You may know Los Olivos as a quiet nook where some of the region’s best wine tasting rooms are, but there’s another thing about it you may not know. It’s also the perfect spot for breakfast. At the Bear and Star Restaurant, a Fess Parker family venture headed up by star chef John Cox, breakfast […]
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A better wall: The Ann Foxworthy Gallery in Santa Maria hosts Before I Die, an exhibit that encourages viewer engagement
Candy Chang didn’t set out to create a memorial to her late friend Joan, who had been like a mother to her for 15 years before she died. To deal with the loss, Chang set out to find a way for people to avoid hiding from the realities of death. She made a stencil that […]
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Wildling Museum features Ray Strong exhibit
The Wilding Museum of Art and Nature will feature the work of painter Ray Strong from Feb. 2 through July 18. Strong, who died in 2006, was a prolific Santa Barbara artist who depicted the landscapes of the county and Northern California. Collector David Parker shares his private collection with the museum for a unique […]
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PCPA presents comedy Shakespeare in Love
The Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s (PCPA) next production Shakespeare in Love will run from Feb. 7 through March 3. The play is a romantic comedy based on the movie written by Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman. In the play, William Shakespeare is suffering from writer’s block while working on his new play, Romeo and Ethel the […]
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Elverhoj Museum hosts children’s book authors
The Elverhoj Museum of History and art will host four children’s authors from the Central Coast in a special event on Jan. 16 Authors include Patricia Eubank reading Natalia’s Favorite Color; Grady Hall with On the Trail with Seymour the Snail, a nature-themed children’s book; Robert Byrne with Like Mother Like Daughter; and Ayn Cates […]
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Milford Zornes’ iconic California landscapes tell the story of a life devoted to painting
There is something different about some of the paintings on the wall at the DANA Adobe Cultural Center in Nipomo. The paintings are all the work of Milford Zornes, a noted member of the California Scene Painters movement, and they seem entirely cohesive at first. But as one progresses through the exhibit, there is […]
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The Rebeccamendies: The Best Food and Drinks of 2018
I’m a sucker for awards shows (I wear an actual fancy dress to watch the Academy Awards from my house, and I treat the Emmys like a religious holiday). With the Golden Globes wrapping up and the Oscars right around the corner, what better time to announce the first ever Rebeccamendies, my picks for the […]
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Artist Rosemary Pierce broke all the rules in her rise to success
The first time artist Rosemary Pierce met with a gallery owner to discuss her work, she left in tears. Pierce had just taken a huge leap of faith. She’d walked away from a lucrative career in real estate to focus on being an artist. It was a gamble that seemed to immediately backfire. […]
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Elverhoj Museum hosts poetry reading
The Elverhoj Museum of History and Art presents A Nordic Light Duet, a reading of Danish poetry by local poets, scheduled for Jan. 12 at the museum. The event coincides with the Elverhoj’s current exhibit, artist Hanne Stovring’s Nordic Light Shines. The presentation will include selections of poetry in English and then in Danish. […]
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SMCT presents Streetcar Named Desire
The Santa Maria Civic Theatre announced its next production, A Streetcar Named Desire, running from Jan. 25 through Feb. 10. The play, which won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for drama, is part of the theater’s 60th season. Set in New Orleans after WWII, the play follows Blanche DuBois, a delicate and neurotic woman who […]
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NatureTrack announces selections for film festival
The NatureTrack Film Festival (NTFF), scheduled for March 22 through 24 in Los Olivos, recently announced its official entry selections. Films selected to be shown at the festival include The Human Element from director Matthew Testa and National Geographic photographer James Balog; Forbidden Zone: Wildlife on the Battlefield features the story of a Hungarian […]
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Light bright
Gallery Los Olivos artists share work that shines
For their first big show of the year, the artists of Gallery Los Olivos present their interpretation of one of their most important tools: light. In every possible way, light reigns as a vital part of how an artist constructs their vision, be it as a physical lighting source that carries a viewer’s eye through […]