Death of the Pastor’s WifeWhat’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Netflix Mica, 13, met John Paul (JP), 28, when her family started attending Solid Rock Church. She was devout and eager to participate in her new community with JP. While Mica went on to marry her high school sweetheart, Jeremey, she continued […]
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Giavanni’s Pizza cultivates a comedy community with open mics and stand-up shows
Ezra Paco had no choice but to kick-start his comedy career from a less-than-ideal launch point: Zoom. “It was really awkward,” Paco told the Sun. “The Zoom rooms were really weird because, just like with all things during the pandemic, you were at the mercy of what was going on in each person’s room.” Kids […]
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Zoom over to Orcutt for this year’s chalk festival
Peering down on the sidewalk during this year’s Orcutt Chalk Festival might just inspire a glance up into the cosmos. Blast Out of This World on Sept. 26 in Old Town Orcutt from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 75 students, professional artists, and beginners will transform their 6-by-6-foot concrete squares into colorful, detailed […]
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Start the fall with a movie in the park
Free outdoor entertainment is on the horizon in Santa Maria. Families are invited to neighborhood parks for three film screenings in September and October. Showtime is at dusk, so audience members are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. On Sept. 18 watch The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants at Machado Plaza, located at 224 […]
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Moms Club screens on Sept. 28 in Fremont Theater
Rocky Romano and Miranda Winters spent more than five years following a grassroots network of suburban mothers who mounted a resistance campaign against dark money political groups engaged in coordinated, right-wing disruptions at Southern Califonria school boards designed to target LGBTQ-plus and other marginalized youth. (90 min.) Moms ClubWhat’s it rated? Not rated What’s it […]
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In Teenage Wasteland, a teacher inspires students to uncover a conspiracy
Teenage WastelandWhat’s it rated? TV-14 When? 2025 Where’s it showing? Netflix It’s hard to believe that the ’90s were 30 years ago, but that’s where this story starts with a group of teens, a teacher, and a town cover-up. When students and teacher Fred Isseks decide to make a documentary about a local environmental scandal […]
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In Mayday, a U.S. Navy pilot shot down in the USSR is aided by a former KBG agent
MaydayWhat’s it rated? PG-13 When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Apple TV Co-writers and directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein helm this action adventure set in 1987 about U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Troy “Assassin” Kelly (Ryan Reynolds), who’s tasked with flying on a recon mission in an SR-71 Blackbird over the USSR as the Cold […]
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Guadalupe stars in three recent films made by a Nipomo filmmaker
Cheers for ChachiFollow Chachi Ramirez’s career on Instagram @chachiramirezfilms. View his films online at vimeo.com/mercybrothers. Learn more about his Central Coast creative agency, Suede and Pomade, at suedeandpomade.com. Chachi Ramirez’s career in film has led him across the globe. “I’ve shot documentaries that have taken me into really, not to say hostile, but maybe uncertain […]
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Lompoc Pops Orchestra brings Broadway to Rocket Town
No need to travel to New York City to hear your favorite show tunes. The Lompoc Pops on Broadway is coming to town on Sept. 20 with a lineup from musicals like Fiddler on the Roof, Oklahoma!, and The Sound of Music. This concert will be the latest compilation conducted by maestro Brian Asher Alhadeff […]
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Vendor applications are open for CalNAM’s holiday market
The California Nature Art Museum (CalNAM) invites artisans and local businesses to apply as vendors for its festive makerspace coming up this fall. The application deadline is Sept. 22. “The Holiday Marketplace is part of CalNAM’s ongoing efforts to connect the community with art, nature, and creativity,” the museum announced. Vendors may apply online for […]
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The Whisper Man draws a detective from retirement to find his kidnapped grandson
James Ashcroft (Coming Home in the Dark, The Rule of Jenny Pen) directs this psychological crime thriller written by Ben Jacoby and Chaser Palmer based on British writer Steve Mosby’s 2019 novel written under the pseudonym Alex North. The story follows recently widowed novelist Tom Kennedy (Adam Scott), who with his young son, Jake (Acston […]
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Furious follows an FBI Agent tracking a female serial killer
FuriousWhat’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Hulu Created by Elizabeth Meriweather (New Girl, No Strings Attached), this new series gives us what she creates best—characters and relationships in which more lies under the surface than on top. Emmy Rossum is Alice, a guarded FBI agent whose past still haunts her. Catherine […]
