Quiz Lady What’s it rated? R When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Hulu Anne Yum (Awkwafina) leads a tightly wound, boring life. She’s pretty solitary, except for her aging pug, Mr. Linguini, with whom every night she faithfully watches her favorite game show, Can’t Stop the Quiz. When Anne’s mom flees the country to escape gambling […]
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NEW FLICKS: The Killer
The Killer What’s it rated? R When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix David Fincher is one of my favorite living directors, who started directing music videos but went on to make classic films such as Se7en, Fight Club, Panic Room, Zodiac, and Gone Girl. Much of his work is about obsession, and The Killer fits […]
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All the Light We Cannot See brings Anthony Doerr’s 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to the small screen
All the Light We Cannot See What’s it rated? TV-MA What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Netflix Anthony Doerr’s 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning war novel All the Light We Cannot See has been developed by Steven Knight and directed by Shawn Levy into a four-part Netflix miniseries […]
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First United Methodist Church presents Lompoc Valley Master Chorale, live in concert
The Lompoc Valley Master Chorale will hold its Holiday Joy concert at the First United Methodist Church in Lompoc on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. Musicians in the local ensemble will be joined by some special guest instrumentalists during the performance, according to press materials. The concert’s featured accompanist is local pianist and thespian […]
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Local artist Marcia Kortas hosts alcohol inks workshop in Nipomo
Participants of an upcoming art class in Nipomo will have the chance to learn about the basics of painting with alcohol inks in a casual environment, according to the workshop’s host. Led by local artist Marcia Kortas, the event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Kortas’ studio […]
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PCPA’s Elf: The Musical delivers heaps of holiday hilarity
Elf off the shelf The Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) presents its production of Elf: The Musical through Dec. 23 at the Marian Theatre, located at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. Visit pcpa.org or facebook.com/pacificconservatorytheatre for tickets and show times. For more info, call the PCPA box office at (805) 922-8313. If singing loud for […]
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Temporary fix
Raymond Leon delayed his wife’s wake by a month because of damages to the Apostolic Church in Guadalupe during the January 2023 storms. “We couldn’t hold a church service. Some struggled to come back. It was very hard for everybody,” Leon said. Heavy rains in January caused the Santa Maria River to veer off its […]
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Freshman year
From helping manage record-setting storm damages to raising the benchmarks for Big Oil, Gregg Hart jumped right into his role as the Assembly member for the 37th District, representing Santa Barbara County and southern SLO County. “I feel like my first year was very successful, particularly as a new legislator,” Hart told the Sun. “The […]
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Cuesta College’s faculty opposes the Dana Reserve project
After two days of discussion over the controversial Dana Reserve development, Cuesta College’s academic senate decided to vote in opposition of the proposed project. The vote came on Oct. 27, less than a week after Cuesta College President Jill Stearns spoke during public comment at the Oct. 23 SLO County Planning Commission meeting, highlighting the […]
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Dangermond Preserve now permanently protected
More than 24,000 acres along the Gaviota Coast will be permanently kept safe from development thanks to a $15 million conservation easement between the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, The Nature Conservancy, and Vandenberg Space Force Base. “The 24,000 acres we are talking about here are a globally important biodiversity hot spot and a […]
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Elverhoj Museum pays tribute to late artist and Solvang resident Eyvind Earle
Rise and shine Call (805) 686-1211 or visit elverhoj.org for more info on The Magical World of Eyvind Earle, a new exhibition of works at the Elverhoj Museum of History and Art. The late painter is known for his work on Sleeping Beauty and other films. The show debuts with an opening reception on Saturday, […]
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Dig beyond ‘alternative facts’
In the Nov. 16 issue of the Sun letters section, John Texeira makes some salient points about how the national debt and the costs of inflation are impacting us all (“Bidenomics led to inflation, increased costs for consumers”). Unfortunately, he misread some of the factors leading to these problems. The national debt is indeed an […]
