WORTH THE DRIVE THE UCSB MULTICULTURAL CENTER presents an “Evening of Gypsy Music with the Fishtank Ensemble” on Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. at the MultiCultural Center, UCSB, Santa Barbara. Cost is $15, $5 for students. Info: 893-8411 or mcc.sa.ucsb.edu. CAL POLY presents the Pacific Repertory Opera and a best of the best concert on […]
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Special Events
ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE hosts a blood drive with the city and United Blood Services on Jan. 28 from noon to 5 p.m. at the parking lot between lawn bowling and the Paul Nelson Aquatics Center along South McClelland in Santa Maria. Info: 925-0951, Ext. 372. SCOUTING FOR FOOD—including Girl Scouts, Brownies, Boy Scouts, and Cub […]
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Spend Valentine’s Day in Wine Country
Hearts and flowers dance on the airwaves, and the staffers at Santa Barbara County’s wineries aim to celebrate the season of love in style. They know that when carefully paired, romance and fine wine work powerful alchemy, and they hope to share that magic with anyone who is, was, or wants to be targeted by […]
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Celebrate African American heritage
A historical photo essay of African Americans on the Central Coast will be on display throughout February at the Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St. The exhibit will focus on Central Coast residents of African American heritage from 1884 through the 1970s. The exhibit is a part of the library’s celebration of African […]
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Time to talk
Authors Sandy Nathan and Barbra Minar will be at The C Gallery at 3 p.m. on Feb. 6 for an authors’ talk revolving around the question “How do we get what we want?” The talk is in conjunction with the current C Gallery show Women of Spirit, featuring paintings by Karen Canton and sculptures by […]
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Set in stone
Almost exactly 25 years to the week before his death, Michael Jackson pressed his hand and feet into concrete in what was meant to become part of the Las Vegas Walk of Fame Project. There was nothing exceptional about a celebrity leaving such imprints. It happens all the time. What’s interesting to some, however, is […]
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Success is in the cards
What can be cooler than being able to call yourself a comic book illustrator? Telling people your dad is one. “My daughter thinks it’s cool. She tells everyone, ‘My dad draws Star Wars,’” said comic book illustrator and Orcutt resident Lance Sawyer. “I’m lucky—my kid’s first word was ‘Batman.’” Sawyer has wanted to make a […]
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Where have all the wood shops gone?
Built in the early 1970s, Santa Maria High School’s auto shop serves as a classroom, a storage facility, and a mechanic’s workroom. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead as students gaze intently at a projector screen hanging on the back wall. There’s the distinctly pungent scent of motor oil and grease in the air. A silent army […]
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Boys in the ‘hood
For those who yearn to relive a moment of childhood scouting, support the organization, or just want another chance at Pinewood Derby Racing, now is the chance. Boy Scouts of America will be celebrating its centennial at the Santa Maria Town Center on Feb. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature […]
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Santa Maria will discuss gang injunctions at an upcoming Town Hall meeting
Gang injunctions and their effectiveness in preventing gang-related crime will be the focus of a Town Hall meeting on Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Veterans’ Memorial Community Center, 313 W. Tunnell, in Santa Maria. Presented by the Santa Maria Police Department, the meeting will feature a panel of experts from the police department, […]
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Environmental group urges public to attend South County Advisory Council meeting
Members of the local activist group Safe Beach Now believe off-highway vehicle activity at the Oceano Dunes State Park is negatively impacting air quality on the Nipomo Mesa. The environmental organization is urging Nipomo and Arroyo Grande residents to attend the Jan. 25 meeting of the South County Advisory Council to demand the issue be […]
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Republican eyes 23rd Congressional District seat
Congresswoman Lois Capps now has reason to watch her back: After months of going virtually unopposed in the race to reclaim her seat as U.S. representative for the 23rd District, the Santa Barbara politician finally has some competition. On Jan. 5, Thousand Oaks Republican John Davidson announced his candidacy for the Congressional seat. Davidson is […]