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Look at Refugio Beach from the freeway. Tilt your head slightly to the side and squint hard, and you’ll faintly see the words “Welcome to California” burn across the sky in hot pink. Just don’t do it while driving. Refugio is the quintessential California beach, even if it’s not the Hollywood picture of surf and […]
The Dellos Performing Arts Competition Team is heading to Hollywood Connection’s National Finals in Anaheim, hoping to score big. The dancers brought home honors—including Most Entertaining and High Score Overall—at the Santa Clara regional competition before heading to Hollywood. The team consists of 32 dancers, ages 7 to 18, from Santa Maria to Paso Robles. […]
PCPA Theaterfest has announced its 2009-2010 season, which opens with The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis and adapted by Adrian Mitchell. The show will run Nov. 5 through Dec. 23 at the Marian Theatre. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth will also play in the Marian Theatre, Feb. 18 through March 7, 2010. March […]
A semi-truck roared by the gathering of classic street rod cars and their owners. The driver honked his horn loud and long. The guys, all members of the Bent Axles car club, waved in return. “We get a lot of that,” said Larry Eskew. “Trucks honk and people pass us on the road and give […]
The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes have been the backdrop to a number of movies over the years. Their sands have yielded to the footsteps of movie stars and production crews, all drawn by a quality that makes the rolling horizons nondescript enough to be anything from a deserted island to an Egyptian desert. And to this day, […]
As far as I was concerned, it was something that had to be done. There was something of a circus at Neverland Ranch, and I wasn’t there. An historical moment in the making. Who cares if there wasn’t a burial there, or a body? There were fans, there were news crews, and there were entrepreneurs. […]
The Santa Maria Civic Theatre’s 2009 Summer Fairy Tales productions are The Wizard of Oz and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, directed by Johannes S. Beals. The performances are free and intended by the Civic Theatre to introduce theater to children, creating a life-long love of live theater. Performances will be on July 11, […]
Santa Maria Civic Theatre will soon be holding auditions for the first play of its 2009-2010 season: the wild farce Love, Sex, and the I.R.S., written by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, and directed by Johannes S. Beal. Auditions will be held on July 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. at 1660 N. McClelland […]
The Town Center Gallery has announced its grand opening reception, set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on July 17 at the gallery’s new location, 321 Town Center West B-6. Regular gallery hours will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The gallery is seeking volunteers […]
His music has given gravity to daytime dramas, triumph to Olympic athletes, and joy to Miss Universe pageant contestants. On July 10, Chris Spheeris’ music will give money to animals, when he comes to Roblar Winery as part of a benefit for the Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society. Spheeris combines influences from classic composers like […]
A walk through the C Gallery in Los Alamos these days is a journey through twisted metal and glass. It’s a study of sharp edges, steely reflections, and cold, hard lines—but it also demonstrates great fragility, warm color, and, at times, a delicacy as fine as lace. The gallery’s latest exhibition, Abstract Journey, is an […]
An Allan Hancock College graphic design student submitted the winning logo design in the collegiate division of the Mosquito and Vector Management District of Santa Barbara County logo contest. Roberta C. Gardner designed her winning submission under the instruction of Roger Kutz. Gardner, who also received a $300 scholarship for the win, worked with the […]
