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Political Watch
• U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) announced
via social media that she would seek re-election for
California’s open Senate seat in the 2018 election. “I am
running for re-election to the Senate,” Feinstein posted on
Twitter. “Lots more to do: ending gun violence, combating
climate change, access to health care. I’m all in!”
• U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) introduced
an amendment to the 2018 Budget Resolution during
a Budget Committee hearing on Oct. 5, which was
unanimously approved by the committee. The amendment
would prioritize funding for worker training programs,
according to a release from Harris’ office. She also
introduced amendments that focused on fighting against
cuts to Medicare and protecting middle class families from
unfair tax increases, according to the release. “This fund
would invest in training programs to help employers upskill
their current workers to fill positions that need filling and
it would also invest in apprenticeships, allowing workers
to retrain for new industries while learning on the job so
there will be no loss of income,” Harris said in the release.
“I urge my colleagues to support this amendment. There’s
a moment in time right now where the workers of America
need help transitioning to the economies of the 21st
century.”
• U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and Kamala
Harris (D-California) introduced the St. Francis Dam
Disaster Memorial Act to the Senate floor on Oct. 5, which
would establish a national memorial to honor the lives
lost in the 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster that killed 431
Californians. According to a release from Harris’ office, the
St. Francis Dam disaster was California’s second largest
tragedy in terms of lives lost. “We should not forget the
hundreds of lives lost during one of the worst tragedies
in California’s history,” Harris said in the statement.
“And while this monument will serve as a reminder of
the consequences of a failure of infrastructure, it offers
a lesson going forward.” The bill would also establish a
440-acre national monument around the area that would
be managed by the U.S. Forest Service, according to the
release.
• Santa Barbara businessman Justin Fareed (R-Santa
Barbara) filed papers with the Federal Election
Commission on Aug. 16 for his third run for Congress.
Fareed, 29, ran against Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa
Barbara) in 2016 for California’s 24th Congressional
District and lost by 6.6 percent of the vote. Fareed isn’t
the only Republican eyeing the Carbajal’s seat. Michael
Erin Woody (R-Morro Bay) announced his candidacy for
the U.S. House of Representatives on Sept. 16. Woody, 50,
owns a construction company in San Luis Obispo.
• California Assemblymember Monique Limón (D-Santa
Barbara) launched a new contest called “There Oughta
Be a Law,” which calls on constituents for ideas for
legislation. According to a release from Limón’s office,
constituents are invited to submit ideas or proposals
for new state laws, which can cover any issue regarding
anything local or statewide. “Some of the best ideas of our
state have come from students, veterans, and just regular
folks who saw a problem and had a solution. If you have
ever thought to yourself, ‘There oughta be a law,’ or even,
‘That should not be a law,’ this contest is for you,” Limón
said in a statement. “I want you to share your bill ideas
with me, inspired by your daily experiences, ideas that
will make California better.” If selected, the release said,
winners of the contest may be able to travel to Sacramento
to testify before the Assembly Committee on the merits of
the bill. Submissions are accepted through Nov. 17 at 5
p.m. and can be submitted at asmdc.org/limon. ❍
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Residents criticize Santa Maria
youth safety task force
Another in a series of public meetings on the
Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Safety went awry
on Oct. 9 after a string of community members
criticized the city of Santa Maria’s attempts at
addressing recent spikes in violence in the city.
The intent of the meeting, held in the Abel
Maldonado Community Youth Center, was to
share and workshop the city’s nearly finished
plan for reducing youth violence, according
to Assistant City Manager Jason Stilwell, who
presented the city’s lengthy list of findings and
goals. Stilwell said he then hoped community
members would help the city cut some of its 107
action items, while prioritizing others.
Stilwell said that since the task force’s
beginning in February, the group met with
community members and service providers at
various meetings, forums, and workshops to
discuss potential ways to make Santa Maria a
safer place for families to live. Although the task
force draft plan listed only four strategy goals—
prevention, enforcement, intervention, and re-
entry—that would help Santa Maria youths, it
included more than 100 actual ways those goals
could be reached.
Prevention methods could include improved
access to mental health care or sports as an
alternative to violence, according to the draft,
while easier GED programs, tattoo removal
services, and community support are listed as
possible re-entry methods.
“We want to get some of your input on what
some of the narrow goals might be that we
would want to focus on given the mission and
vision and the 107 things we heard,” Stilwell
said. “We want to hear your thoughts on that.”
Still, many attendees said the city should have
included more public and youth input in the
planning process, and condemned the task force
for failing to be culturally proficient.
Brenda Garcia pointed out that again, the task
force failed to provide an English-to-Spanish
translation service at the meeting. A bilingual
member from the task force then stood and
began translating comments, more than 25
minutes into the meeting.
“That’s one problem with the engagement,”
Garcia said. “If she’s here as a monolingual
Spanish speaking parent, even if it’s just one
person among the, I don’t know, maybe 50 of
us that are here, I would say that one parent is
important to solving youth problems. And if
she hears the message in the language she needs,
she’s going to go out there and spread it and
make a difference.”
Garcia went on to say that Santa Maria includes
a large demographic of Spanish speakers. She said
that language is only the first step to becoming a
culturally proficient task force.
Peter Flores, director of student services at
Santa Maria High School and founder of One
Community Action, said cultural competence
should be a priority moving forward. Flores
suggested in an interview with the Sun that the
task force recruit community members and
youths to represent the at-risk demographics of
Santa Maria. He said every member of the task
force represents a service or organization rather
than the community as a whole.
“There are things that systematically need to
be addressed,” Flores said. “But we want it to be
successful. And that’s why we’re showing up.”
Several attendees also addressed the lack
of youth involvement. While a few younger
locals were at the meeting, only one, Vanessa
Cantu, spoke out. Cantu said the two youth
representatives assigned to the task force
aren’t enough, and that before helpful adults
suggested the idea of youth representatives,
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she had asked task force members if teens percent contained.
could be more involved. “I’ve never seen the devastation that happened
“I came to ask for youth to have a seat at the there,” Santa Barbara County Fire Public
table and they totally dismissed me,” Cantu said. Information Officer Mike Eliason told the Sun
“They took it more like my opinions weren’t as on Oct. 10.
valid as the adults’ were.” Eliason said he had not seen the damage
Cantu said the city should be more welcoming first-hand but noted the images, videos, and
to the underrepresented, at-risk youth it’s trying accounts emerging from the area revealed total
to serve. Cantu eventually stormed out of the destruction. He compared the damage dealt
meeting early after another attendee mumbled, by the blaze to the Painted Cave Fire in 1990,
“Jesus Christ,” when someone asked if which began at the intersection of Highway
transgender and gay youths would be protected 154 and Painted Cave Road in the Santa Ynez
Mountains. The blaze destroyed 427 buildings
through the city’s plan.
After two hours of public comment that and killed one person.
largely echoed the findings of Santa Barbara “When that fire blew down through the
County’s recent grand jury report on the foothills and jumped a six-lane highway and
task force, Assistant City Manager Stilwell railroad tracks, it just obliterated a mixed corner
announced there was no more allotted time for of condominiums and businesses,” Eliason said.
editing the presented plan. “In Santa Rosa, now you’ve got a whole huge
He said a steering committee will take and portion of town that looks like a nuclear bomb
focus the public’s input. He said individuals went off—just looking at the pictures you can
could sign up to help implement the plan, and tell how hot it burned by how little is left.”
that the task force is hoping to go over the goals The Santa Barbara County Fire Department
dispatched three individuals to the Tubbs Fire and
at another public meeting on Oct. 23. If the task
force adopts the plan, it will move on to the sent a mixed-strike team of engines to the Atlas
Santa Maria City Council. Fire in Napa. The team is lead by a Santa Barbara
“We want to focus, going forward, on having City Fire battalion chief and consists of five engines,
the work that’s identified in the plan and being each manned by four firefighters. The engines are
inclusive and having you all help us,” Stilwell said.
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According to a news release from Cal
Fire on Oct. 10, at least 17 large wildfires
started over a span of 36 hours, burning
more than 115,000 acres. One blaze, the
Tubbs Fire in Sonoma and Napa counties
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the Atlas Fire burned 25,000 acres and Saturday Sunday
destroyed 125 structures.
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from the Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Lompoc,
Montecito, and Carpinteria fire departments.
Lompoc Battalion Chief Mark Bray said the
unit assisting on the Atlas Fire was the only
personnel dispatched out of area. The Santa
Maria Fire Department did not respond to the
Sun’s requests for comment before press time.
Santa Barbara County also has several units
and teams dispatched to the Canyon Fire 2 in
Anaheim, which had burned more than 7,000
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—Spencer Cole applause from attendees on Oct. 6, and Waite
Lompoc City Council grants city
manager vote of confidence
Following months of public feuding, Lompoc
City Council members unanimously agreed in
closed session on Oct. 3 that they had confidence
in their city manager, Patrick Wiemiller.
Mayor Bob Lingl made the
announcement in open session at that
night’s City Council meeting.
“We had a very good discussion, some back
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and forth, and at the end we had a unanimous
vote of confidence on the five us for our city
manager,” he said. “So, moving forward … .”
The move comes after a year characterized by
budget battles, where talks grew so divisive at
times, two councilmembers—Jim Mosby and
Victor Vega—called for personnel review of
Wiemiller on multiple occasions.
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Solvang City Council appointed Karen Waite
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that outlines ways to fill a prematurely
emptied position.
Council members voted 0-3, with
one abstention, to appoint Waite, a local
businesswoman and the runner-up of the
The appointment received a hearty round of
was immediately sworn in as an active member
of the Solvang City Council.
“I would like to thank you all for your
support,” Waite said while seated in her new
council chair, “and I’d like you all to have full
faith in knowing I will do the best job I possibly
can on this council, and thank you again.”
The meeting on Oct. 6 was the last of two
lengthy special meetings called to discuss filling
the vacant seat, which was emptied by former
council member Hans Duus on Aug. 28 after he
moved to Santa Maria mid-term. Since Duus’
resignation, council members battled over
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a prematurely emptied seat should be offered to
the last election’s runner-up.
Council members Neill Zimmerman and
Ryan Toussaint remained against the policy for
weeks. Zimmerman, who in the end, abstained
from voting to appoint Waite, said on Oct. 6
that the council should review the protocol, and closer to both a technological and financial
instead create an ordinance that legally must
be followed. That, he said, would prevent this
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but he told the Sun he hasn’t changed his mind
about the protocol. Toussaint said he doesn’t
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“I think we established during this whole
process that there are some faults in this
guideline and it will be brought back up for
discussion in the future,” Toussaint said. “My
decision was to defer on the side of optimism
in appointing [Waite] to the council. I look
forwarding to developing a good working
relationship with her.”
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from Vandenberg Air Force Base. After delivering
its payload of Iridium Communications Inc.
satellites, the rocket booster successfully landed
on a platform in the Pacific Ocean, according to a
SpaceX news release.
“Each successful launch brings us one step
transformation,” Iridium CEO Matt Desch said
in a statement.
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The companies providing the tracking system,
Aireon LLC and FlightAware, said the payloads
upgrade existing ground-based systems and add
tracking coverage to oceanic, polar, and other
remote regions. Officials also say the upgrades
will improve flight efficiency, enhance safety,
and reduce emissions.
“Even with only a partial constellation [of
satellites] in orbit, we’ve been able to start
tracking flights that nobody has been able to
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The art of funding
Santa Maria City Council
sends Public Arts Master
Plan back for revisions
BY SPENCER COLE
T
he Santa Maria City Council is in
agreement for the need of a public arts
master plan. What council members
cannot agree on is how to fund it.
“That’s what it really is about,”
Councilmember Mike Cordero told the Sun.
“It’s gotta be paid for. The trick is, who pays?”
On Oct. 3, council members weighed
passing one of two ordinances to fund
the public arts plan: The first would have
established a one-half percent fee on all the
city’s building permits and an additional
1 percent fee on public works projects valued
at more than $50,000, while the second
would have solely targeted all building
permits worth more than $50,000 with a
one-quarter percent fee.
The latter option also included stipulations
for permits valued at more than $400,000 to
provide approved art projects on site within
public view and a one-half percent fee on all
public works projects more than $50,000—
excluding right-of-ways or utility system work.
After nearly three hours of discussion,
public comment, and deliberation, the City
Council voted 4-1 to move the Public Art
Master Plan to a committee consisting of one
council member, two recreation and parks
commissioners, two planning commissioners,
and two business leaders.
The decision came as a disappointment
to most of the 30-plus people in attendance
hoping to see the passage of an ordinance
adopting the plan. According to Santa Maria
Management Analyst Dennis Smitherman,
the plan’s current iteration has been in
development for more than two years.
The plan comes at a time when the city is
facing a $5 million annual structural deficit due
to California’s Public Employees’ Retirement
System (CalPERS).
At the Oct. 3 meeting, several business
CURB APPEAL: If enacted, the Public Art Master Plan would
pay for citywide projects like painted utility boxes, murals,
and art education, which proponents say would attract
tourism, business, and help beautify Santa Maria.
‘WE PAY ENOUGH’: One stipulation of the Public Art Master Plan would require developers to pay a percentage on building permit
fees toward a fund for public art, or to install art on the property in view of the public, which some local developers have said
would be an unnecessary burden.
developers and owners spoke against the
proposed permit fees, arguing that they would
stifle growth and curb profits.
“We pay enough,” Ernest Armenta told the
council that night. “I think we give enough to
the city as a property owner and a taxpayer.
... If you want art, you guys start funding it
yourself. If [Director of Recreation and Parks
Alexander] Posada doesn’t have the budget,
then find the budget, make some cuts in his
own department, and then he can fund the
art program.”
Dan Blough, who owns a construction
company in Santa Maria, also spoke against the
building permit fees.
“My real problem is the way they are
currently funding it,” he said.
Blough proposed permit fees be applied to
only large commercial projects instead.
“I get it,” he said. “You build a
50,000-square-foot commercial building,
they’re not particularly attractive, and to
put a piece of art in front of that in a public
place sort of mitigates the size, bulk, and
scale of that building.”
Blough added that he believed
Smitherman had brought forth previously
unseen material on the art plan for his
presentation to the council on Oct. 3, in
violation of the Brown Act.
During that same comment section, Santa
Maria resident David Dennis, like many before
and after him, argued for the plan to pass in
one of the proposed forms.
“When you take a piece of property and add
artwork to it, it gives a feel that it’s a special
place,” he said. “Developers should also play
a role in this and create public art because it’s
beneficial in attracting customers, tourists,
and employees to that city and to that business
because in the long run that contribution will
create a more unique and valuable property
that will benefit the city’s residents and the
entire business community.”
Councilmember Jack Boyson told the Sun
on Oct. 5 that the move to send the arts plan
back to committee was nothing more than a
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Council called the decision a disappointment.
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the Arts Council’s website, Shafer derided the
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high-fiving city staff after the vote to send the 3) Tell us something about
plan to committee. yourself that we can’t
When asked by the Sun about the alleged learn from your
exchange, councilmembers Boyson and résumé.
Cordero denied witnessing it.
“I’ve known Dan Blough for 35 years and Compensation
cannot see Dan Blough high-fiving public staff includes a base
in a meeting like that,” Boyson said. salary, commission
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“I know that if I would have seen it, I would benefits package
have recalled that,” he said. including medical,
Cordero noted the argument between the dental, paid time off
arts and business community ultimately came
and 401(k).
down to how much financial burden developers
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have to shoulder for the sake of public art.
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Punching back
have had maintenance issues at the apartments.
Three weeks ago, Navarro said he told the
property manager that the burner on his stove
wasn’t working properly. When his wife asked
for a copy of the report she verbally filed, the
La Plaza Villas tenants manager said the copier was broken. Navarro
consider striking as rent said at the meeting that the stove still hadn’t
been fixed.
rates drastically increase Jorge Manly-Gil of the Guadalupe Catholic
Worker said he and his colleague, Dennis Apel,
BY KASEY BUBNASH have been working with several La Plaza Villas

