THE TOWN CENTER GALLERY presents works by local artists each month at its location at 321 Town Center West, suite B-6, Santa Maria. A special Art on Record reception is Nov. 20 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the gallery. Info: bangel4123@aol.com or 934-5152. THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION presents the exhibit Rec’-la-ma’-tion […]
Art
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Learning
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN Lompoc-Vandenberg branch invites the public to a panel discussion on “The Dangers of the Internet Age” on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Lompoc Library, 501 E. North Ave., Lompoc. Info: 733-4950. WORTH THE DRIVE THE SEVENTH ANNUAL LOMPOC COLLABORATION FAIR will feature guest speakers Ron […]
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Recreation
THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT invites runners of all ages for the 13th annual Turkey Trot Fun Run, set for Nov. 21 at the Hagerman Sports Complex, 3300 Skyway Drive, Santa Maria. Info: 925-051, Ext. 260. THE DUNES CENTER presents a dunes photography hike, featuring a walk over the Guadalupe […]
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Kids & Family
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 […]
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Dance Lessons
DANCE WITH US offers dance classes Nov. 25 with beginning/intermediate East Coast swing at 6:30 p.m. and beginning salsa at 7:30 p.m. at the Lompoc Civic Auditorium, 224 South St., Lompoc. Cost is $10, $20 for three weeks. Info: DanceWithUs.biz. WORTH THE DRIVE THE CENTRAL COAST FOLLIES host dance lessons for those aged […]
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Stage
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 […]