THE SANTA MARIA TOWN CENTER sponsors the California Tropic Children’s Pageant on Feb. 7 at 8 a.m. at the Santa Maria Town Center, Santa Maria. Info: 877-998-7674.
THE WEST COAST NATIONALS TRACTOR PULL takes place at the Elks Unocal Event Center, 4040 Highway 101, in Santa Maria on Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. Cost is $12, $10 for pit passes. Info: 1-800-999-9186.
THE SANTA MARIA ARTS COUNCIL presents an evening social featuring the PCPA Outreach Showcase, Coastal Voices, and Pete the Bakery Guy on Feb. 9 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Good Neighbor Bakery, 2660 Industrial Parkway, Santa Maria. Cost is $6. Info: 349-0443 or peggreer@sbceo.org.
THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SANTA MARIA VALLEY and the Mexican Ladies Social Club present the Annual Little Sister Contest on Feb. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the club, 901 North Railroad Ave., Santa Maria. Info: 922-7163 or bgcsmv.org.
WORTH THE DRIVE
UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents, as part of Winter Cinema 2009, a screening of Zidane, a 21st Century Portrait on Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in UCSB Campbell Hall, Santa Barbara. Cost is $6, $5 for students. An evening with John Cleese, featuring a screening of A Fish Called Wanda, is Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the UCSB Campbell Hall. A Feb. 10 double bill featuring a screening of Patti Smith—Dream of Life at 7 p.m. and Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts at 9 p.m. is in the UCSB Campbell Hall. Cost is $6, $5 for students. Info: 893-3535 or artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
HOPEDANCE screens the documentary film Pray the Devil Back to Hell on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. at the San Luis Obispo Public Library, SLO. Cost is $10. Info: hopedance.org.
THE HUMANIST SOCIETY OF SANTA BARBARA celebrates Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday with a “Darwin Remembers” historical re-enactment of Darwin’s life on Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. in the Fleischmann Auditorium, Natural History Museum, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara. A reaction to Darwin’s “Origin of Species” is Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. at the museum. A panel discussion about teaching evolution in the 21st century is Feb. 10 at 7 p.m., also at the museum. Info: santabarbarahumanists.org or 259-6432.
THE COTTONWOOD CANYON VINEYARD AND WINERY holds a “Chocolate Affair” on Feb. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Cottonwood Caves. Info: 937-8463.
This article appears in Feb 5-12, 2009.
