NATIONAL POETRY MONTH is celebrated in Lompoc with a poetry reading by Ella Gale and Jim Kotsybar on April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Valley of the Flowers United Church of Christ, 3346 Constellation Road, Vandenberg Village. Info: 740-9888 or ellagale@verizon.net.
THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents a “Poetry Alive!” event on April 14 at 7 p.m. at the Santa Maria Public Library, Shepard Hall, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria. Info: 925-0994, Ext. 117.
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of Kander and Ebb’s Curtains April 15 through May 9 in the Marian Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. Cost is $26.26 to $28.25. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
KITCHEN WITCHES is a comedic dinner theater production April 17, May 8, and May 29 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Lompoc. Cost is $50. Info: 735-2281.
THE POETRY SOCIETY OF SANTA MARIA invites everyone to read poetry, sing songs, or just express themselves every other Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. at Coffee and Company, 245 Town Center West, Santa Maria. The next poetry reading is April 14. Info: 928-6492.
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THE SLO LITTLE THEATRE presents its production of “Taking Leave” by Nagle Jackson April 9 through May 2 at the San Luis Obispo Little Theatre, SLO. Cost is $15 to $22. Info: 786-2440 or slolittletheatre.org.
THE CENTRAL COAST SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL holds auditions April 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. and April 11 from 2 to 9 p.m. at the Ludwig Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa St., SLO. Info: 546-4224 or centralcoastshakespeare.org.
MURDER IN MIND PRODUCTIONS presents its production of The Altos—Vendetta, a murder-mystery dinner theater Sundays at 5 p.m. April 11 through May 23 at the Spyglass Inn Restaurant, 2703 Spyglass Drive, Shell Beach. Cost is $48.95. Info: 489-3875 or murderinmind.com.
THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its production of Lumberjacks In Love, followed by a Vaudeville Review on Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 4:30 and 8:30 p.m., and Sundays at 6 p.m. through April 25 at the Great American Melodrama, Highway 1, Oceano. Cost is $18 to $22. Info: 489-2499 or americanmelodrama.com.
This article appears in Apr 8-15, 2010.
