Well-regarded for its college preparatory academic program, The Anacapa School has also earned a solid reputation in the arts. During the month of June, Anacapa students will exhibit some of their work at Brooks Institute’s Gallery 27, 27 East Cota Street. In commenting on the upcoming exhibit, photography teacher Kelley Siebenaler said, “The students are thrilled with the opportunity to show their work to the community in such a professional environment, and we are certain that Santa Barbara will be impressed!”

Featured in the month-long exhibit will be pieces from Anacapa’s classes in Studio Drawing and Painting, Non-Western Art, Fiber Arts, and Photography. Also on display at the exhibit opening from 5 to 8 p.m. on 1st Thursday, June 3, will be works from the Ceramics class and video from the Digital Media class.

At Anacapa, all students are encouraged to participate in the arts. In speaking about the school’s commitment to the arts, teacher and head of faculty Suzie Sichi said, “It is clear that visual arts classes offer unique opportunities to develop specific artistic techniques, but what is sometimes less obvious is how these classes help to foster and strengthen essential life skills. It is not always a straight path, and certainly not always a smooth one, to go from inspiration to completion. Getting there requires the abilities to focus and strategize, to seek input and knowledge, to face uncertainty, to make decisions, to even make mistakes and find solutions, and to commit and persevere. When it comes to the visual arts, the satisfaction comes not only from the end product but also from the process of ‘getting there.’ By emphasizing this in our classes, Anacapa students grow both artistically and personally. At a time when many schools across the country are cutting back their arts programs, Anacapa is especially proud to offer such a vibrant and varied array of classes. ”

For more information about the exhibit and June 3 opening, go to the Santa Barbara Downtown Organization Web site (www.santabarbaradowntown.com/go.asp) and click on “1st Thursday” for a map and guide. To find out more about The Anacapa School for grades 7-12, visit www.anacapaschool.org.

Brooks Institute is offering its popular week-long high school photography workshop for the 10th year this summer. This workshop will run from June 21-25 and will take place Monday – Friday from 9am – 5pm at the institute’s Santa Barbara campuses.

Tuition for the workshop is $675 and includes instruction by Brooks Institute faculty as well as by advanced Brooks Institute students, use of Brooks Institute studio and lab facilities, and a catered lunch for each day of the program. The workshop generally provides a teacher to student ratio of 1:15 to maximize learning. Students’ skills and knowledge will be assessed by the faculty members and students will be placed in one of two levels – beginning or advanced.

During the course of the week-long workshop, students will gain experience in the studio, on location, and in the digital labs as well as instruction in camera controls, lighting for photography and software manipulation. It is recommended that workshop students possess a digital camera that is manually adjustable. Students not possessing such a camera may check one out from the institute’s equipment for the week, provided a parent signs a form taking responsibility for the equipment.

For more information, contact David Litschel, 805-690-7676.

Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation

DATE: Friday, April 16, 2010
TIME: 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Santa Barbara City College (West Campus)
Fe Bland Forum, (BC Building)
721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93109

PRICE: FREE
ADVANCE RSVP REQUIRED – http://scheinfeldcenter.eventbrite.com/

Our first installment of the Enlightened Entrepreneurship Series for the new decade features Pamela Lopker. We will have a conversation with Pam about her journey from start-up to success. Reception and networking to follow. We are excited to welcome NAWBO-SB as our first premier sponsor of the Enlightened Entrepreneurship Series.

About Pamela Lopker

Pamela Lopker is Chairman of the Board and President of QAD. Lopker founded the company in 1979 and is responsible for shaping the vision and strategic direction of QAD, as well as directing the company’s global research and development efforts.

Lopker has long been recognized for her entrepreneurialism and leadership in the advancement in manufacturing software. In March 2001, Fortune magazine named Lopker a “Hero of U.S. Manufacturing.” She has been profiled four times by Forbes magazine and numbers among Manufacturing Systems’ “Legends of Manufacturing,” as well as START magazine’s manufacturing industry visionaries. She received Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Greater Los Angeles area in 1996.

