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Peru in Black-and-White

ISLAND STYLE: VENTURAVintage Hawaiian Comes Home

THE SEDUCTION OF SOLITUDERafting the Colorado

CULTURE OF PEACESimple Solutions to Global Problems

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Awaiting the RainPeru in Black-and-White

Island StyleBuilding a musical bridge to the Pacific Rim

Q+A: Lyn HebenstreitGlobal Resource Alliance and the culture of peace

The Seduction of SolitudeRafting the Colorado

Atop the Emerald IsleAn Irish-themed FUNdraiser for the VC Rescue Mission

Evening d’EleganceNational Charity League Juniors of Ventura County

A selective preview of local happenings

EDITOR’S NOTE 6

ARTS 38

NESTING 31

CONVERSATION 25

TRAVEL 14

COMMUNITY 8

COMMUNITY 10

SHORT LIST 46

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38COVER: The first rains of the season fall on the Amazonian city of Iquitos, Peru. Photo by Michael Robinson Chávez.

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May HighlightsClub Cabana’s Grand Opening Tuesday, May 1stSold Out - St. Anthony Party Saturday, May 5thPacific Shores Symphony Friday, May 11thSunset Concert Recital DinnerMother’s Day Brunch - $50.00 Sunday, May 13thJustin Wine Dinner Friday, May 18thWine & Dine Wednesday nightsBistro Night Thursday nightsTGIF Steak & Lobster Friday nightsBouillabaisse Saturday nights

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“Growing up in Camarillo, my passion is utilizing the wide assortment of fresh, local ingredients we have here in Ventura County. By partnering with our local farms, orchards, ranches, and fishermen, I am able to create fabulous dishes, featuring our bountiful harvest. I invite you to visit the club and see what’s on our menu !”

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Inaugural 2012 Summer SeasonJune through September

MAGIC YOU CAN HEAR.Music has the power to unlock the soul. Experience the PS Phil’s inaugural summer season, a dynamic six-concert series of extraordinary performances at Libbey Bowl, Ojai’s historic outdoor amphitheater. From classical and choral masterworks, to chamber, jazz, pops, new and world music, summertime with the PS Phil is magic you can hear.

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The Pacific Shores Philharmonic at Ojai’s Libbey Bowl

Inaugural 2012 Summer Season June through September

CONCERT 1Saturday, June 30, 8:00 p.m.Sunday, July 1, at 2:00 p.m.

STRING SPECTACULARE. Burns Taft conductorYue Deng violinPacific Shores Philharmonic Orchestra

VIVALDI The Four Seasons MENDELSSOHN Octet for Strings

The inaugural summer season opens with the PS Phil’s String Spectacular, an evening showcase of the Philharmonic’s vibrant string sections, highlighted by virtuoso performances of Mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings and Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, with

PS Phil Principal Concertmaster Yue Deng as violin soloist.

CONCERT 2Saturday, July 14, 8:00 p.m.Sunday, July 15, 2:00 p.m.

PS PHIL PRESENTS LATIN JAZZ AT LIBBEY BOWLPete Escovedo & His Latin Jazz Orchestra

Legendary, Grammy-nominated Latin jazz percussionist Pete Escovedo spices upLibbey Bowl with his Latin Jazz Orchestra in a spectacular program sure to haveconcertgoers grooving in their seats!

CONCERT 3Saturday, July 28, 8:00 p.m.Sunday, July 29, 2:00 p.m.

SONIC BOOM: CARMINA BURANA FEATURING

THE PACIFIC SHORES CHORALEE. Burns Taft conductorShana Blake Hill sopranoRobert MacNeil tenorZachary Gordin baritonePacific Shores Philharmonic Percussion SectionPacific Shores ChoralePacific Shores Youth Choir

ORFF Carmina Burana

Presented in the composer’s original two-piano form, the PS Phil presents Carl Or�’s explosive Carmina Burana featuring celebrated guest soloists soprano Shana Blake Hill,tenor Robert MacNeil and baritone Zachary Gordin with the Pacific Shores Chorale,two grand pianos, and the Philharmonic’s percussion section for a true sonic boom program under the Ojai sky.

CONCERT 4Saturday, August 11, 8:00 p.m.Sunday, August 12, 2:00 p.m.

POPS UNDER THE STARS: MUSIC FOR COWBOYS & COWGIRLSE. Burns Taft conductorPacific Shores Philharmonic Orchestra

WILLIAMS Star Wars Main ThemeBARRY Symphonic Suite from Dances With WolvesDESPLAT/WILLIAMS Suite from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2COPLAND Hoedown from RodeoGROFÉ Grand Canyon Suite

Grab your cowboy hats and spurs, and giddee on up to the Libbey Bowl for an extraordinary family night of pops and classical music celebrating all walks of cowpoke, from galactic cowboys and cowboy magicians to the lonely desperados of American yesteryear. Highlighted by performances of the symphonic suite to the beloved Harry Potter chronicles and movie composer John Barry’s panoramic Dances With Wolves suite, the PS Phil’s Music for Cowboys & Cowgirls concert showcases the full power of the entire Pacific Shores Philharmonic Orchestra. Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite, a sweeping musical portrait of the natural landmark’s breathtaking majesty, appropriately concludes the program.

CONCERT 5Saturday, August 25, 8:00 p.m.Sunday, August 26, 2:00 p.m.

WORLD MUSIC: THE FLAME OF TANGOE. Burns Taft conductorPacific Shores Philharmonic Orchestra

RODRIGUEZ La Cumparista TangoPIAZZOLLA OblivionCURTIS Tango La InvitaciónPIAZZOLLA MeditangoCARLOS Gardel Por Una CabezaPIAZZOLLA Le Grand TangoBROUWER Concerto No. 3 for Guitar, ElegiacoSURINACH Ritmo Jondo

The PS Phil ignites the Libbey Bowl stage with a fiery program of Tangos, featuring musicians from the Pacific Shores Philharmonic and guest artists (to be announced). A seductive evening of sultry sounds not for the faint of heart!

CONCERT 6Saturday, September 22, 8:00 p.m.Sunday, September 23, 2:00 p.m.

NEW MUSIC: SONIC SOJOURNSE. Burns Taft conductorKaren Benjamin sopranoVirginia Kron celloPacific Shores New Music Group

The inaugural season concludes with the PS Phil New Music Group in an extraordinary program of contemporary works that take concertgoers on a musical journey, conjuring images of remarkable places, far and near, featuring noted soprano Karen Benjamin in herLibbey Bowl debut and PS Phil principal cellist Virginia Kron.

RAVEL Chansons Madécasses DEL AGUILA Pacific SerenadesHOGAN Questions of TravelTOWER AmazonVILLA LOBOS Assobio a Jato, W 493 (The Jet Whistle)BARBER Knoxville Summer of 1915, Op. 24

The PS Phil and related ensembles are a presentation of The Pacific Shores Philharmonic Foundation. Programs, artists, prices, dates and times subject to change. Photo Credit: Michael Lamont.

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SUMMER SEASON

MAGIC YOU CAN HEAR.Music has the power to unlock the soul. Experience the PS Phil’s inaugural summer season, a dynamic six-concert series of extraordinary performances at Libbey Bowl, Ojai’s historic outdoor amphitheater. From classical and choral masterworks, to chamber, jazz, pops, new and world music, summertime with the PS Phil is magic you can hear.

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Tio Juan is a Chilean fisherman who looks like a Greek fisherman. Oily coils of hair frame the exhibition of distressed leather

and bushy brown mustache that is his face. A prominent nose announces his presence. Light green eyes. And that mustache: east and west it spreads before turning southward toward the bottom of the world, twitching in time with his smile and the machine gun fire of his pueblo patois.

