THE SANTA MARIA ELKS present the Elks Soccer Shootout for four age groups (7 to 13) on Sept. 26 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Adam Park, 600 West Enos Drive, Santa Maria. Info: 720-3581. THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA needs volunteers for a “Project Clean Waterways” cleanup event on Sept. 26 at […]
Recreation
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Kids & Family
THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents “Love and Ghost Stories from South of the Border,” a kids’ story event featuring folk tales from Mexico told by Olga Loya Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. at the library, Shepard Hall, 421 South McClelland St., Santa Maria. Info: 925-0994, Ext. 117. THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS presents a […]
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Dance Lessons
THE CITY OF LOMPOC Parks and Recreation Department presents a belly dancing class from 5:30 to 7 p.m. through Sept. 28 at the Anderson Recreation Center, Panorama Room, Lompoc. Cost is $31.50, $26.25 for city residents. A Beginning Ballet class is from 5 to 6 p.m. through Sept. 28 at the Civic Auditorium Classroom, Lompoc. […]
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Stage
THE SANTA MARIA CIVIC THEATRE presents its production of Sex, Lies, and the I.R.S. Sept. 25 and 26, and Oct. 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre, 1660 N. McClelland St., Santa Maria. Cost is $14. Info: 922-4442 or smct.org. WORTH THE DRIVE THE CLARK CENTER FOR 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 DAMON CASTILLO BAND performs in support of their new album Sept. 25 at 9 p.m. at Chef Rick’s, Orcutt. Cost is $15. Info: damoncastillo.com or 937-9512. ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE presents “La Guitarra California 2009”, a three-day classical guitar event featuring 10 concerts, 3 masterclasses, a silent auction, and displays by guitar makers Sept. […]
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Special Events
COLD STONE CREAMERY hosts the “World’s Largest Ice Cream Social” benefit event featuring a free 3-ounce ice cream created by Make-a-Wish Foundation Junior Tastemaster Jack on Sept. 24 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Cold Stone Creamery. Info: 676-9474, Ext. 4. THE GUADALUPE UNION SCHOOL DISRICT and others present a “Children’s Festival and Family […]
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Explore art
Allan Hancock College faculty member John Hood will host a trip to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 14. The bus leaves from the college’s student center at 7 a.m. and will return at 10 p.m. The trip will include opportunities to see art shows such as The Art and Craft of […]
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Catch love
Members of the Central Coast Follies are putting their toe-tapping, heart-singing efforts into their seventh annual show to benefit Parkinson’s disease research. This year’s exciting show, Love is in the Air, is under the direction of Jason Sumabat of Blue Dove Productions, and will showcase music showing the ups and downs of relationships. Hear such […]
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All that jazz
Since Stix Hooper and the Universal Guild for Jazz and Progressive Music began the Solvang Jazz Festival three years ago to promote the genre to a wider audience, the event has only grown, attracting more audiences, spilling an educational component to the schools, and providing a stream of talented jazz artists to the community. […]
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Saved at the last minute
The atmosphere at Cuesta College’s Sept. 2 Board of Trustees meeting was tense—and understandably so. Nine jobs were at stake outright, and another three dozen staff members stood to take substantial losses in pay. People were losing their homes, insisted Allison Merzon, president of the Cuesta College Federation of Teachers. In an 11th-hour save […]
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What’s your favorite war film?
Aaron Wexler retire “Sink the Bismarck or The Longest Day. They’re both highly dramatic, but in war that’s how it is: life or death. It’s the most exciting drama around.” Alicia Ramirez dental assistant “I don’t really watch war movies, but someone had told me about Life is Beautiful. I really liked it because it […]