Arts

Michaels offers a Summer Souvenir Chest class for ages 3 and older on July 12 from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost is $2 per 30-minute session. A free Travel Journal and Chalkboard Event is for all ages on July 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. A special science series includes Week 5: Denver Art Museum, […]

Everybody Can Dance has moved its studio space after a decade in its former location. Founding director Diane Zink, who teaches the advanced ballet classes and choreographs the studio’s shows, found that the studio needed more room for expanding dance programs. The new address is 628 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria. Students ages 2 through […]

The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center offers a Guadalupe Walk and Talk event led by docent and long-time local Shirley Boydstun, who will share her knowledge of the historic buildings and families in Guadalupe on July 19 at 10 a.m. The event meets at The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center, 1065 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe. More info: 343-2455 or admin@dunescenter.org.

The Bookworm in Santa Maria will hold an open mic event for poets, musicians, and other performers or writers on July 12 at 8 p.m. The featured performer for the event is local music duo The Feral Parrots. The Bookworm is located at 230 E. Betteravia Road, suite K, Santa Maria. More information is available […]

The Santa Maria Philharmonic Society has met the fundraising goals required to reinstate its full concert season. The society announced its upcoming season, which features several orchestral concerts, a pops concert, and community events throughout the 2014-2015 season. The first concert of the season is Voices of Passion: Music for Strings and Soprano with James […]

The Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department has created a new camp for teenagers, the Pacific Drum Camp, which helps teens discover musical and creative talents. The program teaches basic music skills and performance techniques with simple plastic bucket drums. A performance is scheduled after each camp, which will be offered Monday through Friday from […]

Marian Cancer Care at Marian Regional Medical Center and the Mission Hope Cancer Center invite the community to join in on a therapeutic art class that offers a visual way to tap into feelings and inner wisdom. Started by Seena B. Frost, SoulCollage is a collage process that leads participants through a creative endeavor of […]

Santa Maria Public Library officials have announced the addition of more than 270 new electronic books to its Gale Virtual Reference Library database thanks to the efforts of the Friends of the Orcutt Library. The volunteer group donated more than $4,300 to the library to buy additional ebooks. Some of the ebooks include the Rough […]

The Central Coast Music Academy is offers its Summer Music Camps 2014 program, which includes camps for symphony and concert band students in Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo. The weeklong camps are offered to students ages 8 to 14 who are beginners or have experience in band programs. Santa Maria Session 1 meets July […]