THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA Recreation and Parks Department presents magician/comedian Mark Collier performing Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Santa Maria Public Library, Shepard Hall, 421 South McClelland St., Santa Maria. Info: 925-0951, Ext. 414. A comedy night featuring Edwin San Juan and Shaun Latham is Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Ethel Pope Auditorium, 901 S. Broadway, Santa Maria. Cost is $25 per person. Info: 925-0951, Ext. 252.
THE LOMPOC CIVIC THEATRE presents its annual haunted theater, Cirque Du Mort, Oct. 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, and 31 at the theater, 211 North H St., Lompoc. Info: 757-2281.
ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE Dance Department presents Dimensions in Dance, featuring 11 original dances performed and choreographed by faculty and students in various styles through Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. at the Marian Theatre, Allan Hancock College, 800 S. College Ave., Santa Maria. Cost is $12 to $15. Info: 922-8313.
PCPA THEATERFEST sells advanced 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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THE ARROYO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE ENSEMBLE presents its production of “R-U-R: Reason’s Universal Robots” Oct. 15 through 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Clark Center Studio Theatre, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Cost is $10. Info: 474-3200, Ext. 2267, or billyhouck@yahoo.com.
THE UCSB MULTICULTURAL CENTER presents an open mic night with CYPHER on Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. “Media that Nurtures” features Gregory Coyes on Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. at the Multicultural Center, UCSB, Santa Barbara. A celebration of Filipino Heritage month featuring a screening of Sounds of a New Hope on Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. at the MultiCultural Center, UCSB, Santa Barbara. Info: 893-8411.
THE CLARK CENTER ASSOCIATION presents the Pacific Repertory Opera’s production of Pirates of Penzance Oct. 16 through 18 at the Clark Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Info: 489-9444 or clarkcenter.org.
UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents the Suzanne Farrell Ballet company and their show The Balanchine Couple on Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. at the Granada Theatre, 1216 State St., Santa Barbara. Cost is $50, $40, $30, $25 for students. Info: 893-3535, artsandlectures.ucsb.edu, or 899-3000.
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 15-22, 2009.