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4-H welcomes anyone interested in the group to sign up now. Find a nearby club by contacting the Santa Barbara County 4-H Office at 692-1730 or zmhughes@ucdavis.edu. ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL INC. of SANTA MARIA, a nonprofit business and professional organization, meets the second Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., in the downstairs conference room at United […]

BAHA’I interfaith worship services are the second Sunday of each month. Info: 489-4172. Children’s classes are the first Saturday of each month. Info: 937-9451. Study circles about The Life of the Spirit are ongoing in Santa Maria. For questions, dates, and times: 614-0963. Info: 937-9451. BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH holds worship services Sundays with Holy Communion […]

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. […]

LIFE LINE SCREENINGS are to be available to those at risk of stroke and osteoporosis Oct. 2 at 9 a.m. at the St. John Neumann Church, 966 West Orchard St., Santa Maria. Appointments are required. Info: 1-800-697-9721 or lifelinescreening.com.   ONGOING ARTHRITIS FDN. is a low impact, sit-in-chair exercise program held every Wednesday from 10:30 […]

CAROLE BARTOLINI presents her digital fine art Sept. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Jeremy Teitelbaum Studio and Gallery, 400 E Clark Ave., suite C, Old Orcutt. Info: 714-0438. THE CYPRESS GALLERY currently features the art of Jon Robert Lyra and Judith Grames-Lyra in the exhibit By The Sea through Sept. 28 at […]

THE DANA ADOBE NIPOMO AMIGOS presents Dana Adobe Education/Outreach chairperson Helen Daurio speaking about The Silent Women of Alta California on Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. at the historic Dana Adobe, 671 S Oakglen Ave., Nipomo. Info: 929-5679 or danaadobe.org.   WORTH THE DRIVE CORKSTOP STUDIOS presents “Hidden, Revealed, and Transformed,” a mixed media collage […]

THE LOMPOC VALLEY DISTANCE CLUB holds its 32nd annual Valley of the Flowers Half-Marathon run and walk Sept. 27 at La Purisima Mission, Lompoc. Cost is $50. Info: active.com or 736-7380. THE DUNES CENTER and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offer a one-mile hike into the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge Sept. 27 at […]

THE LOMPOC VALLEY P.A.L. presents the NFL Pepsi Punt, Pass, and Kick competition, open to boys and girls ages 8 to 15, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. at Huyck Stadium, Lompoc. Info: lompocpal.com. THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY offers “Little Red Wagon Story Time” for kids ages 3 to 5 on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. […]

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: […]

THE SANTA MARIA CIVIC THEATRE presents its production of Sugar! Oh, Sugar! through Oct. 4 at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre, 1600 N. McClelland St., Santa Maria. Info: 922-4442 or smct.org. PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of The Weir by Conor McPherson showing through Oct. 5 in the Severson Theatre, Allan Hancock College, 800 S. […]