The Fourth Annual Firecracker Boogie is coming Saturday July 2nd at Biddle Regional Park, located east of Arroyo Grande on the road to Lopez Lake. The event starts at 12 pm, and features Dr. Danger, The Cliffnotes and The Mooks along with special musical guests in a fundraiser to benefit the Woods Humane Society. There is a per car park entry fee, and a dog fee at the gate. The Society will be on hand for direct donations and adoptions, as well s food and refreshments too. Your generous donations will be encouraged. To get to Biddle Regional Park Exit 101 east on Grand Ave. which becomes Branch Ave. Follow signs to Lake Lopez. Turn right into Biddle Park at the sign. For more information contact Brad Kyle at 235-5114.
 

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

This July, Cal Poly Arts is excited to present a summer drama workshop for children. Conducted by The Missoula Children's Theatre Company, this workshop provides local children the opportunity to try their hand at putting together a fully-staged production of the original play "King Arthur's Quest."

Participants will complete the 5 day workshop with two performances in Spanos Theatre on July 9th at 3:00 and 5:30 PM.

For workshop details, costs, and registration, please visit our webpage.  If you have any additional questions, please contact Denise Leader Stoeber at 805-756-5914.

*Space is limited

www.calpolyarts.org

ADULT BEACH VOLLEYBALL CLASSES

BEGINNING BEACH VOLLEYBALL

Come join Christina Bailey for an evening of folk/rock songs in the outside garden at Linnaea's Cafe. Read more about Christina...

In the last three years folk-rock Singer/Songwriter Christina Bailey has been a lead in the making of two musical groups that have gone on to open for acts like Ray LaMontagne, Jackie Greene, David Gray, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Joan Osborne, The Doobie Brothers and Three Dog Night. Currently touring as one of four lead singer/songwriters in the female folk super group honeymoon, Christina has lent her voice, songwriting skills and songs to several local stages and crowds while still continuing to write on her own.

After recording a set of professional demo’s in Nashville in 2008, an EP with pop/rock group Big American Family in 2009, as well as the most recently released EP “After The Flood” with honeymoon via Gadgetbox Studios in Santa Cruz in 2010, Christina is gearing up to launch a new self produced independent record mid 2012. When not on the road with honeymoon, Christina is now touring solo acoustic dates across California, occasionally accompanied by family or members of honeymoon. With musical inspirations ranging from Radiohead to Fleet Foxes to classics like Queen and Heart, Christina’s bareboned acoustic shows for the first time display subtle and deeply woven melodies paired with powerful vocal range, vivacious rhythm guitar and songs with an emotional depth yet pop sensibility.

Presenter: Doris Rager, Team Building Specialist and Founder of PacificTeamworks

• Determine WHY employees gather at particular times and for different purposes
• Identify WHICH types of  "gatherings" are appropriate in the workplace
• Learn HOW the needs of BOTH employer and employee can be met through a delicate compromise in managing these gatherings
• Get tips on HOW to re-direct the gathering behavior and ensure the overall benefit through heightened group awareness and self-management techniques

• Understand the value of marketing, but overwhelmed as where to start?
• Not quite certain on how much to budget for your marketing?
• Wondering what marketing activities would be best for your business?
• Already marketing, but not sure how well it’s paying off?

A community-wide celebration of the city's centennial. Begins with Sunday Sunrise Service at 7 am at the Rotary Bandstand in the Heritage Square Park. Centennial Day activities begin at 11 am in Olohan Alley/Heritage Squiare park/Bridge Street with vendors and food booths, live bands, games and historical displays. At noon the Centennial Time Capsule from the 75th year celebration will be dug up and put on display and the Centennial Time Capsule will be buried in Centennial park. The summer concert series will take place from 1 to 3 pm at the Rotary Bandstand and the block party of the century begins at 4 pm (Grand Avenue from Halcyon to Mason Street). A giant ice cream sandwich will be served in front of Doc Burnstein's at 4 pm and the official parade will begin at 6 pm. Fireworks will end the celebration at 9 pm.

An enchanted world of knights, princesses and magical spells comes to life with Santa Maria Civic Theater’s (SMCT) zany and warmly-rendered production of “The Frog Prince of Spamalot,” opening July 15. A seasoned cast of local thespians, led by Weston Scott as an amphibious hero with a heart of gold, spins a tale of wonder for theater-goers of all ages during the production’s eight-show run, beginning July 15-17 and continuing July 22-24 at the SMCT at 1660 N. McClelland St. The performances are free, and doors open 30 minutes before showtime.

“The Frog Prince of Spamalot,” written by Edith Weiss and directed by local theater veteran Richard Dresp, invites the audience to hop into a mystical bog, home of a once-handsome prince who has been turned into a frog by the spell of an evil witch. The play’s web-footed protagonist, Hyronomous (Scott), must bravely venture into the kingdom of Spamalot in order to secure a kiss from his one true love.

