Thursday Mar 16, 2023
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
March 16th, 5:30-7:00PM
Santa Barbara Historical Museum 136 E. De La Guerra Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Members $10, Guests $15
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A talk by Vince Burns and Stephen Bates. In 1875, the decomposed corpse of John Norton was uncovered in a shallow grave at Rincon Point. Learn the details of the sensational trial as well as other true tales that have given Rincon Point a reputation both famous and infamous as told by Vince Burns and Stephen Bates in Murderers, Bootleggers and Surfers: Rincon Point, Then and Now. Vince Burns is a longtime publishing executive who writes regularly on surf history. He helped build his grandmother's house on Rincon Point. Stephen Bates is a professor of journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Bates family owned Rincon Point for more than a century. Reservation required through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/murderers-bootleggers-and-surfers-rincon-point-then-and-now-tickets-569993023477 Members $10, Guests $15
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