbara and Truro, Cornwall, has had its royal patronage renewed. After a review conducted by the Royal Household, following Queen Elizabeth’s death two years ago, and coinciding with the first anniversary of the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, it comes at a poignant time as ShelterBox approaches […]

Dr. Richard Carlton Schultz Sr., a renowned plastic surgeon and educator, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by family in Montecito, California, on January 18th, 2024, at the age of 96.  Dr. Schultz led a long and distinguished life, achieving remarkable success in his field. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 61 […]