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Santa Maria Sun / Calendar Events

January 26

Concerts

THE CENTRAL CITY SWING AND PVHS JAZZ BAND
(7:30 p.m.)

present a dual concert on May 28 at

Unity Chapel of Light
Phone: 937-3025

Unity Chapel of Light
1165 Stubblefield Road
Orcutt

Cost: Donations accepted

Recreation

LAUGHTER YOGA
Ongoing
(10 a.m.)

is a forced laughter and breathing stress relief class with certified Laughter Yoga leader Bill Alarid that meets Fridays at

Phone: 937-9750

Luis Oasis Senior Center
420 Soares Ave.
Orcutt

Health

LAUGHTER YOGA
(10:45 a.m.)

is an aerobic excercise that can be done without strain by all body types including people in wheelchairs. It can be done in anything from suits to shorts. Laughter yoga meets Thursdays at

William Alarid
wmalarid@aol.com
Phone: 925-3216

Mussell Senior Center
510 E. Park Ave.
Santa Maria

Cost: Free

Farmers Markets

GROWING GROUNDS FARM
(noon to dusk)

sells vegetables and flowers grown at the farm Thursdays from

Growing Grounds Farm
growinggroundssm@gmail.com
Phone: 934-2182
http://growinggroundsfarmsm.blogspot.com

Growing Grounds Farm
812 W. Foster Road
Santa Maria

LOMPOC
(1:30 p.m. to dusk)

features food, entertainment, and activities for the whole family Fridays from

Phone: 305-9829

Lompoc Farmers Market
Lompoc

Clubs and Meetings

DEBTORS ANONYMOUS
(6 p.m.)

is a 12-step program for people whose debts or spending problems are causing troubles in their lives or the lives of others. It meets every Thursday (except holidays) at

Phone: 927-1018

St. Barnabus Episcopal Church Library
301 Trinity Ave.
Arroyo Grande

CENTRAL COAST FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP
(10:30 a.m. to noon)

meets the third Saturday of each month from

ccfibrosupport@charter.net
Phone: 925-8095

Arroyo Grande Community Hospital
3455 Halcyon
Arroyo Grande

Spiritual

STAR OF BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH
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offers worship services Sundays at 10 a.m. with Sunday school at 9 a.mAn adult Bible study is Thursday at.

Phone: 937-0339

Star of Bethlehem Lutheran Church
4465 S. Blosser Road
Santa Maria

Special Events

BEDFORD WINERY'S 7TH ANNUAL "MUSHROOMS GONE WILD!"
A sellout every year, a must for the mushroom lover
BEDFORD WINERY'S 7TH ANNUAL "MUSHROOMS GONE WILD!"
January 26 (2 to 5 p.m.)

is a celebration of mushrooms with "local" varieties and those brought in from Oregon. Graze a bounty of shroom appetizers from layered patés to wood-fired flatbreads and featuring Chantrelle, Hedgehog, and Shitake varieties (among many others), while sipping Bedford wines. View an impressive exhibit of edible and inedible mushrooms with Dr. Bob Cummings, an expert on mushrooms. Afterwards, stay for a viewing of 1963, Japanese, sci-fi classic "Attack of the Mushroom People" on Jan. 26 from

Helen Daniels
tastingroom@bedfordwinery.com
Phone: 344-2107
http://bedfordwinery.com/?page_id=9

Bedford Winery Tasting Room and Courtyard
448 Bell Street
Los Alamos 93440

Cost: $35

THE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION
January 26 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

presents the annual Central Cost Muscle Walk fundraiser event Jan. 26 from

areggie@mdausa.org
Phone: 560-7651
http://musclewalkmda.org/centralcoast2012

Waller Park
Santa Maria

WESTMONT COLLEGE
Worth The Drive
January 26 (9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

professor Paul Willis hosts a dedication and poetry reading honoring William Stafford on Jan. 26 at 2 p.m. The event will be preceded by a free public poetry workshop titled "Writing the Stafford Way" from

willis@westmont.edu
Phone: 565-7174
http://westmont.edu

Los Prietos Ranger Station
3505 Paradise Road
Los Padres National Forest , CA

Concerts

CLAIRE LYNCH BAND
Claire Lynch Band
CLAIRE LYNCH BAND
Worth The Drive
January 26 (8 p.m.)

The Clark Center presents one of the most exciting and critically acclaimed Bluegrass bands of the last decade, The Claire Lynch Band, on Jan. 26 at

Box Office
info@clarkcenter.org
Phone: 489-9444
http://www.clarkcenter.org

Clark Center for the Performing Arts
487 Fair Oaks Ave.
Arroyo Grande 93420

Cost: $28 to $38

Stage

UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES
Worth The Drive
January 26 (8 p.m.)

presents London based theater troupe 1927 and its production of "The Animals and Children Took to the Streets" on April 25 at

UCSB Arts and Lectures Box Office
meghan.henry@sa.ucsb.edu
Phone: 893-3535
http://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

UCSB Campbell Hall
Santa Barbara

Cost: $38, $18

Recreation

"LET'S MOVE NIPOMO"
January 26 (10:30 a.m. to noon)

is a family fun and fitness day on Jan. 26 from

info@nipomorecreaction.org
Phone: 929-5437
http://nipomorecreation.org

Nipomo Community Park
Pomeroy and West Tefft Street
Nipomo , CA

PAL PAINTBALL TRIP
January 26 (9:30 a.m., returning at 4 p.m.)

presented by the The Santa Maria Police Activities League is a Paintballing trip for teens in 7th to12th grade. The trip will be lead and chaperoned by two Police Officers. The event is Jan. 26 meeting at the Abel Maldonado Youth Center at

Phone: 925-0951, Ext. 252

Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center
600 S. McClelland St.
Santa Maria 93454

Cost: Free

ECO SLO
Worth The Drive
January 26 (9 a.m.)

presents a "Natural San Luis Docent Hike" at Railroad Recreational Trail on Jan. 26 at

Phone: 544-1777
http://ecoslo.org

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