THE VALLEY OF THE FLOWERS UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST features a First Friday Flick screening of Sicko on Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. at the church, 3354 Constellation Road, Lompoc. Info: 740-2988.
THE ORCUTT MINERAL SOCIETY presents its 42nd annual Gem Show, featuring rocks, minerals, exhibits, demos, and equipment Aug. 7, 8, and 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, 298 S. Thompson Ave., Nipomo. Info: 929-3788 or omsinc.org.
THE SANTA MARIA RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT presents its inaugural “Tri-the-Bull” Triathlon on Aug. 8. Cost is $40 per person, $105 for a three-person relay team. Info: 925-0951, Ext. 413.
THE SANTA MARIA SPEEDWAY presents the Bandit/VRA Grand Slam IMCA Modifieds race featuring mini stock cars on Aug. 8 with the race starting at 5 p.m. at the Santa Maria Speedway, Hutton Road, Nipomo. Info: 202-1492 or santamariaspeedway.com.
THE DISCOVERY MUSEUM presents its fifth annual Free Community Day, featuring fun programs and activities for kids and their parents, on Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the museum, 705 S. McClelland, Santa Maria. Info: 928-8414 or smvdiscovery.org.
WORTH THE DRIVE
THE WILDLING ART MUSEUM presents, as part of its Free Friday Flicks, a screening of two films by nature filmmaker Jean-Michel Cousteau on Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the museum’s gallery, 2928 San Marcos Ave., Los Olivos. Info: 688-1082 or wildlingmuseum.org.
THE CITY OF PISMO PEACH, Recreation Division Community Development Department, presents the annual Stride with the Tide 5K Run on Aug. 8 starting at 9 a.m. at the Pismo Beach Pier, Pismo Beach. Cost is $10 to sign up, or $15 includes a T-shirt. Info: 773-7063 or pismobeach.org.
This article appears in Aug 6-13, 2009.
