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 […]
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Join the club
The League of Women Voters invites the community to join a newly forming book club. The first meeting is set for Aug. 28 at Café Noir, 1555 S. Broadway, Santa Maria. Possible books and topics will be discussed at the first meeting. More information is available at 878-7275.
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Walk the tiny town
The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center offers another Guadalupe Walk and Talk event with long-time Guadalupe resident Shirley Boydstun on Sept. 20 from 10 to 11:30 a.m., starting at the Dunes Center, moving along Highway 1, and touring Guadalupe’s historic avenues. Boydstun will share knowledge about the families and buildings that are each a piece of the […]
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LVAA hosts monthly meeting and demonstration
The Lompoc Valley Art Association (LVAA) is holding its monthly meeting and art program on Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. with guest artist Zoe Nathan speaking about her mixed media approach to art. Nathan combines conceptual art with more classical forms in an attempt to portray theatrical and engaging work. The meeting starts with a […]
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Gallery Los Olivos features the 3-D works of Larry R. Rankin
Local artist Larry R. Rankin never knows what he will make when he enters his studio. Depending on the medium he is working in, he may have to command a form into existence or graciously guide a natural material into art. The upcoming show Bronze, Wood, and Stone is a showcase of Rankin’s chosen media, […]
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San Diego offers a bubbly tour of several of Cali’s top craft breweries
If you have the time and disposable income, a trip down Highway 101 is always guaranteed to take you somewhere fun or interesting. Once you make it to the bumper-to-bumper bustle of Los Angeles, you can skip over to Highway 5 South, and enjoy a beachside cruise all the way down to San Diego. A […]
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¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! announces its upcoming season
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! is bringing its 10th season of free, family-friendly professional Latin American music and dance ensembles to Santa Barbara, Isla Vista, and Guadalupe. The season includes five ensembles performing from September through April of next year. The first concerts will feature the family legacy group Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar […]
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Discovery Museum fires up the grill
The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum is celebrating local rancher and museum donor R.H. Tesene with a barbecue cuisine and ranching event on Aug. 21. The day will include food, presentations, and an exhibit about local barbecue and ranching. The exhibit is the Rancho Pasquini barn and bunkhouse, which includes the R.H. Tesene BBQ Hall […]
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Santa Maria Civic Ballet holds auditions
The Santa Maria Civic Ballet is a coalition of advanced dancers in the Santa Maria community, all meeting to work together for professional dance recitals. Founding artistic director Diane Zink, who also directs and teaches at the Everybody Can Dance Studio, uses both organizations to collaborate on big productions. Upcoming auditions include a Santa Maria […]