Across the street, a huckster peddles Bolivian trinkets; a town gossip eyes the scene, hunting fodder; and a shopkeeper throws open her cor-rugated metal door to reveal a forest of woolen sweaters, gloves, and bean-ies. On the adjacent dirt road, a pack of mutts forms an orgiastic bubble around a bitch in heat. The air smells of fish and French fries and freshly baked bread, of dust and diesel.

Here in el centro on this fog-shrouded morning in mid-April, 2012, autumn in the southern hemisphere, I don’t feel particularly far from home. Yes, the seasons are reversed. The night sky is different too. Yet I see the faces of California characters and the daily routines of my Ventura County neighbors in these people.

Travel is frequently discussed in terms of the exotic—of striking differ-ences and cultural oddities. Them and us. But hombre please, do you really think there’s a world of difference between that papas fritas stand over there and a Ventura Avenue donut shop?

To be sure, this dusty Chilean pueblo—like everywhere I’ve been, from the back alleys of Beijing to Java and Johannesburg—is a microcosm of the world at large; anywhere you travel, human similarities outweigh cultural distinctions by a ton.

Acclaimed photojournalist Michael Robinson Chávez, an old friend of mine, has been to Chile several times, twice to visit me during my expatri-ate years, and, more recently, to cover the devastation of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that buckled the ocean floor a little south of this very cor-ner—my present workspace, an appropriate spot to write the lead into our annual Travel Issue.

A Ventura County native currently living in Moorpark, Michael has covered assignments in more than 45 countries. His work has been exhib-ited the world over. But his heart lies in Peru. Our photo essay (page 38) offers only a small taste of the imagery he’s made there over the years. For more, log on to robinsonchavez.com, which includes a link to his recently published book of black-and-white photographs from his mother’s home-land, entitled “Awaiting the Rain.”

Ventura-based writer Ken McAlpine creates images of a different kind. While the superb photography of his traveling partner, Norbert Wu (nor-bertwu.com), certainly helps float his story about rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon (page 14), I saw this article as something of a word-driven, domestic counterpoint to the Robinson Chávez photo essay.

So we present a sampling of the world, its people and its geography, national and international—with a local spin—in color and in black-and-white. On page 25 there’s an interview with Lyn Hebenstreit, an Ojai phi-lanthropist who has embraced Africa and dedicated himself and his family to the “culture of peace.” Record producer Michael Cord (page 31) opens his doors to share the travel-inspired home he and his wife, Maryann, built as part of a musical bridge connecting Ventura and the Pacific Rim.

And now, back at my own home—my first home—in western Ventura County, with a spring rain beating down and the musty smell of decay and life anew coming through my window, that dusty corner of el centro 6,000 miles away doesn’t seem terribly distant.

“It’s a great big world out there,” they say. But I’m not so sure. Really, how grand is the canyon between Old World and New, between the people of Africa and the people of Ojai, between a South American fishing village and its Mediterranean doppelganger? The way I see it: for every tio Juan, there’s an uncle John.

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Atop the emerAld IsleAn Irish-themed FUNdraiser for the Ventura County Rescue Mission

On March 17, the Tower Club (towercluboxnard.com), located on the 22nd floor of the Morgan Stanley building in Oxnard, opened its private restaurant, bar, and dance floor to the general public for a membership mixer in support of the Ventura County Rescue Mission. Camarillo’s Tom Colbert and his six siblings have hosted an annual FUNdraiser/St. Patrick’s Day party since 1982. This year, two prominent local families sponsored the gathering: Tom and Priscilla Van Gundy, owners of Van Gundy Jewelers (vangundys.com) offered raffle items, while Jack and Maral Barsoumian of Oxnard-based Amoretti (amoretti.com) put on a “Blind-Folded Martini Tasting Contest.”

VENTURA COUNTY RESCUE MISSIONWith the support of the community, the Ventura County Rescue Mission offers refuge, recovery, and restoration to people in need. For detailed information, visit vcrescuemission.org or call 805.487.1234.

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Priceless cars and luxe goods helped bring “hope close to home” at the 8th annual NCL Juniors of Ventura County gala to benefit the Children’s Cancer and Blood Disease Program at Ventura County Medical Center. Held at the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, the gala featured fabulous auctions, local wines, and specialty cocktails served in Peter Mullin’s incompa-rable homage to Art Deco and the machine age.

Until recently, local children with cancer and blood diseases had to travel out of the county for care. Now, through the generosity of local sponsors and donors, top-quality care is available in our backyard. The NCL Juniors of Ventura County have raised approximately $700,000 for the program’s expansion and ongoing needs.

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It Is a place where day and nIght arrIve in their own languid time. Where all is sky, rock, and river. Where sun and moon touch rocks 1.7 billion years old, where water moves with a force that can pretzel steel and the creak of oars is the loudest sound, where

bighorn sheep follow your progress perched on ledges little wider than a pin, and within a mossy nook, if you turn your head just so, a waterfall creates a gauzy rainbow the size of a fingernail.

These are just words, and when it comes to the rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon words fail miserably. Numbers too. Between Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Mead, the Colorado River flows 255 miles. The river’s average depth is 35 feet; its average speed is four miles an hour; its temperature, coming as it does from the depths of Glen Canyon Dam, ranges from 48 to 52 degrees. There are more than 160 rapids within the Canyon’s confines; in some, the river’s speed increases appreciably. The soul is not touched by statistics. Count to three. A complimentary fruitcake to anyone who can remember any but these three numbers.

“I was told rafting through the Grand Canyon would be the best experience of my life,” a woman once told me. “And rafting the Grand Canyon would be the second best experience of my life, and the third…”

Such whispers had reached me for years. And so I decided to take the only possible course. I went to see for myself.

here’s the best thIng about raftIng down the Colorado: Unlike other grand adventures—climbing Everest, meditating with puff adders—pretty much anyone can do it. Sign

on with a river outfitter, and most companies require only that you be at least 12 years old for an oar trip, and eight to ride in a motorized craft.

Other than that, you just have to adjust to a single pertinent reality. “Some people really embrace the solitude, and some people don’t expect it,” smiled

Christian Seamans, on the drizzly October morning of our own departure from Lees Ferry.Christian dipped his oars into the cocoa-brown Colorado and smiled again. “Welcome

everyone,” he said, as we moved out into the main current. “It’s always nice to push away.”

enjoyIng nature Is about pushIng away, and all of us—19 paying customers who had signed on for a 13-day oar trip with Wilderness River Adventures—had ensured our-selves additional solitude by coming to the river in October.

It is something of a secret, and I will likely be tossed into the Colorado tied to an anvil for saying so in print, but fall and spring are the river’s unsung seasons; quieter, cooler, heavier with repose. In July, the average high in the Canyon is 106 degrees. In October, it is 85, and the low, on average, is a still quite pleasant 59. In summer, 150 people a day put on to the river at Lees Ferry, 15 miles below Glen Canyon Dam, and plenty more would join them if the Park Service didn’t enforce this cap. On the morning we left, three other groups were starting off too. Over the next 13 days we saw them now and again, but mostly it was just us. October offers a final plus. No motor-ized craft are allowed on the river after mid-September, making it easier to hear a raven’s wing beat, and the sound of your own heart in the last wink of silence before a rapid’s roar.

The seductIon of SoliTudeTo her boiling whitewater goes the glory, but there’s a quiet side to the Colorado

as she cuts a primordial swath through the Grand Canyon. Ken McalpIne embraces the calm and the commotion of a natural wonder.

