• The Sun incorrectly listed the address of Ah Sir Bounce A Lot in its Best Of Northern Santa Barbara County readers poll (“The Robo-Best,” Aug. 10). The business, which won Best Place to Have a Kid’s Party, is located at 1140 E. Clark Ave., No. 120, Santa Maria. • The Sun incorrectly stated the […]
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Santa Maria defends youth task force criticisms
The city of Santa Maria recently posted its proposed response to a Santa Barbara County grand jury report on the city’s Task Force on Youth Safety, and in short, the city did not agree with the county’s findings. After a series of gang-related murders shocked Santa Maria in 2015, city leaders responded with the Mayor’s […]
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Orcutt students to watch total solar eclipse
Orcutt Academy High School (OAHS) students will have an opportunity to break one of the fundamental rules of childhood on Aug. 21—they’ll look straight at the sun. North America will experience the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in almost 100 years, according to an OAHS press release, and students from Orcutt Academy in Los Alamos […]
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Erik Kinnebrew
During the 2016 to 2017 basketball season, Allan Hancock College’s Erik Kinnebrew played in all 30 of the school’s games. Kinnebrew averaged 7.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game overall. If Kinnebrew had to relive something over and over again for the rest of his life, it would be achieving a triple-double during […]
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Lompoc welcomes skaters to College Park for annual skateboard competition
College Park in Lompoc occupies the same land where the original Lompoc Airport once stood, which was also used as a Navy blimp base during World War II. Although planes no longer take off or land at the site, skateboarders get air time there on a daily basis. The 4.6-acre park, which also houses the […]
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Young actors sought for ‘A Christmas Carol’
The Great American Melodrama will audition young local actors for the 2017 production of A Christmas Carol. Auditions will be held at the theater on Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. The Melodrama is seeking eight actors to play four roles: Tiny Tim, a small boy aged 5 to 7; Belinda, a girl aged 6 to […]
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Cypress Gallery presents the work of Neil Andersson
The Lompoc Valley Art Association presents painter Neil Andersson as August’s featured artist. “For me the landscape is a source of incredible beauty—a place of rest, of escape, of harmony rather than dissonance,” Andersson said in a statement from the gallery. “My paintings and drawings are a record of things that interest me—sometimes simply the […]
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Wildling Museum hosts creative arts workshops
The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature announced two arts workshops available in September. Exploring Color with Cynthia DeVine happens Sept. 8 at 1 p.m. and features an exploration of color. DeVine, an artist and art teacher with years of experience teaching both children and adults at schools and workshops throughout Santa Ynez Valley, will […]
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Santa Maria Civic Theatre realizes ‘Hairspray’ with heart and soul
In 1988, John Waters unveiled one of his finest films, Hairspray. It was hailed as a masterpiece, an oddball romp through Baltimore’s proudly unfit and unwanted, tackling issues such as fat shaming and racism through a funhouse mirror of retro kitchyness. At the center of Water’s weird world was a warm heart that celebrated being […]
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Santa Ynez Valley artists make moves in juried show Motion
Think about the word “motion.” Does it bring forth memories of driving in a car? Throwing a ball? Watching the waves crash on the beach? Dancing? The question was posed to a group of Central Coast artists for a recent juried show. The Santa Ynez Valley Arts Association currently features an exhibit based on the […]
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The Tepusquet Tornadoes perform customer appreciation concert at Presqu’ile Winery
A group of wine industry professionals came together years ago to talk shop, but they discovered grapes weren’t all they had in common. Talk turned to music, and friendships were forged over both fine wine and catchy tunes, explained Presqu’ile Winery winemaker Dieter Cronje. Cronje is a drummer, and began collaborating with Chris Hammell, vineyard […]
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Shopping with Joe Cool
August has arrived and school is about to commence. So start your motors, moms and dads, and rev up your charge cards—we’re all going shopping! There’s school supplies to buy, of course, and the newest, coolest lunch box or backpack. That’s the easy stuff. Get ready to race to the sales for school clothes. I […]