SKY WORLD POETRY SERIES presents poet Larry Harris of Redding, at 3 p.m., Saturday, July 26 at Café Monet, 1555 S. Broadway, Santa Maria. Info: 720-6687 or tobola@verizon.net.
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of the musical Ragtime through July 26 at the Marian Theatre, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria. Info: 922-8313 or www.pcpa.org.
IMPROVISATIONAL HUMOR CLASS meets Mondays at the Santa Maria Town Center mall’s second-floor community room to teach theater games, comedy concepts, and Whose Line Is It Anyway?-style games from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Info: 886-8355.
BE INFORMED is a public access program looking for television production crew volunteers. The show will be taped every other Monday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Info: 937-6575 or 598-3511.
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THE SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE THEATRE GROUP presents its production of the Neil Simon comedy Rumors through July 26 in the Garvin Theatre on the Santa Barbara City College West Campus. Info: 965-5935.
PCPA THEATERFEST presents Godspell through July 27 at the Solvang Festival Theatre, Solvang. The Heart’s Desire performs in repertory with Godspell at the Solvang Festival Theatre through July 26. Info: 922-8313 or www.pcpa.org.
THE CENTRAL COAST FOLLIES holds auditions for children 12 years old and younger for the group’s annual Parkinson Research benefit July 27 at 2 p.m. at Dellos Dance Studio, 1030 Huston, Grover Beach. Info: 474-1525.
MURDER IN MIND PRODUCTIONS presents its comical murder mystery/dinner theater, Pirates of Pirate’s Cove, Sundays at 5 p.m. through Aug. 31 at the Spyglass Inn Restaurant, 2703 Spyglass Drive, Shell Beach. Cost is $48.95. Info: 489-3875 or www.murderinmind.com.
THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its production of Showdown at Slick Rock Ranch, followed by a musical vaudeville review through Sept. 20. A Witless Rogue shows at the melodrama along with a vaudeville review through Sept. 21. The Great American Melodrama is located on Highway 1, Oceano. Info: 489-2499 or www.americanmelodrama.com.
THE CACHUMA LAKE NATURE CENTER presents its Evening Fireside Program Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. running through summer at the Nature Center’s Fireside Theater, Cachuma Lake. Cost is $8 for parking. Info: 688-4515
CENTRAL COAST PLAYERS presents an evening of comedy with local comedians at 2880 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, every Saturday. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. Refreshments are available. Admission is $5 at the door. Info: 543-0639.
THE CENTRAL COAST FOLLIES will hold auditions for children to perform in their sixth annual benefit for Parkinson’s research on July 27 at 2 p.m. at Dellos Dance Studio, 1030 Huston, in Grover Beach. Performance dates are October 9, 10, 11, and 12. Info: 474-1525.
THE PEWTER PLAYHOUSE presents “The Belle of Amherst” by William Luce on weekends through July 27. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees begin at 3 p.m. at the Playhouse, 824 Main St., in Cambria. Cost: $19 regular/$16 seniors, with a reduced price of $14 for Friday evenings and $12 for students at all shows. Info: 927-3877.
This article appears in Jul 24-31, 2008.