COMING & GOING (Continued from page 13) MUS fifth-graders conducted a mock hearing on animal testing for the House and Senate to see how a bill is passed, weighing the pros and cons on the steps of the National Senate building where they joined U.S. representative Salud Carbajal (right of center, second row from rear)
Ladies of the Night (of Magic) included Unity Shoppe doyenne Barbara Tellefson, Natalie and Mireille Noone, Anne Smith, and Jelinda DeVorzon (photo by Priscilla)
The “New York, New York” kick line (photo by Priscilla)
No littering on the beach; No homework for elementary school students; National Candy Thursday; No animal testing; All kids get one billion dollars; Six-day weekends; Kids should be able to vote; No vegetable Mondays; Raise the fuel standards on cars.
A Night of Magic Richard Mineards captured the essence of the Magic Mansion fundraiser for Unity Shoppe held at the University Club on May 13 in last week’s issue, but we didn’t have space to include some of the more
Lou Serrano, who has privately entertained Johnny Depp, Martin Short, Reba McEntire, and Jennifer Aniston (among others), makes a fiery entrance on the main stage in the Houdini Room (photo by Priscilla)
Artist Thomas Van Stein and Madalena Fossatti were judged “Couple of the Night” by Montecito Journal’s roving panel; the newly introduced couple is seen here surrounded by Van Stein’s nocturnal paintings on display in an upstairs room at University Club that doubled as a second bar for the event. Madalena conducts historical tours of Santa Barbara on the Land Shark, and also sings, plays, and teaches trombone and subliminal personal meditations. (photo by Priscilla)
provocative photos Priscilla managed to capture, so forthwith here are additional images to give you an idea of the magnitude, excitement, and absolute joy of the effort, co-chaired by Diana Starr Langley, John Thyne, and Arthur von Wiesenberger, featuring the magic of Steve Wastell, Jeff and Kimberly Bornstein, Joe Skilton, Lou Serrano, John George, and RMax Goodwin, along with the
Two rooms upstairs and two downstairs at the University Club served as the various theaters for a night of magic fundraising for Unity Shoppe (photo by Priscilla)
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A personal favorite performance was that of sleight-of-hand wizard John George, even those within six feet of the magician could not fathom how he managed to get three actual potatoes under the three cups... (photo by Priscilla)
Mentalist Jeff Bornstein helps his wife, Kimberly, read the mind of a willing pigeon... er, participant (photo by Priscilla)
Entertainer Jason Libs (on piano, seen here with event co-chair Diana Starr Langley and two friends) played into the deep dark night at the University Club (photo by Priscilla)
raucous and sublimely professional piano-based entertainment of Jason Libs (who regularly performs at the Red Piano on the 600-block of State Street in downtown Santa Barbara). Jason not only played the best version of Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” outside of... well, outside Joel’s own version, but also organized most of the late-night partyers (including yours truly) who held out until after midnight. But, midnight is par for the course when Diana Langley is involved, as she just doesn’t know how to
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end things quickly or quietly. The same can be said for Arthur von Wiesenberger, though who knew that Goodwin & Thyne co-founder John Thyne could dance the Watusi so well? Or that he knew how to kick so resolutely as he did when Jason Libs organized a kick-line to his rowdy version of “New York, New York”? So, if anyone out there is considering throwing a party, they’d be well informed to call one of this trio to arrange an unusual, entertaining, and hugely successful event, such as 1 – 8 June 2017