Monday February 1, 2010
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Sunday February 14, 2010
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Heart to Heart Blood Drive-United Blood Services
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Contact: Janna Nichols 543-4290 jnichols@bloodsystems.org
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United Blood Services Central Coast is continuing its appeal for all blood types, especially O-Negative. With the recent rains, donations have dipped when supplies were already strapped.
The blood bank has launched its annual Heart to Heart Blood Drive to encourage donations. As a special thank you, United Blood Services has teamed up with See’s Candies to provide donors with a 4-ounce box of Sees chocolates.
January also marks National Blood Donor Month. “January is usually an especially difficult time as we go into the cold and flu season,” notes Scott Edward, of United Blood Services. “We’d ask that anyone that is feeling well, to visit us in January and consider making a resolution to give three times in 2010.”
Donations may be made at the UBS Center in San Luis Obispo at 4119 Broad Street in the Creekside Center; in Santa Maria at 1770 S. Broadway in the Plum Tree Plaza next to Lassen’s Natural Foods; in Santa Barbara at 902 Laguna St. on the Corner of Canon Perdido. Or there are a number of blood drives happening throughout the region. Appointments are appreciated, but not necessary. Walk-ins are also welcome. Donors are asked to make an appointment by contacting United Blood Services online at www.Blood4Life.org. Just click on the “Donate Blood” tab and type in your zip code for a list of drives. Or call 543-4290 (SLO); 928-2546 (SM; or 1-800-715-3699 (SB).
Centers hours:
Monday and Tuesday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (SLO Only).
You may donate blood if you are over age 16, weigh at least 110 pounds and are in good health. Additional height/weight requirements apply to donors 22 and younger.
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Monday February 1, 2010
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Friday February 12, 2010
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10:00 AM
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4:00 PM
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Library at ARTS Obispo
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Contact: Marta Peluso 544-9251 director@artsobispo.org
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Library! is an abandoned newspaper rack, repurposed into an informal book and culture exchange within the City of San Obispo. ARTS Obispo will host this Nothing Happened Here project from 10 am to 4 PM, Monday through Friday in Arts Space Obispo. For more info:http://nothinghappenedhere.com/culture-exchange
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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Monday February 1, 2010
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Sunday February 14, 2010
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10:00 AM
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4:00 PM
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Unique Valentine's Day Photo Card
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Contact: Penny Smith 474-4156 pdscoco@aol.com
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Have a very special valentine's Day card made of your child or grandchild holding a bunny. Now through February 14, SLOBUNS (Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter of SLO County) is having a fund raiser for bunny medical expenses. 100% of your donation will go to the bunnies. Hurry and get your personalized Valentine's Day photo cards to send to your friends and loved ones. Go to www.SloBuns.org to see a sample of our cards or call 474-4156.
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Monday February 1, 2010
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2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Introduction to Computers
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Contact: Greg Perry 805-781-2580 gregperry@kcbx.org
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New to computers? Learn basic computer terminology, mouse usage, working with files, email, and browsing the internet. No experience required. Windows operating system.
Class meets on 4 Mondays beginning Feb 1st, 2010. 2-4pm.
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Location: 4100 Vachell Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Monday February 1, 2010
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Wednesday February 17, 2010
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3:30 PM
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5:00 PM
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After School Kids Classes
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Contact: Muara Johnston 543-8562 mjohnston@sloartcenter.org
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Kids art classes at the San Luis Obispo Art Center are staffed by professional teaching artists and strive to stimulate creative thinking and encourage integration of the arts into every aspect of daily life. 5-6 year olds on Mondays, 7-8 year olds on Tuesdays, 8-9 year olds on Wednesdays. To enroll e-mail office@sloartcenter.org or call 543-8562, ext 14. Also check out sloartcenter.org for complete class listings and satellite locations.
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Location: 1010 Broad Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Monday February 1, 2010
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5:30 PM
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8:00 PM
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Kenny Edwards featured at new Paso Robles showcase venue
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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Feb. 1 is set for the debut of Songwriters at Play showcases every Monday 5:30-8pm at Senor Sancho's, 2927 Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA. Full dinners, drinks and desserts are served. http://www.senorsanchos.com ……… Kenny Edwards, founding member of Linda Ronstadt's Stone Poneys band, is the featured performer. Edwards was also a member of the band Bryndle with Karla Bonoff, Andrew Gold and Wendy Waldman. He recently released his second solo CD, "Resurrection Road". http://www.kennyedwards.com ……… Guest performers on Feb. 1 will include Senor Sancho's President Carlos Leyva, who has recorded with Grammy-winner Louie Ortega. Kyle Williams, Gary Garrett and host Steve Key will also perform. The format is a little different from other Songwriters at Play showcases: three guest performers will share the stage and play in-the-round 5:30-6:15, and another trio of writers from 7:15-8pm, with the featured act in the middle of the show……… All ages are welcome. There is no cover charge, but a tip bucket is passed for the featured act. http://songwritersatplay.com
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Location: Paso Robles
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6:30 PM
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Common River Informational Session
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Contact: Dale Morris 805-226-0214 dalepaso@earthlink.net
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The co-founders of Common River, Tsegaye Bekele and Donna Sillan, guests of Santa Lucia School in Templeton, are presenting an informational session at the Atascadero Library on February 1 at 6:30pm The public is welcome to attend.
Common River provides a direct and personal link to a rural Ethiopian community, Aleta Wondo, in the region of Sidama, the birthplace of coffee. Common River's goal is to create balanced, productive and self-sustaining communities for others to witness and replicate.
Santa Lucia School believes that people learn from each other and Common River supports that by facilitating dialogue and understanding between children of Aleta Wondo and their peers in other places like Santa Lucia School. Common River has a holistic development approach, which integrates education, health and livelihoods. A new primary school focused on at-risk orphans and vulnerable children opened this September and they plan to upgrade existing public schools as well. Common River is using Santa Lucia's unique program as a model for many aspects of the new school's program.
Santa Lucia School promotes community outreach activities as part of its mission. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the school and to celebrate Santa Lucia is holding fundraising activities for Common River. Santa Lucia promotes global awareness through their own holistic philosophy and exploration curriculum, viewing the earth as a united entity with all human beings equally interconnected and interdependent.
For more information about Santa Lucia School visit www.santaluciaschool.org or call 434-2217. For more information about Common River visit www.commonriver.org.
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Location: Atascadero Library
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7:00 PM
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8:30 PM
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Wisdom of Faith
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Contact: Pastor Jane 805 543-7580 pastor@sloumc.com
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“The Wisdom of Faith,” with Huston Smith and Bill Moyers.
A Series on the World’s Great Religions.
Dr. Smith once said, "If we take the world's enduring religions at their best, we discover the distilled wisdom of the human race." Come and learn what he means and how understanding the faith of our neighbors strengthens our own faith.
Each class has 1-hour dvd and discussion. This event is free and all are welcome!
Jan 11: Hinduism, Buddhism.
Jan 25: Confucianism.
Feb 1: Christianity and Judaism.
Feb 8: Islam.
Feb 15: "A Personal Philosophy," conclusion.
San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church
1515 Fredericks St.,
San Luis Obispo.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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7:30 PM
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9:30 PM
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Foreign Fiction
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Contact: Teri Ball 805-966-3875 speakingof@earthlink.net
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Speaking of Stories presents a performance of thought-provoking and entertaining stories from around the globe. Henry Brown, James Lashly, Laurel Lyle and Rebcca Riddenour perform stories by Ivan E. Coyote, Rumer Godden, Salman Rushdie and Frank Scozzari at the intimate Center Stage Theater.
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Location: Center Stage Theater, 751 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara
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Tuesday February 2, 2010
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9:00 AM
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10:00 AM
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Nonprofit Support Center, Free Info Session: Development Officer's Certificate Program
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Contact: Maria Fabula 805-547-2244 mfabula@supportcenter.org
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Nonprofit Development Officer Certificate Program.
FREE Information Sessions.
Join us for our FREE information session that will provide an overview of the Nonprofit Development Officer Certificate Program. Participants will learn about the benefits of the program as well as scholarship opportunities, how to register plus deadlines. Time will also be allotted for questions.
For more information, please visit www.supportcenter.org
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Location: 4102 Vachell Lane
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Tuesday February 2, 2010
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Tuesday February 16, 2010
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3:00 PM
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4:30 PM
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Book Study Group
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Contact: Nancy Ballinger 805-772-0306 nancy@awakeninginterfaith.org
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Join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion of the book entitled Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal & Delight in our Busy Lives by Wayne Muller.
Muller challenges us to take a Sabbath day of rest, to set aside a Sabbath afternoon for silence, and to create Sabbath moments in our hectic weekday schedules. He is calling for a time of stillness and repose, a time for rejoicing in the goodness and holiness of life, and a time to surrender to the mystery of not-knowing.
At the end of chapters on rest, rhythm, time, happiness, wisdom, and consecration, Muller includes dozens of Sabbath exercises such as taking a guilt-free nap, blessing your children, keeping a Sabbath box, creating a family altar, and thinning or letting go of possessions. One of the best things about this rich devotional resource is the way Muller has utilized resources from Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and Native American spirituality to evoke the pungent aroma of Sabbath.
Free will offering. Suggested donation $10.00 per week.
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Location: 1130 Napa St, Morro Bay
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Tuesday February 2, 2010
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6:30 PM
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8:30 PM
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Astrology Workshops in SLO
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Contact: Margaret Hennessy 805.546.3420 sloastrologers@aol.com
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Astrology Workshops in SLO.
SLO Astrologers is offering free astrology workshops
each month on various subjects from basic Astrology to natal chart reading.
The group is entering its' fifth year and welcomes
anyone looking to learn more about this subject.
Workshops are interactive with time for group discussion. There is no charge.
They meet the first and third Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:30pm at the
Coast National Bank Community Room at 500 Marsh Street in San Luis Obispo.
http://www.sloastrologers.org.
805-546-3420 or email sloastrologers@aol.com.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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6:30 PM
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9:30 PM
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New venue at Steynberg Gallery features Catherine Feeny
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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The Steynberg Gallery will host Songwriters at Play showcases every Tuesday 6:30-9:30pm beginning Feb. 2. Portland-based singer-songwriter Catherine Feeny will be the first featured act. Her songs have been heard in the film "Running With Scissors" and on the hit TV show, "The O.C." http://catherinefeeny.com/ ……… Guest performers on Feb. 2 include Gary Garrett, Jody Mulgrew, Kyle Williams and Tom Hepner. ……… Up to eight guest performers will perform before and after the featured set. There is a $5 cover charge for the showcases at the Steynberg Gallery. All ages are welcome. The gallery has a café serving a light food menu, coffee, tea, beer and wine. http://steynberggallery.com ………. For other upcoming showcases presented by Songwriters at Play! see: http://songwritersatplay.com
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Location: Steynberg Gallery
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7:30 PM
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10:00 PM
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A City of Sadness
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Contact: Arts&Lectures Ticket Office 805.893.3535 aandl-info@sa.ucsb.edu
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A City of Sadness -
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 7:30 PM, Campbell Hall.
“A masterpiece of small gestures and massive resonance.” -Time Out, London.
Regarded by many as “one of the greatest movies of the ‘80s” (LA Weekly), A City of Sadness has also been one of the most difficult to see, having never been commercially distributed in North America. Now, on the occasion of its twentieth anniversary, audiences can delight in the epic drama by master filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien (The Flight of the Red Balloon) about Taiwan’s transition from Japanese colonialism to the Chinese Nationalist government as shown from one family’s perspective. The new 35-millimeter color print is presented courtesy of the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Los Angeles. In Chinese and Japanese with English subtitles. (1989, 157 min.).
The screening will be introduced by Michael Berry, Associate Professor of Contemporary Chinese Cultural Studies at UCSB.
General public $6.00.
UCSB Students $5.00.
Includes facility fee.
www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
Ticket Office: 805.893.3535.
Tickets/info: aandl-info@sa.ucsb.edu.
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Location: Campbell Hall
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Wednesday February 3, 2010
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11:30 AM
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1:00 PM
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Active Older Adult Book Club
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Contact: Helen Bresler 805 458-2649 hbresler@sloymca.org
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The YMCA Active Older Adults Program has a host of various activities targeting the over 50 population. Currently, at the SLO YMCA the AOA Book Club meet on the first Wednesday of every month to discuss the suggested readings and to share opinions on other noteworthy books. So bring a book to discuss, or just join us to listen! A great way to discover new books and new people. Free of charge. Meetings are held from 11:30am to 12:30pm at the SLO YMCA, 1020 Southwood Drive, SLO. The next meeting is 02/03/10 Book: 44 Scotland Street. For more information check the local ymca website: www.sloymca.org or email aoa@sloymca.org
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Location: SLO YMCA; 1020 Southwood Drive; SLO
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Wednesday February 3, 2010
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Wednesday February 10, 2010
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6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
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Introduction to Photoshop Elements
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Contact: Greg Perry 805-781-2580 gregperry@kcbx.org
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Considered the baby-brother to Photoshop, Photoshop Elements is a great way to get most of the functionality of the full version at a fraction of the cost. Learn how to manipulate and fix your digital photos; apply filters, crop, add text and much more. This class is geared to new users. Knowledge of basic computer operation is required. This class meets on Wednesdays, Feb 3 - 24, 2010, from 6-8pm. Register online at www.kcbx.net or call 805-781-2580.
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Location: 4100 Vachell Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Wednesday February 3, 2010
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8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
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Neil Gaiman
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Contact: Arts&Lectures Ticket Office 805.893.3535 aandl-info@sa.ucsb.edu
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Neil Gaiman
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 8:00 PM, Campbell Hall
“[Gaiman] is, simply put, a treasure house of story, and we are lucky to have him in any media.” – Stephen King
Described by Forbes Magazine as “the best-selling author you’ve never heard of,” Neil Gaiman has been among the top comics authors for more than two decades. A master of myth and legend, he is the creator and writer of the cult DC Comics series Sandman, “the greatest epic in the history of comic books” (Los Angeles Times). He co-authored the scripts for the films Beowulf and Stardust, and an animated film version of Gaiman’s highly popular novel Coraline was released to rave reviews in 2009. He will discuss his work including recent bestseller The Graveyard Book, recipient of the 2008 Newbery Award, and creating the future with creativity.
General public $22.00
UCSB Students $15.00
Includes facility fee
Website: www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
Ticket Office: 805.893.3535
Tickets/info: aandl-info@sa.ucsb.edu
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Location: Campbell Hall
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Thursday February 4, 2010
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Sunday February 21, 2010
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In Vogue
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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In Vogue is an exhibition of Paso Robles Art Association member artists' creations dealing with fashion and clothing, or relating to fads and things that are "in style" - from any era. This includes hair styles, tattoos, dresses, hats, scarves, textiles, car dice, whoola-hoops, sunglasses, designer jeans, "woodies", wedding veils, etc.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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Thursday February 4, 2010
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1:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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ABCs of Volunteer Management
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Contact: Maria Fabula 805-928-2503 mfabula@supportcenter.org
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Nonprofit Support Center Presents:
ABCs of Volunteer Management.
Presenter: Arlene Stepputat, Alzheimer's Association.
How does your volunteer program rate on 10 key areas of volunteer management? Attend and take a self-assessment test of your program. From applications to retention, this workshop will review the core elements of volunteer administration, discuss strategies for even more success and offer a clinic for some hard-to-solve problems you may be facing. You are encouraged to bring samples of materials your agency uses for recruitment, application, record-keeping, recognition and the like for a "show and tell" table.
Visit our website at www.supportcenter.org for more information.
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Location: 421 S. McClelland Street, Santa Maria
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6:30 PM
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8:30 PM
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Make Your Own Mala Bracelet
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Contact: Kris Stump 805-772-0306 nancy@awakeninginterfaith.org
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Come enjoy a creative evening in community with others on the spiritual path. The evening begins with a short meditation, a teaching and ritual to help prepare the artist within to choose beads and string them heartfully together. The class presents a wonderful opportunity to invite a friend to share in the experience of community. Pre-registration is required and $25 is due in advance of the class. All necessary materials are supplied.
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Location: 1130 Napa St, Morro Bay
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6:30 PM
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9:30 PM
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Santa Maria’s Izaac Ciro plays the blues in Santa Margarita
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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Blues rocker Izaac Ciro plays the featured set on the Feb. 4 songwriters showcase at The Porch, 22322 El Camino Real, Santa Margarita, CA……….Only 21, Izaac Ciro has the voice and guitar style of old bluesman. No wonder he counts Robert Johnson and Hank Williams Sr. as major influences. The Santa Marian plays metal slide on a pawn shop guitar, channeling Blind Lemon Jefferson into his original tunes. http://www.myspace.com/izaacmeras………. Guest performers include Johnny Smith visiting from the Bay Area,
http://www.johnnysmithgroup.com ……….Every Thursday 6:30-9:30pm, the showcase includes one featured act and up to 8 others playing 3-song sets. We pass the tip jar during the featured set, otherwise no cover. All ages are welcome. Come for beer/wine, pizza, and live music. For more info, call The Porch 805-438-3376. http://www.porchcafe.com ………. For upcoming showcases hosted by Steve Key, see Songwriters at Play! http://songwritersatplay.com
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Location: Santa Margarita
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7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
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Forum Lounge: Susan Simpson, Exhibit A
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Contact: Kimberly Hahn 805.966.5373 press@sbcaf.org
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Performances: THUR. FEB. 4, 7 PM & 8 PM, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts Terrace, FREE.
www.sbcaf.org.
Susan Simpson pulls the strings in this performance with small-scale puppetry and faux landscapes layered with live feed video. A collaboration between architects and puppet theatre artists, invented characters explore an unstable environment without the signifiers and visual cues of the regulated world we currently inhabit.
Exhibit A is a tale of obsessive collecting and cataloging, cultural survival, and an imagined postapocalyptic landscape. Simpson uses live feed video, miniature environments and hand-made special effects to create a fragile live cinematic spectacle. This is a loose, eliptical narrative exploring early science fiction fandom and the dream of an androgynous utopian future. It is inspired by gay activist and collector Jim Kepner who was deeply involved with both science fiction fandom and the collection and cataloging of gay ephemera.
An experimental theatre artist, Susan Simpson is known for her use of intricate marionettes and unusual film projections to create captivating performances of puppet theatre. Simpson is co-founder of The Manual Archives, a micro theatre and exhibition space devoted to the presentation of newly discovered and invented folklore of Los Angeles.
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Location: Contemporary Arts Forum
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Thursday February 4, 2010
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Thursday February 11, 2010
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7:00 PM
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10:00 PM
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Intermediate Tango and Beginning Waltz Lessons
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Contact: Sean Stavropoulos 805-551-2125 info@cpdst.org
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Intermediate Tango:
We are continuing our intermediate series of classes with the Tango! Learn different and more challenging moves, and refine your technique in this intermediate level class. If you have taken our beginning Tango classes or are an experienced dancer and are ready to learn more, this class is perfect for you!
The classes go from 7:00pm to 8:00pm and are in the Chumash Auditorium! There is free dancing from 9:15-10:15 to practice what you've learned. No partner necessary! Only $4 per class!
Beginning Waltz:
We're continuing our Thursday classes with the Waltz! The Waltz is one of those classic dances that everyone should learn and this series of lessons will provide an introduction to this graceful and elegant smooth dance.
The classes go from 8:00pm to 9:15pm and are in the Cal Poly Chumash Auditorium. After each class, there is open dancing until 10:15pm to practice what you learned. No partner or previous dance experience is needed! Only $4 per class!
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Location: Cal Poly Chumash Auditorium (in University Union)
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Friday February 5, 2010
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Sunday February 7, 2010
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HUGE RUMMAGE SALE!
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Contact: United Methodist Children's Center (805) 549-0332 wpdenzel@charter.net
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18th Annual Rummage Sale benefiting the United Methodist Children's Center.
Fri. pre-sale 4-6 pm with $5 donation.
Sat. 8am-2pm.
Sun. 9am-2pm.
Rain or shine.
Questions, call (805) 549-0332.
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Location: United Methodist Church, SLO
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Friday February 5, 2010
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8:30 AM
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All About Energy for Your Home and Business
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Contact: Jill Beck 546-3108 jill_beck@cuesta.edu
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The Strategic Energy Alliance for Change (SEA Change) is hosting two seminars in Arroyo Grande on February 5 and Atascadero on February 19 to help SLO County residents and business owners lower their energy costs and become more energy efficient.
The seminars, “All about Energy for Your Home and Business,” will host two panels of local experts that will discuss what to do and how to do it.
The first panel will feature business owner Wes Willhoit of Estrella Associates, Jim Duffy of Jim Duffy Architecture, Nancy Terrell of Avila Bay Athletic Club & Spa, and green home owner Clint Slaughter on what to do to make local property more energy efficient.
The second panel will present advice on how to become more energy efficient by exploring new programs and resources available. SLO County planner Chuck Stevenson will discuss how to finance home and business retrofits. Representatives from PG&E and So Cal Gas will present available utility incentives, and Kevin Hauber of Mortgage House will discuss energy efficient mortgage plans.
Keynote speaker Rick Stollmeyer, winner of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce 2009 Green Award, will address what steps he took to drastically reduce his energy usage and build a sustainable and successful business in San Luis Obispo County.
The first event will be held at the South County Regional Center in Arroyo Grande on Friday, February 5, followed by the Atascadero Lake Pavilion on Friday, February 19. Both seminars will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by an exhibitor showcase from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors.
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Location: AG- South County Regional Center
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9:00 AM
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La Vie en Rose: Annual Valentine's Day Exhibition, Benefit Auction, and Fashion Show
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Contact: Kimberly Hahn 805.966.5373 press@sbcaf.org
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Exhibition: JAN. 29 - FEB. 5.
Viewing the exhibition is FREE and open to the public Tuesday - Friday: 11 AM to 5 PM, and Sunday: Noon to 5 PM
The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum is located at the Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts Terrace.
The La Vie en Rose exhibition features world-class artwork by internationally renowned artists and Santa Barbara’s own art luminaries including Adrienne Allebe, Michael Barton Miller, Amy Bessone, Calico Brown, Alejandro Casazi, Stephanie Dotson, Jayson Eoff, Julia Ford, Servando Garcia, Penelope Gottlieb, Carlos Grano, Saul Gray-Hildenbrand, Kimberly Hahn, Jean-Pierre Hebert, Mary Heebner, Susan Jorgensen, Ann Luther, Hugh Margerum, Carrie Maseredjian, Bob Mask, Barbara Parmet, Zacarias Paul, Rafael Perea de la Cabada, Gail Pine, Harry Reese, Richard Ross, Warren Schultheis, Joe Shea, Dante Sigismondi, Jason Sober, Kat Trajano, Patrick Turner, James Van Arsdale, Mitchell Wright, Kathleen Yorba, Seyburn Zorthian, and Pamela Zwehl-Burke. This artwork will be available during a silent auction held on FEB. 6. Entrance to the silent auction is not free.
To learn more about the exhibition: http://www.sbcaf.org/.
Finding that fashion must-have or Valentine’s gift is a snap with dressed/ready's La Vie en Rose 10% discount which will run from Jan 28th through Feb 5th; a portion of the proceeds from sales during this time will benefit CAF. While there, don’t miss dressed/ready's sister exhibition of couture inspired paintings by Doug Wada. Wada’s fashionable art works will be on view and for sale from Jan 27 - Feb 4 at dressed/ready and then move to CAF on Feb 5 for La Vie en Rose. dressed/ready is located at 1253 Coast Village Road in Montecito.
La Vie en Rose is sponsored by Arcadian Winery, Bella Vista Designs, Inc., CASA Magazine, Cheri Bibi, dressed/ready, MB et compagnie, Santa Barbara Independent, and Santa Barbara News-Press.
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Location: Contemporary Arts Forum
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Friday February 5, 2010
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Friday February 12, 2010
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10:00 AM
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Hearts Obispo Exhibition
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Contact: Marta Peluso 544-9251 director@artsobispo.org
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Once again, February will bring a sweet event to ARTS Space Obispo in the form of art made by local artists and sold to benefit ARTS Obispo's many programs. Hearts Obispo 4 will give visitors an opportunity to buy something truly unique and beautiful for that someone special this Valentine's Day--and who knows, that special someone may be you!!
In addition to the handcrafted works of art, a special cake by Steven deLuque will be available as part of the silent auction. Refreshment will be served at the Art After Dark reception and Hearthstone Vineyard & Winery will pour their local wines. Auction bidding will end at 8:30 PM on Friday, February 5. Bidders need not be present to win.
ARTS Space Obispo is located in the SLO Creamery, 570 Higuera Street, Space 165 in San Luis Obispo.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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Friday February 5, 2010
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12:30 PM
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1:30 PM
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Cachuma Lake Jr. Rangers
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Contact: Melissa Kelly 688-4515 mkelly@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
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Cachuma Lake Junior Ranger Program - Every Saturday, 12:30-1:30 pm at the Cachuma Lake Nature Center. Kids earn a badge with the help of a Santa Barbara County Park Naturalist as they learn about wildlife and care of the natural environment. $2 per child in addition to the $8 Park Admission per vehicle. Call (805) 688-4515 for more information or visit www.cachuma.com and click on “Calendar of Events.”
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Location: Cachuma Lake County Park
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1:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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PRAA Life Drawing Class
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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The Showroom.
The Paso Robles Art Association's Life Drawing class meets the first and third Mondays of each month from 1 pm to 4 pm. Live models vary every class. Enter through the back yellow door with your equipment and your $10 model fee (PRAA member) or $12 for non-members. Plan to have fun!
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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4:00 PM
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Ann Forsyth
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Contact: Henri T. de Hahn 805 756-1316 hdehahn@calpoly.edu
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Ann Forsyth’s work focuses on the social aspects of physical planning and urban development. Forsyth's contributions have been to analyze the success of planned alternatives to sprawl, particularly exploring the tensions between social and ecological values in urban design.
She is the author of three books: Reforming Suburbia: The Planned Communities of Irvine, Columbia, and The Woodlands (2005, University of California Press); Designing Small Parks: A Manual Addressing Social and Ecological Concerns (2005, Wiley, with Laura Musacchio); and Constructing Suburbs: Competing Voices in a Debate Over Urban Growth (1999, Routledge/Gordon and Breach). She is a Professor at Cornell in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning and has previously taught at the University of Minnesota, Harvard Design School, and the University of Massachusetts.
She has practiced in the private sector in both the United States and Australia and is a certified practicing planner in the Australian Planning Institute.
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Location: Cal Poly campus, Business Rotunda 03-213
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5:30 PM
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7:30 PM
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Culinary Carnival
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Contact: Visitor Center 805-781-2777 info@sloculinarycarnival.com
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Enjoy gourmet food prepared by regional celebrity chefs and restaurants, carefully paired with local wine and beer. Combined with live music, and silent auction, we will once again surprise our supporters with a splendid evening filled with culinary delights. All proceeds go towards the Prado Day Center.
www.sloculinarycarnival.com
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Location: Embassy Suites, SLO
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6:00 PM
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Art After Dark: Meet the Artists
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Contact: Muara Johnston 543-8562 mjohnston@sloartcenter.org
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The San Luis Obispo Art Center's first Art After Dark of the new year, featuring "California Primitive: A 25 Year Retrospective of David Settino Scott." Q&A with the artist and curator, Gordon Fuglie at 7pm.
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Location: 1010 Broad Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
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Art After Dark
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Contact: ARTS Obispo 805-544-9251 programs@artsobispo.org
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A free art walk in downtown SLO the first Friday of each month. Galleries and other art venues will be open 6-9 pm showing work by local artists.
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Location: Downtown San Luis Obispo
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6:00 PM
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Art Opening for David Settino Scott
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Contact: Peter Steynberg 8055470278 sgallery@charter.net
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Join us at Steynberg Gallery on Friday Feb. 5th from 6-9pm for an art opening for David Settino Scott titled ‘Retrospective' ---
Steynberg Gallery is located at 1531 Monterey Street, SLO (cross road California). Visit steynberggallery.com for a complete listing of our events or give us a call at 547-0278.
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Location: Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO.
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6:00 PM
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Empty bowls throw fest
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Contact: shevon sullivan 896-6197 anamcre@charter.net
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Art After Dark at the Anam-Cre’ Pottery Studio Helps the Central Coast Feed the Hungry With an Evening Perfect for Potters and a Night of Family Fun!
San Luis Obispo, CA - On Art after Dark, the creamery will be the place to have fun! Anam-Cre’ Pottery Studio will be joining forces with local artists, businesses and potters from all over the Central Coast to help feed the hungry of the many communities in need.
Join artist and owner Shevon Sullivan and several local artists for this important event on Friday, Feb. 5, from 6 to 9 pm. Sullivan and her student potters have already been making bowls all month. Families are asked to come and glaze the bowls for contribution of $5.00 each so they may be donated to the Empty Bowls events, which help feed the Central Coast’s people in need.
Anam-Cre’ not only supports the events with their artistry, but also the community by offering classes and time in the evening for families to come and roll up their sleeves and glaze a bowl.
