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. […]
Dance Lessons
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Stage
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its eighth year of “InterPlay: The Stage Between,” featuring a reading of Shipwrecked March 20 and 21 at 2 p.m. and a reading of Tender playing March 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. in the Severson Theatre, Allan Hancock College, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. Cost is $16 for one reading, $12 […]
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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 Broadway, […]
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Concerts
THE SANTA MARIA PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY and the Santa Maria Town Center present “Jeweled Sky Music: Celtic Music with Jill Poulos” in concert on March 21 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Macy’s Court Stage, Santa Maria Town Center, Broadway and Main Street, Santa Maria. Info: 925-0412 or georgem@impulse.net. WORTH THE DRIVE THE […]
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Special Events
CAMP FIRE USA celebrates its 100th anniversary with a dinner/dance event on March 19 at the Edwards Barn in Nipomo. Info: 481-5618 or symccarthy2955@sbcglobal.net. PCPA THEATERFEST’S costume shop is holding a Spring Sale featuring a wide assortment of production costumes on March 19 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and March 20 from 9 a.m. to […]
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Math wars
When I come home from work each day, I walk right into the middle of a battlefield. On one side stands my son: tall, good-looking, 13 years old. When he’s not being sarcastic, he’s mumbling, rendering communication with him quite difficult. On the opposing side is my wife, whom I love: beautiful, loving, intelligent, has […]
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All can audition
The Temple of the People is holding auditions for “All Are Welcome Here,” a celebration of cultural and religious diversity, from 1 to 3 p.m. on March 28 at Hiawatha Lodge, 3065 Temple St., in Halcyon. Singers, dancers, and musicians are needed and must bring a prepared piece to the audition. The performance will be […]
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Painting in pastels
Pastel artist Martin Johnsen will give a free demonstration of pastel painting from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on March 19 at 321 Santa Maria Town Center West, suite B-6. Johnsen has been involved in the local art scene since his days at Allan Hancock College—from a scenic artist at PCPA to picture framing, gallery directing, […]
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Vandenberg namesake profiled
The namesake of Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Maria hasn’t been forgotten. General Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg is just one of 524 military heroes profiled in a recently published book, In Their Honor: The Men Behind the Names of Our Military Installations. Vandenberg was also director of the Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. chief of military […]
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Elementary, dear readers
Farah Shaw finds it hard to resist a good mystery. And her favorite has always been that quintessential detective, Sherlock Holmes—so much so, she’s written a series based on the king of deduction. “I wanted to write a book that re-introduced this generation of readers to Sherlock Holmes,” she explained. “I wanted to write about […]
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Pi in your eye
Pi Day came and went. March 14 has become known as Pi Day for math enthusiasts because of its relation to the math constant of the same name, which is 3.14, the first three numbers you get by dividing the circumference of a circle by its diameter. If you think of our calendar as a […]
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State of the union
These guys are basically thugs. They’re borderline criminals.” “The stuff they’ve been doing is harassment.” “They would go to people’s homes after dark.” “What they’re doing is blackmail.” These were just a few of the opinions—those that were fit to print anyway—voiced by local business owners who’ve dealt with Camarillo-based Carpenters Local 150. Exactly what […]
