WORTH THE DRIVE BALANCED LIVING AYURVEDA presents a daytime retreat featuring an Ayurveduc cleanse and Yin Yoga classes March 11 through 14 in Arroyo Grande. Cost is $175, which includes meals. Deadline to register is March 5. Info: 440-4561 or holly@balancedlivingayurveda.com. ONGOING A MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BEACH FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE with four-on-four […]
Recreation
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Kids & Family
THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY YMCA offers rookie sports basketball for kids ages 3 to 5 on Wednesdays March 10 through April 7 at the YMCA, 3400 Skyway Drive, Santa Maria. Deadline to register is March 5. Cost is $63, $48 for members. Info: 937-8521. THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA Recreation and Parks Department, offer an […]
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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 p.m. […]
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Stage
CABRILLO HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS presents its production of Oklahoma at 7:30 p.m. on March 5 and at 2 p.m. on March 6 at Cabrillo High School, Lompoc. Cost is $15 at the door. Info: Fritsche.jennifer@lusd.org or cabrillohighschoolchoiranddrama.com. KITCHEN WITCHES is a comedic dinner theater production March 20, April 17, May 8, and May 29 […]
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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 TOY ZOO AND ANYTHING EDUCATIONAL TOO presents a free kids concert featuring Nina Ryne on March 6 at 11 a.m. at the shop at 1930 S. Broadway, Santa Maria. Info: 352-0123 or mcanigiula@verizon.net. THE SANTA MARIA PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY presents the Candlelight Strings in concert on March 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the […]
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Special Events
SANTA MARIA ROTARY SOUTH holds its annual “Santa Maria Has Talent” competition, hosted by Roxanne Ventriglia, March 4, 5, and 6 at the Santa Maria Veteran’s Hall, Santa Maria. Info: 937-8910 or santmariatalent@live.com. ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE presents its International Film Series featuring a screening of A Man Without a Past on March 5 at 6:30 […]
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Diablo is too much of a gamble
I attended one of the recent meetings held by the NRC regarding re-licensing the Diablo nuclear power plant. My question was concerning the fact that radioactive tritium has been found mysteriously leaking from nuclear plants and ending up in groundwater in nearby towns. I did not speak up as the subject was previously mentioned by […]
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This budget requires courageous board members
The county is facing a $40 million dollar deficit and the vast majority of it is due to personnel retirement and benefit costs. In the private world the fix would be easy: You pare back those benefits. The Board of Supervisors have now come to the long-feared day of reckoning and must stand up to […]
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There are too many people
Excellent pictures and coverage of the Cold Spring Canyon Bridge (“To barricade or not to barricade?” Feb. 18). Rather than wasting money trying to prevent folks from jumping off, select the best spot and put up a large sign: JUMP HERE. We have had 5 billion more people added to our fragile planet in just […]
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A barrier wouldn’t really impact the view
I think everyone, especially Mr. McGinnes, who opposes the suicide barrier, should be required to go on the search and recovery of the jumpers (“To barricade or not to barricade?” Feb. 18). I think their first experience with the body of the jumper would change their minds. If not the first, then the second and […]
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Christine Stanko
Thanks to a few bare-knuckle portrayals of roller derby skaters in popular culture, participants have been labeled with a cliché of being careless about whether they win or not and having needs like that of a rabid dog. That’s not what Ruff Rollerz jammer Christine “Ruby WreckHer” Stanko is like. In fact, the reality is […]