J
avier Solis has lived in La Plaza Villas
Apartments for nearly eight years. The
complex, a series of cream-colored stucco
buildings at the end of Olivera Street in
Guadalupe, is one of the largest in a town that
lacks abundant affordable housing for its residents.
Eight years ago, Solis said he felt lucky to
have even found an affordable apartment in
the area. But after recent management changes
and sudden increases in rent, Solis is now
considering leaving.
“There are plenty of people looking
elsewhere,” Solis told the Sun through a
translator.
Solis was just one of more than 30 frustrated
residents of La Plaza Villas Apartments gathered
for the third in a series of tenant meetings in the
complex’s courtyard on Oct. 3. Many tenants
shared similar concerns, primarily extreme
rent and fee increases for outdated, improperly
maintained apartments.
Solis said at the meeting that his rent
has increased several times over the last
two years, after the corporation that owns
the apartment complex, Olivera Street
Apartments LLC, announced it would be
using a new property manager.
Solis said he’s paying about $500 more each
month for his apartment now than he paid a
year ago. In November 2016, he was notified of
a $200 increase. This year, it’s $300. Solis said
if he stays with La Plaza Villas, he’d be paying
more than $1,900 for an apartment that he said
would usually go for $1,100. On top of those
charges, Solis said an additional parking spot
now runs for $20 more than it did when he first
moved in.
Leopoldo Navarro said when he moved into
his apartment three years ago, his rent was
$1,150. In September 2016, Navarro said he
received a notice that his rent would be hiked
up to $1,300. Although he, unlike many other
tenants, has yet to receive a notice of another
increase this year, he said any more would be
too much.
“I understand I’m at risk,” Navarro said
through a translator. “My main discontent is
that they want rent increases but the apartments
aren’t up to par.”
Navarro said he and several of his neighbors
residents for weeks. Manly-Gil said he and Apel
have helped schedule meetings, find local legal
support, and are working to educate the tenants
on any possible options moving forward.
Manly-Gil said many of the residents are low-
income field workers who can’t afford drastic
increases in rent.
At the Oct. 3 meeting, Manly-Gil and Apel
said that after several attempts to contact the
owners of the complex and negotiate, the most
frustrated tenants had come to an agreement on
how to handle the situation: a strike.
No final decisions were made at the meeting,
but residents had a chance to look over a draft
letter, which states that all residents would
continue paying their current rents until the
owners agree to negotiate reasonable prices.
“In some cases we have experienced up to a
41 percent increase in rents in less than a year
(from $1,350 per month to $1,905 per month),”
the draft letter states, “when in the same time
period the average income in Santa Barbara
County increased by 4 percent, which doesn’t
include field workers, who saw no increase.”
That letter would be sent to Brad
Vernon, one of the chief officers of Olivera
Street Apartments, the same corporation
that sued the city of Guadalupe in 2014
for banning boarding houses. The ban
was enacted just as the corporation was
attempting to sell the apartment complex
as a boarding house to house workers in the
U.S. through the H2A program.
In 2017, according to court documents, a
Santa Barbara County Superior Court jury
ruled in favor of Olivera Street Apartments.
Guadalupe, a city not known for its
financial stability, was ordered to pay about
$143,000 in damages.
Although Vernon did not respond to requests
for comment, his attorney, Jere Sullivan Jr.,
blamed deferred maintenance for the recent
boosts in rent. Sullivan stated in a letter to the
tenants that about $150,000 of improvements
was made to the apartment complex, including
new washers and dryers, new bark for the
playground, and landscape repairs. On top of
that, the cost of utilities and wages for staff
increased.
Sullivan also said the former property
PETITIONS AND COALITIONS: About 30 La Plaza Villas tenants signed a petition against dramatic increases in rental rates
at a meeting in the Guadalupe apartment complex’s courtyard on Oct. 3. Residents also talked about electing a few leaders to
represent the group during possible negotiations.
manager failed to sufficiently raise rent to
market value. When asked by the Sun if
Vernon and other owners were overseeing the
manager’s actions, Sullivan laughed and said
he couldn’t comment, but noted that the new
prices of rent are more closely in accordance
with market value.
Virtually all La Plaza Villas residents without
Section 8 or HUD will see a rise in rent in
the near future, Sullivan said, which he said
is perfectly legal. Santa Barbara County, and
many other counties in California, are not rent
controlled, meaning any landlord can legally
charge any amount for rent.
But Sullivan said that during an extended
lease, landlords are stuck with a fixed rent.
Once a term lease expires, it becomes month-
to-month and rent can be changed. Then a
landlord can raise rent up to 10 percent as long
as tenants are notified 30 days prior. If rent is
raised by more than 10 percent, residents must
be notified 60 days in advance.
A document provided by one La Plaza Villas
resident shows that he was notified 60 days
in advance of the upcoming spikes in rent.
Another document provided by a tenant on
strike states that if the tenant refuses to pay the
increase, he would be evicted.
Sullivan said he couldn’t say whether
Vernon and the other owners would consider
negotiating with the tenants or if residents on
strike would be evicted.
“One should never say never,” he said.
Alex Entrekin, a staff attorney at the Legal
Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County, a
program that provides free legal services to low-
income individuals, agreed that the changes
in rent appear to be legal. However, Entrekin
said the increases are not enforceable if the
profits are used to fix already existing issues of
basic habitability—things like toxic mold and
cockroach infestations that have to be repaired
by the landlord.
Although many tenants claimed this to be
the case at La Plaza Villas—one resident said
his gas stove was leaking for months before it
was repaired—Entrekin said on Oct. 6 that
his foundation hadn’t officially stepped in to
help any individual tenants or the group as a
whole, so he couldn’t confirm those allegations.
Entrekin said he’d know more after another
tenant meeting scheduled for Oct. 10, after the
Sun’s press time.
“Have apartment managers done their
jobs?” Entrekin asked. “We don’t know at this
point.” ❍
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Berta Cabrera, owner
BY SPENCER COLE “It’s a big place too. We

W
hen Berta Cabrera first started cutting
hair, she wasn’t sure how long she would
stick with it.
“I wanted to be a police officer, but my
parent’s didn’t believe in a girl being a police
officer,” she said. “My father said, ‘No.’”
The refusal was hard to bear.
Around that same time, one of Cabrera’s
friends began attending beauty college and
invited her along. At first, she was reluctant.
“Hair is not my thing,” Cabrera told her
friend. But she went anyway and has been
cutting hair ever since.
“I never thought I would be doing hair,” she
said, “but this coming November I will have
been doing it for 19 years.”
Cabrera will get to ring in the occasion with
more than just a casual celebration. On Oct. 12
from 4 to 6 p.m., Cabrera will host an open
house at her new salon, Studio 8 at 116 W. Cook
St., unit C, in Santa Maria.
The occasion will feature a DJ, free haircuts,
waxing, hair products, and refreshments.
Although the doors for the brick-and-mortar
have been open since June, the October event
will mark how far Cabrera and her business
have come.
“When we first opened, we had just like a
couple of things in the sitting area,” she said.
needed more stuff.”
Now fully decorated and
staffed, Studio 8 is ready for
regular customers.
“We do hair extensions,
we do waxing, makeup,
you name it,” Cabrera said,
adding that she was hoping
to bring in a nail specialist
in the near future full-time.
“We do everything.”
Women’s haircuts range
from $30, which includes
shampooing and styling,
CUT ABOVE THE REST: Berta Cabrera (left) and her
while men’s start at $15 team are ready for new customers and invite the public
and increase by $5 for to join them for an open house on Oct. 12 from 4 to 6
beard trimming. p.m. at 116 W. Cook St., unit C, in Santa Maria.
Cabrera said she was
excited to show off the elements for a business plan. The first workshop St. in San Luis Obispo. That workshop will
new digs. is on Oct. 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the focus on business plans, marketing, and how
“I love it here,” she added. “Every day, I Santa Maria Business Development Center, 731 to determine profitability. To learn more
come to work, and I can’t believe that this is Lincoln St., Santa Maria, and will provide an
my place now.” about the workshops and reserve seats, visit
overview of the basics for starting a business.
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Highlights: business plans, and how to use and understand
financial reports. Staff Writer Spencer Cole wrote this week’s
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To the stars
Opening Day this year
attracted Mayor Alice Patino,
City Councilwoman Etta
Waterfield, city librarian Mary
BY HELEN ANN THOMAS Housel, and unofficial city
Susan McGill, who did not bring a camera, is
the other co-president.
It was announced that more than 140 newly
minted Minerva Club cookbooks were sold
before lunch. There are 150 left, for those of you

T
he Minerva Club, founded
in 1894 by a small group
of pioneer women, held its
traditional Opening Day luncheon Hobnobbing
on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the
Radisson Hotel. with Helen
More than 130 ladies came to
welcome the official start of Minerva’s 2017-
2018 club year. In need of rest and relaxation,
after several arduous months of teas, potluck
luncheons, fundraising barbecues, field trips,
bingo parties, and fashion shows, the club shuts
down (except for bridge games) in June, July,
August, and September.
Opening day is a big deal for the Minerva Club.
There was a time when hats and gloves were de
rigueur (required by etiquette) and, in days of yore,
much effort was spent on planning what to wear.
historian Shirley Contreras.
Among the exuberant attendees
were relatively new members Donna
Viadella, Elaine Twitchell, and
Judy Frost. Long-time members
Margaret Paden, Marge Embry,
and Joey Wilson were in the crowd.
After collecting this year’s program calendar
and member roster (all in one convenient
booklet), the ladies were not shy about bellying
up to the no-host bar for a glass of wine and
complimentary hors d’oeuvres. There was, of
course, an enormous amount of chitchat.
After lunch, there was entertainment—music
and singing by pianist/guitarist Kathleen Sieck.
With their big cameras, Vicki Wilson and
co-president Lenora Watson snapped many
a picture with gusto and a sense of mission.
MEET ME FOR LUNCH:
Left to right: Lenora
Watson, Susan McGill,
and Pernelle McCalip
at the Minerva Club’s
opening luncheon
held on Oct. 4 at
the Radisson Hotel.
Watson and McGill are
co-presidents of the
club. McCalip was one
of the event committee
chairpersons.
with an affinity for the culinary arts.
A night at the museum
A dark and glossy Dark Trooper from Star
Wars stood out in the crowd of more than 100
at the Discovery Museum’s annual fundraiser,
A Night at the Museum, on Saturday evening,
Sept. 23.
The event combined an emphasis on
science and technology with food, wine, and
beer. The live auction, conducted by Jim
Glines, and a silent auction raised money
for the exciting, in-the-works, Vandenberg
Launch Experience exhibit.
Executive Director Chris Slaughter was
happy to see the IT team from Honda of
Santa Maria at the VIP tables. Honda gave
the museum $10,000 for the exhibit fund,
and wants to be involved in other science-
oriented projects.
Fabian Zaragaza, general manager of Honda,
and staff members Victor Christiansen, Bailey
Hunter, and Austin Maesta were present.
Trattoria Uliveto’s owner and chef Afonso
Curti brought his portable pizza oven to fire
up mini-pizzas. His team also served meatballs
in tomato sauce, mussels in the shell, cream of
zucchini soup, sweet Italian sausage, and grilled
shrimp wrapped in bacon. Guests did not go
away hungry.
A vibrant Michelle Tabisola told me she is
thrilled to be president of the museum’s board.
INTER-GALACTIC GATHERING: Left to right: Michelle
Tabisola, Dark Trooper, and Amy Blasco at the Discovery
Museum of Santa Maria Valley’s annual fundraiser on Sept. 23.
Tabisola is the chair of the board and Blasco is museum staff.
The trooper was visiting from a galaxy far, far away.
Longtime museum supporter Jeff Barnes
demonstrated what the new exhibit experience
would be like, with a handheld gizmo that I did
not understand. My fault, not the gizmo’s!
Mark and Natalie Huerth, Mike and
Michelle Buhring, Edwin and Caroline
Woods, John and Debra Hood, board
member Roy Reed, and Susan Appel were
among the crowd. So was Susan Houghton,
executive director of college advancement
at Allan Hancock College, who is in charge
of the AHC Foundation’s upcoming 40th
anniversary gala. m
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contact her at helenthom232@yahoo.com.

