The event will take place at Tolosa Winery in San Luis Obipso.

Where: Swallow Creek Ranch (www.swallowcreekranch.com) (6030 Highway 1 ~ 2 miles north of Cayucos) Please Carpool!

****Inter-Active Sustainability Technology Fair w/ music, food, drink, art, poetry and more!***** 2:00 p.m. - SunSet **** Blue Turtle Seduction **** Performance Schedule "Dusk til' 11:00 p.m."

$15 General admin / $10 Under 21 & Students / FREE Under 12 Proceeds Benefit the local education campaign for Appropriate Technology Implementation

Promoted by: SLO Chapter of Surfrider Foundation (www.slosurfrider.org ) SLO Green Build (www.slogreenbuild.org ) S.L. Sierra Club (www.santalucia.sierraclub.org )

Appropriate Technology info booths include: Living Roofs, Greywater systems, solar power, Low Impact Development techniques, Best Management Practices, rainwater catchment, smart design techniques, stormwater gardens, composting toilets, and many other resource/money saving concepts!

Food & Beverages (bring your own beverage cup w/ flair!): Cayucos Beer Company Peachy Canyon Winery Wood Fired Pizzas by American Flatbread Vraja's International Vegan Cuisine And more!

Artists including: Forever Stoked, Josh Kimball, Recycled Material Artists, and others

More info: (805) 772-7668 / slb@surfrider.org See event poster, details and setup a carpool a the SLO Surfrider website: www.slosurfrider.org A zero waste event

The evening starts with Vina Robles award-winning wine & hors d'oeuvres and moves into a relaxed and sumptous Winter Buffet Dinner by Phoenix Fine Catering. Then Festival Music Director Scott Yoo and the guest artists bring out their instruments for a lively presentation of commentary, insider observations and interaction with you, the audience, centering on three great chamber works by Mozart, Brahms and Britten.

The price is $80 and luxury coaches are available to transport you from downtown San Luis Obispo, Arroyo Grande and Atascadero for an additional charge.

Tickets and complete information available at MozartFestival.com

Acoustic Guitar Magazine says; “For anyone who wishes Van Morrison was still making rustic acoustic soul records like Tupelo Honey, Bob Sima’s new release Pour It On is going to be the find of the year. Brimming with memorable melodies…these are timeless songs that sound like they could have been bursting out of back porch radios for the past 40 years. But they don’t make you nostalgic so much as they make you look forward to what Sima will do next.”

Bob Sima’s first solo CD was passed on to us by Krista Detor and Dave Weber, who were at Música Del Río last February. When we first heard Bob Sima’s Pour It On, we listened. We listened again. With the exception of those artists who rise to the top of the pile after years on programs such as KCBX’s Minstrel Song Show and Pickin' Up the Tempo, the folk music scene is really a regional place. Bob travels extensively between his home in Maryland and the mid-west. Coming all the way to Atascadero is a big jump for an artist who is not yet a regular on folk music radio on the Central Coast.

Bob said Krista and Dave shared with him their recollections of the warm reception they received from all of us. He asked to come here about the time Pour It On was starting to show signs of wear from being played too often. Bob’s concert will be a celebration of both his music and the first anniversary of Música Del Río.

A hint of his music can be found by tracking down Bob’s website at www.bobsima.com. More of the same, live, will be found here on Saturday December 1st.

The University Singers will open with the “Kyrie” and “Gloria” from Ariel Ramírez’s “Misa Criolla.” These pieces are based on South American folk music, particularly the rhythms and melodies of Argentina. The ensemble will also perform David Dickau’s lively swing arrangement of “God Rest You Merry Gentleman.”

PolyPhonics will perform “A Child Is Born” by Leo Nester and “Ding Dong! Merrily On High,” arranged by English composer and conductor David Willcocks.

To celebrate the season of Hanukkah, the women of PolyPhonics will be featured in Valerie Shields’ arrangement of “S’vivon,” and the entire ensemble will perform Ron Jeffers’ “Hanukkah Blessings.”

The concert’s featured work will be the world premiere of “Gloria” for double choir and organ, composed for the Cal Poly Choirs by music faculty member Meredith Brammeier. This is the fifth consecutive year that Brammeier has composed or arranged a work for “A Christmas Celebration.”

In addition, the Cal Poly Early Music Ensemble, Take It SLO (a capella) and O Snap (women’s barbershop) will perform a set of holiday favorites. The Cal Poly Brass Ensemble will perform as special guests of the Cal Poly Choirs.

The holiday concert is sponsored by Cal Poly’s Music Department, College of Liberal Arts and Instructionally Related Activities program. For more information, call the Music Department at 756-2406.

This event takes place at the beautifully decorated Edwards Family Barn in Nipomo 1095 Pomeroy Rd. (Corner of Pomeroy and Willow Rd.)

Advanced ticket prices-
Adults $10.00; Students $8.00; Child (6 - 13 yrs old) $2.00; Chilren under 6 are free with adult ticket purchase.

