THE LOS PADRES ARTISTS GUILD presents fine art photographer and vice president of the Town Center Gallery Mel Felix delivering a demonstration on Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Luis Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave., Old Orcutt. Info: 264-6722. THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents the exhibit “People, Places, and Things” featuring the […]
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Recreation
THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT holds open registrations for a 7 on 7 adult outdoor soccer league through Jan. 7 at the Parks and Recreation office, Santa Maria. Cost is $252 per team of city residents, and $315 for a non-resident team. Info: 925-0951, Ext. 260. THE LUIS OASIS SENIOR CENTER […]
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Kids & Family
THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY DISCOVERY MUSEUM teams up with the American Red Cross to teach kids how to be “Masters of Disaster” Jan. 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the museum, 705 S. McClelland, Santa Maria. Info: 928-8414. THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY YMCA offers winter break camps for kids, including […]
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Dance Lessons
WORTH THE DRIVE THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH, RECREATION DIVISION Community Development Department presents a ballroom dance class Mondays 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. at the Pismo Beach Veteran’s Hall. Cost is $40 per month. A Latin American dance class is Mondays from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Pismo Beach Veteran’s Hall. Cost is $40 […]
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Stage
WORTH THE DRIVE CAL POLY presents The Best of Momix, featuring props, shadow tricks, physical theatre, circus, athleticism, and comedy on Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Cohan Center, Cal Poly, SLO. Cost is $20 to $44. Info: 753-2787 or pac.calpoly@gmail.com. THE CLARK CENTER ASSOCIATION presents the Peking Acrobats performing their daring maneuvers on […]
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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
WORTH THE DRIVE CAL POLY presents W. Terrence Spiller performing a faculty piano recital Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. at the Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, SLO. A concert featuring the Temptations is Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. at the Cohan Center, Cal Poly, SLO. Cost is $46 to $56. Info: 735-2787 or […]
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Special Events
CAMP FIRE USA presents its annual candy sale fundraiser starting Jan. 13 and ending Feb. 21 on the Central Coast. The council is also sending candy to the troops in “Operation Home Front.” Cost is $5 per box. Info: 773-5126 or campfirech@sbcglobal.net.
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Do what’s best for the people
The opportunity to create a better, stronger, and more affordable health-care system is a dream come true for many Americans; however, I am dismayed by the travesty the Senate has created instead. Watching politicians trade items on the bill like cards in a game has left the average person in a worse position and resulted […]
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Can’t do this? Scrap it and start over
We prefer the single-payer option. Make it Medicare for everybody. Medicare works very well for us. We need, at the very least, a public option. Without competition, health-care costs will just continue to escalate and break the plan. We do not want restrictions on women’s health care. Tax the wealthier citizens. If this cannot be […]
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Focus on the effects, not the cause
Global warming is inevitable whether we think it’s caused by human activity as the greenies believe or not. It is one of the many changes constantly taking place on our planet. Instead of spending billions on reducing greenhouse gasses and asking poor countries to not use fossil fuels—and thereby have millions of people die of […]
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Recognize your impact
Leaving New York City in my adult life has brought me great appreciation for the Earth’s natural resources, and also the distressing realization of their rapid disappearance. Along interstates across the United States, strip malls and tract homes have paved over fertile farmland and wilderness, in the process displacing or killing plants and animals who […]