The best things in life are
FREE MINEARDS’
MISCELLANY
20 – 27 August 2009
Vol 15 Issue 32
Twenty-five-year-old MUS alumni
John Goodman & Barrett Reed
set to publish; Lee Luria’s Music
Academy compeer perfects musi-
The Voice of the Village WEEKLY!
cal skills at Borders; it’s sudden
death at SB Polo fields, p. 6
COMMUNITY CALENDAR, P. 10 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS, P. 32 • GUIDE TO MONTECITO EATERIES, P. 34
Channeling Julia Child
With release of “Julie & Julia,” author EllynAnne Geisel (“The Apron
Book”) reminisces about Montecito’s beloved chef and the apron she
left behind (Judy Foreman tells the story on page 24)
Village Beat
Coast Village “Country Mart” look coming
soon; Leggiadro opens, featuring Italian,
French, and Swiss fabrics, p. 12
Seen Around Town
Shaun Cassidy, Shirley Jones, and Tracey
Turner visit Lotusland for “Our Secret
Gardens” fundraiser, p. 14
Montecito Insider
Lanny Sherwin’s Country/Western
93108 roots add sophistication and melody to
OP E N HO U S E
directory p.37 Sandman Records’ songs for kids, p. 36
Cover photo: Author EllynAnne Geisel’s first two books focus on domestic tranquility: “The Apron Book” and “The Kitchen Linens Book”