THE LOMPOC CIVIC THEATRE presents its third annual haunted house, “A Nightmare on ‘L’ Street,” Oct. 22, 23, 29, 30 and 31 starting at 7 p.m. at 217 South L St., Lompoc. It’s not appropriate for the very young! Cost is $5, $2.50 for a second visit the same evening. Info: 757-3085.
THE POETRY SOCIETY OF SANTA MARIA invites all to read poetry, sing songs, or just express themselves every other Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. at Coffee and Company, 245 Town Center West, Santa Maria. The next poetry reading is Oct. 27, highlighting featured artist Sam Puerta. Info: 928-6492.
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THE WESTMONT THEATER ARTS DEPARTMENT presents its production of The Servant of Two Masters Oct. 22, 23, 28, and 30 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. at Westmont College, Santa Barbara. Cost is $10, $5 for students. Info: 565-7140.
CAL POLY presents Jay Johnson: The Two and Only Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. at the Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, SLO. David Sedaris reads from his latest work Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. at the Cohan Center, Cal Poly, SLO. Info: 756-2787 or pac.calpoly@gmail.com.
UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents John Lithgow and his show Stories By Heart Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. at the Granada Theatre, State Street, Santa Barbara. Japan’s world-renowned dance company Sankai Juku presents “TOBARI-As if in an inexhaustible flux” directed by Ushio Amagatsu Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. at the Granada Theater, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. Info: 893-3535 or artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
THE MID STATE SCARE presents its new haunted house, “Nightmare Asylum,” open weekends through October at 250 Traffic Way, Arroyo Grande. Info: midstatescare.com or 441-6343.
THE SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE THEATRE ARTS DEPARTMENT presents its production of Machinal by Sophie Treadwell through Nov. 6 Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara. Cost is $15, $12 for seniors, $8 for students. Info: 965-5935.
MURDER IN MIND PRODUCTIONS presents its murder-mystery comedy dinner theater “Pirates of Pirates Cove” Sundays at 5 p.m. through Nov. 7 at the Spyglass Inn Restaurant, 2703 Spyglass Drive, Shell Beach. Cost is $48.95. Info: 489-3875 or murderinmind.com.
THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its production of Trudy and the Beast, or the Creature from the Black Lake Lagoon by Eric Hoit and Jordan Richardson, followed by the “Zombie Vaudeville Revue” through Nov. 14 at the Great American Melodrama, Highway 1, Oceano. Info: 489-2499.
This article appears in Oct 21-28, 2010.