Mistaken identities, sword fights and dinner table dances ensue as Hyronomous crosses paths with a wacky cast of characters, including pompous, poetry-spouting Sir Lancelot (Taylor Landry), SPAM- loving Spamalot matriarch Queen Bea (Clare Terrill), and Angela Hutt-Chamberlin as the scheming, swooning and tantrum-throwing Princess Gladiola. Hyronomous' story teaches a heart-felt lesson about love, loyalty, and the importance of looking past appearances to a person's true character.

“I'm thrilled to be a part of the ongoing tradition of the SMCT's free summer fairy tale production of 'The Frog Prince of Spamalot,'" said Dresp. “Come and enjoy live theater at its best – it’s a must see for young and old. Oh yes, and did I mention it’s free?”

The SMCT’s Fairy Tale Theater Program has been a tradition in Santa Maria since 1993. "It's more fun and more fulfilling than any production that I had ever been involved in," said Hutt-Chamberlin, secretary of the SMCT board and a staple of fairy tale productions since 2008. "It is so magical to see children and adults alike lining up down the block to see these free shows."  

Hutt-Chamberlin said the summer shows provide the first taste many Santa Maria youngsters - and in some cases the adults in the audience as well - will have of live theater.  "It is amazing to see how many children fall in love with the theater because of these productions," said Hutt-Chamberlin, noting that hundreds of kids and community members attend the productions each year, gaining invaluable exposure to the arts.

“The Frog Prince of Spamalot” opens at 7 p.m. Friday, July 15. Shows follow on July 16 at 2 and 7 p.m., July 17 at 2 p.m., July 22 at 7 p.m., July 23 at 2 and 7 p.m., and July 24 at 7 p.m. The production is made possible by support from community volunteers, the Santa Maria Breakfast Rotary, the Santa Maria Arts Council, and Altrusa International. Contact the SMCT box office at 922-4442 for more information.

Witness a unique story of life, love and everything in between in this wonderful book!

After practicing medicine for over 25 years as a physician assistant, Sharon Girard is looking for a new challenge.  She learns that the UK is educating PA’s of their own and bringing US PA’s overseas as a pilot project for two year contracts, until they educate enough of their own. 

After leaving an unhappy relationship in the midwest and finding new love in California, she hopes that embarking on this new adventure will satisfy her love of travel and desire to see the world.  Her new husband is a willing participant but being an expat in England is more than they had ever imagined. Although the British speak the same language, their culture is entirely different—the practice of medicine at times very foreign. 

In the spirit of Cafe Guerbois, the site of late 19th century discussions amongst artists, writers, and art lovers, the PRAA holds the Artist Forum. All are welcome to attend this hour of "art talk"! Come have a cup of coffee, meet other artists, discuss current shows, share works in progress, and discuss trends and visions. There is no agenda just new friends to meet! Free to members - you may join at the meeting.

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

Celebration of Woody Guthrie's 99th birthday

• Conceptualizing and planning your landscape
• Four season plants for the North County
• Converting spray to drip irrigation
• Landscape rebates

Santa Barbara Macintosh Users Group (SBMUG) July monthly meeting, Thursday, July 21, in Farrand Hall of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara. 6:00 PM.

The program will begin at 6:45 after a general Q&A session. 

Adam Borin, SBMUG member, will discuss computer security issues and solutions. 

Everyone is welcome at our free meetings, but only members may enter the drawings for prizes. (You may join at the meeting for $25 per year.) Wi-Fi, refreshments and good company! 

For additional SBMUG information, please visit http://sbmug.org/ or call 967-2866.

The monthly meeting of the Central Coast Guitar Society will be held at the Coalesce Bookstorechapel in MorroBayon Thursday July 21, at 7:30 p.m.The public is welcome. The Coalesce Bookstorechapel, 845 Main Street, should be entered from the driveway at the rear of the store (access is on Harbor streetdown the alley way), which will be closed to cars.  Info 995-2596.

Register Early and Bring a Friend!

SUPER GROMMET CAMP

Age:                5-8 years old
Days/Dates:     Saturday, July 9 or July 23 or Aug. 13
Time:               8:00-11:00am
Fee:                 $65.00 per 3 hour session
Location:         Moondoggies, 781 Dolliver Street
 
 

Enjoy the intimacy of music written for chamber groups. The concert features both a clarinet choir and a horn choir playing music written for or transcribed for small ensembles. The clarinet family is the largest woodwind family and we feature five different types ranging from the small sopranino clarinet to the large, rumbling contrabass clarinet.  And…nothing matches the noble and exciting sound of a horn ensemble performing music from the Renaissance to the present. 

The concert features music from the Renaissance to contemporary and jazz. Partial program includes Mancini - The Pink Panther; Mozart - Rondo; When the Saints Go Marching In; Joplin - Rose Leaf Rag; Ravel - Pavane; and many more. Concert is Sunday, July 24 at 4:00 PM. Suggested donation is $10.00 per person. 