Lopker earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS).

PRICE: FREE
ADVANCE RSVP REQUIRED – http://scheinfeldcenter.eventbrite.com/

The SBCC Center for Sustainability
presents
~Building the Blue Economy with Gunter Pauli~
Booksigning & Talk, Friday, April 23, 2010
Fe Bland Auditorium, Santa Barbara City College West Campus
7:30 – 9:30 pm, Admission $15 (SBCC students $10)

(All Day Workshop, Saturday, April 24, 9-5pm, $120/$100 early registration)

How a new generation of entrepreneurs can bring
innovations to the marketplace, secure basic needs for all,
and make sustainable businesses competitive.

Join the Santa Barbara City College Center for Sustainability for a rare chance to spend time with one of the most innovative thinkers of our time. Author of the newly published book “The Blue Economy, 10 Years, 100 Innovations, 100 Million Jobs” Gunter Pauli challenges us to give up doomsday thinking…

Gunter Pauli suggests by emulating nature we can evolve from an economy based on scarcity to an economy based on abundance—the cascading, nutrient rich, Blue Economy. Founder of Zero Emissions Research Initiatives (ZERI) Global Network, Gunter Pauli pioneered the concept of waste being seen as a resource that with creative thinking, can be used to create multiple enterprises from singular ones, with benefits for the economy and the environment. Pauli is fond of saying that returns on investment from these kinds of business models far exceed those of companies like Microsoft.

Moving beyond wasteful red-in-debt consumer economies, to recent attempts at green economies that required companies to invest more and consumers to also pay more—with questionable benefits for the environment—Gunter Pauli shifts the spectrum to the Blue Economy. The Blue Economy addresses the issues of sustainability beyond mere preservation, and begins to engage regeneration to create more resilient economies.

The Blue Economy began as a project to find one hundred of the best nature-inspired technologies that could effect the economies of the world, while sustainably providing basic human needs. Starting with over 2000 peer review articles, Dr. Pauli found 340 innovations that could be bundled into systems that function the way ecosystems do, that were then reviewed by a team of scientists, corporate strategists, expert financiers, and public policy makers. For the 100 Innovations described, The Blue Economy estimates an employment potential of 100 million jobs. The plausibility of this estimate is enhanced by the fact that there are today more people employed in renewable energies than in the oil and gas industries combined. 

Famous eco-entrepreneur and passionate proponent of green development worldwide, Gunter Pauli is the former president of Ecover biodegradable soap company who built Europeís first ecological factory. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, Pauli graduated in Economics from Loyola’s University in Belgium and obtained his masters in business administration from INSEAD in France. Pauli is the founder of Worldwatch Europe, and a member of the Club of Rome and directs the Zero Emissions Research Initiative (ZERI) at the United Nations University in Tokyo. He lectures regularly to business executives and governments, and is the author of 17 books in 21 languages.

The event takes place on Friday, April 23, 7:30-9:30pm at the Fe Bland Forum auditorium, SBCC West Campus, 721 Cliff Drive.
Admission $15 ($10 SBCC Students), no advance reservations for the evening talk, first come basis. The event is sponsored by the SBCC Center for Sustainability, Co-sponsors: Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Non-Profit & SBCC Scheinfeld Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
Event information, (805) 962-2571; margie@sbpermaculture.org, www.sbpermaculture.org.

Associated Workshop & Retreat:

Workshop: From Green Jobs to Building the Blue Economy with Gunter Pauli & Guests
SBCC East Campus, Sat, April 24, 9am – 5pm, $120 ($100 early registration/April 3)

Morning Plenary Session with Gunter Pauli – 9-Noon
Afternoon Break-Out Sessions with Gunter Pauli & Guests- 1:30 – 5pm
 
Special Guests:
 Woody Tasch, President of Slow Money Alliance
 Kreigh Hampel, City of Burbank, Public Works, Recycling Coordinator
 Randy Grissom, Director of the Santa Fe Community College Sustainable Technologies Center

