THE SANTA MARIA CIVIC THEATRE presents its production of A Christmas Cactus by Eliot Byerrum Nov. 21, 22, 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. EVERYBODY CAN DANCE AND THE SANTA […]
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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 SANTA MARIA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA presents a pre-holiday show featuring selections by Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Ravel, and Mozart on Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, McCoy Lane and College Drive, in Santa Maria. Cost is $27, $22 for seniors, and $12 for students. Info: 925-0412 or www.santamariaphilharmonic.org. THE LOMPOC CONCERT ASSOCIATION presents folk […]
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SPECIAL EVENTS
THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH presents a Holiday Bazaar, featuring handcrafted gifts on Nov. 21 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at First Christian Church, 1550 S College, Santa Maria. Info: 922-8479. THE ORCUTT MOMS CLUB holds a fundraiser Holiday Bazaar in benefit of baby Andrew Morse on […]
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What Thanksgiving side dish could you not live without?
Christian Gardner Language Lab coordinator “Mashed potatoes. If I don’t get mashed potatoes, it just isn’t Thanksgiving.” Katie Draeger student “Stuffing. Or homemade cranberry sauce. Or apple pie, or argh! I can’t decide!” Alison Randall having fun is her job “I’m going to have to say I can’t go without the gravy, but my favorites […]
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Local views on national change
“When they announced it, I had just ordered a hamburger and I think I took a bite, but I had to put it down,” grinned Addie Singleton, 80, a retired Lompoc teacher. “I couldn’t eat it. I just sat and cried. It’s the most wonderful thing I’ve seen in ages.” Clarence Willis of Vandenberg Village […]
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Hey high school students: Make good choices!
On Nov. 24, U.S. Investigations Service investigator Tammy Brown will talk with high school students at Lompoc High School, educating them about how decisions they make today can impact their lives into the future. Brown is one of 3,000 investigators working nationwide for USIS, which performs security clearance investigations for the federal government. Brown has […]
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‘Angels’ in disguise
Earlier this month, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Maria recognized seven teaches from the Santa Maria-Bonita School District with the “Angels in Education” award for “going above and beyond the call of duty” in their teaching careers. The awards are presented two times during the school year and are sponsored by the club’s members. Schools […]
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Bring a toy, buy a burger, help some tots
On Dec. 12, from 5 to 8 p.m., locals are invited to drop off a wrapped toy worth at least $10 at JR’s Drive-In Burgers, 603 E. Main St., Santa Maria. Locals can also take their toys to David Ryan Gallery, 205 E. Clark Ave. in Old Orcutt, between 1 and 4 p.m. on Dec. […]
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Santa Maria Community West Bank branch hires new officer
Community West Bank recently announced that Ruth Moran has been hired as vice president, commercial loan officer in the bank’s Santa Maria branch office. According to a press release, she spent most of her 14-year lending career with California Coastal Rural Development Corporation, which provides loan capital and other financial services to businesses and farms […]
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Local heart health help gets new director
The American Heart Association has a new executive director for its Tri-Counties Division. Julia Nagy, who served as business development director for the association’s Santa Barbara Division, is now heading up the organization that covers Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties. Nagy replaces Liz Adams, who has taken on a new role in […]
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Wineries, start thinking about next year’s activities
In honor of its 50th birthday in 2009, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County is holding its fifth annual Taste for Justice on March 7, 2009, starting at 2 p.m. at the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum. The event features food and drink, so Legal Aid is looking for about a dozen or so […]