ONGOING BLUE MOON HAVEN BELLY DANCE currently teaches American Tribal Style dance classes on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in Lompoc and Thursdays in Grover Beach. Info: 709-4686 or BlueMoonHaven.com. THE DANCE STUDIO offers dance classes in Santa Maria in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Acrobatics, and Dance Team. Info: 349-9016 or 931-0444. EVERYBODY CAN […]
Dance Lessons
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Stage
PCPA THEATERFEST presents Songs for A New World with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown Aug. 6 through 21 at the Marian Theatre, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. Cost is $26.25 to $28.25. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org. THE POETRY SOCIETY OF SANTA MARIA invites all to read poetry, sing songs, or just express themselves […]
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Night Life
The following venues offer either regularly scheduled live entertainment or DJ-hosted dance music. Most performances start after 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. IN THE AREA ADDAMO VINEYARD/TASTING ROOM: 400 E. Clark Ave., suite E, Santa Maria, 937-6400. Live music Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m. CLUB 805, AKA STINKY’S BAR & GRILL: 2430 South […]
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Concerts
THE LOMPOC LIBRARY presents “Jazz at the Library Season Four” featuring Dawn Lambeth and the Reynolds Brothers Aug. 8 and the Central Coast Jazz Collective Aug. 15 all from noon to 1 p.m. at the library, 501 E. North Ave., Lompoc. Info: 875-8778. WORTH THE DRIVE THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART presents […]
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Special Events
THE ORCUTT MINERAL SOCIETY presents its 43rd annual Gem and Mineral Show Aug. 6, 7, and 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Church, 298 S. Thompson Ave., Nipomo. Info: 929-3788 or omsinc.org. MOROVINO WINERY presents a “First Friday” food and wine pairing event on Aug. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. […]
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Green day?
Will California go to pot? With the gray areas surrounding medical marijuana yet to be squared away nearly 15 years after voters approved Proposition 215, legalization of recreational use is on the table—a decision with potentially greater and even murkier ramifications. These facts are clear: If voters decide to pass the Regulate, Control, and Tax […]
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What’s your kryptonite?
Jennifer Olmsted on maternity leave “Since I’m nine months pregnant, my belly has been my kryptonite for the past four months.” Kevin Hunt clerk “Soda, because I can’t stop drinking it.” Randall Simpson II delivery driver “My son, Randall III.” Gary Shaw tax preparer “Work, when I’d rather ride my bike or play my harmonica.”
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Political Watch 07.29
Vendors doing business with the state of California—but who haven’t been paid yet because of the lack of a state budget—can now request an extension to file sales, use tax returns, and make tax payments, the California State Board of Equalization announced earlier this month. Businesses must make an extension request in writing and mail […]
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Community Notebook 07.29
TUESDAY, AUG. 3 • The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has its regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara. Agendas are available at santabarbara.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx#current. • The Vandenberg Village Community Services District has its regular board meeting at 7 p.m. in the District […]
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Hobnobbing With Helen
Such excitement! The long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony for the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society’s new, $3 million animal care facility occurred on Thursday morning, July 22, on Stowell Road. Humane Society board president Bo Cudd shouted “Yes!” and gave an emphatic thumb’s up to the onlooking crowd after she, Pam Goble (Humane Society board secretary), and […]
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D.A.R.E. to be Lazarus?
In Santa Maria, sixth graders usually don’t get much of a graduation ceremony to celebrate their move into the world of junior high school—a crueler place where there isn’t a playground. There’s long been one event, however, that many children looked forward to: their D.A.R.E. graduation at the Elk’s Lodge. The anti-drug program D.A.R.E., which […]
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Never, Neverland?
Forget Big Sur—how does Neverland Valley Ranch State Park sound? The fairytale-like former estate of deceased pop star Michael Jackson could join the long list of state-maintained wonders if a proposal now in the hands of a state legislator takes flight. Assemblyman Mike Davis (D-Los Angeles), who’s considering presenting it in Sacramento, said the idea […]