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The production, based on the 2003 film Daniel Geiger, a senior at Pioneer Valley, is cast
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technology students. p.m., and again Nov. 9 through 11. Tickets are
“It’s a huge show,” Van Gronigen said. “It $15 for adults and $8 for students and senior
celebrates art and education, and that’s what citizens. All profits go back to supporting
this is all about.” Pioneer Valley’s performing arts programs.
The production signals the opening of the Van Gronigen said many of her drama
district’s new Performing Arts Center, which students were able to see School of Rock on
has been under construction since June 2015. Broadway during a trip to New York City
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on Pioneer Valley’s campus, it will serve as new, Van Gronigen said, and it was released
center stage for all the district’s performing to amateur theater companies before it
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BY KAREN GARCIA
T
he earliest memories Erik Garcia has of
growing up in California are of living in
Oakland and then later in Modesto. He
remembers going to flea markets where his dad
had a stand selling a number of goods.
“We tried to have our own business, but
obviously like with most businesses there are hit
and misses, but that was what we could do to
support ourselves,” Garcia said.
He is now in his 20s and a student at Cal
Poly in SLO, about to begin a journey that
follows a version of the American dream, just
like everyone else. But unlike many, Garcia
carries around a label you can’t see simply
by looking at him. He’s an undocumented
immigrant, and until he was in college, it
wasn’t something he was very open about.
Now, Garcia is sharing his immigration
status on the heels of President Donald Trump’s
administration’s announcement to end the
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) program.
In 2012, then-President Barack Obama
RALLY: Protestors gathered at Mission Plaza
in SLO before marching to local 35th District
Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham’s office to
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signed an executive order that created DACA,
allowing certain young undocumented
immigrants brought to this country before the
age of 16 to apply for two-year work permits—
that could be renewed indefinitely. Another
requirement for eligibility is to be enrolled in
school, graduated, or obtaining a certification
of completion from high school or a GED.
While the program was created to protect
those young people from deportation, it did
not create a path to citizenship.
DACA also worked as a complement to the
California Dream Act, a state law that enables
undocumented students to apply for and receive
private scholarships, state financial aid, university
grants, and community college fee waivers.
But on Sept. 5, the Trump administration
said it would phase out DACA and no longer
accept new DACA applications. Congress must
now find a replacement for the program, to
codify the legal protections for its recipients. The
bill proposed to take its place is the DREAM
Act, or the Development Relief and Education
of Alien Minors Act. If passed, this federal
law would create a path to legal residency for
undocumented youth.
Local U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Santa
PHOTO BY JAYSON MELLOM
PHOTO BY JAYSON MELLOM
TAKING A STAND: Local
officials, groups, and
educational institutions
on the Central Coast are
showing their support
for the undocumented
community.
Barbara), from California’s 24th Congressional
District, is calling on Congress for an immediate
vote on the proposed law by signing a discharge
petition. Carbajal said that he and others are
signing the petition in the hope that they can
collect signatures from 218 members of Congress,
which will force a vote on the act. As of the Sun’s
press time, the petition had 195 signatures,
including Carbajal’s.
“The DREAM Act has been passed by the
Senate in previous Congresses in a bipartisan
way, and the House hasn’t been able to move
forward with it,” he told the Sun.
Until Congress walks down that path,
though, Garcia and the other 800,000 young
undocumented immigrants currently estimated to
have been DACA recipients nationwide are left in
limbo. According to the Migration Policy Institute,
out of the 379,000 immigrants immediately eligible
for DACA in California, about 6,000 live in Santa
Barbara County, and about 2,000 reside in San Luis
Obispo County.
While many DACA students are now
uncertain about what the future holds, a handful
of Central Coast residents, organizations, and
educational institutions have rallied behind them
by protesting, sharing their personal stories, and
offering support.
Defending your status
Garcia and his family left Sain Alto Zacatecas,
Mexico, when he was just a year old. But his
status wasn’t something that he shared with his
fellow classmates or anyone until recently.
“Whenever you disclose your immigration
status it’s almost like you have to defend yourself,
‘I came here because of this or that,’ and you
never knew how someone would react,” he said.
As a teenager, when Garcia fi nally
understood what his immigration status
meant, he felt ashamed.
“In high school you’re so impressionable that
you think you’re going to be outted because
you’re ‘illegal.’ That was the word they used,”
Garcia said.
But many factors in his life gave Garcia the
encouragement to get to his educational finish
line, which is graduating college, and he was
quick to give credit to his family members for
their help.
“Like any parents, they’ve always told me
that they wanted what’s best for me and that’s
why they’ve made the choices that they have,”
Garcia said.
But his biggest source of encouragement is his
older brother, who wasn’t fortunate enough to
have an opportunity to benefit from a program
like DACA. Garcia said that his brother had
applied to a university in Arizona to pursue an
education in aerospace engineering.
“They made him go through so many hoops
just to go to the school. They even went as far
as saying they would allow him to attend the
school, but they would have to report him to
immigration,” Garcia said.
His brother’s inability to go to college pushed
Garcia to figure out how he could attend
university some day. The DACA program was
put into place while Garcia was in community
college so he used it to continue his educational
path at Cal Poly, where he is currently completing
his last quarter.
He will be graduating with a double major in
history and political science and will be the first
in his family to earn a college degree.
“The five years that we [DACA students] have
been given with this program, we have done right
by this country and we have shown that we can
do a lot for this country,” he said.
New DACA applications are no longer being
accepted, but current permit holders were
allowed to renew their permits one more time
by Oct. 5—if their current permit expires before
March 5, 2018.
Garcia was one of the lucky ones, able to
renew his permit for two more years under the
DACA program.
When he has his diploma, he’s hoping to apply
his knowledge to local government. But figuring
out the future isn’t as clear as it once was.
“When you’re planning a career in advance,
two years isn’t enough. You want to plan out
maybe five or 10 years down the line, but we’re
kind of back to living before DACA, just day to
day,” he said.
Sharing encouragement
At a young age, Lucio Casiano helped his
mother in the fields picking strawberries. He
remembers the hard work that they did together to
support themselves.
Casiano immigrated to the U.S. in 2000 from
Oaxaca, Mexico, but he was so young that his
experience of traveling across the desert felt like a
fun adventure.
“I remember walking with our guide, in front
of him or even holding his hand. My poor mom,
she was in back walking as fast as she could because
if immigration caught us we could possibly be
separated,” he said.
Casiano and his mother went straight to Santa
Maria from Mexico and stayed in the area, but
starting a new life wasn’t easy. He remembers a time
when they lived in a garage with one bed, looked for
dinner in the trash when they couldn’t afford food,
and hardly had enough clothing to wear. In junior
high, he owned one pair of pants and two shirts that
his mom would wash immediately after school so he
could have clean clothes for the next day.
Seeing his mom working in the fields every day,
rain or shine, motivated Casiano to step it up and
better his and his mother’s lives.
“One day, my mom put a strawberry picking
cart and a backpack in front of me and said,
‘Choose. Whatever you choose, I’ll support
you,’” he said.
Picking up the backpack, he chose to go back
to school. After three years of working in the
fields alongside his mom, Casiano enrolled at
Allan Hancock College.
He’s now 29 years old and graduated from
Cal Poly with the support of his mother and
DACA. He currently works for the Santa Maria
Joint Union High School District as a bilingual
instructional aide.
“I see a lot of students who don’t have hope,
because they think college is impossible, but that’s
why I share my story with them—to encourage
them,” Casiano said.
He said he wants to demonstrate that if
someone like him, who didn’t speak English
and had nothing, could be successful, then so
can anyone else with limitations similar to his.

