Santa Maria was a long way from home for Carole McNeil, a petite blonde with huge green pixie eyes and a sly grin. She left a regular singing gig and a supportive fan base in Castle Rock, Colo., a month ago to move here. Her striking looks and memorable voice helped her quickly nab […]
Dominique Atoigue cradles his coffee cup. It looks empty, but he’s still gripping it. He’s very animated as he talks about his band, The 1st Line, and it’s hard to know whether it’s genuine exuberance or the caffeine talking. Later that evening, during band rehearsal, Atoigue goes at the drums with the same energy—arms […]
Kids, it’s time to channel that creativity. Clark Pest Control is holding auditions for an upcoming TV commercial. Participants will each create their own commercial in front of a green screen that will later appear as a residential home. Props will be provided, but contestants can use their own creativity to ad-lib the 30-second spot […]
Tickets Muzik + Art = Fashun Awards Show, a fundraising event to benefit the Community Education Foundation, will take place Aug. 1 at Johnny’s Bar and Grill, 321 W. Ocean Ave., in Lompoc. Tickets cost $5 pre-sale and $8 at the door. Organized by the Culture Vulture, the event includes different genres of local musicians, […]
The name alone was enough to get me to pack my bags, kids, and some tunes and make the hour’s drive north. Moonstone Beach—is that not the coolest name? It sounds so mystical, so special, the kind of place that touches your spirit and aligns your chakra, or whatever you have that needs aligning. I […]
Take a walk in the good ol’ summertime to a place of ice cream socials and long conversations on the front porch. It’s where parents worry about keeping their sons moral, and a new pool table in town can illicit concern by the suggestion of serious trouble. You’ve entered River City, a small town in […]
The Dellos Performing Arts Competition Team returned from Hollywood Connection’s Finals in Anaheim as winners in several categories. The teams were declared national champions in the Jr. Tap and Jr. Production Divisions, while the Senior Teams became national champions in Hip Hop and Contemporary, with the Senior Hip Hop team declared overall national champion, achieving […]
PCPA Theaterfest Artistic Director Mark Booher recently joined other theater leaders in Washington, D.C., to advocate with Western states’ senators, asking for their continued support of the arts. The trip coincided with the Theatre Communications Group National Conference held the first week of June. Booher—after receiving some advocacy training from the director of government and […]
Servando Garcia, occasional part-time faculty member at Allan Hancock College, is one of four artists exhibiting work in Echo of the Whole at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Art Forum. His pieces deal with the idea of “play” in its many forms, and specifically the idea of being absorbed in the act of play. An artist […]
When Jewel first emerged on the contemporary music scene in early 1995, even she didn’t expect what was to ensue. The album that so emphatically delivered her to the attention of the general populous—Pieces of You—became one of the best-selling debut albums of all time and spawned hits such as “Who Will Save Your Soul?” […]
The Dellos Performing Arts Competition Team is heading to Hollywood Connection’s National Finals in Anaheim, hoping to score big. The dancers brought home honors—including Most Entertaining and High Score Overall—at the Santa Clara regional competition before heading to Hollywood. The team consists of 32 dancers, ages 7 to 18, from Santa Maria to Paso Robles. […]
PCPA Theaterfest has announced its 2009-2010 season, which opens with The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis and adapted by Adrian Mitchell. The show will run Nov. 5 through Dec. 23 at the Marian Theatre. William Shakespeare’s Macbeth will also play in the Marian Theatre, Feb. 18 through March 7, 2010. March […]
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