What is Empty Bowls? For a donation of $20 participants choose a beautiful handmade bowl, enjoy a simple meal of gourmet soup and bread, and take home the bowl as a reminder of the meal’s purpose to help feed the hungry. For the past 9 years ceramic artist throughout the Central Coast have contributed bowls to this wonderful luncheon.
The event offers guests hors d’ oeuvre from the Creamery’s Mama’s Meatball and wine from Qupé Winery. Anam-Cre’ Studio is in the Creamery at 570 Higuera Street, space 140 in San Luis Obispo. For more information about Art After Dark at the Anam-Cre’ Pottery Studio please go to www.anamcre.com or call 896-6197. For more information about the 2010 Empty Bowl’s events and the Foodbank for Santa Barbara County please call (805) 937-3422 ext. 106 or go to www.foodbanksbc.org
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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6:00 PM
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Hearts 4 Reception
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Contact: Marta Peluso 544-9251 director@artsobispo.org
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Once again February will bring a sweet event to ARTS Space Obispo in the form of art made by local artists and sold to benefit ARTS Obispo's many programs. Hearts Obispo 4 will give visitors an opportunity to buy something truly unique and beautiful for that someone special this Valentines Day--and who knows that special someone may be you!
In addition to the handcrafted works of art, a pecial cake made by Steven deLuque will be available as part of the silent auction. Refreshment will be served at the ARt After Dark reception and Hearthstone Vineyard & Winery will pour their local wines. Auction bidding will end at 8:30 PM on Friday, February 5. Bidders need not be present to win.
Arts Space Obispo is located in the SLO Creamery, 570 Higuera Street, Space 165 in San Luis Obispo.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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7:00 PM
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Wendy Barker Poetry Reading
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Contact: Kevin Clark 805-756-2506 kclark@calpoly.edu
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Poet Wendy Barker to Read
from Book about Interracial Love.
The English Department has announced that poet Wendy Barker will read from her new book of poems, Nothing Between Us: The Berkeley Years, which chronicles a young white married English teacher’s relationship with one of her African American colleagues during the countercultural era in Berkeley.
A Cal Poly WriterSpeak event, the reading will take place at 7PM on Friday February 5th in Phillips Hall at the Performing Arts Center. Admission is free.
The poet-in-residence at University of Texas at San Antonio, Barker has produced a book that evokes the intersection of the private and public life. While her work is usually evocative of women’s lives, this new volume takes up race relations in the Sixties.
Critic Alicia Ostriker proclaims that Nothing Between Us “is flash-fiction with a twist—the irony is quiet, the beauty and loss are real, and when you’re done, you’ll want to lick the bowl.”
Describing the book as a “bittersweet, erotically compelling love affair,” poet Sandra Gilbert raves that “this narrative is unforgettably moving. I couldn’t put it down…”
Barker has said that the Sixties were frighteningly and exhilaratingly transformative for all kinds of people.
She described her own personal journey in terms the desire to be taken seriously and the desire to be perceived as a nice person.
“Just as I had grown up worrying about trying to be pretty, I had also grown up knowing it was essential (especially if one wasn't pretty) to be nice,” she said. “I excelled at niceness. That I learned to do. A good girl, helpful, nice to have around.”
Barker went on to describe how her own writing empowered her.
“[W]hen I began to let the volcano pour forth its lava, began openly to write, all that niceness got in the way. I had to strip away layers of niceness in order to write, and in the stripping down, found that much of what lay underneath all that pleasantness and cooperativeness and sunshiny-ness was scary as a real volcano.”
Cal Poly poet and writing professor Kevin Clark is elated that Barker, who now lives in San Antonio, will be visiting Cal Poly for the reading.
“I remember reading the first few pages of this book of scintillating prose poems and thinking, whoa, this is a gutsy, eye-opening book. It’s like a dangerous novel, broken into short piercing chapters,” said Clark.
“I don’t think I’ve ever read anything like it…and as a guy who’s read all kinds of transgressive verse, that’s saying something.”
Clark went on to say that Barker’s poetry is not only accessible to most readers but it consistently finds new ways to dramatize the inner life.
“After reading Nothing Between Us, I learned something about how prose poetry can work,” said Clark. “I came to see that prose poems can be as narratively satisfying as fiction. This is a wrenching but ultimately redemptive tale.”
A WriterSpeak event, the reading is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and the English Department.
For further information, please call Kevin Clark at 756-2506, or email him at kclark@calpoly.edu.
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7:30 PM
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9:30 PM
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Eric Bibb in Concert
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Contact: Brian Bemel 805-646-8907 bbemel@sbcglobal.net
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Eric Bibb
Blues and folk music.
Friday, February 5 - 7:30pm, Matilija Auditorium, Ojai.
$20 in advance / $23 at the door.
students/seniors $15 in advance / $18 at the door.
A performance by Eric Bibb is an enriching experience, both musically and spiritually. His music, like his personality, is intimate, assured and passionate, drawing listeners into the moment more as participants than as spectators. His rich and sensitive vocals and lyrics provide a perfect balance to his fine fingerpicking technique. Purveying a beautifully realized and deftly accomplished soulful and gospel-infused folk-blues, Bibb has no problem blending various genres effortlessly, melding a traditional rootsy American style. As one critic wrote, “Eric’s singing and versatile guitar playing fuses a variety of genes to become a New World Blues.” His unique talent continues to draw critical acclaim around the world. Twice nominated for the W.C. Handy Awards and winner of the “Best Newcomer” title in the British Blues Awards, Bibb has been appropriately described as “discreetly awesome” and “a total original.” As his popularity escalates, earlier comparisons to legendary greats Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal are being replaced by quotes that speak to Bibb’s ability to “use standard blues ingredients to cook up something all his own.”
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7:30 PM
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9:30 PM
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The Cuesta Jazz Faculty Concert
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Contact: Ron McCarley 805-546-3100x2445 rmccarle@cuesta.edu
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This is always an amazing concert featuring our world class Jazz Faculty and it's held in our new Theater (CPAC).
John Knutson voice,
David Becker Sax,
Ron McCarley Sax,
Jeff Miley Guitar,
Dylan Johnson Bass,
Darrell Voss Drums.
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Location: Cuesta College CPAC
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8:00 PM
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Schoolhouse Music Evenings
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Contact: Rose Knoles 805.688.4933 prtmk@sbceo.org
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Schoolhouse Music Evenings at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos welcomes the return of Internationally known clarinetist from Sweden, Håkan Rosengren, and pianist, Anne Epperson, for the second concert in this series. The evening concert will include works by Schumann, André Laporte, Witold Lutoslawski, Camille Saint-Saens, and Claude Debussy. Preferred seats are $30.00, General $20.00 for adults, and $10.00 for students.
For further info contact and purchase of tickets contact Rose Knoles, Artistic Director at 805 688-4933. St. Mark's is at Nojoqui and Alamo PIntado Rds, behind Matteis' Tavern on Hwy. 154.
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Location: Nojoqui and Alamo Pintado Rds.
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Saturday February 6, 2010
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9:00 AM
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1:30 PM
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Snowy Plover Docent Training
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Contact: Jennifer Stroh 805-893-3703 stroh@lifesci.ucsb.edu
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Would you like to give back to the community and protect endangered animals? Become a Snowy Plover Docent at UCSB's Coal Oil Point Reserve! Docents are trained to interpret snowy plover ecology to beach visitors. They record basic data and encourage beach users to comply with the Reserve regulations. Have a good time at a beautiful beach while educating the public!
The next training session is February 6th, 9AM-1:30PM. To register, call 805-893-3703 or email stroh@lifesci.ucsb.edu.
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Location: Coal Oil Point Reserve
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Saturday February 6, 2010
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9:00 AM
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Oil Stick Workshop Weekend with Sally Tippman
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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Saturday, February 6 & Sunday, February 7: 9 am - 4 pm.
Experience a new medium, oil paint sticks, color you hold in your hand and mix right on your artwork. Create artwork with easy-to-use, non-toxic oil sticks that do not fade. There are no tubes to open, no palette to clean and the oil sticks dry in only 24 hours! Sally Tippman has been painting with oil sticks for more than 20 years, and will share her knowledge with beginners and experienced artists alike. Sally has studied at Chouinard, The Art Students League, and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University in New York City. The two-day workshop costs $275 and includes a professional set of 12 Shiva Oil Paint Sticks and paper for participants to keep (please bring drawing materials). Morning coffee, tea and snacks will be provided. Reserve your space today by calling 805.238.9800.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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Saturday February 6, 2010
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9:30 AM
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PRAA Pastel Guild
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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PRAA Pastel Guild.
February 6 - 9:30 AM.
Pastelists are encouraged to join the Paso Robles Art Association's guild for: show-and-tell of new materials and work-in-progress, possible exhibition sites, framer's deals, vendor's sales, workshops, competitions, pastel society newsletters, critiques and anything else connected to using pastels. This is not a class; assistance is offered to whomever asks. This is the only group in the county dedicated to pastels. No instructor. Free to all PRAA members. Enter through the back yellow door.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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9:30 AM
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Santa Barbara Fiber Arts Guild Monthly Meeting
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Contact: Caren Paulson 8059614961 carenpaulson@yahoo.com
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Saturday, February 6, 9:30 a.m. at Presidio Springs Community C enter,
721 Laguna St. (Between De la Guerra and Ortega. Off street parking is available in the lot directly across Laguna Street. Drop-offs only in the lot next to the community center.)
Weaving with Porfirio Gutierrez: For more than 2,000 years the Zapotec Indians have been weaving tradition. Porfirio Gutierrez continues the art of weaving; using
only organic material and the traditional loom, spinning wheel, and
carding pedal introduced to his ancestor by the Spanish in the 16th
century will demonstrate the art of weaving using natural materials
and dyes from different indigenous plants and will have some of his
unique rugs available for sale. 15% of the sales will be donated to the guild.
(www.themagicofweaving.com)
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11:00 AM
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
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Contact: Janice Carr 805-756-1488 jcarr@calpoly.edu
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Beginning Saturday, January 30, Cal Poly's Orfalea College of Business will again sponsor a program in San Luis Obispo, providing tax return preparation assistance at no charge for individuals and families with incomes less than $50,000 a year. The effort is part of the annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program sanctioned and coordinated by the IRS. All returns are prepared by trained accounting seniors and are reviewed by certified tax preparers. Spanish-speaking preparers will be available. The community service project helps community members and students avoid unnecessary tax fees and tax preparation costs. Eligibility- Families with incomes less than $50,000 per year. Location- at Cal Poly: arrive at the second-floor of the Business Building (Building 03). Visitors are asked to enter Cal Poly via California Boulevard and follow the signs to the Orfaela College of Business. Wheelchair accessible. Parking is free. Date and times: 11 am to 2:30 pm every Saturday, Jan 30 to March 13. Plan to arrive no later than 2 pm so students have sufficient time to complete your return accurately. No appointment- first come first served. Documents needed: Those participating are asked to bring their Social Security card or ITIN number, 2008 tax returns and all 2009 tax-related documents including child-care expenses, and child-care provider identification number and phone number. For more information about the Cal Poly location, call 756-2667 (English and Spanish). Forms that will be prepared include 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 540, 540A, 540EZ and some supporting forms.
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Location: Cal Poly campus, Business Rotunda 03-213
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11:30 AM
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Love Will Find a Cure luncheon and fashion show
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Contact: Barbara Bolton 805 733-4950 bbolton826@gmail.com
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The Relay For Life team, Love Will Find a Cure, will sponsor their annual luncheon and fashion show on Saturday, February 6, 11:30 a.m. at the Lompoc Elks Lodge, 905 E. Ocean Avenue. Outfits from Coldwater Creek will be modeled by local cancer survivors and their inspiring stories will be shared. Tickets are $35, with $20 going to the American Cancer Society. The event will also have a variety of door prizes and raffle items. For more information, call Lou Knowles at 736-0049 or Barbara Bolton at 733-4950.
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Location: Lompoc
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12:00 PM
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11th Annual Festival of Hearts
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Contact: Justine Sutton 969-0859 justine@friendshipcentersb.org
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FRIENDSHIP CENTER’S VALENTINE PARTY GOES HAWAIIAN!
It’s time once again for one of the South Coast’s most delightful annual events, this time with a tropical twist… the 11th annual Festival of Hearts, a Valentine Party for Friendship Center, goes Hawaiian! Saturday, February 6 from noon to 3:00pm, the event will take place in the courtyard at the Center, 89 Eucalyptus Lane in Montecito – across from All Saints By-the-Sea Church. There will be a delicious luau buffet luncheon by Lorraine Lim Catering, live Hawaiian music by Kaleo Na’ea and even hula dancing. Unique and beautiful “heart-art” by local artists and other unique gifts for your Valentine will be featured in live and silent auctions. Every guest will receive a papier-mache heart decorated by local art students as a party favor. The Festival of Hearts benefits Friendship Center, the south coast’s only non-profit program providing day services for dependent adults, many of whom have Alzheimer’s. Proceeds from the Festival of Hearts enable those with income limitations to attend the program.
Tickets are $85 in advance and $95 at the door.
For tickets, call 969-0859 or go to friendshipcentersb.org
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Location: 89 Eucalyptus Lane, Santa Barbara
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2:00 PM
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Chinese Dancing and Music
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Contact: Rebecca Nadel 805-473-7161 rnadel@slolibrary.org
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Hurry on down to the Arroyo Grande Library on February 6, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. for an exciting performance of Chinese music, dance and stories that will charm you! Children will be thrilled to jump and move to the Chinese Dragon Dance and learn the Chinese Plate Dance. Children of all ages will listen eagerly as Shui Ching-Hu McSparron teaches and intrigues with tidbits from the Chinese language and culture! Be prepared for loads of fun! This program is a free family event and appropriate for children between ages 4—104!
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Location: 800 W. Branch, Arroyo Grande, CA
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2:00 PM
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Iron Jawed Angels - A Film
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Contact: Sandy Stites (805)965-7771 sandyatducks@earthlink.net
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The League of Women Voters, Santa Barbara presents a film: Iron Jawed Angels at the Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Central Library, at 2 p.m., February 6, in celebration of the 90th birthday of the League of Women Voters and the passage of the 19th amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing women's right to vote. Co-sponsors include Women's International League For Peace and Freedom, SB Chapter; Women's Economic Ventures, and more! This is a feature film about the final fight for women's voting rights and stars Hillary Swank, Julia Ormond, and Angelica Huston. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. For more information call (805)965-2422.
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Location: Santa Barbara Central Library
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2:00 PM
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Nature tour at Coal Oil Point Reserve
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Contact: Ofri Gabay coprstaff@lifesci.ucsb.edu
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This Saturday February 6th at 2:00 PM: join us for a nice Saturday afternoon walk at Coal Oil Point Reserve, a nature reserve owned by UCSB.
During the walk, find out more about interesting, meaningful, and fun local environmental research, management, conservation, and education programs, as well as volunteer and internship opportunities! Invite your friends and family too.
Trained tour leader will take you on a walk through a few of the Reserve’s ecosystems: from sandy beach to the Devereux Slough to a restored coastal dune system. Learn about the Reserve's current restoration projects and its cultural and geologic history while identifying flora and fauna-such as the Snowy Plover, Coast Golden Bush, and the Globuse Dune Beetle-that make their home at Coal Oil Point. $5 donation suggested, except for students and Reserve volunteers.
Tours occur twice a month on the first and third Saturday from 2:00 pm to 4:15 pm. Tours for groups or classes over five people are available by appointment.
Reservations for tours are required. Tours are capped at 15 people, so early registration is suggested. Contact Ofri Gabay via email at coprstaff@lifesci.ucsb.edu to reserve a spot. Ofri will send you a confirmation email with more information.
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Location: Coal Oil Point Reserve
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5:00 PM
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Transgender Couples Speak Out!
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Contact: Gina Whitaker 805 481-0788 gwhitaker@ginanken.com
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Join Tranz Central Coast and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s Social Justice Committee on February 6, 2010 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2074 Parker St., SLO (behind Smart and Final Grocery) for an evening of education and enlightenment.
• 5 PM Community Potluck Dinner – bring food to share; drinks provided.
• 6 PM Viewing of the film, Normal, with Jessica Lange and Tom Wilkinson.
• After film, open discussion with panel of transgender couples and Dr. Denise Taylor about some of the many issues affecting transgender couples.
We are joining together to present this interesting and important program to help people understand the challenges transgender couples face as they work to maintain their relationship through a process of radical change.
The event is free of charge. Contact Gina Whitaker (gwhitaker@ginanken.com) or Kari Graton (karigraton@yahoo.com) for further info or directions.
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Location: 2074 Parker St. SLO
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6:00 PM
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Opening Reception: The LOFT GALLERY presents ‘Breaking Away’, A Group Exhibition of Contemporary Art
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Contact: Evani Lupinek 805 709 0307 etheloftgallery@gmail.com
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Stop by our FUN Opening Reception: Saturday, February 6, 6-8:30 pm.
The LOFT GALLERY
1301 Park Street at 13th
Downtown Paso Robles, CA 93446.
Don’t miss this special evening of new contemporary artwork, conversation with local artists and The Loft’s magical atmosphere.
Enjoy Guest Artist, Marcia Harvey’s newest work, along with creations by Jack Biesek, Michael Campos, Glynis Chaffin-Tinglof, Brooke Chapman, Robert Chapman, Bart Kerwin, Larry Le Brane, Evani Lupinek, Marguerite Lyons, Nancy Koren, Robert Oblon, David Settino-Scott, Tom Sage, & Tom Schultz.
Featuring music by Jacob O’Dell and wine tasting by Kiamie Winery.
Exhibition: February 6-March 26, 2010.
Blog: THELOFTGALLERY.BLOGSPOT.COM.
Email: etheloftgallery@gmail.com.
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Location: The LOFT GALLERY 1301 Park Street at 13th Downtown Paso Robles, CA 93446
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7:00 PM
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HEARTS FOR THE ARTS - A VALENTINE SERENADE
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Contact: Patti Hopper (805) 563-4601 hopper@music.ucsb.edu
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Event Price: $25/General, $10/Students, $50/Patron,
$85/PATRON Couple (includes preferred seating and reception).
Proceeds to benefit the UCSB Music Affiliates Scholarship Fund.
This program features outstanding faculty artists includingHelen Callus, viola, Jill Felber, flute, Paul Sahuc, baritone, Natasha Kislenko, piano, and Robert Koenig, piano, the UCSB Young Artists Trio - Dimitry Olevsky, violin, Kimberly Fitch, viola, and Kathryn Mendenhall, cello, and the UCSB Graduate Student Viola Ensemble withJacob Adams, Alex Chang, Kimberly Fitch, Rachel Galvin
Shannon McCue, and Linda Shaver in works byBach, Ravel, Reinecke, and Barlow.
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Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State St., SB
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7:30 PM
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Sanctuary of the Heart
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Contact: Barbara Meyer 805.962.9319 meyerbrb@hotmail.com
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Join Jeannie Zandi and friends for an evening of silent meditation, guided meditation, a short talk by Jeannie and a chance for exchange by those attending. Jeannie talks spontaneously from the Heart, invoking a thick field of presence and love. The paradox of being at once human and divine is embraced, celebrated, and explored in service to embodying the Holy within life's challenges. No experience is required, all are welcome. For more information about Jeannie, visit www.jeanniezandi.com.
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Location: Yoga Soup, 28 Parker Way, Santa Barbarba, CA 93101
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8:00 PM
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'A Night at the Mission' Benefit Chamber Concert
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Contact: Cal Poly Music Department 805-756-2406 music@calpoly.edu
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Several of Cal Poly's finest student music ensembles will perform traditional and contemporary chamber music at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6 in the Old Mission Church in San Luis Obispo.
“A Night at the Mission” will include performances by the Wind Quintets, Wind Dectet, Saxophone Quartets, Trombone Choir, Clarinet Quartet, String Quintet, Brass Quintet and Brass Ensemble. The event will help raise funds for more than 60 student-musicians to perform at the Walt Disney Concert Hall during the 2010 Los Angeles International Music Festival in June.
The Wind Ensemble has been selected to perform as the Showcase Ensemble at the four-day event. For more information, visit http://windorchestra.calpoly.edu.
Tickets are $8 and $10 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Ticket Office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets may also be purchased at the door the night of the concert.
To order tickets by phone, call 805-756-2787 (SLO-ARTS). A 10 percent discount is given to patrons who buy season tickets to four Music Department events through the Performing Arts Ticket office; a 15 percent discount is given on tickets to five or more events.
For more information about the benefit concert, contact the Cal Poly Music Department at 805-756-2406 or http://music.calpoly.edu. "A Night at the Mission" is sponsored by the Cal Poly Music Department, College of Liberal Arts and Instructionally Related Activities program.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
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An Evening with the Shirelles
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Contact: Clark Center Box Office 805-489-9444 info@clarkcenter.org
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The Clark Center for the Performing Arts welcomes the legendary group, The Shirelles, on Saturday, February 6 at 8pm. The Shirelles were the first major female vocal group of the rock and roll era, defining the so-called girl group sound with their soft, sweet harmonies and yearning innocence. Their music was a blend of pop and R&B, Doo-wop and smooth uptown soul that appealed to listeners across the board, before Motown became a crossover phenomenon with white audiences. The quartet formed in New Jersey in 1958 and released a string of hits including "Baby It's You," "Mama Said," "Foolish Little Girl" and the #1 Pop hits "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "Soldier Boy.” The Shirelles were named "Best Female Group" five years in a row by Cashbox and Billboard and were the first girl group to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. They were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. For tickets, call 805-489-9444 or visit www.clarkcenter.org.
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Location: Clark Center - Arroyo Grande
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8:00 PM
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11:00 PM
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La Vie en Rose: Annual Valentine's Day Exhibition, Benefit Auction, and Fashion Show
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Contact: Kimberly Hahn 805.966.5373 press@sbcaf.org
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Benefit Auction and Fashion Show: FEB. 6 - 8PM Until Late, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.
CAF’s famed and cherished annual event has added a few exciting new twists! Brought to you as a late-night, lounge extravaganza inspired by the romance and sophistication of Paris, this benefit offers an array of live and silent auctions featuring exceptional wines, luxury items, and world-class artwork by internationally renowned artists and Santa Barbara’s own art luminaries.
Gain entrée to the benefit auction and fashion show by selecting one of two fabulous ticket options. All attendees may participate in the silent art, wine, and luxury item auctions. For tickets and more information, call 805.966.5373 or visit our online store http://www.sbcaf.org. Tickets run $75 or $175 per person. $175 C'est Fantastique ticket holders may arrive at 7PM to preview the artworks.
To learn more about the event: http://www.sbcaf.org/exhibitions/upcoming/upcoming.html.
To purchase tickets online: http://www.sbcaf.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=SBCAF&Category_Code=TIX.
Fashion show in partnership with Susan Pitcher’s iconic Montecito boutiques, dressed/ready. Finding that fashion must-have or Valentine’s gift is a snap with dressed/ready's La Vie en Rose 10% discount which will run from Jan 28th through Feb 5th; a portion of the proceeds from sales during this time will benefit CAF. While there, don’t miss dressed/ready's sister exhibition of couture inspired paintings by Doug Wada. Wada’s fashionable art works will be on view and for sale from Jan 27 - Feb 4 at dressed/ready and then move to CAF on Feb 5 for La Vie en Rose. dressed/ready is located at 1253 Coast Village Road in Montecito.
La Vie en Rose is sponsored by Arcadian Winery, Bella Vista Designs, Inc., CASA Magazine, Cheri Bibi, dressed/ready, MB et compagnie, Santa Barbara Independent, and Santa Barbara News-Press.
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Location: Contemporary Arts Forum
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Sunday February 7, 2010
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8:00 AM
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1:00 PM
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Super Bowl Sunday Volunteer Work Day
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Contact: Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers 547 9025 CCCMB.org
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Come join the biggest volunteer work day of the year for Montana de Oro State Park on Super Bowl Sunday morning, February 7th. This year marks the 21st annual Super Bowl Sunday Volunteer Trail Work Day at the park.
The day starts at 8:00 am when over one hundred equestrians, hikers and mountain bikers will assemble at the Ranger Station above Spooners Cove for breakfast and a raffle. Then we will split into teams, and tackle trail maintenance on the Parks most heavily used and loved trails. The work day starts and ends early so there's plenty of time to get home, relax and watch the game.
All participants will receive a free pair of Solar Comfort polarized, UV sunglasses.
This event is sponsored by Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers, San Luis Obispo City's Volunteers of the Year.
For more information and free downloadable maps go to CCCMB.org.
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Location: Montana de Oro State Park
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10:00 AM
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12:00 PM
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Bringing Meditation Practice Into Daily LIfe
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Contact: Clarissa Schaeffer 805-439-0883 slobodhipath@gmail.com
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“Day-To-Day Buddhism”
With Dharma Teacher Khedrup Zangmo
This meditation practice and teaching will focus on bringing our practice into our lives and world. Buddhism offers many methods to relieve suffering in our own lives and in the lives of others. Nobody wants to suffer and everyone wants to be happy. Learning to meditate with trained guidance can ease our suffering and truly transform our lives. Learning to take these experiences out in the world truly transforms us and the world we live in. We will discuss taking our sitting and other practices into our daily lives and finding the space in our busy lives for practice.
Khedrub Zangmo has been studying and practicing Buddhism for over 25 years. Under the guidance of the highly respected meditation master Lama Gendun Rinpoche, she took monastic vows and completed two consecutive three-year retreats at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling in central France . After completing her second retreat in 1997, Khedrub lived in the women’s monastery established by Gendun Rinpoche and began teaching Buddhism in centers, schools and organizations in Europe and in the USA . At the request of Shamar Rinpoche, Khedrub moved back to the US in 2000. Khedrub is currently a resident teacher of the Pasadena Bodhi Path Center.
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Location: 3484 Gregory Ct., San Luis Obispo, 93401
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1:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Hats & Gloves High Tea
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Contact: Shoosh Crotzer 805-771-8640 info@enhancementinc.com
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Join Enhancement, Inc. for a fundraiser to benefit their Creative Healing Retreats for Breast Cancer Survivors. "Hats & Gloves High Tea" will be held on Sun, Feb 7 from 1 - 4 p.m. at Edna Valley Vineyard. (This is a great alternative for those who aren't into Superbowl football!)
You are encouraged to wear your best or favorite hat and gloves and prizes will be given for the most original as well as the most elegant hat. Dine on scones and lemon and lemon curd from Diane Kwong, tea sandwiches & salads from Maegen Loring, decadent desserts from the Truffle Garden, Sun-N-Buns Bakery, the Tea Cozy, and more.. plus, of course, teas.
Bid on wonderful Silent Auction items such as overnight stays, jewelry, dinners, hats, etc. and try your luck with their great raffles prizes. Adding to the atmosphere will be harp music by Jennifer Sayre.
Ticket Prices are either $50 each or table of 6 for $275. Space is limited, so call 771-8640 to order your tickets today!!!
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Location: Edna Valley Vineyard
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4:00 PM
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SLO Favorite Poems Project Reading
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Contact: Ellyn Winslow 788-0818 ellyn.winslow@pobox.com
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Meets on first Sundays in San Luis Obispo to read poems that are written by others, not one's own work. Poems relate to a monthly topic, with featured readers followed by open mic. So bring a poem to read, or just join us to listen! There is no cover charge.
Readings are held from 4-6 pm at Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO.
The next reading is:
2/7/10 Topic: LOVE Featured reader: Lisha Perini
More information at: www.slofavoritepoems.org.
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Location: Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO
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Monday February 8, 2010
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12:00 PM
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5:00 PM
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Bloom N Grow Blood Drive
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Contact: Jodi Bloom 805-466-5769 Jodi@bloomngrow.com
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Bloom N Grow Florist is hosting a blood drive . Monday February 8th from 12-5. Call for an appointment but walk ins are welcome! Each donor will receive a gift and discounts from Bloom N Grow. Come be a hero at 9955 El Camino Real Atascadero or call 805-466-5769. See you there!
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Location: 9955 El Camino Real Atascadero, CA
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5:30 PM
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Country rocker Stephen Styles Plays Paso
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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Stephen Styles is the featured act Feb. 8 at Senor Sancho's, 2927 Spring Street, Paso Robles, CA ………. The Buellton-based singer-songwriter has played many SLO-area showcases, including three last fall featuring Nashville hit writer Chuck Cannon. Styles songs like "Jesus Drives a Pickup Truck" and "Set 'em Up, Shoot 'em Down" are aimed straight at the Country charts. His voice is already much in demand at Nashville recording studios, and his songs are being recorded by up-and-coming country stars such as Scott Lindsey. Listen to Styles here: http://www.myspace.com/stephenstyles ..........Guest performers on Feb. 8 will include Paso's own Steve Bernal ……….Every Monday 5:30-8pm, the format is inspired by Nashville writers nights: three guest performers will share the stage and play in-the-round 5:30-6:15, and another trio of writers from 7:15-8pm, with the featured act in the middle of the show. All ages are welcome. There is no cover charge, but a tip bucket is passed for the featured act. Come for food, drinks and live music. For more info, call Senor Sancho’s 805-237-1508 http://www.senorsanchos.com ……….For upcoming showcases hosted by Steve Key see Songwriters at Play! http://www.songwritersatplay.com
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Location: Paso Robles
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7:00 PM
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8:30 PM
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Wisdom of Faith
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Contact: Pastor Jane 805 543-7580 pastor@sloumc.com
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“The Wisdom of Faith,” with Huston Smith and Bill Moyers.
