Flying Goat Cellars is celebrating National Honey Bee Day with a honey and wine tasting event on Aug. 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is part of Flying Goat Cellars’ Wine and Culture in the Ghetto series, which includes a section of the Santa Maria Valley Beekeepers Association’s award-winning fair exhibit in […]
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Dimensions in Dance wants you
The Allan Hancock College Dance Department’s annual fall dance concert, Dimensions in Dance, is happening Oct. 16 through 19. Beginning to intermediate dancers are welcome to audition for the event on Aug. 16 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Allan Hancock College’s room D-118, 800 S. College Drive, Santa Maria. Dancers should bring all […]
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The Lompoc Civic offers two chances to enjoy community theater
Getting on stage to perform is a daunting task that most of us avoid, but among our ranks are brave individuals who feel compelled to perform. In no place is this more apparent than in community theater organizations like the Lompoc Civic Theatre, which gives many performing artists a first crack at the stage. With […]
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Enjoy watching world-class art created in minutes at Los Olivos festival
Los Olivos has always been a tiny town that can draw big crowds. Through several wine tasting rooms, higher end restaurants, and boutiques, the crossroads at Grand and Alamo Pintado serve as an epicenter of distilled cultural excellence right off Highway 154. Among the ranks of quality shops are several art galleries that consistently show […]
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Lompoc Valley Art Association is host to a talk with Nancy Yaki
The Lompoc Valley Art Association is holding its monthly meeting on Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. at Lompoc’s Stone Pine Hall. The event will include a social time starting at 6:30 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. and a talk with guest artist Nancy Yaki. Yaki will talk about her life as an […]
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Cachuma Lake offers fireside programs in the evening
The Cachuma Lake Nature Center is offering a series of fireside programs during the month of August on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. in the Cachuma Lake Fireside Amphitheater. The events include recreational and educational material and entertainment. A nature talk called Cachuma Lake Water: Would You Drink This? with naturalist Liz Gaspar happens […]
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Summertime magic
The Santa Maria Public Library offers the program Magic of Christopher Lopez on Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. Lopez is a nationally recognized magician who has performed at iconic venues like Los Angeles’ Magic Castle. Santa Maria Public Library Youth Services requires attendees to procure a free ticket for admittance to the special program. Tickets […]
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Los Padres Artist Guild to hold Robert Burridge demonstration
The Los Padres Artist Guild is holding a meeting at the Luis Oasis Senior Center in Orcutt on Aug. 8 at 5:30 p.m. that will include a special artistic program with guest artist Robert Burridge. The Los Padres Artist Guild will conduct its regular business from 5:30 to 6 p.m., after which Burridge will begin […]
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Y/BEES? features a collaborative assemblage that focuses on honeybees
All day, every day, honeybees are buzzing all around us, doing what they do best: the thankless job of pollinating most plants we enjoy by sight or taste as well as ones we’re not aware of. An exhibition of mixed media art that focuses on the honeybee, Y/BEES? has been extended for another month at […]
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PCPA blends history with drama and music in the world premiere of ‘The San Patricios’
The Mexican-American War is an oft-overlooked period of American history, partly overshadowed by the turmoil of the Civil War, which followed less than two decades later. The conflict included many bloody battles and ended with the redrawing of borders to create the ones we know today. However, most Americans don’t know, or forget, the stories […]
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Giving the gift of theater: The Santa Maria Civic Theatre offers its 21st annual ‘Summer Fairy Tales’ free family production
For the past two decades, the Santa Maria Civic Theatre has offered its Summer Fairy Tale program free to the community. The production is significant because it opens up plenty of acting slots for young kids, who get to learn performing arts under the guidance of experienced Civic Theatre actors and perform in front of […]
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Summertime crafting at Michaels
Michaels Arts and Crafts offers an Intro to Paper Crafting class for free on July 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. An Intro to Jewelry Making class is a free event happening July 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. Create2Educate is for teachers on July 31 from 4 to 7 p.m. A Kids Club event […]