When caught up in the challenge of the work-a-day life, it can be difficult to schedule times to engage in creativity, a gift everyone shares, whether they remember it or not. Once engaged, the creative process doesn’t just help us express ourselves; it helps us relax. Wine and Design in Orcutt is a business that […]
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Gallery Los Olivos presents June Joy
Gallery Los Olivos presents its new exhibit June Joy, a solo show by watercolor painter Erin Williams. Williams’ vibrant, large-scale paintings capture landscapes and flowers with a deep and bright hues. Williams began her professional art career in 1985 after receiving her master’s of fine arts degree in painting at the State University of New […]
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The Frame Gallery welcomes new resident artist
The Frame Gallery in Orcutt has added the work of another skilled local painter to its walls next to other resident artists works in the frames the local business provides. Larry Kappen is a local working artist who exhibits his en plein air paintings. His works reflect his vision of local landscapes and points of […]
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Town Center Gallery shows at the Radisson
The Town Center Gallery continues its artistic presence at the Radisson Hotel in Santa Maria with a free, one-day exhibit on June 1. It will show in the large meeting room adjacent to the hotel’s main lobby from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with an artists’ reception from 2 to 4 p.m. The show includes […]
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Lompoc Museum features Morlan’s sculpture
The Lompoc Museum is currently offering the exhibit Eric Morlan, Selected Work: 1980-2014 in its Centeno Gallery June 8 through Sept. 1. Morlan is a local sculptor who began showing his ceramics almost 30 years ago, but branched out to other media throughout his career ever since. An opening reception with the artist is June […]
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Art and music at Epiphany
The C Gallery, in conjunction with Epiphany Wines in Los Olivos, is holding an off-site event featuring the abstract art of Rebecca Gomez, live music by U-2 and PINK keyboardist Terry Lawless, and food and wine tastings. The art exhibit will run June 6 and 7 with the special event happening June 6 from 3 […]
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Three hikes and two beaches: An awesome way to explore what you haven’t
Soft, orb-shaped clusters of white flowers saddled the horizon as I broached an opening in the thick brush- and tree-covered hillside I was climbing. There were also red paintbrushes, purple and white lupine, orange poppies, and a smattering of other wildflowers, but those yuccas were my favorite. All along Highway 1, yuccas held empty stalks, […]
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The Santa Maria Public Library shows The Odyssey of a Chinese Artist by May Kwok in the Shepard Hall during June
China is a country steeped in a strong cultural tradition of art. A piece of that tradition—with its own contemporary flair—is making its way to the Santa Maria Public Library’s Shepard Hall in the exhibit The Odyssey of a Chinese Artist by May Kwok. Kwok was born and raised in Hong Kong, and still calls […]
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Reading through the summer
The Santa Maria Public Library, along with its Orcutt, Guadalupe, and Cuyama branch locations, is offering summer reading programs June 9 through Aug. 2. Reading programs include Literary Elements for adults, Spark a Reaction for teens, and Fizz, Boom, Read for kids ages 12 and under. Classes include prizes and incentives. More information is available […]
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Cruise by the Romeos
The Drive-In Romeos will be the featured band for the West Coast Kustoms Cruisin’ Nationals weekend, including performances at the cruise on May 23 and at the car show on May 24 and at the Santa Maria Inn Tap Room later that night. More info: driveinromeos.com.
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The artist in everyone
The Santa Maria Public Library is holding an event featuring author and journalist Tim Pompey, who will speak about the effort it takes to give yourself permission to be an artist and create your own art. The program, Find Your Artist: A Talk with Tim Pompey, is scheduled for June 7 from 3 to 4 […]
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St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble performs in Nipomo
The St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble is capping out a Central Coast concert series on June 13 at 7 p.m. at the Nipomo Community Presbyterian Church, 1235 N. Thompson Ave., Nipomo. The quartet performs Russian Orthodox Christian music as well as Russian folk music. More information is available at 473-8059.