A Series on the World’s Great Religions.
Dr. Smith once said, "If we take the world's enduring religions at their best, we discover the distilled wisdom of the human race." Come and learn what he means and how understanding the faith of our neighbors strengthens our own faith.
Each class has 1-hour dvd and discussion. This event is free and all are welcome!
Jan 11: Hinduism, Buddhism.
Jan 25: Confucianism.
Feb 1: Christianity and Judaism.
Feb 8: Islam.
Feb 15: "A Personal Philosophy," conclusion.
San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church
1515 Fredericks St.,
San Luis Obispo.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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Tuesday February 9, 2010
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9:00 AM
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10:30 AM
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Nonprofit Support Center, Executive Director Roundtable
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Contact: Maria Fabula 805-928-2503 mfabula@supportcenter.org
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Executive Director Roundtable.
Guest: Catherine Brozowski, Vice President, Orfalea Foundations.
New participants are always welcome and encouraged to join in these informal, supportive and confidential networking discussions.
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Location: 120 E. Jones Street, Suite 117, Santa Maria, CA
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9:00 AM
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1:00 PM
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Acrylic, Watercolor & Oil Class with John Barnard
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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Studios on the Park Classroom.
Tuesday, February 9, 16, 23.
9 am – 1 pm.
Studios on the Park Classroom.
Artist John Barnard brings his relaxed and easygoing watercolor, oil and and acrylic class to Studios on the Park. Furnish your own art supplies, bring a sack lunch, and enjoy a friendly critique at noon. Just $10 per meeting for students of all skill levels - beginners welcome. Sponsored by the Paso Robles Art Association. For more information or to sign up, call 805.466.1465.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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12:00 PM
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Women's Leadership in Building Global Community
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Contact: Anneka Scranton 805 528-7025 annekascranton@gmail.com
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The President of the Global Fund for Women, Kavita Ramdas, will be speaking on "Women's Leadership in Building Global Community" on February 9th at the 1st
Presbyterian Church in SLO. The Global Fund for Women is the largest grant making foundation in the world focused exclusively on supporting international women's human rights. Kavita Ramdas is the recipient of numerous philanthropic awards for innovative work as a social venture capitalist. The $25 donation to the Global Fund covers a buffet luncheon provided by Petra's Mediterranean Grill. Tickets are available at Humankind Fair Trade Store, 902 Monterey St. SLO until February 6th.
For more information: contact Anneka Scranton at 528-7025.
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Location: 1st Presbyterian Church, 981 Marsh St, San Luis Obispo, 93401
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1:00 PM
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North County Computer Club
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Contact: Fred Seaver 8052380981 fseaver@live.com
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Paso Robles Senior Cntr. 270 Scott St.
Al Moreno will give a talk on Photo Enhancing Software.
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Location: Paso Robles Senior Cntr
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6:25 PM
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9:30 PM
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L.A.'s Tom Freund comes to SLO Town
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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Tom Freund, whose current CD was produced by longtime pal Ben Harper, is the Feb. 9 featured act at the Steynberg Gallery 1531 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA……….His solo recordings have been acclaimed by critics such as the New York Times' Ann Powers, who called his debut CD an "unexpected gem". Freund has also toured as a bassist for Graham Parker and Brett Dennen. http://www.tomfreund.com/ ……….Guest performers include guitar wizard Dorian Michael, LA-based Americana artist Lindsay Tomasic, and local favorites Gigi Beth and Ansley Rix……….Every Tuesday night 6:30-9:30pm, up to eight guest performers will perform before and after the featured set. There is a $5 cover charge for the showcases at the Steynberg Gallery. All ages are welcome. The gallery has a café serving a light food menu, coffee, tea, beer and wine. http://steynberggallery.com ……….For upcoming showcases hosted by Steve Key, see Songwriters at Play! http://www.songwritersatplay.com
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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7:00 PM
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Book Publishing 1-2-3: From the Writer’s Fingers to the Reader’s Hands
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Contact: Laurie (858) 635-1233 eaglet5223@mypacks.net
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Book Publishing 1-2-3: From the Writer’s Fingers to the Reader’s Hands.
Sprinkled with helpful hints and tips from a professional editor (for example, how to find literary agents), this entertaining lecture/workshop is designed to inspire aspiring authors, and boost their chances of getting published. We’ll also follow the behind-the-scenes journey of a manuscript as it becomes a printed book, briefly discuss the children’s literature market, check out the increasingly popular option of self-publishing, and talk about ways that authors can market and sell their books. Bring a pen, paper, and your questions — other highlights include a couple of quick creativity exercises, our “Editor’s Tips on Craft” segment, and the Q&A session. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. in the conference room of the San Luis Obispo Library (995 Palm St.). No RSVP needed. Cost: $10; each person receives a free, professional review of five double-spaced pages of writing (hard copy). Presenter: Longtime book editor/proofreader Laurie Gibson, whose projects range from “The Color Purple” (Alice Walker) to the short-story collection “Tales from Margaritaville” (Jimmy Buffett) and several titles by Brian Tracy. A former instructor for the Extended Studies programs at both UCLA and U.C. San Diego, Laurie also works with first-time authors to help improve their writing — and their chances of getting published. For more information, call Laurie at (858) 635-1233 or write eaglet5223@mypacks.net
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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Wednesday February 10, 2010
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9:00 AM
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Grantwriters Roundtable
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Contact: Maria Fabula 805-547-2244 mfabula@supportcenter.org
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Nonprofit Support Center Presents:
Grantwriters Roundtable
Guest: Cheryl Dettrick, M.S., Grant Development Consultant
New participants are always welcome and encouraged to join in these informal, supportive and confidential networking discussions.
Visit our website at www.supportcenter.org for more information.
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Location: 4102 Vachell Lane, SLO
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2:00 PM
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5:00 PM
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Quickbooks for Service-based Businesses
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Contact: Greg Perry 805-781-2580 gregperry@kcbx.org
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Join us for this new class that covers everything you need to know about using QuickBooks for your service-based business. Topics include setting up company files, navigation, vendor and customer management tools, reports and forms, and much more.
This class meets on 4 Wednesdays, February 10th – March 3rd, 2010. Time: 2pm – 5pm
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Location: 4100 Vachell Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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3:30 PM
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Cal Poly Science Café - Jurassic Beer
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Contact: Cynthia Perrine 805-756-7549 csgperrine@yahoo.com
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The Cal Poly Science Café at the Kennedy Library presents "Jurassic Beer: Brewing a 45 million year old beer. Our speaker is Dr. Raul Cano, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biological Sciences and Founder of Ambergene and the Environmental Biotechnology Institute. Dr. Cano will present on his accidental discovery of ancient yeast and his subsequent partnership to use the yeast to brew beer with Fossil Fuels Brewing Company. This event is part of an ongoing speaker series called Science Café, that stimulates discussions, encourages open, easy-to-understand conversations exploring scientific topics, and fosters interdisciplinary interactions. Science Café is an international movement to bring science and technology topics to the public in an informal setting.
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Location: Cal Poly Kennedy Library
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4:00 PM
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Cal Poly Hosts Opera Company Director Giorgio Lalov for Master Class
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Contact: Cal Poly Music Department 805-756-2406 music@calpoly.edu
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Giorgio Lalov, director and co-founder of Teatro Lirico D'uropa, will present a vocal master class at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, in the Pavilion of the Performing Arts Center's Christopher Cohan Center.
During the class, several of the Cal Poly Music Department’s leading voice students will perform and be critiqued on their performance. The public is welcome to attend.
As co-founder, Lalov has been involved with Teatro Liroco D'Europa since its inception in the 1980s. It's one of the most successful opera touring companies in both Europe and the U.S.
The free master class is made possible by Cal Poly’s Opera Workshop and is sponsored by the Cal Poly Music Department, College of Liberal Arts and Instructionally Related Activities program. It precedes Teatro Lirico D'Europa's performance of "Die Fledermaus" in the Cohan Center’s Harman Hall at 7 p.m.
The Pavilion is accessible through the lobby of the Performing Arts Center.
For more information on the class, call the Music Department at 805-756-2406. For information on the "Die Fledermaus" performance, visit http://calpolyarts.org
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Location: Performing Arts Center - Pavilion
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Wednesday February 10, 2010
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5:30 PM
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BEGINNING FUSED GLASS WORKSHOP
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Contact: Larry Le Brane 805.528.8791 larron4@charter.net
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Join Larry Le Brane, local glass artist, for a fun BEGINNING FUSED GLASS WORKSHOP, February 10, 17, 24, 5:30-8:30 pm, (3 Wednesdays) at Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine Street, Paso Robles, CA 93446-2521.
This 3-week class teaches the fundamental skills to create fused-glass objects & artwork. Students 18+ yr. with all levels of art skills are encouraged to attend & design 3-4 glass items for fusing & slumping. Price is $120/3 weeks, including $20 materials.
This hands-on workshop has been gaining popularity with professional Central Coast artists & new art students recently. Larry’s been a fine art instructor at CA’s community colleges for over 3 decades, plus he creates diverse artwork combining fused glass with unusual materials. His work is exhibited at several Central Coast galleries and at www.larrylebrane.
Students will receive a Materials List & Course Outline in the 1st session. Students MUST bring their own wrap-around safety goggles to the first class. To REGISTER, please contact larron4@charter.net or 805.528.8791. Check, cash, credit card or PayPal accepted.
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Location: 1130 Pine Street, Paso Robles, 93446-2521
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Wednesday February 10, 2010
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First Time Homebuyer Seminar
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Contact: Receptionist 805-781-3088 x0 admin@pshhc.org
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Peoples’ Self-Help Housing is hosting a “First-Time Home Buyer Education Seminar” on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Rabobank, 6950 El Camino Real, in Atascadero.
The free seminar will present different alternatives and loan options for first time home buyers and provide them with information they need to make wise purchase and loan decisions. Workshop attendees, who need further assistance, will be able to set up individual appointments with bi-lingual PSHH housing counselors.
This workshop will be facilitated by Brian Kerrigan, Housing Counselor for Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH). A graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Kerrigan holds a degree in business administration/finance and most recently worked as a loan officer for Chase Bank. Kerrigan is multi-lingual and fluent in Spanish, and also facilitates our Foreclosure Prevention Workshops.
PSHH also offers Foreclosure Prevention Workshops, please check our website www.pshhc.org for more information.
PSHH is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide affordable housing and programs leading to self-sufficiency for low-income families, seniors, and other special needs groups on California’s Central Coast. Since its establishment in 1970, PSHH has assisted nearly 1,200 individuals or families build their own self-help home.
To reserve your space call People’s at (805) 781-3088. For a complete schedule of First Time Home Buyers Seminars or Home Foreclosure Prevention Seminars in Central Coast communities, visit www.pshhc.org.
This seminar is sponsored by Bank of America, Coast National Bank, Rabobank and Peoples’ Self-Help Housing.
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Location: 6950 El Camino Real, Atascadero
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Copenhagen & Climate Change
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Contact: Ray Weymann 462-1661 raywey@charter.net
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Copenhagen and Climate Change: Impressions from Two Students.
On Wednesday evening Feb. 10th at the Atascadero Lake Pavilion, local Templeton High student Kayla Clark and Cal Poly student Michael Symmes will report on their first-hand experiences at the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change. Preceding these talks Dr. Ray Weymann will give a non-technical summary of climate science. The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 PM and the program starts promptly at 7 PM in the Sarah Grondstrom room.
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Location: Atascadero Lake Pavilion
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Poetry Out Loud: National High School Recitation Contest
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Contact: Marta Peluso 544-9251 director@artsobispo.org
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The public is invited to attend the 4th annual San Luis Obispo
County competition for the Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest. The heart-warming local competition will take place Wednesday, February 10 from 7 to 9 PM at the San Luis Coastal Adult School Room J-2, located at 1500 Lizzie Street in San Luis Obispo.
High School students from throughout SLO County will recite master poems from memory on February 10th in this inspiring program that is also taking place in high schools throughout the U.S.
Locally POL is sponsored by ARTS Obispo, SLO County Arts Council, in collaboration with the California Arts Council, The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, the nation's largest literary organization.
For more information on the local Poetry Out Loud school competition contact ARTS Obispo, office@artsobispo.org.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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Still Walking
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Contact: Natalia Cohen 661.607.6591 natalia.cohen@sa.ucsb.edu
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Still Walking.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 @ 7:30 PM, Campbell Hall.
General public $6.00.
UCSB Students $5.00.
Includes facility fee.
“Transcendent…completely absorbing, so sure of its own scale and scope that while you’re watching it, the rest of the world falls into irrelevance.” The New York Times.
From the award-winning director of Nobody Knows and Afterlife, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s poignant drama about a family haunted by the memory of a lost son is being hailed as a contemporary masterpiece. Lushly photographed, the film’s quiet pleasure takes place over the course of a beautiful afternoon in which the uniquely dysfunctional group reunites to commemorate the loss. Humor and warmth reveal the complex dynamics, petty squabbles and fleeting pleasures of life and an ultimately loving family. In Japanese with English subtitles. (Hirokazu Kore-eda, 2008, 114 min.)
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Location: Campbell Hall
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8:00 PM
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Melissa Rapp at Linnea's!
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Contact: Melissa Rapp 415-225-5531 mrappmusic@gmail.com
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Come enjoy some warm drinks and eats along with the sweet sounds of singer-songwriter Melissa Rapp. For fans of Feist, Corinne Bailey Ray, and Jem.
8pm sharp! Free show. All ages.
http://www.myspace.com/melissarapp
www.linnaeas.com/
1110 Garden Street, San Luis Obispo, CA - (805) 541-5888.
Directions: Get off Hwy 101 at the Marsh St. exit. There is a stoplight at the end of the ramp. Drive straight ahead (Marsh is oneway) until the second light (Broad St.). The next street is Garden. Turn left and the Cafe is in that block.
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Location: 1110 Garden ST, SLO
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Thursday February 11, 2010
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9:00 AM
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11:30 AM
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Nonprofit Support Center, Finding Funding on the Web
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Contact: Maria Fabula 805-928-2503 mfabula@supportcenter.org
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Finding Funding on the Web
This class, for NSC members only, will teach you to use and optimize search efforts on the comprehensive, continually updated online databases of the Foundation Center Search Platinum version and NOZAsearch. This class is a pre-requisite to using the databases at any NSC Resource Library.
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Location: 120 E. Jones Street, Suite 117
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4:30 PM
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6:30 PM
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Breastfeeding Clinic Open House
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Contact: megan maloney 542-6498 megan.maloney@chw.edu
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The public is invited to join us as we celebrate the new French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) Breastfeeding Clinic. An open house will be held Thursday, February 11th from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the clinic located in the Bear Valley Center, 12326 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo. The ceremony will commence with a short dedication by representatives from County Supervisor Katcho Achadjian’s office, from First 5 San Luis Obispo County and from French Hospital. The celebration includes children’s activities, refreshments and raffle prizes. Lactation consultants will also be on hand. No RSVP is necessary; those with questions can call the Breastfeeding Warmline at 541-BABY or 541-2229.
In August 2009, the FHMC Breastfeeding Clinic was established after the closure of the service by Community Health Centers of the Central Coast (CHC). To ensure these essential lactation consulting services would continue for all San Luis Obispo County women, FHMC, San Luis Obispo County, and First 5 San Luis Obispo County joined together to save the clinic from significant reduction of services.
As part of this collaboration, FHMC received a two year grant to support breastfeeding services at four WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program sites in the amount of $144,000. This grant is funded through First 5 San Luis Obispo County which maintains a safety net of services for young children.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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Thursday February 11, 2010
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Thursday March 4, 2010
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5:00 PM
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7:00 PM
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Intermediate Word 2007
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Contact: Greg Perry 805-781-2580 gregperry@kcbx.org
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Go beyond the basics! Learn how to do more with Microsoft Word 2007, including how to create custom forms, merge to email, include tables of contents and bibliographies, control master documents, add graphics, video and sound, collaborate with others, use digital signatures and more.
Instructor: Alexandra Robin Price is $45.00. Register online at www.kcbx.net or call 805-781-2580.
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Location: 4100 Vachell Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Thursday February 11, 2010
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6:30 PM
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Ramblin' Randall Lamb Plays the Porch
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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The Feb. 11 Porch showcase features Randall Lamb, a balladeer in the Woody Guthrie style, who also cites Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Townes Van Zandt as musical influences. Randall has often made the drive from his home in Buellton to play 3-song guest sets at the Porch, but tonight he stretches out to play the 45-minute featured set. http://www.myspace.com/randalllamb.com ……… Guest performers include Paul Hobbs, John Sandoval, Kaitlyn Eller, and newcomer James Matteis……….Every Thursday 6:30-9:30pm, the showcase includes one featured act and up to 8 others playing 3-song sets. We pass the tip jar during the featured set, otherwise no cover. All ages are welcome. Come for beer/wine, pizza, and live music. For more info, call The Porch 805-438-3376. http://www.porchcafe.com ………. For upcoming showcases hosted by Steve Key, see Songwriters at Play! http://songwritersatplay.com
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Location: Santa Margarita
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8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
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VOCAL CONVOCATION
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Contact: Patti Hopper (805)893-3230 hopper@music.ucsb.edu
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Benjamin Brecher, Chair of the Vocal Program, leads a program featuring outstanding students.
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Location: UCSB's Karl Geiringer Hall (Music 1250)
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Friday February 12, 2010
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Sunday February 14, 2010
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8:30 AM
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2:30 PM
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Cayucos Library Moving Sale
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Contact: Gretchen Ross 805-234-6320 cayucosstorylady@yahoo.com
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The Friends of the Cayucos Library will be holding a three-day moving sale at 248 S. Ocean, Cayucos February, 12th-14th.
Books and fixtures will be liquidated.
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Location: Cayucos Library 248 S Ocean, Cayucos, CA
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Friday February 12, 2010
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4:00 PM
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5:30 PM
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Pierluigi Serraino
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Contact: henri T. de Hahn 805 756-1316 hdehahn@calpoly.edu
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Pierluigi is an Italian architect practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has worked in the offices of Mark Mack, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and Anshen+Allen Architects, gaining extensive experience both in small and large scale domestic and international projects. He holds degrees in architecture from the University of Rome "La Sapienza",the Southern California Institute California, and the University of California Los Angeles. He is completing this year his Ph.D. in architecture at the University of California Berkeley on the subject of collaboration and teamwork in multidisciplinary design practices.
His articles and projects have appeared in Architectural Record, Architectural Design, ArCA, Global Architecture, Hunch, Costruire, Architettura Cronache e Storia, ACADIA, and Journal of Architectural Education. He has published books for TASCHEN, Chronicle Books, Birkhauser, Routledge, Princeton Architectural Press, John Wiley & Sons, and William Stout Publishers. Among his titles are "Modernism Rediscovered", "NorCalMod: Icons on Northern California Modernism", and "History of Form*Z". Forthcoming books are a monograph of mid-century architect Gordon Drake, and a study of Digital Design through the work design architect John Marx of San Francisco.
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Location: Cal Poly campus, Business Rotunda 03-213
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5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
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Creative Happy Hour with Laure Carlisle
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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Challenge your artistic side in 2010 with Laure Carlisle. Come to this "happy hour" to participate in her monthly creative challenges and view how other artists solved the previous month's challenge. Each month, participants can share the work produced using the challenges given the previous month. After discussion and critique, Laure presents a new set of criteria to challenge you. If you are having trouble with artist block or just want to explore new inspirations, this is the monthly event for you! All levels and all media welcome. $5.00 a month participation fee.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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5:00 PM
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Hearts, Romance, and Music at the Garden
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Contact: Julie 541-1400 ext. 305 jpowell@slobg.org
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The perfect gift for the one you love: an evening of romantic music by Nu Monet and delicious food catered by Meagan Loring in the beautiful Oak Glen Pavilion at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden.
Nu Monet is comprised of Jim Barnett, Johnny Mathis' former pianist of 30 years and vocalist Deanna Delore. With a unique approach to music, Nu Monet performances span a wide variety of musical genres, including tunes from the American songbook, show tunes, jazz standards, folk ballads, and arias from operas.
Advance ticket sales are $25.00 or $28.50 at the door. Reserve ahead by calling 541-1400 ext. 305.
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Location: San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
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5:30 PM
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8:30 PM
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Atascadero Art & Wine Tour - Colony Museum
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Contact: James Wilkins, President 805-466-8341 jrw@jwilkinsartscape.com
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The Atascadero Historical Society invites you to view a collection of Black and White photographs taken by the late Bob Wilkins Sr. There will also be on display Atascadero elementary group class photos taken by Wilkins during the 1940s through the 1960s. The exhibit may be viewed at the Atascadero Colony Museum located at 6600 Lewis Avenue, next to the city's parking lot off East Mall. Docents will be on duty to answer visitor’s questions about our unique local history and free refreshments will be served.
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Location: Atascadero
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6:00 PM
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11:00 PM
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Idler's Back to the Sixties
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Contact: Mike Patrick 238-6020 mlp@idlers.net
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Unfinished Business, the band that rocked San Luis Obispo County on New Year’s Eve, is rolling again with another community bash: “Back to the Sixties,” coming up on Friday, Feb. 12 at the Paso Robles Event Center.
The party, hosted by Idler’s Appliances and the San Miguel Lions Club as a benefit for the Paso Robles American Cancer Society Relay for Life, will be hopping with great dance music, wines from Pomar Junction Winery and nine other wineries, beers from Firestone Walker Brewery and appetizers created by Hospitality Catering. Idler’s team members and the Lions promise an enticing silent auction, door prizes, a dance exhibition, other surprises and an all around good time.
Unfinished Business is a popular local rock ‘n’ roll band that admits to being “truly stuck in the ‘60s.” Band member Jim Witt has been a longtime senior manager at Idler’s who indulges his love of rock ‘n’ roll with weekend and off-hours band gigs. Witt said his band members are proudly donating their time at “Back to the Sixties” for a great cause.
Idler’s commitment to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life is very personal to the 56-year-old business. “Every one of us working at Idler’s has been touched in some way by cancer,” Mike Patrick, Idler’s Relay Team Captain and event organizer said. “We are dedicated to raising funds for the Relay event as our way of helping beat this devastating disease.” The event is slated for 6 - 11 p.m., Friday, Feb. 12 at Exhibition Building No. 2 at the Paso Robles Event Center (Mid-State Fairgrounds). Tickets are $25 and available now at all Idler’s locations. The main door prize for this event will be a Bosch stainless steel dishwasher valued at $800 and donated by the Purcell Murray Company, distributors of Bosch products in California.
Additional information is available at www.idlers.net or by phone at Idler’s SLO, 543-6600; Idler’s Atascadero, 466-6020; or Idler’s Paso Robles, 238-6020.
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Location: Paso Robles Event Center
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Friday February 12, 2010
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Saturday February 13, 2010
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6:00 PM
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9:00 PM
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Valentine Dinner Theater at Adelaida Cellars
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Contact: Pati Coelho 805.239.8980 x19 pati@adelaida.com
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Adelaida Cellars presents a special Valentine weekend production of A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters with Patti Kane and Jeffrey Schultz, two veteran performers formerly with the Classic American Theatre of Paso Robles. Enjoy an epicurean four-course dinner by Chef Charlie Paladin Wayne and complimentary wine upon arrival. Wine is available for purchase by the glass or bottle during dinner or intermission. Fri., Feb. 12 and Sat, Feb. 13 at 6pm. $95 per person, reservations required.
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Location: Adelaida Cellars, 5805 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles, CA 93446
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Friday February 12, 2010
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6:30 PM
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9:30 PM
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Sons of Norway “Meatballs with Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Dinner”
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Contact: Kathleen 805-748-5674 kbkennemann@sbcglobal.net
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The Stillehavet Lodge of the Sons of Norway is having a “Meatballs with Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Dinner” on Friday, February 12, 2010. There will be a “Match the Sweethearts Wedding Picture Contest”; bring a side dish or dessert to share, along with a wedding photo. (Donation: $5, Adults and Children). The dinner starts at 6:30 pm, at the Odd Fellows Lodge, 520 Dana St., San Luis Obispo, CA. The public is invited. Call (805) 748-5674 for more information.
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Location: 520 Dana Street, San Luis Obispo, CA
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7:30 PM
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11:00 PM
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GLBT All-Ages Valentine's Dance
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Contact: Pacific Pride Foundation 805-349-9947
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Pacific Pride Foundation is proud to sponsor their Annual All Ages GLBT Valentine's Dance. This is free and open to the GLBT and GLBT Friendly! Come out for a night of fun and dancing with your Sweetheart! DJ'd by Central Coast's one and only DJ Mo (Mo Betta Mo Fun Productions) this will be a night to celebrate Love, in a Love Positive environment! This is a safe and Drug/Alcohol Free environment.
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Location: YoYo Club
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8:00 PM
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9:30 PM
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Anti- Valentines Day
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Contact: Gerry Hansen (626) 367- 7384 v_eguavoen@yahoo.co.uk
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University of California's very talented and hysterically funny Comedy Troupe IMPROVability will be performing an Anti Valentines day themed comedy show.
Come with someone you "love or hate" and laugh the pain away and have fun.
SEE YOU THERE!!!
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Location: Embarcadero Hall
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Saturday February 13, 2010
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Create Some Love: Love Letter Making for You & Your Valentine
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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Celebrate Valentine’s weekend by participating in a romantic afternoon of art with your loved one. You and your beloved will learn artistic techniques while creating beautiful, personalized Valentine’s cards and/or love letters for one another. Studios on the Park artists will be on-hand to guide you as you craft heartfelt works of art from a variety of beautiful materials. Nothing says “I Love You” like a handmade work of art, so be a sweetheart to the arts while enjoying a special creative time with your loved one!
Cost: $20 per person or $35 per couple includes all art materials, instruction, a selection of gourmet appetizers and sweets, including fresh chocolate strawberries courtesy of the Yogurt Swirl, as well as JUSTIN Cabernet Sauvignon fortified with brandy, and a romantic ambiance.
Two sessions to choose from: 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm &
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm.
Reservations strongly encouraged: 805.238.9800.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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9:00 AM
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Restoration Party
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Contact: Holly Sletteland 239-3928 mcas@morrocoastaudubon.org
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Join us on Saturday, February 13th from 9-12:00 to help usher in Spring at the Sweet Springs Nature Preserve. We have lots of wildflowers popping up, including poppies, lupines & phacelia. We need to make room for them to thrive by pulling all of those pesky weeds. Tools, tips, munchies and drinks provided. Meet at the main entrance off Ramona, between Broderson and 4th in Los Osos. For more info, call Holly at 239-3928 or email mcas@morrocoastaudubon.org.
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Location: Los Osos
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10:00 AM
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3:00 PM
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A.G. Friends of the Library Book Sale!
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Contact: Rebecca Nadel 805-473-7161 rnadel@slolibrary.org
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The Arroyo Grande Friends of the Library will be staging a book sale from 10–3 p.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2010. Please come down and take a look at the wonderful selection of books offered for sale. Arroyo Grande Library is dependent upon the Friends of the Library to assist us in buying new books and furnishings, providing children and family programs, and buying music CDs and movies. Join us in supporting our community and the Friends of the Library!
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Location: 800 W. Branch, Arroyo Grande, CA
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10:00 AM
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4:00 PM
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Los Padres Trail Riders Tack Sale
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Contact: Barbara 805 455 4113 lptr13@yahoo.com
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Annual Los Padres Trail Riders Tack and Tog Sale At Warren Hall, Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara.
Proceeds benefit local trails and Equine organizations.
Sale 10 am to 4 pm.
Sellers $25 in advance (specify table or floor space).
$30 at the door (floor space only).
Setup 8:30 am to 10 am.
No alcohol or livestock on grounds.
Buyers $4 under 10 free.
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Location: Earl Warren Showgrounds at 3400 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA
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Saturday February 13, 2010
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Sunday February 14, 2010
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10:00 AM
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4:00 PM
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Share the Love Pet Adoption Event- Be My Valentine
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Contact: Stacy Silva 805-934-6981 stacy.silva@sbcphd.org
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Homeless Pets Need Permanent Homes.
Share the Love Adoption Event, February 13th and 14th 2010.
Valentine’s Day is a great time to add some love to your home by adopting one of the many homeless animals in our County. Santa Barbara County Animal Services, the Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation, Companion Animal Placement Assistance (C.A.P.A.), Animal Shelter Assistance Program (A.S.A.P.), K9 Placement Assistance League (K9 PALS), and Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter (B.U.N.S.) are joining forces to find homes for the hundreds of homeless pets currently housed in the County’s three community shelters. The Share the Love Adoption Event will be held Saturday, February 13, 2010 and Sunday, February 14, 2010, from 10:00am to 4:00pm at all three Santa Barbara County Animal Shelters. The public is invited to help County Animal Services work toward the goal of becoming a No Kill County by providing a forever home to a homeless animal.