Tickets and Questions: Call Gloria Gabaree @ 937-2365
Sponsored by the Student Ministries of the Harbor Church, Santa Maria, CA

“This is our eleventh bi-annual performance since the program began in 1990,” said Melodie Kunz, program director. “Due to the high attendance we’ve experienced in the past several years, we recommend that people come by at least 6:30 to get a good seat,” she added.

“For those coming early, the audience will be treated to a 20-minuted musical medley of traditional Christmas favorites offered by trumpeter Dan Lichti and Arland Finney on the keyboards,” said .Ms. Kunz. “For the main program, we have a 100-voice choir comprised of volunteer singers from all over the County, including Paso Robles, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, and Los Osos. And we’ve been blessed to be accompanied by concert pianist Linda Sharp, a resident of Santa Maria, who has graciously shared her musical talent and accompanied our choir since we began in 1990.” Additional participants include a small adult vocal ensemble, the North County Carolers, and a children’s choral reading group.

Returning as Narrator for his fifth performance is Kenneth Mallett, a Drama teacher at Atascadero Junior High.

“This is our eleventh bi-annual performance since the program began in 1990,” said Melodie Kunz, program director. “Due to the high attendance we’ve experienced in the past several years, we recommend that people come by at least 6:30 to get a good seat,” she added.

“For those coming early, the audience will be treated to a 20-minuted musical medley of traditional Christmas favorites offered by trumpeter Dan Lichti and Arland Finney on the keyboards,” said .Ms. Kunz. “For the main program, we have a 100-voice choir comprised of volunteer singers from all over the County, including Paso Robles, Atascadero, San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, and Los Osos. And we’ve been blessed to be accompanied by concert pianist Linda Sharp, a resident of Santa Maria, who has graciously shared her musical talent and accompanied our choir since we began in 1990.” Additional participants include a small adult vocal ensemble, the North County Carolers, and a children’s choral reading group.

Returning as Narrator for his fifth performance is Kenneth Mallett, a Drama teacher at Atascadero Junior High.

Under the direction of composer/conductor Chris A. Bowman, The Santa Ynez Valley Chorale, Youth Chorale and Orchestra are proud to present three holiday concerts, Friday, December 14 at 7:30; Saturday, December 15 at 7:30; and Sunday, December 16 at 3:00. The concerts will be at The Church at the Crossroads in Buellton. .

The first half of the program will feature the perennial baroque favorite, the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah. Soloists are: Nichole Dechaine, Soprano; Callie Barbour, Alto; and Nicolaus Schiffmann, Bass.

The second half of the program will include a variety of carols from around the world and feature special guest appearances by the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Choir, directed by Cameron Clarno; and Shepherd of the Valley Handbell Choir, directed by Janet Jones.

Come and be a part of this inspiring holiday celebration with the Santa Ynez Valley Chorale, Youth Chorale and Orchestra. General admission tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and children under 12. Tickets are available from all Chorale members and at the Book Loft in Solvang. For more information, please call 805/350-4241 or visit www.syvchorale.org

Performance is at the Marjorie Luke Theatre, 721 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara
Tickets are $30 general admission /$20 student & senior
For Ticket Information call: 966-3113

This CD is the sixth release of Santa Barbara's Apapaziz Productions, founded in 1999 by local international star violinist Gilles Apap and some friends with the idea of presenting Gilles to the world "as he is". It is his first complete departure from the classical genre and is a tribute to the many musicians who have been source of inspiration to him over the last 20 years with their steady friendship and endless wealth of good tunes.

Location: Victoria Hall Theater, 33 West Victoria Street, Santa Barbara.
Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Tickets are also available at Folk Mote Music, 1034 Santa Barbara Street in Santa Barbara or online at www.mollysrevenge.com

YuleDance, a CD featuring music from the show, will be available at the concerts. $5 from the sale of each YuleDance CD will be donated to two worthy charities. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education, and patient services, and the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation is the oldest and largest patient advocate and support organization for bone marrow diseases.

Location: Los Osos Community Center, 2180 Palisades Ave., Los Osos. Tickets are $18 in advance,$20 at the door.Tickets are also available online at mollysrevenge.com (see link below) or at Boo Boo Records in San Luis Obispo.

Featured soloist Moira Smiley is an internationally known composer and vocalist who has traveled the world as a performer and appeared at the Lincoln Center and other prestigious fine arts and folk venues in the U.S., Canada and Europe. She is a student of Irish Sean Nós (old-style) singing and has competed in the All Ireland Singing Championships after winning the Western USA branch of that competition. Her solo CD, Rua, is a fine collection of Irish, Appalachian and self-composed songs.

The performance will include Christmas songs both old and new, and all are given a Celtic twist. There will be music from the new, unreleased Molly's Revenge record, which is being produced by John Doyle, former member of Irish supergroup Solas. You'll have an opportunity to join in and sing some of your favorite carols. And the our dancing guests will surely set your toes tapping.

YuleDance, a CD featuring music from the show, will be available at the concerts. $5 from the sale of each YuleDance CD will be donated to two worthy charities. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education, and patient services, and the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation is the oldest and largest patient advocate and support organization for bone marrow diseas

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.