Farmers Market

SANTA MARIA 100 S. Broadway at Main, Wednesdays, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Features local beekeepers’ honey and bee pollen, breads and pastries, plants and flower bouquets, fresh fruits and vegetables. ORCUTT Corner of Clark and Bradley, Tuesdays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fresh honey, flowers, and eggs, along with fresh fruits and vegetables. […]

4-H welcomes anyone interested in the group to sign up now. Find a nearby club by contacting the Santa Barbara County 4-H Office at 692-1730 or zmhughes@ucdavis.edu. ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL, INC. of SANTA MARIA, a nonprofit business and professional organization, meets the second Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m., in the Altrusa Theatre of the Santa […]

MT. ZION CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST presents its annual convocation featuring “Annual Men’s Day” with Bishop Dwight Amey on Dec. 11 at the church. The “Annual Choir Day” features live music Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at the church. The “Annual Women’s Day” with Evangelist Gwen Amey is Dec. 13 at 3 p.m. at […]

ONGOING FILIPINO COMMUNITY OF SANTA MARIA VALLEY barbecues Filipino food at the Smart and Final parking lot, N. Broadway on Saturdays and Sundays. Menu items include tri-tip, chicken, beef kabobs, chicken adobo, salad, rice, and bread. Meals cost $6. Info: 922-3422 or 922-3799. FILIPINO CATHOLIC SOCIETY, under the direction of St. Mary’s Church and St. […]

MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER offers a “Smart Eating for Kids and Teens” class meeting the first Monday of each month this year from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Medical Center at 1400 E. Church St., Santa Maria. Info: 739-3578. ONGOING SYCAMORE MINERAL SPRINGS HEALING ARTS INSTITUTE offers a range of classes including yoga and meditation, […]

THE GUADALUPE CULTURAL ARTS AND EDUCATION CENTER presents the exhibition “Re-hacer/Des-echos 2009” featuring the work of Juan Manuel Perez Salazar through Dec. 17 at the Education Center, Guadalupe. Info: 343-2939 or artjmp@gmail.com. THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents the exhibit “Photographers Gone Wild, Capturing the Central Coast” featuring local photographers Mel Felix, Cathy Gregg, Lynda […]

WORTH THE DRIVE THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR BALANCE AND HEALING offers free energy balancing sessions on Dec. 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sierra Vista Hospital in the auditorium, 1010 Murray Ave., SLO. Info: 438-4347 or globalalliance.ws. THE WILDLING ART MUSEUM presents a holiday ornament-making workshop on Dec. 19 from 10 a.m. […]

ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE presents a Holiday Baseball Clinic Dec. 21 through 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find sign-up forms at Play It Again Sports on South Broadway in Santa Maria. Cost is $100, and $75 for each additional family member. Info: 922-6966, Ext. 3904. THE SANTA MARIA INN holds Monday Night Football events […]

THE PISMO BEACH YOUTH THEATRE presents musical theater production classes for 4th through 8th graders for a production of Annie meeting Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. through Dec. at Temple Beth El, 1501 E. Alvin, Santa Maria. Cost is $40 per month. Info: 471-4976 or pismobeachyouththeater.com. THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA Recreation and Parks […]

WORTH THE DRIVE THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH Recreation Division Community Development Department presents a “Hoop Dance Fusion!” class on Thursdays through Dec. 17 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Pismo Veteran’s Hall, Pismo Beach. Cost is $30 to $40 per month. A “Hoop Dance Fitness” class meets Saturdays from 2 to 3 p.m. […]

ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE presents the youth dancers and their production of The Nutcracker Dec. 19 and 20 at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. Cost is $14, $11 for the Ethel Pope Auditorium, $12 to $18 at the Clark Center. Info: 922-8313 or 489-9444 (Clark Center). PCPA […]

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, […]