The Share the Love Adoption Event will include a $14.00 discount on all of the loveable animals searching for the perfect match. “Our staff and volunteers work very hard to find loving homes for our animals. We are asking the public to “Share the Love” with a shelter animal and hope that more people will consider opening their hearts to adopting a pet,” says Jan Glick, Director of Animal Services.
Bring the whole family out for a weekend filled with fun and unconditional love this Saturday, February 13, 2010 and Sunday, February 14, 2010, between 10am and 4pm. Stop by one of our three shelters; the Lompoc Shelter at 1501 W. Central, the Santa Barbara Shelter at 5473 Overpass Rd, or the Santa Maria Animal Center at 548 W. Foster Rd. Your true love is waiting.
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Saturday February 13, 2010
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10:00 AM
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5:00 PM
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29th Annual Antique Show and Sale South County Historical Society
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Contact: Vivian Krug 805-489-8282 mailcenter@southcountyhistory.org
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February 13th and 14th - The South County Historical Society presents their 29th Annual Antique Show and Sale.
Saturday, February 13th
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Sunday, February 14th
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Come and Enjoy 22 Dealers of Antique Furniture, Glass, Jewelry, Art,
Postcards, Collectibles and more.
Gift Baskets & Prize Drawings.
Donation $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00.
Tickets are available at the Door.
Drawing held on Sunday at 4:00 PM.
Winner need not be present.
Show and Sale Admission
A $5.00 donation per person will benefit the Society's Museums.
Tickets available at the door. Discount coupons available in your local paper. Photos from last year’s event are on the Society’s web site, www.SouthCountyHistory.org.
South County Regional Center - 800 W. Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, CA.
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Location: South County Regional Center, 800 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande
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Saturday February 13, 2010
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Sunday February 14, 2010
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10:00 AM
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Slater/Archer 14th Annual Studio Sale
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Contact: Lori Slater or Donald Archer (805) 927-4047 lori@lorislater.com
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Once a year Donald Archer and Lori Slater open their Cambria studio to the public. Both artists are masters in their distinct styles.
Donald Archer will feature paintings inspired by the rugged coast of Big Sur, Southern California's frenetic Pacific Coast Highway, and urban Manhattan, with a few other surprises mixed in.
Lori Slater, known for her tightly composed and colorful still-lifes, is also offering a variety of subjects including interiors and orchards.
Archer's and Slater's work is included in private and public collections throughout the United States and abroad. They have been featured in national publications including American Artist and Southwest Art magazines as well as several books.
Take this rare opportunity to meet these award-winning artists and enjoy a larger selection of their unique work at their 14th Annual Studio Fine Art Sale on Saturday & Sunday, February 13th & 14th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at their home/studio, 1888 Chester Lane, Cambria.
For further information, call 927-4047.
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Location: Cambria
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Saturday February 13, 2010
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10:00 AM
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Tri City Sound Singing Valentines
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Contact: Barbara (805) 736-1874 tricitysound@comcast.net
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Imagine a romantic Valentine’s Day gift that won’t break the bank, but will certainly earn brownie points. Tri City Sound, a Sweet Adelines International chorus, is taking reservations now for its annual Singing Valentines Program. For $10 per call (or three calls for $25), members of Tri City Sound will phone lovers and mothers, fathers and friends anywhere in the continental U.S. to send your love in song. Proceeds help fund local music scholarships. Space is limited, so make your reservation early.
For more information visit TriCitySound.org, call (805) 736-1874 or e-mail tricitysound@comcast.net.
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Location: Central Coast
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Saturday February 13, 2010
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11:00 AM
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2:30 PM
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VITA- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
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Contact: Janice Carr 805-756-1488 jcarr@calpoly.edu
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Beginning Saturday, January 30, Cal Poly's Orfalea College of Business will again sponsor a program in San Luis Obispo, providing tax return preparation assistance at no charge for individuals and families with incomes less than $50,000 a year. The effort is part of the annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program sanctioned and coordinated by the IRS. All returns are prepared by trained accounting seniors and are reviewed by certified tax preparers. Spanish-speaking preparers will be available. The community service project helps community members and students avoid unnecessary tax fees and tax preparation costs. Eligibility- Families with incomes less than $50,000 per year Location- at Cal Poly: arrive at the second-floor of the Business Building (Building 03). Visitors are asked to enter Cal Poly via California Boulevard and follow the signs to the Orfaela College of Business. Wheelchair accessible. Parking is free. Date and times: 11 am to 2:30 pm every Saturday, Jan 30 to March 13. Plan to arrive no later than 2 pm so students have sufficient time to complete your return accurately. No appointment- first come first served. Documents needed: Those participating are asked to bring their Social Security card or ITIN number, 2008 tax returns and all 2009 tax-related documents including child-care expenses, and child-care provider identification number and phone number. For more information about the Cal Poly location, call 756-2667 (English and Spanish) Forms that will be prepared include 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 540, 540A, 540EZ and some supporting forms.
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Location: Cal Poly campus, Business Rotunda 03-213
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1:00 PM
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Feed the Soil, Not the Plant
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Contact: Debbie Hoover 805 541-1400 ext 300 dhoover@slobg.org
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Feeding the soil and not the plant will be the subject at the monthly San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden talk. The featured speaker, Gisele Schoniger will challenge some traditional gardening practices:"We have been using chemical drugs on our plants which disturbs the soil," she says. Ms Schoniger will offer advice for gardeners to improve productivity, health and performance of plants on Saturday, February 13 at 1:00p.m. at the Garden. Admission for the lecture is $4 for members and $5 for non-members of the Garden. San Luis Botanical Garden is located on Highway One across from Cuesta College.
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2:00 PM
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Travels through Tibet
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Contact: Rebecca Nadel 805-473-7161 rnadel@slolibrary.org
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Join us Saturday, February 13th, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. as noted author, Gordon Snider; using slides discusses his novel, Sigourney's Quest. Sigourney’s Quest is an adventurous tale about a woman, a 7th century Buddhist manuscript, and a harrowing journey through Tibet. The author will also highlight his latest novel.
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Location: 800 W. Branch, Arroyo Grande, CA
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2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Book-signing: Feng Shui Journeys: Create Travel by Nancy Kimes
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Contact: Coalesce Bookstore 772-2880 coalesce@charter.net
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What: Book-signing: “Feng Shui Journeys: Create Travel for Pleasure Business, Spiritual Journeys and More…” by Nancy Kimes.
Where: Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main Street, Morro Bay, CA 93442 (805) 772-2880.
When: February 13, 2010 (Saturday).
Time: 2-4 p.m.
About the book:
This book is not only a dream fulfilled, it is an experience of many dreams that have been realized. Nancy will share her journey and show you how to achieve the most significant dreams in your life. Focused on travel, yet this book will also help you renew and fulfill other dreams surrounding relationships, prosperity, and more.
About the author:
Nancy specializes in Feng Shui, healing, and teaching through her Kwan Yin Reiki practice and facilitates spiritual journeys to Peru.
Nancy resides in La Palma, Southern California.
Note:
This book would be a unique gift for booklovers and travel enthusiasts, especially those who desire to create travel, and for anyone interested in learning about new perspectives enhanced by Feng Shui.
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Location: 845 Main Street, Morro Bay
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2:00 PM
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Dennis Curry Reception
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Contact: Dennis Curry 805 434-9836 dennis@denniscurry.com
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The Painted Lily Gallery, is pleased to announce the addition of Dennis Curry to their stable of local artists. A reception will be held at the gallery, located at 2026 Main Street, next to the Garden Shed, Saturday, February 13th from 2 -5 pm. Phone 927-5747.
Dennis' art has long been a presence on the Cambria art scene since arriving in the area in 1983. In 1984 he founded Blue Berry Press in Cambria for the creation of his own original lithographs as well as work with other artists, both local and nationally known, interested in creating with this fine art printmaking medium.
Much of Dennis' personal work at the Blue Berry Press focused on images inspired by his frequent trips to East Africa. These original prints as well as his more recent paintings and affordable reproductions of our local area will be available at the gallery, 10 -5 Wednesday through Sunday. Dennis will also be in the gallery from 10 am to 1 pm two days a week, please call the gallery, 927-5747 for his schedule.
Dennis' work may also be viewed at www.denniscurry.com
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5:30 PM
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Valentine's Vegetarian Dinner and Fur-Free Fashion Show
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Contact: Jenny Brantlee 805.234.7279 jennyb.realtor@gmail.com
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The first-ever Valentine's Vegetarian Dinner and Fur-Free Fashion Show will come to San Luis Obispo this year. This fun, cheeky, and food-filled event is part of the Central Coast Vegetarian Network's effort to convert the entire world to vegetarianism, starting with San Luis Obispo County! Gorgeous local models will transform the SLO Veteran's Hall into a fashion frenzy, while diners indulge their taste buds on a delicious vegan buffet, including appetizers and cupcake desserts.
"Only 100 people will be able to be there, so RSVP today," says Erika Hirsch, the event's organizer and founder of the popular Meetup Group for vegetarians. "Good Times for all is what we're about...and food, of course."
The Dinner and Fashion Show will begin at 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 13th at the San Luis Obispo Veteran’s Hall, located at 801 Grand Avenue. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $10 for children. For more information or to RSVP, visit www.ccvegnet.com.
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Location: SLO Vets Hall 801 Grand
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6:00 PM
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ARTI Gras
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Contact: ARTS Obispo 805-544-9251 director@artsobispo.org
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Inspired by the fun and creative spirit of Mardi Gras, ARTI Gras will be an exciting evening that will include live music, a seated dinner, dancing, prizes, wonderful auction items and a few surprises. This event is a fundraiser for ARTS Obispo, San Luis Obispo County Arts Council. Tickets are $75 and are available by calling ARTS Obispo at (805) 544-9251. For more information, please visit our website: www.artsobispo.org
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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7:00 PM
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9:30 PM
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~Mycelium Running~How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World with Paul Stamets
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Contact: margie bushman 805- 965-0581x2177 msbushman@sbcc.edu
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Paul Stamets believes growing mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment. A dedicated mycologist for more than thirty years, Stamets notes that humans, although adept at inventing toxins, are equally inept at removing them from our environment. He believes mushrooms can save the world.
This mycological rescue of the planet can occur because filaments of microscopic cells called "mycelium"---of which mushrooms are the fruit---recycle carbon, nitrogen and other essential elements as they break down plant and animal debris. What Stamets has discovered is that the enzymes and acids that mycelium produce to decompose this debris, are also superb at breaking apart hydrocarbons, the base structure common to many pollutants. Stamets coined the word ‘myco-restoration’, to describe engaging mycelium to heal habitats and stabilize ecosystems. He believes that mycelium are the neurological network of nature, and that without fungi, all ecosystems would fail.
Paul Stamets has been a mushroom enthusiast since the late 1970s, and is the founder of Fungi Perfecti (www.fungi.com).
In 2008, Paul received the National Geographic Adventure Magazine's Green-Novator and the Argosy Foundation's E-chievement Awards. He was also named one of Utne Reader's " 50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World" in their November–December 2008 issue. He has written six books on mushroom cultivation, use and identification, his latest book is Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World. He has been a presenter at the prestigious TED conference.
The event takes place on Saturday, February 13, 7-9:30pm at the Fe Bland Forum auditorium, SBCC West Campus, 721 Cliff Drive. Admission $20 ($10 SBCC Students), no reservations, first come basis. The event is sponsored by the SBCC Center for Sustainability and the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Non-Profit. For more information, (805) 965-0581, ext. 2177; msbushman@sbcc.edu
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Location: Santa Barbara
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7:00 PM
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10:00 PM
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Cayucos Land Conservancy Valentine Party
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Contact: Dianne Weatherford 805 772-4365 billianne@charter.net
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Once again - it's party time! The Cayucos Land Conservancy will hold its second annual Valentine shindig, "In Love With Cayucos", at the Cayucos Veterans Hall on Saturday, February 13th from 7 to 10 pm.
Tickets are $25 per person and include hors d'oeuvres, dessert, and one glass of champagne, wine or soft drink. There will be door prizes, a live DJ, and, of course, dancing.
Don't miss a chance to party Cayucos-style. Call 995-2995 and get your tickets now.
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Location: Cayucos Vets Hall
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7:00 PM
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Margie Nelson Jazz Group @ The Clubhouse
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Contact: Margie Nelson 805 967 1415 margienelson1@gmail.com
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The Margie Nelson Jazz Group performs dance friendly Sinatra and Nat King Cole tunes plus 50's swinger lounge Latin Jazz, with some
contemporary pop and blues thrown in the mix! Players include Woody deMarco on keyboard/bass, Aaron Wolf on sax, and Mike Raynor on drums.
Margie has been a vocalist for over 10 years in the Santa Barbara area. She was a headliner for the Courthouse Jazz Series at SB County Courthouse, Season 2 and has been a featured vocalist for the Santa Barbara Jazz Society Sunday Afternoon of Jazz monthly series. She performs regularly in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County hotels, clubs and festivals.
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Location: The Clubhouse
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7:30 PM
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PECHA KUCHA NIGHT & FUNDRAISER FOR HAITI @ STEYNBERG
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Contact: Peter Steynberg 8055470278 sgallery@charter.net
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Pecha Kucha Night Vol. 10 will be held on Saturday Feb. 13th at 7:30pm at Steynberg Gallery Tea & Coffee House.
50% of drink sales will go to support victims in Haiti – Proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.
Originating in Tokyo, PKN is a digital evening of presentations. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. Pecha Kucha literally means ‘chit chat’ in Japanese. This is a wonderful opportunity to gather with other community members and engage in conversation.
PKN SLO is dedicated to seeing the Pecha Kucha philosophy and conversation included as an element in San Luis Obispo’s cultural landscape. They have garnered support from designers, artists, students, professionals and musicians who are all committed to joining the San Luis Obispo conversation. Get here early if you want to get in!
STEYNBERG GALLERY TEA & COFFEE HOUSE
is located @: 1531 Monterey Street, SLO.
(805) 547-0278.
www.steynberggallery.com
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Location: Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO
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7:30 PM
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Cascada de Flores concert
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Contact: Sabine Blanchard (805) 680-9266 concerts@songtree.org
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Categories: Live music; concerts; benefits.
What: The Song Tree Concert Series.
Why: A monthly concert presented by the nonprofit Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation.
Mission: “Building Community by Sharing Good Music”.
Who: Cascada de Flores http://www.cascadadeflores.com.
When: Saturday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N. Fairview, Goleta.
Admission price: $15 suggested donation.
Contact: Sabine Blanchard, (805) 680-9266.
Web Site: http://www.songtree.org.
Cascada de Flores ("waterfall of flowers") is a music ensemble dedicated to the performance and preservation of Mexican and Cuban regional music and dance. Recognized for their talent and heart-felt expression, the quartet celebrates the diversity of Mexican and Cuban folk music and excels in the sound of the early 1900s when the two countries' musical companionship first became popular in the early days of radio. The quartet features the vocal duet of Arwen Lawrence de Castellanos and Sabra Weber, and guitarists Jorge Liceaga and Jorge Mijangos. Jorge and Jorge also perform on a number of other traditional instruments including "guitarjón" (a baritone guitar made out of a cajón by Jorge Mijangos), marimbol (a bass lamellaphone related to the African thumb piano)and more.
The concert takes place on Saturday, February 13th at the Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 820 N. Fairview in Goleta. Tickets for this show are $15 (suggested donation). The concert begins at 7:30; our ticket table opens at 6:45 and the doors open at 7:00.
The Song Tree Concert Series benefits the non-profit Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Goleta, California. Information is available by phone at (805) 680-9266; by email at Concerts@SongTree.org; or on the web @ www.songtree.org. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance at Folk Mote Music and Jensen's Guitar and Music in Santa Barbara.
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Location: Live Oak Unitarian, 820 N. Fairview Av. Goleta
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Sunday February 14, 2010
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1:00 PM
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3:00 PM
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Don Eaton Reception
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Contact: Jim Vincolisi 805-674-0337 ajv@b-wgallery.com
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On Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14th, B-W Gallery will proudly host a reception from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., featuring the fine art photography of Paso Robles Resident, Don Eaton. The Gallery will offer a special exhibit of Eaton's work, as well as images contributed by the Gallery's other participating photographers. This exhibit will continue through April 11th.
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Location: Atascadero
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1:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Fungus Amongus - 3rd Annual Mushroom Walk at the Dallidet Adobe & Garden
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Contact: Kimberly Alfaro 805-543-0638 kalfaro@slochs.org
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Dennis Sheridan teaches short courses on reptiles, amphibians, and fungi at Cuesta College, and knows that there is more going on outside than most people tend to notice. On Sunday, February 14, 2010, the local fungi expert will lead a guided walk and talk about mushrooms at the Dallidet Adobe and Gardens. The program, which is free to the public and family friendly, will begin at 1:00pm. Guests are encouraged to bring along their own mushroom specimens for Mr. Sheridan to identify after his presentation. RSVPs are not necessary; simply come to the Dallidet Adobe and Gardens willing to learn and ready for some major fun…gi. Severe weather will cancel, however a light mist will not.
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Location: 1185 Pacific St.
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1:00 PM
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Madame Aphrodite – Fortune Teller of Love
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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February 14, 2010: 1 pm – 5 pm.
Who needs cupid when you’ve got Aphrodite - the Goddess of Love? For one day only, on Sunday, February 14 you will be able to meet Studios on the Park’s romance guru-in-residence and receive your personal prescription for passion! Mme. Aphrodite will consult her artistic crystal ball and answer your most difficult love questions.
No more romantic uncertainty, disappointments or failures. With Mme. Aphrodite’s help, you can be with the one you desire!
Cost: $5 per person.
Visitors to Ms. Aphrodite’s fortune telling booth will be automatically entered in a drawing to win sets of original fine art valentine cards by Studios artists.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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3:00 PM
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Love is in the Air! A Santa Maria Chamber Music Concert
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Contact: Patricia Lynn 805-925-0146 kreynolds@kcbx.org
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On Sunday, February 14th (Valentines Day!) at 3:00pm, there will be a Santa Maria Chamber Music Concert at the First United Methodist Church, 311 S. Broadway in Santa Maria. This concert will be featuring the Santa Maria Winds Quintet, the Festival String Quartet, and the Maestro Brass. The cost is $10 general admission and $5 for students and seniors. Come and celebrate the love of music!
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Location: 311 S. Broadway, Santa Maria
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3:00 PM
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SLO Winds Small Ensemble Concert
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Contact: Shannon McNeely 805-574-0692 marketing@slowinds.org
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The San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra Small Ensembles will perform in concert. The groups include a horn quartet, brass octet, woodwind quintet, clarinet choir, and a brass quintet. The music ranges from Renaissance to Jazz and Tango to Sacred.
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Location: Community Presbyterian Church of Cambria 2250 Yorkshire Drive, Cambria, CA 93428
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4:00 PM
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Viper Six Valentine swing dance @ Madonna Inn
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Contact: Ted Waterhouse 805 783 2681 edcat@aol.com
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A note to swing dancing enthusiasts and music fans: After all these years, the Viper Six swing band will be returning to swing it with their great vintage swing-jazz sound at the Madonna Inn this coming Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14th. The band will kick it off at 4PM and will be playing for your dancing enjoyment until at least 8PM and possibly later. Dinner will be available, of course and if you do care to dine, reservations would be advised, but the dance floor will be open to one and all. There will be no cover charge. It's a great opportunity for some romantic rug cuttin'. It'll be East Coast, West Coast and an occasional Latin tune as well. Put it on your calendars and pass the word. See you there! - Sharon "Miz Buffy" Doran, vocals, Ted "Catalina Eddy" Waterhouse, guitar and vocals, Michael "Doghouse" Dias, string bass and vocals, Dr. Bob Brenman, Sazes and clarinet, "Atomic" Jim Stromberg traps.
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Location: Madonna Inn, SLO
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6:00 PM
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Valentine's Swing Dance
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Contact: Carol Roberts 473-3457 clroberts@pacbell.net
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A Valentine’s Swing Dance will be hosted by the Grover Beach Community Library on Sunday, February 14, 2010, at the Grover City Grange Hall, 370 S.13th Street, Grover Beach, from 6 to 9 pm. For $18/person, $35/couple, $20/person at the door, this informal affair will feature a gourmet barbecued hamburger dinner with all of the trimmings and a root beer float for dessert included in the price of the ticket; wine and beer will be available. A vegetarian hamburger will also be available. The local, popular Jimmy Enos combo will play a mixture of swing and soft rock for listening and dancing pleasure. Proceeds will go towards the annual cost of operation of the library: rent, utilities and maintenance. The library, located at 240 N. 9th Street, Grover Beach, is a non profit, free library operated by volunteers and private donations. President, Nan Fowler, said, “It really helps us with the expenses and you know, we all have such a good time with friends and meeting new people at the dance.” For tickets or donations, call 489-8221 or 473-3457.
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Location: 370 S 13th Street, Grover Beach (Grover City Grange Hall)
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7:00 PM
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SPIRIT OF INQUIRY @ STEYNBERG
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Contact: Peter Steynberg 8055470278 sgallery@charter.net
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David Hafemeister will be speaking on the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty at this months Spirit of Inquiry which will be held on Sunday February 14th at 7pm. He will be discussing the current nuclear arms issues, then specialize on issues that will affect ratification of the CTBT (which connects to the viability of the nonproliferation regime) on the following: Monitoring Progress, Evasion in Cavity, Effective Verification, Warhead Reliability, Safety and Missions, and the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) – Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Connection. Join us for a lively discussion.
STEYNBERG GALLERY TEA & COFFEE HOUSE
is located @: 1531 Monterey Street, SLO.
(805) 547-0278. www.steynberggallery.com
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Location: Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO.
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The BIG LAUGH Valentines Comedy Event
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Contact: Lizette Mizelle 805.712.0400 centralcoastcomic@yahoo.com
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The BIG Laugh is the Central Coast's premiere Valentines Comedy Event. Live Music and Comedians from the Tonight Show, Comedy Central and Showtime will be appearing. Lizette Mizelle hosts. Darren Carter "The Party Starter" will headline this evening. The Guest House Grill will offer beer and wine while Pacific Harvest Catering will offer cheesecake and chocolate dipped strawberries available for purchase. Tobin James will offer a complimentary taste of Dream Weaver Sparkling Champagne. Jimmy de will be on sight to capture a memorable night out. Photo's will be $10 presale. Doors open at 7 Show at 8. Tickets are $25 presale $30 at the door. Group rates available by calling 805.712.0400. Come enjoy 5 top comedians one SWEET NIGHT for an incredible night out of good food, drinks and FUNny!
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Location: Atascadero Lake Pavilion
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Monday February 15, 2010
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5:30 PM
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Atascaderan Craig Louis Dingman plays Senor Sancho’s
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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Craig Louis Dingman plays Sr. Sancho’s, 2927 Spring Street, Paso Robles……….Craig has the wry wit of a stand-up comic, a songwriting style inspired by the classic ballads of Gershwin and Porter, and the instrumental chops of a jazz guitarist. He's also a bluesman, playing many local gigs with the Code Blues Band. Tonight he's the featured act on our weekly showcase. http://craiglouisdingman.com/ ………. Guest performers include local writers John Sandoval, Garrett Jolly and Kaitlyn Eller……….Every Monday 5:30-8pm, the format is inspired by Nashville writers nights: three guest performers will share the stage and play in-the-round 5:30-6:15, and another trio of writers from 7:15-8pm, with the featured act in the middle of the show. All ages are welcome. There is no cover charge, but a tip bucket is passed for the featured act. Come for food, drinks and live music. For more info, call Senor Sancho’s 805-237-1508 http://www.senorsanchos.com ……….For upcoming showcases hosted by Steve Key, see Songwriters at Play! http://www.songwritersatplay.com
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Location: Paso Robles
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7:00 PM
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Movie Night: Herb & Dorothy directed by Megumi Sasaki
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Contact: Muara Johnston 543-8562 mjohnston@sloartcenter.org
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The San Luis Obispo Art Center is showing Herb & Dorothy, directed by Megumi Sasaki. This film tells the fascinating story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history. 89 minutes, 2008.
Suggested donation $5 member and $7 non-members.
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Location: 1010 Broad Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Tuesday February 16, 2010
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9:00 AM
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Development Roundtable
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Contact: Maria Fabula 805-547-2244 mfabula@supportcenter.org
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Nonprofit Support Center Presents:
Development Roundtable
Guest: Janice Fong Wolf, SLO County Community Foundation
New participants are always welcome and encouraged to join in these informal, supportive and confidential networking discussions.
For more information visit our website at supportcenter.org
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Location: 4102 Vachell Lane, SLO
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Tuesday February 16, 2010
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SLO Soccer Club Winter Academy
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Contact: Bob Galarneau 423-3809 bob@slosoccer.com
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WHAT: An opportunity to experience high level training with quality coaches.
WHERE: Laguna Middle School, upper field.
COST: $8 per session for Club Players, $10 per session for Non-Club Players.
TIME: 3:30 – 5:00pm - players may come to any number of sessions, no pre-registration required.
DAYS: U12-U13 on Tuesdays, Goalkeepers on Wednesdays, U9-U11 on Thursdays.
DATES: January 5th – Feb 25th.
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Location: Laguna Middle School
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Tuesday February 16, 2010
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5:00 PM
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Jack’s Helping Hand Corner View Restaurant Fundraiser
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Contact: Mary Illingworth 805-547-1914 jhh@jackshelpinghand.org
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- Raise your glasses as you raise money for local special needs children at Corner View's Guest Bartender Event on Tuesday, February 16th, at 5:00 p.m. Toast each other and tip generously as all tips will be donated to Jack's Helping Hand. Call (805) 547-1914 for more information. Since 2004, Jack’s Helping Hand has established and provided community programs that enable and empower families, professionals and the broader community to meet the unique unmet physical, mental and medical needs of special children and young adults who have not attained the age of twenty-one.
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Location: 1141 Chorro St
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Pancake Supper
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Contact: Diane Ludin 772-1723 dwludin@charter.net
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Do you love pancakes, good company and filling your tummy? Join the feast at St. Peter’s By-the-Sea, 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay. Pancakes and sausage, accompanied by apple sauce, butter, and syrup, will be served for a meager $6 per adult and $3 per child age 5 to 12. Babes to four year olds eat for free.
Perhaps best known as the last night of Mardi Gras, this light-hearted evening calls for feasting and good company. Tickets will be available at the door.
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Location: St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay
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Fat Tuesday Party at Big Sky Cafe
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Contact: Charles Myers 545-5401 bigskycafe@att.net
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Big Sky Cafe's annual Mardi Gras celebration culminates with a a Fat Tuesday Party February 16th featuring The Creole Syncopators. Taste the authentic flavors of New Orleans all weekend and hear the traditional New Orleans' jazz of the Creole Syncopators Tuesday night from 6-9pm. No cover and no reservations required. More information at www.bigskycafe.com
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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6:30 PM
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Country writers Gib Foss & Patty Castillo play Steynberg Gallery
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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Country writers Gib Foss and Patty Castillo share the bill at the Steynberg Gallery 1531 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA………. Gib Foss and his brothers comprised the country band, Zaca Creek, recording for the Sony and Warner Brothers labels, touring with the likes of Willie Nelson and Clint Black. Recently Gib has teamed up with vocalist Patty Castillo. They played showcases together in SLO last November with their co-writer, Chuck Cannon, best-known for Toby Keith hits like "Me Too" and "How Do You Like Me Now"……….Guest performers include Whitney Steele, Justin Froese, Loren Radis and Meredith Hobbs……….Every Tuesday night 6:30-9:30pm, up to eight guest performers will perform before and after the featured set. There is a $5 cover charge for the showcases at the Steynberg Gallery. All ages are welcome. The gallery has a café serving a light food menu, coffee, tea, beer and wine. http://www.steynberggallery.com ……….For upcoming showcases hosted by Steve Key, see Songwriters at Play! http://www.songwritersatplay.com
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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The Clubhouse
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Contact: Jackie Morris 805-684-1936 JackieJCopy@cox.net
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Singer-Songwriter Jackie Morris will headline at The Clubhouse. Her original Folk / Americana songs combine a vintage sound with contemporary themes. Funny, touching, witty and thought-provolking, her second second album was among "Top Artists and Top Albums" on the Folk Music Radio Airplay Charts in July 2008.
The Clubhouse is a popular Restaurant/Bar at This Old House, located at
740 W. Foothill Blvd., San Luis Obispo 93405.
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Location: The Clubhouse
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6:45 PM
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What's Weighing You Down?
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Contact: Trish 805-929-3555 hinipomo@sbcglobal.net
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FREE seminars are being offered at Healthy Inspirations of Nipomo on Tuesday, February 16 at 6:45 PM, and on Friday, February 26 at 5:30 PM. The seminars are titled “What’s Weighing You Down?” and will be led by Daphne Knox, M.A. in psychology. Information will be presented to demonstrate the links between psychology and its effects on when you eat, what you choose to eat, and how you feel after you eat it.