Even though the future of the DACA program
is up in the air, Casiano is remaining positive
that there will be some type of support for young
undocumented immigrants.
“If one door closes, another will open, it’s just a
matter of wanting to succeed in life,” he said.
Supporting the dream
Standing at a podium in front of his Santa
Maria office in September, Rep. Carbajal
urged his fellow members of Congress to pass
legislation to protect DACA recipients.
“Right now, nearly 1 million young people are
unfairly living with great uncertainty about their
future. The 800,000 patriotic young dreamers
in communities across the country including
thousands on the Central Coast are Americans in
every way except on paper,” Carbajal said.
Alba Rodriguez, of Santa Maria, was among
the many faces calling for action, supporting the
program, or sharing personal stories that day
in front of Carbajal’s office. Taking her position
at the podium, Rodriguez shared the story of
her daughter, a student at Pioneer Valley High
School.
Rodriguez brought her daughter to the U.S.
from Baja California when her daughter was just
10 months old. She spoke to the Sun in Spanish,
saying that when she was growing up, she didn’t
have a chance to pursue an education because her
father was a single parent and couldn’t afford to
send her to school.
“I came here because I was thinking of a better
future for my children and an education that
my dad couldn’t give me. I didn’t want to repeat
my story with my children; I want them to be
educated and to have a better life,” she said.
For more than 25 years, Rodriguez has
worked in the fields from sunrise to sunset,
picking strawberries and blueberries to support
her family.
“I don’t feel bad about working in the
fields, because it’s what I can do and I’m doing
something good in this country,” she said.
Although she works hard to make a living,
it’s not the kind of job that she wants her
daughter to have.
“But I tell my daughter we should be
thankful to God that we are in this country
that has blessed us with food, jobs, a home, and
opportunities,” she said.
Rodriguez’s daughter, a DACA recipient,
is currently ranked in the top 20 academic
achievers at Pioneer Valley.
“When we found out about DACA, it was
exciting news for all of us. It was like a light inside
of a dark tunnel for my daughter and I,” she said.
Now Rodriquez’s daughter is
currently in her senior year and is
applying to colleges with the hopes
of becoming a veterinarian. She was
able to renew her application with
DACA for two more years, but it’s
what happens beyond those two
years that she and her mother are
worried about.
“It fills my heart with sadness
to know that my daughter, who
has a lot of dreams to continue her
education at a university, has an
uncertain future,” Rodriguez said.
It’s a constant topic of conversation
in Rodriguez’s house. She said her
daughter has become concerned
about being deported because
the government received all of her personal
information when she applied for DACA.
Rodriguez said she has to stay strong for her
daughter and continue to encourage her to move
forward in this difficult time.
“I tell her, ‘You have been doing everything
right, and we have to have faith in God. Whatever
happens you are going to continue your
education,’” she said.
Attending community, school, and local
meetings on the subject gives Rodriguez some
peace of mind that she is well informed on
what’s happening with DACA. It also gives
her the strength to offer encouragement to
other parents of DACA recipients.
MY HOME: Even though Lucio Casiano wasn’t
born in California he still considers Santa
Maria his hometown—it’s where he grew up.
“I want to feel strong and have the right
information when I meet someone that has
children who are DACA recipients, so I can
encourage them and tell them not to worry,
because this will have a happy ending and there
will be a future for our children,” she said.
Different perspectives
Near the courtyard in front of the Cultural
and Performing Arts Center on the Cuesta
College campus in SLO, the smell of refried
beans, rice, and chicken fajitas wafted in the air.
The college hosted a resource fair, “Sharing the
Dream,” on Sept. 22 to inform students, faculty,
and the community about resources that are
available to DACA recipients and undocumented
immigrants as well as to show their support of
this population.
PHOTO BY JAYSON MELLOM
UNITED: On the day of Trump’s announcement to end
DACA, a crowd gathered on Marsh and Pepper streets
in SLO to rally for the program and its recipients.
Carol Jones was sitting on a bench with her
husband, eating a plate of food. She attended
the event because she’s unsure and afraid of
what’s going to happen to many people in her
community, so she wants to become more
informed. One of many reasons this topic is
important to Jones is that when her family was in a
time of need, an undocumented immigrant from
El Salvador was there to help.
“It always makes me cry when I tell this story,
but I had a woman come to my door and ask
for work.” After losing her husband in a car
accident and needing to support her children,
PHOTOS COURTESY OF LUCIO CASIANO
HELPING OTHERS: By sharing his success
story with others, Casiano believes he can
encourage people to fight for their dreams.
the woman came to Jones’ home. “She helped
me raise my daughter when I had to go back to
work to help support my family,” Jones said as
she wiped away a tear.
That’s the whole point of the event, said
Que Dang, director of student equity and
success at Cuesta.
“We’re sending a message to our students,
their families, and our community that
everyone is welcome here,” Dang said. “We care
about their success, and we don’t care about
their immigration status.”
In the corner of Dang’s office window is a
sticker that reads “campus ally for undocumented
students.” It’s a sign to students, so they know that
if they have questions or concerns about DACA,
they can ask them in her office with the promise of
complete confidentiality.
Dang said she has a personal investment in being
an ally to immigrants because she was a refugee
from Vietnam and understands the struggle of
coming to a new country for a better life. After the
Vietnam War, Dang and her family traveled to the
United States when she was just 3 years old. But she
said the political climate was different then, and the
U.S. was more open to immigrants.
“My parents didn’t speak English, didn’t have
money, and I literally witnessed what it was for
people to help us and to have a government that
was very welcoming,” Dang said.
She and her three brothers all have college
degrees and well-paying jobs because government
support was available in the form of sponsorships
and job training. Dang said she is constantly
thinking about students today, who are growing
up without the same kind of safety net or cultural
support that she had.
“They’re in a different place and their road
is much bumpier than mine, but I can see what
happens when we open our country to support
immigrants and refugees,” she said. “I’m a
product of that.”
Despite the recent news and the
uncertainty that Dang sees in students, she
said the activism and support that has come
out of the struggles surrounding DACA and
its recipients has been huge.
“People are really using their voices to
advocate for their communities. I see a lot of
folks from all over the county who don’t have to
worry about their immigration status but they’re
there supporting our students, and I think that’s
inspiring,” Dang said.
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A welcoming city
As elected officials in the nation’s capital
struggle with what to do about DACA now that
President Trump has announced the program
will end, California waits for Gov. Jerry Brown to
put his signature on two bills that would make the
state and college campuses act as sanctuary sites.
Senate Bill 54, also known as the California
Values Act, would restrict how state and local
law enforcement notify and work with federal
immigration authorities when illegal immigrants
are arrested and taken into custody. In a similar
vein, Assembly Bill 21, or Access to Higher
Education for Every Student, ensures that
universities and community colleges keep students’
immigration status confidential and gives students
access to financial aid, legal representation, and
their constitutional right to due process. Both bills
are currently being considered by the governor, who
has until Oct. 15 to sign them into law.
Locally, 35th District Assemblyman Jordan
Cunningham (R-Templeton) spoke against the bill
in the state Assembly in early September.
“In my view the bill’s going to make us less
safe,” Cunningham said. “It’s going to protect the
criminal at the expense of the law-abiding citizen.”
Cunningham’s opposition sparked a small
group of Cal Poly students and clubs—Cal Poly
Democrats, Cal Poly MEXA, Cal Poly Queer
Student Union, Cal Poly Students for Quality
Education, and The Student Collective—to protest
at his SLO office in September.
They loudly made their point chanting, “Jordan,
listen! Sanctuary for all!” and, “Say it loud, say it
clear, immigrants are welcomed here!”
Sophia Rosales, a recent Cal Poly graduate, was
among the protesters, saying she was there because
she thought it was better for people to express their
opinions rather than do nothing. The negative
emotions that Rosales perceives are being directed
at immigrants are troubling, but she said that’s
why she uses her voice.
“Just doing something such as getting
together and rallying is a bigger step than a
city that doesn’t,” Rosales said. “We need to
speak out about it and show them why this is
important for students. They are Americans;
they have no other home but America.”
She said she has very close friends who are
undocumented, and it’s hard for her to see them
being treated like outsiders.
“It’s sad hearing people telling them that they
don’t belong here. No human should be told that
they don’t belong,” she said.
The Sun reached out to Cunningham for
comment, but he did not respond before press time.
SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon said Cunningham is
in the minority of the state Legislature, so his stance
possibly won’t have a huge impact on the outcome of
the bills, but it does have an effect locally.
“While it may not have any real substantive
policy effect, it exacerbates the confusion and the
fear that the immigrant community is feeling,”
Harmon said.
In early April, the SLO City Council voted
unanimously on a “welcome city” resolution.
Regardless of an immigrant’s legal status, the city
has decided to welcome them with open arms,
but the resolution stops short of declaring SLO a
sanctuary city—that could make it ineligible for
federal funding.
“My colleagues and I think the vast majority
of the rest of the community in San Luis Obispo
is really interested in being as welcoming and
supportive as possible of all people,” Harmon said.
She said that by passing the resolution
as a city, it was a way to make it clear to the
undocumented community that they are
welcomed and supported.
“It’s incumbent upon us to take a stand on basically
the attack on human dignity that’s happening right
now,” Harmon said. ❍
Karen Garcia is a staff writer at the Sun’s sister
paper to the North, New Times, and can be
reached at kgarcia@newtimesslo.com.
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team reportedly attempted to dissuade the third
person from running so that Mosby would be
assured a seat. In a previous election Linn also
tried to dissuade candidates for council to favor
another of his pals, and apparently he thought
he would try again.
So, with Linn clearly aggravated with Lingl
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Apparently, he currently has three willing
accomplices to carry out his instructions; they
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Starbuck, and Victor Vega.
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appear to consistently follow the reasoning and
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recent budget discussions, they even submitted
a verbatim list of “questions” laden with
erroneous information for consideration.
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get entangled in this mess? Well, Linn is the
chairman of a local foundation that sought
approval to build a motorsports park on the city
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lunatics tried to take down our republic at the
World Trade Center and the Pentagon! We
must come together as one nation now!
Unfortunately, Congress is moving in
the opposite direction with bills pending in
Congress, supported by the NRA, to roll back
decade-old public protections. First, among
these is a bill to roll back restrictions on
silencers, which could make it difficult in mass
shootings for police to detect where gunfire is
coming from. This was explicitly shown in the
Las Vegas mass killing as police were able to
locate the shooter quickly in the hotel’s upper
levels based on sounds heard.
In addition, another provision of the NRA
bill would allow armor-piercing bullets to
be sold to the public if the manufacturer
claims the ammunition is made for sporting
purposes. Sporting purposes? I never saw deer
or birds riding around in armored vehicles
while I hunted!
Also, the proposed legislation would loosen
restrictions on hunting and shooting on public
lands and other long-standing protections. It
would remove protections for migratory birds
and remove fishing restrictions in marine
sanctuaries. Do we want to dodge bullets in our
national parks and public lands?
Police chiefs have come together in
opposition to the bill with a strongly worded
letter in opposition to the NRA proposed
legislation. The letter states, “The widespread
use and uncontrolled distribution of silencers
is a step in the wrong direction and will result
in tragedy and in violence directed at the public
and at police officers.”
The second disgusting bill proposed by the
NRA is one that would allow people to carry
concealed weapons in any state if it is allowed in
the state where they live. Thus in California and
New York, which have strong regulations that
require applicants to show a need, plus submit
to a background check, would allow out-of-state
folks to be exempt from these sane requirements
and they could freely have a concealed weapon.
Both of these bills deserve our strong, united
Y
our “Canary” was recently wondering
why folks might think that there is a
shadow government in Lompoc (“WTF,
Lompoc,” Sept. 21), with former Mayor John
Linn at the helm.
First a brief chronology of events over the last
decade: Linn ran against longtime Mayor Dick
DeWees in 2008 and lost by a narrow margin.
Following DeWees’s untimely death a brief time
after the election, Linn sought to be appointed
as the interim mayor; he failed to gain enough
council votes and in a harsh letter blamed then-
council member and current Mayor Bob Lingl
for sabotaging his effort.
Linn later ran for mayor and won two
terms by wide margins, however in 2014 Lingl
beat him in a landslide and then repeated the
landslide against Linn in 2016. Linn wasn’t
happy either time and continued to try and “run
the city” from the council chamber floor by
choosing to offer his “guidance,” supported by
faulty facts on nearly every item on the agenda.
When Lingl was elected mayor in 2014 it was
in the middle of his four-year council term, and
an interim council member had to be appointed.
This is where the so-called shadow government
begins. Jim Mosby, a longtime monetary
supporter of Linn’s, applied for the job.
Although he had no experience, Mosby was
appointed in a questionable process whereby
two of Linn’s allies voted for only one candidate
(Mosby), while the instructions to the council
indicated that they were to vote for two during
the first round. The two Linn allies were betting
that at least one other council member would
choose Mosby in the round, thus the fi x was in.
During the 2016 campaign, the Linn/Mosby
forces were ruthless in their push to get Mosby
“fairly elected.” Consider this: In the 2010
election seven people ran; in the 2012 election
seven ran; and, in the 2014 election eight ran.
The number of candidates running has been
fairly consistent for many years.
But mysteriously, that all changed in 2016:
Only three people ran, and the Linn/Mosby
mayor; and then, when Linn was defeated in his
run for mayor in 2014 he resumed his post after
Mosby was appointed to the council.
Linn and his cohort lay the blame for the
failure of the motorsports project at Wiemiller’s
feet, but that’s not even close to the truth. The
Federal Aviation Administration controls the
airport, not the city of Lompoc. Every activity
on an airport must be aviation related, and
motorbikes don’t have wings, so the FFA nixed
the project.
With Linn and his cohort’s reputations at
stake with their motor head supporters, the city
manager has to go, and that’s why they have
asked for three performance reviews in the last
year in an attempt to run him out of town.
So, now you know why people think there is a
shadow government. ❍
Ron Fink is a resident of Lompoc. Send your
thoughts to letters@santamariasun.com.
LETTERS
Enhanced oil recovery blues
Recently, I and other North County residents
have written letters opposing dramatic and
dangerous expansion of steam injection/
oil extraction projects proposed by big oil
consortiums for the Santa Maria area. They
plan to put 760-plus new high-risk wells in
aging facilities, posing significant pollution
risk to our Santa Maria River and San Antonio
Creek drinking water aquifers. AERA, ERG, and
PetroRock are spending millions to gain the
support of local organizations for their projects
in front the Santa Barbara County Planning
Commission and Board of Supervisors. Big oil
is quick to counter any sign of opposition with
false claims of their supposed peerless safety and
environmental record.
Working with county health and fire
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With a product line-up as diverse as the clients we serve, we LETTERS from page 14
strive to ensure you select the right home loan to meet your departments, I have responded to dozens of
oil and gas releases for 32 years. All the oil
goals today… and into the future! companies involved claimed that they had
excellent safety and environmental compliance
records, even as we watched oil flowing into
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workers and residents. It is human nature to
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belie our words.
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homes and workplaces in durable and deadly
asbestos insulation, they assured us of its
safety. The same with the lead industry, when
they put lead in gasoline and house paint, and
when the mercury industry put that poison
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don’t want their projects to cost a little more,
even if the money is spent on beautifying our
city with public art. Increasing the cost of their
projects by one quarter to one half percent
We are there would be too expensive.
to change lives.
The mayor and council going against their
own Planning Commission is wrong. It can
only be done if new information appears that
And we do. Children who have a court- the Planning Commission did not consider.
That is not true in this case. So, why negate
appointed volunteer receive more of the the Planning Commission’s hard work, then
services that are critical to their well- appoint another group to come up with a new
being than children who don’t. They plan, and with no community input?
reach safe, permanent homes and A developer on the Planning Commission
recused himself because he represented the
loving families more quickly. They
spend less time in foster care.
special interests that would be chiefly affected
by the plan. How then can the city choose two
But theirs are not the only developers for this new seven-person planning
committee? Do different rules apply when you
lives changed. Being a CASA go around the Planning Commission and its
volunteer changes us too, for recommendations?
the better. Who runs the city of Santa Maria? The city
manager, the mayor and council, or the people
We are CASA with the most money in the community who
get “our representatives” to do their bidding?
volunteers. At this same meeting, the council appointed
a new city manager, with no community
input. The mayor promised transparency in
the selection process, but there was none. All
discussion happened behind closed doors.
Elections for two new City Council members
Children in are coming in 2018. It’s time our voices were
heard. We want new leadership that responds to
need are waiting. the people and not just to developers and other
moneyed interests. We want a seat at the table!
Will you join us? Gale McNeeley
Santa Maria
volunteer@sbcasa.org California, a sanctuary state
On Oct. 5, Gov. Jerry Brown signed
legislation (SB 54) that makes California a
sanctuary state, protecting illegal immigrants
living in California. An Associated Press article
sbcasa.org says it gives California “another tool to fight
president Donald Trump.” Is that what we
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need? Another tool to “fight” the president of
our country? And, yes, if you are a citizen of the
U.S., he is your president.
It is estimated that there are 2.3 million
illegal immigrants in California.
The state “has now codified a commitment
to returning criminal aliens back onto our
streets, which undermines public safety,
national security, and law enforcement,” Devin
O’Malley, a spokesman for the U.S. Department
of Justice, said in a statement. I agree with that
and with the Trump administration when
they said “the sanctuary state bill will make
California more dangerous.”
Brown’s signature means that police will
be barred from participating in federal
immigration enforcement activities starting
Jan. 1, 2018. Jail officials only will be allowed
to transfer inmates to federal immigration
authorities if they have been convicted of
certain serious crimes. That means there will
be a lot of other convicted criminals being
returned to our communities.
Democrats hope blocking police from
cooperating will limit the reach of U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) officers. Republicans said it will
protect criminals and make it harder for law
enforcement to keep people safe. And I agree
with ICE Acting Director Thomas Homan,
who has condemned the legislation, saying,
“California is prioritizing politics over
public safety.”
It was only one of several immigration-
focused bills that Brown signed on Oct. 5th. It
was also the final day to renew permits under
the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) program for deportation protection.
That is a program that I think should be
stopped. When an individual breaks a law,
there are consequences. Sometimes those
consequences may affect their children. That
might be a terrible thing for a parent to do,
but it was a law they thought was necessary to
break. Because these DACA children are not
here legally, they should not get any federal
assistance. Lawbreakers should not be rewarded
by the federal government. However, they
should still have human rights protection.
Alan Eft
Orcutt
Canary hits new low
The Sun has hit a new low with the Canary’s
“Divided we stand,” (Sept. 28). The biggest
reason? His continued attacks on President
Trump are not only tiresome but also moronic.
Hey Canary, Trump knows what he’s doing,
you dumb-dumb. He may be caustic and
pompous, but he’s also right. The NFL players
not respecting the flag are fools. Recent polls
show more than 55 percent of Americans agree
with Trump. Now the NFL has told the players
they must stand during the national anthem.
That was predictable.
Colin Kaepernick is aligned with Black Lives
Matter, one of the most racist groups in the
world. Why should NFL fans support players
who seem to believe in the BLM agenda?
By the way, Canary, why haven’t you made any
written statements condemning Antifa? Are you
scared of them or something? They were behind
the violence in Charlottesville (and Portland,
Seattle, and Berkeley multiple times) because
their motto is to beat up anybody they believe is
a neo-Nazi, whether that person is or not.
Maybe the Sun should change its name to
“Donkey,” that would be appropriate in more
ways than one.
Steve Cruz
Nipomo
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Townie politics OCTOBER 26-29, 2017
Pismo Beach & Arroyo Grande

Gloria Vanhirtum
hospitality
“Mine is lager, personally. It’s perfect for
people who don’t want anything heavy.”
T
here’s nothing quite like city
politics. All politics are
local, they say, and you
don’t get more local—or
heated—than that!
Of course the Lompoc
City Council is always
entertaining, with all
the finger-gun waving and
accusations of insubordination.
They’ve decided not to fire City
Manager Patrick Wiemiller, and gave him a vote
of confidence, which is progress of a kind, I guess.
The vote of confidence came after
Councilman Jim Mosby called for a review and
“possible termination” following Wiemiller’s
recommendation that Councilman Victor Vega
and other council members stay in their lane
regarding cutting city positions.
After getting roundly chastised by 4 D AY S , 5 V E N U E S • 2 0 + B A N D S • G R E AT F O O D • D A N C I N G
numerous city residents—including one who
likened council members to her bickering
grandchildren—the council agreed to a
“discussion” about their roles.
I doubt they sang “Kumbaya” together or
went out for coffee afterward, but maybe this is
a sign the council is moving forward.
The Solvang City Council made some
progress recently as well, when they agreed to
appoint the last election’s runner-up, Karen BADGES AT: pismojazz.com
Waite, to the seat vacated by Hans Duus when OR CALL: (805) 539-5696
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for appointing the runner-up—it is city code,

afterall—but Councilmen Neill Zimmerman
and Ryan Toussaint locked the vote.

