Tucked away into a small room just offstage of Allan Hancock College’s Marian Theatre is a winged, red-scaled, and lipstick-wearing dragon, ready for her big number. Well, the dragon is really a puppet held up by wooden scaffolding, awaiting the five puppeteers who will help spread her leathery wings and soar onto the set of […]
Joe Payne
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Western Dinner and Dance supports Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum
The Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum and Carriage House holds its annual Western Dinner and Dance fundraiser event, with a spaghetti and meatball dinner, this year on June 11. The event honors Old Santa Ynez Day Grand Marshals Marc and Laurie Owens, and a portion of the proceeds go toward the Old Santa Ynez Day […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Valley Art Gallery features Lee Volker-Cox
The Valley Art Gallery in Orcutt holds an opening reception for its latest featured artist show, Central Coast Celebration, by local photographer Lee Volker-Cox on June 17 at the gallery. Volker-Cox is a retired Air Force colonel and a prolific photographer who shares his collection of images captured around the Central Coast in the exhibit. […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
PCPA Theaterfest will open ‘Shrek the Musical’
The Pacific Conservatory Foundation (PCPA) will open its production of Shrek The Musical on June 22, running the show through June 25 at the Marian Theatre at Allan Hancock College. The musical—based on the Oscar-winning computer animated film—will then continue to show June 30 through July 31 at the Solvang Festival Theater. With heavy influences […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Valley Art Gallery’s Beverly Johnson teaches silk painting and more
Local artist Beverly Johnson is a lifelong creative. She’s worked with classical media from childhood on, and oil paintings since high school. But it was not until about seven years ago that Johnson found the obsession she spends most of her creative time with today, silk painting. After an intro class to the medium by […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
UCLA’s Hammer Museum to feature artifacts from DeMille’s ‘The Ten Commandments’ Guadalupe Dunes set
What may look like a mere heap of detritus in the Guadalupe Dunes is actually a historical site significant to local and California history. Cecil B. DeMille’s 1923 production of The Ten Commandments was staged there. The massive set and camp used by the cast and crew were left behind, swallowed up by the sands […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Reverend Tall Tree brings jumpin’ blues rock to Presqu’ile Winery
Now that summer is officially upon us, so are the seasonal concert series we know and love. It’s hard to argue against the fact that one venue is particularly picturesque among local summer concert series. I’m talking about the grassy outdoor amphitheater at Presqu’ile Winery. The upcoming performer at the series, Reverend Tall Tree, remembers […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Live Oak Music Festival features plenty of local groups throughout the weekend
The Live Oak Music Festival is a beloved weekend put on by KCBX Public Radio every year. The festival welcomes well-known folk, world music, blues, and rock groups that play on the station year round. This includes, of course, local artists as well. The weekend of live music kicks off on Friday, June 17, afternoon […]
Posted inNews
Salutes and sandwiches: Moxie Cafe adds cold sandwiches, unveils restored WWII-era delivery vehicle
The Moxie Café in Santa Maria had garnered a crowd in the dozens for a special event in the early evening of June 1. That’s when the café announced a new line of cold sandwiches and held the unveiling of a new delivery vehicle. Attendees from the Chamber of Commerce, Moxie staff, loyal customers, and […]
Posted inNews
Peter Adam re-elected as 4th District County Supervisor
Supporters, friends, and family of 4th District County Supervisor Peter Adam ate, drank, and made merry with the candidate in the upstairs space of the Far Western Tavern in Orcutt on the evening of June 7 as election results rolled in via televised news. Only the first round of absentee ballots had been counted and […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Rhonda Vincent and the Rage to perform in Santa Maria
The Knights of Columbus Council 11137 is hosting an evening of entertainment in Santa Maria, which will include a Santa Maria style tri-tip dinner and live music by none other than Rhonda Vincent and the Rage on June 12. The concert takes place at the St. Louis de Montfort parish hall and all proceeds from […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Altrusa awards spring grants
Altrusa International Foundation Santa Maria Inc. announced the distribution of its spring grants, which awarded more than $19,000 to local agencies, the organization said in a June 2 release. The money is awarded from Altrusa’s memorial fund, which receives donations from people looking to honor departed friends and families. The grant money was awarded to […]