In this seminar, you will get a sense of where you are in your current relationship with food, and discover how to increase your self-image so you can stop feeling guilty. You will be given tools to change your thinking so you can take the first steps toward getting where you want to be in your life.
Healthy Inspirations of Nipomo is located at 150 S. Mary Avenue, Suite 1, in Nipomo. Please call (805) 929-3555 to reserve your seat. A healthy snack will be provided. These seminars are open to all women, ages 14 and up.
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Location: 150 S. Mary Ave., Suite 1, Nipomo
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Akram Khan Company
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Contact: Arts&Lectures Ticket Office 805.893.3535 aandl-info@sa.ucsb.edu
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Akram Khan Company
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 8:00 PM, Campbell Hall
Akram Khan Company / National Ballet of China
Santa Barbara Debut!
bahok
“The dancing’s great – twitchy, galvanic, exhilarating.” The Guardian, London
Named after a Bengali word meaning “carrier,” bahok is the eagerly anticipated collaboration between Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Akram Khan and the National Ballet of China. Set to resemble a present day version of the tale of Babel, five performers from Khan’s own kathak-contemporary company go head-to-head with three classically-trained dancers from the National Ballet of China to explore ways in which the body carries national identity and a sense of belonging. Set to an original score, the rich mix of spoken and dance languages pushes the boundaries of movement vocabulary “with an equal sense of excitement and elegance” (Times, UK).
General public $42.00
UCSB Students $19.00
Includes facility fee
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Location: Campbell Hall
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Wednesday February 17, 2010
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9:30 AM
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12:30 PM
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SCORE's Starting a Business Workshop
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Contact: Lorna Whiteaker 805 901-3375 lornawhiteaker@yahoo.com
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SCORE (Counselors to America's Small Business) will offer a free "STARTING A BUSINESS" workshop covering business considerations, business plans and financials on Wednesday, February 17th, at the University of La Verne, 4119 Broad Street, Suite 200, San Luis Obispo, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Please call (805) 788-2631 or go www.sloscore.org to pre-register as space is limited.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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11:00 AM
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Newcomers Club of Estero Bay February Luncheon
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Contact: Joan Fee 805-225-1021 joanfee@gmail.com
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Event: Newcomers Club of Estero Bay February Luncheon.
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010.
Time: 11:00 Meet and Greet / 11:30 Meeting.
Location: Rosa’s Italian Restaurant of Pismo Beach.
Speaker: Hank Roth, Crime Prevention Coordinator for the City of Morro Bay will be speaking about How to Protect Ourselves Against the Bad Guy.
Cost: $20 members and guests.
Deadline: Reservations are necessary. Due by Wednesday, February 10th.
Send checks to:
EBNC
P.O. Box 455
Morro Bay, CA 93442.
Residents of Morro Bay, Cayucos and Los Osos for less than five years are welcome. Information about the club and activities are available on the website at www.geocities.com/esteronew
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Location: Pismo Beach
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12:00 PM
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2:00 PM
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League of Women Voters Community Forum
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Contact: Linda Phillips 965-2422 info@lwvsantabarbara.com
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The League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara presents a community forum: The Census: It's In Our Hands. Speakers include Mark Bouscaren of the U.S. Census Bureau and Lucy Pendl of the Santa Barbara County of Long Range Planning. A complete count by the census is important for EVERYONE in our community. Learn more about this vital process and how you can help make sure the Census is indeed a "Complete Count".
Free and open to the public. Brown bag lunch, coffee and cookies provided.
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Location: Louise Lowry David Community Center, De La Vina and Victoria Streets, Santa Barbara
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2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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SUZANNE VEGA in a SONGWRITING WORKSHOP WITH UCSB STUDENTS
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Contact: Patti Hopper (805)893-3230 hopper@music.ucsb.edu
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One of music's most distinctive female singer-songwriters, Suzanne Vega leads a workshop with UCSB students.
*Co-sponsored with UCSB Arts & Lectures.
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Location: UCSB's Karl Geiringer Hall (Music 1250)
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3:00 PM
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5:00 PM
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Diabetes Support Group
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Contact: Megan maloney 542-6498 megan.maloney@chw.edu
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French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) is offering an informative and interactive diabetes support group aimed for those with type 2 diabetes. The group meets at French Hospital Auditorium on the third Wednesday of the month from 3 to 5 p.m.
The first hour is focused on group support and interaction. Registered Dietician and Certified Educator Sandra Miller presents an engaging conversation topic that encourages group members to share and learn from one another. The second hour is led by Roger Steele, MD or invited guests and includes a lecture on various topics related to diabetes. Time will be allowed for questions and answers.
The support group is free to the public and requires no RSVP. For more information, contact FHMC Clinical Nutritional Manager Sandra Miller at 805-542-6229 or sandra.miller@chw.edu.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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6:00 PM
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Community meeting for Jack Ready Imagination Park
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Contact: Mary Illingworth (805) 547-1914 jhh@jackshelpinghand.org
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Jack’s Helping Hand will be holding a community meeting regarding the Jack Ready Imagination Park on Wednesday, February 17th at 6pm at the Nipomo Community Services District Office, located at 148 South Wilson Street in Nipomo. The meeting is open to the public and input is needed on what features the community would like to see at the future site of the universally accessible park in Nipomo. Children and youth are welcome and refreshments will be served. Call (805) 547-1914 for more information. The Jack Ready Imagination Park will be a universally accessible park where children and adults with disabilities can participate in park activities along side their non-disabled peers. The entire park will be accessible by foot, bike, stroller, wheelchair, walker and in some places, by horse.
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Location: Nipomo Community Services District Office
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6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
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Community Workshop
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Contact: Katy 916.206.0647 kslewis5@gmail.com
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The Cal Poly Climate Team is hosting a community workshop on February 17 at 6pm in the Ludwick Community Center.
The goal of this workshop is to have community members give feedback regarding strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The Cal Poly Climate Team is working in collaboration with the City of San Luis Obispo to create a Draft Climate Action Plan. For more information, visit www.SLOCOOL.org, or become a fan of SLO Climate Action Planning on Facebook.
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Location: Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo
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6:30 PM
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8:30 PM
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Valerie Johnson & Her King Bees
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Contact: Valerie Johnson 805-423-8592 albblue@wildblue.net
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We would love for you to come out and enjoy our Traditional New Orleans Jazz with a twist @ Bon Temp Creole Cafe.
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Location: 1000 Olive Street, SLO, CA
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7:00 PM
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Divorce seminar
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Contact: Angie King 544-9313 wccslo@gmail.com
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“HOW TO SURVIVE DIVORCE” --
Are you thinking about getting a divorce? Are you in the middle of it already and bewildered? Come to this informal class to find out the answers to questions you have been afraid to ask and haven’t. Tips and advice from someone who has been there and done that. This informative, educational seminar takes place every third Wednesday of the month. The next meeting will be Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 7 PM at the San Luis Obispo Women’s Community Center, now located inside the SLO Business Center at 4251 South Higuera St., SLO. $10.00 donation requested for handout materials and book.
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Location: 4251 S. Higuera, SLO
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7:30 PM
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9:30 PM
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Voices From Vietnam
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Contact: Teri Ball 805-966-3875 speakingof@earthlink.net
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Speaking of Stories collaborates with the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum to present Voices from Vietnam will include stories by the men and women who served during the war as well as the Vietnamese who lived through this turbulent time and its aftermath. Artistic Director Maggie Mixsell has compiled an evening that will feature the thought provoking stories and esteemed actors that are a Speaking of Stories hallmark. Faline England reading excerpts from "Shrapnel in the Heart" by Laura Palmer. Lisa Gates reading "Hope is the Thing with the Golf Club" by Susan O’Neill. Edward Lee reading "The Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice" by Nam Le. Robert Lesser reading "Duty" by Tobias Wolff. Jon Zuber reading poetry from "Tigers and Songbirds" by J. Cruickshank Muir.
Call 966-3875 or visit speakingofstories.org for tickets. Tickets $30 General, $25 for Veterans, Maritime Museum Members and Speaking of Stories subscribers.
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Location: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
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Thursday February 18, 2010
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1:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Meditative Touch led by Edward Espe Brown
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Contact: Margaret Bertrand 528-0704 lilymar@sprynet.com
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To cultivate mindfulness is to be aware without judgment or directive. To touch with mindfulness is to share this practice with others. We will discuss and practice mindfulness in conjunction with touch and discover experientially how judgment, helping, fixing, diagnosing, and correcting all get in the way. We'll see if we can step (touch) into the boundless realm of non-duality: not good, not bad; no right, no wrong.
Edward Espe Brown began practicing Zen in 1965 and was ordained as a priest in 1971 by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, founder of San Francisco Zen Center. Edward has done extensive Vipassana practice since 1985, written four cook books and co-authored Greens Cookbook. He also edited Not Always So, a collection of Suzuki Roshi's lectures. Edward has studied hands-on healing , hand writing change, yoga and Chi Gung and their relation to Zen. He leads meditation retreats and classes on these topics throughout the United States and Europe. Edward was featured in the 2007 film How to Cook Your Life, a critically acclaimed documentary directed by Doris Dörrie.
Place: Coalesce Bookstore Chapel,845 Main Street, Morro Bay.
Cost: $35.
Space is very limited. Please send check to reserve a place to:
Peaceful Sea Sangha
c/o Margaret Bertrand
260 San Jacinto Drive
Los Osos, CA 93402.
Contact Margaret Bertrand at (805) 528-0704 with questions.
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Location: Coalesce Bookstore 845 Main Street, Morro Bay
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5:00 PM
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6:00 PM
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Book-signing: The Tassajara Cookbook and The Tassajara Bread Book by Edward Espe Brown
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Contact: Coalesce Bookstore 772-2880 coalesce@charter.net
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Edward Espe Brown is an accomplished chef,who wrote the best selling Tassajara Bread Book, and co-founded Greens Restaurant in San Francisco. The Tassajara Bread Book has sold over a million copies. A new deluxe edition of The Tassajara Cookbook: recipes, Techniques, and Reflectins from the Famed Zen Kitchen, published in September 2009. Edward also co-authored The Greens Cookbook with Deborah Madison. He edited Not Always So, a collection of Suzuki Roshi's lectures.
In 2007, Edward appeared in How to Cook Your Life, a critically acclaimed feature-length film directed by Dorrie.
Edward has practiced Zen since 1965. He was ordained as a Zen priest in 1971. He resides in Northern California where he leads the Peaceful Sea Sangha.
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Location: Coalesce Bookstore 845 Main Street, Morro Bay
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5:00 PM
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Moonlight Hours
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Contact: SLO Children's Museum (805) 544-5437 Christina@slocm.org
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Play at the Children’s Museum for free every 3rd Thursday of the month from 5-8 pm.
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Location: 1010 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo
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6:00 PM
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PRAA Peer Critique Guild
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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February 18- 6 pm.
The Showroom.
Peer Critique can be a great help to artists looking for feedback on current working projects. Bring one or two current projects, in any state of completion and get positive feedback and suggestions to help finish your work in a great way. Be sure to be in the Showroom gallery before the 6 pm closing of Studios. Free to all Paso Robles Art Association members.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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6:00 PM
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SBmug meeting
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Contact: Audrey von Bieberstein 805-967-2866 audreypvb@yahoo.com
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Santa Barbara Macintosh Users Group (SBMUG) February monthly meeting, Thursday, February 18, at 6:00 PM, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's Farrand Hall, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara.
We'll have a Q&A session at 6 PM, when you are welcome to ask our member experts questions regarding your Macintosh, iPod or iPhone.
The main program begins shortly at 7 PM. Our own Randy Reetz, the main speaker, will show us some of the amazing things you can do at home and in the office in his presentation “Filemaker—A Database for the Creative Soul.” Filemaker can do much more than help you keep track of your books and CDs. It also does audio, video, emailing, dialing, stand-alone apps—kiosks! Randy will show highlights and guide us through a recent project on local history and the visitor center kiosk, both done with Filemaker.
Also, SBMUG members who attended the MacWorldExpo February 9-13 will report on what’s new in the Apple/Mac/iPad/iPhone/iPod arena. Most of the discussion will probably center on the sensational new iPad.
As always, we'll have wireless internet access, delicious refreshments, and good company! The public is welcome (bring your PC and Linux friends, too!), but only members may enter the drawing for prizes!
Raffles are held for current members only at every SBMUG main meeting. Present postcard for a bonus raffle ticket.
For additional SBMUG information, please visit: http://sbmug.org/.
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Location: 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
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6:30 PM
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Local favorite Jody Mulgrew plays The Porch Café in Santa Margarita
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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Longtime local favorite Jody Mulgrew headlines the Feb. 18 showcase at The Porch, 22322 El Camino Real, Santa Margarita………. Jody is best-known for fronting The Johnny Starlings, playing the Live Oak Folk Festival and many other Central Coast venues. http://www.jodymulgrew.com/ ………."Jody Mulgrew writes gentle, swaying, heart-on-your-sleeve love songs full of charm...A contagion of smile-mania erupts whenever he takes the stage... He is flatout the best young singer songwriter in town at the moment." --Richard Rice, SF Folk Music Club……….Guest performers include San Francisco's Nina Jo Smith, and local songwriter Sara Bendrick.……….Every Thursday 6:30-9:30pm, the showcase includes one featured act and up to 8 others playing 3-song sets. We pass the tip jar during the featured set, otherwise no cover. All ages are welcome. Come for beer/wine, pizza, and live music. For more info, call The Porch 805-438-3376. http://www.porchcafe.com ………. For upcoming showcases hosted by Steve Key, see Songwriters at Play! http://songwritersatplay.com
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Location: Santa Margarita
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7:00 PM
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Poets' Night Out Poetry Reading
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Contact: Jane Elsdon 466-0356 elsdons09@gmail.com
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Ray Clark Dickson, SLO County's first-named poet laureate and citizen of San Luis Obispo, will be featured reading from his prize winning new book, WING BEATS AFTER DARK, and other work at Third Thursday (Poets' Night Out) beginning 7 p.m., February 18th, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 5318 Palma, Atascadero. An open mike follows. For additional information call 466-0356 or 466-2195.
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Location: Atascadero
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7:30 PM
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Central Coast Guitar Society
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Contact: Charlotte Bailey 805-771-8138 cbailey_1@charter.net
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CENTRAL COAST GUITAR SOCIETY.
The monthly meeting of the Central Coast Guitar Society will meet at a different venue for the February meeting on Thursday February 18th, at 7:30 p.m. The public is welcome. There will be a guest performer, Jennifer Martin from the Cuesta College Music Dept. The new venue will be a private home in Cayucos. Call 805-995-2596 or 805-234-5637 for address.
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Thursday February 18, 2010
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7:30 PM
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The Night Toreau Spent in Jail
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Contact: Billy Houck 805 710 6418 billyhouck@yahoo.com
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THE NIGHT THOREAU SPENT IN JAIL.
The Arroyo Grande High School Theatre Ensemble will present Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s anti-war, anti-tax existentialist classic The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail February 18, 19 & 20 in the Clark Center Studio Theatre. All performances are at 7:30. Tickets will only available at the door on performance nights.
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail was written in 1970. The play is based on the early life of the titular character, Henry David Thoreau, and his relationship with his mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, leading up to Thoreau’s night spent in a jail in Concord Massachusetts. Thoreau was jailed for refusing to pay a poll-tax poll on the grounds that the money would be used to pay for the Mexican-American War, which he opposed.
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail is being directed by senior AGHS theatre student Danielle Ames. According to Ames, “We’re trying some unusual things with this play, after all, why do a play about Thoreau in a conventional manner?” The actors will be mixing in and among the audience, and the casting is unconventional as well. Henry David Thoreau is being played by Rebecca Kovach, an AGHS junior.
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail will be presented in the Clark Center Studio Theatre, an intimate “black box” performance space. The Clark Center Theatre is located at the corner of Valley Road and Fair Oaks Avenue in Arroyo Grande. From the north, take the Fair Oaks exit off of 101 and turn right. From the South, take the Traffic Way exit off of 101, then turn left on Fair Oaks over the freeway to Valley.
The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail will be performed three times only, February 18, 19 & 20 at 7:30. All seats are $10, and are available only at the door, starting at 7:00 each night. Tickets for this show will not be available through the Clark Center box office.
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Thursday February 18, 2010
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8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
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Suzanne Vega
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Contact: Arts&Lectures Ticket Office 805.893.3535 aandl-info@sa.ucsb.edu
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Suzanne Vega
Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 8:00 PM, Campbell Hall
Up Close Tour
“Folk mistress Suzanne Vega returns with a flourish with the stunning Beauty & Crime. Almost every song is a gem, the lyrics thoughtful and melodies memorable…she is still on top of her game.” -Boston Globe
One of music’s most distinctive female singer-songwriters, Suzanne Vega ushered in a female, acoustic, folk-pop movement in the ‘80s with the poetic stories and exquisite melodies of her hit songs “Marlene on the Wall,” “Luka,” and “Tom’s Diner.” Now, with seven studio albums, a Grammy Award, and three additional nominations to her credit, Vega will perform songs from her latest recording, Beauty & Crime, a love letter to her hometown of New York City that was hailed “as original, gritty and gorgeous as ever” by Newsweek and “lovely and literate” by People magazine.
General public $32.00
UCSB Students $15.00
Includes facility fee
Website: www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
Ticket Office: 805.893.3535
Tickets/info: aandl-info@sa.ucsb.edu
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Location: Campbell Hall
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Friday February 19, 2010
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Staged Reading - 12 Angry Men
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Contact: Chrys Barnes 805-471-2324 chrysb52@hotmail.com
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A staged reading of the explosive courtroom drama 12 Angry Men plays Feb 19, 20 & 21 at the United Church of Christ - 11245 Los Osos Valley Rd., SLO. Fri evening - 8pm. Sat/Sun matinees - 2pm. TICKETS: $10 at the door Friday and Sunday. Saturday's tickets are $15 as a special benefit performance for the SLO County Senior Nutrition Program ($5 of each Saturday ticket goes directly to Senior Nutrition). Info - Call UCC at 544-1373. (Note: KCBX Air Personality Gene Strohl plays the jury foreman in the show!)
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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Friday February 19, 2010
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8:30 AM
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All About Energy for Your Home and Business
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Contact: Jill Beck 546-3108 jillebeene@hotmail.com
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The Strategic Energy Alliance for Change (SEA Change) is hosting two seminars in Arroyo Grande on February 5 and Atascadero on February 19 to help SLO County residents and business owners lower their energy costs and become more energy efficient.
The seminars, “All about Energy for Your Home and Business,” will host two panels of local experts that will discuss what to do and how to do it.
The first panel will feature business owner Wes Willhoit of Estrella Associates, Jim Duffy of Jim Duffy Architecture, Nancy Terrell of Avila Bay Athletic Club & Spa, and green home owner Clint Slaughter on what to do to make local property more energy efficient.
The second panel will present advice on how to become more energy efficient by exploring new programs and resources available. SLO County planner Chuck Stevenson will discuss how to finance home and business retrofits. Representatives from PG&E and So Cal Gas will present available utility incentives, and Kevin Hauber of Mortgage House will discuss energy efficient mortgage plans.
Keynote speaker Rick Stollmeyer, winner of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce 2009 Green Award, will address what steps he took to drastically reduce his energy usage and build a sustainable and successful business in San Luis Obispo County.
The first event will be held at the South County Regional Center in Arroyo Grande on Friday, February 5, followed by the Atascadero Lake Pavilion on Friday, February 19. Both seminars will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by an exhibitor showcase from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors.
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Location: Atascadero Lake Pavilion
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9:00 AM
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Nonprofit Support Center, Development Officer's Certificate Program, Part I
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Contact: Maria Fabula 805-547-2244 mfabula@supportcenter.org
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Development Officer’s Certificate Program.
Presented by: Greg Fitzgerald, CEO ,Visionworks Associates & Yvon Gresser, Fund Development Consultant.
The Nonprofit Development Officer Certificate Program is a professional training opportunity for nonprofit staff, volunteers and board members designed to help individuals learn about and become active in fund development with local nonprofit organizations.
This comprehensive program will prepare you for the critical aspects of fund development necessary to successfully sustain your organization.
Part 1: Introduction to the Nonprofit Development & Donor Cultivation.
Friday, February 19th, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm.
•The Nonprofit Model
•Mission, Vision & the Strategic Plan
•The Development Paradigm & Achieving Balanced Fundraising
•Using Technology to Manage Donor Information
•Prospect Research, Making the Ask, and Thanking Your Donors.
Part 2: Annual Giving & Grantwriting.
Friday, March 5th, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm.
•Special Events: Worth It?
•Direct Mail Strategies
•Fundraising Technology
•Developing Your Case for Support
•General Operating versus Program Support
•Grant Calendar & Timeline.
Part 3: Capital Campaigns & Planned Giving.
Friday, March 19th, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm.
•Importance of Planned Giving
•Bequests, Life Insurance & Charitable Trusts
•Prospecting, Marketing & Caring for Your Donors
•Capital Campaigns: Are you Ready?
•Campaign Structure & Creating your Case for Support
•Qualifying Prospects & Donor Development.
Fridays, February 19, March 5, and March 19.
9:00am to 4:30pm.
First Bank of San Luis Obispo
Court Street Training Facility
997 Monterey Street, Third Floor
San Luis Obispo, CA.
Fee: $360 NSC members, $510 nonmembers
Early Bird Discount! $60 off if registered and paid by Friday, February 12th.
Registration is open to anyone and pre-registration is required.
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Location: 997 Monterey Street, Third Floor, San Luis Obispo, Ca
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5:00 PM
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UCSB CORWIN CHAIR presents GUEST ARTIST MARKO CICILIANI
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Contact: Patti Hopper (805)893-3230 hopper@music.ucsb.edu
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Location: UCSB's Studio Xenakis (Music Room 2215), Marko Ciciliani teaches in the composition department at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.
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Location: Music
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7:30 PM
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LIVE MUSIC - MARK GROWDEN W/ TIMO BECKWITH
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Contact: Peter Steynberg 8055470278 sgallery@charter.net
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Join us for live music on Friday Feb. 19th at 7:30pm Mark Growden will be playing with special guest Timo Beckwith.
Mark Growden is an internationally renowned multi-instrumentalist and artist based in San Francisco, CA.
As a composer, multi-instrumentalist and performer, Mark Growden has released several critically acclaimed albums. He has completed many successful US tours, performing at venues such as the Fillmore and Great American Music Hall in San Francisco and Tonic and The Knitting Factory in New York. Joining Growden is local Timo Beckwith, a man of many talents, and apart of the local world fusion band Calinambe.
$10 at the door.
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Location: Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO.
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7:30 PM
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Still Time National Tour Kickoff Show
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Contact: Jill Cordova 6613194137 jill@stilltimemusic.com
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Still Time will be playing their "See America" National Tour Kick-off Show at Downtown Brewing Company with special guests Kapakahi.
Come see them off in style as these local favorites embark on their first national tour.
A camera crew will be present capturing footage for Still Time's upcoming Live DVD (release date TBA).
Listen to Still Time's music at:
stilltimemusic.com
myspace.com/stilltimeband
All-Ages welcome.
$10 advance/ $12 door.
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Location: 1119 Garden Street, San Luis Obispo
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8:00 PM
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The Marilyn Greenberg Jazz Series Presents Nick Mancini and Otmar Ruiz
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Contact: Muara Johnston 543-8562 mjohnston@sloartcenter.org
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The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation and the San Luis Obispo Art Center present the second concert in the Marilyn Greenberg Jazz Series which will take place in a private home when the finest emerging vibist, Nick Mancini and pianist Otmar Ruiz come to San Luis Obispo. Mancini holds a masters degree from the Manhattan School of Music's prestigious jazz program, yet his prowess as a musician never obscures his talent as an entertainer. He uses the inspiration of great jazz composers of the 50s and 60s as a springboard for fresh, incisive and occasionally comedic arrangements. A fixture on the NYC and LA jazz scene, Mr. Mancini is a gem in the world of jazz. Tickets are available in advance at Boo Boo Records or The Art Center in SLO and are $15 students, $20 Jazz Fed and Art Center members, $22 general admission. Tickets at the door are $25. For more information call (805) 773-4131.
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Location: 1010 Broad Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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8:00 PM
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11:00 PM
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The BlueSouls at Vinoteca Wine Bar
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Contact: Ted Waterhouse 805 783 2681 edcat@aol.com
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This Friday, February 19th the BlueSouls will be performing at Vinoteca Wine Bar - that great little joint on 12th St. in lovely old town Paso Robles. Debra Windsong (harmonica & vocals) Ted Waterhouse (guitar, bottleneck guitar & vocals) and Jerry Pyle (cajon, percussion & vocals) will be playing their Blues & Rhythm, Soul & Americana gumbo from 8 to 11PM. It's great stuff to dance to. We hope they'll push back a table or two and y'all can cut a rug. Great wines too and no cover charge. Come on up.
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Location: Paso Robles
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Saturday February 20, 2010
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8:30 AM
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12:00 PM
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Workout For A Cause
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Contact: Trish 805-929-3555 hinipomo@sbcglobal.net
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On Saturday, February 20, 2010, Healthy Inspirations of Nipomo will host their annual “Workout For A Cause” to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Women are invited to bring a cash or check donation for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in exchange for a free morning of exercise classes.
The class schedule is as follows: 8:30 AM Cardio/Strength (tone and strengthen on the circuit machines), 9:15 AM Kickboxing, 10:00 AM Zumba Fitness (dance aerobics to a Latin beat), and 11:15 AM Pilates.
Participants are welcome to enjoy all of the classes, but can come for just one class, or to make a donation only if they wish. Classes are free when a donation is made. This event is open to all women, ages 14 and up!
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Location: 150 S. Mary Ave., Suite 1, Nipomo
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9:00 AM
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1:00 PM
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Meditation Program With Edward Espe Brown
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Contact: Margaret Bertrand 528-0704 lilymar@sprynet.com
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Clarifying the Most Important Point: A Morning Meditation Program With Edward Espe Brown.
Peaceful Sea Sangha and White Heron Sangha are pleased to co-sponsor Edward Espe Brown for a morning meditation retreat in Morro Bay. Edward leads the Peaceful Sea Sangha in Northern California and has been practicing Zen since 1965. He was ordained as a priest in 1971 by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, founder of San Francisco Zen Center. He has also done extensive Vipassana practice since 1985.
Edward offers retreats and workshops in the U.S. and internationally on a variety of subjects, including Meditative Touch, cooking, and handwriting change. Edward is an accomplished chef, who wrote the best selling Tassajara Bread Book, and co-founded Greens Restaurant in San Francisco.
Enjoy a morning of sitting and walking meditation, warmth and wisdom, dharma talk and discussion with this longtime Zen practitioner. Studying the most important point is to find out what gives meaning, what gives focus to our everyday lives and our practice. Let’s practice together and see what we can discover.
Tea and snacks will be provided. Bring a mat and cushion if you want to sit on the floor. Chairs will be available. Beginning and experienced students welcome.
Cost: $20 Plus an additional contribution to Edward to support the teachings also would be appreciated.
You may register at the door prior to the start of the event.
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Location: Morro Bay Vet's Hall, 209 Surf Street, Morro Bay
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10:00 AM
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4:00 PM
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Free Energy Balancing Clinic
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Contact: Wendy McKenna 805-438-4347 wendy@globalalliance.ws
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The Global Alliance for Balance and Healing is offering free energy balancing sessions in San Luis Obispo. The free clinic will be held at Sierra Vista Hospital in the Auditorium, 1010 Murray Avenue. Parking is best in the outpatient parking lot (on the west side and then go through the second entrance sliding glass doors). Sessions are 25 minutes in duration and no appointment is necessary. All are welcome. Visit www.globalalliance.ws or call 805-438-3437 to learn more about energy balancing or other free clinics held by Global
Alliance for Balance and Healing.
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Location: Sierra Vista Hospital Auditorium (San Luis Obispo)
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11:00 AM
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12:00 PM
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Bucket Busters Drumming
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Contact: Joan Bloomfield 805-461-6163
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Bucket Busters Drumming Workshop at the Atascadero Library.
Bucket Busters will make you stomp your feet and clap your hands as they perform at the Atascadero Public Library on Saturday, February 20th at 11:00 am. All ages are welcome. Space is limited and reservations are not required for this free program.
Bucket Busters is a unique performance group that plays on buckets, trashcans, and water bottles. Steve Hilstein of Drum School 101 in San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles and Nipomo directs the group. They perform regularly at community events throughout the Central Coast and collect donations that pay for scholarships for kids who otherwise would not have the opportunity to take music lessons.
Join us for this fun event and learn about stick techniques and more that can be applied to the drumset. Find more information at www.bucketbusters.com.
