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Space exploration was once a government undertaking, and the role private industry played was in completing contracts to help with government space programs. Now, however, the private sector is increasingly doing the exploring. Author Dan Linehan will discuss the changing face of spaceflight with the public at the next Experimental Aircraft Association meeting at the […]

Tucked in a small, shaded courtyard just off a bustling Solvang street is a little fine arts and crafts shop decorated with a lot of color and a touch of whimsy. Glass cases house one-of-a-kind jewelry, while the walls play host to collage pieces, paintings, and prints. Shelves hold collections of dolls, picture frames, and […]

Sally Donaldson, owner of Nana Bandanas Leatherworks, grew up around her grandparents’ ranch. She loved the smell of leather. Sally had even taken a high school leatherworking course, which she absolutely loved. But starting a leatherworking business never came to mind. Even when her son-in-law gave her a set of leatherworking tools, she had no […]

Art comes in all shapes and forms. Sometimes it’s already artful, like a sunset splashed with orange, pinks, and gold. Other times it’s art waiting to become realized, like a blank canvas, a gourd sitting in a vegetable garden, or an artificial tree destined for the middle of a Disney theme park. Deborah Hildinger has […]

Don’t call them a supergroup. According to bassist Michael Anthony, his band Chickenfoot is all about the music and friendship. The rest is just whatever. “We’re called a supergroup, but when I think of a supergroup, I think of a prefab kind of thing,” he said, “but this isn’t that. This came out of friendship.” […]

Skirts twirling like colorful pinwheels and feet shuffling to the rhythmic beat of traditional Mexican folk music will fill the stage during Allan Hancock College’s annual FOLKLORICO! performance. The event is a collaboration between dancers from the college’s dance department, the college’s youth division, and the folklorico groups from Santa Maria, Pioneer, and Righetti high […]

Santa Maria Civic Theatre wraps up its season with a few good laughs with Ed Simpson’s The Battle of Shallowford. Directed by Richard Dresp, the production fuses a slice-of-life look at the small town of Shallowford, N.C., and its residents, who live through the chaos following the broadcast of The War of the Worlds by […]

For all of its heart wrenching tragedy, its violence and hate, Romeo and Juliet has got to be the most deeply romantic story ever told. While the tale, in many forms, predates Shakespeare, it’s The Bard’s version that has become the most epic. Shakespeare penned the timeless story of two star-crossed lovers between 1594 and […]

Since rock‘n’roll first hit listeners’ ears, it’s been the vehicle for youth with a message. Whether a plea for peace or a cry for revolution, such music has long been an effective way to rally support for a cause. Outernational’s music is no different.   “Our mission is to fill a void to fulfill a need […]