Psycho What’s it rated? R When? 1960 Where’s it showing? The Palm Theater of San Luis Obispo on Nov. 12 (1:30, 4:15, and 7 p.m.) I’ve watched Psycho many times, but only once on the big screen during a college film class. It is absolutely a different experience from watching it on TV. Director Alfred […]
BLAST FROM THE PAST: <i>Psycho</i>
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NEW FLICKS: No Hard Feelings
No Hard Feelings What’s it rated? R When? 2023 Where’s it showing? Netflix Jennifer Lawrence plays down-on-her-luck bartender Maddie, who answers a strange Craigslist ad promising a used Buick to a young woman who could successfully “date” (aka sleep with) socially awkward 19-year-old Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman). The oddest twist is that it’s Percy’s oddball […]
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Nyad chronicles Diana Nyad’s remarkable 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida
Nyad What’s it rated? PG-13 What’s it worth, Glen? Full price What’s it worth, Anna? Full price Where’s it showing? Netflix Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (Wild Life, Free Solo) co-direct this incredible true story of long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad (Annette Bening), who at the age of 64 and on her fifth attempt swam […]
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Riptide Big Band holds live concert, Dancin’, at Elwin Mussell Senior Center
The Santa Maria Valley Senior Citizens Club presents its next dance event and live concert, titled Dancin’, with the Riptide Big Band at the Elwin Mussell Senior Center on Sunday, Nov. 12, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Special guest vocalists Bob Nations and Mitch Latting will accompany the Riptide Big Band during the performance. The […]
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St. Joseph High School Community Theatre presents Shrek: The Musical
For two nights only, students from St. Joseph High School in Orcutt will hold an upcoming production of Shrek: The Musical at the Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande. Performances of the show will be held on Friday, Nov. 10, and Saturday, Nov. 11, starting at 6:30 p.m. both evenings. Presented by […]
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Galerie LaParlière showcases local artist’s hand-painted furniture, wall decor
Vistas to visit Visit laparliere.com for more info on French painter Maryvonne LaParlière and her new studio space, Gallerie LaParlière, located on the second floor of Fredericks Court, at 485 Alisal Road, suite 209, Solvang. For appointment inquiries, call or text (434) 962-3407. The backstory behind Solvang-based artist Maryvonne LaParlière’s painted rocking horse makes it […]
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‘No profound thinkers should be censored!’
Censorship in our schools and elsewhere must not be tolerated. Those who question authority are often censored. The most profound thinkers have traditionally been censored. Schools should not be a place for indoctrination by either the right or left, depending on who’s in power. Traditionally, classics like Huckleberry Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Catcher […]
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Giving unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, and leaving God out of it
Decades ago, I earned a Ph.D. in political science. Today I’m ready to toss my diploma into the trash. “Political” and “science” are two words that should no longer be connected. They form an oxymoron, at least in their application to contemporary American governmental processes. U.S. politics are becoming ever more irrational. Americans in […]
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Painful disdain
Santa Maria Planning Commissioner Robert Dickerson has such spite for the state Legislature’s attempts to facilitate housing development that he refused to vote on the city’s attempts to comply with accessory dwelling unit requirements that went into effect 10 months ago. “I cannot express any more than I have many, many times in the past […]
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Solvang Skate Shop owner shares plans to start a nonprofit to promote skateboarding access
Robby Hargreaves started skateboarding when he moved to the Central Coast. Landing in Vandenberg Space Force Base with his family, he had a skateboard but no place to skate, he said. “We didn’t have a skate park and my parents didn’t feel comfortable with me at 14 going to Lompoc skate park and staying there,” […]
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Political Watch: November 9, 2023
• U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-California) and Mike Braun (R-Indiana) applauded the unanimous Senate passage of their bipartisan legislation to streamline veterans’ access to their benefit claim files, according to a Nov. 2 statement from Padilla’s office. The Wounded Warrior Access Act will require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a […]
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Santa Barbara County supervisors approve $18 million for County Fire
After deciding to switch to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department as the county ambulance provider, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 (with 5th District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino dissenting) to approve an $18 million investment to cover startup costs as the county fire department gets ready to take over ambulance services on […]
