THE SANTA MARIA CIVIC THEATRE presents its production of Sex, Lies, and the I.R.S. Oct. 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre, 1660 N. McClelland St., Santa Maria. Cost is $14. Info: 922-4442 or smct.org.
THE SANTA BARBARA COUNCIL FOR SELF-ESTEEM presents a 20th anniversary lecture series featuring Beverlye Hyman Fead on Oct. 2 at noon at the Tannahill Auditorium, Schott Center, Santa Maria. Info: selfesteem.org.
PCPA THEATERFEST sells advanced tickets for its upcoming
season Oct. 7 through Oct. 31 at the box office, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. Cost is $26.25 to $30. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
WORTH THE DRIVE
THE CENTRAL COAST FOLLIES presents its production of Love Is in the Air, a benefit for Parkinson’s disease Oct. 1 and 2 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 3 and 4 at 2 p.m. at the Clark Center for Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Cost is $20. Info: 489-9444.
THE CENTRAL COAST PLAYERS presents a comedy show performed by local comedians on Oct. 3 at 8:30 p.m. at the Grange Hall, 2880 Broad St., SLO. Info: 543-0639.
MURDER IN MIND PRODUCTIONS presents its murder mystery
dinner theatre production of Addams Family—It’s Itt’s Birthday Oct. 4 through Nov. 1 on Sundays at 5 p.m. at the Spyglass Restaurant, 2703 Spyglass Dr., Shell Beach. Info: 489-3875 or murderinmind.com.
UCSB ARTS AND LECTURES presents Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company’s new work Fondly Do We Hope … Fervently Do We Pray on Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Granada, 1214 State St., Santa Barbara. Cost is $35 to $35, $20 for students. “An Evening with John Leguizamo” is Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. in the UCSB Campbell Hall, Santa Barbara. Cost is $35, $18 for students. Info: 893-3535 or artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
CAL POLY presents, as part of the MultiCultural Center’s Another Type of Groove spoken poetry season, Tomas Riley on Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Cal Poly, SLO. Info: 756-1405 or mcc@calpoly.edu.
This article appears in Oct 1-8, 2009.