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Our Wilderness guides proved supremely competent, but they didn’t take their competency too seriously, preferring instead to dye their hair green, announce dinner with a Gregorian chant, and even, on the proper occasion, wear women’s underwear (one night we had a costume party).

My fellow adventurers had come to the river for different reasons, but each grasped the significance of what was transpiring. “It has always been a dream of mine to raft the Grand Canyon,” Reimund Wolf told me on our first night in camp.

Reimund had traveled from Germany. We stood beside the river. A half moon, poised above a dark shadow of butte, threw silver on the river. “I knew I must come here,” said Reimund. “I am 65. I can see the horizon.”

Our days unfOlded in languid fashiOn. We woke, warm in our sleeping bags, to cool silence on white sand beaches, the tops of the canyon walls catching the first tracings of dawn. Breakfast followed, the smell of coffee and bacon residing beside the river, and then the guides would break down camp and pack their respective boats, meticulously lashing down heaping piles of gear like fussy Moms. By nine, we would be on the river.

Though much ado is—rightly—made of the Colorado’s vaunted rapids, most of the river is rapidless. Yes, there are more than 160 rapids between Lees Ferry and Lake Mead, but they comprise nine percent of that section of river. And so we floated, lazy as a dream, between brown river and blue sky, the canyon walls ever rearing up on both sides, while

beneath the boat the river made small commotions and fidgets.Great Blue Herons, dragonflies, gossamer strands of spider webs,

they all wafted past us at a syrupy pace. Late in the afternoon we would bump up against an empty beach and, in short order, we would be din-ing on shrimp scampi or prime rib, tiki torches throwing flickering light on the sand.

My favorite time came after dinner, when the guides recounted sto-ries of explorers and river runners, folks like John Wesley Powell who went down the river with one arm, wood boats, scarce and spoiling supplies, and no surfeit of determination and courage. We would listen apprecia-tively, our bellies digesting brownies fresh from the Dutch oven, sparks from the campfire drifting up to join the stars. My personal heroes were Bill Beer and John Daggett, who, in the spring of 1955, swam 280 miles down the Colorado, rapids and all. Many thought them crazy. “…We felt infinitesimal,” Beer said later. “It was hardly important whether we con-tinued or quit, whether we lived or died. We were intruders who meant nothing.” Saner words were never spoken.

Our existence mirrored the river’s, and the river, in turn, proceeded like life, long spells of quiet interspersed with wild bouts of feverish activity.

Because yes, there were the rapids. Again, floods of words have tried to define the Colorado’s rapids—infamous torrents like Crystal, Hance, and Lava Falls. I will say only this. Those rapids, and others you have never heard of, are a force of nature that should be met at least once in your life. For the 19,000-plus folk who proceed down the Colorado each year, the rapids are a wet and wonderful Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. But they have

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proceeded like life, long spells of quiet inter-spersed with wild bouts of

feverish activity.

meted out injury and death too, which, of course, adds to the thrill.As we floated deep into the Canyon, the river began to take on a

decided cant. We could actually see the river dropping away, an odd sight that leads one to better understand the trepidation of ancient mariners convinced they would drop off the edge of the world.

The Colorado’s closest approximation to this is Lava Falls, 179 miles downriver from Lees Ferry, and the granddaddy of them all. As its name implies, it begins with an attention getting spillover. Then all hell breaks loose.

Running a rapid is like dancing with a psychotic partner; all proceeds smoothly until you step out of line, and then you are slapped, throttled and otherwise rudely mistreated. In the case of Lava Falls, the partner is trebly psychotic, the drubbing propor-tionately severe. Rafts flip. They wrap around rocks. And you go for a memorable swim.

Lava arrived on the second to last day of our trip. It was hot and sunny. A half-mile away the river was nearly still, as if holding its breath. Then we heard the sound, like the thunder of horses. From the bow of Okie’s boat, I peered ahead. Over the passing days I had noticed how, from upstream, the bigger rapids looked like the splash-ing of children at play. These children were also blowing mist.

We pulled ashore just upstream to scout Lava, hiking up a short trail. Sweat was funneling into bodily crannies I didn’t know existed. I

noticed with detached interest that I still had my life preserver on.We crowded together at the edge of the small overlook, and

looked down.Viewed from above, Lava looks like one of those whitewater

broils that precede the surfacing of some monstrous sea creature. There were badly placed rocks too, and enormous waves that rose and crashed, followed immediately by more enormous waves that did the same; a train wreck that never ended. The guides studied the rapid and spoke quietly to each other.

Our trip leader, Okie, turned on his heels.“My boat, we’re going.”Lava Falls is a short rapid. I have little recollection of the run.

Okie followed a slick tongue of water that moved dreamily toward the ledge. The oar locks creaked as he applied pressure, then the boat lurched and bounded and everything disappeared. Water enveloped us; not cold, not violent, only heavy and pressing away the world.

And then it was gone and we were through, and Okie had yanked us into a small notch of eddy against the shore, and everyone was talking at once.

The river, and the moment, was passing. I stood there trying to remember it all. The sun and wet on my face, the slap of small waves rocking the boat, the giddy closeness I felt for my companions, a small lizard, an arm’s length away, nipping ants off a rock. v

Take a Wild (Professional) RideAt this writing, more than a dozen pro-fessional river outfitters will take you down the Colorado. For detailed infor-mation, visit the Grand Canyon River Outfitters Association online at gcroa.org. Wilderness River Adventures can be found at riveradventures.com.

Ventura resident and award-winning author Ken McAlpine’s latest novel, “Fog,” will be published this summer. A spellbinding tale unfolds on the winter shores of 1882 Cape Cod, a world of shipwreck, profound evil, and a race to find a treasure that will change the course of a young America. For more information, log on to kenmcalpine.com or facebook.com/kenmcalpineauthor.

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leslIe westBrooK: Jambo Rafiki! how are things in tanzania? LYN HebeNstreit: Life is hard in tanzania; it’s more challenging now than at any other time in the past 10 years. Global economic dislocations reach even the remotest villages in the form of deteriorating exchange rates and higher prices for imported goods, fuel, energy, and food. Life and death are close neighbors here.

lw: how did you come up with the idea to start your nonprofit?LH: Global resource Alliance (GrA) was born of necessity—not mine, but that of community organizations here in Musoma, tanzania. the groups that i first assisted as a volunteer in 2001 had capable staffs and impressive plans for community service but almost no money to put those plans into action. GrA was started to raise funds and offer technical services to help these groups succeed.

lw: what pulled your heartstrings?LH: the appalling conditions facing hundreds of orphans in the Musoma area was the first thing to grab my attention. Without assistance, many of these kids were headed for a future of poverty, fear, hopelessness, and crime or prostitution, their hidden potentials never revealed. Hundreds of these kids have benefitted from GrA programs over the past 10 years. some are now on their way to becoming college graduates, in fact. but the scope of the problem is so vast, we’re hardly able to make a dent.

lw: I understand your project has three main components: water resource development, permaculture, and support for orphans. can you tell us a little about each of these?LH: Lack of access to clean water is by far the biggest challenge for most rural communities in east Africa. it’s only after working here several years and hearing countless stories of the suf-fering caused by bad water, or no water, that we summoned the courage to undertake a water project. We had no idea how difficult, nor how expensive, such a project can be. Fortunately, the finances and volunteer expertise came together and we’ve been able to complete over 50 successful hard-rock boreholes (safe, long-lasting wells drilled deep into bedrock) serving many thousands of people. Challenges remain, of course. We constantly battle to keep our equipment working properly, and spend much time and effort training communities how to manage and maintain their boreholes so that the life-saving water will continue to flow.

