• Trattoria Uliveto in Orcutt caught my eye with a Facebook post saying the celebrated Italian restaurant will be open on Christmas Eve. There’s no word on any specials the menu may include, but they do recommend early reservations. Reach them at (805) 934-4546 or trattoriauliveto.com. • Some Central Coast breweries have teamed up […]
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Santa Maria library shows Marvel movie
The Santa Maria Public Library will offer a free film screening on Dec. 10 in the library’s Shepard Hall. The 2008 action movie that kicked off the Marvel universe, Iron Man, is the featured movie. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, the wealthy industrialist who creates a high-tech suit of armor to […]
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California Arts Council accepting grant applications
The California Arts Council announced that the application period for its grants program were open in October, with more than $21 million in state art grant funds available for organizations that “support access, equity, and inclusion; community vibrancy; and arts learning.” According to a release from the council, there are 15 agency grant programs that […]
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An heirloom instrument is a meaningful gift to receive
As long as I have been aware of and played guitars, those made by Martin Guitars have always caught my ears and eyes. My 90-year-old great aunt is the same way Darlene Andreoli (I’ve always called her Aunt Dee) is the last living of my grandmother’s siblings, and she studied guitar at Cuesta College in […]
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Fairy-dusted fun: Pacific Conservatory Theatre flies with family-friendly production of ‘Peter Pan’
Every year the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) reserves its holiday production for the big, colorful shows that attract families and groups of friends. And this year, they’ve sprinkled in some fairy dust. The conservatory opened the production of Disney’s musical rendition of Peter Pan in mid-November, and continues the high-flying show straight on till Dec. […]
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Water agency donates turkeys to Catholic Charities
Dozens of turkeys were donated to local families in need on Nov. 16, when Golden State Water Company staff in Santa Maria transferred the frozen birds from a company truck into one owned by Catholic Charities that morning. Food donations are an important part of the services that Catholic Charities provides in the community, explained […]
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Orcutt artists collaborate on beautification project
When longtime children’s art teacher Lynnae Lane moved to Orcutt from the Fresno area earlier this year, something caught her eye immediately. It was at JJ’s Market, a display incorporating cactus and birdhouses along the side of the market, which she said was “an amazing, eclectic collage.” “That just grabbed my attention,” Lane said. “I […]
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Holloway’s Christmas Tree Farm keeps business fresh with a family focus
It’s early and it smells like pine as Carl Holloway inches his John Deere tractor across the Nipomo property where his family has sold Christmas trees for decades now. Calling over the sound of the chugging engine, Holloway gives some direction to his two farmhands, local kids he’s hired to help him prepare for the […]
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It’s holiday time!
It’s the time of year again, when you dust off those boxes full of lights and tinsel and deck the halls with festive cheer. No matter how you celebrate the season, the Sun has your back with its annual Holiday Guide. Learn about an opportunity to make your own greetings cards, a Christmas tree farm […]
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Local bands reunite for Thanksgiving Eve show featuring Joe Kidd and The Gash
The holiday season is the perfect time to get a band back together. First of all, everyone comes back to town for the holidays, so it’s easier to get people together for a show. That goes for both band members and the prospective audience, explained local singer-songwriter Joe Kidd, whose group Joe Kidd and The […]
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It’s holiday time!
It’s the time of year again, when you dust off those boxes full of lights and tinsel and deck the halls with festive cheer. No matter how you celebrate the season, the Sun has your back with its annual Holiday Guide. Learn about an opportunity to make your own greetings cards, a Christmas tree farm […]
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In the aftermath: Local Cal Lutheran students and parents reunite in wake of mass shooting, wildfire threat
Kaitlyn Domingues had been asleep for less than an hour in her Cal Lutheran dorm room on Nov. 7 when she woke up to a phone notification. It was a text from a friend, Domingues told the Sun, and her first indication that something was wrong. “It was at 11:45 [p.m.], so right after it […]