The Lompoc District Libraries Foundation began the Concerts on the Library Lawn event on Aug. 13 with a performance by The Blues Project. The series continues on Aug. 20 with Song In My Heart and a concert by Joelyn Lutz on Aug. 27. The concerts run from 1 to 3 p.m. and are free. Locals […]
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Flying Goat Cellars hosts reception for sculptor
Flying Goat Cellars in Lompoc currently features an exhibit by sculptor Eric Morlan. A reception event with the artist is Aug. 20 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Flying Goat’s tasting room. Morlan is a local sculptor who cites his time at Allan Hancock College with teachers Nat Fast, George Muro, and Bill Shinn as […]
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Standing Sun Wines welcomes featured artist
Standing Sun Wines in Buellton welcomes a new featured artist to its gallery space with a reception on Aug. 18. The work of visual artist David J. Diamant will show in Standing Sun’s gallery through Sept. 8. Diamant is known for his pen-and-ink, photography, digital imaging, and acrylic and spray paint works, which show on […]
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PCPA The Pacific Conservatory Theatre presents Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In the Heights’ with rhythm and flow
Opening night at The Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s (PCPA) latest production was buzzing with excitement even before the show began. The artistic director for the company, Mark Booher, took the stage to introduce PCPA’s first rendition of the groundbreaking music In the Heights, with words and music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose Hamilton is a current Broadway […]
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Gale McNeeley and Betty Faas get nostalgic with Songs Our Mothers Sang concert
The relationship between singer and accompanist is an important one. Singers need to be able to trust their accompanist—usually pianists—completely, and only sometimes does the relationship become elevated to that of true collaborators. Two locals have enjoyed just such a rare relationship for more than a decade now. Gale McNeeley is an actor and singer […]
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Santa Maria Philharmonic Society announces upcoming season
The Santa Maria Philharmonic Society announced the lineup of concerts for the 2016-2017 season, which is the debut season with Michael Nowak as music director. According to a press release from the board of directors, the organization has strived over the past three years to establish financial stability while expanding programs and the season. The […]
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Celebrate the bees of Lompoc Valley on National Honeybee Day
The Western Apicultural Society and the Lompoc Valley Beekeepers Association will celebrate National Honeybee Day on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Flying Goat Cellars, 1520 East Chestnut Court, unit A, in Lompoc. The event is free and the public is invited to attend. The theme for this year’s National Honeybee […]
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PCPA to hold auditions for young performers
The Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) is seeking young performers for the next season’s holiday performance of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. A boy at least 8 years old and less than 5 feet tall is needed to play the part of Chip. Girls and boys at least 8 years old and less than 5 feet […]
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VIVA and Lynn Andrews present a fundraiser photography show featuring felines
Going all the way back to ancient Egypt, artists have been fascinated by felines. Modern day iterations include websites like LOLCATZ, the rise in fame of Grumpy Cat, and a pervasive presence of whiskered faces on the internet. But before Felis domesticus dominated cyberspace, an organization in Lompoc dedicated itself to helping animals in the […]
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Live from the CORE features local poet David Ochs
Local poet Michael McLaughlin began the Live from the CORE poetry series in order to get a regular poetry event going in the Santa Maria Valley, but also to welcome poets from far and wide to come read. The upcoming event is no different. The series also puts the spotlight on local poets, and featured […]
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Height of expression: PCPA explores culture, identity, and love with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first musical, ‘In the Heights’
American musical theater is currently enjoying an intense resurgence in popularity, with plenty of thanks going to Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose current show Hamilton is a Broadway hit and has gained fans worldwide. But what is so special about Hamilton that the cast album has sold more than any musical in nearly a generation? Part of […]
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Standing Sun Wines hosts Austin, Texas soul group The Nightowls
The music you heard growing up is a permanent fixture in your memory and your mind, so say scientists. But intuitively, we also know this to be true, especially when that one song comes on. You know the one. For members of the Austin, Texas-based soul group The Nightowls, the vinyl records they remember spinning […]
