Tickets are $20 and may be purchased in advance. The space is small and thus seating is limited and will be availaable on a first come, first serve basis. Proceeds from these events will benefit Variable Velocity Performance Group, Inga Swearingen and ARTS Obispo, the San Luis Obispo County Arts Council.

Items for sale will include everything from cameras, electronics, furniture, rugs, quilts, watches, and toys to silver, crystal, clothing, sheet music, art, hard-cover books, antiques, and luggage. An annual tradition, the massive yard and estate sale is a fundraiser for the Music Academy of the West.

Limited parking space will be available on the Music Academy campus. Shuttle service will be available from All Saints-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on Eucalyptus Lane, and the Four Seasons Biltmore parking lot on Hill Road.

The event is being presented by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Music Academy of the West. For more information, call 969-4726.

12:30 PM, Research Class- "Questions and Answers”

1:50 PM, Main Program-“Family History and Genetics: Points to consider in combining Your Family History Research Project with DNA Findings.” Denise Mortorff, a teacher and resident of Atascadero, will speak on what she has learned from her involvement with extensive DNA testing. She will emphasize When and Who you should test to get the most genealogically valuable information. This is a must program for those who are considering spending the money for a DNA test.

Located at Edward's Barn on the corner of Pomeroy and Willow Roads in Nipomo. $50 per person or $80 per couple. Proceeds to benefit Nipomo Recreation's Youth Programs. Free babysitting provided by Nipomo Recreation's child care staff.

Peter Orth, Piano Soloist

Johannes Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
Leos Janacek, Sinfonietta

We began this season with Brahms and so we end it. Johannes Brahms was a 24 year old musical genius when he found his voice in this, his first piano concerto. But although a young artist, he also found a way to change the "rules" of the genre to suit his vision. In contrast, Czech composer Janacek was 72 and at the height of his international fame when he composed this simple, unpretentious, folk-inspired and truly lovely Sinfonietta.

For Tickets, call the PAC Box Office: 756-2787 or toll free (888) 233-2787

Symphony website

WCS Members perform 1-2 original songs before a live audience (non-members may perform, but are not eligible to compete). Each participant receives written evaluations from qualified judges. Best Song of the evening wins two hours of recording time at Painted Sky Studios of Cambria. An award will also be given for Best Performance. Best Song winners can go on to the Annual Songwriter Showcase Playoffs this August. One winner from each of the nine WCS chapters compete at the Songwriter Showcase Finals held at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley; three winners are picked to perform at the 27th Annual Songwriters Conference in September, in front of publishers, producers, booking agents, hit songwriters and record company executives.

Cal Poly Arts presents Cash’s “Black Cadillac” performance: “The evening began with spoken reflection on her family lineage, tracing its evolution from Scottish seafarersinto musicians... her alchemy of folk, country, and soft-rock fused into gold.” (Stephen Holden, New York Times)

All tickets for the performance are $38, with student discounts available, and may be purchased at the Performing Arts Ticket Office, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. To order by phone, call 805/756-2787; to order by fax: 805/756-6088. Order on-line at www.pacslo.org.

When we arrive in L.A., we’ll break into small groups to tour the studios and offices where NPR’s daily work is done. Renée Montagne will be there to greet you as she finishes her day of reporting on Morning Edition.

After lunch, there will be a presentation by Mike Shuster, NPR’s roving foreign correspondent. In May he will be recently returned from a visit to Damascus and a meeting of Middle East Correspondents.

The trip home that afternoon will include a dinner stop at Lucky’s Restaurant in Montecito.

The ticket price of $150 includes round trip luxury coach transportation, the NPR West tour, catered lunch (with wine,) conversation with Mike Shuster, and the three-course dinner at Lucky’s Restaurant (exclusive of alcoholic beverages.) To make a reservation, or to get more information, call KCBX M-F, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. or visit our website.

The featured artists include Jon Anderson, Jude Johnstone, Jill Knight and Damon Castillo. This festival will be a catalyst for local artists and a vital tool to develop cultural interest and understanding on the central coast.

When: May 10th @ 7:30 Where: The Clark Center Prices: $15 to $20 Sincerely, Barry Hamlin Manager of Theatres Clark Center 805-474-3000 ext.2266

Warren Hall, Earl Warren Showgrounds, 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara.

Admission: Gen $30, Preferred VIP $40, Blues society members (including SLO blues society), and a guest each receive $5 off. College $15, High School $10. Tickets at the door, also at Santa Barbara outlets of Folk Mote Music and Jensen Guitar & Music, and by mail till May 4 by check to SBBS, P.O. Box 30798, SB 93130.

Peter Orth, Piano
Kathleen Lenski, Violin
San Luis Obispo Symphony Chamber Players

Johann Sebastian Bach, Sonata in c minor for Violin and Piano (BWV 1017)
Johannes Brahms, Intermezzi Op. 118
Gabriel Faure, Piano Quartet No. 1 in c minor

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Special guest director is Djoko Walujo, special guest choreographer and dancer is Baghawan Ciptoning. Dance is under the direction of Nyoman Wenten and Nanik Wenten, with Eko Supriyanto and Casey Lee Sims. The program features The Dance Drama, Panji Candrakirana. Director Michael Pievac has also taught gamelan for the California State Summer School Arts Program and Pomona College. He is an alumnus of Cal Arts where he studied gamelan with Djoko Walujo and I Nyoman Wenten. Experienced in dance wayang (shadow theater) accompaniment, he has performed and toured regularly throughout the United States and Canada with Cliff DeArment and Maria Bodmann (Bali and Beyond), and Larry Reed (Shadow Light Productions, San Franciso). The Gamelan, which is at the center of art music of Indonesia, is not a single instrument, but an entire orchestra ranging from a few to as many as 75 instruments, each ringed with an aura of centuries-old tradition and reverence. The instruments include gongs and metallophones, drums, bowed stringed instruments, and a wooden xylophone. Gamelan music operates on cyclic time as opposed to the linear time that underlies Western music. The ensemble does not rely upon a single visible conductor. Instead, tempo is controlled by audible drum signals, while formal elements are controlled by signals that are passed between various melodic instruments.    

