The Sarah Raines Concert Series, headed by local classical singer Sarah Raines, is inviting singers to join the chorus for a performance of George Fredric Handel’s Messiah. Singers are welcome to join the choir or audition for a solo part in the iconic oratorio. The performance will take place on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. […]
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Los Padres Artist Guild celebrates 40th Christmas show
The Los Padres Artist Guild will celebrate a great milestone in the organization’s decades-long history, its 40th annual Christmas show. The art show happens over three days, Nov. 4, 5, and 6, at Lakeview Jr. High School in Orcutt. Member artists will showcase a variety fine art and holiday gifts. The guild’s annual show has […]
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Boys and Girls Club of Santa Maria Valley to dance ‘Thriller’ at local events
Some songs are just destined to be iconic, but when an pop superstar releases one of those songs, it can’t be stopped. Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is just such a song. It has come to epitomize the artist and the Halloween season ever since its release in 1982. Icons like Jackson and “Thriller” never go out […]
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Santa Maria welcomes all to celebrate the Day of the Dead
There is an ancient celebration that still lives on today. Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a celebration of the dead, by the living, that happens each year on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 and 2. The tradition began in Mexico but has spread elsewhere, including throughout the United States. […]
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The Santa Ynez Valley Classical Music Concert Series opens with Schubert song cycle performed by DeAndre Simmons and Robert Cassidy
The Romantic period of Western classical music is often characterized by the expanding size of the orchestra, the lavish operas of the time, and the complex harmonies they made use of. But in some corners, composers found beauty in simplicity, composing works of immense emotion and expression meant for only two performers. This is certainly […]
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The Tri City Sound Chorus welcomes local ladies to join the chorus in rehearsals for an annual Christmas concert
Choir music and the holiday season go together like pine and tinsel, with many classic Christmas carols sounding most idyllic when sung by a four-part choral. But one local chorus doesn’t sing its Christmas carols in quite the traditional way. The Tri City Sound Chorus is the local chapter of the Sweet Adelines International, a […]
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Santa Maria Valley Genealogical Society hosts presentation
The Santa Maria Valley Genealogical Society will host a presentation on analyzing records for its monthly meeting on Oct. 20. The speaker will be genealogist Mary Alice Dell, who has taught family history research since 1998. To celebrate Family History Month, Dell will be holding four weekly genealogy classes for residents of Merrill Gardens. The […]
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Lompoc Civic Theatre presents ‘California Suite’
The Lompoc Civic Theatre (LCT) presents Neil Simon’s classic comedy, California Suite, as the final show of its 43rd season. The production shows Oct. 21 through Nov. 6 at the Civic Auditorium, 217 South L St. in Lompoc. The play is actually a collection of four small one-act stories. However, each of the scenes will […]
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Nipomo High School Drama Department starts season with ‘Radium Girls’
Nipomo High School Drama will open its season with the fast-moving, highly theatrical piece, Radium Girls. The ensemble piece shows at Nipomo High School’s Olympic Hall on Oct. 20, 21, 22, 28, and 29 at 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. The play is inspired by a true story that traces back to […]
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Chalk Festival of Scarecrows in Los Alamos
Los Alamos celebrates the seventh annual Santa Ynez Valley Scarecrow Festival with a mini Chalk Festival on Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The theme is Scarecrows and Fall Harvest. The featured artist for the event is Christi Schaeffer of Gypsy Studios, who plans to create a larger chalk painting of the scarecrow […]
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C. Wood explores cows and kimonos in Los Alamos exhibit
Artists often dedicate much of their education and career to classical modes of expression, discovering their own style along the way. Los Alamos-based painter C. Wood is no different; she has been a longtime plein air and landscape painter with a career background in interior design. But there was always something else calling to Wood […]
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Find a haunting experience near you on the Central Coast
Adrenaline junkies get their fix in many ways. Some skydive. Others drive way too fast when they think no one is looking. But some wait silently all year until Halloween makes it acceptable to play dress-up and willingly subject themselves to terrorizing ordeals. Local entrepreneurs, nonprofits, sports teams, and even city organizations know this, and […]
