The Great American Melodrama will be opening a second play to run in repertory with its current show How the West was Really Won. The new show, Death at Devil’s Cave: or No Mother to Guide Her, opens July 18, with both plays running through Sept. 22. Show times are Wednesdays through Fridays at 7 […]
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Become a ‘Rising Star’
Rising Star, a solo singing competition from the producers of Teen Star, is accepting applications from adults living in Tri-County area, which includes Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. The one-night showcase is Sept. 7 in the Samala Room of the Chumash Casino and Resort, 3400 Highway 246, Santa Ynez. The deadline for […]
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Hancock College film screening features filmmaker
Allan Hancock College has sponsored a film screening of the documentary “50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus” featuring a talk by the filmmaker Steven Pressman on July 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Room 3114 of the college’s Lompoc Valley Center, 1 Hancock Drive, in Lompoc. More information: 717-3085, lauragp@aol.com, […]
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Los Alamos says take a seat
The Los Alamos Merchant Society presents another “Third Saturday Evening Stroll Series” featuring the theme “chairs.” The evening will include specials at restaurants and antique shops, live music, and an art display of chairs on July 20 from 4 to 8 p.m. on Bell Street in Los Alamos. The C Gallery is holding an open […]
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Spotlight on: a la carte
Donna Wilson has always had a passion for interior design. In 1998, she and a partner opened a la carte to bring unique merchandise to the Central Coast. The furniture store, located on Betteravia Road in Santa Maria across from the Target shopping center, sells one-of-a-kind furniture, mirrors, mattresses, and home accessories such as clocks […]
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Foodbank receives big grants from Walmart
Grogan Park was a busy place on July 11. Children were playing on the jungle gym, eating, and cycle-blending smoothies, and near the park’s community center, the Walmart Foundation awarded two grants totaling $120,000 to the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County. Of that money, $45,000 will specifically go to the Food Bank’s Picnic in […]
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A place to find books
Altrusa International, Inc. of the Central Coast will be giving away free children’s and adult books during its annual Festival of Books this summer. The event is held from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoons upstairs in the Town Center Mall in Santa Maria. This year’s festival will have three more events, July 28 […]
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Celebrating the power of reading
Guadalupe Summer Academy students were awarded for their accomplishments in the United Way Power Reading program on July 11 with certificates, gift cards, school supplies for next year, and root beer floats. One hundred students from fourth through eighth grades enrolled in the United Way program at Mary Buren Elementary School this summer as a […]
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Community Notebook 7/18-25
MONDAY, JULY 22 • The South County Advisory Council has its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Nipomo Community Services District Headquarters, 148 S. Wilson St., Nipomo. TUESDAY, JULY 23 • The Guadalupe City Council has its regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 918 Obispo St., Guadalupe. […]
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Political Watch 7/18/13
Santa Maria/Lompoc NAACP President Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt released a statement in response to the July 14 acquittal of George Zimmerman, the Florida Neighborhood Watch member accused of murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. “On almost the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Aug. 24, 1963 March on Washington, I am deeply disappointed that in the greatest country […]
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Waiting for justice
This month will mark the sixth anniversary of a day that Orcutt resident Charlie Lynch wishes was long behind him. But federal prosecutors have stood resolute in their case against the former owner and managing caregiver of San Luis Obispo County’s only medical marijuana dispensary, even after the federal government has taken a comparatively hands-off […]
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Understanding the Affordable Care Act
Staying informed about national policies can be tricky, but understanding how those changes will affect your family is even more difficult. Starting Jan. 1, 2014, the Affordable Care Act will be put into effect. The Affordable Care Act mandates individuals to either purchase health-care insurance, or be penalized. Insurance has never before been mandatory for […]