We were delighted to prepare a garden party for CAMA, a local organization that supports the arts
in Santa Barbara. A perfect spring day provided the foil for a hidden garden your that forms this annual fundraiser.
Guests tour some of the splendid gardens of private estates in the Santa Barbara area. Santa Barbara's legendary climate allow plants from all plant zones to thrive. We have had olive groves, banana plantations (Seaside Banana Farm), citrus groves, macadamia nuts as well as being an area noted for the flower business. The area is home to orchid estates and greenhouses producing gerbera daises. It is little wonder that the area has some of the finest private gardens in the country.
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In their own words, "The history of CAMA begins in the fall of 1919 when a group of community-minded Santa Barbarans came together in the optimistic years following World War I to create the Civic Music Committee. Their intention was to present the finest in musical performances, including the new Los Angeles Philharmonic, founded by philanthropist William Andrews Clark, Jr. that same year. The group's work was taken over by the Community Arts Association’s Music Branch in 1926, which in time evolved into today's Community Arts Music Association (CAMA).
Since the 1920s, CAMA has presented such legendary artists as Pablo Casals, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Vladimir Horowitz, Jascha Heifetz, Igor Stravinsky, Artur Schnabel, Isaac Stern and Marian Anderson, with yearly performances from the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Since the 1950s the orchestra series has expanded and the concert annals now include virtually every great orchestra of the world, from the New York Philharmonic to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra."
Fanciful Vegetable Crudités with Aioli and Ranch Dressings
Domestic and Imported Cheese with Seasonal Fruits
Passed Hors d'Oeuvres
Basil and Sun Dried Tomato Quiche
Smoked Salmon Mousse with Shrimp on Brioche
Burlington Chicken Salad Croute
Chocolate-Cognac Truffles
Blackberry Tartlet with Pastry Cream
Confit of Orange Zest
Raspberry Tartlet with Lemon Curd
Homemade Lemonade and Old Fashioned Ice Tea
Sea of Glasses Awaiting a Beverage
