The camp runs from July 23rd through August 3rd, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. It will be held at Grace Church at 1350 Osos St., in San Luis Obispo. An afternoon snack is provided, but campers need to bring their own lunches. Refrigeration is available.

This year’s camp will end with an evening performance of an adaptation of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Mikado” before an audience of friends and family on Friday, Aug. 3. This operetta is set in the courts of Japanese royalty and features all of the drama and excitement of grown-up opera! This children’s version will be richly costumed by one of PRO’s resident costumers, and performed on stage with modest sets and props. Parent participation is encouraged in providing props, sewing costumes, and building sets. The instructors for Opera Camp are local professionals with extensive experience in the arts.

The cost of the two week camp is $345 for the first family member and $320 for any additional family members. Some scholarship funds are available. For more information and an application, please contact Mikele Hushing-Kline at (805) 541-5369 or by e-mail at propera@sbcglobal.net.

A free Art After Dark Wardrobe Revamp Workshop will be held from 6 to 9 PM on Friday, August 3rd in ARTS Space Obispo, SLO Creamery, 570 Higuera Street, #165. Community members are invited to bring plain T-shirts to "revamp," with individual instruction available from artists/teachers involved in ARTS Obispo's Wardrobe Revamp Summer Classes. For more information call (805) 544-9251.

Tickets to the Mano Tinta Release Party are $25 for adults, $15 for Talley Vineyards wine club members, and $10 for children ages 6-12. To purchase tickets, please call 805-489-0446 ext 20 or visit the Talley Vineyards tasting room. For more information about Mano Tinta wines and The Fund for Vineyard and Farm Workers, please visit www.talleyvineyards.com.

In his talk, Cohen will show how the aggressive nuclear policy of the Bush administration is stimulating a dangerous new international nuclear arms race and how to reverse this disasterous policy. Ellen McClure, a nuclear peace activist from UCSB, will talk about her participation in the recent student fast opposing UC participation in management of Livermore and Los Alamos National Laboratories.

Cohen’s talk will examine the influence of the military corporations on the Congress and our foreign policy, as well as the severe human and monetary costs of maintaining our nuclear weapons and delivery systems rather than working for disarmament, which we are pledged to do by UN membership and the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The Love of Life Celebration is an antidote to the current epidemic of valuing money and power (greed) above life itself. The music and dancing on the grass of this beautiful plaza will express the love of life, the most powerful antidote to the greed disease, and the true foundation of action against this suicidal nuclear policy.

The event is sponsored by Veterans for Peace, Santa Barbara Quakers and others.

The entertainment line up includes everything from blues to hula featuring top names such as singer-songwriter, Jill Knight, blues diva Karen Tyler, Cheryl Aiona and the Motowners, an eclectic group whose number one priority is to have a good time, Cambrian artist Sheri O, a unique hula halau group named Na Mele o ke Kai meaning Sounds of the Sea. Also, Triad combines the musical talents of Del Gomes on keyboard and Grady Houser on flute to tell a colorful tale with mime artist Fran Dukehart. Dazzling belly dancers and the rhythems of an African Dance troupe round out the program.

Refreshments including fresh squeezed lemonade, delicious natural foods, coffee and cold drinks are available for purchase.

This is the 33rd annual Day with Creative Women, a celebration of creativity, which draws 2500 people from all around the Central Coast and beyond and features vendors displaying creative arts for sale and exhibition.

For more information on volunteer opportunities, entertainment or booth space reservation, contact the Women’s Community Center, at 544-9313 or DWCW2007@aol.com.

Artist Information: On Upcoming Album Release, The Time is Now: Christian McBride on Bass, Gregory Hutchinson on Drums, Joshua White on Piano, Derek Cannon on Trumpet, Tom Catanzaro on Saxophone, Leanne Wright & Bridget Allen on Backround Vocals and Auxillary Percussion

Karin Carson has been a vocalist since a young age. Having studied Choral, Classical, Musical Theatre, Jazz, Folk, R&B and listening to a variety of music, her palate tempts any listener. Through her stories that she shares through the music, her connection with audiences and musicians alike, continues to blossom.

Karin has performed with artists such as Christian McBride, Gregory Hutchinson, Carl Saunders, Kristin Korb, Patrick Berrogain, Glen Fisher, Bruce Cameron, Joe Marillo, Brett Sanders, Chris Mees, Gilbert Castellanos, Mikan Zlatkovich, Rob Thorsen, Peter Sprague, Melonie Sacalamitao, Bob Magnusson, Gunner Biggs, Dan Papaila, Paul Seaforth, Bob Weller, Chuck Gardener, Chet Cannon, Soweto Kinch, Steve Baker, Derek Cannon & Sacha Boutros among others. For more info: http://www.karincarson.com http://www.myspace.com/mikeraynorgroup

For more information call the Mission Oaks Unit of the American Cancer Society at 434-3051. Visit the office at 1310 Las Tablas, Suite #230 in Templeton. For support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.

