THE LOMPOC PARKS, RECREATION, AND URBAN FORESTRY DEPARTMENT presents its first “Jump Start Career Camp” for teens between ages 14 and 19 April 6 through 9 at the Anderson Recreation Center, 125 West Walnut Ave., Lompoc. Cost is $10. Info: 875-8100. WORTH THE DRIVE EDEN AUTISM SERVICES and Innovative Learning present an autism […]
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Recreation
ONGOING A MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BEACH FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE with four-on-four teams, no contact, is every Sunday at the beach in front of the Sandcastle Inn, Pismo Beach. Cost is $3 per player. Rain cancels. Registration: 489-1340. ARK TENNIS LESSONS for third through eighth graders are Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. […]
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KIDS & FAMILY
THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY YMCA offers spring break camps April 2 through 9 at the YMCA, including “Teen Xtreme” camp for ages 11 through 14, swim camp, and skate camp. Swim lessons for kids 3 years and older are available Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. through May 1 at the Santa Maria Valley YMCA, 3400 Skyway […]
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Dance Lessons
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. COUNTRY WESTERN DANCE CLASSES by Jeannette and Henry are Tuesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. for country two-step lessons and from 8 to 9 […]
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Stage
HE IS RISEN is an Easter musical play April 3 and 4 at the Royal Theater, Guadalupe. Info: 343-1887. KITCHEN WITCHES is a comedic dinner theater production April 17, May 8, and May 29 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Lompoc. Cost is $50. Info: 735-2281. WORTH THE DRIVE THE SANTA BARBARA CONTEMPORARY ARTS […]
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Concerts
WORTH THE DRIVE CAL POLY presents Los Lobos and Leo Kottke in a concert of acoustic music April 1 at 8 p.m. at the Cohan Center for the Performing Arts Center, SLO. Cal Poly presents the University Jazz Band Swing Dance concert April 3 from 8 to 10:30 p.m. in the Chumash Auditorium in […]
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Special Events
THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents “A Twisted Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste” with cartoonist Leigh Rubin April 1 at 7 p.m. at the Santa Maria Public Library, Shepard Hall, 421 South McClelland St., Santa Maria. Info: 925-0994, Ext. 117 or dhildinger@ci.santa-maria.ca.us. THE SANTA MARIA ELKS RODEO accepts entries for the mutton […]
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Political Watch 4.1
On April 10, there will be a San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s candidates forum, from 9 to 11 a.m., at the Black Lake Golf Resort banquet room, 1490 Golf Course Lane, in Nipomo. The Nipomo Incorporation Committee for Education is hosting the forum. The moderator will be Andy Caldwell of KUHL 1410 A.M. The […]
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Community Notebook 4.1
TUESDAY, APRIL 6 • 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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Keeping it lean
Dozens of students sit hunched over long, plastic tables, meticulously folding and refolding pieces of paper as the teacher monitors their progress with a watchful eye. It’s difficult to see what they’re making under the flurry of smoothing and pinching: Is it origami? Or maybe it’s a gift-wrapping workshop at a local department store? Nope. […]
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Innovative Learning presents an autism conference
On April 15—the ides of Autism Awareness Month—Innovative Learning will be holding a conference at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott. The event will address and inform families and the community of legislation that directly affects autistic members of society, primarily California’s amending of the Lanterman Developmental Disability Act. The legislation, which was amended in July […]
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Santa Maria leaders consider E-Verify
Anyone who’s ever filled out new hire paperwork for a job is familiar with the Federal I-9 form, which determines if an employee is eligible to work in the United States. Soon, such prospective workers in Santa Maria may have their documents checked against an electronic database administered by the Department of Homeland Security. A […]