The Orcutt Library is offering a Mouse Tales Preschool Story Time event happening regularly on Tuesday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The storytelling series continues through Oct. 28 at the library. The series will include stories, songs, finger plays, and puppets for ages 3 to 5. Attendees must be pre-registered through the library. […]
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The Lompoc Mural Society is unveiling a new mural
The Lompoc Mural Society has been beautifying the small town, officially, since 1988, regularly commissioning large works on public buildings that somehow reflect Lompoc history and culture. The latest installment brought a celebrated muralist to the Central Coast. “We are really excited,” said Lompoc Mural Society project administrator Vicki Andersen. “It’s been a long […]
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A bird’s-life view
Artist and instructor Virginia Mack explores the Morro Bay Estuary in an exhibit showing at Allan Hancock College
Local artist Virginia Mack and her husband, John, moved to the Central Coast in 2002, and both drew artistic inspiration from the local environment. The two would often paint Morro Bay together, whether enjoying a plein air bayside session, or getting closer to the water via watercraft. When John passed away in 2011, Virginia found […]
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Lompoc Pops welcomes guest artists
The Lompoc Pops Orchestra’s new season has been branded with the theme New Beginnings, welcoming a new guest conductor to each concert event. The first concert begins with Olivia Tsui, founder and music director of the Los Angeles Virtuosi, which will sponsor three performers who will also visit for the concert on Sept. 15. Tsui […]
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Camp Fire cabin gets a makeover
The Camp Fire cabin in Buena Vista Park in Santa Maria recently received a new coat of paint thanks to a donation by Home Depot and volunteer work by Buena Vista Beautifiers, Camp Fire Central Coast, and helpful locals on Sept. 3. After recent vandalism of the cabin, plans to paint the structure were aided […]
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Explore watercolor at the C Gallery
The C Gallery is offering a special watercolor class with award-winning artist and teacher Carole Patton. The five-week class meets on consecutive Fridays from 2 to 4 p.m. beginning Sept. 5. The class will focus on the gesture techniques and figures of Tony Van Hasselt. The C Gallery is at 466 Bell St., Los Alamos. […]
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New show at Betteravia Galleries
The Santa Barbara County Arts Commission has announced a new show at the Betteravia Galleries North and South, titled Under the Influence: Responses to Place. The exhibit, which was co-curated by Kam Jacoby and Karen Gearhart-Jensen, features the works of seven North and South Santa Barbara County artists showing through Jan. 22. Artists include Kit […]
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New coat of chalk: SLO’s famous street-painting festival debuts a new name, Via dei Colori
When Shelley Triggs first moved to the Central Coast, she spent an entire day with her young son painting a 2-foot-by-2-foot square in the parking lot of the SLO Historical Center. It’s a scene many families and individuals, both local and visiting, have come to expect from downtown SLO. Every year, for two days, the […]
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Spicing it up: P.L.A.Y. Inc. holds its annual Tastes of Mexico event including food, drink, and music
Every year, a local nonprofit that helps supplement Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department programs holds a fundraiser that gets everyone’s taste buds talking. People for Leisure and Youth Inc. (known as P.L.A.Y.) serves up Tastes of Mexico as a special annual celebratioan of Mexican cuisine and culture, with several local restaurants serving up their […]
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Show some spirit
Michaels Arts and Crafts in Santa Maria is hosting a School Spirit Shaker Kids’ Club event on Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to noon. A Team Spirit Pom Poms Kids’ Club event is Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. The 30-minute craft sessions are open to kids aged 3 years old and up and […]
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Art Oasis
The Luis Oasis Senior Center in Orcutt includes several arts meetings and activities throughout the week. The Los Padres Artist Guild meets Sept. 1 at 4 p.m. A creative arts expressions class is Sept. 2 at 1 p.m. Crocheting and knitting happen on Sept. 3 at 9:30 a.m. Also on Sept. 3 is a beginning […]
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Santa Maria Philharmonic prepares for elegant fundraiser
The Santa Maria Philharmonic Society is kicking of its 15th anniversary season with An Elegant Evening of Dinner and Dancing on Oct. 4. The evening will start at 5:30 p.m. at the Santa Maria Country Club with a cocktail hour that includes live music by local jazz duo Mike Thibault and Bradford Lusk. Dinner follows […]