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Don’t let the size of J’s Burgers fool you. It’s a small joint, with some tables inside and a small counter and soda fountain. Nondescript, lacking any dominant decorating theme or over-the-top merchandising, J’s is a quiet space still growing after just four months of being open. But what J’s lacks in ornamentation they make […]
I guess I’m going through a black bean phase because I am also completely head over heels for the black bean tostadas at Natural Cafe (pictured). They are really refreshing and extremely filling but not too heavy. Pick them up at 2407 S Broadway, Santa Maria. 937-2735. Bob’s Well Bread is doling out these divine […]
Pin-Ups on Tour is partnering with local American Legion Post 56 for a WWII style vintage variety and burlesque show on Oct. 28. Julia Reed Nichols, founder and chief pin-up, said the event is about recreating the bawdy fun of Vaudeville theaters that sprang up throughout America before and after World War II. Nichols said […]
The city of Lompoc Recreation Division announced the winners of its Lompoc Valley Photography Contest. The contest was open to all Lompoc Valley residents 5 and older, and was held on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Dick DeWees Community and Senior Center. In all, 70 photos were submitted for the contest. Winners along with first-place […]
The ninth annual New Times Music Awards is set for Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Fremont Theater in downtown SLO. Five genre category winners are scheduled to perform and compete for the night’s Best Live Performance award, known as the “Newties.” Bands scheduled to perform include The Tipsy Gypsies, The Creston Line, 33 […]
There is probably nothing in the world Mel Brooks loves more than a great tap dance number. Young Frankenstein, currently showing at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre, has one of the most infectious of all of the musical numbers in productions based on hit Brooks’ films. “Puttin on the Ritz” is such a famous and […]
On a yard designed to look like a playground, strewn with maimed dolls and skeletons, a doll named Chucky from the Child’s Play movie is perched atop a slide, pushing down the disembodied parts of his companion, Bride of Chucky. It’s one of dozens of equally terrifying scenes on display at the home of Wendy […]
Nicole Strasburg is consumed by a river. The artist, whose work is featured in a new exhibit at the Elverhøj Museum of History and Art, is working on an exhibit set to make its debut in a few months. Strasburg is currently in the middle of a collaboration about the Santa Ynez River. The influence […]
There’s a lot of talk about journalism these days, what it is, what it isn’t, how it’s all totally fake, and how we’re paid by billionaires to write phony stories, etc., etc. So I thought I would dedicate some time to shedding a light on what it’s really like to work in a newsroom, by […]
The Central Coast Chordsmen barbershop chorus holds a fundraiser barbecue event on Oct. 28 to help pay for the annual Youth-in-Harmony Event. The barbecue runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge parking lot, 700 E. Lakeview Blvd., Orcutt. A suggested donation of $10 includes a barbecue chicken meal. The Youth-in-Harmony Event […]
Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s (PCPA) 54th season launches on Nov. 9 with its production of Freaky Friday. The musical, based on a hit Disney film, runs through Dec. 23 at the Marian Theatre. Other productions featured in the new seasons include The Crucible, The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Vanya […]
The Wildling Museum in Solvang presents the final installation of its current Artist Talk Series on Oct. 29, featuring aerial photographer Bill Dewey. Dewey’s photographs have been featured in several of the Wildling’s past exhibitions and will be the subject of the upcoming exhibit, Overview: The Aerial Photography of Bill Dewey, which opens on Oct. […]