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Location: Atascadero Library
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11:00 AM
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2:00 PM
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AFRICAN MASK MAKING & SAFARI ART
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Contact: SLO Children's Museum (805) 544-5437 Christina@slocm.org
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Mask making is an important traditional African art form. Come learn more about the meaning behind this part of African culture. Artist and teacher Margie Betts will be there to help you create your very own African mask and safari art. Workshops at 11am & 1pm.
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Location: 1010 Nipomo St., San Luis Obispo
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11:00 AM
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2:30 PM
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VITA- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
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Contact: Janice Carr 805-756-1488 jcarr@calpoly.edu
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Beginning Saturday, January 30, Cal Poly's Orfalea College of Business will again sponsor a program in San Luis Obispo, providing tax return preparation assistance at no charge for individuals and families with incomes less than $50,000 a year. The effort is part of the annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program sanctioned and coordinated by the IRS. All returns are prepared by trained accounting seniors and are reviewed by certified tax preparers. Spanish-speaking preparers will be available. The community service project helps community members and students avoid unnecessary tax fees and tax preparation costs. Eligibility- Families with incomes less than $50,000 per year Location- at Cal Poly: arrive at the second-floor of the Business Building (Building 03). Visitors are asked to enter Cal Poly via California Boulevard and follow the signs to the Orfaela College of Business. Wheelchair accessible. Parking is free. Date and times: 11 am to 2:30 pm every Saturday, Jan 30 to March 13. Plan to arrive no later than 2 pm so students have sufficient time to complete your return accurately. No appointment- first come first served. Documents needed: Those participating are asked to bring their Social Security card or ITIN number, 2008 tax returns and all 2009 tax-related documents including child-care expenses, and child-care provider identification number and phone number. For more information about the Cal Poly location, call 756-2667 (English and Spanish) Forms that will be prepared include 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 540, 540A, 540EZ and some supporting forms.
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Location: Cal Poly campus, Business Rotunda 03-213
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Saturday February 20, 2010
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11:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Mutts to Montecito
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Contact: Montecito Pet Shop 805-965-6780
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A tail-wagging weekend to celebrate National Spay Day! Montecito Pet Shop will have new rescue dogs up for adoption, local rescue groups will pawticipate with their four-legged finds, and C.A.R.E. 4Paws will be on hand to promote responsible pet guardianship. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction, raffle and more…
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Location: Montecito Pet Shop, 2020 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA. 93109
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Saturday February 20, 2010
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1:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Ayurveda & Menopause
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Contact: Janet 805-772-0306 janet@awakeninginterfaith.org
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Nearly 40 million women are undergoing menopause yet most women don't understand this natural transition or know how to work with the symptoms associated with it.
Ayurveda is a 5,000 year old healing tradition which provides a wealth of knowledge to help women smoothly transition into menopause.
Clinical Ayurvedic specialists Holly Padove and Jean Wetzel, PhD, will offer a workshop to help women to lessen the discomfort often associated with perimenopause and menopause as well as suggestions for treating menopausal symptoms naturally, including herbs, diet and lifestyle practices and yoga to support "the change."
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Location: 1130 Napa St, Morro Bay
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2:00 PM
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4:15 PM
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Nature Tour at Coal Oil Point Reserve
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Contact: Ofri Gabay coprstaff@lifesci.ucsb.edu
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Join us for a nice Saturday afternoon walk at Coal Oil Point Reserve!
Trained tour leader will take you on a walk through a few of the Reserve’s ecosystems: from sandy beach to the Devereux Slough to a restored coastal dune system. Learn about the Reserve's current restoration projects and its cultural and geologic history while identifying the local flora and fauna. $5 donation suggested.
Reservations for tours are recommended. Contact Ofri Gabay at coprstaff@lifesci.ucsb.edu to reserve a spot. Ofri will send you a confirmation email with more information.
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Location: Coal Oil Point Reserve
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2:35 PM
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'Evolution Rx', with Dr. Bill Meller
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Contact: Humanist Society 805-259-6432 Publicity@SantaBarbaraHumanists.org
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William Meller, MD, will present his book "Evolution Rx", with ways to:
- prevent disease, fight infections, and avoid unnecessary medical treatments;
- help you have better sex and better relationships;
- extend and enjoy life, with good health!
Organized by the Humanist Society of Santa Barbara -- everyone is welcome. Optional $2 student or $5 general donations would be appreciated.
On Saturday, February 20th -- 2:30pm doors open, 3pm meeting starts in the Patio Room at Vista del Monte, 3775 Modoc Road (Las Positas exit off 101, midway between UCSB & SBCC) in Santa Barbara. Information phone 805-259-6432 or website.
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Location: Santa Barbara
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5:00 PM
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7:00 PM
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Reception for Apes & Landscape
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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Frank Armitage & Nancy Becker’s Studio.
February 20, 5 pm - 7 pm.
Join artists Frank Armitage and Nancy Becker at the in-studio reception for their new exhibition Apes & Landscapes. Enjoy drinks and appetizers while viewing Frank's gorilla and chimpanzee oil stick sketches and Nancy's lyrical interpretations of San Miguel and the surrounding countryside.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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7:30 PM
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LIVE MUSIC - SOFIA REI KOUTSOVITIS
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Contact: Peter Steynberg 8055470278 sgallery@charter.net
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You won’t want to miss a live performance by Argentinean SOFIA REI KOUTSOVITIS on Saturday Feb. 20th @ 7:30pm.
“…the passion and clarity with which she assayed a tricky mix of South American rhythms and jazz-inflected harmonies made clear why she has been embraced by New York City audiences from Carneele Hall to the hippest downtown haunts” –Phil Lutz, New York Times.
“One of the most versatile and in-demand singers on the New York music scene” Simon Calle, All About Jazz.
Visit sofiamusic.com for more info.
www.steynberggallery.com
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Location: Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO.
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8:00 PM
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'Just Jazz' Concert
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Contact: Cal Poly Music Department 805-756-2406 music@calpoly.edu
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The Cal Poly jazz ensembles will present a young, fresh approach to one of America's great art forms – jazz – at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20 in Harman Hall at the Performing Arts Center.
Two big bands and two combos will demonstrate how jazz is being reinvigorated by the next generation, according to Paul Rinzler, director of jazz studies at Cal Poly. With four trumpets, four trombones, five saxophones, and a rhythm section, the big bands produce a "wall of sound" that is unique to big bands.
The University Jazz Band #1 will perform the classic barn-burner "Wind Machine," as recorded by the Count Basie big band, and the invigorating salsa rhythms of "Rompe Cabezas" by Matt Harris. The University Jazz Band #2 will feature "Haitian Fight Song" by Charles Mingus and "Bye Bye Blackbird," among others. Two jazz combos will also perform.
Tickets for the concert are $12 and $15 for the public, $10 and $13 for senior citizens and Jazz Federation members, and $6 and $10 for 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 (805-756-2787).
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. For more information, call the Music Department at 805-756-2406.
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Location: Performing Arts Center - Chirstopher Cohan Center
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8:00 PM
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Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys
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Contact: SLO Blues Society (805) 541-7930 info@sloblues.org
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The San Luis Obispo Blues Society welcomes Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys on Saturday, February 20. Lenny Blue and the Otter Guys will be opening the show. The show starts at 8:00pm at the SLO Vets Hall, 801 Grand Avenue. Free dance lessons are offered at 7:30pm. Tickets are $17 for Blues Society members and $20 for the general public. All tickets are sold at the door. 21 and over, please. For more information or to volunteer, call 805/541-7930 or visit the website.
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Location: 801 Grand Ave. Vets Hall
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Sunday February 21, 2010
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Cachuma Lake Eagle Cruise
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Contact: Melissa Kelly 805.688-4515 mkelly@co.santa-barbara.ca.us
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Wednesdays - 10:00 AM to Noon.
Thursdays - 10:00 AM to Noon.
Fridays - 10:00 AM to Noon and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Saturday - 10:00 AM to Noon and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Sunday - 10:00 AM to Noon.
Park Naturalists guide you on a 2-hour Lake Cruise aboard the Osprey, a 30-passenger pontoon boat. Explore the lake's cultural, biological, and geological riches. Winter season brings out resident and migratory Bald Eagles and northern waterfowl coming south.
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Location: Cachuma Lake County Park
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Sunday February 21, 2010
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11:00 AM
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5:00 PM
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Exhibit: California Primitive; A 25 Year Retrospective of David Settino Scott
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Contact: Muara Johnston 543-8562 mjohnston@sloartcenter.org
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This exhibit at the San Luis Art Center features paintings, graphics and sculpture by the San Miguel artist, David Settino Scott, spanning from 1984 to the present. A reception will be held on Friday, February 5th from 6-8pm during the first Art After Dark of the New Year.
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Location: 1010 Broad Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Sunday February 21, 2010
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1:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Liberation Through Handwriting with Edward Espe Brown
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Contact: Margaret Bertrand 528-0704 lilymar@sprynet.com
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Our strategies for advancing and protecting the self are expressed in our handwriting, as well as everywhere else. If you work on your handwriting, you will not be able to stick to your stuck ways of doing things. Guaranteed! A few minutes a day of handwriting practice incorporating specific changes can redo one’s mental circuitry. Bring one or more pens, Edward will supply the paper.
Edward Espe Brown began practicing Zen in 1965 and was ordained as a priest in 1971 by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, founder of San Francisco Zen Center. Edward has done extensive Vipassana practice since 1985, written four cook books and co-authored Greens Cookbook. He also edited Not Always So, a collection of Suzuki Roshi's lectures. Edward has studied hand writing change, hands-on healing , yoga and Chi Gung and their relation to Zen. He leads meditation retreats and classes on these topics throughout the United States and Europe. Edward was featured in the 2007 film How to Cook Your Life, a critically acclaimed documentary directed by Doris Dörrie.
PLACE: LOS OSOS.
COST: $35.
Space is very limited. Please send check to reserve a place to:
Peaceful Sea Sangha
c/o Margaret Bertrand
260 San Jacinto Drive
Los Osos, CA 93402.
Be sure to include your email address or phone number so we can contact you with event location.
Contact Margaret Bertrand at (805) 528-0704 with questions.
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Location: Los Osos, CA
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2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
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Why Do Bones Break?
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Contact: Goleta Valley Library 964-7879 FriendsoftheGVLibrary@gmail.com
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WHY DO BONES BREAK?
Presented by Professor Paul Hansma
Physics Department, UCSB.
Loss of bone leads to osteoporosis and bone fracture. Most treatments focus on reversing bone loss. But, new research has discovered that bone quality is an important factor. Dr. Hansma has designed new technology to measure bone quality. With this new information, we can look forward to new drugs and less broken bones. Free.
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Location: Goleta Valley Library
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2:00 PM
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Duet with soprano Mary Sue Gee and mezzo-soprano Judith Dunlore
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Contact: Andrew Schneider 805-489-8664 Andrew_Schneider@yahoo.com
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Double your afternoon pleasure as Mary Sue and Judith explore composers who have made beautiful contributions for this voicing from music of the sacred, romance, dance, and the playful. Both performers sing and teach voice locally. Mary Sue has portrayed Mozart heroines with Pacific Repertory Opera and the SLO Festival Mozaic. Judith has had an eclectic voice career in Southern California and the Central Coast, voice directing musicals, performing with the Canzona Women's Ensemble and teaching the Estill voice technique.
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Location: 2074 Parker Street, San Luis Obispo
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2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Amnesty International Action Group
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Contact: Gail Comer 805-528-5823 gailgreetings@yahoo.com
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We will meet this Sunday to discuss/organize the year and send letters for the Valentines for Zimbabawe Women (an international action). Call 528-5823 for directions or information.
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2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Worldhealer's Community Culture Series: Brazil
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Contact: Emelin Gasparrini 805-895-7607 info@worldhealer.org
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Worldhealer, Inc. is holding its first ever Community Cultural Series on Sunday, February 21st at Milk and Honey Tapas. In honor of Brazilian Carnaval, we will be learning about different aspects of Brazilian Culture, including Carnaval, sports, and the environment. There will also be information regarding Worldhealer's local and global works.
Worldhealer, Inc. is an emerging non-profit organization run by young professionals and students, both American and foreign born, who have joined together to work towards a world where no human is lacking the basic essentials for a decent life. Basic essentials include food, proper shelter, simple education and other things generally taken for granted. Founded in Santa Barbara, CA in early 2009, Worldhealer strives for social, economic, environmental & behavioral change across the globe.
For more information visit us at www.worldhealer.org
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Location: 30 W. Anapamu Street, Santa Barbara
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2:00 PM
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Sheila Jordon Vocal Workshop
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Contact: Kimberly Ford 805-689-8975 Kimberlyford@cox.net
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Legendary jazz vocalist, Sheila Jordon and Ojai based recording artist and educator Ellen Johnson, will be giving a workshop in Ventura this Sunday, Feb. 21st 2-5PM. They will also be performing a concert next Sat. Feb. 27th (2 shows) 8PM and 10PM @ Vitellos in Studio City.
If you are an aspiring or even accomplished jazz vocalist, this workshop will be invaluable. Ms. Jordon is based in New York City, so this is a rare chance indeed! Even the opportunity to observe the workshop will be filled with invaluable musical wisdom. There is a price break and a way to be included to just observe too.
Please contact Ellen Johnson directly @: info@vocalvisions.net (805) 272-8125 for questions or to register. You can also register online@ www.vocalvisions.net (click on Singers studio).
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3:00 PM
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San luis Obispo Art Center: Lecture and Tea with Gordon Fuglie
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Contact: Muara Johnston 543-8562 mjohnston@sloartcenter.org
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The San Luis Obispo Art Center presents "The Rude Impulse: Primitivism in Contemporary California Art" with Gordon Fuglie. Gordon will address the place of the primitive artist in the current west coast art scene, including David Settino Scott and other notable artists who have found their niche, and freedom, in unconventional, non-academic approaches. Tickets are $5 for members and $7 for non-members. Tea, coffee and cookies will be served.
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Location: 1010 Broad Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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4:00 PM
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Pet Portrait Party for Kids & Teens
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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February 21, 4 pm - 5:30 pm -
Kids and teens are encouraged to paint their pets at this exciting and free community art event at Studios on the Park! Bring in a favorite photograph and from 4 pm to 5:30 pm unleash your inner art superhero with artist Anne Laddon! Learn to use acrylic paints to capture the true spirit of a household pet. Finished portraits may be featured in the upcoming Raining Cats & Dogs exhibition!
Supplies and instruction provided courtesy of Anne Laddon, the Blueprinter, and the Avalon Foundation. RSVP recommended as the number of participants is limited.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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4:00 PM
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Country rocker Stephen Styles Plays Solvang
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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Stephen Styles is the featured act Feb. 21 at Alisal Cellars 448 Alisal Road, Solvang,CA………. The Buellton-based singer-songwriter has played many Santa Barbara County venues, including the Durango Songwriters conferences. Styles songs like "Jesus Drives a Pickup Truck" and "Set 'em Up, Shoot 'em Down" are aimed straight at the Country charts. His voice is already much in demand at Nashville recording studios, and his songs are being recorded by up-and-coming country stars such as Scott Lindsey. Listen to Styles here: http://www.myspace.com/stephenstyles .......... 4:00-7:00pm, the lineup will also include guest performers Teresa McNeil MacLean, Dan Cressler, Susan Marie Reeves, Gib Foss, Jean-Luc Fraikin, Robert Postel, Cinder Jean, and Kate Bennett……….The venue is a candlelit intimate room, a wine tasting bar with a tapas menu too. We pass the tip jar during the featured set, otherwise no cover. Ages 21 and over only. For more info, call Alisal Cellars 805-686-4329. http://www.alisalcellars.com ……….For upcoming showcases hosted by Steve Key, see Songwriters at Play! http://www.songwritersatplay.com
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Location: Solvang
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Monday February 22, 2010
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1:00 PM
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Pint for a Pint Blood Donations
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Contact: Greg Steinberger (805) 474-4068 greg@docburnsteins.com
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FREE ICE CREAM FOR BLOOD DONORS
Monday, February 22
1:00-6:00.
The United Blood Services and Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream Lab announce the next “GIVE A PINT - GET A PINT” BLOOD DRIVE. Everyone donating blood at this drive will receive a FREE pint of Doc Burnstein’s Super-Premium Ice Cream.
Two Blood Mobiles will be parked outside the ice cream parlor at 114 West Branch St. in the Village of Arroyo Grande on February 22 from 1:00-6:00.
For Donor Information, call United Blood Services at: 543-4290.
For Drive Information, contact:
Greg Steinberger,
Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream Lab.
Phone: 805 474-4068.
Greg@DocBurnsteins.com
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Location: 114 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande
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Monday February 22, 2010
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Making Every Dollar Count Workshop
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Contact: Shirley Peterson 805-781-5951 ischumannn@co.slo.ca.us
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Making Every Dollar Count in Tough Financial Times.
Helping families and individuals get the most from every dollar is the topic of a train-the-trainer program offered by the University of California Cooperative Extension. Aimed at government and not-for-profit agencies serving limited-resource families, the Making Every Dollar Count training will provide participants with tips and tools for assisting clientele in spending money wisely, plus they will receive a CD copy of this English/Spanish curriculum.
Trainings will be held on Monday, February 22 from 1-4 pm and repeated on Tuesday, February 23 from 9AM—noon at the Cooperative Extension Auditorium, 2156 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo. Registration information is available by calling 781-5940 or visiting: ucanr.org/money
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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Monday February 22, 2010
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5:30 PM
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Texas troubadour Beth Wood comes to Paso
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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Texas native, Beth Woods plays Sr. Sancho’s, 2927 Spring Street, Paso Robles………. Soulful, organic, free-range, barefoot music -- that's how Beth describes her unique style. Decide for yourself when she plays the featured set on our weekly showcase. http://www.bethwoodmusic.com/ ………. Beth's career as a full-time touring musician has so far spanned 12 years, thousands of shows, seven albums, three cars, and numerous awards, including top honors at the legendary Kerrville Folk Festival songwriters contest. Her critical acclaim includes this rave from the Washington Post: "Beth Wood is a musical triple-threat - a thoughtful songwriter and talented multi-instrumentalist with a supple, soulful voice."………. Guest performers include nationally-touring songwriter James Hurley. http://www.jameshurleymusic.com/ ………. Every Monday 5:30-8pm, the format is inspired by Nashville writer’s nights: three guest performers will share the stage and play in-the-round 5:30-6:15, and another trio of writers from 7:15-8pm, with the featured act in the middle of the show. All ages are welcome. There is no cover charge, but a tip bucket is passed for the featured act. Come for food, drinks and live music. For more info, call Senor Sancho’s 805-237-1508. http://www.senorsanchos.com ……….For upcoming showcases hosted by Steve Key, see Songwriters at Play! http://www.songwritersatplay.com
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Location: Paso Robles
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Monday February 22, 2010
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Monday March 1, 2010
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6:30 PM
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8:00 PM
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Beginning Fencing Class
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Contact: Eric McDonald 542-9802 emcdonal@cuesta.edu
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Beginning Fencing Class Offered.
The San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club will be offering a new beginning fencing class on Mondays starting January 11th and running through March 1st. Students will learn the basics of foil fencing including its customs and history. The class will focus on fundamental techniques and tactical elements general to fencing. No prior experience is required. Students must be at least 10 years of age. Equipment is provided. There is no cost for the class, however, donations are accepted.
The San Luis Highlanders is a not-for-profit club serving the Central Coast sport fencing community since 2003. The San Luis Highlanders meets at the First Presbyterian Church gym located at 981 Marsh Street in San Luis Obispo. Classes run from 6:30pm to 8:00pm, Monday evenings.
For more information, contact Eric McDonald at 542-9802 or emcdonal@cuesta.edu.
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Location: First Presbyterian Church
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Monday February 22, 2010
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8:00 PM
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LIVE MUSIC - WAHID - world/experimental
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Contact: Peter Steynberg 8055470278 sgallery@charter.net
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Wahid will be playing on Monday Feb. 22nd at 8:00pm at Steynberg.
An amazing show from L.A. www.myspace.com/onewahid
The adventure of creating new musical expression is what brings these two artists together as Wahid. Wahid is Dimitris Mahlis on oud and other string instruments and Chris Wabich on tuned bass frame drums and percussion. Wahid strives for excellence balancing compositional depth with improvisational freedom.
Wahid has worked with: Leonard Cohen, Ebi Hamedi, Mamak Khadem, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Frank Zappa's joe's garage, Sting, Lalo Shifrin, Carmen Rizzo, Axiom of Choice, Ludacris, Mark Murphy, Nancy Sinatra, Kevyn Lettau, and others.
$10 at the door.
www.steynberggallery.com
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Location: Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO.
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8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
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The Chieftains
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Contact: Arts&Lectures Ticket Office 805.893.3535 aandl-info@sa.ucsb.edu
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The Chieftains
Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 8:00 PM, The Granada
Back by Popular Demand!
“[The Chieftains] have become something like a musical genealogical society, climbing out onto the branches of Celtic music’s family tree and plucking delicious fruit.” -Pioneer Press
Ireland’s “inadvertent prophets of the world-music boom” (Rolling Stone) and six-time Grammy Award-winners The Chieftains are recognized for bringing the rollicking, ebullient energy of traditional Irish music to the world’s attention. Never afraid to shock purists and push boundaries, they make music that has accumulated over centuries their own with a style that is as exhilarating as it is definitive so that it remains as fresh and relevant as when it first began. Join the Musical Ambassadors of Ireland for an exhilarating, foot-stomping evening of Celtic music.
General public $38.00 - $58.00
UCSB Students $22.00
Includes facility fee
Website: www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
Ticket Office: 805.893.3535
Tickets/info: aandl-info@sa.ucsb.edu
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Location: The Granada
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Tuesday February 23, 2010
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Sunday February 28, 2010
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Spay Day USA!
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Contact: The Feline Network 805-549-9228 egenasci@charter.net
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More than four million pets are put to death in the United States shelters each year. That’s one every eight seconds. Spay Day USA is America’s first and ONLY national month of action to promote the spaying and neutering of pets.
The Feline Network of the Central Coast has information on local veterinarians and organizations who are participating in Spay Day USA! To get a list of participating local veterinary clinics and information on possible spay/neuter financial assistance; contact the Feline Network at 549-9228 ext 706.
The Department of Animal Services (DAS) will offer $40 spay/neuter certificates available beginning on Spay Day, February 23, 2010 to help with the cost of spaying or neutering your pets. For more information please call DAS in SLO 781-4400, in Oceano 473-7100 or in Templeton 434-4290. *February is National Pet Spay/Neuter month.
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Location: SLO County
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Tuesday February 23, 2010
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1:00 PM
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2:30 PM
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Photo Enhancement Software
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Contact: Fred Seaver 8052380981 fseaver@live.com
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Paso Robles Senior Center
Al Moreno will present Part II to Photo Enhancement Software.
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Location: Paso Robles Senior Cntr
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1:00 PM
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5:00 PM
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Photo Collage Illustration: Armchair Travels with Sarah Winkler
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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Tuesday, February 23, 1 pm - 5 pm & ?Sunday, March 21, 1 pm - 5 pm -
Join Sarah Winkler for a fun, creative collage workshop at her studio in Paso Robles. Sort, cut, tear, paste and layer together imagery that means something to you. Capture a moment in time with surprising twists and turns as we delve into your prized travel memorabilia, inspiring magazines and other personal collage materials and transform them into a window to another world. Whether you are envisioning your next vacation or documenting the last one, let's spend an afternoon journeying to distant lands from the seat of our studio chairs. For Teens and Adults. All levels welcome. The workshop cost is $45. Reserve your space today!
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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5:30 PM
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8:00 PM
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Divorce clinic
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Contact: Angie King 544-9313 wccslo@gmail.com
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LEGAL CLINIC FOR SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS.
With the assistance of the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association Family Law Section, the Women’s Community Center provides one-on-one legal advice for persons filing their own divorces. Only persons who do not have an attorney may participate. The Women’s Community Center will also have document preparers available to participants to assist them in completing the court required forms. Clinic sessions are held once a month on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 PM at the San Luis Obispo Women’s Community Center, now located inside the SLO Business Center at 4251 South Higuera St., SLO. The next clinic will be held February 23, 2010. A minimum $40.00 donation is requested. Participants must call ahead to register: 544-9313. There is a limit of 12 for each session. The appointment list closes early; please call now!
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Location: 4251 S. Higuera, SLO
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6:00 PM
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7:30 PM
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GrantStation Workshops at SLO Library
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Contact: SLO Library 781-5989 katardiff@slolibrary.org
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The San Luis Obispo Library is offering two workshops on the use of the GrantStation website. County public libraries, in partnership with the San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation, recently began offering free access to GrantStation at seven local library branches: San Luis Obispo; Arroyo Grande; Atascadero; Morro Bay; Los Osos; Nipomo; and Cambria.
GrantStation teaches users how to write effective grant requests. It also provides access to a searchable database of grantmakers that accept inquiries from a variety of organizations, as well as federal deadlines, links to state funding agencies, and a growing database of international grantmakers.
There will be two sessions:
• Tuesday, February 23, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, February 27, from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Both take place at the second floor computer lab in the San Luis Obispo City Library, 995 Palm Street. There is no charge, but advanced registration is required due to space limitations. To register or for more information, please call 781-5989.
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Location: SLO City Library
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6:30 PM
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9:30 PM
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Texas troubadour Beth Wood comes to SLO
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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Texas native, Beth Woods plays the Steynberg Gallery 1531 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA………. Soulful, organic, free-range, barefoot music -- that's how Texas native Beth Wood describes her music. Decide for yourself when she plays the featured set on our weekly showcase. http://www.bethwoodmusic.com/ ………. Beth's career as a full-time touring musician has so far spanned 12 years, thousands of shows, seven albums, three cars, and numerous awards, including top honors at the legendary Kerrville Folk Festival songwriters contest. Her critical acclaim includes this rave from the Washington Post: "Beth Wood is a musical triple-threat - a thoughtful songwriter and talented multi-instrumentalist with a supple, soulful voice."………. Guest performers include nationally-touring songwriter James Hurley, SLO folk-rock duo Midnight Action, Kaitlyn Eller, and blues pianist Brent Dannells………..Every Tuesday night 6:30-9:30pm, up to eight guest performers will perform before and after the featured set. There is a $5 cover charge for the showcases at the Steynberg Gallery. All ages are welcome. The gallery has a café serving a light food menu, coffee, tea, beer and wine. http://www.steynberggallery.com ……….For upcoming showcases hosted by Steve Key, see Songwriters at Play! http://www.songwritersatplay.com
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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7:00 PM
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9:00 PM
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A Body Of Work
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Contact: David Chipping 805 528-0914 dchippin@calpoly.edu
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CENTRAL COAST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY FEATURES ARTIST PAT CAIRNS.
Award winning artist Pat Cairns will give a presentation to the Central Coast Watercolor Society at the San Luis Obispo Art Center on Tuesday evening, February 23, at 7 PM. Cairns will show slides and talk about her recently published book, A BODY OF WORK, which is a collection of the best of her watercolor, acrylic, and mixed media paintings.The presentation will also include Cairns’ recent experimental paintings inspired by life and literature, a series called “Beyond Words”, which grew out of selections chosen by her book club group. Cairns was an art educator for many years at San Luis Obispo High and Cal Poly. Her paintings have won national awards, and are in many public and private collections. Her website is found at www.patcairnsfineart.com
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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7:30 PM
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9:30 PM
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Banff Mountain Film Festival
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Contact: Natalia Cohen 661.607.6591 natalia.cohen@sa.ucsb.edu
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Banff Mountain Film Festival.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 7:30 PM, Campbell Hall.
General public $12.00.
UCSB Students $10.00.
Includes facility fee.
Celebrate the spirit of adventure with this perennial A&L audience favorite. Featuring the world’s best films and videos on mountain subjects, the Banff Festival Tour awes viewers with thrills and grandeur captured in exotic locations the world over. The show’s wide variety of film subjects –from extreme sports to mountain culture and environment – will amaze audiences. An entirely different program screens each evening.
MedeoZ
France, 2008, 6 minutes.
Mustang – Journey of Transformation
USA, 2009, 28 minutes.
First Ascent: Alone on the Wall
USA, 2009, 24 minutes.
Intermission.
Kranked – Revolve (Special Edit for Banff Tour)
Canada, 2009, 11 minutes.
Birdman of the Karakorum
UK, 2009, 64 minutes.
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Location: Campbell Hall
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Wednesday February 24, 2010
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Thursday March 4, 2010
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8:00 AM
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11:00 PM
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MASSAGE PRACTITIONER PROGRAMS
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Contact: Deborah Heartwood 805-556-0268 cvanbuschbach@lmusd.org
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Lucia Mar Unified School District Adult Education is proud to be offering vocational massage training programs both for new massage practitioners and advanced training for massage professionals needing continuing education. Our new term begins March 2, 2010. Applications are being accepted NOW! A monthly payment plan is available with NO INTEREST. Please contact Program Director Deborah Heartwood at (805) 556-0268 for questions or call Lucia Mar Adult Ed at (805) 474-3900.
