PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of West Side Story, directed and choreographed by Michael Jenkinson, July 9 through 25 at Marian Theatre at Allan Hancock College, 800 S. College Drive, in Santa Maria. Cost is $26.25 through $30. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org. THE POETRY SOCIETY OF SANTA MARIA invites all to read poetry, sing songs, […]
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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 CITY OF SANTA MARIA presents Concerts in the Park featuring Mariachi Alma de Jalisco on July 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Preisker Park, 330 Hidden Pines Way, Santa Maria. Info: 925-0951, Ext. 260. HOWLIN’ BYROON’S MUSIC EXCHANGE presents Amy Obenski in concert with Daniel Brown on cello on July 11 at 3 […]
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Special Events
FESTIVAL OF BOOKS features the Altrusa Club of the Central Coast distributing free books to children July 11, 25, Aug. 5 and 22 from noon to 3 p.m. on the second floor of Santa Maria Town Center East, Broadway and Main, Santa Maria. Info: 937-0222. THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents “Tuesday Nite Movie Nite: […]
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Political Watch 07.08
No tax allocations for you! The California State Board of Equalization announced on June 30 that this month’s sales tax allocations to local governments won’t increase by a previously anticipated 5.7 percent because of a decline in cash receipts for the 2010 second quarter compared to last year’s receipts. The board makes monthly allocations to […]
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Community Notebook 07.08
MONDAY, JULY 12 • The Santa Maria City Block Grants Advisory Committee has its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room, 110 E. Cook St., Santa Maria. TUESDAY, JULY 13 • The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has its regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Betteravia Government Center’s […]
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Women’s Fund distributes dollars
The Women’s Fund of Northern Santa Barbara County has awarded $120,000 to four local organizations committed to ensuring underprivileged women and children get a helping hand. “We are so pleased to be able to award grants to these amazing organizations doing important work serving the critical needs of women, children, and families in the North […]
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Whooping cough epidemic hits California
It started with a slight fever. Then a slight cough came on the little girl. It didn’t alarm her parents until they woke up early one morning to a sound they had never heard their daughter make. It was a hard cough that was different, coughs with little gasps or whoops in between. “It […]
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Killer adventure
Despite its rather ominous name, the killer whale isn’t a threat to humans—at least that’s the message educator and author Randall Eaton is trying to get out to the public. Eaton will be leading several expeditions to the San Juan Islands in Washington’s Puget Sound this summer to teach people about orca whales in their […]
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Correction
The Sun misprinted the name and subsequent information of a woman featured in last week’s Streetwise. Alice McGonigal is a San Luis Obispo Symphony and Santa Maria Philharmonic musician, who said, “I am a musician and will be participating in a musical ensemble playing marches and other songs for the birth of our country.” News […]
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Local vineyard wins top honor
Santa Maria’s Bien Nacido Vineyards has been named the 2010 California Vineyard of the Year. The California Exposition and State Fair planned to officially recognize the vineyard at the 15th annual California’s Grape and Gourmet event on July 7 in Sacramento. Each year, the Vineyard of the Year title goes to a California vineyard that […]
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Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley reveals plan to restructure office
Newly sworn-in Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley is cleaning house. In a July 2 message to office staff members, Dudley announced that rather than appointing a new chief assistant district attorney, she will use the funds to create three new focus divisions. The leaders of these units will report to Dudley directly. The […]