The Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos will hold several casting calls for men, women, and children of all ages to perform during the 10th anniversary of the Heritage Day celebration in Nipomo, to take place July 19. Actors are specifically needed to re-enact the 1850 wedding of the Danas’ eldest daughter to Henry Tefft. Participants will […]
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Here’s one for the kiddos
SteveSongs, the multi-talented children’s musician and co-host of PBS KIDS morning shows, will hold his only Central Coast-area concert in Santa Maria at 3 p.m. on May 17 at Upward Bound Preschool, 4725 S. Bradley Road. Tickets cost $8 per person in advance or $10 at the door. Call 1-800-937-3397 or visit SteveSongs.com or stevesongs.blogspot.com […]
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Spotlight on mom, spotlight on art
Celebrate a picture-perfect Mother’s Day with an Art in the Garden tour
Grab a glass of wine and wander through lush gardens with a sparkling pool as a backdrop, perusing fine art and discussing the current trends in artistic sensibilities with the artists themselves. Sounds like perfect Mother’s Day stuff. Mom will dig it, right? The Town Center Gallery and Santa Maria Inn hope so. The two […]
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A look at Lompoc
A new local book covers Lompoc, from padres to pinot
In the most superior part of California’s coastline, in the awesome county of Santa Barbara, lives the guardian of the virtues of the city of Lompoc: a man loyal to his hometown and happy living in the city of arts and flowers. John McReynolds is a writer (you’ve read his work in the Sun), author, […]
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Get your pottery
Support local artists and browse the Allan Hancock College spring pottery sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 15 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 16, inside the Santa Maria campus student center (building G), room 106. Find handmade, unique pieces for birthdays, anniversaries, or Mother’s Day. The two-day event features […]
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And sing some more
The California Mid-State Fair is seeking national anthem singers. Each year, the fair offers opportunities for singers to perform “The Star-Spangled Banner” prior to shows at the Main Grandstand Arena. Applicants must submit a DVD showing the applicant singing the national anthem along with contact information to California Mid-State Fair, Attention: Kim Tankersley, P.O. Box […]
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Hear them sing
Singing auditions for children for the seventh annual Central Coast Follies benefit Love is in the Air will be held from 5:30 to 6 p.m. on May 31 at the Clark Center Studio Theater in Arroyo Grande. Love is in the Air, directed by Jason Sumabat with help from Kalleen Corley, will benefit Parkinson’s disease […]
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Local blues
International Blues Challenge finalist Pryor Baird and the Deacons comes home to Orcutt
When you go to a Pryor Baird and the Deacons performance, there’s no doubt you should do what you want to do: clap your hands, stand up and dance, whatever—as long as you get swept up in the jazzy, bluesy tunes that bounce from the band. Pryor Baird, on the other hand, does what he […]
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Get caught up in Deathtrap
Santa Maria Civic Theatre’s latest will chill you and make you laugh
There’s no suspense like live theater suspense, when the plot is unfolding right before your eyes. And there’s no better place for that kind of suspense than an intimate space, where you can feel like you’re right in the room with the characters—a space like Santa Maria Civic Theatre’s. The group’s latest production, Deathtrap, is […]
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This one won’t be a sleeper
The Sleeping Beauty—with former assistant director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Alexi Badrak, as guest director—will be staged by the Santa Maria Civic Ballet and Everybody Can DANCE on June 6 at 7 p.m. and June 7 at 3 p.m. at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks, Arroyo Grande. The role of […]
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Reach out for literacy
“Reaching Out … An Evening of Celebration” will be held May 2 at the Santa Maria Country Club at 505 W. Waller Lane. This fundraiser benefit for literacy on the Central Coast is the second annual and is named for the books and philosophy of Dr. Francisco Jimenez, who centered his autobiographical works on Santa […]
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The spirit of progress
See Glen Phillips’ newfound creative order
Even though his career reaches back into the mid ’80s, no one has ever accused local singer songwriter Glen Phillips of sitting still. Ever since he first took to the stage out front of Toad the Wet Sprocket at the tender age of 16, Phillips’ musical life has been in constant motion. Having released five […]