The Relay for Life website is www.acsevents.org/relay/ca/pasorobles. Log on to donate to specific teams, order luminarias, register as a cancer survivor for the Survivor Lap and get general information about the phenomenon of Relay.

"Guiseppe's Restaurant" will be serving dinner at 6pm (available at extra cost). No outside food or beverages please. Bring a low-back chair or a blanket and don't forget, nights can get chilly. Reservations are recommended. More details at the bottom of this page. This show is presented in conjunction with SLOFOLKS.

Order Tickets online or Call 888-DAM-FINE (326-3463)

"PRAISE EXPLOSION" promises to be an evening of Praise, Worship and Fellowship connecting youths and various Christian youth groups from all over the area.

The event will feature Christian recording artists "ALMOST THERE" "Almost There" is four Christian guys from Atascadero that have been performing in the coastal area for about three years. They enjoy producing both acoustic and Christian rock style music. They have a message about life, faith and salvation. They have recently finished their debut CD and it will be available at the rally.

Other musical artists included during the evening are "THE LIGHTHOUSE TRIO" "CHRIS SANDERS" and singers from the HISPANIC YOUTH GROUP from Templeton, and a few unannounced artists.

Guest speaker for the evening is CHRIS STEWART from the "DOWNEY FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH" in Downey, California. Stewart is multi gifted youth leader whose ministries not only include singing and playing guitar, martial arts, and directing music, but has worked on many levels of youth leadership at churches in Downey and Anaheim, California. Chris has a powerful testimony and will be speaking on "WORSHIP."

THIS EVENT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC, FREE REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED. Sponsored by the "LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH ", Pastor GENE HOBSON and "THE LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CHURCH YOUTH GROUP" For more information call (805)286-2986

His percussion instruments are designed to be struck or sometimes bowed. The artist, who has been a drummer for over 50 years, invites the public into ARTS Space Obispo during the course of his exhibition to play the instruments and to create "a musical soundscape to take home with you."

Hobbs will present a sit-down performance using the instruments at 7 PM on Thursday, September 20. The exhibition will take place in ARTS Space Obispo, SLO Creamery, 570 Higuera St., Suite 165. Call ARTS Obispo at 805-544-9251 for more information.

About the movie: War Made Easy reaches into the Orwellian memory hole to expose a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Narrated by actor and activist Sean Penn, the film exhumes remarkable archival footage of official distortion and exaggeration from LBJ to George W. Bush, revealing in stunning detail how the American news media have uncritically disseminated the pro-war messages of successive presidential administrations. War Made Easy gives special attention to parallels between the Vietnam war and the war in Iraq. Guided by media critic Norman Solomon’s meticulous research and tough-minded analysis, the film presents disturbing examples of propaganda and media complicity from the present alongside rare footage of political leaders and leading journalists from the past, including Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, dissident Senator Wayne Morse, and news correspondents Walter Cronkite and Morley Safer.

This is a test and does not require any action on your part. However, if you hear the sirens at any other time, local radio and television stations will broadcast emergency information. During the tests, local stations will be conducting normal programming. In case of an emergency, local stations and other area Emergency Alert System stations will broadcast important information and instructions.

The sirens are designed to prompt you to go indoors and tune your radio or television to a local station for emergency information. They will alert you to any local major emergency.

Please refer to your AT&T phone book for Emergency Planning Zone descriptions in which the sirens can be heard (pages A33 and A34).

Remember - Saturday, August 25; it's only a test.

Tickets for this year’s event are $50 and include a full chocolate sampling and live auction of art-themed “Books & Literacy” created by local artists. During the month of August, all art pieces will be on display throughout the county. Proceeds benefit the Literacy Council for San Luis Obispo County.

Check www.sloliteracy.org or call 541-4219 for list of ticket outlets and artwork displays. The Literacy Council for San Luis Obispo County is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving literacy in our community.

Joining Nathan onstage and fresh from a European tour is Kenny Edwards, a musician’s musician who has been entertaining audiences for more than 30 years. As a founding member of Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys and then again as a major part of her meteoric rise to fame in the late 70’s.

Food available by Miss Oddette's BBQ at an additional cost. (Portion of proceeds will be donated)

Order Tickets online or Call 888-DAM-FINE (326-3463) Proceeds from this concert will benefit Escuela del Rio.