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 […]
Farmers Markets
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Barbecues
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 […]
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Health
MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER offers “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 Maria. Info: 739-3578. ONGOING SYCAMORE MINERAL SPRINGS HEALING ARTS INSTITUTE offers a range of classes including yoga and […]
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Art
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 MUSEUM presents the exhibit “A Sweet Pea Centennial: 100 Years of Growing Sweet Peas in Lompoc” in the Centeno […]
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Concerts
WORTH THE DRIVE NEDERLANDER presents Depeche Mode with special guest Peter Bjorn and John on Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Bowl, 1122 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara. Diana Krall performs in concert Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. Cost is $59 to $89. Info: 962-7411. CAL POLY presents Karla Bonoff in […]
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Special events
THE BOOKWORM hosts a book signing event with Daniel Wilcox and his new poetry book Dark Energy on Aug. 22 at the Bookworm, 230 East Betteravia, Santa Maria. Info: 922-4282. THE TRI VALLEY RC MODELERS CLUB presents its inaugural Central Coast IMAC Challenge featuring model airplane demonstration, raffles, and Santa Maria-style barbecue Aug. 22 […]
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Political Watch 8-20
• Santa Maria Valley Republicans Inc. will hold its monthly membership meeting on Aug. 27 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Sunset Ridge Golf Center, 1424 Fairway Drive, in Santa Maria. The guest speaker will be Stephen Frank, creator and author of California Political News and Views website, calpoliticalnews.com. The cost is $15 and includes […]
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Community Notebook 8-20
FRIDAY, AUG. 21 • The Santa Maria City/County Coalition for the Homeless has its regular meeting from 10 a.m. to noon at the Betteravia Government Center conference room, 511 East Lakeside Parkway. • The Lompoc City/County Coalition for the Homeless has its regular meeting from noon to 1 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors […]
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CoastHills donates to fight cancer
CoastHills Federal Credit Union recently donated $1,000 to support the Mission Hope Cancer Center in a way of honoring PD Patel, a business member at CoastHills who lost his life to cancer in July of this year. The center is scheduled to open its doors in Santa Maria in summer 2010. The money donated by […]
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Hancock makes do with less money
Facing the deepest budget cuts in its history, Allan Hancock College raised tuition fees for the fall semester by $6 dollars a unit while at the same time making further cuts to student services. Facing a $4.5 million budget deficit, college administrators are dealing with some tough choices this semester. “These are the […]
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In the red
In 1989, Pacific Pride Foundation volunteer David Selberg was providing case management services to HIV and AIDS clients out of a hotel room on Broadway in Santa Maria. Fast-forward 20 years and hundreds of medical breakthroughs later. Selberg—who now serves as the organization’s executive director—said his co-workers and he might have to go back […]
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Correction
The Sun incorrectly reported a detail in its Aug. 13 cover story on In-Home Supportive Services, titled “Out of service?” Under the state’s new anti-fraud measures, IHSS recipients won’t be required to pay for the costs incurred in the taking of fingerprints. Care providers, however, will need to pay for their own fingerprinting and background […]
