Wine and dine Bubbles & Bivalves will be held on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. RSVP by Friday, Oct. 20, to reserve oyster orders. A flight of five sparkling wines will be $35 or a flight of five pinots is $30. Plates of four fresh cocktail oysters are $10 each. For more […]
Flying Goat Cellars teams up with Grassy Bar Oyster Co. for Lompoc luncheon
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Foodie options are on the rise at Juniper on Fourth, but prices aren’t
Of the fourth kind To find out more about Juniper on Fourth and view the new eatery’s menu, visit juniperonfourth.com, or call (805) 245-9564 for additional details. The restaurant is located at 478 Fourth Place, Solvang. With an aim to offer first-rate yet low-cost cuisine, Juniper on Fourth is one of a kind in downtown […]
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko What’s it rated? R When? 2001 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theatre of San Luis Obispo on Saturday, Oct. 14 (1:30, 4:15, and 7 p.m.) and Monday, Oct. 16 (7 p.m.) Writer-director Richard Kelly (Southland Tales, The Box) helms this cult classic that’s still as puzzling now as when it first came out […]
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BLAST FROM THE PAST: Poltergeist
Poltergeist What’s it rated? PG When? 1982 Where’s it showing? The Sunset Drive-In in SLO on Wednesday, Oct. 18 (7:15 p.m.) Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Lifeforce) directs this supernatural horror story written by Steven Spielberg about a family that moves to a new home in the planned community of Cuesta Verde and soon […]
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Reptile is a ’90s-style police procedural thriller
Reptile What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Netflix Music video director Grant Singer makes his feature film directorial debut with this stylish police procedural he wrote with Benjamin Brewer and star Benicio Del Toro about New England Detective Tom Nichols (Del Toro), […]
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Faces of the valley
Dust kicks up onto Stephen Gliessman’s work boots as he walks through his vineyard. A wide-brimmed hat protects his face from the Cuyama sun beating down in the 90-degree midday heat. Birds caw and squawk as he approaches a row of zinfandel grapes. “That’s our sound system playing distress calls of a bunch of pest […]
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Polls open to determine winner of New Times Music Awards’ Readers Choice Award
To determine the winner of this year’s Readers Choice Award in the 2023 New Times Music Awards competition, the New Times Media Group is collecting votes through Monday, Oct. 16, at 5 p.m. The polls opened in early October. This year marks the 15th year for the annual New Times Music Awards. The competition’s awards […]
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Visions of Beauty exhibit showcases art by Mara Abboud in Solvang
The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature presents Visions of Beauty, a new solo art exhibition slated to open on Saturday, Oct. 21, and remain on display through Sunday, Nov. 12. An opening reception to celebrate the exhibit, which showcases a collection of acrylic works by award-winning artist Mara Abboud, will be held on Sunday, […]
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Nunsense brings musical laughs and fun for all ages to SLO Rep’s stage
Get your tickets Catch a showing of Nunsense before its run ends on Oct. 15. Showings are Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. with an additional 2 p.m. showing Saturday and Sunday. Purchase your tickets at tix.slorep.org. SLO Rep is located at located at 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo. It’s a bird! It’s a […]
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With its many community-driven initiatives, Lompoc is a beacon of hope for our youth
The community of Lompoc is advancing a set of initiatives to provide new and motivating opportunities for its young people so they can navigate and thrive in the world beyond high school. This focus is critical given sobering national trends that reveal increasing death rates and other deteriorating outcomes among children in the U.S. National […]
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Confused and confuddled
Solvang updated its homelessness ordinance. Starting Nov. 9, you can camp overnight in a number of publicly owned spaces but for no longer than 24 hours at a time. Unless, of course, you do camp somewhere for longer. Then, the city can notify you that you have up to 72 more hours to vacate the […]