Mason Frakes
realtor
But then Toussaint had a change of heart.
Zimmerman stuck to his guns, abstaining from
a vote on appointing Waite, saying that a special
On Monday, October 23rd
at Blenders in Orcutt,
“That’s an awful question. I’d probably go election was the way to go. He had called the
with India pale ale but it’s totally just my protocol in place, “a horrible policy” before.
mood, to be honest.” Well, it sounds like Toussaint actually
listened to the numerous city residents who
spoke during public comment, wrote letters,
and generally complained that the council Buy a
Blender’s food item
would waste time and money on an election
rather than just follows its own bylaws.

and 50%* will go to

Tim Rooney
bar owner
“It sure depends on the weather and
everything else, but a hoppy red ale. I like
unique. Not too many people make red ales.”
And now we get to the Santa Maria City
Council and the recent hemming and hawing over
the Public Art Master Plan.
Well, art can be very controversial—I’m
recalling when 4th District County Supervisor
Team “Optimistic for Owen”
Peter Adam had a piece of art that read “BUY Must present this ad at time of purchase.
SEXUAL” taken down from a Santa Barbara
County Arts Commission exhibit in Santa *Food & Drink items only
Maria—but you wouldn’t expect public art to
be such a sticking point.
It will be an all day event so
Well, it all comes down to money, of course.
The City Council was reluctant to pass the cost please come support Owen’s
of public art in Santa Maria on to developers,
and so voted on “kicking this can down the Team and enjoy a delicious drink!
road,” as Councilman Jack Boyson put it. A
new committee will go over the proposed plan,

Team Optimistic for Owen will

again, and try to come up with something else.
Santa Maria doesn’t have a reputation of

be participating in the 2017

Doug Dougherty
executive director of Oasis
“Mine is an India pale ale. I like the range
and different flavors of hops. There are a lot
varieties.”
being unfriendly to developers—just exit
Highway 101 at Betteravia Road and look
around—but it does have a reputation as a
lackluster incubator for the arts and not the Walk to End Epilepsy on
easiest city on the eyes.
Hey, don’t get me wrong, I love Santa Maria Sunday. Nov. 5.
and there’s a lot to be proud of, but do the City
Council and these developers care what other
Central Coasters say about the way it looks?
Or, do they want a city that works for the
pocketbooks of a few, rather than seeing a
bigger, more colorful picture? ❍
The Canary is open to pose for a public art piece. Send
your thoughts to canary@santamariasun.com.

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Athlete of the week
PHOTO COURTESY OF DINO MALDONADO
Dino Maldonado
For Dino Maldonado, transferring from Ernest Righetti
High School to St. Joseph High School two years ago and
joining the Knights football team was like getting adopted
into a new family.
Maldonado rose to a top position in that family quickly—
becoming the Knights’ starting quarterback as a junior and
filling the big shoes of outgoing QB Blake Jaeckels. Maldonado
said his coaches’ and teammates’ support, as well as a culture
emphasizing the group over the individual, helped ease the
pressure on him at the time.
“Our football team’s a family, with all of our coaches and
our players,” Maldonado, now a senior, told the Sun before
practice on Oct. 4. “It was tough [last year], but I felt like we
did a decent job. Our offense struggled sometimes, but our
defense really carried us and put us in a position to win games.
That just helped me a lot with confidence.”
About halfway into his senior season, confidence no longer
seems to be a problem for Maldonado. He’s passed for 1,988
yards, 22 touchdowns, and just five interceptions over seven
games—with a 70 percent completion rate. In a 70-7 romp
over San Luis Obispo on Sept. 29, Maldonado passed for 286
yards and four touchdowns on only 14 throw attempts.
“My success is on my offensive linemen,” he said, humbly.
“They’re doing a great job this year keeping me protected.”
The Knights have taken some tough breaks thus far this
season, dropping a few early games against out-of-area
opponents. The Knights are 4-3, with a highly anticipated
showdown versus a dominant Lompoc squad looming in a
few weeks.
“We lost a couple games we should have won, but we’re
going to keep working hard and moving forward,” Maldonado
said. “We have a two-game run right here where we should
get two wins. Then we have a ‘bye,’ which should help us a lot
going into Lompoc.”
Maldonado said he’s been quarterbacking since the age of
12, which was when he first started playing youth football. He
was immediately drawn to the position.
“I’ve always had my eyes set on quarterback,” he said.
Maldonado combines a rocket of an arm with nimbleness
in the pocket and speed on the run. His most recent highlight
videos show him terrorizing defenses with both his throwing
and running strength.
While no official college offers have come his way yet,
Maldonado plans to play football at the next level.
“Hopefully I’ll get a few offers under my belt and be able to
choose which school I want to go to,” he said.
For now, he’s an integral member of the St. Joe’s family
and says the team’s goal this season is to make a deep CIF
playoff run.
“We’re all united and we all love each other,” he said. ❍
—Peter Johnson
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MARIA
Let the games begin!
Athletes from Kern to LA
will convene in Santa Maria
for SoCal Special Olympics
divisional games
BY PETER JOHNSON
K
risty Soriano, 39, was 9 years old when
she first enrolled in a Special Olympics
competition.
Her sport of choice at the time? Track and field.
“My parents got me involved,” the lifelong
Santa Maria resident recalled to the Sun. “They
thought it was a good way to exercise. I used to GAME ON: Local softball players represented Northern
go down to UCLA [for competitions] and they Santa Barbara County last year during the Special
gave out ribbons.” Olympics Southern California Northern Divisional games
Soriano has a learning disability as well as a in Santa Maria. This year’s games take place Oct. 14 at
Hagerman Sports Complex.
vision condition that prevents her from doing
certain things like driving at night. But those
sites to play their respective sports. Soccer and “I’m grateful that I’m able to do Special
hurdles haven’t stopped her from spending Olympics, because there are some athletes
softball will stay at Hagerman while tennis
a life participating in a variety of sports that
are offered to athletes with disabilities by the
will move to Minami Community Center, and that can’t do it,” Soriano said. “Some athletes
volleyball to Lakeview Junior High School. The in group homes can’t do these type of
Southern California chapter of the worldwide competitions or practices because they have
games are expected to start at 10 a.m. and run
Special Olympics organization. behavioral problems and they can’t handle the
until 3 p.m.
“I’m grateful for my parents,” Soriano said competitions. It would be too hard. I wish it
Soriano said she’s excited to be playing for
of getting the opportunity to nurture a lifelong would be a lot easier for some.”
her parents, who will be the coaches for the area
passion for athletics. When asked what was one thing she wished
tennis team, during the divisional games. The
Soriano’s focus these days is in tennis and more people would understand about the
‘I’m grateful that I’m able to do Special Olympics,
Special Olympics, Soriano didn’t hesitate with
her answer:
“I would wish that they’d know that they can
because there are some athletes that can’t do it. … donate to Special Olympics,” she said. “It’s good
for us athletes because then we can take more
I wish it would be a lot easier for some.’ people down to LA [for competitions]. We can
only take so many people.”
—Kristy Soriano, Special Olympics athlete According to the Special Olympics Southern
California website, 31,400 athletes participate
bowling—and she’ll gear up to compete in in the organization—but for “every inspiring
team’s been busy practicing every Wednesday at Special Olympics athlete in Southern California,
the former at the upcoming Special Olympics
Minami (and Soriano is also honing her skills there are 31 more people waiting for their
Southern California Northern Divisional games
at the bowling alley on weekends). Next year, chance.” You can make your own donation to
hosted by the city of Santa Maria on Oct. 14.
she plans to take up track and field again and the Special Olympics Southern California at
More than 400 athletes representing LA,
said she also hopes to compete in bocce ball. specialolympics.org. In addition to putting on
Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern, and San Luis
With so many opportunities to play different the competitions, Special Olympics offers year-
Obispo counties will descend on the city to
sports and enjoy the benefits of having team and round training in 12 sports and partners with
compete in tennis, softball, volleyball, and soccer.
competition at the Special Olympics, Soriano school districts and special education classes to
Santa Maria has played host to the divisional
expressed both gratitude and melancholy about reach youth across the state. ❍
games since 2005, according to Nick Chavez,
her fortune, versus the misfortune of others, in
operations coordinator for the Northern
being able to manage a disability while thriving Sports contributor Peter Johnson can be reached
Santa Barbara County Special Olympics, and
in a sporting environment. at pjohnson@newtimesslo.com.
they serve as something of a qualifier for the
state-level fall games that are held in Southern
California on Nov. 11 and 12.
“This is a great opportunity to see Special
Olympics athletes who train and compete year
round,” Chavez said.
The games will kick off at 9 a.m., starting
with an Opening Ceremony at the Hagerman
Help out
The Special Olympics Southern California
Northern Divisional games take place on
Oct. 14 at the Hagerman Sports Complex in
Santa Maria. Make a donation to the Special
Olympics at give.specialolympics.org.
EYE ON THE BALL: A
young boy steps to the
Sports Complex. The ceremony will showcase plate at the Special
all the athletes in a march across the field, Olympics games in
followed by the lighting of the Special Olympics Santa Maria in 2016.
cauldron. “Honored guests” and local law The city has hosted the
enforcement will be in attendance supporting organization’s Northern
the athletes. Division SoCal games
Then the teams will disperse to different since 2005.
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 OCT. 12 - OCT. 19
2017

SHOWTIME
Dimensions in Dance, the Allan Hancock College
Dance Department’s annual fall concert, runs
Oct. 12 through 15 in the Marian Theatre, 800 S.
College Dr., Santa Maria. Tickets are $16 to $18.
More info: 922-8313.

