Mid-April will mark the conclusion of two local music competitions, both organized by Songwriters at Play. The featured musicians slated to perform at the two finale events—scheduled for Saturday, April 13, at Solvang’s High Roller Tiki Lounge and Sunday, April 14, at the Cambria Center for the Arts Theatre—were juried finalists from monthly Songwriters at […]
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Flower City Ballroom presents Green Jellÿ, live in concert
New York-based heavy metal and comedy group Green Jellÿ will perform at the Flower City Ballroom in Lompoc on Saturday, April 6, at 7 p.m. According to press materials, Green Jellÿ has touted itself as “the world’s worst band” and attracted a cult following during the 1980s and ’90s for its cartoonish style and use […]
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Lompoc’s Off Base at Hangar 7 is a wood-fired heaven
Pizza port Off Base at Hangar 7 is located at 107 W. Ocean Ave., Lompoc. The restaurant is open Wednesday through Saturday, from 5 to 9 p.m. For more info, follow the eatery’s Instagram page, @offbaseathangar7. Pepperoni. Pineapple. Prime rib. Pear slices. Curry sauce. Some wood-fired pizzas at Off Base at Hangar 7—a cozy pub […]
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County grand jury finds fault with Visit Lompoc’s financial reports
Previously disputed by Lompoc’s legal counsel, a local resident’s 2023 complaint against the city’s tourism board and its accounting practices ignited a Santa Barbara County grand jury investigation. In a report released on March 22, the jury concluded that the Lompoc Tourism Business Improvement District’s annual reporting “shows hundreds of thousands of dollars in unaccounted-for […]
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Catch The Fish Whisperer onstage in Oceano
The Great American Melodrama in Oceano presents The Fish Whisperer, which is scheduled to run Friday, March 22, through Saturday, May 11. Set in the small town of Shewauga, Wisconsin, The Fish Whisperer is a musical “brimming with hope and romance,” according to the Great American Melodrama’s website. The show opens during a rough patch […]
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Santa Maria Civic Theatre presents A Comedy of Tenors
Performances of A Comedy of Tenors—the Santa Maria Civic Theatre’s latest production—run through Sunday, March 24. Currently onstage, this fast-paced comedy is set in 1930s Paris and follows “four tenors, two wives, and three girlfriends,” according to press materials. Tickets to A Comedy of Tenors are available online in advance at my805tix.com. For more info […]
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Solvang funds study on roadside trail for pedestrians, bicyclists
To help curb a lingering safety concern, the city of Solvang is preparing to renovate a 2,400-foot segment of Fredensborg Canyon Road. While there are residential driveways on both sides of the route, neither side has a sidewalk. Public Works Director Rodger A. Olds referred to this stretch of Fredensborg as “the greatest danger to […]
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Firedance Academy showcases Irish dance at Buellton Wine and Chili Festival
Green day The Buellton Wine and Chili Festival takes place on Sunday, March 17, from noon to 4:30 p.m., at the Flying Flags RV Resort and Campground, located at 180 Ave. of the Flags, Buellton. Visit buelltonwineandchilifestival.com for more info. As part of the festival’s live entertainment lineup and in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, […]
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Chumash Casino Resort hosts live readings with medium Tyler Henry
Popular medium, reality show star, and author Tyler Henry will give psychic readings at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez during two live programs, slated for Friday, March 15, and Saturday, March 16, at 8 p.m. both evenings. The event is titled An Evening of Hope and Healing with Tyler Henry. According to press […]
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Valley Reads Book Club highlights The Authenticity Project: A Novel
The Santa Maria Public Library holds its next Valley Reads Book Club meeting on Saturday, March 16, from 2 to 3 p.m. The monthly group’s selected text for March is author Clare Pooley’s The Authenticity Project: A Novel. The book’s plot involves a green notebook that brings together six strangers and leads to unexpected friendships […]
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Orcutt’s Woven Coffee Roasters goes mobile
Dream weavers Visit wovencoffeeroasters.com for more info on Woven Coffee Roasters, based in Orcutt. The company’s mobile coffee shop usually operates at various locations in Orcutt and Santa Maria six days a week. When cabin fever strikes, as it did for countless locals who sheltered in place during the pandemic, it’s natural to fixate on […]
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Residential rezoning proposal divides Solvang Planning Commission
Three of Solvang’s five planning commissioners volunteered to recuse themselves from a recent rezoning decision due to conflicts of interest, but an artificial intelligence app spared one of them from the chopping block. Rather than draw straws or names from a hat, as Planning Commissioner Aaron Petersen suggested, Solvang’s staff used ChatGPT to randomly select […]
