Get a grandmother talking about her grandchildren, and at some point she’ll pull out a little book filled with photos. Dolores Gonzales is no different. Actually, she’s a little different. Yes, she proudly shows off the beaming faces of her two grandchildren, but instead of in a handy wallet-sized book, the portraits are hanging on […]
The C Gallery has a little bit of art to show. The “Miniatures” show opens at the gallery in Los Alamos on Oct. 24. An artists’ reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. for the more than 30 artists submitting work. Artists from as far north as Oregon and as far south as […]
Gallery owner Judith Hale was the juror for the October juried show of the Artists Guild, which is hanging in the guild section of Gallery Los Olivos through October. Both the judge’s award and first place were given to paintings of artichokes by Mary Jean Connors. First place went to Artichokes in Flower. Second place […]
A man in a white lab coat, his face covered in blood, approached a woman in the front of the Calvert Theater in Lompoc. “I understand you have the body parts?” he asked, and that’s when my inner chicken went “ba-gok!” This was supposed to be the preview of the latest Cirque du Mort production, […]
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! announced its fifth season of free music, dance, and community outreach in Santa Barbara County. The artists will present traditions rooted in Mexican culture with spectacle and style. Each weekend includes outreach activities and free performances at the Isla Vista School on Fridays at 7 p.m., at the […]
Author Leonard V. Makofske will hold a book signing at B. Dalton, 177 Santa Maria Town Center, from noon to 3 p.m. on Oct. 10. Makofske penned the young adult novel, The Adventures of Skipperjack: An Epic Fairy Tale.
Marti Fast, Allan Hancock College art instructor, has work featured in two high-profile venues. Two of her figure drawings have been selected for inclusion in a new book: Strokes of Genius 2: The Best of Drawing Light and Shadow, set for release this month. Her work is also being featured in a Central Coast gallery. […]
Micheal Corob wants people to see the beaty in the Central Coast, but he’s appealing to their ears to do so. Once a month, Corob takes part in a radio broadcast by KSMA “Mornings on Radio 1240” radio personality Doug Nelson to bring attention to the arts and persuade listeners to come out and […]
Austin, Texas, proudly boasts the mantra of being the self-proclaimed live music capital of the world and thus draws musicians from all over the globe like moths to a light, but despite this influx of talent, it’s fittingly a fifth-generation Texan who’s become one of the city’s musical fixtures. If Austin is the heart of […]
The Board of Directors of the Orcutt Children’s Arts Foundation recently appointed Orcutt resident Hannah Rubacalva as its new executive director. Rubacalva most recently worked as a senior account manager with a customer relationship management software company and worked for Santa Maria Valley YMCA as their youth and family program director. The foundation’s […]
Stage Scene L.A., which reviews performing arts, recently recognized PCPA’s 2009 Summer Season with 11 awards. Editor Steven Stanley reviewed 256 eligible productions throughout L.A. and surrounding areas—including Solvang—between Sept. 1, 2008, and Aug. 31, 2009. PCPA’s awards include Best Director for Roger DeLaurier for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Les […]
This month marks the 80th anniversary of the stock market crash that many people believe kicked off the Great Depression. With the current economy in a recession, parallels abound. But though there may be similarities between now and then, some say the Great Depression was an event like no other. “People just don’t realize […]
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