A SPOOKTACULAR POKER RUN in benefit of the Salvation Army’s Thanksgiving Turkey Drive is Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Santa Maria Association Board of Realtors’ Office, 2236 S. Broadway, suite E, Santa Maria. Info: 922-7888.
THE DEL CIELO MOBILE ESTATES holds its annual Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the estate’s clubhouse, 3210 Santa Maria Way, Santa Maria. Info: 937-7782.
THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY presents a “DeVine Affair” benefit event featuring live music, food, wine, and adoptable pet guests on Nov. 1 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Orcutt Brew, 315 S Broadway, Santa Maria. Cost is $40. Info: 361-9320 or www.SMVHS.org.
THE LOMPOC PUBLIC LIBRARY holds a benefit “Turducken Dinner” event on Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. in Lompoc. Cost is $100. Info: 737-5727.
THE CENTRAL COAST LITERACY COUNCIL presents the third annual Literacy and Multicultural Festival—featuring music, arts, food, and an international costume parade—on Nov. 2 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of the Santa Maria Public Library near East Cook and South McClelland streets, Santa Maria. Info: 925-0994 or 925-0951, Ext. 836.
ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE presents its first ever “Celebrate Philanthropy!” event honoring three local couples on Nov. 6 at the Santa Maria Country Club. Cost is $20. Info: 346-6123.
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE presents a charity “Run to Remember” Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Nov. 10. On Nov. 10, the run will go all day, finishing with a base-wide run that will end at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 in front of the 14th Air Force headquarters building, Vandenberg. Info: runtoremember@vandenberg.af.mil.
THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY celebrates “Adopt-A-Dog Month” with free microchipping or two months of free flea treatment for any dog adopted during October. Info: 349-3425.
WORTH THE DRIVE
CAL POLY presents its annual 5k “Run to Remember” in benefit of the college’s Sexual-Assault-Free Environment Resource on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. Registration is at 5 p.m. at the Cal Poly Health Center, SLO. Cost is $15. Info: 756-2600.
THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTPRINT ASSOCIATION Central Coast Chapter presents the 15th annual Cops ‘n Kids field day, featuring displays and demonstrations by local law enforcement agents on Nov. 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Oak Park Boulevard and Elm Street in Arroyo Grande. Info: 473-4500 or 550-6305.
This article appears in Oct 30 – Nov 5, 2008.

