THE LOMPOC CIVIC THEATRE presents its annual haunted theater, Cirque Du Mort, Oct. 23, 24, 30, and 31 at the theater, 211 North H St., Lompoc. Info: 757-2281.
PCPA THEATERFEST sells advance tickets for its upcoming season through Oct. 31 at the box office, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. Cost is $26.25 to $30. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
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CAL POLY presents the “Complexions” dance company and their performance of contemporary ballet Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. at the Cal Poly Arts Department, Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, SLO. A production of “Of Mice and Men” is performed Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. in the Christopher Cohan Center, Cal Poly, SLO. The college’s “Provocative Perspectives” series features a performance by comedy duo Azhar Usman and Rabi Bob Alper Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. Info: 756-2787 or calpolyarts.org.
THE CLARK CENTER ASSOCIATION presents a traveling production of “Smokey Joe’s Café” Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Info: 489-9444 or clarkcenter.org.
UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents “An Evening with Garrison Keillor” Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara. Cost is $100, $45, $25 for students. Info: 893-3535 or artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
MURDER IN MIND PRODUCTIONS presents its murder mystery dinner theatre production of Addams Family—It’s Itt’s Birthday through Nov. 1 on Sundays at 5 p.m. at the Spyglass Restaurant, 2703 Spyglass Drive, Shell Beach. Info: 489-3875 or murderinmind.com.
THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its production of the musical spoof Scary Poppins, followed by the United Swing Organization Vaudeville Review through Nov. 15 at the Great American Melodrama, Highway 1, Oceano. Info: 489-2499.
This article appears in Oct 22-29, 2009.