The Lompoc Public Library debuted a new local authors collection for children and adults. The collection features both fiction and nonfiction works, all written and illustrated by Central Coast authors and illustrators who donated their works to the library. Local Authors will be a permanent collection of the Lompoc Public Library. Lompoc Library Director Sarah […]
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‘Freaky Friday’ at PCPA is the perfect comedy romp for families
It dawned on me about halfway through the first act of the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) production of Freaky Friday that the company was doing something I had never really had a chance to see in a theater before—they were entertaining kids. I have seen about a year or so’s worth of PCPA performances and […]
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Orcutt’s Old Town Mexican Cafe delivers on flavor
There is good news for restaurateurs and chefs on the Central Coast. If you put soup on your menu, I guarantee you will have at least one loyal customer who will order it every time: me. I won’t bore everyone with too many details (as I have before) about why I think soup is the […]
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Chef Steven Snook shines at First and Oak in Solvang
For months now I’ve had First and Oak on my list of must-try spots, and I finally broke down on a chilly Tuesday night and ventured out to Solvang to see what everyone’s been talking about. It turned out to be one of the best dining experiences of my entire life. First and Oak’s concept […]
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Rebecca Rose invites you to learn a little more about her
Way way back in the day, New York magazine used to have a regular feature which shined the spotlight on local celebrities, politicians, and socialites. It was a list of questions designed to assess what kind of New Yorker the person was and give insight into some of the more intimate details of a prominent […]
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Holiday marketplace returns to Solvang
The Wildling Museum is hosting its seventh annual Holiday Marketplace on Dec. 3. Admission is free from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a special members-only preview at 10 a.m. The marketplace features more than a dozen local artists and craftspeople. Booths will be placed throughout the museum so visitors can also view museum exhibits. […]
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Lompoc Civic Theatre debuts new comedy production
The Lompoc Civic Theatre will present An Inplausible Claus, a holiday-themed comedy written by Nikki Harmon showing Dec. 1 through Dec. 3. The play tells the story of a “meeting of two improbably paired friends,” according to a statement from the play’s director Chris Jeszeck. The play will also feature a second half hour of […]
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Local youths get free trip to Katy Perry concert
Twenty members of the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Maria Valley attended a Nov. 10 Katy Perry Witness World Tour in Los Angeles as guests of Katy Perry, Global Citizen, and Boys and Girls Clubs of America. They are the winners of a contest sponsored by Perry, a former club member herself, who encouraged […]
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Lompoc Civic Theatre actress announces retirement
Chris Jeszeck is determined that any article about her tenure in theater really be about everyone else. As she chats on the phone, in between church and a busy night of rehearsals, she enthusiastically rattles off the names of people she’s worked with over the past several decades who influenced and guided her. The record […]
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Solvang museums hosts new exhibit of artist Eyvind Earle’s work
Winter, with its monster of menacing ice and snow, looks so much more agreeable through the eyes of Eyvind Earle. The artist, famed for his illustrated Christmas and holiday cards, is featured in a new exhibit that debuts on Nov. 18 at the Elverhøj Museum of History and Art, Eyvind Earle: Winter. Earle, who was […]
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Gallery Los Olivos highlights pastel artists’ friendship and love of nature
Terri Taber is most at home when she’s lost deep in nature. “I’ve always really loved the outdoors. To me the outdoors is always a source of giving me strength. It regenerates. Solace.” Taber, along with fellow painter Carol Talley, is featured in a new show highlighting the pair’s love of the outdoors called Surrounded […]
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Los Angeles area poets grace Orcutt stage for Poetry at Core
Poet Rick Lupert can almost recall the very first time he was called on to create a poem. “I have a vague memory of third grade,” he said. “We had some poets come to our school and teach poetry. I don’t recall a lot about it, but they took everything we wrote and bound it.” […]