Grossman Gallery at the Lompoc Library will feature landscape artist Todd Anderson during July. A reception for the artist will take place on July 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. A plein air painter, Anderson has shown in galleries throughout the state. He’s a graduate of UCSB’s Art Studio Honors Program and has been painting […]
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Catch a free flick
The Wildling Art Museum will present its Free Friday Flick featuring Saving Luna at 7 p.m. on July 2 at the museum, 2928 San Marcos in Los Olivos. The movie documents a relationship that developed between a young killer whale and the inhabitants of a remote Canadian town. The ultimately tragic drama explores humanity’s stewardship […]
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Join the star search
The Clark Center Search for the Stars Competition is coming fast: Auditions will be held by appointment on Aug. 21 in the Studio Theatre of the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande. Twenty-two acts will compete in the semifinals to be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 18. The grand prize winner […]
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Lovely lupines
Lovely lupines Volunteers help protect the dunes environment by collecting seeds
Sometimes volunteer work can be dirty. Then again, sometimes it’s a walk in the park, as in the case of the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, where it’s actually a walk in a state park. Home to an abundance of unique plants—many that grow only in the dunes—and unique vistas, the dunes host a fragile ecosystem. That’s where […]
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Chill out
When you can’t take the heat, hit the water park
Ask any kid what he likes best about summer and he will inevitably mention something having to do with water. Whether it’s going to the beach, the pool, or simply running through the sprinklers, it’s a kid’s favorite way to cool off—second to the ice cream parlor. To kick off summer this year, we packed […]
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Another’s treasure
Learn local secrets about secondhand shopping
For some people, rifling through others’ belongings and finding a steal produces an exhilaration that keeps them coming back for more. Such people are called thieves. But there’s another class of people that fits that description—they’re called yard sale shoppers or flea market enthusiasts. They love to rummage through boxes on someone’s lawn or browse […]
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Show time
New Times Music Awards Showcase promises the best musicians on the Central Coast
Whatever you’re doing this weekend, you may want to shelve it if you’re a musician and get those last minute entries into the New Times Music Awards Showcase to meet the June 21 deadline. Last year’s inaugural New Times Music Awards Showcase was—in our humble opinion—totally amazing. It attracted 300 entries from some of the […]
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Representatives will face off in November
U.S. Representative for the 23rd District Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) will face Republican candidate Tom Watson and Libertarian Darrell N. Stafford in November. Capps and Stafford ran unopposed on their parties’ respective tickets. Watson took 38 percent of the vote on the Republican ballot, trailed by Clark Vandeventer who took approximately 21 percent and John […]
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Making baskets
Two Lompoc women are keeping an age-old art alive on the Central Coast
If you want food or water—those necessities of life—you need something to carry them in. Typically, that something is a basket, even though examples these days tend to come in forms more modern than their woven counterparts from yesteryear. Kathy Badrak and Karen Osland of Lavenpine Consulting like those old forms. They like them so […]
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Help history
The people behind free community events at the Dana Adobe need help. The nonprofit Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos are looking to borrow several items for upcoming events, including golf carts for Heritage Day, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Last year, more than 700 people attended Heritage Day, and this year, even more […]
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Library: flicks and fun
There’s more than just reading going on at the Santa Maria Public Library. Catch a free flick at 6 p.m. on June 3, when the library presents a swashbuckling pirate movie. Then, at 6:30 p.m. on June 16, a father-themed film will be shown to usher in Father’s Day. Enjoy an evening of acoustic guitar […]
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Near and far
Grossman Gallery features Robert Hamilton in People, Places, and Pleasures Two
The first time Robert Hamilton picked up a camera and got down to business was when he was in college in Arizona. He was going to shoot the bullfights in Nogales. “I thought that would be good, and Arizona was also new to me—the desert, the flowers, and all that,” he said. That’s also when […]
