Get Ready for High Season Polo!

a truly exciting sport to watch!

In the scene at Sunday Polo

3300 Via Real Carpinteria, CA 93013 

• Sunday matches are held on all fields throughout the day with the main games being played at 1 and 3 pm on the field in front of the grandstands and the gates open at noon.
• There is grandstand seating available for all general admission spectators.
• NO PETS ALLOWED
• Tickets are $10 per person for general admission on Sundays only
• No outside alcohol allowed
• Field-side cabanas are available to rent.  Contact the Polo Clubhouse Manager, Ellen Reid at805-684-6683 or ellen@sbpolo.com.
• You may purchase tickets at the gate when you arrive.  During our High Goal it is suggested that you arrive 30 minutes early in order to get good seats.
• Our Centennial cafe is open on Fridays and Sundays for your convenience and serves delicious and fresh weekly specials.  Salads, Sandwiches, Soups, Burgers and much more. No outside food or beverage is allowed.
• The grandstands are not shaded so bring lots of sunscreen!
• Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club has a wide variety of merchandise for purchase at our Polo Boutuique located on the ocean side of the grandstands.
• If you would like to know when a specific team is playing, please check the Polo Schedule and Results page of the website
• Dress code is casual; however, many people enjoy dressing up.
• The Divot Stomp takes place at half time for both the 1 and 3 pm games on Sundays.  Meander out onto the field, help turn over the divots made by the galloping horses and enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbly.

Our High Goal Season begins this year, July 8th with the Mayor's Cup and goes through to September 2nd ending with the famous Bombardier Pacific Coast Open Finals.  

A Royals Sport, for locals and visitors to enjoy!

Last year, honored visitors were 

Prince William and Princess Kate

for more information, click here

(photos and information from sbpolo website)

Santa Barbara Wine Festival June 30th

Swirl, Sip, and Savor....

Saturday, June 30th

2:00-5:00 pm

at the

Santa Barbara 

Museum of Natural History

2559 Puesta del Sol

(behind the Old Mission)

  

wines from 50 Central Coast wineries

complemented with savory

and sweet delectable delights

Members $60

Non-Members $85

(if purchased by Friday (June 29 at 5pm)

$95 at the door (if available)

Parking $10/per vehicle

for more information, click here

(photos and information from the SB Museum of Natural History)

to access the Santa Barbara Multiple Listing, click here

Birdhouses Everywhere in our Garden

In the Trees

 On the tables

On the Basket Stand

build it and they will come!

our "bird" grocery bill is up there!

We've even had visiting Mallard Ducks

 our favorites.....Quail.....
several coveys visit our garden feeders

uninvited guests include toooooo 
many squirrles!
Who visits your garden?
To search the many gorgeous gardens for sale in SB, click here

Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Festival June 22, 23, 24th

Santa Barbara Parade and Festival

June 22, June 23, June 24

The Solstice Parade is this Saturday, June 23, beginning at noon 
at State and Cota.
The Festival begins Friday, June 22, in Alameda Park from 4 - 9 pm
The Festival continues Saturday in Alameda Park from noon - 8 pm, 
Sunday noon to 6 pm.
The Kid’s Festival is noon to 6 pm Saturday and Sunday

The Parade and Festival are Free

(photo Mitch Viquez)

Festival Main Stage - Alameda Park  

Schedule for Friday June 22nd, 2012

4:00	Danza
4:15	Dreamtime Continuum
4:50	Suenos Cubanos
5:05	Vientos Del Sur
5:40	Panzumo
6:00	Hip Brazil
6:10	Ize
6:15	Boom Box Orchestra
6:45	Soulstice Sol The Midnight Band with very special guests and full horn section
8:45	Finale

Solstice Inflatables are available for rent after the Parade

Other Festival Highlights

• Mouthwatering foods and thirst quenching beverages
from local restaurants.

• Arts and crafts boutique with more than 75 vendors.

• A large “drum circle” formed by parade participants and
anyone who cares to join in the beat on Saturday only.

• The wonderful floats from the parade parked along 

Micheltorena Street for close-up inspection on Saturday 

only until approximately 4:30 pm

• Beer and Wine Garden Friday 4-8 pm, Saturday
noon to 7 pm, Sunday Noon to 5 pm

for schedule, locations, information, click here

(photos and copy from Solstice Website)

Learning About Santa Barbara Architecture!

Reginald Johnson,George Washington Smith, 
Edwards and Plunket,  Lutah Riggs, William Mooser III
...and more...

These are the names of the great architects who influenced

Santa Barbara's Mediterranean Style Architecture, 
often under the guidance of Civic Leader, Pearl Chase. 
After the 1925 earthquake, Ms. Chase made
it her mission to see that Santa Barbara downtown was 
rebuild in the Spanish/Mediterranean style architecture of 
todaythrough her wide-ranging influence
 and tireless advocacy.
to learn more about Pearl Chase Society, click here

Prior to the 1925 earthquake, Santa Barbara's architecture

was typical of the time in Europe and the US,  Victorian style, some

fine examples of which still remain around town, in particular the

home of Pearl Chase on Anacapa Street, 

now a designated city landmark.

On a recent balmy evening

40 Village Property Agents were invited 
to a 
 Walking Tour of Downtown Santa Barbara
to learn more about the
Spanish Colonial Revival Style Architecture
which characterizes our beautiful City.

