The C Gallery is holding an event with “collage guru” Karen Browdy on May 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the gallery in Los Alamos. Browdy will help students transform inexpensive paper into unique components for collages during the class, which will also includes coffee, lunch, and a wine tasting. Cost for the […]
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PCPA Theaterfest revels in ‘Noises Off’
All theatergoers get to see at a performance is a tightly controlled, well-woven illusion, much like any good work of art. But what happens when the illusion isn’t all that well woven and the collaborators are less than ideal? Noises Off’s author, Michael Frayn, an English playwright and novelist, was inspired to pen the play […]
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Alexandra Wallace presents her first solo art show at the Santa Maria Public Library
Alexandra Wallace is a local photographer whose skills have already earned her work in fashion photography both in the area and for online publications. Her artistic style in the fashion world has translated over to the personal work she created for her first solo exhibition, which is showing for the month of May in the […]
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The Santa Maria Arts Council awards $13,000 in grants to local artists and performers
Allan Hancock College student Kaden Howard has been using the same tablet, a Wacom Intuos 3, to draw cartoons and character sketches for the past nine years. “It’s a little baby tablet,” Howard told the Sun in a recent interview. Now, thanks to a $1,500 first-place visual arts grant from the Santa Maria Arts Council, […]
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The Santa Maria Civic Theatre caps it’s 55th season with ‘Confusions’ by Ayckbourn
The Santa Maria Civic Theatre was buzzing with commotion. It wasn’t opening night of the all-volunteer theater company’s latest show, but rather a rehearsal for the play, Confusions by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn. Actors, technicians, and director Alan H. Foster were navigating set pieces, costumes, and even wigs to prepare for a full run of […]
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Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center needs volunteers
The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes center is in need of volunteers to help give tours of the Dunes Center museum. Applicants should be interested in history, local ecology, and willing to help with maintenance and administrative tasks. An informational workshop is May 2 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Dunes Center, 1065 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe. More […]
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Town Center Gallery lives again at the Radisson
The Town Center Gallery invites the public to a free art exhibition on April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Santa Maria Radisson Hotel, 3455 Airpark Drive, Santa Maria. The exhibition will include the works of Michael Corob, John Card, Marilyn Benson, Franczeska Angel, and Susan Patton. More information on the one-day […]
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Lompoc Valley Art Association holds meeting
The Lompoc Valley Art Association’s general meeting is scheduled for May 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Stone Pine Hall, 200 South H St., Lompoc. Members will be able to vote at the meeting in regards to changing the hours of the Cypress Gallery. The Lompoc Valley Art Association has also announced its spring show […]
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AHC extends annual Fine Arts Faculty Exhibit
The annual Allan Hancock College Fine Arts Faculty Exhibit has been extended through May 21 at the Ann Foxworthy Gallery on the campus at 800 S. College Drive in Santa Maria. The exhibit showcases the various skills and talents collected in the fine arts department’s teaching staff. The exhibit includes drawings, mixed media, oils, digital […]
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The Dunes Center receives funding for further Ten Commandments excavation
The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center has received funding from the Santa Barbara County Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund and the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce for a continuation of the excavation of a sphinx statue from the Cecil B. DeMille Ten Commandments set that is submerged in Guadalupe dune sands. The Dunes Center is in need […]
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Local libraries celebrate National Poetry Month
The Orcutt branch of the Santa Maria Public Library celebrates National Poetry Month with an event for kids, including live readings using props. The reading events will include poems from Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, and Ogden Nash. The program happens on April 23 at 3 p.m.at the Orcutt Library, 175 S. Broadway, Old Orcutt. More […]
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Storyteller Jim Cogan performs at Santa Maria Public Library
The Santa Maria Public Library presents a performance by Jim Cogan, storyteller extraordinaire. Cogan will perform “The Night of a Thousand Stars” on April 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the library’s Shepard Hall. Cogan uses creative sounds, energetic movement, and funny faces to provide a reading-focused performance appropriate for kids, teens, and adults. The library […]