PHOTO BY LUIS ESCOBAR

SPECIAL EVENTS
S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
DAY IN THE COUNTRY Features hundreds
of local and regional crafters, artists, and food
purveyors. Enjoy wine tastings, live entertainment,
family activities, and more. Starts with an early
morning family fun run (dogs welcome). Oct. 21, 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Free. losolivosca.com. Town-wide, Los
Olivos, Los Olivos.
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
GAME NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY All ages
welcome. The library will provide a variety of
games: playing cards; Man Jong; Jeopardy;
Scrabble; Backgammon; Chess; Checkers; Clue;
and more. Oct. 18, 4-7 p.m. Free. 805-925-0994.
cityofsantamaria.org. Santa Maria Public Library,
421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
OKTOBERFEST AT ROONEY’S Enjoy live
entertainment, German beer tasting, a beer stein
holding contest, and a Bavarian style costume
contest. Oct. 14, 1-6 p.m. 805-934-3777. Rooney’s
Irish Pub, 241 S Broadway St., Ste. 101, Orcutt.
SANTA MARIA COIN AND COLLECTABLES
SHOW The Santa Maria Coin Club is celebrating
its 60th anniversary. Both new and experienced
collectors welcome. Bring coins for free
appraisals. Show includes coins, casino chips,
beanies, and sports cards, and other collectibles.
Oct. 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. 805-937-1250.
santamariacoinclub.com. Elwin Mussell Senior
Center, 510 Park Ave., Santa Maria.
WOMEN’S FUND OF NSBC GRANT
RECEPTION The grant winners will
be revealed in a short presentation
ceremony. Oct. 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
805-346-6123. Presqu’ile Winery, 5391
Presqu’ile Drive, Santa Maria.
Kayaks, SUPs, and prone paddle boards welcome.
Registration begins at 7am and paddle at 830am.
Proceeds will benefit local junior lifeguard
programs. Oct. 14, 7 a.m.-noon $40. slo.surfrider.
org. Jenni Metzger, 2275 Exposition Drive, San Luis
Obispo, 805-215-8129.
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FOR VICTIMS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE To remember those
whose lives were lost due to domestic violence in
California this year. Sponsored by Women’s Shelter
Program, RISE and Cal Poly Safer for Domestic
Violence Awareness Month. Oct. 12, 6-7:30 p.m.
Free. 805-781-6401. wspslo.org. Mission Plaza,
989 Chorro St, San Luis Obispo.
NORTH SLO COU NT Y
11TH ANNUAL SWISS DAY AND GRAPE
STOMP Enjoy traditional Swiss dishes prepared
by Executive Chef Randal Torres paired with Vina
Robles estate wines and melodies by accordionist
Michael Gutin. Guests are also invited to
participate in the grape stomp. Oct. 21, 12-3 p.m.
$40-$50. 805-227-4812. vinarobles.com/events/
Harvest-Wine-Weekend---Annual-Swiss-Days---
Grape-Stomp1. Vina Robles Winery, 3700 Mill Rd.,
Paso Robles.
NORTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
CAMBRIA SCARECROW FESTIVAL Close to 500
unique creations expected to line the main streets
of Cambria and San Simeon, including a variety
of traditional, animated and unique scarecrows.
Through Oct. 31, 8 a.m. Free. 805-395-2399.
cambriascarecrows.com. Cambria Village, 723
Main St., Cambria.
FUNDRAISERS
L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G
LOMPOC HOSPITAL DISTRICT FOUNDATION
COLOR 5K THON Proceeds will be used to
renovate the Lompoc Valley Medical Center
Comprehensive Care Center. Preregistration
deadline is Oct. 12. Sign up online to guarantee a
t-shirt and bag of color. Oct. 14, 8 a.m. $30-$45.
805-737-5762. lompocvmc.com/color. La Purisima
Mission, 2295 Purisima Mission, Lompoc.
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
8TH ANNUAL BUBBLES FOR BREAST CANCER
Show up in 1920’s attire and enjoy food, wine,
raffles, casino tables, and dancing while raising
funds for Marian Cancer Care at Mission Hope
Cancer Center. Oct. 20, 7 p.m. $60 individual. $100
couple. 805-922-7931. santamariatowncenter.com.
Far Western Tavern, 300 E Clark Ave., Orcutt.
BINGO BONANZA AND SILENT AUCTION
Individual ticket includes four bingo cards and two
dinners. No host cocktails at 4pm. Oct. 15, 5 p.m.
$100. 714-7249. Elwin Mussell Senior Center, 510
Park Ave., Santa Maria.
FORM OVER FUNCTION 5 Benefiting the Ian M.
Hassett Foundation. Honoree: Marti Fast. Enjoy
dinner, no host bar, live music, and a silent auction.
Oct. 14, 6-9 p.m. 805-878-1334. ianmhassett.com.
Far Western Tavern, 300 E Clark Ave., Orcutt.
ORCUTT COMMUNITY THEATER: LET US
ENTERTAIN YOU Gala dinner theater, no-host
bar, silent auction and entertainment from local
performers including live music, stand up comedy
and scenes from Neil Simon’s greatest plays. Oct.
22, 5-9 p.m. $75; $125 for table of ten. 805-937-
3738. Radisson Hotel, 3455 Airpark Dr, Santa
Maria.
ORCUTT POKER CHAMPIONSHIP Held at a
mystery location in Orcutt. The location will be
revealed to ticket holders on Oct. 9. Space limited.
Ticket price includes a pre-tournament meal. All
proceeds benefit OASIS. Oct. 14 $55. 805-937-
9750. oasisorcutt.org/oasis-poker-2017. Oasis
Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt.
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
BOOGIE ON THE BLUFF Enjoy this fun-filled
afternoon featuring live music by Rio Salinas
and delicious food, beer, and wine from local
establishments. Proceeds benefit United Way of
San Luis Obispo County. Oct. 22, 2-5 p.m. $40.
805-541-1234. unitedwayslo.org/boogie-bluff.
SeaCrest OceanFront Hotel, 2241 Price St., San
Luis Obispo.
HAUNTED HAWAIIAN NIGHT FUNDRAISER
Hawaiian attire encouraged. Each ticket admits one
adult and one child. Children must be accompanied
by an adult. Oct. 20, 5-10 p.m. $50 pre-sale; $55
at the door. 805-762-4500. lifestepsfoundation-org.
presencehost.net/news-events/event-calendar.
html/event/2017/10/20/haunted-hawaiian-night-
fundraiser/170582. LSF Central California Adult
Services, 1431 Pomeroy Rd, Arroyo Grande.
SHOPPERS MALL Get a head start on holiday
shopping and meet with LuLaRoe consultants and
several other specialty vendors. Proceeds support
the Chi Alpha Ministries of Cal Poly fundraiser.
Mondays-Sundays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. through Oct. 21
$2 minimum donation. 805-489-3328. LifePoint
Church, 207 Pilgrim Way, Arroyo Grande.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
25TH ANNUAL WIGGLE WAGGLE WALK FOR
WOODS San Luis Obispo’s largest K9 celebration
returns to benefit Woods Humane Society, featuring
this year’s theme of “Furry Tales.” Oct. 14, 9 a.m.-1
p.m. $20. 805-543-9316. woodshumanesociety.
org/walk2017. Celebrate the human-animal bond,
create awareness about the needs of animals in our
community, and raise money for Woods Humane

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2017 KEN HARMOUNT PIER TO PIER PADDLE Chorro St, San Luis Obispo.
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CAMBRIA SCARECROW CLASSIC
5K RUN/WALK Dress up as a
scarecrow to be entered in the
costume competition. T-shirts
and pumpkins awarded to all
competitors. Proceeds go to Cambria
Youth Athletic Association. Oct. 21,
OCT. 12 – OCT. 19
8:30-10:30 a.m. $25. 805-858-8252.
2017
cambriascarecrowclassic.com. Shamel
Park, 5455 Windsor Blvd., Cambria.
HOPS FOR THE TOP Sponsored by Firestone
HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS
The Bear and Star is hosting a classic film night on the garden patio featuring a 14-foot
screen with digital surround sound every Thursday night through Nov. 12. Movie night is
from 7 to 9 p.m. and is free. The restaurant is located at 2860 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. More
info: 686-1359.
Walker Brewing Co. Enjoy hot chili and locals brews
while watching the sunset from the light station.
Tickets include dinner, drinks, and a raffle
ticket. Oct. 14, 4-7 p.m. $20-$43.
805-927-7361. Piedras Blancas Light
Station, 15950 Cabrillo Highway, San
Simeon.
MORE THAN PINK Pismo Beach
Premium Outlets has teamed up with
Susan G. Komen to help in the fight
against breast cancer as part of its
More Than Pink campaign. Through Oct.
31, 10 a.m. bit.ly/2wUJ8PG. Pismo Beach
Premium Outlets, 333 Five Cities Dr., Pismo Beach.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BEAR AND STAR RESTAURANT
ARTS
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
AFTERNOON ART TIME Local artists from the
Valley Art Gallery teach this workshop for ages 6 to
11. Caregivers are welcome to assist their children
with their art projects. Registration required. Oct.
18, 4-5 p.m. Free. 805-925-0994. engagedpatrons.
org/eventscalendar.cfm?siteid=9521. Santa Maria
Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
BALLROOM, LATIN, & SWING LESSONS Marie
King and Kings of Swing offer dance lessons for all
ages and skill levels. Couples and singles welcome.
Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $36/4-week session.
928-7799. Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave.,
Orcutt.
COUNTRY TWO STEP DANCE LESSONS
Country Two Step is easy to learn and fun. Starting
with the basics first then moving to a variety of
patterns to make anyone feel comfortable on the
dance floor. Thursdays, 6:15-7 p.m. $8 per person.
805-680-5695. Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares
Ave., Orcutt.
EVERYBODY CAN DANCE Ballet workout classes
for teens and adults. Tuesdays, 6 p.m. 937-6753.
everybodycandance.webs.com. Everybody Can
Dance, 628 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
INTRODUCTORY BALLET 1 Tuesdays, 5
p.m. 937-6753. everybodycandance.webs.com.
Everybody Can Dance, 628 S. McClelland St., Santa
Maria.
INTRODUCTORY BALLET 2 Wednesdays, 6 p.m.
and Fridays 937-6753. everybodycandance.webs.
com. Everybody Can Dance, 628 S. McClelland St.,
Santa Maria.
INTRODUCTORY BALLET 3 Wednesdays, 6
p.m. 937-6753. everybodycandance.webs.com.
Everybody Can Dance, 628 S. McClelland St., Santa
Maria.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
AFTER SCHOOL ART CLASSES: AGES 5-6
Create drawings, paintings, and collages. All
materials provided. Each class has four sessions.
See website for more details. Mondays, 3:15-4:45
p.m. through Nov. 20 $48. 805-543-8562. sloma.
org/education/museum-of-art.php. San Luis Obispo
Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
BLACKSMITHING: BASIC SAFETY Instructed
by blacksmithing guru Boone Bauer. Online
class registration required. Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-
noon Free. 805-242-1285. slomakerspace.com/
blacksmithing/. SLO MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St.,
Ste. 160 and 180, San Luis Obispo.
BLACKSMITHING: BEGINNING LEVEL For
people with no previous blacksmithing experience.
Instructor Boone Bauer takes students through key
elements of blacksmithing and how to use forge
and anvil unattended. Tuesdays, 1-2 p.m. $50. 805-
242-1285. slomakerspace.com/blacksmithing/.
SLO MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180,
San Luis Obispo.
FILM AND TV ACTING CLASS For all ages
and skill levels. Optional showcases with major
Hollywood talent agents and casting directors.
Sundays, 12-8:45 p.m. through Dec. 31 310-910-
1228. actorsedge.com. Mission Cinemas, 1025
Monterey St., SLO.
INTRO TO 3D PRINTING Learn how to use the
3D Printers and software. Once certified, and if
Basic Safety has been passed, users can utilize
the 3D printers with their own filament or pay for
the filament onsite through membership, or free
weekly SLO County Library Hours. Wednesdays,
7-8 p.m. $50. 242-1285. slomakerspace.com/3d-
printing/#class. SLO MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St.,
Ste. 160 and 180, San Luis Obispo.
INTRO TO CERAMICS STUDIO Take and pass
our Intro to Ceramics Studio and have 24/7
unsupervised access to our Ceramics Studio.
Previous ceramics experience required, or our Intro
to Ceramics class. 25lb of clay comes with this
class. Third Monday of every month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
$50. 242-1285. SLO MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St.,
Ste. 160 and 180, San Luis Obispo, slomakerspace.
com.
INTRO TO CNC ROUTER Learn how to use the
4’x6’ CNC Router. Certified users who have passed
Basic Safety can use the CNC Router (supplying
their own material and bit) through membership
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DSH-Atascadero is offering a written exam for

HOSPITAL POLICE OFFICER
For more information, please contact:
Richard Myerscough, Recruitment Coordinator @ (805) 468-3389
richard.myerscough@dsh.ca.gov
or
Joseph Moreno, Asst. Recruitment Coordinator @ (805) 468-3660
joseph.moreno@dsh.ca.gov

Download this document for more information:

hps://jobs.ca.gov/JOBSGEN/4AH06.PDF

• $4,818-$5,954 per month salary

*$800 per month Recruitment & Retention pay is included in the salary listed above.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
• CALPERS Safety retirement and 401k/457 plan options
*The minimum age of appointment is 21 years of age.

