“They rode on burros, afoot, and on covered wagons. Many of these would stop at our house, ‘Casa de Dana,’ for water or to camp nearby,” recalls Juan Francisco Dana—memoirist, author of The Blonde Ranchero, and son of the captain—in a 1933 newspaper article dictated to his son, The Days of ’49. The central location […]
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Bedford Winery presents Randy Kovitz and his rendition of Glen Berger’s ‘Underneath the Lintel’
While most professional actors tend to play one character in an ensemble of many cast members, some are able to perform shows entirely by him or herself. With no director, no backstage crew, no light operators or fellow cast members, that actor can interpret a work solely, collaborating only with the script. Bedford Winery in […]
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Zombies invade the library
The Santa Maria Public Library invites teens in junior high and high school to join in a murder mystery party, which includes a zombie theme on May 16 at 4 p.m. Those interested in participating in the clue-filled caper can sign up at the Santa Maria Public Library’s youth services desk by May 15. More […]
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One-man show at Bedford Winery
Bedford Winery will celebrate Memorial Weekend with a critically acclaimed one-man play called Underneath The Lintel on May 24 and 25. The play features Randy Kovitz, who plays a librarian leading the audience through an existential detective story after a library book is returned 113 years overdue. The event will be preceded by a simple […]
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The Dunes Center celebrates
The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a special event and several community hikes. The Anniversary Party is May 15 at 6:30 p.m. and will include a food- and beverage-pairing event with all proceeds going to the Dunes Center. A Family Dunes Hike, in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, […]
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Video store still ‘Evergreen’
Evergreen Video, the video rental store in the Evergreen shopping center in Orcutt, has definitely proven that a video store can survive the onslaught of Blockbuster, Netflix, and the Internet. The store is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special event on May 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring giveaways, free hot dogs, […]
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Santa Maria begins Movies in the Park
The Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department presents a new event series to be held in city parks. Movies in the Park is made possible by donations from Comcast, the Santa Barbara Foundation, PLAY Inc., and the Recreation and Parks Department. The series will run through the summer, starting with a screening of Captain America: […]
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Annual Pioneer Picnic moved to August
The Santa Maria Valley Pioneer Association recently announced that it’s celebrating its 90th annual Pioneer Picnic event in August, rather than in July, which is the tradition. The Pioneer Picnic is a full-day event at Pioneer Park in Santa Maria that celebrates the residents who have pioneer roots. The event is being held Aug. 9 […]
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Catching up with Corey Jones
One of the most memorable things about former PCPA resident artist Corey Jones is his voice. That deep, silky bass-baritone helped bring to life numerous characters at the Marian and Solvang Festival theatres, including the titular Moor of Venice in Othello, the lovable fool Bottom in A Midsummer’s Night Dream, and Booker T. Washington in […]
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The Righetti High School Film Festival will feature student-produced films
Room 205 at Ernest Righetti High School was buzzing with the noise typical of the advanced film class students. There was talking, though not much, because most of the students were sitting at computers with headphones on, pointing and clicking. Robert Garcia, the film and journalism teacher at Righetti, walked among the students, making sure […]
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Strike gold at the DANA Adobe
The Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos will be host to the exhibit Gold Fever! The Untold Stories of California’s Gold Rush through June 28. The exhibit includes 24 photo-mural panels that present 1,000 square feet of information regarding the California Gold Rush and the people who made it happen. The Dana Adobe and the exhibit are […]
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Sharing their voices
The Orthodox Church of the Annunciation presents a concert with guest the St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble, which includes the singing talents of Kirill Sokolov, Sergey Shapinskiy, Vadim Smantser, and Andrei Volkikov. The group will perform Russian and Western sacred hymns as well as traditional Russian folk songs at the show. The concert is set for […]
