PISMO BEACH YOUTH THEATER offers Youth Theater classes Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 4 p.m. through August at YOYO, Foster Road, Orcutt. Info: 471-4976 or www.pismobeachyouththeater.com. ONGOING BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS is looking for volunteers to meet one or two hours a week with a young person to develop a one-to-one friendship. Orientations […]
KIDS & FAMILY
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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
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of Hot Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan Aug. 29 through Sept. 7 at the Marian Theatre, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria. Info: www.pcpa.org. IMPROVISATIONAL HUMOR CLASS meets Mondays at the Santa Maria Town Center second-floor community room to teach theater games, comedy concepts, and Whose Line Is It Anyway?-style games […]
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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 MONARCH CLUB at Trilogy Central Coast presents Guy Budd and the Gypsy Souls in concert on Aug. 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the club, 1640 Trilogy Parkway, Nipomo. Info: 1-888-458-8379 or www.trilogyatcentralcoast.com. WORTH THE DRIVE THE CLARK CENTER presents country rock group Highway 101 in concert Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. […]
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SPECIAL EVENTS
THE LOMPOC POLICE DEPARTMENT holds a benefit cruise for the Special Olympics on Aug. 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. on Ocean Avenue in Lompoc. A car show also in benefit of the Special Olympics features custom cars, raffles, and a barbecue on Aug. 30 at Ryon Park, Lompoc. Info: 875-8108. THE LUIS OASIS SENIOR […]
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Finding his purpose
To say that life was hard for Francisco Jimenez would be a gross understatement. Life didn’t hand him lemons, it gave him ground crops. And they weren’t handed to him—he had to pick them himself. But life also has a way of giving purpose to struggle, and in the case of Jimenez, he found that […]
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Would you rather win a copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire signed by J.K. Rowling or a big-screen television?
Delfino Carreras library page “I would want the big-screen television because I don’t read the Harry Potter books.” Dottie Ott retired “Probably the book, because I could give it to my granddaughter, even though she’s 23.” Aaron Thomas construction worker “The Harry Potter book, because I could sell it on eBay for a lot of […]
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It’s never too late to learn something new
Need to brush up on your computer skills? Longing to learn about floral design? Registration is now being taken for Allan Hancock College’s fall Community Education classes. Most classes begin Sept. 2 and are offered through mid-December. Students can attend classes exploring arts and crafts, computers, cooking and nutrition, English as a Second Language, financial […]
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Santa Maria High School community comes together to strengthen academics, student life
Dozens of teachers, students, parents, and school administrators gathered at Santa Maria High School on Aug. 18 to accentuate the positive about the more-than-100-year-old school. During the daylong event, focus groups discussed the school’s strengths and brainstormed ways to improve upon its weaknesses. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell was on hand to give […]
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Santa Maria doctor moves his office to Shell Beach
Dr. Steven Posson has been testing his “on-time” model of seeing patients for the last year in Santa Maria. Now, he’s moving shop to 1353 Shell Beach Road in Pismo Beach. His new office is called The Doctor Is In Center for Family Health, and treats patients differently than most practices, according to a press […]
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AmeriCorps and Red Cross work together
The Santa Barbara County Chapter of the American Red Cross has four new employees: AmeriCorps members Ally LeClair, Laura Parrott, Jeffrey Scott, and Ashley Spoto. They will be working as part of the National Preparedness and Response Corps. Funded by special grants, the mission of this particular AmeriCorps program is to provide vital emergency assistance […]