A featured artist reception for painter Marilyn Dover Benson will be held Friday, Aug. 24, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Town Center Gallery, 321 Town Center West, B-6. Dover Benson has traveled worldwide. A self-taught artist, she’s sold countless paintings in solo and group shows in galleries, garden tours, and wineries locally and […]
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Artist submissions wanted for Live Oak
KCBX is now accepting applications for the official artwork for the 25th annual Live Oak Music Festival, set for June 2013. The artwork will adorn Live Oak Music Festival T-shirts and other merchandise sold at the outdoor concert and camping event that benefits the local public radio station. Artist submissions will be accepted through Friday, […]
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Tuesdays with Marti
The Santa Maria Library has played host to a variety of artistic expression on display. This month at the library, visitors can be immersed in a watercolor world. Coordinated by instructor Marti Fast, “Tuesday’s with Marti” is an exhibition by watercolor students from Allan Hancock College. The students, under the instruction of Fast, have a […]
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Spend time with Daddy
One of the basic rules of writing is “show, don’t tell” when engaging a reader in a story. This rules seems logical—not to mention easy—when it comes to writing a play. After all, it is a show. When a play is about a writer, however, and the plot revolves around letters, it might be best […]
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All about eBooks
The Santa Maria Public Library invites the public to a free workshop on how to download eBooks and audiobooks to computers or handheld portable devices. Participants are encouraged to bring their eReader devices. The workshop will be offered at the Santa Maria Public Library at 421 S. McClelland, in Shepard Hall, on Aug. 21, 4 […]
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Become a literacy tutor
The Central Coast Literacy Center has a lot of new centers opening in August and September and needs some volunteers to help teach people to read and write English. • Team teaching at C&D Zodiac employee classes, in Santa Maria Tuesday and Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. Center director Carol Dykstra. • Center director/tutor […]
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YMCA workshop is good for the soul
Children participating in camps at the Santa Maria Valley YMCA were recently treated to a special anti-bullying program sponsored by the Y, the Boys and Girls Club, Santa Maria nonprofit WonHeart, and Oakland-based nonprofit Soul Shoppe. Boys and girls in kindergarten through sixth grade started the day with an exercise in which they each wore […]
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Hobnobbing with Helen
The Santa Maria Boys and Girls Club is awesome. The same can be said of the many fundraising events that support the club’s varied programs. Their most recent fundraiser, the 13th annual Ag for Youth Golf Tournament, held on Monday, July 30, at the Santa Maria Country Club, was no exception. The tournament attracted 140 […]
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Step into another era
Polish your spats and grab your garter belts—the Santa Maria Noontime Kiwanis is presenting its third annual “Speakeasy” event. Set to include dinner, dancing, and mock gambling, the Speakeasy event is part of the Kiwanis’ fundraising efforts to support local youth organizations. On Aug. 10, make your way to the door of the Veterans Memorial […]
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Keeping it local
The grand white house, originally built in 1927, stands among imposing industrial buildings on Blosser Road. With a scattering of trees and a small vegetable stand in the driveway, the house is a throwback to small-town Santa Maria. The property belongs to Jerry Mahoney, a third-generation farmer and owner of Blosser Urban Garden TKP Farms. […]
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Under new leadership
In less than a week, police Capt. Larry Ralston will move across the hall at the station in Lompoc to the chief of police’s office. Ralston will take with him photos of his wife, Ellen, a longtime teacher for the Lompoc Unified School District; his son, Adam, swinging a golf club; and his daughter, Melissa, […]
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Correction
In the Aug. 2 issue of the Sun, the sports article titled “Girl power” inaccurately reported some information: Female professional boxers Christy Martin and Mia St. John are not retired, and are in fact fighting for the WBC title on Aug. 14 at Table Mountain Casino in Friant, Calif. Also, Willie Flores is a trainer […]
