One of Jamie Baker’s ideas of fun is watching 20 films in the span of a week at a film festival. He and his wife “graduated” from 20-seat art house movie theaters to the big leagues like the Seattle Film Festival, in the metropolis where they once lived. “[We] saw a lot of things that […]
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Comedian Aaron Foster to make a tour stop in Santa Maria
Anxiety. Grief. Depression. A perfect recipe for dark comedy. Aaron Foster is bringing his stand-up show, Mostly Jokes, to the Santa Maria Civic Theatre on Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The comedian quit his job when he was 50, and now, a few years later, he’s been touring more than 70 cities and hopes to […]
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Joe Gliebe-Goetz presents Landscapes, Gemstones, and New Directions at the Cypress Gallery
Shifting from realism to expressionism throughout his career as an artist, Joe Gliebe-Goetz is displaying his abstract patterns based on natural themes at the Cypress Gallery. See the featured artist show in Lompoc through Sept. 27. Landscapes, Gemstones, and New Directions reflects the painter’s passion for local, natural beauty. Gems and stones also inspire Gliebe-Goetz’s […]
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The Dog Stars follows survivors navigating dystopia
Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, The Martian) directs Mark L. Smith’s adaptation of Peter Heller’s celebrated 2012 sci-fi novel about survivors living in a dystopian America after a flu pandemic wiped out most of humanity. Jacob Elordi is Hig, a civilian pilot; Josh Brolin is Bangley, a former […]
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Lucky follows a con artist who must save her criminal father
LuckyWhat’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Apple TV Unfortunately for Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy), what happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas. After celebrating a particularly lucrative heist with her husband, Cary (Drew Starkey), Lucky wakes to discover that both the cash and her husband are MIA. Full of nonstop action and on-the-run […]
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The Sting (1973) screens at Park Cinemas on Sept. 6
The StingWhat’s it rated? PG When? 1973 Where’s it showing? Park Cinemas on Sunday, Sept. 6 (doors at 6:30 p.m.; $21.50 presale at parkcinemas.com or $20 at the box office) The Downtown Paso Robles Main Street Association is hosting a screening of director George Roy Hill’s (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Slaughterhouse-Five, The World […]
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Central Coast author Sharon Sheltzer’s Lady of the Waves uses a climate change backdrop
Central Coast author Sharon Sheltzer’s new young adult romance and adventure novel, Lady of the Waves: Love in the Time of Climate Change, opens with a bang. Twelve-year-old protagonist Aallotar, on vacation with her Finnish family in Thailand, heads to the beach with her mother. “We only have another week in paradise,” her mom says. […]
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A Lompoc gallery honors the life of a prominent local painter
Inside the Grossman Gallery at the Lompoc Public Library, a retrospective show will honor the life of Alan Freeman. The painter, who passed away in March last year, was one of the founding members of The Lompoc Ten. The display of Freeman’s work will be up from Sept. 2 to 29. Visit 501 E. North […]
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Rare pieces by a Danish artist are showing in Solvang
The work of one of Denmark’s most treasured 20th century artists, Bjørn Wiinblad (1918-2006), is on display at the Elverhoj Museum of History and Art through Jan. 10 next year. Wiinblad crafted ceramics, porcelain, glass, textiles, wood, and theater designs, according to the museum. William Derrenbacher donated selections for the exhibit, titled Through the Eyes […]
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Tony follows 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain’s first restaurant experience
Matt Johnson (BlackBerry) directs this story about 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain (Dominic Sessa), who in 1975 travels to Provincetown to follow his crush, Nancy (Emilia Jones), and winds up with his first kitchen job. (106 min.) TonyWhat’s it rated? RWhat’s it worth, Anna? MatineeWhat’s it worth, Glen? Full priceWhere’s it showing? Fair Oaks, Palm, Downtown Centre, […]
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Normal finds Bob Odenkirk revisiting his unlikely action hero role
NormalWhat’s it rated? RWhen? 2025Where’s it showing? HBO Max Directed by Ben Wheatley (Meg 2: The Trench, Free Fire, Kill List) from Derek Kolstad’s script based on a story co-written with star Bob Odenkirk, Normal follows an interim sheriff, Ulysses (Odenkirk), of the fictional town of Normal, Minnesota. After a botched bank robbery, Ulysses discovers […]
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The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare examines a chilling quadruple homicide
The Idaho Murders: College NightmareWhat’s it rated? TV-MAWhen? 2026Where’s it showing? Netflix Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Madison Mogen were Idaho State students whose lives were cut short by a Washington State student in 2022 in an off-campus home while they slept. This series blends memories shared from those who loved them most, […]
