The Wildling Art Museum has opened its fall exhibition, “Birds in Art.” This latest exhibition, a traveling show organized and distributed by the Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisc., will be on display through Jan. 2, 2011. Santa Barbara County is home to a large variety of birds, both resident and migratory, and the current […]
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Dance like you’re in the Follies
Ever wanted to dance like a Follies girl? Here’s your chance. If you’re 55 or older, dust off your tap shoes and be a part of the Follies warm-up hour with master dance instructor, choreographer, and director Jason Sumabat. Join the Follies for the last two Sundays of October (Oct. 24 and Oct. 31), all […]
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Keeping the music alive
The Santa Maria Philharmonic plans a benefit concert for its first concertmistress, the late Shirley Lynch
The Santa Maria Philharmonic Society—in the midst of its 10th season, called “Treasures of Wonder”—recently lost a gem with the passing of former Concertmistress Shirley K. Lynch. Musicians from throughout the state will join to perform musical works honoring her memory, with the proceeds to benefit the Shirley K. Lynch Orchestra Music Fund. Lynch began […]
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Photos from Africa
Photographer Nancy Hall presents works from her travels at Cypress Gallery
Photographer Nancy Hall has long been addicted to capturing moments. Camera always at the ready, Hall has been continually rewarded with one-of-a-kind shots. For October, Hall will share some of her favorite photographs from her experiences in Africa and other exotic locations—as well as from oft-frequented sites on the Central Coast—in “Photography … A Moment […]
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Hear hip hop like you haven’t heard it lately
Venomous Voices wants to bring the genre back to its roots
Don’t say Venomous Voices is like every other hip-hop band. If you do, then you don’t know hip hop. And you definitely don’t know Venomous Voices. While the Central Coast band puts itself in the hip hop genre, the members feel strongly about setting themselves apart from what the genre has become. The band exists […]
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Popping pills
Painkillers are increasingly the drug of choice for Santa Barbara County�
A young man approaches the pharmacy counter with two prescriptions. One is for a painkiller. One is to treat a medical condition. Shaky and anxious, he asks the technician what the total is. Unable to afford both, he opts for the painkiller. “You can tell when they are addicted, but you can’t do anything but […]
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Vanished appears
A local writer finds a connection between the evacuation of Japanese Americans and Lompoc
Writer John McReynolds wasn’t looking to uncover the reason nearly 100 Japanese families in Lompoc never returned to the community after having been sent to internment camps. He wasn’t even aware of the fact that of those interned families, only two returned to Lompoc. He didn’t know that what was once a vibrant Japanese community […]
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All aboard!
Lompoc Museum explores a fondness for trains
A lone platform stands at the Surf Beach Train Station, where crashing waves often provide the only sound. It wasn’t always so lonely here. Lompoc once had two train stations, said Lompoc Museum’s Dee Frasher: “We bemoan the fact that both our beautiful stations were torn down. Now we just have the platform at […]
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Rashi’s Daughters author will sign
Maggie Anton, author of the Rashi’s Daughters trilogy, will appear for a book signing program at Temple Beth El in Santa Maria at 7 p.m. on Oct. 5. Rashi was a revered, 11th century Jewish scholar who lived in France. Anton’s three historical novels tell the stories of his beloved daughters, Joheved, Rachel, and Miriam, […]
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Lompoc Valley Art Association discusses Native American art
The Lompoc Valley Art Association monthly meeting and art program will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 5 at the Alpha Clubhouse, 704 E. Ocean Ave., in Lompoc. The guest artist will be Karin Leonard who will show examples of indigenous Chumash art, speak about Native American art and culture, and explore differing views […]
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Become a PCPA VIP
PCPA is offering opportunities for the general public to see great live theater and attend behind-the-scenes events, as well as observe some of the training that occurs in the conservatory. For $20 a month, VIP members can select the day and time for tickets to all the mainstage plays throughout the season. They also get […]
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Europe or bust
Nipomo High School Drama Department is going to the Fringe Festival–but only if they raise funds
Traveling to Scotland two summers in a row was nowhere on the mind of Nipomo High School drama teacher Robyn Metchik, until one day when she opened her mailbox and suddenly her summer plans changed. She received a letter informing her that the Nipomo High School Drama Department had been nominated by PCPA for […]
