Art of Peace Imagine, in co-operation with the Lompoc Unified School District, invites the public to “Celebrate Peace” at a community meeting on March 31 at 7 p.m. at the Grossman Gallery in the Lompoc Public Library. The “Celebrate Peace” event will include community leaders, artists, teachers, and students sharing individual perspectives on the Peace […]
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Cesar Chavez Day event to include movie screening
The Central Coast Future Leaders and the United Domestic Workers are holding a Cesar Chavez Day reception and film event on March 31. It will begin with a dinner and reception at 5 p.m. at the United Domestic Workers office, 402 S. Miller St., in Santa Maria. The reception ends with a “PEACE March” to […]
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U.S. Rep. Lois Capps calls for student artists
U.S. Rep. Lois Capps has announced that her office is seeking entries for the 2014 annual Congressional Art Competition. The competition offers all high school students in the 24th Congressional District the chance to enter their visual art, which has a chance to hang and show for a year at the U.S. Capitol building in […]
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Tickets available for Santa Maria Public Library ‘painted chair’ fundraiser
The third annual “Painted Chair” raffle is underway, thanks to the concerted efforts of the Santa Maria Arts Council, Friends of the Santa Maria Public Library, and P.L.A.Y. Inc. The event is a benefit for the Santa Maria Public Library, and features chairs beautifully painted by local artists to be raffled off on April 12 […]
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The Santa Barbara Choral Society gives voice to the works of classical and contemporary composers
One thing all human populations have in common, no matter how isolated or archaic, is singing. Not only are we compelled to sing, but singing in harmony is also a technique documented well before the notation to record the phenomenon was ever invented. It isn’t a surprise that almost everywhere you go in the country […]
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The Great American Melodrama brings the laughs with ‘The Mark of Morro’
Oceano takes up all of 1-1/2 square miles of the Five Cities area, but I bet you didn’t know that the tiny town has its very own state university. Well, the University of California Oceano (UCO) may not exist anywhere outside of the Great American Melodrama during its production of The Mark of Morro, but […]
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Hancock’s faculty art show features masterpieces by the college’s instructors
The student-master relationship is as old as time, and it’s the most efficient way to learn. Masters can share and give of themselves all day, every day, and still not reveal all their expertise. But what the master produces is often the greatest example of what his or her students can be capable of with […]
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Standing Sun Winery kicks off a concert series with Carlene Carter
Watch a video of a previous performance at Standing Sun Winery. A dedication to utmost quality is a practice that has been proven again and again. When a certain level of skill is attained, it offers a consequent awareness of abilities, strengths, and weaknesses. Architect John Wright and General Hospital star Laura Wright—neither having experience […]
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Arts Briefs
Lompoc Mural Society needs artists The Lompoc Mural Society has issued a “call for artists” to help in the restoration of several historic murals that need upkeep due to long exposure to the elements. Interested and qualified artists can submit a résumé and photos of previous work. Artists will be required to have liability insurance […]
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The Lompoc Civic Theatre presents ‘Clutter’ by Mark Saltzman
Homer and Langley Collyer, the inspiration for a play by Emmy award-winning writer Mark Saltzman, are infamous for one thing in particular, which should be obvious to anyone reading the stage production’s full title: Clutter: The True Story of the Collyer Brothers Who Never Threw Anything Out. The Collyer brothers’ story provides a mid-20th century […]
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Sleuthing in the cyber age
Criminals are being caught in more ways thanks to the Internet and social media
The Madonna Inn, a historic spot right off of U.S. Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo, is well known for its amazing cakes. What isn’t as well known is that the inn’s restaurant and bakery leaves its doors unlocked even after closing time, so workers and local law enforcement agents can come and go, explained […]
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Santa Maria Philharmonic prepares for a Pops Concert featuring Brynn Albanese
Notes bounced off the shimmering concrete floor at Zodiac Aerospace in Santa Maria on March 10 as violinist Brynn Albanese and accordionist Duane Inglish waltzed and tangoed their way through the cubicles in the large, warehouse-style office space. Packs of employees flooded the doors at either side of the room as the duo made its […]
