THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, Santa Barbara County Chapter presents a “Mass Care Overview and Shelter Operations/Simulation” Oct. 16 and 23 from 6 to 10 p.m. Info: sbredcross.org or 687-1331, Ext. 119. THE LIGIA DANTES FOUNDATION presents “Awareness, Insight, and Transformation” with Ligia Dantes on Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Nipomo. Info: […]
LEARNING
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RECREATION
WORTH THE DRIVE YOGA SHALA offers a Beginner Yoga Series on Thursdays, through Nov. 6, and a Yoga Basic Series on Wednesdays, through Nov. 5, both from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at Yoga Shala in Avila Beach. Cost is $60. Info: 556-0413. FREE YOGA FOR CANCER SURVIVORS sessions, with instructor Shoosh Crotzer, are Wednesdays from […]
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KIDS & FAMILY
FIGHTING BACK SANTA MARIA VALLEY presents “Free 4 the Weekend,” featuring games, food, music, and other fun for seventh and eighth graders who take a drug-free vow on Oct. 18 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Saturn of Santa Maria, 2175 Bradley Road, Santa Maria. Info: 346-1174. THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents its Slightly […]
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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 LOMPOC CIVIC THEATRE presents a haunted house—not recommended for kids 14 and younger—on Oct. 17, 18, 24, 25, 30, and 31 from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Old Lompoc Theater, 100 block of North H St., Lompoc. Cost is $5, $2.50 for all visits after the first that night. Info: 735-2281. IMPROVISATIONAL HUMOR […]
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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 CONCERT ASSOCIATION presents Thuringer Salonquintett performing “Stringtime ‘N Denver” on Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 925 North F St., Lompoc. Info: 735-1408 or 736-8713. VIVA EL ARTE DE SANTA BARBARA presents “Musica, Danza, y Mucho Mas,” featuring the band Quetzal in concert on Oct. 18 at 7:30 […]
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SPECIAL EVENTS
THE LOMPOC VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and Visitors Bureau’s monthly luncheon is Oct. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Lompoc. Cost is $15. Info: 736-4567. THE SANTA MARIA POLICE COUNCIL holds a night of “Funny Business,” including comedian Carl Wolfson, on Oct. 17 with social hour beginning at 6 […]
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Hancock to host upcoming YELL conference
Get ready to YELL about something important! On Oct. 18, Allan Hancock College will co-sponsor the Young Educated Latino Leaders (YELL) Conference, open to any young Latino or Latina in grades nine through 12 or community college. At the conference, professional guest speakers and Latino role models from the Central Coast will present college and […]
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Seasonal ag work pays off when it comes to education
If you or your parents earn a livelihood by providing agricultural labor, you might be exempt from paying non-resident tuition at Allan Hancock College and other California community colleges. According to a press release from Hancock, the California Education Code states that students who are employed, or whose parents are employed, in seasonal agriculture work—such […]
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Baby, it’s getting cold outside!
Students from Taylor Elementary School are preparing for colder weather by helping locals in need. Members of Mario DiCarlo’s third grade class are collecting used coats and jackets for the Good Samaritan Homeless Shelter. Friends, family members, and people in the local community are being asked to clean out their closets and donate clean garments […]
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Doing their part
Tunnell Elementary School teachers David DuBransky and Patsy Mitchell, along with student Ashley Salinas, recently contributed to the fight against cancer. The teachers participated in a cancer walk at Children’s Hospital of Orange County, and Salinas donated her hair to Locks of Love. Salinas, who had never had her hair cut, told her parents that […]