Our second major program area is permaculture. My favorite definition of permaculture is “a diverse, complex ecosystem where the elements interact in mutually beneficial ways to produce a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.” it’s a system of organic agriculture and human settlement that mimics the ways of nature to maximize output, including envi-ronmental enhancement, and minimize inputs. the project has slowly developed into three demonstration plots that serve as training centers for local and international student/farm-ers and provide fresh, organic food for GrA-tanzania staff and about 70 families caring for orphans in a local village.

As i said before, care for orphans is where our work began. We now operate two projects through GrA-tanzania. One, in Musoma town, has about 75 kids enrolled who live with foster families in the community and meet weekly at our office compound to play, sing, dance, draw, receive extra food for themselves and their families, pick up school supplies, soap, etc. they also receive tutoring and counseling as appropriate, and periodic health services. We help

THe culture Of PeaceA conversation about orphans, water, permaculture, and embarrassingly

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Sweet smiles belie a serious situation. These kids were fetching water from a con-taminated spring while GRA was drilling a borehole for the local hospital.

support them through high school or vocational school, or through college for those who can qualify. Our other project, in rural Kinesi Village, is similar, but with more attention devoted to food security through permaculture.

LW: You spend several months at a time in the Lake Victoria region of Tanzania. Tell me about living there while working on your project as opposed to passing through as a tourist.LH: I think I’ll always be part tourist. I’ve spent about one-third of the last 10 years living in the same hotel room here in Musoma. We don’t get many tourists in Musoma, but if we did, they’d probably end up at a hotel like mine. The biggest difference, I guess, is that I have the opportu-nity to get to know many of the local residents on close, personal terms. Many are like family.

LW: On your website, you reference a quote about “embarrassingly simple” solutions to complex global problems. Can you comment on that?LH: Yes, that’s one of my favorite quotes from Bill Mollison, the guy who co-founded permac-ulture back in the 1970s. It’s so true—and not just in poor, developing countries. An embarrass-ingly simple solution to environmental degradation, for example, is to simply stop destroying the environment: stop poisoning the soil with chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides, buy cars that consume less fuel, walk and bike more, compost, recycle, etc. For just about every problem humanity faces, simple, natural, life affirming solutions exist. And they’re usually more effective and more economical in the long run than conventional approaches.

LW: Your wife, Tara Maria Blasco, and daughter, Monica Marshall, are also involved. Can you share something about your family dynamics and how you divvy up the duties?LH: As president, I try to assure that Tara and Monica do most of the work. Quite honestly, GRA would never have experienced the success it has, nor be able to function as we are now, without their talents and constant efforts. My responsibilities include the water project, account-ing, and finance, both in the U.S. and in Tanzania. Tara coordinates permaculture, herbal medi-cine, alternative cooking technologies, and the orphans projects. Monica has been to Tanzania two times, but works mostly from Ojai developing and maintaining our websites, writing

newsletters, and organizing events and other projects that support our work.

LW: What sort of stumbling blocks have you encountered?LH: Without a doubt, the most difficult and unexpected experience we’ve had to deal with is betrayal of trust by two of our closest collaborators in Tanzania. GRA-Tanzania has 24 employ-ees, and a little small-scale pilfering is expected—as I said, life is hard. But it’s very discouraging when you discover that thousands of badly needed dollars have disappeared into the pockets of one of your most trusted colleagues.

LW: You had an angel donor—a big stakes Vegas poker player, as I recall—who helped get your organization off the ground. Since that’s no longer the bulk of your support, how viable is it going to be for you to con-tinue this project? LH: Our poker playing angel appeared miraculously about three years ago. His support was a great blessing while it lasted, but now that it’s gone we’re focusing more on a financially self-sustaining project model. This is where we’ve been headed for years, and now we have some real motivation. I think that social entrepreneurship is a better approach than “char-ity” in general, although both have their role. We’re simply moving even further now in the direction of the former.

LW: How can people get involved? What’s most needed?LH: Over the years, GRA has had many volunteers, both in the U.S. and in Tanzania. As an all-volunteer organization, expertise in any of our program areas is always most welcome. Help with public relations, filmmaking, writing, and other creative efforts are also very valuable. A young documentary filmmaker, for example, joined us a couple years ago in Tanzania and produced a short DVD called From the Mara Soil. It’s won several film festival awards and attracts favorable attention everywhere it’s shown. Of course, financial support is always needed; people can donate online. v

For more information about Global Resource Alliance, an all-volunteer 501 (c)(3) organization, log on to globalresourcealliance.org or call 805.646.4439.

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Client: Bruce Labins Ad Executive: Kelly Tracy (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. IssuE: mAy 2012

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Client: Keller-Williams, Jeff Roundy Ad Executive: Diane Newman (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. IssuE: mAy 2012

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On a hilltOp prOperty that OverlOOks distant islands and waves crashing on a nearby beach, that has a 4,000-square-foot house with a lanai boasting its own outdoor kitchen and fireplace,

Michael Cord has found paradise. Again.“I’ve built and sold homes six times,” said Cord. “But this is one special

place.”A music producer who has made a career out of his passion for Hawaiian and

Asia-Pacific music, Cord and his wife, Maryann, met by chance when he came to Ventura County in the 1980s. Their hilltop home along Terrace Drive in Ventura used to belong to Maryann’s mother, but at that time it was a simple 900-square-foot bungalow. When the Cords came to take care of her, they promptly razed the structure and, in 2004, built from the ground up a home that pays homage to Hawaii and the Pacific Rim.

Sweeping views are available from every room in the house. “We designed it using Frank Lloyd Wright’s houses as inspiration,” said Cord. Wright’s fame stems largely from his incorporation of natural surroundings being drawn into the home. “The house is designed to give the flow that leads toward the ocean.”

One enters through a gate guarded by two “dragon dog” gargoyles and a sophisticated security system. The gate is the entry-point to a bridge over a dry moat, a grassy area where the family dog holds dominion. Up to the front door and, as Terrace Drive is on a slope with the homes built into the hillside, onto the main floor, where the living room and kitchen are located. There are granite countertops, marble floors, and a decidedly Asian theme with Shoji Japanese slid-ing partition doors. Asian paintings, sculptures, and décor abound, but all point inexorably toward the local view. On a clear day, one can see the arch-shaped rock out at Anacapa Island. 88

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Michael and Maryann Cord had just returned from China when they began their home renovation. Guardian lions watch over the gated entry, as they do at Chinese temples and imperial palaces. A bridge leads to the home’s main entryway.

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The home is built for entertaining, the majority of which takes place outside where speakers are built into the patio covers. “We put in surround sound everywhere,” said Cord.

Across the lanai, the Cords built a separate apartment for Maryann’s mother, who has since passed away. Now, it remains a kind of retreat for guests or family. “The whole idea of the house was to allow everything to focus on the view,” Cord said. “I’ve been a lot of places all over the world, spent a lot of time in Hawaii and in the East, and Ventura is really the most wonderful place I’ve ever been.”

The Asian theme here is not capricious, however. Cord’s love of Hawaiian music runs deep—it led him to the islands and to Japan, and has given him his career. “I fell in love with that music, and I fell in love with the culture,” he said. “It’s part of who I am.”

Downstairs, one finds the master bedroom and what Cord refers to as a “storage room.” There are multiple closets, as well as Maryann’s office. The master bathroom features his and her water closets and a steam shower. But the bedroom is fully focused on the view; the bed itself sits center in front of glass doors that open to the lanai.

