The latest exhibition at the Santa Maria Public Library will feature the two passions of one artist: painting live models and developing paintings from sketches made while traveling. Lompoc artist Joan Jones’ show “Faces and Places” includes local scenes, as well as scenes from Mexico, Norway, and France. The show will hang in […]
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Art speaks
Momentus International reaches out through film, design, and more
It doesn’t always take knowledge of a specific language to start a global discussion. Understanding can happen with the exchange of something as simple and universally understood as a smile. Or as complex and personal as art. Students participating in the first Central Coast Momentus International project may have started with a smile, but […]
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Here’s the story
Chris Lambert kicks off the release of his latest concept album with a listening party
Chris Lambert likes a good story. Most songwriters do. When he figured out how to tell a story of his own, there was no stopping him. The Santa Maria musician started writing when he was 13 years old, but he was actually experimenting with writing on an acoustic guitar at the age of 9. […]
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There’s a new pest in town
The vinegar fly joins the list of fruit-threatening bugs to worry about in Santa Barbara County
They’re creepy, they totally disregard personal space, and they love Santa Maria berries as much as the next guy. They are pests of the winged, multi-legged variety that like to fly in your face or jump on your produce when you least expect it. And they’re here in Santa Barbara County, eating and mating and […]
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Get ready for jazz
Tickets are now on sale for the Solvang Jazz Festival, scheduled for Sept. 25 and 26. This year’s lineup includes “A Hip Improvisational Evening of Jazz—Night Club Performance” with the Eugene Maslov Trio and a special guest at 7:30 and 9:30 at Hotel Corque on Sept. 25. Maslov is a Russian pianist who has performed […]
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Youth act up
After two successful summers offering theater classes in Santa Maria, Pismo Beach Youth Theater will continue to offer musical theater production classes for 4th-through 8th-graders this fall. The December production will be Annie and the May production is Into the Woods. Rehearsals will be on Wednesdays, 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Temple Beth El, […]
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American nostalgia
Luke Haynes offers a new perspective on quilting
When North Carolina artist Luke Haynes and the local C Gallery asked people “What image makes you think of American nostalgia?” they received 700 responses. The 10 most repeated answers were inspiration for 10 quilts Haynes sewed for his show, American Nostalgia, hanging at the C Gallery this month. Haynes is an architect—and now […]
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Get down tonight
Soulamente rocks the coast with dance hits
Maybe the chemistry was right—a mix of musical and performing experience, age and youth—or maybe it was the rhythmic beat of the music gods, but when Soulamente formed, band members quickly found they hit the right chord with Santa Maria audiences. “There’s something about this band that connects with Santa Maria that I haven’t […]
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The search for meaning
Artist Samuel Takembaiyee presents his abstract work at McKeon-Phillips Winery
When Samuel Takembaiyee paints in his studio, he doesn’t use an easel. He sits on the floor, paint covering his hands, his clothes. It drips from a cloth nearby while he’s totally engrossed in the process of creation. “I sit on the ground, I want to be so connected to the painting,” Takembaiyee said. […]
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Make art in Los Alamos
The C Gallery in Los Alamos is enrolling the next semester of art classes. The classes are Wednesday or Thursday mornings or Wednesday evenings for three hours, with a continental breakfast break for the morning sessions. The semester will explore “Beginning Drawing and Art Making” and is open to only five people per class. […]
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Celebrate Year of the Priests
St. Mary of the Assumption Church is celebrating the Year of the Priests by featuring a one-man play by Aldyth Morris, Damien, performed by Casey Groves. The show is also in honor of Fr. Damien De Veuster’s canonization in Rome, set for Oct. 11, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI called for the Year of the […]
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Something’s cooking
PCPA delivers a good mix at The Spitfire Grill
Starting over is a theme that resonates with everyone at one time or other. It’s an irresistible urge for some—to drop everything, release the past, and begin fresh. It could be a necessity, or, for others, a hopeless dream. At the intangible intersection of where hope both exists and is gone lies a town […]