MISCELLANY (Continued from page 24) Renee Grubb and Ed Edick celebrating 20 years (photo by Scott Gibson)
Brandi and Pat Hughes with Mike and Carrie Randolph (photo by Isaac Hernandez)
were Janet Garufis, Ron and Andrea Gallo, Eleanor Van Cott, Candace Winkler, Joe and Susan Cole, Ryan and Angela Siemens, John Glanville, rocker Martin Gore, Jonathan Wang, and Peter MacDougall.
Joanne Rapp and Joan Jackson (photo by Isaac Hernandez)
be related to Hiroko, to an art-filled afternoon at the I.M. Pei-designed Miho Museum, not to mention a cocktail party at the apartment of Santa Barbarans Dan and Diane Vapnek.” Clearly and appropriately, they all had a whale of a time. Making History Santa Barbara’s Scholarship Foundation, which just awarded a record $8.74 million to more than 3,000 county students, climaxed the two ceremonies in our Eden by the Beach and Santa Maria, with a dinner bash for 170 guests at the Santa Barbara’s Museum of History. “This year’s record is only possible because of our many contributors, including the Santa Barbara Foundation, which gave $1.5 million,” says Barrett O’Gorman, chair of the foundation’s board of directors. “We are always striving year on year to award scholarships to each and every student who applies. It is extremely disappointing to deny any deserving teenager a chance to pursue their dream of a higher education degree or credential.” However, more than 800 youngsters had their applications declined because of lack of funds. Since its founding in 1962, the foundation has provided more than 44,000 scholarships to local students with a value of $99.3 million. Among those supporting the cause
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Hands Full A giant keyboard was the main feature for the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony’s first annual “Hands On!” music festival at the Lobero, followed by the talented young musicians final concert of the season under music director Andy Radford. The entertaining show featured Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Elgar’s Cello Concero in E minor with soloist Lorenz Chen, John Williams’s Highlights from Jurassic Park, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Handel’s Viola Concerto in B minor with soloist Moon Man Whitehead, and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8. A fun afternoon of note. Strings and Things Just hours later, a tony triumvirate including Ani Aznavoorian, principal cellist of Camerata Pacifica, pianist Robert Cassidy, and founder and artistic director Mary Beth Woodruff on violin, performed at the Music Academy of the West’s Hahn Hall in a Santa Barbara Strings benefit concert. The eclectic show featured works by Debussy, Faure, Messiaen, and Ravel. The nonprofit provides comprehensive training for string musicians from kindergarten through high school and aims to inspire a lifelong appreciation of classical music from all eras. The young musicians train through three levels of progressive string orchestras and can also participate in chamber music ensembles with their peers. Village People Real estate company Village Properties, founded by Renee Grubb and Ed Edick, celebrated their 20th anniversary with a socially gridlocked
Village Properties enjoys two decades of growth and success (photo by Scott Gibson)
bash in the spacious courtyard outside their State Street headquarters. The tony twosome established the Teachers Fund 14 years ago, a nonprofit to assist local teachers with the purchase of supplies, materials, and equipment needed for classrooms. To date, more than $1.5 million has been donated to Santa Barbara County elementary, middle, and high school teachers in both public and private schools. The company, which has more than 150 agents and brokers, has offices in Montecito, Santa Barbara, and Santa Ynez. “It has been an extraordinary two decades of growth and success,” says Renee. Toast to the Host The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, named in honor of the TV chef who spent the final chapter of her illustrious career in Montecito, has given its second annual Julia Child award to Rick Bayless, winner of the Bravo TV channel’s Top Chef Masters trophy. Bayless, who hosts the highly rated PBS series Mexico - One Plate at a Time, which has just wrapped its 11th season, was nominated for a daytime
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Emmy in 2012 as Best Culinary Host. The owner of award-winning eateries in Chicago, he has written nine bestselling cookbooks and established the Frontera Farmer Foundation in 2003 to support small midwestern farms. To date, the foundation has awarded nearly 200 grants totaling nearly $2 million. Bayless will receive the award, which is accompanied by a $50,000 grant, at a gala in October at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, which features Julia’s original kitchen, one of its most popular exhibits.. Sightings: Former ER star Noah Wyle noshing at Olio e Limone... Rocker Kenny Loggins checking out the El Encanto...Actress Haylie Duff at the Santa Barbara Public Market Pip! Pip! Readers with tips, sightings and other amusing items for Richard’s column should email him at richardmin eards@verizon.net or send invitations or other correspondence to the Journal. To reach Priscilla, email her at pris cilla@santabarbaraseen.com or call 969-3301. •MJ 2 – 9 June 2016