Mail or hand deliver your application for the exam by

October 13, 2017
DSH-Atascadero, Employment Office LINK TO THE STANDARD STATE APPLICATION:
PO Box 7005 hps://jobs.ca.gov/pdf/std678.pdf
10333 El Camino Real
Exam will be held on December 9, 2017
Atascadero, CA 93423-7005
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or during free SLO County Library Hours. Third
Tuesday of every month, 7-9 p.m. $50. 242-1285.
slomakerspace.com/cnc-routing/#class. SLO
MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180, San
Luis Obispo.
INTRO TO LASER CUTTER & ENGRAVER
Learn how to use a 100 watt laser cutter and
engraver. Users who are certified, and have
passed Basic Safety, can use it on their own
through membership, or through free SLO County
Library Hours for and $0.50/min. cutting time.
Mondays, 7-10 p.m. $50. 242-1285. slomakerspace.
com/laser-cutting-and-engraving/#class. SLO
MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180, San
Luis Obispo.
INTRO TO MIG WELDING Learn how to use the
welder and welding station. Certified students who
have passed Basic Safety can use the welding area
through membership or during Free SLO County
Library cardholder hours. Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m.
$50. 242-1285. slomakerspace.com/store/intro-to-
mig-welding-class/. SLO MakerSpace, 81 Higuera
St., Ste. 160 and 180, San Luis Obispo.
KIDS POTTERY CLASSES Weekly pottery classes
in wheel throwing and sculpture for kids ages 6 and
up. Oct. 12, 1:30-3 & 3:30-5 p.m. and Oct. 14, 11
a.m.-4:30 p.m. $30. 805-896-6197. anamcre.com.
Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St, San
Luis Obispo.
LEARN PHOTOSHOP Over the course of seven
classes, learn how to enhance digital photographs,
compose images, and more. Participants must
bring a laptop with Photoshop software installed.
Register online. No class on Oct. 28. Saturdays,
2-3 p.m. through Nov. 18 Free. 805-781-1215.
slolibrary.org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm
SILVER SHINES
The Artists of Gallery Los Olivos celebrate the gallery’s 25th anniversary with a month-
long juried exhibit with the theme of silver, interpreted by the artists in a varied array of
genres and media. There will also be a reception on Oct. 21 from 1 to 4 p.m. coinciding with
the A Day in the Country event. The gallery is at 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. More info:
688-7517 or gallerylosolivos.com.
Kiwanis Club of
Santa Maria Valley Foundation
“Nite Time is the Right Time”
presents …
Bingo Bonanza and silent auction
Individual ticket donation of
$100 Includes 4 Bingo cards,
2 Dinners
Proceeds benefit literature for little ones,
Kiwanis house & other community projects
Elwin Mussell Center – 510 E. Park, Santa Maria
For tickets contact Evie Cronan 714-7249 or
Katherine Fischer 928-4108
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St., San Luis Obispo.
LEATHERCRAFTING: BASIC SAFETY
For people with no previous leathercraft
experience. Includes overview and
training of common leatherworking
tools, safe tool use, and a
discussion of materials needed
for leathercraft. Third Thursday
of every month, 7-9 p.m. Free.
805-242-1285. slomakerspace.com/
OCT. 12 – OCT. 19
leathercrafting/. SLO MakerSpace,
2017
81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180, San
Luis Obispo.
MAKE A SQUARE SUCCULENT WREATH
Start with a 9” square sphagnum form and add
a wide variety of succulents from the instructor’s
collection to create a lush 13” wreath. Everything is
provided to complete the wreath. A care instruction
sheet is provided to keep your wreath thriving. Oct.
17, 6-8 p.m. $60. 805-546-3132. CreativeMeTime.
com. Cuesta College Community Programs,
Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.
MOSAIC HOLIDAY TREE Participants cut plate
pieces, then glue and grout to take home a finished
piece in three hours. Oct. 16, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $52.
805-549-1222. creativemetime.com. San Luis
Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis
Obispo.
POTTERY CLASSES Beginners welcome. Classes
are held mornings , afternoons and evenings. Learn
how to throw on the pottery wheel or sculpt and
hand build. Contact for more info and full schedule
of classes. Tuesdays-Saturdays. through Nov.
24 $30. 805-896-6197. anamcre.com. Anam Cre
Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo.
SLOMA ART SCHOOL CLASSES: AGES 5-6
Month-long after school art classes for 5 to 6 year
olds. Price includes all materials. Mondays, 3:15-
PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDA MUTTI
Sunday, October 15th, 2017
No Host Cocktails 4pm,
Dinner 5pm
Silent auction, door prizes, pull
tabs and much more!!
4:45 p.m. through March 26 $48. 805-543-8562.
sloma.org/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010
Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
SLOMA ART SCHOOL CLASSES:
AGES 7-8 Month-long after school
art classes for 7 to 8 year olds. Price
includes all materials. Tuesdays, 3:15-
4:45 p.m. through Nov. 14 $36-$48.
805-543-8562. sloma.org/. San Luis
Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad
St., San Luis Obispo.
SLOMA ART SCHOOL CLASSES:
AGES 9-12 Month-long after school art
classes for 9 to 12 year olds. Price includes all
materials. Wednesdays, 3:15-4:45 p.m. through
Nov. 29 $48. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/. San Luis
Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis
Obispo.
SLOMA LIFE DRAWING WORKSHOP Wednesday
morning life drawing. All levels of drawing skill are
welcome. Sessions incorporate multiple poses
for three hours, from one minute gestures to 20
minutes, giving the artist a variety of poses to work
from. A model is provided along with tables and
easels. No instruction. Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon
through Nov. 15 $12 members, $15 non-members.
805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo
Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
SLOMA WORKSHOP: LIFE DRAWING For
all levels of drawing skill. A model is provided
along with tables and easels. No instruction.
Wednesdays, 6:30-9 p.m. through Nov. 15 $12 for
members, $15 for non-members. 805-543-8562.
sloma.org/education/life-drawing.php?event=20.
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St.,
San Luis Obispo.
SQUARE DANCE CLASSES No partner
needed. Comfortable clothes and shoes advised.
Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. through Feb. 1 $5-$6. 805-
776-3684. ccsda.net. SLO Guild Hall, 2880 Broad
St., San Luis Obispo.
WOODTURNING Basic Safety, Spindle, Bowl
Turning I, Bowl Turning II and Advanced class.
Saturdays, Sundays, 10 a.m.-noon $50. 805-242-
1285. slomakerspace.com/woodturning/. SLO
MakerSpace, 81 Higuera St., Ste. 160 and 180, San
Luis Obispo.
NORTH SLO COU NT Y
MOSAIC FRAME FOR BEGINNERS Learn
mosaic basics while sampling various wines. Large
selection of color choices. Registration is required.
Oct. 14, 1-3 p.m. $50; Additional charge for wine
tasting. 805-286-5993. CreativeMeTime.com.
Changala Winery, 3770 Willow Creek Rd., Paso
Robles.
NORTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
CREATIVITY GROUP WORKSHOPS Open for
the public to get creative, bring in artwork in
any medium, and join others every Wednesday.
Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. through Nov. 22
Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art
Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.
STILL LIFE OIL PAINTING WITH JASON MAYR
For beginner to advanced students. Register
by contacting Jason at 805-234-6941 or email
jkmayr@aol.com. Mondays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. through
Nov. 6 $30 MBAA members, $35 for non-members.
805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org/. Art Center
Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.
ZEN DOODLE ADULT COLORING BOOK
WORKSHOPS Relax and unwind with adult
coloring books. Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. through
Nov. 24 Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.
Fall Special:
$25 off any service
(805) 621-5000
Smith Electric
MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL PLUMBING
smith-electric.com
1340 W. Betteravia Rd, Santa Maria
org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.
SPECIAL ART EVENTS
S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
CLASSIC FILM NIGHT Featuring a 14-ft screen
with digital surround sound. Starting line-up
includes The Princess Bride, Dances with Wolves, and
Forrest Gump. Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. through Nov. 12
Free. 686-1359. The Bear and Star, 2860 Grand
Ave., Los Olivos.
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER Screening for ages 21 and
up. Based on the story by Edgar Allen Poe. Filmed
at the Point San Luis Lighthouse by local director
Benjamin Cooper. Ticket price includes admission,
food, and a beverage. Local beers and wine will
be available for sale. Raffles throughout the night.
Proceeds benefit the Point San Luis Lighthouse
Keepers. Oct. 13, 6 p.m. $25. 805-540-5771.
pointsanluislighthouse.org. Avila Beach Community
Center, 191 San Miguel Street, Avila Beach.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
INDIE AUTHOR DAY Meet local, independent
authors. Enjoy readings, displays, signings and
books for sale in many genres and for all ages. Oct.
21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 805-781-5783. slolibrary.
org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San
Luis Obispo.
FESTIVAL MOZAIC WINTERMEZZO: OCTOBER
NOTABLE ENCOUNTER DINNER Join the artists
behind the festival and enjoy wines from Lone
Madrone paired with local, fresh cuisine by Pacific
Harvest Catering. Followed by a performance
of Prokofiev’s first sonata for violin and piano.
Oct. 21, 5:30 p.m. $135-$145. 805-781-3009.
festivalmozaic.com. Private Residence, Edna Valley,
San Luis Obispo.
FESTIVAL MOZAIC WINTERMEZZO: OCTOBER
NOTABLE ENCOUNTER INSIGHT Pianist
Anna Polonsky and Violinist and Music Director
Scott Yoo take attendees on a tour behind the
music, giving insights into Mozart’s and Chopin’s
history and sharing their perspectives on the
works. Oct. 20, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $25-$32. 805-781-
3009. festivalmozaic.com. Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship Hall, 2201 Lawton Ave., San Luis
Obispo.
FILM NIGHT: A CONVERSATION WITH MAYA
LIN Join SLOMA in viewing this interview with Maya
Lin, an artist and architect who creates places of
refuge and contemplation in highly public spaces.
Oct. 16, 7 p.m. $5 members, $7 non-members;
includes complimentary beverage. 805-543-8562.
sloma.org/. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010
Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
INDIE AUTHOR DAY Local authors come to
display and share their original works. Oct. 21, 10
a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 805-781-5991. slolibrary.org. San
Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.
JULIA MORGAN BUILDING TOUR Member
docents will guide you through our historic building
and grounds. Tours may also be arranged by
appointment. Mondays, 2-5 p.m. Free. 805-541-
0594. themondayclubslo.org. The Monday Club,
1815 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo.
NORTH SLO COU NT Y
DINING WITH THE ARTS GALA Enjoy Hors
d’Oeuvres; champagne; dinner; a silent auction;
and a visual art show. Live entertainment includes
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 AHC FOUNDATION TO
HONOR AGNES GROGAN
AND CELEBRATE
40 YEARS OF
Agnes Grogan

COMMUNITY SUPPORT
The Allan Hancock College Foundation is culminating its 40th
anniversary year with a special gala on October 21, 2017, at the
ArtCraft Paint Hangar at the Santa Maria Airport.
“This is really going to be a one-of-a-kind event,” noted Jim Bray, foundation board member and
gala co-chair. “This historic hangar is a perfect venue to allow us to go back to the early aviation
days of the 1920s to the 1940s. We’re grateful to ArtCraft Paint and Esmeralda and Teresa
Arredondo for the use of this special facility.”
The gala’s aviation theme is a nod to the Hancock College of Aeronautics, founded on October
21, 1928, with a goal to teach young men to fly. Over the course of almost two decades, more
than 200,000 pilots trained at the field, including 8,400 aviation cadets for the U.S. Army Air
Corps, a precursor to the U.S. Air Force. The former site is now home to Allan Hancock College.
Historical aircraft will be on display during the gala. The Allan
Hancock College Jazz Band will greet guests as they arrive, and the
Molly Ringwald Project band will ensure dancing and 1980s songs
cap the night. Dinner will be provided by Field to Table catering, and
Hancock culinary students will make and serve all of the desserts.
“Guests should be prepared to step back in time for an unbelievable
aviation experience,” said Bray. “We’ve got some great things planned like Captain Hancock’s
Flight School, photo booths, a trivia board and timeline.”
Thanks to the superb acting talents of Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) students, renowned
aviator Amelia Earhart will mingle among guests. Other actors will portray Captain G. Allan
Amelia Earhart Hancock; Ellen Church, one of the first airline flight attendants; and Eugene Bullard, the first
Captain g. Hancock African-American military pilot.
Eugene Bullard
A special limited edition sparkling wine, Hancock Aviator,
a 2014 Blanc De Noirs, has been commissioned in honor
of the occasion. The wine, produced by the college’s
Viticulture and Enology Foundation, will be available
the night of the gala and can also be purchased by the
public for $40 per bottle. To do so, visit charityauction.
bid/40thanniversarygala.
The event will also honor Agnes Grogan, a long-time dean and dance instructor at the college,
who spearheaded the student scholarship program and worked collaboratively with college
presidents and community leaders to develop the foundation into a thriving 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization. Former foundation executive directors Deborah Peterson, Barbara Yoshioka, Tim
Flemming and Jeff Cotter helped the foundation achieve other milestones through the years.
And today, dedicated foundation employees Toni McCracken, Marlyn Cox, Natalie Rucobo
and Nancy Gastelum work with the foundation’s current board of directors to help the college
change the odds and ensure that Hancock students “Start here. Go anywhere.”
While the gala event is a celebration of the foundation’s anniversary, it will also highlight the
Hancock Promise, the college’s new program offering a first year of free tuition and fees to district
students who enroll directly after their high school graduation.

