Collaboration is key to maximizing school readiness, according to First 5 of Santa Barbara County. To help prepare children for their future education, First 5 is teaming up with several local foundations to fund grants for children and families living in high-need communities. The Community Collaborative Initiative promotes a new vision for early childhood education […]
First 5 is now accepting grants for a new Community Collaborative Initiative
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May I have this dance?
The city of Lompoc is inviting all local fathers to treat their little Valentines to a night of dancing at the annual Father Daughter Sweetheart Dance. Hosted by the Lompoc Parks, Recreation, and Urban Forestry Department, the dance is open to girls ages 3 to 18 and their fathers. Due to the popularity of past […]
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So you think you can sing?
Have a cocktail, grab a mic, and belt out your best Steve Perry impersonation at Elmo’s Nipomo Saloon, now offering karaoke every Thursday and Sunday night. Shawna hosts karaoke on Thursdays, beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday is Ladies’ Night, with happy hour from 6 to 8 p.m. featuring $3 well drinks, $4 margaritas on the […]
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Retirement community hosts crab feed
Santa Maria retirement community Merrill Gardens is hosting an all-you-can-eat crab feed on Feb. 12 to raise money for foster and high-needs children served by the Family Care Network. Tickets cost $40 and include pasta, salad, iced tea, all-you-can-eat crab, and one raffle entry. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased for $2 apiece or three […]
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Valley visitors get a guide
Tourists to the Santa Ynez Valley can find out what to do, see, and taste in the new edition of the area’s visitors guide, published by the Solvang Conference and Visitors Bureau and the Santa Ynez Valley Visitors Association. The Solvang and the Santa Ynez Valley 2010 Visitors Guide is filled with full-color photographs featuring […]
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Subway tries text ordering
Beginning later this month, local Subway stores will take part in a trial run of a program that will allow customers to order sandwiches via text message. Santa Maria shops will be among more than 30 Subways in Southern California to participate in the four-month trial. The stores will be using Zingle, a messaging service […]
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See Shinn at the Network
Santa Maria resident and internationally known ceramist Bill Shinn will be featured at the Gallery at the Network in San Luis Obispo from Feb. 1 through March 31. In 2009 alone, Shinn saw his work appear at the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona, juried a show for the American Ceramic Society, spent two […]
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Gala supports the arts
This year’s Orcutt Children’s Arts Foundation honors local musician Terry Lawless—who just returned from a world tour with U2—at its Gala Event on Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel Santa Maria. The event includes a gourmet dinner, auction, and dancing to Unfinished Business. The Orcutt Children’s Arts Foundation Annual Gala is an […]
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Get trapped
Agatha Christie’s Mouse Trap, a play about a group of strangers stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm opens at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre as part of its 51st season. The suspects include the newly married couple who runs the house, and their suspicions nearly wreck their perfect marriage. Other players are […]
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Justin Neal
Miracles only happen on 34th street. If something happens on the golf course, like winning $10,000, then it’s skill—just ask Justin Neal, who recently won the Avila Beach Golf Resort “Cash in the Cup” challenge. “The hole was playing at about 183 yards. I used a 5 iron, and as soon as I hit it, […]
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Let’s dance!
The Santa Maria Valley YMCA is now registering for its Rookie Dance program, an informal class designed to provide kids with an introduction to rhythm and dance by focusing on creative movements. The registration deadline for children ages 3 to 5 years old ends Jan. 25. Cost is $48 for members and $63 for participants. […]
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Be an Aquaman
The Orcutt Community Building organization is inviting the public to participate in a Feast and Festival fundraising barbecue for the Orcutt Aquacenter on Feb. 20. No-host cocktails will be served beginning at noon, followed by a barbecue feast at 1 p.m. Tickets cost $100 and include lunch for two, a reverse drawing, a raffle, and […]