“It’s not a kid-friendly house,” Cord said. “We built it for us, and we don’t have kids.” The result is that the common communication between the floors and the rooms is the lanai, not the hallways or stairwell. Kids could still live in the house, of course, but younger ones might get a little lost trying to find the parents’ room at night. To get from the separate apartment to the main house, one must go outside. Cord’s office is similarly situated: off the

lower level of the lanai with no hallway access to the house. The lanai is no mere patio. A two-level structure, it has a spiral stairway

and an L-shaped pattern that allows guests to seek out small alcoves of privacy or join others at the outdoor bar and kitchen on the lower level. Both levels have fireplaces, each radiating enough warmth against the cool Pacific breezes, and a small but elegant swimming pool is centered off the lower lanai.

Outside, the dry moat is adjacent to a steep driveway and a garage. The backyard gates, 300-year-old Asian doors (probably Chinese, Cord says), align with the dragon-dog gargoyles. The whole is reminiscent of a feudal Chinese castle. The house’s white color is a stark contrast to the green and sagebrush hillsides, the blue Pacific, and the neighboring houses with their various pas-tels and earth tones.

For the Cords, however, the house is merely an expression of what they love about Ventura itself. As he stood on the lanai, hands on the rail, looking southwest toward Anacapa, Michael Cord summed up the allure: “It’s all about being out here.” v

VINTAGE HAWAIIANDedicated to preserving, restoring, and releasing Hawaii’s musical treasures, Cord International shares the timeless aloha of the 49th state. Explore Michael Cord’s record label online at cordinternational.com.

Michael and Maryann plan to build anew in Ventura County when their current home sells. For price and detailed information about our featured home, log on to 1874terrace.com or call Fred Evans at 805.339.3502.

AboVE: Japanese pond paintings on gold foil hang in

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Top cENTEr: An antique lacquered screen from Beijing

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wood bowl is from Alaska.

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Bruce Labins Architect and Associates, based in Historic Downtown Ventura, offers a design process of creative problem solving. Working in a broad range of styles, we strive to provide imaginative, sensitive, and livable spaces tailored to the specific needs of our clients. Our projects include fine custom homes and renovations, multi-family developments, commercial buildings and tenant improvements. Comprehensive services include Project Master Planning and Construction Budgeting, Historic sensitive design for renovations and new work through careful attention to proportion, detail and use of materials, Environmentally minded design emphasizing site analysis, day lighting and shading and Digital Renders and Walk-throughs. Call us at 805-641-2310 for an appointment to discuss your next project.

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Permier Furniture LLC is proud to serve Ventura County with quality furniture at value pricing! Located at 1701 E Ventura Blvd., Suite B in Oxnard, we specialize in custom orders with any size, any color options, our sales professionals will design the right fit for you! Come see our new expanded showroom and new location with our expanded line of “made in USA” products.

The owners of Midtown Kitchens, Brenda and Rory Stoner, are both Certified Kitchen Designers by the National Kitchen and Bath Association. With over 22 years of experience they can offer a worry-free renovation that involves personally guiding you through every step of the design and remodeling process from concept to completion. One of their clients had this to say about her remodeling experience “.When other people tell me horror stories about their kitchen remodeling experience, I always wonder—should I tell them how great it could have been if they’d known about Brenda & Rory? Or, should I just keep quiet for fear that hearing about my wonderful adventure will only make them feel worse? No kidding, I not only LOVE my new kitchen—I actually enjoyed the experience of creating it. Brenda & Rory started when they said they would, finished when they said they would—and they seemed to have screened their subcontractors on the basis of personality, as well as skill and reli-ability. I had expected to feel “violated” from having a stream of workers in and out of my house, but instead I was a bit sorry to see them go when they were finished. The result is a thing of beauty that I never get tired of living in—or showing off!” Whether you are looking for traditional design or contemporary, or maybe something in between, Midtown Kitchens an help you create the kitchen you’ve always wanted. If you are looking to remodel your kitchen or bath, call Midtown Kitchens at 643-3063 or come in and meet Brenda and Rory at their showroom, 2122 E. Thompson Blvd. in Midtown Ventura, open Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment.

Established in 1994, Pacific Stoneworks has grown to become the premier fabricator and installer of natural stone in the tri-county area. Our dedication to service and quality has allowed us to establish a loyal customer base, which includes homeowners, general contrac-tors, designers and architects. Our large fabrication shop utilizes state-of-the-art equipment, including waterjet cutting, CNC machining, and fully integrated CAD technology. We employ only the finest craftsmen in the industry for detailed finishing on every project. Call 805-648-5098, go online to www.pacificstoneworks.net, or visit our showroom in Ventura today to find out more.

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Spencer’s Ventura Mattress has everything you need for peaceful sleep. Spencer carries all of the top brands and even manufactures his own brand on site. For over 25 years Spencer has been providing exceptional sleep. He believes the secret to achieving peaceful sleep is to surround ones self in natural materials, such as organic cotton, wool, linen, and natural rubber latex. Natural fibers breathe and allow your body temperature to regulate to the surrounding environment, facilitating healthy sleep. Stop in and see us or visit our website at www.ventura-mattress.com 805.658.2866

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Client: Channel Islands Pool & Spa Ad Executive: Dave Stephens (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. ISSuE: APrIl 2012

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Client: Coastal Softub Ad Executive: Warren Barrett (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. ISSuE: mAy 2012

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Client: Woodcraft Shutters Ad Executive: Warren Barrett (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. ISSuE: mAy 2012

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Client: Spencer’s Mattress Stores Ad Executive: Warren Barrett (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. ISSuE: MAy 2012

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Client: Kitchen Places Ad Executive: Dave Stephens (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. ISSuE: APrIl 2012

visit_our_showroom

Monday - Friday 10-5; Saturday 10-34125 Market St., Suite 1, Ventura • 805-658-0440

www.KitchenPlacesVentura.com license #764241

Spring KitchenSale!

Your place is our passion!

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Ventura County is home to Woodcraft Shutters, a local company that manufactures shutters for the public as well as the wholesale and design trades. Woodcraft Shutters offers the highest quality custom shutters for your home or business. Each order is custom made to your specifications. Our quality is backed by a written warranty. We have an excellent rating from the BBB and are a California Contractor. Installation is completed by our own staff, never by an outside sub-contractor. We also sell blinds and shades at discount prices. Call us at 805-983-1735 for a free estimate.

“Green Living” is the buzzword of the day. At Kitchen Places, Ventura’s premiere remodeling company, it’s all about their commitment to the earth. Eco-remodeler Jeff King, owner of Kitchen Places and a graduate of the Environmental Studies program at UC “Green Living” is the buzzword of the day. At Kitchen Places, Ventura’s premiere remodeling company, it’s all about their commitment to the earth. Eco-remodeler Jeff King, owner of Kitchen Places and a graduate of the Environmental Studies program at UC Santa Barbara, has put together a design team that is knowledgeable about renewable product choices for cabinets, counters, plumbing fixtures and floor surfaces. King’s installation crews are sorting post-consumer building materials and installing Energy-Star appliances, tankless water heaters and insulated windows to make older homes more efficient. In short, Kitchen Places is “remodeling today with a sustainable future in mind.” Check out their innovative showroom located at 4125 Market St. Suite 1 in Ventura.

