The Lompoc Youth Theater’s fundraiser event at Transcendence Wines on April 26 was a success, the performing arts organization announced after the event. The fundraiser was a tock ‘n’ roll party that included donations from local restaurants and wineries. With the funding, the Lompoc Youth Theater will produce Hairspray, Jr. this summer. Auditions for the […]
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Santa Maria Philharmonic Society seeks volunteers
The Santa Maria Philharmonic Society is seeking volunteers to help with the popular “Music Van” program. The van, donated by Toyota of Santa Maria, is filled with orchestral instruments and toured around local schools where kids can play and hear a variety of instruments. The Music Van is touring for the next five weeks, Monday […]
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Lompoc Theatre Project holds successful fundraiser
The Lompoc Theatre Project Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the nonprofit’s fundraiser event on April 26 netted the nonprofit several thousand dollars. More than one hundred tickets to the event were purchased. The funds will go toward the organization’s expected costs to secure the title to the theater and begin the restoration […]
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PCPA needs housing help
The Pacific Conservatory for the Performing Arts (PCPA) is preparing for its summer season, which employs actors and theater technicians from out of the area. PCPA invites locals to make some extra cash by housing incoming actors and technicians. Suitable housing includes apartments over garages, backyard guest cottages, lofts, or extra bedrooms. Minimum requirements include […]
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The Great American Melodrama presents a hilarious adaptation of Jules Verne’s ‘Around the World in 80 Days’
How lucky are we, as 21st century people, to have the entirety of history, literature, and art to make fun of? The Great American Melodrama is great at delivering period piece—with all the necessary costumes, music, and props—but also with the sly wit of a contemporary humorist with a bag full of sharpened tools and […]
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‘A Mindful Vision: The Legacy of Nat Fast’ comes to Betteravia Gallery South
Santa Maria arts icon Nat Fast meant a lot of things to a lot of people. For many in the arts community, he is remembered as a constant, steadfast support of the arts community, whether it was through his involvement with early PCPA productions or his part in helping found the Santa Maria Arts Council. […]
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County awards ‘Water Wise’ video students
The Santa Barbara County Public Works Department’s annual “Water Wise High School Video Contest” saw a record high in the number of submissions this year, with 20 videos submitted from nine high schools in the county. The video contest is sponsored by the Santa Barbara County Water Agency and asks students to create a 30-second […]
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Help spread some oaks
The Santa Barbara County Farm Bureau Oak Tree Education Program has oak seedlings available free of charge to Santa Barbara County residents. The bureau’s agriculture and horticulture classes at Cabrillo, Lompoc, and Santa Ynez high schools brought at least 4,000 acorns to sprout. Available now are several hundred valley oaks, with Coast Live Oaks being […]
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Get oriented
The Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department has announced a new volunteer program, “Step Up Santa Maria,” which helps the department build a stronger and healthier community while volunteers build their résumés. An orientation event for “Step Up Santa Maria” volunteers is May 3 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Abel Maldonado Community Youth […]
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Rendezvous with the Philharmonic
The Santa Maria Philharmonic is sharing the final concert in the 2013-2014 season’s “Rendezvous Series” featuring the Burnished Brass Quartet, a local brass ensemble. The event is slated for May 4 at 3 p.m. at a private residence in Nipomo. The “Rendezvous Series” is a celebration of the old “parlor style” concerts of the early […]
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The collage master returns
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 […]
