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 vegetables. […]

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 and St. […]

SANSUM CLINIC offers a cholesterol management class on March 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the clinic. Cost is $8. A “Diabetes Essentials” class is March 12 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the clinic. Cost is $8. The clinic is located at 1225 North H St., Lompoc. Info: 737-8700. MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER presents […]

MARILYN DOVER BENSON presents a solo, two-day art show featuring her original paintings on March 7 and 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Foley Winery, 6121 E. Highway 246, Lompoc. Info: 937-8108 or donaldbenson@mac.com. THE LOMPOC PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM presents in its Grossman Gallery the Lompoc Unified School District Youth Art Month […]

THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ANIMAL CARE FOUNDATION presents a Free Community Education Speaker Series featuring “Disaster Preparedness and Your Companion Animals” on March 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Santa Maria Animal Center, 548 W. Foster Road, Santa Maria. Info: 260-2386. MARIAN MEDICAL CENTER presents a “Healthy for Life” Nutrition Workshop is March […]

A MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BEACH FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE with four-on-four teams, no contact, is every Sunday at the beach in front of the Sandcastle Inn, Pismo Beach. Cost is $3 per player. Rain cancels. Registration: 489-1340. ARK TENNIS LESSONS for third through eighth graders are Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at St. Joseph […]

WORTH THE DRIVE THE WILDLING ART MUSEUM presents its first Family Day as part of the Santa Ynez Valley Free Museum Day on March 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2928 San Marcos Ave., Los Olivos. Info: 688-1082 or wildlingmuseum.org. THE EXPLORATION STATION presents a fun cooking class for kids ages 12 to […]

ONGOING EVERYBODY CAN DANCE offers classes in ballet dance for ages 3 to adult. Call for schedules. Boys and men receive full scholarships. The studio is located at 800 S. Broadway. Info: 937-6753. THE DANCE STUDIO offers dance classes in Santa Maria and Nipomo in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Acrobatics, and Dance Team. Info: […]

PCPA THEATERFEST presents “InterPlay: The Stage Between,” featuring readings of the plays Evie’s Waltz (March 6 and 7 at 7 p.m., March 14 and 16 at 2 p.m.), and Iron Kisses (March 7 and 8 at 2 p.m., and March 13 and 14 at 7 p.m.) at the Severson Theatre, Hancock College, 800 S. College […]

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 9 p.m. to […]

THE NORTH COUNTY RAPE CRISIS AND CHILD PROTECTION CENTER and the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce sponsor a performance of The Great American Songbook by Maggie Worsdale on March 7 at 7 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 905 E. Ocean, Lompoc. Cost is $35. Info: 736-8535. THE ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE CONCERT […]

ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE presents, as part of its international film series, three film screenings: March 6, 13, and 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the school’s Forum, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. Info: 922-6966, Ext. 3209. THE LEGAL AID FOUNDATION presents the fifth annual Taste for Justice wine and food event on March 7 at the […]