MOVERS and SHAKERS
The S.B. International Film Fest announced last week that actor Will Smith will be given the Modern Master award. “The
Year: 2006
Whats Your Sign?
Psychological Astrology Brings Science to the Stars
If you’re hoping to learn today’s lucky numbers, or whether it’s a good day to ask for a raise or take a blossoming flirtation to the next level, psychological astrology is not for you. If, however, you’re curious about how the universe’s infinite interconnectedness might affect your personality, your behavior, and your relationships, you will likely be fascinated by what Jennifer Freed and Barbara Yaffee’s Psychological Astrology Training Program has to offer.
1,469 pounds
1,469 pounds
The world’s largest pumpkin was grown by Larry Checkon (U.S.A.) and weighed at the Pennsylvania Giant Pumpkin Growers Association weigh-off on October 1, 2005.
Spooky Music
No rattling chains and screeching cats here. Abandon your long-held beliefs about what Halloween should sound like because Santa Barbara’s finer music venues will be providing suitably festive music that will serve as a better backdrop for this year’s parties.
Camerata’s Soaring Sonatas
October Concert, presented by Camerata Pacifica. At Lotte UCSB’s Lehmann Concert Hall, Friday, October 20.
For the most part this was another Camerata Pacifica exploration of the range of the classical/romantic repertoire, with a relatively brief but nevertheless substantial detour through the early 20th century via the Phantasy Quintet of Vaughan Williams.
Terra Wise
Healing Through Hearing
“A woman’s belief in reproductive freedom doesn’t negate her desire for insight and her right to healing following an abortion,” saidTerra Wise, a certified counselor, therapist, and body worker who calls herself a midwife for the soul.
Marie, Marie
Marie Antoinette. Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, and Judy Davis star in a film written and directed by Sofia Coppola.
Three films in, Sofia Coppola cannot be dismissed as merely lucky in her choice of parents. Not much happens in her films, I admit, but they are far from boring or cinematically pointless. Case in point: Lost in Translation, presumably a May-December courtship…
A Plot with a View
Touring S.B.’s Cemetery with Author David Petry
There’s a prime section of real estate on the border of Montecito and Santa Barbara that people are dying to get a piece of : literally. The Santa Barbara Cemetery occupies 57 acres of coveted oceanfront property and folks come from far and wide to be buried there. But it’s more than a lovely spot to spend your afterlife-the cemetery also bears a treasure trove of tales that chronicle the history of our town.
World Record
It’s funny how stunts tend to take on a life of their own. When KTYD’s Morning Show deejay Matt McAllister decided to break the Guinness world record for wearing the most T-shirts at one time as a charity fundraiser for Computers for Families little did he know how the feat would resound.
H2O Harvest
Making the Most of Rainwater
Mother Nature is flirting with us as usual. A drizzle here, false alarm on a thunderstorm over there-no real rain yet for the new season, but it will come. Will you be ready? I’m not talking about patching that leaky roof, cleaning the leaves out of the gutters, or putting the lawn furniture in the garage.