Farmers Markets

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 […]

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 […]

MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER offers a “Healthy Life Nutrition Series” on Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 2 through 23 in Santa Maria. A “Smart Eating for Kids and Teens” class meets the first Monday of each month this year from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Medical Center at 1400 E. Church St., Santa […]

THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents the art exhibit “FLOW,” featuring the paintings of Barbara Alloway, showing through Aug. 31 at the gallery, 421 South McClelland St., Santa Maria. Info: 925-0994, Ext. 117.   THE LOMPOC VALLEY ART ASSOCIATION presents the exhibition “For the Beauty of the Earth” Aug. 31 through Sept. 27 at the […]

THE SANTA MARIA BUSINESS ENRICHED NETWORK group is hosting a business mixer on Aug. 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Stinky’s Bar and Grill, Santa Maria. Info: benishere.com.   THE SANTA BARBARA FAMILY CARE CENTER presents a “Promoting Infant Language and Development” session on Sept. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Santa […]

THE GUADALUPE DUNES CENTER presents the Dunes Center Education Station on Aug. 29 from 10 a.m. to noon at Oso Flaco Lake, off of Highway 1, three miles north of Guadalupe. Info: 343-2455, Ext. 201.   THE CITY OF LOMPOC PARKS, RECREATIONS, AND URBAN FORESTRY DEPARTMENT offers a “Yoga-Stretch and Strength” class meeting Tuesdays Sept. […]

THE DISCOVERY MUSEUM presents “Twilight Thursdays” on Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m. featuring free programs— “Exciting Recycling” on Aug. 27—at the museum, 705 S. McClelland, Santa Maria. Info: 928-8414 or smvdiscoverymuseum.org.   THE SANTA MARIA RECREATION AND PARK DEPARTMENT offers an “Intro at the Skatepark” skateboarding class through Sept. 1 from 3:30 to 5 […]

WORTH THE DRIVE   THE CITY OF PISMO BEACH Recreation Division Community Development Department presents dance lessons in salsa and Latin American dance, ballroom dance, hula and ori, and tap dance are offered weekly through August at the Pismo and Shell Beach Veteran’s Halls. Cost is $5 to $10 per class, and $20 to $40 […]

PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of Distracted by Lisa Loomer Aug. 28 through Sept. 20 at the Severson Theatre, 800 S. College Drive, Santa Maria. Cost is $26.25 to $28.25. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.   WORTH THE DRIVE   THE SAN LUIS OBISPO LITTLE THEATRE presents its production of The Clean House by Sarah Ruhl […]

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   CLUB 805, AKA STINKY’S BAR & GRILL: 2430 South Broadway, 614-9316. DJ Davey D Saturday nights.   THE COACHMAN: 1531 S. Broadway, 922-5556. Thursday through Saturday: DJ from […]

THE SANTA MARIA PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY and Santa Maria Town Center East present musical entertainment by the Burnished Brass Quartet on Aug. 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Santa Maria Town Center’s Center Court, Broadway and Main, Santa Maria. Info: 925-0412.   WORTH THE DRIVE   YOGA SOUP presents Ecstatic Kirtan with Guara Vani, […]

THE NIPOMO RECREATION ASSOCIATION presents the Nipomo Summer Jamboree featuring an 18-hole golf tournament, marathon, 5K race, tennis exhibition, crafts, displays, booths, youth activities, and live entertainment on Aug. 29 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Trilogy Central Coast and the Monarch Dunes at the Woodlands of Nipomo. Info: nipomojamboree.com or 929-5437.   THE […]