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Wednesday February 24, 2010
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9:00 AM
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12:00 PM
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Nonprofit Support Center, Creating A Nonprofit Dashboard
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Contact: Maria Fabula 805-547-2244 mfabula@supportcenter.org
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Creating a Nonprofit Dashboard
Presenter: Laura Krueger, CPA
A Dashboard reports communicate critical information in a concise and visual format. Dashboards assist nonprofit staff, leaders and boards in focusing attention and resources on what matters most in their organizations. Discover where a dashboard fits in to your organization’s planning and evaluation and learn the basics of constructing a system that meets your needs and requirements. Key points will be:
• What to measure for mission effectiveness
• Determining the board’s informational needs and then maintaining a reporting system
• Designing the reports, choosing data display formats, and communicating a specific focus
Please visit www.supportcenter.org for more more information.
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Location: 4102 Vachell Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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4:30 PM
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6:30 PM
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First Time Homebuyer's Workshop
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Contact: Suzan Ehdaie 781-7839 ksimkover@gmail.com
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The Housing and Economic Department of SLO County Long Range Planning is hosting a First Time Homebuyer's Workshop at the SLO Library in the Community Room: 995 Palm St. San Luis Obispo, CA. 93401. The Workshop will take place on February 24, from 4:30pm-6:30pm. This event is free and open to the community. The event is intended to show the community the procedures and qualifications for applying to the First Time Hombuyer's program.
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Location: 995 Palm St, San Luis Obispo, CA. 93401
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5:15 PM
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7:30 PM
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After 5 Business Connection event
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Contact: Jacky Lopez 805-270-5484 events@ccwnetwork.com
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AFTER 5 BUSINESS CONNECTION - San Luis Obispo - Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 5:30 - 7:30PM.
Central Coast Women's Network sponsors "After 5 Business Connection" - Our new "mixer" format will have Adrian Bray giving a brief presentation of the "One Page Business Plan". He will ask guests: Could your business benefit from implementing a results-based system that asks FIVE crucial business questions?
Adrian explains that One Page Business Plan is a proven management tool that helps business owners think incisively about how they manage and grow their business. Adrian has a strong financial and general management background in diverse business environments.
Come to network with old friends, meet new ones, and remember if you are member you will have the chance to promote your business through a video clip filmed at the meeting, it will be broadcast through Social Networks soon after (YouTube, Facebook).
This event will take place in SLO, Buona Tabola 1037 Monterrey St. on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010. The cost is Members $15, Non-Members $30 and $40 at the door. Includes Hors d’oeuvres.
MINI SHOWCASE + BROADCAST on Social Media (YouTube & Facebook).
Showcase your Products or Services at the meeting, display table will be available to make face-to- face promotions to everyone attending "After 5 business Connection" meeting. The cost to rent a display table is only $40, includes video interview.
For more information or to RSVP for this event, please call at (805)439-1013, by email at: events@ccwnetwork.com, or book online at the website: www.ccwnetwork.com
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Location: Buona Tabola Restaurant
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5:30 PM
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8:00 PM
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Adult LIteracy Tutor Training
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Contact: Beverly Schwartzberg 805-564-5619 bschwartzberg@santabarbaraca.gov
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Help other adults improve their basic skills! The Santa Barbara Public Library System offers free tutor training courses to prepare volunteers. Tutors are needed at all library branches, including Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria, and Solvang. The next course begins Wednesday, February 24, at 5:30 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 E. Anapamu St. To register, call 805-564-5619.
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Location: 40 E. Anapamu Street
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6:15 PM
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8:30 PM
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Community Building for Change
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Contact: Susan Wood 805-771-9706 susan@susanwoodlifecoach.com
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This is a potluck to get together and connect, learn more about Transition Initiatives and discuss what we can do LOCALLY to have an environment that is sustainable, energy independent, and economically resilient. One of the things we want to get started is a community garden in Los Osos. This meeting is cosponsored with Central Coast Clergy and Laity for Justice. St. Benedict's Espiscopal Church, Los Osos Valley Road at Clark Valley Road, Los Osos.
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Location: St. Benedict's Episcopal Church
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6:30 PM
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8:30 PM
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First Time Home Buyer Seminar
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Contact: Admin 805-781-3088 x0 admin@pshhc.org
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Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH) invites the public to attend a free “First-Time Home Buyer Education Seminar” on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Canyon Creek Apartments (Community Room), 400 Oak Hill Road, Paso Robles.
The free seminar will present several alternatives and loan options for first time home buyers. Aspiring home owners will be provided with information needed to make wise purchase and loan decisions, to realize the “American Dream”. Workshop attendees, who need further assistance, will be able to set up individual appointments with bi-lingual PSHH housing counselors.
This workshop will be facilitated by Brian Kerrigan, Housing Counselor for Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (PSHH). A graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Kerrigan holds a degree in business administration/finance and most recently worked as a loan officer for Chase Bank. Kerrigan is multi-lingual and fluent in Spanish, and also facilitates our Foreclosure Prevention Workshops. Please check our website www.pshhc.org for more information.
PSHH is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide affordable housing and programs leading to self-sufficiency for low-income families, seniors, and other special needs groups on California’s Central Coast. Since its establishment in 1970, PSHH has assisted over 1,150 individuals or families build their own self-help home.
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Location: 400 Oak Hill Rd Paso Robles
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Thursday February 25, 2010
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Sunday March 7, 2010
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Apes & Landscapes
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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Frank Armitage & Nancy Becker's Studio
Apes & Landscapes is an exhibit of new works by studio partners Frank Armitage and Nancy Becker. Frank, a renowned muralist, painter, and draftsman, shows his gorilla and chimpanzee oil stick sketches and additional acrylic paintings. Nancy's legendary lyrical landscapes feature her interpretations of San Miguel, its buildings, and the surrounding countryside. Come see these lovely paintings in person.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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Thursday February 25, 2010
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Friday February 26, 2010
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9:00 AM
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Two-Day Pottery Making Workshop with Michael Miller & Peggy Vrana of Earthsea Pottery
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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Thursday, February 25 & Friday, February 26, 9 am - 4 pm with an hour lunch break -
Learn basic handbuilding techniques such as slab, coil, and pinch pots! Try your hand at throwing on the potter's wheel! We will bisque fire the pottery pieces you make at the workshop. Coffee, tea and muffins will be provided throughout the day. $190 includes a 25 lb bag of clay and pottery tool set. Comfortable clothes are essential. Class size is limited. Adults age 15 to 100! For more information or to reserve your space, call 805.459.3883 or email earthsea@earthseapottery.com.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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Thursday February 25, 2010
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2:00 PM
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3:30 PM
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Nonprofit Legal Roundtable
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Contact: Maria Fabula 805-547-2244 mfabula@supportcenter.org
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Nonprofit Support Center Presents:
Legal Roundtable
Guest Facilitator: Patricia Gomez, Radovich Mediation Group
New participants are always welcome and encouraged to join in these informal, supportive and confidential networking discussions.
www.supportcenter.org
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Location: 4102 Vachell Lane, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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4:00 PM
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Landlord Appreciation Seminar
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Contact: Sandy Murry 594-5316 smurry@haslo.org
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Housing Authority of the City of SLO is hosting this event for San Luis Obispo County owners, landlords & property managers, which will include a presentation by CRLA who will discuss information on Tenant & Landlord issues, Fair Housing Laws, and HASLO will provide information on the Section 8 voucher program. We will have appetizers and drinks, please RSVP to Sandy Murry 805-594-5316 or smurry@haslo.org by Feb. 14th. Location: 995 Palm SLO.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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4:00 PM
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6:00 PM
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Meet the Artists Reception for Strung-Out
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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February 25, 4 pm – 6 pm -
Meet the artists featured in the Paso Robles Art Association’s Strung-Out invitational exhibition. The public is invited to enjoy delicious appetizers and drinks!
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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6:30 PM
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Sierra Vista Community Education Seminar
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Contact: Shannon Downing (805) 546-7927 shannon.downing@tenethealth.com
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Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center
Community Education Seminar.
“How's Your Back?"
Back and neck pain affects nearly 80 percent of adults at some point in their lifetime. Even though this pain may be common, if your pain is severe or becoming more frequent, you should talk to your doctor. Join us as we discuss some of the common causes of back and neck pain and the treatment options that are available.
Featured Speakers:
Phillip Kissel, MD
Neurological Surgery,
James Carr, MD
Orthopedics,
Harold Segal, MD
Neurological Surgery,
February 25, 2010
Thursday
6:30pm.
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center Auditorium
1010 Murray Avenue,
San Luis Obispo.
FREE.
Reservations Recommended.
1 (800) 483-6387.
www.SierraVistaRegional.com
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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6:30 PM
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Road warrior Janet Robin Rocks the Porch
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Contact: Steve Key 805-204-6821 bonnien27@gmail.com
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Janet Robin began this month touring in France, a long road that lands her in Santa Margarita at The Porch, 22322 El Camino Real on Feb 25 as the featured act on our weekly showcase.………. She is touring with a new CD, "Everything Has Changed", produced in Nashville by John Carter Cash (son of Johnny & June, who has also produced The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band). http://www.janetrobin.com ………. In addition to pursuing her solo career both in the U.S. and abroad, Robin has toured, recorded, or written songs with Meredith Brooks, Melissa Etheridge, Maia Sharp, Marcy Levy (co-writer with Eric Clapton on “Lay Down Sally”), Ann and Nancy Wilson (of Heart), and Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac). Most recently, Robin was a touring member of Air Supply……….Every Thursday 6:30-9:30pm, the showcase includes one featured act and up to 8 others playing 3-song sets. We pass the tip jar during the featured set, otherwise no cover. All ages are welcome. Come for beer/wine, pizza, and live music. For more info, call The Porch 805-438-3376. http://www.porchcafe.com ………. For upcoming showcases hosted by Steve Key, see Songwriters at Play! http://songwritersatplay.com
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Location: Santa Margarita
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Thursday February 25, 2010
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Intermediate Rumba and Beginning Hustle Lessons
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Contact: Sean Stavropoulos 805-551-2125 info@cpdst.org
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Get ready for Thursday Night Fever as we continue our Thursday classes with three weeks of Beginning Hustle and Intermediate Rumba!
Intermediate RUMBA 7:00pm-8:00pm.
Learn different and more challenging moves and refine your technique in this intermediate level class. If you have taken our beginning Rumba class (either American style or International) or have previous dance experience, this class is perfect for you! No partner needed.
Beginning HUSTLE 8:00pm-9:15pm.
Get ready for Thursday Night Fever! The Hustle is a fun dance that you can do to lots of popular music. Our beginning series will teach you everything you need to know to master the Hustle and rule the dance floor at the local nightclub! No partner or previous dance experience needed!
FREE DANCING 9:15pm-10:15pm.
Join us afterward for free dancing where you can practice what you've learned!
Dates: Thursdays, Feb 18, 25, and March 4.
Location: Cal Poly Architecture Bldg. 5, Room 225.
Cost: $10.00 for 3 weeks of one class per night or
$15.00 for 3 weeks of both classes or
$4.00 per class.
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Location: Cal Poly Architecture Bldg. 5 Rm. 225
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Thursday February 25, 2010
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7:30 PM
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LIVE MUSIC - CROSBY TYLER - FOLK ROCK/AMERICANA
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Contact: Peter Steynberg 8055470278 sgallery@charter.net
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CROSBY TYLER will be playing a show on Thursday Feb. 25th at 7:30pm @ Steynberg.
Crosby Tyler is a singer songwriter who has toured with Peter Case. He is featured on the album ‘10 Songs of America Today’ which has resided in the top 25 of the Euro-Americana chart since it’s release as well as enjoying play on BBC Scotland, Wales, and England.
Folk Rock/Americana.
For more info visit: http://crosbytyler.com/home.html.
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Location: Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO.
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7:30 PM
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9:00 PM
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Fall and Rise of the Peregrine Falcon lecture
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Contact: Carey McKinnon 688-4214 CMcKinnon@SantaBarbaraCA.gov
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The Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society invites the public to a free lecture with wildlife biologist Lee Aulman on the subject of peregrine falcons — the world’s most widely distributed bird of prey.
This talk and slideshow, titled "Fall and Rise of the Peregrine Falcon," will be held on Thursday, February 25, 7:30 p.m., at the Solvang Public Library, located at 1745 Mission Drive.
Described in The Sibley Guide to Birds as “the embodiment of speed and power,” peregrine falcons can dive in excess of 200 mph as they pursue their prey. For the past 30 years, Lee Aulman has been involved with the recovery of this raptor in Central California. He’ll share his experiences and perspectives dating back to the 1970s, when peregrine falcon populations had collapsed due to the use of the pesticide DDT.
Aulman will describe the recovery programs for this species, including captive breeding, the production of young, and their release into the wild. He’ll give an update on the peregrine’s current population status, with his personal view as to its future.
A long-time Santa Ynez Valley resident, Lee Aulman was a member of the University of California Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group from 1982 to 2005. He is now a private consultant working on non-lethal avian predator control at nesting territories of California least tern and western snowy plover at Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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Location: Solvang
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Friday February 26, 2010
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8:30 AM
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12:30 PM
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Journey of Hope, Mental Wellness Forum
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Contact: TMHA Family Services (805) 541-5144 hbrown@t-mha.org
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The Peer Advisory & Advocacy Team and Family Services of Transitions-Mental Health Association (TMHA) are pleased to invite the public to “Journey of Hope,” an inspiring and educational mental wellness forum to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, February 26, at the chambers of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors. The event is free and offers free continuing education units (CEUs) through San Luis Obispo County Behavioral Health Services.
The forum’s keynote speaker, Kevin Hines, is an internationally-recognized presenter who has spoken to over a quarter of a million people about his first-hand experience with suicidal thoughts and his eventual attempt to end his life by jumping off of the Golden Gate Bridge. One of only 29 Golden Gate Bridge survivors, Hines is now actively spreading the message of suicide prevention and living mentally well.
In addition to the keynote address, attendees will view “The Shaken Tree: Families Living with Mental Illness,” an award-winning documentary featuring stories from local families about life with someone who has a mental illness.
“SLOtheStigma” will also be screened at the forum. It's a documentary telling the stories of four local residents with depression, bi-polar disorder or schizophrenia.
The forum will also include a local resources and mental health services fair. Attendees seeking services for themselves or someone else are welcome to visit with representatives from over 20 local agencies and county departments.
This event is funded by the Mental Health Services Act through San Luis Obispo County Behavioral Health Services.
For immediate emotional and mental health support, call the new SLO Hotline: 800-549-4499.
For more information about this event, Kevin Hines and both documentaries, visit www.t-mha.org.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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4:00 PM
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5:30 PM
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Scott Marble
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Contact: Henri T. de Hahn 805 756-1316 hdehahn@calpoly.edu
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Scott Marble is a founding partner of Marble Fairbanks and a faculty member at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP). His early engagement with digital technologies at Columbia University, teaching one of the first “paperless” design studios, has allowed Marble Fairbanks to pioneer innovative uses of digital fabrication and unique assemblies in their design work. Much of the office’s recent work has been designed utilizing computer production technologies to bring custom and cost effective solutions to the specific needs of clients.
Using this comprehensive process and integration, the firm has consistently achieved unique award-winning designs for a wide range of residential, educational, institutional and commercial projects. Marble Fairbanks is the recipient of many local, national, and international design awards including an Art Commission of New York City Award for Excellence in Design, AIA awards, American Architecture Awards, a PA Award, an ID Award, and an ar+d Award for Emerging Architecture from Architecture Review Magazine.
The work of Marble Fairbanks is published regularly in journals and books and has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world including the Architectural Association in London, the Nara Prefectural Museum of Art in Japan and the Museum of Modern Art in New York where their drawings are part of the museum’s permanent collection.
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Location: Cal Poly campus, Business Rotunda 03-213
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5:30 PM
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Orcutt Children's Arts Foundation Winter Gala
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Contact: Hannah Rubalcava 805-938-8933 info@ocafonline.com
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Gala Event Friday February 26, 5:30 PM -Radisson Hotel Santa Maria - Gourmet Dinner - Auction - Dancing to local band "Unfinished Business." This year's Orcutt Children's Arts Foundation honors local musician Terry Lawless who just returned from a world tour with the popular band U2. The Orcutt Children's Arts Foundation Annual Gala is an evening to celebrate the arts and to raise money to support arts education in the Orcutt Union School District. For tickets call 805-938-8966 or online at www.ocafonline.com/gala/
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Location: 3455 Skyway Dr. Santa Maria, CA
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5:30 PM
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6:30 PM
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What's Weighing You Down?
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Contact: Trish 805-929-3555 hinipomo@sbcglobal.net
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FREE seminars are being offered at Healthy Inspirations of Nipomo on Tuesday, February 16 at 6:45 PM, and on Friday, February 26 at 5:30 PM. The seminars are titled “What’s Weighing You Down?” and will be led by Daphne Knox, M.A. in psychology. Information will be presented to demonstrate the links between psychology and its effects on when you eat, what you choose to eat, and how you feel after you eat it.
In this seminar, you will get a sense of where you are in your current relationship with food, and discover how to increase your self-image so you can stop feeling guilty. You will be given tools to change your thinking so you can take the first steps toward getting where you want to be in your life.
Healthy Inspirations of Nipomo is located at 150 S. Mary Avenue, Suite 1, in Nipomo. Please call (805) 929-3555 to reserve your seat. A healthy snack will be provided. These seminars are open to all women, ages 14 and up.
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Location: 150 S. Mary Ave., Suite 1, Nipomo
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5:30 PM
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7:30 PM
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Chocolate Fantasia
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Contact: Rose O'Sullivan 237-4741 rose@prcity.com
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The REC Foundation and the City of Paso Robles, Library & Recreation Services brings back its ever-popular “Chocolate Fantasia” for the seventh year. On Friday, February 26, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Centennial Park Ballroom, your taste buds will be tantalized as you experience flavors in the dark, white and milky realms of this ancient confection, and your senses will be delighted as you listen to the soothing yet energetic sounds of “Incendio,” playing live! A favorite at the summer Concerts in the Park, “Incendio” will accompany your evening of tasting chocolates, wines, and even chocolate martinis! This event sells out fast! Sign yourself up and consider buying a spot as a Valentine’s gift for someone special. For adults 18 years and over. Limited to 200 participants. Call the Centennial Park Registration Office at 237-3988 for information or register at www.prcity.com/recreationonline. $12 per person.
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Location: 600 NIckerson Drive Paso Robles
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6:30 PM
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9:00 PM
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Home-Scale Permaculture an Introduction to Permaculture with David White, PhD
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Contact: margie bushman (805) 965-0581,x2177 msbushman@sbcc.edu
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Permaculture seeks to meet basic human needs while regenerating and sustaining natural systems. It is a design system rooted firmly in applied ecology, proven sustainable practices, and observation of living systems.
In an evening talk on Friday, February 26, 6:30 -9 pm, at the Fe Bland Auditorium SBCC West Campus, David White will share how Permaculture provides us with the tools to make our lifestyle, living space and community part of the solution while maintaining a high quality of life. Join David White as he shares the concepts of permaculture for large and small landscapes, and describes what makes permaculture design unique.
The event takes place on Friday, February 26, 6:30pm- 9pm at the SBCC West Campus, Fe Bland Auditorium, 721 Cliff Drive. Admission is $12, no reservations needed. Co-Sponsors: SBCC Center for Sustainability & Santa Barbara Permaculture Network Non-Profit. For more information, (805) 965-0581, ext.2177, or msbushman@sbcc.edu. A part of the SBCC Continuing Education Division (Adult Ed) Winter Session. Pre-registration is available, please go to http://www.sbcc.edu/AdultEd
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Location: Santa Barbara
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7:00 PM
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9:30 PM
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SLOfolks Presents Fishtank Ensemble *SOLD OUT*
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Contact: Elisabeth Demongeot 805-528-8963 SLOfolksmusic@sbcglobal.net
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*SOLD OUT*
FISHTANK ENSEMBLE is returning to the central coast, Friday night at Coalesce Bookstore in Morro Bay (Tickets are $20, 772-2880, or at the bookstore).
"For those in need of having their dervish whirled, the Bay Area's Fishtank Ensemble are the rompin' stompin' leaders of cross-pollinated Gypsy music...one of the most thrilling live acts on the planet."
LA Weekly.
They bring their unique blend of Romanian, Gypsy jazz, Flamenco, Balkan, Klezmer and Tango influenced music to the world.
FISHTANK MUSICIANS:
Ursula Knudson-voice, violin, musical saw, banjolele, percussion.
Fabrice MArtinez-violin and baglaman.
Djordje Stijepovic-upright bass.
Doug Smolens-flamenco and gypsy jazz guitar.
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Location: 845 Main Street, Morro Bay
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7:30 PM
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LIVE MUSIC - GARRY EISTER - COMPOSER/GUITARIST
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Contact: Peter Steynberg 8055470278 sgallery@charter.net
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GARRY EISTER will be playing a show on Friday Feb. 26th @ 7:30pm
Eister's music is accessible, modern classical music, strongly influenced by world music traditions.
$10 at the door.
www.steynberggallery.com
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Location: Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO.
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7:30 PM
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9:00 PM
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SLO County Coffeehouse at the YMCA
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Contact: Lana Dow 805-543-8235 ldow@sloymca.org
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San Luis Obispo-Mark your calendar for Friday, February 26th to spend an evening at the San Luis Obispo County YMCA as local artists present music, dance, photography, paintings, and much more. Share your artistic talents or just feel free to enjoy a warm beverage and a delicious treat while you are entertained by others in our community. This free evening is presented by the Y-Arts Program and will run from 7:30 – 9:00PM (doors open at 7:15pm) at the YMCA’s Main Facility at 1020 Southwood Drive off Laurel Lane in San Luis Obispo.
Admission is free and everyone is welcome. Donations are greatly appreciated to support the Y-Arts program and beverages and desserts will be sold for a nominal fee. Persons interested in attending should pick up a free ticket at the YMCA, as seats may be limited. For more information or to showcase your talent, please contact Lana Dow at ldow@sloymca.org or call the Member Services Counter at 543-8235.
For more information about other YMCA programs and its efforts to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities in San Luis Obispo County, visit www.sloymca.org or call the Y’s administrative office at 543-8235.
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7:30 PM
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9:30 PM
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Bill Liston with the Cuesta Jazz Ensembles
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Contact: Ron McCarley 805-546-3198 rmccarle@cuesta.edu
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The great saxophone legend Bill Liston will be featured playing his compositions with the Cuesta Night Band and Jazz Ensembles Feb 26th.
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Location: Cuesta College CPAC
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Friday February 26, 2010
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Sunday February 28, 2010
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7:30 PM
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10:00 PM
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Pewter Plough Playhouse Presents FINISHING TOUCHES
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Contact: Box Office (805) 927-3877 boxoffice07@pewterploughplayhouse.org
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THE PEWTER PLOUGH PLAYHOUSE
Cambria, CA
PEWTER PLOUGH PRESENTS "FINISHING TOUCHES",
A COMPELLING AND HEARTWARMING COMEDY
January 15 through February 28
The Pewter Plough is presenting the witty, intriguing and family-conflicted but inspiring romantic comedy, written by one of Broadway's preeminent playwrights, Jean Kerr. The play is about an English professor and his wife, whose comfortable marriage has lost its bloom and both are secretly enamored with the attractions of others, when their college age son suddenly returns home with his girlfriend, causing considerable upheaval and hilarious, life-altering events. A rare and sparkling gem of a play. Kerr is known for her sharp and perceptive wit and is the author of "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" and the major Broadway hits "King of Hearts" and "Mary, Mary".
The cast features Craig Brooke, Rick Johnson, Lauren Moore, David Norum, Kelli Rodda, Blake Spiller and Kari Wastun. The director is Anita Schwaber.
"Jean Kerr's comedy is fearless and paved the way for me", said Gilda Radner, star of Saturday Night Live.
Preview night is Friday, January 15, at 7:30 pm, $14.
Gala Champagne Opening is Saturday, January 16, at 7:30 pm, including a special Champagne and Dessert Buffet after the show, with pianist/vocalist David Manion performing live at the Baldwin, all tickets $25.
Performances continue on Friday and Saturday nights, at 7:30 pm, through February 28. (no performance on Sat, Jan 23)
Newly scheduled Thursday night shows on February 4 and 11, at 7:30 pm.
Sunday Matinees on January 24, 31 and February 21 and 28, at 3 pm.
Regular $19, Seniors/students $16.
Special Thursday and Friday night price is $15 for everyone.
The Pewter Plough Lounge is open for wine, beer and refreshments before the show, during intermission and afterwards. On Saturday nights, the Lounge features the outstanding pianist/vocalist David Manion at the Baldwin.
The Pewter Plough Playhouse, the "Jewel Box of Community Theatres", presents plays year-round and is located on Main Street at Sheffield in Cambria's West Village. The Pewter Plough Playhouse is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable corporation.
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Location: 824 Main Stree at Sheffield, West Village, Cambria
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Friday February 26, 2010
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7:30 PM
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10:30 PM
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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma
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Contact: Jennifer Fritsche 805-742-2900 jenfritsche@live.com
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This classic Rodgers and Hammerstein romance about love on the open plains is recreated on the Cabrillo stage.
Tickets are $10 presale at Avenue Flowers and Lompoc Valley Flowers. Tickets are $15 at the door. May not be suitable for youth under 6 due to fight scenes and simulated gunfire. Shows are Feb. 26 and 27, March 5 and 6 and 7:30pm. An additional matinee will be held on March 6 at 2:00pm.
Location: Cabrillo HS Little Theater 4350 Constellation Road, Lompoc.
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Location: Cabrillo High School
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Friday February 26, 2010
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8:00 PM
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The Wailin' Jennys
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Contact: Jamie Maraviglia 805-489-4196 jamie@clarkcenter.org
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The Juno Award-winning Canadian Folk Trio, The Wailin’ Jennys, will perform at the Clark Center on February 26 at 8:00pm. The Jenny’s stirring voices and richly emotional songs have wooed audiences around the world and earned them nominations for numerous prestigious awards. Their album, Firecrackers, spent over 30 weeks in the Top 5 on the Billboard Bluegrass chart and rose to #2 on the Amazon Top Sellers Chart. The Jennys regularly appear on Garrison Keillor’s popular National Public Radio show A Prairie Home Companion. For tickets, call 805-489-9444 or visit www.clarkcenter.org.
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Location: Clark Center - Arroyo Grande
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8:00 PM
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10:00 PM
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Sarah Chang, violin
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Contact: Arts&Lectures Ticket Office 805.893.3535 aandl-info@sa.ucsb.edu
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Sarah Chang, violin
Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:00 PM, Campbell Hall
with Andrew von Oeyen, piano
“Ms. Chang was a wonder. Her full, beautiful tone, unimpeachable intonation and restrained sincerity worked perfectly…One heard everything, and everything was worth hearing.” -The New York Times
“Surely one of the foremost virtuosi of her time.” -The Globe and Mail, Toronto
One of the most remarkable prodigies of any generation, Avery Fisher Prize-winning violinist Sarah Chang has matured into a young artist whose musical insight, technical virtuosity, and emotional range continue to astonish. She has collaborated with most major orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic, the principal London orchestras, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam among others. Her latest release, the widely lauded Vivaldi: The Four Seasons with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, continues to top the bestselling charts internationally.
Program
Brahms: Sonatensatz
Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in d minor, Op. 108
Theofanidis: Fantasy
Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Pre-event Wine & Cheese Party at the UCSB Mosher Alumni House - $5
General public $42.00
UCSB Students $18.00
Includes facility fee
Website: www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
Ticket Office: 805.893.3535
Tickets/info: aandl-info@sa.ucsb.edu
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Location: Campbell Hall
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Friday February 26, 2010
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Saturday February 27, 2010
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8:00 PM
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10:30 PM
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The Mousetrap
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Contact: SMCT 922-4442 www.smct.org
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The Santa Maria Civic Theatre proudly presents the mystery "The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie and directed by Larry Kaml. The play runs Friday and Saturday nights starting Friday, February 5th through Saturday, February 27th. The address is 1660 N. McClelland Street. Tickets are $14.00 and reservations can be made at 922-4442.
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Location: Santa Maria
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Saturday February 27, 2010
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Half-Day Glaze Workshop with Michael Miller & Peggy Vrana of Earthsea Pottery
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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Saturday, February 27, either 9 am - 12 pm or 1 pm - 4 pm.
Learn basic glazing techniques: dip & pour, brushwork with oxides! Also try your hand at wax resist and glaze inlay. We will glaze fire the pottery pieces you make at the workshop and have a kiln opening party when finished. $50 fee includes materials. Comfortable clothes are essential. Class size is limited. For more information or to reserve your space, call 805.459.3883 or email earthsea@earthseapottery.com.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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Library Talent Art Show
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Contact: Erin Perry 805-927-4336 eperry@slolibrary.org
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The Cambria Library presents “Library Talent” for this month’s Art Show. Library employees Erin Perry, Destiny Carter and Alexandra Salkeld will have collage, assemblage, drawings, paintings and jewelry on display throughout the month of February. 15% of all profits will go to the Friends of the Cambria Library Building Fund to help finance the new library. The Cambria Library is open Tuesday-Friday 11:00-5:00 and Saturday 11:00-4:00. Come enjoy the art!