Offsite Retreat with Gunter Pauli, Sunday, April 25, 10am – 4pm $300 ($250 early registration/April 3)
Payment for Workshop & Retreat: Payment info: Please make checks out to SB Permaculture Network/note Blue Economy (Pay Pal) or Mail to: SB Permaculture Network, PO Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190

Event Supporters: Quail Springs Learning Oasis & Permaculture Farm, Green2Gold, Loa Tree, Orella Ranch, El Capitan Canyon Resort, Teeccino, The Independent, Nutiva, The Sustainability Project, Sustainable Youth Vocations, Hopedance Media, Carbon Farming & Economy Courses, Island Seed & Feed,Christie Communication

More Information/Resources:

On YouTube: Gunter Pauli introduces “The Blue Economy” and it`s 100 innovations.

Joyce Dudley and Josh Lynn to Square Off at Santa Barbara Library; Public Invited to Attend First Debate for Critical County Position

(SANTA BARBARA, CA – March 10, 2010) ─ Santa Barbara County District Attorney candidates Joyce Dudley and Josh Lynn will square off in a public debate Wednesday, April 7, at the central branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library at 40 East Anapamu Street. The debate is being sponsored by the Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law. Both candidates have a connection to the Colleges, having served on the law school’s faculty. Dudley is also an alumna.

The 90-minute debate will begin at 7 p.m. in the Faulkner Gallery. Moderating will be Stan Roden, former district attorney for Santa Barbara County and a well-known scholar on mediation and negotiation. Roden is also a member of the Colleges’ faculty. Any candidate who joins the race by the filing deadline will also be invited to participate.

“We are honored to sponsor the first debate of the season for what is such an important position to everyone who lives or works in Santa Barbara County,” said Colleges of Law Dean Heather Georgakis. “There are many issues confronting the people of Santa Barbara – from business fraud to violent crime – and this debate will provide both candidates a forum to share their views and stake out their differences.”

The general election will be held June 8 to fill the position vacated in January by Christie Stanley, who has declined to run for re-election. Both Dudley and Lynn currently serve as prosecutors under Acting District Attorney Ann Bramsen. Lynn is chief trial deputy for South Santa Barbara County and Dudley is a senior deputy district attorney.

For more than 40 years, the Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law has offered a State Bar-accredited, part-time evening program leading to the Juris Doctor degree and academic eligibility to sit for the California State Bar Examination. With a faculty comprised of judges and practicing attorneys who bring real-world experience into the curriculum, its classes are taught in a supportive environment that encourages students to fulfill their dreams while adhering to the highest level of professional responsibility. Its more than 1,700 graduates include numerous judges, court commissioners and elected officials as well as hundreds of lawyers practicing throughout California. Further information on the law school and its programs may be obtained at www.CollegesOfLaw.org.

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Mark Swanitz, principal of Dos Pueblos High School, will be leaving soon to take the principal job at Santa Ynez High. He has had two interviews with SYHS this week and is the only candidate that is still being considered. Santa Ynez High will be interviewing a panel of Dos Pueblos personnel on Monday. Unless there are some skeletons revealed at that interview, Mr. Swanitz will be offered the job. This principal job has been Mr. Swanitz’s goal since he moved here in 2006. He purchased a house in the Santa Ynez valley after accepting the position at Dos Pueblos, and applied for the job two years ago where he came in second to Suzanne Nicastro. Some people speculate that he did not receive the job two years ago because of the perception of “an inside job” since he would have been hired by a former Santa Barbara School District administrator, Pual Turnbull. Many teachers here at Santa Ynez High are concerned that this is “inside job” redux. The word from Dos Pueblos is that Mr. Swanitz is a competent, though not a visionary nor hard-working, principal. He is a graduate of Santa Ynez High, and his father, Jerry, recently retired from SYHS after four decades at the school.

Los Olivos resident Fess Parker Jr., the 1950s matinee and television star who catapulted his iconic coonskin cap persona into a career as an international vintner and developer, has died. Mr. Parker, who was 85, died Thursday at his home in the Santa Ynez Valley.