Montecito Journal

07/10/2023

TOMORROW -- Tuesday, July 11 @ 7:30pm -- Don’t miss one of the greatest violinists of our time – Augustin Hadelich - as he makes a special appearance in Santa Barbara to perform with Music Academy teaching artist Jonathan Feldman at the historic Lobero Theatre as part of the Music Academy’s epic Summer Festival.

Immerse yourself in an extraordinary night of music. Get tickets now while they last.
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D Major, D. 384
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COLERIDGE-TAYLOR PERKINSON
Blue/s Forms for solo violin
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MAURICE RAVEL
Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major
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EUGÈNE YSAŸE
Sonata for Solo Violin in A Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, “Jacques Thibaud”
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a
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Tickets here: https://www.lobero.org/events/ma02-augustin-hadelich/

11/11/2021

‘Creating Hope’ with UCSB Arts & Lectures

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, UCSB Arts & Lectures, like every establishment across the country, was forced to close and cancel all its programs. But the 62-year-old organization — still the largest and most influential arts and lectures presenter not only in the Santa Barbara regi...

11/04/2021

‘Provide Some Cheer’: Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation Puts Emphasis on Holidays

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation (TBCF) was founded by Nikki Katz back in 2002 after hearing of the financial and emotional challenges faced by the family of a three-year-old boy who had been diagnosed with bone cancer and a brain tumor and felt alone in dealing with both the diagnosis and the fallout.....

10/29/2021

RAINN: Connecting an Influx of Survivors With Needed Support

Peruse the list of RAINN supporters online or in the 2020-21 inaugural The Giving List book and you’ll find a whole lot of famous names. There are singer-songwriters Tori Amos and Kesha, entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, and the actresses Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino, among many ...

10/21/2021

Looking to Create “Positive Change” — Leading From Within

In its short 13-year history, Leading From Within — which was founded in 2008 as the Courage to Lead program that was created to offer renewal to experienced nonprofit executive leaders while also offering leadership development — has already had quite an impact in town. More than 60 executive d...

10/14/2021

Building Love at Lotusland — Ganna Walska Lotusland

Anyone who’s visited Lotusland over the past quarter-century knows that the gorgeous botanical garden in the Montecito foothills boasts 37 acres of natural wonder that encompass more than 20 distinct gardens and exhibitions. Most folks who have walked the grounds are aware of how Lotusland remains...

10/07/2021

‘Mainstream Topic’: Pandemic Puts Mental Wellness Center in Spotlight

It’s just a coincidence that World Mental Health Day falls right in the middle of the circulation for this week’s edition of the Montecito Journal. The annual campaign was created by the World Health Organization with a stated objective of raising awareness of mental health issues and mobilizing...

09/30/2021

United & Thriving: Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara Combine Forces

It was just about a month into the pandemic when the United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara (UBGC) fully united, as the downtown club agreed to merge and fully centralize the 83-year-old organization. That might seem like a strange time to be making structural changes, as the merger was complete...

09/23/2021

Setting the Standard: Foundation for Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) Creates Opportunity

Santa Barbara City College Foundation CEO Geoff Green is understandably proud of the SBCC Promise, the innovative program he spearheaded that launched in 2016 and provides all local high school graduates with the opportunity to attend SBCC full-time free of charge for up to two years. Since then, mo...

09/16/2021

Taking Pride in Their Continued Impact — Pacific Pride Foundation

For many nonprofits in Santa Barbara and around the nation, the height of the COVID pandemic was a time to retrench, perhaps scale back operations or even temporarily close their doors. Pacific Pride Foundation (PPF), on the other hand, not only kept nearly all its services available, but also expan...

09/09/2021

Justified Pivot: Organization Doesn’t Stop Fight Against Discrimination — Just Communities Central Coast

Just Communities (JC), the nonprofit whose mission includes “dismantling all forms of prejudice, discrimination, and oppression,” works towards its vision of an equitable and inclusive Central Coast by offering cultural competency training to organizational leaders, education seminars for the ge...

09/02/2021

Santa Barbara: The Epicenter of (Direct) Relief — Direct Relief

Direct Relief has been so efficient at serving as one of the country’s most effective humanitarian assistance organizations that it’s easy to overlook the scope and the scale of what the nonprofit achieves. Just last week alone, for example, Direct Relief airlifted a huge planeload of medical su...

08/29/2021

A Look Toward the Future: How Endowing the Lobero Theatre Helps the Community

The Lobero Theatre is by far the oldest performing arts venue in Santa Barbara. In fact, it’s actually the longest operating theater in all of California, dating back just a couple of decades after California became the 31st state admitted to the union. The Lobero also ranks fourth in seniority am...

08/20/2021

One with Nature: Montecito Union’s Unique Lab Making Progress Montecito Union School District

Montecito Union School’s Nature Lab, its interactive 2.5-acre space that’s beginning to take shape on the Upper Village campus, has been serving as a learning laboratory even before ground was broken on the project. The students at the enviable elementary school were a big part of the process ab...

08/12/2021

A Beautiful Race: Annual Fundraiser is Back for Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara

Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara has had plenty on its plate since the pandemic altered almost everything back in March 2020. Like everyone else, the nonprofit — whose mission is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold with a vision serving empowered girls in an equitable society —...

08/05/2021

A Virtual Success: Cottage Hospital Foundation Surpasses Tiara Ball Goals — Cottage Health

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation’s 2020 Tiara Ball, one of the more popular annual black-tie galas in a town with no shortage of big bash benefits, was one of the last public events in the community before the COVID crisis closed everything down. The so-called “Party of the Year,” hel...

07/29/2021

Women's Economic Ventures Empowering Women Through Financial Education

Women’s Economic Ventures has been helping women start and run businesses for more than 30 years, helping in a variety of ways to many of the local shops and services that provide the fabric of our community. Indeed, the statistics of its success are staggering: Nearly 50 percent of clients do end...

07/22/2021

Feeding Curiosity: Wilderness Youth Project Utilizes Nature to Educate

I wasn’t much of a hiker before the pandemic. But being cooped up inside for days and weeks on end, with no opportunities for dancing of beach volleyball, finally spurred me to put fears of poison oak and chiggers out of my mind to brave the San Marcos Foothills Preserve. Pretty soon that became a...