On the steps of the Court House Sunken Gardens
Architect Anthony Grumbine taught
us about "Cyma Recta",  "Fascias" and 
"Bed Moulds" which characterize
Spanish Colonial Architecture


We were all handed sample drawings
to trace so that we would "get the feel" for
these details and recognize
the classic Spanish Colonial Revival
design decorations when our eyes sought 
them out on the buildings we were going
to visit


photo of Anthony explaining Cyma Recta 

Our first example, often called the most

 handsome Public Building

in the U.S,
The Santa Barbara County Court House

located at 1100 Anacapa Street
occupying up a full block 

After our "hands-on education" tutorial, all forty

of us Villagers followed Anthony to the many wonderful 

examples he had chosen for our tour.

 here we are, our sample drawings in hand,
walking up Santa Barbara Street

As we passed by an Edwards and Plunket building,
Anthony explained how this later example showed
a less formal application of the style

On to the stately University Club
 at 1332 Santa Barbara Street which had been
 converted from a Victorian to a Spanish Colonial. 
The new solid construction of the rebuilt structure 
allowed it to survive the 1925 earthquake

here's a photo of the former University Club 
building known as "Calkin's Castle"

Currently the Club still features some of 
the exterior
and interior Victorian style decoration

including wonderful antique funiture. 

crossing the street towards the beautiful 
Our Lady of Sorrows Church
located at the corner of Anacapa and Sola Streets.
Built in 1928 after the original Church, located on 
the corner of State and Figueroa, was completely
demolished in the 1925 earthquake.

San Francisco Architect Edward Eames 
used heavy steel beam construction to meet 
future possible emergencies.

Anthony pointing to the entrance and beautiful window

walking past an example of the City of SB's
Commitment to creating beautiful
low-cost housing on Sola Street

Heading towards State Street and the
entrance of the charming Arlington Theater,
also an Edwards and  Plunket Design

A view of the side alleyway of the Arlington 
Theater under consideration for
 restoration to its former grandeur

Here we are looking down State Street

at the recently completely restored 

and gracious Granada Theater Building

The tallest building in Santa Barbara.  It 
will most likely remain a first and last.


Also of note is the beautiful Santa Museum of Art
Anthony informed us that this was 
originally built as a US Post Office

Victorian architecture still remains on Victoria Street

Back where we began at the Court House
where the Clock was recently restored.
for docent tour information of the Court House, click here


Thank you Anthony Grumbine for your 
enthusiastic and educational tour of our
beautiful City! 
We Villagers are now more able to share
the history of our gorgeous Santa Barbara!


Thank you Ed Edick and Renee Grubb
Village Properties Brokers
for your amazing leadership!


Thank you fellow Realtor, Louis Almaraz for
sharing your wonderful photos!


Thank you Architect husband, 
Doug Reeves AIA
for designing our home to be
our version of Mediterranean Architecture!

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Santa Barbara Area Real Estate Closings - May 2012

Year to Date Closings 2007-2012

Legend

2007^ 

2008x

2009*

2010.

2011'

2010

Santa Barbara Real Estate Market Update for end May

5180 Kara Drive, SB 93111

listed at $1,025,000

Single Family and PUD Homes	Total Active			2012 Year To Date Activity New Listings			For the Greater Santa Barbara Number Under Contract			Multiple Listing System Number Sold
District	Last Year	This Year	PCT	Last Year	This Year	PCT	Last Year	This Year	PCT	Last Year	This Year	PCT
05 - CARPINTERIA-SUMMERLAND	133	97	-27	80	54	-32	33	38	+15	36	39	+8
10 - MONTECITO	370	361	-2	203	204	+0	82	115	+40	64	102	+59
15 - SB/EAST OF STATE	337	291	-13	232	189	-18	114	156	+36	85	125	+47
20 - SB/WEST OF STATE	212	215	+1	139	145	+4	86	130	+51	75	88	+17
25 - HOPE RANCH	52	43	-17	33	25	-24	15	10	-33	10	8	-20
30 - SB/GOL SOUTH	109	96	-11	71	70	-1	32	68	+112	27	49	+81
35 - SB/GOL NORTH	209	182	-12	131	127	-3	69	115	+66	62	86	+38

Montecito Beach Property

Through May, compared to last year, sales are up

from 340 to about 475

 for approximately a 40% rise 

while the median sales price is down a little

 from $810,000 last year to about $795,000

 for a 2% drop.

Escrows are up from 405 to about 605

for a 50% upswing 

with the median list price on

 those escrows going 

down 10% from $879,000 to about $800,000.

                With all the activity in sales and escrows

 the overall inventory remains at around 400 

Home Estate/PUDs available for purchase 

from Carpinteria to Goleta.

 Because the concentration of sales are

 below $1 million, the median list price 

on those homes has risen to about

 $1.95 million with the average list price 

hovering around $3.65 million.

Stay tuned. This week we find out from

local Economist, Dr. Mark Schniepp 

what the indicators are

for the next six months of Santa Barbara Real Estate

may look like!

to search the SB MLS for properties for sale, click here

 

A big thanks to Gary Woods, member of the SB MLS Economic

Review Committee for keeping the troops informed on the stats!