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Location: Cambria
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8:00 AM
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6:30 PM
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Central Coast Jazz Festival
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Contact: Ron McCarley 805-546-3198 rmccarle@cuesta.edu
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With over 28 bands performing and educational clinics this will be an amazing event.
Feb 27th 8am-6:30pm, Bill Liston clinic at noon.
Free all day!
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Location: Cuesta College CPAC
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8:00 AM
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11:00 PM
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Western Dance Jamboree
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Contact: Cambria Chamber of Commerce 805-927-3624 info@cambriachamber.org
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Don’t miss the fun and excitement. This event offers 18 different classes and features 10 world class dance instructors. Workshops are all day Saturday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Following the workshops, a dance will be held at the same location on Saturday evening from 7-11:00 pm. Registration forms at the Cambria Chamber of Commerce or call 805-927-3624. On site registration will begin at 8:00 am on Feb. 27th.
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Location: Cambria
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9:00 AM
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10:30 AM
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GrantStation Workshops at SLO Library
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Contact: SLO Library 781-5989 katardiff@slolibrary.org
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The San Luis Obispo Library is offering two workshops on the use of the GrantStation website. County public libraries, in partnership with the San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation, recently began offering free access to GrantStation at seven local library branches: San Luis Obispo; Arroyo Grande; Atascadero; Morro Bay; Los Osos; Nipomo; and Cambria.
GrantStation teaches users how to write effective grant requests. It also provides access to a searchable database of grantmakers that accept inquiries from a variety of organizations, as well as federal deadlines, links to state funding agencies, and a growing database of international grantmakers.
There will be two sessions:
• Tuesday, February 23, from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, February 27, from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Both take place at the second floor computer lab in the San
Luis Obispo City Library, 995 Palm Street. There is no charge, but advanced registration is required due to space limitations. To register or for more information, please call 781-5989.
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Location: SLO City Library
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9:00 AM
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SLO Stewards Hike At Bowden Ranch
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Contact: Bill Waycott 459-2103 bill.waycott@gmail.com
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Come join a hike up the Bowden Ranch trail, with this year’s rains a stairway to wildflower heaven. Total distance is 3 miles with an elevation gain of 1,200 feet, with a total hike time of 3 hours. Meet at the trail head at the end of Lizzie Street off of Johnson Ave. Bring adequate water, a snack to get you up the hill, and dress in layers for the weather. For info, call Bill at (805) 459-2103 (bill.waycott@gmail.com). The plants of the area will be the topic during the hike. Rain cancels.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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9:00 AM
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1:00 PM
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CAF at the Kids Expo
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Contact: Nicole Biergiel 805 966 5370 x101 nbiergiel@sbcaf.org
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Come visit CAF at the Kids Expo at La Cumbre Plaza, this Saturday, February 27, 9 AM - 1 PM. Bring your family to join in on the fun: coloring books, information about upcoming events and exhibitions, and more!
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Location: La Cumbre Plaza, 121 South Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA, 9 3105
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10:00 AM
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Winter Art Festival
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Contact: Linda Blevins 929-0683 Linda@lindablevins.com
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Winter Art Festival!
Bring the kids for a fun filled day of interesting art projects for a Make-It- and Take-It art day. The classes are free, with a very small materials fee of 25 cents to $2.00 per class.
Lessons will include projects made by mosaics, drawing, painting and clayworks.
Enjoy lunch with us as you view the student art show.
A creative and fun day for the whole family!
For: Elementary aged children through adults.
Date: Saturday,February 27th, 2010.
Time: 10am until 1pm.
Location: Bethany Church, 4849 Bethany Lane, Orcutt, on the corner of Clark Ave. and Bethany Lane, across the street from Delta High School.
Cost: Free classes, materials are 25 cents to $2.00 depending on project.
Registration: Please e-mail Linda@lindablevins.com to register for this event, or if you have any questions. Spaces are limited.
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Location: Bethany Church, 4849 Bethany Lane, Orcutt
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10:00 AM
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2:00 PM
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Rain Barrel Sale
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Contact: Fray Crease 568-3546 fcrease@cosbpw.net
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Santa Barbara County’s Water Agency and Project Clean Water in partnership with the City of Santa Maria are pleased to host a one day only rain barrel sale, Saturday February 27th from 10:00-2:00 at the Town Center West Shopping Center parking lot in Santa Maria (off of Broadway in between W. Main and W. Cook). The barrels, normally a $120 value, will be sold for $50 each, tax included. Cash or check only, while supplies last. For more information see the attached flyer or visit www.sbwater.org/rainbarrel
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Location: Town Center West Shopping Center parking lot off Boradway between W. Main and W. Cook
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10:00 AM
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4:00 PM
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Shop for the Shelter
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Contact: Kathleen 466-5403 slonchs1@charter.net
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Shoppers at Food 4 Less in Paso Robles receive a Wish List from North County Humane Society volunteers, and can then purchase items needed by the shelter while they do their regular shopping. Items include cat food, paper towels, and bottles of bleach. North County Humane Society is a privately-funded no-kill cat shelter located in Atascadero.
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Location: 1465 Creston Road, Paso Robles
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10:30 AM
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11:30 AM
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Quark, Quark, Gluon! a free science seminar
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Contact: Kimberly Nico 748-4831 sloscience-owner@yahoogroups.com
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The SLO Science club presents a free, 1-hour science lecture on Saturday, February 27, at 10:30am. Dr. Jennifer Klay, a Cal Poly physics professor, will provide an entertaining introduction to the science of particle collisions and what they might tell us about the nature of our Universe. She will include findings from her current research project conducted at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland. This event is free and open to the public. Middle and high school students interested in science and mathematics are encouraged to attend. For more information, please visit our web site at http://sloscience.blogspot.com/.
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Location: PG&E Community Center, 6588 Ontario Road
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11:00 AM
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VITA- Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
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Contact: Janice Carr 805-756-1488 jcarr@calpoly.edu
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Beginning Saturday, January 30, Cal Poly's Orfalea College of Business will again sponsor a program in San Luis Obispo, providing tax return preparation assistance at no charge for individuals and families with incomes less than $50,000 a year. The effort is part of the annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program sanctioned and coordinated by the IRS. All returns are prepared by trained accounting seniors and are reviewed by certified tax preparers. Spanish-speaking preparers will be available. The community service project helps community members and students avoid unnecessary tax fees and tax preparation costs. Eligibility- Families with incomes less than $50,000 per year Location- at Cal Poly: arrive at the second-floor of the Business Building (Building 03). Visitors are asked to enter Cal Poly via California Boulevard and follow the signs to the Orfaela College of Business. Wheelchair accessible. Parking is free. Date and times: 11 am to 2:30 pm every Saturday, Jan 30 to March 13. Plan to arrive no later than 2 pm so students have sufficient time to complete your return accurately. No appointment- first come first served. Documents needed: Those participating are asked to bring their Social Security card or ITIN number, 2008 tax returns and all 2009 tax-related documents including child-care expenses, and child-care provider identification number and phone number. For more information about the Cal Poly location, call 756-2667 (English and Spanish) Forms that will be prepared include 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 540, 540A, 540EZ and some supporting forms.
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Location: Cal Poly Orfalea College of Business
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12:00 PM
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Lee Carroll and Kryon Seminar
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Contact: Ann Melvin 805-438-4347 kryonsanmargarita@kryon.com
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The Global Alliance for Balance and Healing presents Lee Carroll for an intensive five hour lecture and live channeling on Saturday, February 27 from 12:00 noon to 5:30pm at the Santa Margarita Community Hall, 9610 Murphy Street (on the corner of Murphy and I street). Admission is $95 per person and advance registration is requested to secure your seat. To reserve your space send check or money order made out to Global Alliance to PO Box 52, Santa Margarita, CA 93453.
Lee Carroll is the author of 14 books in 24 languages. Lee's 20-year experience in channeling Kryon has brought national recognition to his work. Having presented seven times at the United Nations in New York, as well as many countries overseas, Lee attracts audiences in the thousands. Visit www.kryon.com for more information about Lee Carroll and Kryon.
Call Global Alliance at 805-438-4347 or visit www.globalalliance.ws for more information about the seminar.
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Location: Santa Margarita
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Saturday February 27, 2010
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Sunday February 28, 2010
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12:00 PM
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Two-Day Abstract Collage Workshop with Lynn Kishiyama
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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Saturday, February 27 & Sunday, February 28, 12 pm - 5 pm.
In this fun and informative workshop, you will focus on some of the important elements of abstract design: style, form, movement, color and balance. You’ll explore innovative uses of color and texture as design elements of abstract collage. Your creativity and passion will be rewarded when you complete an original ready-to-frame collage during this action packed, informative and fun workshop. Fee $160. Classes are limited to four persons per session so reserve your space early; contact Lynn Kishiyama directly at 805.423-2500 or e-mail: Lynn@LynnKishiyama.com.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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Saturday February 27, 2010
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2:00 PM
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SAVE THE PLAYHOUSE! - The Pewter Plough Must Raise Sprinkler Funds Or Close - Community Meeting
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Contact: Box Office (805) 927-3877 sprinklerfund@pewterploughplayhouse.org
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THE PEWTER PLOUGH PLAYHOUSE
Cambria, CA.
SAVE THE PLAYHOUSE!
The Pewter Plough Must Raise
Sprinkler Funds Or Close.
The Pewter Plough Playhouse, Cambria’s all-volunteer live community theatre, now in its 34th season, is being challenged for its very existence. County officials and the Cambria Fire Department are requiring the Playhouse to install fire sprinklers and have set a deadline of July 31 for the job to be underway. The Playhouse is being forced to close on February 28, after the first play of the year, and must install sprinklers to reopen and continue presenting plays, the funds for which, approximately $32K, the Playhouse must raise.
Many required building improvements have been completed over the past three years, except for fire sprinklers. These upgrades include a new Emergency Exit and staircase, new stage electrical systems, new fire-resistant siding and others (costing approximately $25K). The PPP has been required to reduce its seating down to 45 (from 61) until sprinklers are installed. The retrofit sprinkler system and associated underground pipe construction will cost approximately $32K.
The Playhouse was built and founded by Jim and Olga Buckley in 1976 and JB, as he is known, has devoted his life to the PPP, has maintained the building as owner, paid for productions at his own expense and is still the Artistic Director. However, he has suffered serious financial losses in recent years (being a major victim of the Estate Financial fraud case in SLO county) and is without funds for a sprinkler system. Consequently, the Pewter Plough nonprofit theatre corporation, operator of the Playhouse and under a long term lease, is undertaking a broad-based fund raising campaign, including a variety of events and special appeals, to raise the necessary funds.
The Pewter Plough is a showplace of local talent and an important cultural asset,
one of the region’s longest running performing art centers. It is known as the Jewel Box of Community Theatres for its charming and distinctive atmosphere. Five to six comedies, dramas, plus musicals, are presented each year, which are enjoyed by many hundreds of residents and visitors alike; while also affording the excellent opportunity for many local actors and others involved in the multitude of theatre tasks to participate in quality productions. Over the years, many of the PPP’s shows have been particularly well-remembered, a few of which include “Painting Churches”, “I’m Not Rappaport”, “On Golden Pond”, “Shirley Valentine”,”’S Wonderful!” (the Gershwin musical), “Steel Magnolias”, “Wally’s Cafe”, “Driving Miss Daisy” and the recent “The Mousetrap”.
The Playhouse must raise the necessary contributions and donations as soon as possible in advance of the July 31 deadline and has set up a special fire sprinkler fund. If you would like to make a contribution to save your community theatre, please contact (805) 927-3877, email sprinklerfund@pewterploughplayhouse.org or write to POB 494, Cambria CA 93428. The Pewter Plough Playhouse is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and all contributions are fully tax deductible. Visit www.pewterploughplayhouse.org.
* * There will be an Open House Community Meeting on Saturday afternoon, February 27, at 2pm, at the Pewter Plough, open to all concerned, which will be a community forum to share information about the closure for sprinklers, action plans for resolving and most importantly to encourage input and assistance.
The Pewter Plough Playhouse hopes that all their patrons and playgoing friends will get ‘behind the Plough’ and help support this urgent fund raising drive. The Playhouse is located at 824 Main Street, at Sheffield St, in Cambria’s West Village.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Location: 824 Main Street at Sheffield, West Village, Cambria
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5:00 PM
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4th Annual Community Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction
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Contact: Heather Thayer 8056740342 heather.thayer@pt.com
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Templeton: Saturday, February 27th is the 4th Annual Community Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction hosted by Templeton Elementary/Vineyard Elementary Parent Teacher Organization. Join family and friends any time 5pm – 8pm at the American Legion Hall located at 805 S. Main Street in Templeton. Dinner includes spaghetti with choice of homemade traditional sauce or meatless alfredo sauce, garlic bread, Caesar salad, dessert and beverage refills. Local wines and beer are available for additional purchase. Silent auction features a wide array of items including Disneyland passes, Wii system, camping trips, spa treatments, unique gift items and more! Dinner tickets are $10/adult, $5/child under age 12, or $25/family of four. To order tickets and for more information call 434-9806 or email tes@templetonpto.com. TES/VES PTO is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing funding for vital programs and enrichment activities at Templeton Elementary and Vineyard Elementary Schools. 100% of proceeds from this event will benefit these schools.
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Location: 805 South Main Street, Templeton
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6:00 PM
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A Carnival in Venice
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Contact: Patty Thayer 805-543-3533 patty@slosymphony.com
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The San Luis Obispo Symphony will present "A Carnival in Venice", the 22nd Annual Symphony Ball, Auction and Honors Celebration on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in San Luis Obispo. An elegant and entertaining event, the annual Ball and Auction is also a critical fundraiser for the Symphony, raising more than $50,000 each year in support of the Symphony’s extensive artistic and music education programs reaching more than 16,000 children and adults every year.
This year’s Ball has been christened Carnival in Venice and will feature all the delightful accoutrements of the Carnevale de Venezia – masks, costumes, wine, fun – plus music, fine dining, dancing and an extensive auction. Guests at the Ball will be treated to live music from Symphony and Youth Symphony musicians, a Champagne Reception, a great collection of fine Central Coast wine available to the highest bidder in the Wine Grotto, a collection of unique Parties with a Purpose available for purchase, and a Live Auction filled with great getaways, valuable large format wine selections and much more. From 10 pm till midnight, the Central Coast DJ will be on hand providing great music for dancing the night away. The evening will also boast the Third Annual Symphony Honors celebration honoring long-time Symphony supporters Jim and Lyn Baker of Cambria.
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Location: Embassy Suites, SLO
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7:30 PM
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LIVE MUSIC - ANNE FEENEY - FOLK
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Contact: Peter Steynberg 8055470278 sgallery@charter.net
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ANNE FEENEY will be playing on Saturday February 27th @ 7:30pm.
Anne Feeney was the winner of the Kernville New Folk Competition, twice voted Best Folk Act in the Pittsburgh Music Awards, and the only woman ever elected President of the Pittsburgh Musicians’ Union.
“Anne Feeney is the best labor singer in North America” – Utah Phillips.
“packs a punch uncommon in folk music…” – Pittsburgh Newsweekly.
“Get ready for rock, reggae, blues, folk and lilting Irish music from this intelligent, witty modern day wildwoman for peace and justice.” – Ann Butler, Pittsburgh Press.
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Location: Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO.
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7:30 PM
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SLOfolks Presents Fishtank Ensemble/ Castoro Cellars
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Contact: Elisabeth Demongeot 805-528-8963 SLOfolksmusic@sbcglobal.net
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Fishtank Ensemble is world music like you've never heard before. Electrifying stage show combining opera scat, jazz, gypsy, flamenco violins - they are the brainchild of no one, the serendipitous reunion of four gifted and misfit musicians. From a dark croony gypsy jazz song sung in manouche to a wild Transylvanian gypsy anthem, to a flamenco song played on some unlikely instruments, they will have you swooning.
"For those in need of having their dervish whirled, the Bay Area's Fishtank Ensemble are the rompin' stompin' leaders of cross-pollinated Gypsy music...one of the most thrilling live acts on the planet."-LA Weekly.
Fishtank Ensemble returns to the Central Coast..Tickets at 805-238-0725 or at www.castorocellars.com $20 (also available at Boo Boo records with a service charge.)
Castoro Cellars is located on Hwy 46w at Bethel Rd. in Templeton.
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Location: 1315 North Bethel Road, Templeton
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8:00 PM
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Cal Poly Choirs to Perform ‘Wings of Bliss’ on Feb. 27
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Contact: Cal Poly Music Department 805-756-2406 music@calpoly.edu
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The Cal Poly Choirs Winter Concert will premiere the new work “Wings of Bliss” by Cal Poly Music Professor Craig Russell.
PolyPhonics and The University Singers will be conducted by Cal Poly Music Professor Thomas Davies in works by composers William Byrd, Benjamin Britten, Johann Sebastian Bach, César Alejandro Carrillo, Robert Schumann and Robert Young.
PolyPhonics will open the concert with Byrd's lively motet, "Haec Dies." This will be followed by Bach's opening chorus to Cantata #149, "Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg" (They Sing with Joy of Victory), composed for the Feast of St. Michael, the archangel. Songs celebrating the life and times of Queen Elizabeth I and II by Benjamin Britten will also be a part of the PolyPhonics program.
The featured work, “Wings of Bliss,” is based on a poem by Los Osos resident Mark Lloyd Richardson. This beautiful work is for chorus, piano and violin. Brynn Albanese, violin, and Susan Azaret Davies, piano, join PolyPhonics for this exciting premiere.
University Singers will perform an engaging new interpretation of the "Gloria" text by Venezuelan composer César Alejandro Carrillo. This is a movement of a larger work, the "Missa Sine Nomine" (Mass without a name) composed in 2000. This work will be followed by a Hebridean Song, "The Ben's of Jura" arranged by Portland composer Craig Kingsbury; "The Nightengale,” composed by Robert Young on a poem written by Christina Rossetti; and Robert Schumann's lively work, "Zigeunerleben" (A Gypsy's Life).
Closing the concert will be several works from Africa. The Cal Poly Choirs welcome Ron Kean, director of choral activities at Bakersfield Community College, who will lead the ensembles in several joyous songs from Africa. Accompanied by various percussion instruments, the combined choirs will sing and dance Kean's arrangement of "Ise Oluwa," and "Noel," arranged by Brad Holmes.
Tickets at the Performing Arts Ticket Office: 805-756-2787, http://pacslo.org
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Location: Performing Arts Center - Chirstopher Cohan Center
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8:00 PM
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LIEDERABEND
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Contact: Patti Hopper (805)893-3230 hopper@music.ucsb.edu
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Event Price: $20/Gen, $9/Stu - Tickets at the door.
Benjamin Brecher, Chair of the Vocal Program, leads outstanding students in program of
works by Robert Schumann.
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Location: UCSB's Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
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Sunday February 28, 2010
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9:00 AM
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Pottery Workshop for Kids Ages 9 to 14! with Michael Miller & Peggy Vrana of Earthsea Pottery
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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Sunday, February 28, 9 am - 12 pm.
Learn basic handbuilding techniques, make a mask and try your hand at the potter's wheel! Also try your hand at wax resist and glaze inlay. We will bisque fire the pottery pieces you make at the workshop. $45 fee includes materials. Wear comfortable clothes that you can get dirty. Class size is limited. For more information or to reserve your space, call 805.459.3883 or email earthsea@earthseapottery.com.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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10:00 AM
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How Your Mind Works
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Contact: Clarissa Schaeffer 805-439-0883 slobodhipath@gmail.com
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“Understanding the Relationship between Thoughts, Emotions and True Happiness in Body and Mind”
With Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips
How does your mind work and manifest thoughts, feelings and your perceptions? What is the underlying reality of your being? Every moment of every day you are involved in, and dealing with the manifestations of your body and the experiences and expressions of your mind. They make up who you are and what you identify with most intimately. As you go through life, you experience manifold different states of physical and mental challenges in the search of well-being.
During this teaching series we will explore the Buddha’s advice on how to correctly view the reality of ones body and the productions of ones mind when our aim is to reduce suffering. Teachings based on the 5 Skandhas and 51 Mental Events.
Buddhist Dharma Teacher Dawa Tarchin Phillips completed two 3-year meditation retreats as a student of the Mahamudra meditation master Gendun Rinpoche at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling Monastery in France where he received the transmission of the Karma Kagyu Lineage. Prior to focusing on meditative practices, Dawa pursued advanced studies in the arts, a career in the entertainment industry and worked with severely ill cancer and cardiac patients. Today, he teaches throughout Europe and the US, offering guidance to those on the spiritual path and is the resident teacher of Bodhi Path Center Santa Barbara.
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Location: 3438 Gregory Ct., San Luis Obispo, 93401
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11:00 AM
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America's Music concert
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Contact: Murray Schmmidt 805-550-4865 Murschmidt@aol.com
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PISMO BEACH, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2010: An "America's Music" concert, will be held at Pismo Beach's Veteran's Memorial Building, 780 Bello Street, Three bands will play, the Mission Gold Jazz Band (1pm) from Fremont, Solomon Creek (2:30pm) and the BSR Jammers (11AM). Admission $5-$10. 11am to
4:30pm. For information, call 805-550-4865 or 805-481-7840. Go to websites
www.jazzdance.org/MissionGold/, www.myspace.com/solomoncreek or www.pismojazz.com. This program produced by the Basin Street Regulars.
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Location: Pismo Beach
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12:00 PM
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3:00 PM
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Purim Palooza and Artisan Faire
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Contact: Beverly Cohen 805-544-0760 pr@cbdslo.org
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Artisan Faire featuring local artists.
Purim Palooza featuring games, bounce house, Hamentaschen, Food at reasonable prices, wristbands $10.00 gets kids unlimited games/bounce house/facepainting,
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Location: Congregation Beth David
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1:00 PM
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Pottery Workshop for Kids Ages 5 to 8! with Michael Miller & Peggy Vrana of Earthsea Pottery
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Contact: Sasha Irving 805-238-9800 sasha@studiosonthepark.org
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Sunday, February 28, 1 pm - 4 pm.
Come play with clay! Make pinch pots and little animals, and a tile for your parents. We will bisque fire the pottery pieces you make at the workshop. $45 fee includes materials. Wear comfortable clothes that you can get dirty. Class size is limited. For more information or to reserve your space, call 805.459.3883 or email earthsea@earthseapottery.com.
Studios on the Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit open studios art center, is located at 1130 Pine Street in the heart of historic downtown Paso Robles. For more information, go to www.StudiosOnThePark.org
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Location: Studios on the Park
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1:00 PM
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Goleta Old-Time Jamboree
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Contact: Stuart Mason 805-534-9021 stu@helmintoller.com
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The Goleta Old-Time Jamboree and 39th Annual Old Time Fiddlers' Convention and Festival will present Honeysuckle Possums and Little Black Train on Sunday, February 28 at the Live Oak Unitarian Fellowship Hall (not the sanctuary) in Goleta. The Goleta Old-Time Jamboree is an all-ages community music event that emphasizes the socially unifying aspect of traditional music by combining a pot luck Sunday luncheon, an open old-time jam session for one hour, and then a double bill concert.
With an all-star lineup of veteran string wizards Kenny Blackwell (mandolin), John Weed (fiddle), and Stuart Mason (guitar and mandola), Little Black Train will perform vintage fiddle tunes and old-time songs from their new release "Little Black Train." From Depression-era gospel to Appalachian and and Celtic dance tunes, they explore the roots of bluegrass that date back to the nineteenth century and earlier.
The Honeysuckle Possums are Susan Reeves, Nicola Gordon, Rebecca Troon, Lisa Macker, and Ruth Alpert. Collectively they play guitar, fiddle, banjo, ukulele, bass, mandolin, tin whistle, and strum stick. The Honeysuckle Possums reach a state of collective musical bliss while playing old-time, original and bluegrass songs and tunes, and then share that slice of heaven.
The Live Oak Unitarian Fellowship Hall is located at 820 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117. Live Oak's campus, formerly a 1906 farmhouse situated on an avocado orchard, is now a welcoming, homey cluster of buildings, fruit trees, and patios. The concert begins at 2:00 PM with pot luck luncheon and open jam starting at 1:00 PM. No tickets are required but suggested donation is $10 at the door. Bring a dish to share for the pot luck luncheon. The event is sponsored by the 39th Annual Old Time Fiddlers' Convention and Festival, to be held Sunday, October 10, 2010. Call 805-534-9021 for more information.
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Location: Goleta
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3:00 PM
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MARGO HALSTED IN A UCSB CARILLON RECITAL
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Contact: Patti Hopper (805)893-3230 hopper@music.ucsb.edu
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(Listeners are encouraged to bring lawn chairs so that they may sit comfortably near the Tower.) UCSB faculty member Margo Halsted performs songs from Broadway shows and film, as well as jazz and rag pieces.
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Location: UCSB's Storke Plaza
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3:00 PM
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Lompoc Music Association Concert
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Contact: Allie Kay Spaulding (805) 735-7832 alliekay@verizon.net
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The Lompoc Music Association welcomes back Efrain Martinez, Baritone for the second concert of the 2009-2010 season on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 3:00p.m. at the Valley of the Flowers United Church of Christ, 3346 Constellation Road in Vandenberg Village. Mr. Martinez will present a varied program of music, ranging from folk songs to operatic arias. Season tickets will admit. Tickets at the door are $15.00 for adults and $6.00 for students 18 and under.
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Location: Lompoc
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LIVE MUSIC @ STEYNBERG - CHUCK CANNON
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Contact: Peter Steynberg 8055470278 sgallery@charter.net
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Chuck Cannon will be playing a show at STEYNBERG on Sunday Feb. 28th.@ 6pm. Chuck Cannon is a multi-award winning songwriter recorded by Toby Keith ("Me Too"), "How Do You Like Me Now?"), Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Paul Carrack (Mike & the Mechanics), Euro-pop super-group BoyZone and rock band Night Ranger. His live performance is riveting... no one interprets a song like the writer of the song and Chuck Cannnon will leave you wanting more.
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Location: Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO
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Choral concert by Canzona Women's Ensemble
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Contact: Jill Anderson (805) 773-8922 jeanders@ccpathology.com
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A concert of vocal & choral music will be presented by Canzona Women's Ensemble on Sunday, February 28th at 7 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in San Luis Obispo. "Canzona" is a new group made up of twenty-two women from the community. It is directed by Cricket Handler and Jill Anderson, and this is its debut concert. Featured will be music by Hildegard von Bingen, Johannes Brahms, Giuseppe Verdi, and Eric Whitacre, as well as some contemporary songs and English Renaissance madrigals. Also featured on the program are pianist Janis Johnson and violinist Pam Dassenko. Tickets are $15 general, $10 for students, and will be available at the door. For more information, call (805) 542-0506. the church is located at 1515 Fredericks Street in San Luis Obispo.
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Location: San Luis Obispo
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Saturday August 14, 2010
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Tuesday February 15, 2011
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“Sunlight and Water” Los Olivos Meandering Gallery winemaker portrait exhibition
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Contact: Andrea 888.273.2838 envoy@studiomark.com
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WHO: Mark Robert Halper, Fine Art and Portrait Photographer
“Sunlight and Water: Celebrating the Winemakers of Santa Barbara County”
WHAT: “Sunlight and Water”
Los Olivos Meandering Gallery winemaker portrait exhibition.
WHEN: Saturday, August 14, 2010 through February 15, 2011.
WHERE: Ten Venues in Los Olivos, California: The Fess Parker Wine Country Inn,
The Los Olivos Café, and the tasting rooms of Andrew Murray Vineyards,
Blair Fox Cellars, Coquelicot, Daniel Gehrs, Qupé /Ethan/Verdad, Scott Cellars, Stolpman Vineyards, and Tre Anelli– located in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley on Alamo Pintado Rd., San Marcos & Grand Avenues, Los Olivos, CA 93441 ~ Most venues are open daily 11am – 4 pm.
WHY: “Sunlight and Water” will transform eight tasting rooms, a restaurant, and a hotel in downtown Los Olivos into a Meandering Gallery experience showcasing Mark Robert Halper's portraits of Santa Barbara County, California winemakers. The six month photographic exhibition will open to coincide with the release of the book, “Sunlight and Water: Celebrating the Winemakers of Santa Barbara County.” Wine and art related events will continue through February of 2011. The intimate portraits of “Sunlight and Water” celebrate the romance of wine country, the passion of the vintners, and the artistry of great wine.
BUY THE BOOK: Available for purchase at any of the exhibition venues as well as online at http://SunlightAndWater.com or Amazon.com
Cost: $40.
INFO: 888.273.2838 or online http://SunlightAndWater.com.
Additional Events are being added throughout the six-month exhibit, and include book signings, photography workshops, artist presentations, and more. Please check the website for the complete list of events surrounding the “Sunlight and Water” Meandering Gallery and make plans now to visit the exhibition of the fine art photography of Mark Robert Halper.
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