Arjay’s Window Fashions have been providing residential and commercial window coverings in Southern California since 1975. We specialize in designing high quality treatments that bring beauty, privacy and improved comfort and energy efficiency to windows by installing shutters, blinds and custom draperies. Arjay’s has the capacity to fully motorize these treatments, so they can be operated by remote or wall mounted switch. Visit our showroom, or we will have a design consultant visit your home or office. 1879 Portola Road, Ventura (805) 642-2300

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Client: Arjays Ad Executive: Dave Stephens (805) 648-2244Please check this proof over carefully and indicate all corrections clearly. You will have a “1st Proof”, “2nd Proof”, and “Final Proof”. If we receive no proof after the 1st or 2nd Proofs, ad Will run as is. If this proof meets your approval on the 1st proof, check off “FInal ProoF (aPProveD)” box, date and sign at the bottom. ISSuE: jAn. 2012

The chaos was glorious. Traffic laws seemed a matter of opinion, hawkers barked their offers through scratchy speakers perched on fruit stands, and pedestrians took their lives in their hands sprinting across the

potholed streets. Peru in 1988 was a country on the brink; the local currency had the value of confetti and civil war was raging. For an 18-year-old with Peruvian roots who’d grown up in the manicured suburbs of the Conejo Valley, it was beyond eye-opening.

Through a beat-up Leica M6 and a bag full of Tri-X, Peru seduced me. It was therapy to relieve the pressures of working in the newspaper world. Freed of editors’

expectations and constricting deadlines, I immersed myself in the art of black-and-white film and darkroom printing.

Peru has changed considerably since that first visit but I am still under her spell. I travel to the Andean nation just about every year. The economy is booming and the old mantra of Peruvians being more accustomed to catastrophe than success is taking on water.

My most recent trip was for an assignment: a set of stories for the Los Angeles Times, my current employer. The Leicas are gathering dust in this new digital world. It might be time to clean them up and hit the Andean highway once again. v

awaiting the rainA photo essay by Michael Robinson Chávez

Peru in Black-and-White

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Above: On the alti-plano, or high plain, between Cusco and

Puno, passengers wait anxiously while their

broken-down locomo-tive gets repaired.

Right: In Puno, a cerveza-fueled character

turns a fireworks dis-play into an impromptu

dance performance.

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ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER

Ventura County native and current resident

Michael Robinson Chávez has been a

photographer at the Los Angeles Times

since 2007. Prior to that, he worked for

the Washington Post, the Boston Globe,

and the Associated Press. He has covered

assignments in more than 45 countries,

and has twice been named Photographer

of the Year by The White House News

Photographers’ Association. “Awaiting the Rain,” his recently

published book of pho-tographs from Peru, is

available online at robinsonchavez.com.

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ClOCkwisE frOm rigHT: A silhouetted

señora and decorations put up for Cajamarca’s

carnival celebrations; music and dancing at

a small party in Puerto Chicama; late night in Lima’s Barranco

neighborhood; good use of a voting sign

at a polling station in Iquitos during the 2000

presidential elections.

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Just like having a farmers market in your own backyard with seasonal fruit every month of the year! Country kitchen, tile counters and bar. Saltillo tile in living room, kitchen and dining area. Home is enhanced with beautiful plantation shutters. Remodeled bathrooms with marble, slate and glass. This home shows beautifully and makes you want to come in

and just put your feet up. Loads of storage throughout. Contact Judy Fairchild, RE/MAX Gold Coast Realtors, 805- 339-3585.

Enjoy the Parade of Lights and 4th of July fireworks from this Hollywood Beach home in close proximity to the harbor entrance and just 15 second stroll from the beach. The roof top, which currently has no railings could be made into a full size deck with 360 degree view of the marina, beach, and mountains. This home features a raised dining area, spacious living room, large bonus room, considerable closet/storage space with one prepped for sauna, 2 car attached garage with multi-level built-in storage shelves, copper piping, granite

kitchen countertops, carpet and wood flooring, natural finished cabinets and doors, skylights, and many more. The home has great potential for two families or live on 2nd level and rent the lower level, which has a separate entrance. Contact Rod Tuazon, Troop Real Estate, 805-890-5845

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 2

Price: $449,000

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 2

Price: $849,000

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HoLLywood BEACH BEAuTy

over 4 thousand square feet including self contained in law quarters with separate entrance, main room with a fireplace and its own kitchen.The formal living room in the home has a fireplace, loft

area that could be an office or library and a large master suite. it’s on a nice, one acre lot.Las Posas Estates location close to country club. Contact Ray de Silva, Troop Real Estate, 805-444-3848

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 3

Price: $795,000

Phenomenal views abound from this stunning home that has been extensively remodeled. This spectacular ocean front home is a delight to the senses. A dramatic entry includes a beautiful door, custom overhead light feature, and stone wall treatment. This contemporary space includes a wet bar with both wine fridge and additional refrigerator, a spacious closet and patio adjacent to the surf and sand. The second level

includes a Spanish-tiled deck with superior ocean, island, sand dune and breakwater views. There is a marble-fireplace, bamboo flooring, and an open kitchen with Antique Brown granite counters and Zebrawood cabinets. up the striking African Mahogany stairs is a third-level master suite. The sleeping area features a fireplace, ocean view deck, walk-in closet, custom built-in wenge wood cabinets, a spa-like bathroom with dual

sinks, a shower and extravagant tub, and a flex space that would be a remarkable home office, yoga room, nursery or workout area. Move in today…entertain tonight! Contact Ariel & Karen, Coldwell Banker Beach office, 805-746-2070

Bedrooms: 3

Bathrooms: 3

Price: $2,390,000

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Client: Fairchild & Ridgway Ad Executive: Diane Newman (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. IssuE: mAy 2012

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Client: Fred Evans Ad Executive: David Comden (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. IssuE: mAy 2011

EXPERIENCE THE FRED EVANS TEAMFred has been selected as one of the Top 250 teams in the U.S. and has been in the

top 100 RE/MAX teams in the country for the past 13 consecutive years.

Fred Evans - Bringing a world of Real Estate knowledge & experience to Ventura County for almost 27 years! Over 2,600 families served.

RE/MAX Gold Coast Realtors1500 PAlMA DRIVE, SuITE 160VENTuRA, CA 93003

Buying or selling? Call The Fred Evans Team: 805.339.3502www.global.remax.com Translated in over 26 languages. DRE Lic. # 00893591

venTura hillside PanoramiC oCean vieW sanCTuary._ expansive_ views_ from_ this_ custom_contemporary_built_in_2003_w/4+4,_3900+_SF_per_architect_&_2500+_SF_of_decks/walkways._High-end_materials_throughout:_marble,_granite,_travertine,_Pella_doors_&_windows_w/built-in_blinds,_cedar-lined_closets._Chef’s_dream_kitchen_w/SS_commercial_grade_appliances_opens_to_Fr_&_outdoor_living_area_w/FP._Master_suite_w/FP_&_sitting_rm_opens_to_private_solar_heated_pool,_spa,_outdoor_kitchen,_&_FP._Master_bath_w/steam_shower,_spa_jet_tub,_his/her_walk-in_closets._Detached_granny_flat,_security_camera_system_&_gate,_&_tons_of_built-in_storage._So_many_features;_must_see!._oFFered aT $1,749,000 Visit www.1970Hillcrest.com