Tickets are $12 general and $7 students, and are available at the door. For more information, please call (805) 893-7001 or visit the UCSB Department of Music website at www.music.ucsb.edu.

Where: San Luis Obipso High School, 1499 San Luis Drive, San Luis Obispo CA, 93401

When: Saturday May 19th & 20th, 10:00 am - 3:00pm

What: The drive is recycling electronics but NOT batteries. The list includes some items that can be accepted. Televisions, Monitors, Computers, Computer Components, Fax Machines, Scanners, Printers, LAptops, Wire, CD Players, Telephone Equipment and more.

If you have any questions you can email me at: underwatergamer@yahoo.com or look up information at the NEUWaste site: info@neuwaste.com I know it's a little short notice, but I hope this will work out! Thanks very much! -Courteney Carr, Tech Club President

Residents and tourists alike will soon have a chance to explore the history of coastal California through a series of changing exhibits hosted at our “new” IOOF Historic Hall.

Opening Saturday, May 19 (2-5 PM), visitors will experience the Great Depression of the 1930s through two exhibits: “Behind a Lens: The Photography of Dorothea Lange” and “The Civilian Conservation Corps, A Bridge to Recovery.”

Professor Dan Krieger will be on hand to introduce these two exhibits with a short talk on the Great Depression and its effects on local communities. The exhibits were put together by Ashley Fletcher and Joseph Walker, students in Krieger’s California history class, as part of a collaborative effort with the newly formed Exhibit Committee of the South County Historical Society.

For those of you interested in local fishing communities, an additional exhibit will be featured on Abalone Harvesting in San Luis Obispo County (1900-1970s). This traveling exhibit was created by Steve Rebuck and our Resource Center Director/Librarian Craig Rock for the County Historical Society. In addition to photographs, the exhibit has many artifacts including a Japanese diving helmet and suit.

History buffs will notice local connections in all of the above exhibits especially with some of Lange’s photographs entitled the “Migrant Mother Series.” Thanks to the Library of Congress, our audience will able to see several photographs in this series that were taken near Nipomo. The abalone exhibit features a section on the Sylvester family and others who harvested abalone in South County .

More exhibits by Krieger’s students will open throughout the summer. Museum hours for the Historic Hall are Fridays and Saturdays, 1PM to 5 PM with special programs scheduled at 2 PM on the opening dates for new exhibits .

Artists, Sponsors, Volunteers, Vendors and Steelhead Supporters wanted! Please contact Suzanne Feldman at 963.0583x116 or sfeldman@cecmail.org to get involved in this fun new Santa Barbara tradition.

At Temple Beth David, 10180 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo

This is Leigh's third play with music about famous women. Shy, retiring, gentle and kind, Fanny Mendelssohn was also a remarkable pianist and one of the first women composers to publish under her own name. She not only influenced her younger brother Felix, but also a host of other women performers and composers.

Tickets $20. Call 544-0760 for information.

Tickets to the concert are $12 for the public and $8 for seniors and students. They are on sale at the Performing Arts Ticket Office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. To order by phone, call SLO- ARTS (756-2787). Patrons who buy season tickets to four Music Department events through the Performing Arts Ticket office will receive a 10 percent discount; a 15 percent discount is given to those who buy tickets to five or more events. The concert is sponsored by Cal Poly’s Music Department, College of Liberal Arts and Instructionally Related Activities program.

DATE/TIME: Sunday, May 27, 2007, 1:00-4:00 p.m. LOCATION: Rancho La Cuna, Los Alamos, CA COST/INFO.: $39.00 for Global Gardens Club Members, $49.00 for non-members. Purchase tickets before May 22 (there are no day-of sales) and specific directions to the ranch will be provided. Available by phone 1-800-307-0447 or 805-693-1600; or at the Global Gardens store at 2902C Alamo Pintado Avenue, Los Olivos, CA.

DESCRIPTION: Global Gardens invites the public to the Olive Blossom Festival, an afternoon spent enjoying sumptuous recipes created from Global Gardens’ exclusive food products, paired with wine from Au Bon Climat/Qupé, while overlooking Santa Barbara County’s olive groves. The event takes place on Sunday, May 27, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., at Rancho La Cuna in Los Alamos. “The Olive Blossom Festival celebrates what will be the fifth olive harvest for Global Gardens, the only Certified Organic olive oil producer in the region,” said Theo Stephan, owner of Global Gardens. “We’re looking forward to a beautiful afternoon at the ranch where we cultivate more than 2,000 olive trees, sharing delicious recipes made with our exclusive food products.” Guests will enjoy a special menu created from Global Gardens’ award-winning food product line with select wine pairings from Au Bon Climat/Qupé. Santa Ynez Guitarist & Vocalist Melissa Rugge will compliment the day along with several local winemakers on hand such as Jim Clendenen, Jim Adelman and other local favorites. The tantalizing menu includes: Appetizer Baklava with Kalamata, Feta and Pistachios, Wild Salmon finished with Pomegranate Glaze, Grilled Chicken with a Blueberry Reduction Glaze... [www.globalgardensgifts.com]