Heart of the Valley, a monthly local history series presented by the Santa Maria Public Library in partnership with local historian Shirley Contreras, hosts its next event on Saturday, April 20, at 10:15 a.m. This month’s guest speaker is Dawn Goodman, who will be speaking about the life of her father, Donald Goodman, a member […]
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Orcutt Community Theater presents ‘Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play’
Orcutt Community Theater’s production of Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play opens Friday, April 19, and runs through Sunday, May 5, at Klein Dance Arts Studio in Santa Maria. Performances take place at 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Dixie Arthur, one of the founders of Orcutt Community Theater, directs […]
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Santa Barbara-based singer/songwriter Brandi Rose to perform at Cold Spring Tavern
I doubt there’s a personality test out there that I wouldn’t be willing to take. But none of me doubts there are still so many I’ve yet to come across. I already know my Myers-Briggs and Pottermore results—ENFP and Slytherin, respectively—but can either of them inform which Full House character I am? I’ve taken the […]
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Spotlight on: Lompoc Valley 2019 Initiative
Luis Servin, program manager
The Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board announced the launch of the Lompoc Valley 2019 Initiative, a collaboration between local youth, city leaders, government agencies, and private businesses. Also known as Workforce Week, the initiative includes three events aimed at providing individuals with work-related resources for every step of the job-search process, from how to […]
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SLO-based artist Ynana Rose brings her own brand of Americana to Orcutt
“It’s a hymn to desire, a blessing of ghosts, an invitation to a cup of tea,” San Luis Obispo-based singer/songwriter Ynana Rose said in press materials to describe her latest album, Tea Leaf Confessions, which was released at the end of last year. There’s no such time as a bad time for tea in my […]
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Teal Journey holds fashion show in memory of Valentina Martins
The Teal Journey Ovarian Cancer Foundation invites locals to the Valentina Martins Memorial Fashion Show and Luncheon on Saturday, April 6, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Santa Maria. The event, dedicated in memory of Martins, features a runway fashion show, a silent auction, and a door prize giveaway. Guest […]
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Central Coast Film Society granted nonprofit status
The Central Coast Film Society (CCFS)—a Santa Ynez-based organization that hosts film screenings and lectures and offers creative opportunities to local filmmakers—was officially granted its nonprofit status by the IRS. “It’s a really exciting time. I feel like we can finally get to work in getting funds and grants so we can really help out […]
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Spotlight on: Keys 2 The Coast
Donna Polizzi, founder and CEO
A Central Coast couple was driving down to San Diego one summer when an epiphany struck. Donna Polizzi and her husband, Tony, didn’t know the area too well, so they checked Yelp for recommendations on where to find the best restaurants and happy hour spots. But after trying a few highly rated establishments with disappointing […]
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Spotlight on: Leadership Santa Maria Valley
Joshua D. Scroggin, Class of 2019 spokesperson
Big changes are in store for more than 4 acres of vacant land on Carmen Lane in Santa Maria, specifically the dirt lot in between the train tracks and Blosser Road. On March 16, the Leadership Santa Maria Valley (LSMV) class of 2019 held a groundbreaking ceremony at the spot, which is the future home […]
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Cold Spring Tavern becomes den to The Left Hand Lions on March 22
Like more than 100,000 residents of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, professional musician Thomas Hopkins was evacuated from his home amid the Thomas Fire at the end of 2017. Hopkins, founder, frontman, and principal songwriter of the Santa Barbara-based folk and Americana band The Left Hand Lions, aimed to capture his own perspective during the […]
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Spotlight on: Pacific Pride Foundation
Colette Schabram, executive director
More than 10,000 Santa Barbara County residents use programs provided by the Pacific Pride Foundation (PPF), which operates out of only two locations, one in Santa Barbara and the other in Santa Maria. Through funding from the Santa Barbara Foundation, the Santa Maria location recently set up a new counseling office, where various mental health […]
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Spotlight on: The Hourglass Project
Melissa James, CEO
Under the shared belief that the economy’s problems are too big for any individual community to solve on its own, a coalition of Central Coast-based business and civic leaders decided to form a collaborative “action tank” to help create high-quality jobs throughout northern Santa Barbara and SLO counties, from Lompoc to San Miguel. Melissa James […]
