THE SANTA MARIA A’s FORD CLUB presents its annual All-Ford Car Show, featuring cars from 1903 through 1986, on Sept. 13 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Santa Maria along McClelland Street. Info: 937-8257.
THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION presents its annual “Start! Heart Walk” featuring a 5k walk, a wellness festival, health screenings, food, a “Kids’ Zone,” live music, and giveaways on Sept. 13 at Waller Park, Santa Maria. Registration opens at 9 a.m. festivities begin at 10 a.m. Info: 544-1505 or santamariaheartwalk.com.
OTORA presents its annual benefit dinner, featuring a barbecue, live music, kids activities, and an auction on Sept. 13 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Orcutt Hills Picnic Grounds, off of Highway 101, south of Clark Avenue, Orcutt. Info: 937-5849.
LAS FIESTAS PATRIAS is a street fair festival featuring food, crafts, music, and performances on Sept. 14 from noon to 6 p.m. on Cook and McClelland streets, Santa Maria. Info: 614-7070 or joseph@latinotoday.net.
HATS FOR HOPE presents a Community Hat Party and Auction, featuring music, food, wine, a hat contest, and auctions on Sept. 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Rancho Miranda Gardens, 2000 Cambridge Way, Santa Maria. Cost is $45. Info: 448-6080.
THE SANTA MARIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and Committee Inc. present a Measure A Forum featuring presentations by SBCAG, COLAB, and the Santa Barbara County Taxpayers Association on Sept. 17 at 11:45 a.m. at the Abel Maldonado Youth Center, 600 S. McClelland, Santa Maria. Cost is $18 for luncheon. Info: 922-4881 or JanelleP@benedetticpa.com.
THE LOMPOC VALLEY REPUBLICAN CLUB holds a social meeting featuring speaker Steve Pappas, dinner, and a drawing on Sept. 18 starting at 6 p.m. at Embassy Suites, 1117 North H St., Lompoc. Info: 733-0109 or jshockency@verizon.net.
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SANTA BARBARA TOWNHALL MEETUP presents a !A/11 Primetime Investigation” film screening and discussion Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Faulkner Gallery, Central Public Library, 40 East Anapamu St., Santa Maria. Info: impeachbush.meetup.com/378/calendar/7696279.
SALISBURY VINEYARDS presents “Film Noir at Salisbury Vineyards,” featuring food, wine, and a screening of the film Sunset Boulevard on Sept. 12 at the vineyard, 6985 Ontario Road, Avila Beach. Cost is $60. Info: 595-9463.
THE SONS OF NORWAY presents its annual Torsk Dinner, featuring buttered cod, on Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Hall, 520 Dana St., SLO. Cost is $15, $7.50 for kids. Info: 748-5674.
THE WEST BEACH MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL, presented by Twin Productions, features Ziggy Marley, Jason Mraz, Natasha Bedingfield, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Jackie Greene and the Expendables, and many more performers as well as arts and crafts vendors Sept. 12 through 14 at the beach, past Stearn’s Warf, Santa Barbara. Cost is $115 for a three-day pass, or $30 to $55 for single-day passes. Info: westbeachfestival.com or (818) 380-0400.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE holds an appetizers and friends gathering with Congresswomen Lois Capps Sept. 13, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in San Luis Obispo. A donation of $35 is required. Info: 541-5763.
THE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST holds a giant yard sale on Sept. 13 at the church in SLO. Info: office@sloucc.org.
CENTRAL COAST FOLLIES holds a rummage sale to defray costume costs for its upcoming production in benefit of Parkinson’s research on Sept. 13 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Edgewater Inn, Dolliver and Wadsworth, in Pismo Beach. Info: 343-0239.
THE AMERICAN THUNDER rally features a barbecue, speaker Gen. Mary J. Kight, and a donation acceptance station on Sept. 13 from noon to 2 p.m. at Mitchell Park, SLO. Barbecue is $10, free for military members in uniform. Info: 9-11AmericanThunder.com.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO ART CENTER hosts the premiere screening of the locally made film So Love Returns on Sept. 13 at 4:30 and 7 p.m. at the Art Center, 1010 Broad St., SLO. Cost is $10. Info: 543-8562 or sloartcenter.org.
HOPEDANCE presents speaker Dr. Bob Bowman and his “Take Back America” tour followed by two short documentary screenings Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at the San Luis Obispo Public Library. Cost is $10. Info: hopedance.org.
A FREE FILM SCREENING of the film Big Wednesday is Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Courthouse Sunken Gardens, Santa Barbara. Info: 568-2461 or sbparks.org.
THE WILDLING ART MUSEUM holds its Wilderness Spirit Award Dinner and Auction, featuring artist Thomas Van Stein creating a painting live to be auctioned off at the end of the night Sept. 20. The event runs from 5 to 9:30 p.m. at 2329 Jonata St., Los Olivos. Cost is $175. Registration deadline is Sept. 13. Info: 688-1082 or wildlingmusuem.org.
This article appears in Sep 11-18, 2008.