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2026-09-01 12:00:00Z	Sep. 01, 2026		Nick Wigle, owner Super Bee Rescue and Removal	Back at the Music Academy to Learn All About Bees		Sep. 01, 2026 12:00 p.m.			Nicholas Wigle began his career in beekeeping in 2009. He is viewed as an expert in the field — being called to remove feral honeybees from attics, walls, and landscapes. Nicholas’s company, Super Bee Rescue, removes hundreds of feral hives per year. The team cares for over 500 colonies, performs 800 rescues per year, and maintains 80 bee apiaries. His team provides beekeeping consulting in Santa Barbara County, CA. Nicholas graduated from Cal State Northridge with a degree in Business and Economics, and received his Master Beekeeping Certificate from the University of Montana.	View
2026-09-15 12:00:00Z	Sep. 15, 2026		Mike Lopus, Vice President Colliers	Commercial real estate on the Central Coast		Sep. 15, 2026 12:00 p.m.			Based in Santa Barbara, Mike Lopus is a Vice President specializing primarily in investment sales of Multifamily and Student Housing assets. His dynamic expertise includes institutional landlord and tenant representation, lease negotiation and consulting, lease auditing, sublease negotiation, financial analysis, and market research expertise. Mike joined Colliers in 2025 from Radius Commercial Real Estate, where he served as senior vice president for four years. Mike graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; holds a Master of Business Administration, from the University of San Francisco; and serves on the Board of the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association.	View
2026-10-06 12:00:00Z	Oct. 06, 2026		Steve Jacobsen	Interfaith Efforts in the Santa Barbara Community		Oct. 06, 2026 12:00 p.m.			Steve has for more than 40 years in the nonprofit and spiritual development fields as Executive Director of Hospice of Santa Barbara, Director of La Casa de Maria Retreat Center (before it closed in 2018 following the debris flow event), and as a Presbyterian pastor in a variety of states and settings. He's been active in inter-spiritual work for 20 years, particularly with the Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist communities.	View
2026-10-20 12:00:00Z	Oct. 20, 2026		Margarida Eidson, District Governor	Annual Visit by District 5240 Governor		Oct. 20, 2026 12:00 p.m.			Every year our Club is visited by the District 5240 Governor. This year District Governor Margarida Eidson, from the Rotary Club of Ventura East, will provide an update on District 5240 activities. She'll meet with the Club board members immediately following the Club meeting.	View
2026-11-03 12:00:00Z	Nov. 03, 2026		Tommy Azoury, Regional VP with Mercer Advisors	Wealth and Estate Management		Nov. 03, 2026 12:00 p.m.			Tommy has extensive experience in a variety of wealth management positions. His working style begins with curiosity and is guided by his mantra "treat others the way you would want to be treated".	View
2026-11-17 12:00:00Z	Nov. 17, 2026		Community Grants Luncheon	Grant Awards Distributed to Local Nonprofits		Nov. 17, 2026 12:00 p.m.			Join us for the Club's annual Community Grants Luncheon. Representatives from each nonprofit recipient will be there to provide information about their organization and the projects that will be funded by your generosity.	View
2026-12-08 12:00:00Z	Dec. 08, 2026		Montecito Union Elementary Chorus	Join us for the Holiday Highlight		Dec. 08, 2026 12:00 p.m.			We'll be meeting offsite at the First Presbyterian Church and entertained with a selection of holiday songs by the Montecito Union Elementary Chorus.	View
2026-12-15 12:00:00Z	Dec. 15, 2026		Club is Dark (no meeting)	We'll see you in the new year!		Dec. 15, 2026 12:00 p.m.				View