Artists are donating 50 percent of their sales from an online art show to support the restoration of Carrizo Plain National Monument, which was damaged by the Madre Fire in July. The landscape paintings of Carrizo are available online through Oct. 15 and include oil, watercolor, pastel, and acrylic works. Members of San Luis Obispo […]
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Honey Don’t! is violent black comedy with a twist
Honey Don’t! What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Co-writer and director Ethan Coen has reteamed with co-writer Tricia Cooke (Drive-Away Dolls) on this second installment of their planned “lesbian B-movie trilogy.” This time […]
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Dept. Q is British crime thriller about marginalized law enforcement working a cold case
Dept. Q What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2025 Where’s it showing? Netflix Created by Scott Frank and Chandni Lakhani based on Danish writer Jussi Adler-Olsen’s book series, Dept. Q is about law enforcement workers dealing with trauma. At the center is formerly top-rated investigator Carl Morck (Matthew Goode), who was badly injured in a shooting […]
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Smoke follows a corrupt arson investigator and a police detective assigned to help him
Smoke What’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2025 Where’s it showing? Apple TV+ It seems Smoke has taken notes on John Leonard Orr’s journal entries for Apple TV’s new series. Orr is a former arson investigator who was convicted of perpetrating the very fires he was investigating back in the mid ’80s and early ’90s. Arson […]
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A muralist returns home to Lompoc, aiming to inspire students through affirmations and art
Follow along In the future, Jose Bustos plans to paint more murals in Lompoc and experiment with new media like spray paint. Follow Jose Bustos on Instagram @jose_bustos_art. In 1992, when Jose Bustos was 12 years old, he painted his first mural. He created the design for an art contest at Arthur Hapgood Elementary in […]
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Butterfly is a family soap opera with action thriller trappings
Butterfly What’s it rated? TV-16 When? 2025 Where’s it showing? Prime Daniel Dae Kim stars as David Jung, a former CIA operative living in South Korea. He’s presumed dead from an operation gone wrong nine years earlier, now living a quiet life with his new wife, Eunju (Kim Tae-hee). His big regret was leaving his […]
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A Lompoc artist strengthens the community with art clubs and shows
See the show Visit the Creating Through Chaos show through Aug. 24 at the Cypress Gallery, which is located at 119 E. Cypress Ave. in Lompoc. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Reach Manic Creative online at maniccreativeart.com or on Instagram at @maniccreativeart. Mixed-media artist Jasmine Gonzalez moved […]
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An indie movie with local ties plays in Santa Maria for one night only
Umbag, an independent Filipino-American film, will be playing in Santa Maria on Aug. 25. Rosemarie Dumadara Koerner, a member of the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce, executive produced the movie, and her daughter, Marie Dumadara, stars in one of the leading roles. “The story delves into universal experiences of family dynamics, sibling rivalry, and […]
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PCPA’s Frozen musical auditions open soon for young actors
Young actors are invited to audition for the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s (PCPA) production of Disney’s Frozen. Auditions start at 10 a.m. on Aug. 23 at 900 E. Stowell Road in Santa Maria. Actors should memorize approximately one minute of a song from a musical to perform and bring sheet music for the provided accompanist. The […]
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Nobody 2 delivers a satisfying dose of violent comedy
Nobody 2 What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes for Us) directs this sequel to the 2021 original about Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk), a seemingly docile family […]
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The Better Sister is twisty whodunit amid sibling rivalry
The Better Sister What’s it rated? TV-14 When? 2025 Where’s it showing? Prime Chloe (Jessica Beil) and Adam’s (Corey Stoll) seemingly perfect life hides some dirty little secrets—ones they work hard to keep quiet. Chloe is a powerful editor-in-chief for The Real Thing, a feminist magazine that she’s determined to helm meticulously. When Adam fails […]
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Freakier Friday delivers emotive body swap comedy
Freakier Friday What’s it rated? PG What’s it worth, Chuck? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Regal Edwards RPX Santa Maria, Movies Lompoc, Regal Edwards Arroyo Grande, Fair Oaks Nisha Ganatra (Late Night, The High Note) directs this sequel to Freaky Friday (2003), itself a remake of a 1976 film […]
