THE SANTA MARIA CIVIC THEATRE presents its production of Wake Up, Darling, directed by Meg Smith, Nov. 20, 21, 27, 28, and Dec. 4, 5, 11, and 12 at 8 p.m. at the theater, 1660 N. McClelland St., Santa Maria. Cost is $14. Info: 922-4442 or smct.org. PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of The […]
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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: […]
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Concerts
THE SANTA MARIA PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY presents a concert of all Baroque-era music, featuring selections by J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel on Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 605 E. McCoy, Santa Maria. Cost is $30, $25 for seniors, $12 for students. Info: 925-0412 or santamariaphilharmonic.org. THE SANTA MARIA PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY presents […]
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Special Events
THE CITY OF LOMPOC Parks, Recreation, and Urban Forestry Department presents a 3-mile Turkey Trot on Nov. 22 with check-in from 8 to 8:45 a.m. and the race at 9 a.m. at River Park, Highway 246 and Sweeney Road, Lompoc. Cost is $20, $15 in advance. Info: 875-8095. THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA presents […]
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A capital wine
A young couple with astonishing energy, Becky and Dave Corey make running their two-person business, CORE Wine Company, look easy. The Coreys make and market the wine, design the labels, and—with a few exceptions—farm the grapes pretty much all by themselves. This past Labor Day, amid the activity of their ninth harvest, the Coreys […]
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Wake up and watch
Santa Maria Civic Theatre presents its second show of the season—Wake Up, Darling, written by Alex Gottlieb and directed by Meg Smith—on Nov. 20, 21, 27, 28, and Dec. 4, 5, 11, and 12. All performances start at 8 p.m. The comedy concerns aspiring young actress Polly Emerson and her husband, Don, a successful […]
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Hear Peter and the Wolf
The Santa Maria Philharmonic Orchestra continues its mission of bringing quality music to students in the elementary schools in the Santa Maria Valley with its presentation of Peter and the Wolf, by Sergei Prokofiev, written in 1936 after his return to the Soviet Union. On Nov. 17, about 900 third-graders will gather at Pacific […]
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Quilting while she’s ahead
Patience paid off for local quilter Joan McBain. She spent six months making a jacket that she then entered into the “jacket, vest, and coat” section of the Pacific International Quilting Show in Santa Clara. McBain won $300 and took first place for the jacket, which represented her first time trying hand quilting and quilting […]
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Creating a new War
Allan Hancock College recently staged a series of events to honor the anniversary of the Great Depression. Several departments, students, groups, and staffers got involved. There was a soup line for soup and bread, a slideshow, and photographic and author presentations. In the science department, Mick Bondello could only think of Orson Welles’ radio […]
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Come to the table
There are three things an adult attending a holiday show on the Central Coast should know. The first of these is that the intended audience is likely families, meaning it’s child-friendly fare. Secondly, there is a reasonable chance the performance will have some religious display, reference, or overtone. The third point ties back to the […]
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What do you think of this hubbub over Obama’s health-care reform?
David Rude pianist “I think they’re rippin’ it up. They’re making it all politics, but it shouldn’t be.” Tim Favorite food service employee “I do not like how they will make it mandatory to have health care. They’ve made it too socialistic; it should be someone’s choice whether or not they want health care.” Rick […]
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Community Notebook 11-12
TUESDAY, NOV. 17 • The Guadalupe Planning Commission has its regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 918 Obispo St., Guadalupe. • The Santa Maria City Council has its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 110 E. Cook St., Santa Maria. Agendas are available […]