TUESDAY NIGHT’S GRAND OPENING FOR LA CUMBRE CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS AT LA CUMBRE PLAZA WAS GRANDER THAT GRAND!! SUCH A GREAT TURNOUT FROM THE HIGHLY CREATIVE AND ARTISTIC COMMUNITY OF SANTA BARBARA! WE HAD ARIEL BALLET INSIDE AN ANEMONE FLOAT, FINE ART BODY PAINTING, KYM COCHRAN AND JOHN SMITH’S PROJECTION/PERFORMANCE INSTALLATION ON A GALLERY EXTERIOR, LIVE PAINTING OF A FLAMENCO DANCER BY MARLYN DAGGETT, AND HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES! IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE TO SHARE THE JOY OF CREATIVITY WITH SO MANY LIKE MINDED INDIVIDUALS!
Written by Robert Bernstein
Yulia Maluta, fellow dancer Marie Eaton and painter Marlyn Daggett