Builder Close ouT! 6 monThs Free PaymenTs! Brand neW oxnard shores BeaCh homes!_approx._2,936_–_2,964_SF_per_builder_with_3+2.5._The_ultimate_in_ casual_ living_ with_ a_ great_ room_ and_ chef’s_ kitchen_ w/designer_ cabinetry,_ Koehler_fixtures_&_slab_granite_counter_tops._Quality_stainless_steel_appliances._Gorgeous_master_

suite_with_generous_walk-in_closet_and_bath_with_walk-in_shower._Pre-wired_for_security,_cat5,_and_surround_sound_including_ rear_ yard_ &_ rooftop_ deck._ Private_ rear_ gate_opens_to_a_walkway_toward_the_ocean._PriCed From $879,990 Visit www.FredsBeachBuys.net

venTura’s exClusive hoBson heighTs._Custom_home_w/_panoramic_ocean_and_island_views._approx._4,000_SF_per_seller_w/_3+3.5._2_FPs,_2_family_rooms_–_1_approx._900_SF_w/_pool_table_area,_media_area,_full_wet_bar_and_located_close_to_pool_area._Brand_new_gourmet_kitchen._large_master_suite_w/_viewing_deck._3-car_garage._one_of_the_nicest_homes_on_the_hillside._owner_has_over_2.1M_invested._oFFered aT $1,735,000 - Visit www.1810miramar.com

neW PriCe! sPeCTaCular venTura hillside PanoramiC oCean, island & CiTy lighTs vieW home._ 4+3_ and_ 3_fireplaces_w/approx._2,866_SF_per_appraiser_on_ large_9,450_SF_ lot._entire_2nd_floor_addition_is_the_master_suite_approx._800_SF._over_$150k_ in_ remodeling_completed_within_ the_ last_2_years._Terraced_back_ yard_ landscaped_ w/lush_ plantings,_ fruit_ trees,_ &_ a_ crow’s_nest_patio_for_addt’l_views.__ouTsTanding value aT $720,000Visit www.3153Hilltop.com

neW PriCe! highly uPgraded WaTerFronT venTura Keys home._approx._3,271_SF_per_assessor_with_4_Br,_4_Ba._Gourmet_kitchen,_living_ room_w/_FP._ _ large_master_ suite_with_ spa_ tub_&_2_walk-in_ closets._Huge_ east_ facing_ viewing_ deck_ great_ for_ entertaining._ 35_ ft._ boat_ dock._oFFered aT $1,349,000 - Visit www.2652Bayshore.com

reduCed! CusTom sanTa Paula Pool home._ 4_ Br,_ 3_ Ba_w/approx._ 3,778_ SF_ per_ tax_ records_ on_ large_ lot_ approx._ 16,647_ SF._Features_incl_granite,_porcelain_tile,_custom_doors_&_cabinets,_central_vacuum,_ copper_ kitchen_ sink,_ and_ upgraded_ appliances._ Hand-scraped_ hickory_ wood_ floors._ Huge_ game_ room_ w/bar,_ fireplace_ &_balcony._Master_suite_w/fireplace_and_custom_bathroom._Downstairs_Br_used_as_an_office._Wrought_iron_fencing_&_rv_parking_w/hook-ups._Solar_heated_salt-water_pool_and_covered_cabana_with_bathroom._30_mature_fruit_trees._located_in_the_Mupa_School_District._oFFered aT $624,000 Visit www.1482Cedar.com

FanTasTiC neW loW PriCe! venTura’s PrivaTe and gaTed ranCho visTa lane._views_from_the_Topa_Topa_to_the_ventura_County_Coastline._4+3.5_w/approx._3,247_SF_per_assessor_on_2+_acres._Upgraded_custom_kitchen_w/maple_cabinets,_island,_granite,_SS_appliances,_&_alder_floors._2_FPs,_travertine_&_pine_flooring._Separate_guest_quarters._ 4_driveways_w/abundant_parking_with_ space_ for_rv_and_boat._ 45_avocado_and_other_assorted_fruit_trees._owner_will_consider_financing_or_lease_option_to_buy_to_qualified_buyer._amazing value aT $1,145,000 - Visit www.1100RanchoVista.com

venTura seavieW hills ToWnhome._Panoramic_ocean,_island,_and_city_views_from_Surfer’s_Point_to_the_Santa_Monica_Mountains._original_ owner_ only_ used_ as_ second_ home._ Highly_ upgraded_ and_remodeled._Shows_like_a_new_town_home._2_Br,_2_Ba_with_over_1,600_sq._ ft._2_ fireplaces._oversized_garage_with_workout_area_or_office._oFFered aT $559,000 - Visit www.876Vallecito.com

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Client: Ariel & Karen Ad Executive: Diane Newman (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. IssuE: mAy 2011

Ariel DRE# 01501968 Karen DRE #01505059805-746-2070 or 805-824-2004

Ariel & KarenRealtoRs®

top Producers 2011-Coldwell Banker Beach office

Voted #1 in Ventura County-Reader survey

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Mandalay Shores Ocean FrontNewer home w/6-car gar. $2,990,000

Mandalay Bay Boat Dock HomeReduced to $939,000

Ventura Craftsman on Large Lotwith Granny Flat $779,999

Mandalay Shores Ocean FrontBest Beach Buy at $1,999,999

Silver Strand - Third house from the sandSuper Views! $895,000

10 min. Walk to Beach - Oxnard DunesReduced to $407,000

Presenting 3113 Ocean Dr. in Hollywood Beach

Spectacular Ocean Front Home$2,390,000

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Client: Buki Burke - Prudential California Ad Executive: Diane Newman (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. IssuE: APrIl 2012

Call Buki Burke

www.bukiburke.com

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scan Qr Code with your smartphone to see more photos.

Enjoy California coastal living in this gorgeous 4-bedroom Ventura beach home located 4 lots from the sand. Features include great water views from the numerous terraces and rooftop deck, a dream kitchen. a large living room opening up to a private backyard, and lots of living space. Call Buki today for a private showing of a home you will want to own!

$1,875,000

(805)[email protected]

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Client: Medallion Mortgage Ad Executive: Diane Newman (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. IssuE: AprIl 2012

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Client: Blake Mashburn Ad Executive: Kelly Tracy (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. IssuE: MAy 2012

Need Your ProPertY Sold?!

has sOLD 30 properties,so far this year!

Call Blake!805-856-9350

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DRE# 01065624; total sales include both properties sold and pending sale escrows!

short sale • standard saleEven if you owe more than

your home is worth, call NOW!you DO have options!

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Client: Christy Rueckert Ad Executive: Alan Stromme (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_ad Will run as is.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FInal_ProoF_(aPProveD)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. ISSuE: mAy 2012

#1 Selling Agent, #1 liSting AgentTroop Real Estate, Camarillo

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Custom Thousand Oaks Pool Home!4 + 3, Over 3500 SF of Living Space on Over a Quarter Acre Lot $825,000

Stunning Home in Village at the Park!4 + 4, Plus Loft & Over 3100 SF of Living Space $649,000

2 + 2, Rare End Unit & Single Story $297,000

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Client: Rod Tuazon Ad Executive: Diane Newman (805) 648-2244Please_check_this_proof_over_carefully_and_indicate_all_corrections_clearly.__You_will_have_a_“1st_Proof”,_“2nd_Proof”,_and_“Final_Proof”.__If_we_receive_no_proof_after_the_1st_or_2nd_Proofs,_AD WILL RUN AS IS.__If_this_proof_meets_your_approval_on_the_1st_proof,_check_off_“FINAL_PROOF_(APPROVED)”_box,_date_and_sign_at_the_bottom. ISSUE: MAY 2012

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WILLIAM LYONS HOMES - NORTH OXNARDShort Sale. Desirable 6 BR + 3 BA. 2,942 SF. 3-car tandem garage. Bed/bath downstairs. $390,000

SUENO PROMESA - NORTH OXNARDEnd unit. 4 BR + 3 BA + Large Loft. 2,868 SF. 3-car attached garage. Open and airy. $425,000

LE VILLAGE - NORTH OXNARDFormer model home. 3 BR + 2.5 BA+Loft. 1,769 SF. Move-in ready. Close to golf course. $389,000

HOLLYWOOD BEACH - OXNARDWonderful marina, beach and mountain views from the rooftop.3 BR + 2 BA, 2,103 SF. $849,000

NEW LISTING

VICTORIA ESTATES - NORTH OXNARDShort Sale Approved. Former model. 5 BR + 3.5 BA. 4,041 SF. Downstairs Master Bedroom. $572,300

