Tag archives: actors
For once Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey wasn’t the center of attention when he came to Montecito. McConaughey, 54, was one of 13 groomsmen at the lavish wedding of Matthew DeVorzon, son of Oscar nominated composer Barry DeVorzon and his wife Jelinda, to Crystal Daly at their charming estate, just a tiara’s toss from Our Lady […]
Steven Gilbar – attorney, artist, litterateur, gadfly – is Montecito’s answer to the Gutenberg press. This lone figure’s prolific authorship is surely responsible for our community’s overweening literacy – the screamfests about Dickens over breakfast, the fisticuffs over the provenance of the term “Chicken à la King.” Gilbar, once and future member of the California […]
Lights Up!, Santa Barbara’s newest teen theater company that serves as a professional, yet inclusive and creative home for the youngsters, is currently auditioning for its 2020-21 company membership. Interested actors, singers, and dancers aged 12-19 are invited to audition for admission and the opportunity to attend callbacks for specific shows with the rest of […]
Just in time for the coronavirus lockdown, Belgian-born Pierre Nizet, the first medical director of Casa Dorinda, has come up with a series of fiendishly difficult cryptic clues to while away the stultifying boredom. Each clue has two parts, one a normal definition of the answer, the other an additional hint using wordplay. “During my […]
Bob and I had met Bonnie (Bartlett) and William (Bill) Daniels through our great friend Louise Latham. She was a wonderful actress, and a dear friend who always had lovely parties filled with interesting people. Luckily for us, Bill and Bonnie divide their time between L.A. and Montecito, so we met them at one of […]