An enchanted world of knights, princesses and magical spells comes to life with Santa Maria Civic Theater’s (SMCT) zany and warmly-rendered production of “The Frog Prince of Spamalot,” opening July 15. A seasoned cast of local thespians, led by Weston Scott as an amphibious hero with a heart of gold, spins a tale of wonder for theater-goers of all ages during the production’s eight-show run, beginning July 15-17 and continuing July 22-24 at the SMCT at 1660 N. McClelland St. The performances are free, and doors open 30 minutes before showtime.

“The Frog Prince of Spamalot,” written by Edith Weiss and directed by local theater veteran Richard Dresp, invites the audience to hop into a mystical bog, home of a once-handsome prince who has been turned into a frog by the spell of an evil witch. The play’s web-footed protagonist, Hyronomous (Scott), must bravely venture into the kingdom of Spamalot in order to secure a kiss from his one true love.

Mistaken identities, sword fights and dinner table dances ensue as Hyronomous crosses paths with a wacky cast of characters, including pompous, poetry-spouting Sir Lancelot (Taylor Landry), SPAM- loving Spamalot matriarch Queen Bea (Clare Terrill), and Angela Hutt-Chamberlin as the scheming, swooning and tantrum-throwing Princess Gladiola. Hyronomous' story teaches a heart-felt lesson about love, loyalty, and the importance of looking past appearances to a person's true character.

“I'm thrilled to be a part of the ongoing tradition of the SMCT's free summer fairy tale production of 'The Frog Prince of Spamalot,'" said Dresp. “Come and enjoy live theater at its best – it’s a must see for young and old. Oh yes, and did I mention it’s free?”

The SMCT’s Fairy Tale Theater Program has been a tradition in Santa Maria since 1993. "It's more fun and more fulfilling than any production that I had ever been involved in," said Hutt-Chamberlin, secretary of the SMCT board and a staple of fairy tale productions since 2008. "It is so magical to see children and adults alike lining up down the block to see these free shows."  

Hutt-Chamberlin said the summer shows provide the first taste many Santa Maria youngsters - and in some cases the adults in the audience as well - will have of live theater.  "It is amazing to see how many children fall in love with the theater because of these productions," said Hutt-Chamberlin, noting that hundreds of kids and community members attend the productions each year, gaining invaluable exposure to the arts.

“The Frog Prince of Spamalot” opens at 7 p.m. Friday, July 15. Shows follow on July 16 at 2 and 7 p.m., July 17 at 2 p.m., July 22 at 7 p.m., July 23 at 2 and 7 p.m., and July 24 at 7 p.m. The production is made possible by support from community volunteers, the Santa Maria Breakfast Rotary, the Santa Maria Arts Council, and Altrusa International. Contact the SMCT box office at 922-4442 for more information.

Drama * Costume * Culture * 3D Art * Plus...Video Production / Theater Production and Preschool Camp. Sloca's (San Luis Obispo Classical Academy) Summer Theater program is dedicated to teaching children that theater is a collaborative, team-building experience. Students will be guided by professional theater artists who'll provide opportunities for every type of child. Children will collaborate on set building, costume design, backstage management and film. Performers and non-performers alike will develop their talents, boost self-confidence and build self-esteem. Preschool Adventure Camps are perfect for busy little minds. Together we'll sing, create, wiggle, read, imagine and explore the amazing world we live in. Camp is for 1st-9th graders and cost is $350 for two weeks, M-Th, 9am-2pm.  Preschool Adventure Camp is July 18-21 OR July 25-28, ages 3-5, and cost is $150 per session. $25 discount if you register by May 27th.  Camp 

SECRET AGENT LAB CRAZY CRIME CAMP

July 30th Saturday 8am-1pm 781 Los Osos Valley Road at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center.  This is our yearly Garage Sale Fundraiser!  We are asking for donations to be brought to the center the morning of the event or you can drop them off on Friday between 10am an 4pm to the center.  Please no clothing items.

The Central Coast Country Dance Society invites you to discover contra dance at the Fifth Saturday Contra Dance on Saturday, July 30. 
There's an introductory workshop at 7:00pm, then dancing from 7:30pm until 10:30pm. 
The dances will be taught and called by Jean Gorrindo with live music provided by Star Thistle. 

Contra dance evolved from the early English, Scottish, Irish, and French country dances which came over with the first immigrants to the USA. It is very lively and social, and very easy to learn, almost as easy as walking! You don't need to bring a partner with you, but it's lots of fun to come with a group of friends. Everyone ends up dancing with everyone at the contra dance!

Join us for this EXCELLENT dance! The cost is $9. It's all at the Odd Fellows Hall, 520 Dana Street, San Luis Obispo. For more info, visit www.cccds.org.