SOLD!SHORT SALE APPROVED

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may 19 & 20 california strawberry festival

jun 7 - 10 ojai music festival

may 18 - jun 17 brooklyn boy

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Ventura Music FestiValMay 3 – 12 | VenturaThe Ventura Music Festival offers a 10-day themed festival in early May, and jazz and “crossover” concerts in the fall and winter months. The concerts are held in a variety of local venues. The festival stands as one of the county’s signature events, attracting more than 6,000 concertgoers every spring. Each year, the festival focuses on a specific theme, amplified by Artistic Director Nuvi Mehta’s choice of artists and repertoire and high-lighted during concert talks, lectures, and interviews. For tickets and detailed information about the 2012 Ventura Music Festival, visit venturamusicfestival.org.

tales at the ranchMay 16 | camarillo ranch houseWyatt McCrea, grandson of legendary film stars Joe McCrea and his wife Frances Dee, who were also local ranchers, will share his grandparents’ life in Ventura County and their many community activities. $5 for non-members; free to CRF members. 7 p.m. Camarillo Ranch House, 201 Camarillo Ranch Rd., Camarillo. For more information, visit camarilloranch.org.

Brooklyn BoyMay 18 – June 17 | ojai center for the artsFrom the fertile mind of Donald Margulies (Dinner With Friends) comes “the fun-niest and one of his most moving plays,” about a man who becomes a successful novelist then returns home to Brooklyn to visit his dying father, his family, and his friends. Full of irony, wit, and wisdom, the play follows our protagonist as he tries to reconnect with the other characters in light of his success and failures. 113 S. Montgomery St,, Ojai. For more information, visit ojaiact.org.

lisa haley & the ZydekatsMay 19 | dancing oak ranch, ojaiThis Americana/Cajun/Zydeco category Grammy-nominated fiddler, dancer, vocalist, and songwriter serves up heart-moving Louisiana Bayou rhythms, traditional stylings, and original songs speaking to all ages. Lisa’s musical upbringing combines multi-faceted genres of Americana, Cajun, Zydeco, Celtic, Folk, Blues, and Jazz genres. $18 in advance, $20 at the gate, kids under 15 free. Gates open at 5 p.m. Dancing Oak Ranch, West Highway 150, Ojai. For more information, visit ojaiconcertseries.com.

caliFornia strawBerry FestiValMay 19 & 20 | oxnardThis long-running festival celebrates Ventura County’s sweet-est crop and benefits more than 25 Southland charities. In addition to strawberry-inspired foods and activities, visitors will enjoy countless attractions, cooking demonstrations, live entertainment, “Strawberryland For Kids,” gooey contests, arts and crafts, and more. Strawberry Meadows of College Park, 3250 S. Rose Ave., Oxnard. For more information, visit strawberry-fest.org.

GeM oF the oceanMay 19 – June 10 | rubicon theatre company, VenturaRubicon’s first play by August Wilson is also the first chronologi-cally in the playwright’s powerful 10-play series dramatizing the African-American experience in the 20th century. Gem of the Ocean is a powerful, mystical play set in 1904 in Pennsylvania’s Hill District. At a local mill, a black man is accused of stealing a bucket of nails. But rather than confess to a crime he didn’t commit, he jumps in the river and becomes a martyr to his co-workers. Riots break out and the workers begin to strike. Against this turbulent backdrop, another young man arrives at the home of Aunt Ester, a 285-year-old healer who is the keeper of tradi-tion and history for her people. She sends Citizen on a spiritual journey aboard the slave ship Gem of the Ocean, where he must learn about his ancestors and then face the truth about himself. $25 - $54. 1006 East Main St., Ventura. For more information, visit rubicontheatre.org.

Boys & Girls cluB oF Ventura Garden PartyMay 20 | Pierpont inn, VenturaThe 19th Annual Garden Party will include diverse wines, brews, and cuisine from some of the area’s finest restaurants, caterers, confectioners, and bakeries. A large silent auction featuring a variety of themed baskets and specialty gift items will be includ-ed. There will be music by Jeanne Tatum & Co. in the Pierpont gardens. Event proceeds will benefit the youth (6-18 years of

age) at the five centers of the Boys & Girls Club of Ventura in Ventura, Oak View, and Saticoy. Advance tickets are available for $50 each or $60 at the door on the day of the event. 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Historic Pierpont Inn, 550 Sanjon Rd., Ventura. For more information or to order tickets, visit bgclubventura.org.

coneJo wine & JaZZ FestiValMay 20 | thousand oaksThe festival includes restaurants, caterers, and wineries in addition to live jazz performances by some of the area’s fin-est musicians. Guests will enjoy wine and food tastings. This event supports the local high school music programs of the Conejo Valley. The cost to attend is $50; VIP tickets ($75) include a VIP parking pass, one-hour early admission, and reserved VIP seating near the jazz music stage and under a shade tent. 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Conejo Creek Park North, 1379 East Janss Rd. in Thousand Oaks. For more informa-tion, visit conejowineandjazz.com.

kinGdoM center classic GolF tournaMentMay 21 | olivas links, VenturaThe community is invited to participate in supporting The Kingdom Center Ventura (TKC Ventura) at the 2nd Annual Kingdom Center Classic Golf Tournament. The event includes a luau with a BBQ dinner at the Wedgewood, located just down the road from Olivas Links at the Buenaventura Golf Course (5882 Olivas Park Dr., Ventura). The luau will feature live Hawaiian dancers and guest speaker Kevin Malone, former general man-ager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. $125 per player includes the luau. Registration for the luau only is $30. 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. Olivas Links, 3750 Olivas Park Dr., Ventura. For more infor-mation, visit tkcventura.org.

art in the ParkMay 26 & 27 | libbey Park, ojaiArt in the Park is an annual tradition started in 1977 by local art-ists at the Ojai Art Center to give fine artists a place to sell their work during the Memorial Day weekend. The festival attracts artists from near and far. The relaxed atmosphere and approach-able artists draw crowds from Ojai and neighboring communi-ties. The event will include a young patrons gallery, high school student exhibition area, youth art workshops, art demonstrations for adults, food lounge, and music venue. 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Libbey Park. For more information, visit ojaiartcenter.org.

ON THE horiZoncasa PaciFica anGels wine & Food FestiValJune 3 california state university channel islands, camarillo Guests will enjoy food from some of the best restaurants, baker-ies, and caterers in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, along with an excellent selection of award-winning California wines, including local favorites. A culinary competition will showcase the work of Ventura County’s top chefs. Proceeds go to Casa Pacifica Centers for Children and Families, the largest non-profit provider of children’s mental health services in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. Tickets: $100 in advance, $125 at the door, $200 VIP. CSUCI campus in Camarillo.1:00 p.m.to 4:00 p.m. For more information, visit cpwineandfoodfestival.com.

oJai Music FestiValJune 7 – 10 | ojaiEstablished in 1947, the Ojai Music Festival has fostered a healthy spirit of eclecticism in its programs, gaining a worldwide reputation for artistic freedom and exceptional classical music. For tickets and more information, visit ojaifestival.org.

a triBute to the Music oF Johnny cashJune 16 | Ventura county Fairgrounds Roadshow Revival and Cindy Cash will bring “A Tribute to the Music of Johnny Cash” back to the Ventura County Fairgrounds. This fourth annual event will take place on Father’s Day weekend 2012 and showcase fantastic musical talents, ranging from rockabilly to outlaw country, with per-formers that include national headliners, tribute bands, and local acts. 10 West Harbor Blvd., Ventura. For tickets and detailed information, visit roadshowrevival.com.

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