THE SANTA MARIA PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY presents “It’s Magic!”—a benefit banquet and auction for the society—on Jan. 24 starting at 6 p.m. at the Santa Maria County Club, 505 West Waller Lane, Santa Maria. Info: 925-0412.
THE COTTONWOOD CANYON VINEYARD AND WINERY holds a wine club pick-up party featuring wine, food, and live music on Jan. 24 and 25 at the winery in Santa Maria. Cost is $15, free for club members. Info: 937-8463.
THE MINERVA CLUB BOOK SECTION presents Beverly Jackson, author of Splendid Slippers: A Thousand Years of an Erotic Tradition on Jan. 27 at 12:30 p.m. for a lunch and talk in Santa Maria. Info: 937-7758.
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CAL POLY presents the Central Coast’s first Science Café with a celebration of “Improbable Vehicles” on Jan. 28 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Robert E. Kennedy Library, Cal Poly, SLO. Info: sciencecafe-calpoly.blogspot.com or 756-2345.
This article appears in Jan 22-29, 2009.
