THE CABRILLO HIGH SCHOOL AQUARIUM, featuring touch tanks, displays, and remote-operated vehicles, opens to the public on Dec. 3 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Cabrillo High School Aquarium, 4350 Constellation Road, Lompoc. Info: 742-2888, 742-2900, or www.cabrilloaquarium.org WORTH THE DRIVE FREE YOGA FOR CANCER SURVIVORS sessions, with instructor Shoosh Crotzer, are Wednesdays […]
RECREATION
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KIDS & FAMILY
THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents “Gigglin’ Granny Preschool Story Time” for kids ages 3 to 5 on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. through Dec. 11 at the library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria. Info: 925-0994 or 925-4354. THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY YMCA offers a Winter Break camp Dec. 22 […]
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DANCE LESSONS
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: […]
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STAGE
THE SANTA MARIA CIVIC THEATRE presents its production of A Christmas Cactus by Eliot Byerrum Nov. 28, and 29, and Dec. 5, 6, 12, and 13 at 8 p.m. at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre, 1660 North McClelland, Santa Maria. Cost is $14. Info: 922-4442 or www.smct.org. PCPA THEATERFEST presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas through […]
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NIGHT LIFE
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. […]
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CONCERTS
THE LOMPOC MUSIC ASSOCIATION presents the Central Coast Choral Artists and singers from the Fresno Master Chorale and Porterville College performing Handel’s “Messiah” on Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. at La Purisima Catholic Church, 324 South I St., Lompoc. Cost is $15, $10 for students and kids. Info: 736-8702. THE SANTA MARIA HIGH SCHOOL INSTRUMENTAL […]
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SPECIAL EVENTS
THE LOS PADRES ARTIST GUILD presents its annual Fine Art and Crafts Christmas Show on Nov. 28 from 7 to 10 p.m., Nov. 29 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Abel Maldonado Youth Center, 600 S McClelland, Santa Maria. Info: 937-6295. THE LOMPOC VALLEY […]
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If you could only grab one thing in case of a fire, what would it be?
Annie Horne student “My pictures. As many as I could carry.” Meshawn Paige active job seeker “My lip gloss and my phone.” Joyce Horne retired “I would grab my husband.” Zoe the Dog mailman alert system “The cat. Because it’s good to have a fresh supply of food on hand.”
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I Google, therefore I spam
Because I was born with male reproductive parts, I have an uncontrollable attraction to gizmos and gadgets. I love any stupid thing that has a secret compartment or a carabiner hanging off of it for no good reason whatsoever. Part of the blame for this is James Bond. Every man wants to be like Bond, […]
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Arts Briefs
Coastal Commission seeks artistic students Got a talent for drawing? The heart of a poet? The California Coastal Commission invites all students in the state—kindergarten through 12th grade—to enter the 2009 California Coastal Art and Poetry Contest. Entries must be postmarked by Saturday, Jan. 31. Winners will be selected in each of four grade-level categories […]
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A Cactus among us
Santa Maria Civic Theatre’s latest production is titled A Christmas Cactus, which sounds like it could be a holiday-themed western revue, or a western-themed holiday revue, but it’s neither. The “cactus” of the title refers to a big-city private investigator named Katie “Cactus” O’ Riley. Cactus (Sydney Asencio) and her assistant, Fred Booker (Iain Freckleton), […]
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Get stuffed with art
So the pie is gone, shopping is done, and all that’s left of the Thanksgiving turkey is a few ribbons of dark meat. What do you do with the relatives now? Walk off that turkey while viewing fine art and shopping for Christmas treasures. Two shows are a must see for art lovers in the […]