[Gocamino] Camino art exhibit in Sta. Barbara

[Robert Spenger]

I got a post card in this morning’s mail that has the following  
announcement:

Sacred Steps:

Pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago

A celebration of the experience of modern pilgrims on the path to  
Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain through photographs and works  
of art. Sponsored by the Xunta de Galicia, Spain and its Office of  
Tourism. Hosted by the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preversation.

March 6 – 30, 2008
Thursday —d ddSunday, Noon — 4:00 pm
Casa de la Guerra Historic House Museum
15 East De la Guerra Street
Santa Barbara, CA

Opening Reception
Friday, March7 | 4:30 — 6:30 pm

Some time ago, I sent in my reservation to attend the American  
Pilgrims’ Gathering in Santa Barbara, which just happens to start on  
the very same day as that reception. Today’s post card was the first  
that I had ever heard of it. At least I certainly don’t remember  
hearing about it. I have to admit that I don’t really trust my memory  
very much anymore. Later today, I received a message from the American  
Friends group giving details about the gathering and casually  
mentioning that Friday’s program would include a walk over to the  
Museum for the reception.

Did I miss something along the way? Was this a scheduled event of the  
gathering all along or is it pure serendipity? If it had been part of  
the plan all along, how did it escape my notice? Somehow I would have  
thought that a big issue would have been made about this concurrence  
of events of interest to the camino community. This year’s list of  
attendees for the gathering looks a little skimpy at this point. It is  
just a guess on my part, but I think that a stronger attempt to  
publicize it on these forums would have substantially increased this  
year’s attendence.

Bob S.