Gala tickets are going fast. To purchase,

visit www.hancockcollege.edu/foundation40 or call 805-925-2004
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A PROMISE TO THE COMMUNITY…
The year was 1929. The place was Hancock
Field. Captain G. Allan Hancock, a prominent
state and community leader, opened the
Hancock College of Aeronautics as a nonprofit
educational institution with a mission to
ensure students had access to “the highest
possible standards at the lowest possible cost.”
Today, that original vision lives on at Allan
Hancock College. As one of 114 community
colleges in the state of California, Hancock
provides quality educational opportunities
that enhance student learning and the
creative, intellectual, cultural and economic
vitality of our diverse community. Now, thanks
to the Hancock Promise, access to higher
education is within the reach of all high school
graduates within the district—taking Captain
Hancock’s vision to an even higher level.
“I think the captain would be quite pleased
to see how students really ‘Start here,
Go anywhere,’” said Kevin G. Walthers,
superintendent/president of Allan Hancock
College. “Our faculty, staff, trustees and
administrators have worked hard to change
the odds. We believe in the capabilities of our
students and the impact that access to higher
education can have in our community.”
“The Hancock Promise will
empower families to see
their students as college-
bound from a young age...”
– Rick Rust
While other community
colleges in California
have launched similar
tuition-free programs,
Hancock is the only
one to offer a four-step
comprehensive outreach program that begins
in the fifth grade. Bulldog Bound will expose
elementary and junior high school students
and their families to various careers – including
academic, vocational and technical options,
and set the stage for a college-going culture.
Hancock will be working collaboratively with
local corporations and businesses such as Aera
Energy, Marian Regional Medical Center and
Pacific Gas and Electric Company to highlight
the comprehensive options available.
Students and their parents will be able to
attend a number of free events and programs
on campus throughout the academic year.
Bulldog Bound activities began in earnest in
September 2017.
“So far, more than 1,900 fifth- and sixth-
graders have already enrolled in the on-
campus events,” said Susan Houghton,
Hancock’s executive director of College
Advancement. “These fun programs like
Bulldog Builders, Sports with Spike, Drama
Dogs or Cyan-o-Spike are designed to
showcase the educational and career paths
available to any student in our community.”
“It is a program that will
make a difference and
reflects the understanding
and interconnectedness of
our community...”
– Kerin Mase
“The Hancock Promise will empower families
to see their students as college-bound from
a young age,” said Rick Rust, public affairs
project director, Aera Energy. “We’re proud
of our partnership and we look forward to
working with the college to build stronger
communities together.”
Phase two, Path to Promise,
focuses on the high school
years, reinforcing connections
and the skills needed to stay
focused and succeed. The third
phase, Hancock Promise, will
afford one year of free tuition and fees to any
student who enrolls following graduation
from a district high school. Students will save
approximately $1,200 but must enroll in 12
units, take English and math, if outlined in
their student education plan and maintain a
2.0 grade point average in order to qualify for
spring semester funding.
“The Hancock Promise is an incredible
opportunity, but it also requires a commitment
by the student. We want our students to take
this seriously, and we’ll work with them on
multiple levels to assist in academic readiness
and course completion,” said Nohemy Ornelas,
associate superintendent/vice president of
student services.
Research provided by the college’s office of
Institutional Effectiveness shows that more
than one-third of freshman students start in
English and math classes below the required
four-year university transfer levels. “We know
that by tackling these important skills first, it
can lead to even greater academic success,”
said Ornelas.
“Marian Regional Medical Center is proud to
support the Hancock Promise, which offers
opportunities and a solid educational pathway
for our youth. It is a program that will make a
difference and reflects the understanding and
interconnectedness of our community,” said
Kerin Mase, President & CEO, Marian Regional
Medical Center.
The last phase, Extended
Promise, assists students in
their second year at Hancock
by identifying scholarship and
transfer opportunities and in
ensuring students complete their
courses and, if applicable, graduate or transfer.
“Many of our students are first-generation
college attendees,” said Walthers. “Navigating
transfers to four-year universities or accessing
career opportunities is often new territory
for both the student and their families. The
Hancock Promise is more than just free tuition.
We’re committed to helping our students
succeed in life.”
“...making higher education
accessible to all is a critical
part of building a better
workforce for the entire
region.” – Ed Halpin
The first cohort of Promise students will start
classes in August 2018, but the application
period is already underway. “High school
seniors can begin the process now,” said
Ornelas. “We’re asking everyone to begin by
completing either the Federal Application for
Financial Student Aid (FAFSA) or the California
Dream Act Application.” An easy-to-read
student checklist for the Promise can be found
online at www.hancockcollege.edu/promise.
“PG&E is proud to help support Allan Hancock
College’s Promise Program,” said Ed Halpin,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company senior vice
president, generation, and chief nuclear officer.
“Our company strongly believes in giving
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back and strengthening the communities
PG&E has the privilege to serve. As part of
that commitment, investing in education and
making higher education accessible to all is a
critical part of building a better workforce for
the entire region. We applaud the leadership,
faculty and staff of Allan Hancock College for
all they do in northern Santa Barbara County,
including helping to educate a new generation
who will contribute in so many ways to our
local community.”
The college’s namesake, Captain G. Allan
Hancock, was a man who wore many hats
and had many occupations. He was a farmer,
scientist, sea captain, oilman, banker and
business leader, among others. A life-long
learner, he believed that all students –
regardless of their ability to pay – should
have access to the benefit of an education.
The Hancock Promise is setting the stage
for dreams to take flight for Northern Santa
Barbara County students and Captain Hancock
would be quite proud.
Give the Gift of Knowledge
The Hancock Promise is designed
to transform lives by placing higher
education within the reach of
everyone. The Allan Hancock College
Foundation has launched a $10 million,
five-year endowment campaign to
provide private support in perpetuity.
The Foundation’s 40th anniversary
gala will raise funds for the Hancock
Promise Fund so that students can
continue to ‘Start here. Go anywhere.’
For more information on the Hancock
Promise Fund, contact the AHC
Foundation at 805-347-7550 or visit
www.hancockcollege.edu/promise
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performances by dance, music, and theater
students. The theme is “Classic Hollywood” and
costumes are encouraged. Oct. 14, 5:30-9 p.m.
$95. 238-5825. pryaf.org. Paso Robles Youth Arts
Foundation, 3201 Spring St., Paso Robles.
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SUSAN WOOD AND ALEXANDRA IORIO
EXHIBIT RECEPTION An opening reception for
featured gallery artists Susan Wood and Alexandra
Iorio. There will be music, food, and a chance to
meet the artists. Oct. 13, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-
772-1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at
Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero Ste. 10, Morro
Bay.
EXHIBITS
S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ An exhibit of
contemporary landscape art by local artist Sheila
Krausse. Through Nov. 2, 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Free. Los Olivos Wine Merchant Cafe, 2879 Grand
Ave., Los Olivos, 688-7265, winemerchantcafe.
com/.
COMMUNITY DAY AT THE WILDLING Wildling
offers free admission during Community Day. Enjoy
drop-in art activities, current exhibits, and more.
Third Wednesday of every month Free. 805-688-
1082. wildlingmuseum.org. Wildling Museum of Art
and Nature, 1511-B Mission Drive, Solvang.
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY ARTS ASSOCIATION
The Santa Ynez Valley Arts Association presents
the 2nd Saturday Artisans series. Second
Saturday of every month, 12-5 p.m. 688-7338.
santaynezvalleyarts.org. Santa Ynez Valley Grange
Hall, 2374 Alamo Pintado, Los Olivos.
TREES OF THE TRI-COUNTIES Trees of the
Tri-Counties is an annual photography competition
featuring local photographers. Through Oct. 23, 9
a.m.-5 p.m. 686-8315. Wildling Museum of Art and
Nature, 1511-B Mission Drive, Solvang.
WESTERN WAYS AND COWBOY DAYS Featuring
artists Nancy Davidson, Howard Carr, Betty Carr,
Bill Churchill and more. Through Nov. 13 805-686-
2322. solvangantiques.com. Solvang Antiques,
1693 Copenhagen Dr., Solvang.
L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G
FEATURED ARTIST: MIKKI ALHART Presented
by the Lompoc Valley Arts Association. Through
Oct. 29 805-737-1129. lompocvalleyartassociation.
com. Cypress Gallery, 119 E Cypress Ave., Lompoc.
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
ARTS OBISPO OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR
Artist Margie Bowker exhibits her oil, pastels,
watercolors and paintings presenting a plethora of
landscapes, people, and animals and more. Artist
Marie Murphy’s talent with glass is exhibited in her
diversity of pieces and the beauty she captures
of the Central Coast. Oct. 14-15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Free. 805-937-0665. margiebowkerart.com. Private
residence, 131 Beachcomber Dr., Pismo Beach.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
CALIFORNIA SCULPTURE SLAM 2017 A
unique opportunity to see current works by both
established and emerging sculptors. Closed
on Tuesdays. Through Oct. 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo
Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
GET A LITTLE MORE COLORFUL EVERY WEEK
DONALD FRITH: TEAPOTS Enjoy the
combination of the technical expertise Frithy nuses
in porcelain, precious woods, and acrylics to create
a small teapot. Closed on Tuesdays. Through Oct.
29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 805-543-8562. sloma.org.
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St.,
San Luis Obispo.
FRAGMENTS The Painters Group’s latest
exhibition. Juror Margaret Korisheli selected the
artwork to be exhibited, and will select 3 Juror
Award Winners on opening night. Through Nov. 26,
11 a.m.-5 p.m. 805-543-8562. sloma.org/
education/youth-summer-art-camps.php.
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010
Broad St., San Luis Obispo.
PHANTOM PROJECT 6 See more
than 40 works in fiber, painting,
photography, and sculpture. Hosted
by Central Coast Sculptors Group.
Thursdays-Saturdays, 1-9 p.m.
OCT. 12 – OCT. 19
through Oct. 28 Free. 805-458-4647.
2017
centralcoastsculptors.org/. Phantom
Pop-Up Gallery, 959 Higuera St., San Luis
Obispo.
TYPE DESIGN: A JOURNEY Showcasing the
work of Swiss typeface designer Nina Stössinger.
Stössinger will speak Sept. 22 at 4:30 p.m. in
Room 123 of the Bioresource and Agricultural
Engineering Building (No. 8) on campus. Closed
on Sundays and Mondays. Through Oct. 20, 11
a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-756-1571. artgallery.calpoly.
edu. Cal Poly University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Art &
Design, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 93407-
0321, San Luis Obispo.
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MANAQUIN MADNESS Paper mosaic
mannequins created with recycled paper. Fridays-
Sundays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Nov. 30 805-286-
8380. changalawinery.com. Changala Winery, 3770
Willow Creek Rd., Paso Robles.
REFORMATION CONCERT
The 500th anniversary Reformation Concert, featuring the Concordia University Irvine
Sinfonietta, takes place Oct. 15 at 1:15 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, 423 E. Fesler St.,
Santa Maria. More info: 925-3818.
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DAVID KREITZER OPEN STUDIOS Kreitzer
is celebrating his Jubilee year, 50 years as a
professional fine artist. Landscapes, Mid West,
Floral, Koi, Fantasy. Wednesdays, 12-5 p.m.
through Oct. 25 805-234-2048. dkreitzer.com.
Kreitzer Fine Art and Voice Studios, 1442 12th
Street, Los Osos.
FALL JURIED ART SHOW Juror is Ruta
Saliklis, curator and director of exhibitions for
the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. Thursdays-
Sundays, 1-4 p.m. through Oct. 29 Free.
cambriacenterforthearts.org/. Cambria
Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St.,
Cambria.
SOCIAL JUSTICE ART EXHIBIT
Artists express their own concepts
of human rights, inequality,
and betrayal. Through Oct. 30,
12-4 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504.
artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro
Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.
SUSAN WOOD GALLERY EXHIBIT Susan
Wood is a watercolorist who is exhibiting en plein
air watercolors from around the Central Coast.
Through Oct. 29, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. 805-772-
1068. galleryatmarinasquare.com. Gallery at Marina
Square, 601 Embarcadero Ste. 10, Morro Bay.
THE VIEWERS: A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
Series of photographs that capture museum
visitors connecting with art individually, but
together within an intimate space. Tuesdays-
Saturdays. through Oct. 28 Free. 805-927-4336.
slolibrary.org. Cambria Library, 1043 Main St.,
Cambria.
CALLS FOR ARTISTS
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CALL TO ARTISTS FOR CLARK CENTER
LOBBY GALLERY Currently accepting applications
from artists interested in exhibiting their work in
2018. Artists will be juried for content acceptability
and a total of 10 will be chosen. Through Oct. 13
805-489-4196. clarkcenter.org/about-clark-center/
art-gallery/. Clark Center for the Performing Arts,
487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
CENTRAL COAST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
AQUARIUS 2018 WATERMEDIA EXHIBITION
Juror is Oakland watercolorist Michael Reardon.
Call is open to both members/non-members.
Watermedia artists living in CA, OR, and WA
welcome. Through Dec. 1, midnight-11:45 p.m.
$25-$55 entry fee. 805-995-1175. ccwsart.com/
aquarius-2018-show.html. Central Coast Watercolor
Society, 1551 Eto Circle, San Luis Obispo.
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WINTER CRAFT FAIRE: CALL FOR ARTISTS
Morro Bay Art Association presents its annual
Winter Faire and Juried Craft Show. Artist take-in
date is Oct. 31, from 10am to 2pm. Visit the site
for more info. Through Oct. 31 805-772-2504.
artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835
Main St., Morro Bay.
STAGE
L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G
WALLY’S CAFE Comedy spanning 40 years about
Wally and his wife Louise, who buy a café in 1940
on the wrong side of the road that goes to Las
Vegas, and their one waitress, Janet, who arrives
as their first customer, a starstruck Midwestern
girl hitchhiking her way to Hollywood. Reservations
required by Tuesday before each performance.
Fridays, Saturdays, 5:30 p.m. through Oct. 14 735-
2281. The Mission Club, 4300 Clubhouse Road,
Lompoc, villagecc.net.
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
DIMENSIONS IN DANCE More than 10 original
dances performed and choreographed by faculty
and students cover a broad range of styles from
ballet to hip-hop and jazz to modern and tap. Oct.
12-15 $16-$18. 805-922-8313. hancockcollege.edu.
Marian Theatre, 800 S. College Drive, Santa Maria.
WINO RADIO DINNER SHOW Enjoy food, wine,
and comedy skits performed by the Bedford Winery
Players. Featuring live music performed by the
Susie Glaze New Folk Ensemble. Oct. 21, 5:30
p.m. $50-75. 805-344-2107. bedfordwinery.com.
Bedford Winery Tasting Room & Courtyard, 448
Bell Street, Los Alamos.
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ALADDIN Enjoy a production of the musical
performed by the talented students at Coastal
Dance and Music Academy. Oct. 14, 11 a.m.-noon
Free. 805-473-7161. Arroyo Grande Library, 800 W.
Branch, Arroyo Grande, slolibrary.org.
THE CENTAL COAST FOLLIES: EOINA
(EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN) 15th annual
benefit for Parkinson’s research. Oct. 13, 7-9:30
p.m. and Through Oct. 15, 3-5:30 p.m. $15-$33.
805-489-9444. ClarkCenter.org. Clark Center for
the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo
Grande.
MURDER AT CASTLE FRANKENSTEIN:
MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATER Dr.
Victor Frankenstein, his wife Liz, and their daughter
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Vicky cordially invite you to Castle Frankenstein
for the annual convention of the Multinational
Association of Deranged Scientists (MADS).
Admission includes dinner. Every other Sunday,
5-7 p.m. through Nov. 5 $50. 805-489-3875.
murderinmind.com/Frankenstein%20FMC.aspx. F.
Mclintocks Saloon & Dining House, 750 Mattie Rd,
Shell Beach.
THE PHANTOM OF THE MELODRAMA Spoof of
The Phantom of the Opera. Runs with The Happy
Vaudeville Revue 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturdays. 6 p.m.
Sundays. Through Nov. 12 $20 - $27. 805-489-
2499. americanmelodrama.com. Great American
Melodrama, 1863 Front St., Oceano.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
IMPROV COMEDY SHOW Fast-paced improv
comedy shows performed by the ensemble
of Central Coast Comedy Theater. All shows
are based on audience suggestions making
every show unique. Saturdays, 8-10 p.m. $5.
centralcoastcomedytheater.com. Kreuzberg Coffee
Company, 685 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo,
803-430-0260.
MADAMA BUTTERFLY Giacomo Puccini’s
acclaimed opera. A story of hope, devotion,
betrayal, and honor. Oct. 14, 7-10 p.m. and Oct.
15, 2-5 p.m. $16-$77. 805-756-4849. operaslo.org/
event-details.php?id=16. Performing Arts Center, 1
Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.
THE RABBIT HOLE SLO Rep presents the Pulitzer
Prize Winning drama by David Lindsay-Abaire
about love, loss, and family. Weekend matinee
performances at 2pm. Wednesdays-Sundays, 7-9
p.m. through Oct. 22 $20-$35. 805-786-2440.
slorep.org/. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre,
888 Morro Street, San Luis Obispo.
SLOLIO: A GATHERING OF TRUE STORIES
Monthly storytelling event open to anyone who has
a true story to share based on the month’s theme
and told without notes. October theme: “Friend In
need”. Oct. 18, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805-995-2867. slolio.
org. Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St., San Luis
Obispo.
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THE LAST FLAPPER BY WILLIAM LUCE The
story of Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Set in an insane asylum on the last day of Zelda’s
life. Sundays, 3-5 p.m. and Fridays, Saturdays,
7:30-9:30 p.m. through Nov. 26 $25. 805-
927-3877. pewterploughplayhouse.net/.
Pewter Plough Playhouse, 828 Main
St., Cambria.
THE REBOOT: STORYTELLING
REIMAGINED Curated mix of
invited storytellers and open mic for
novice storytellers. Spoken word,
improv, character sketches and OCT. 12 – OCT. 19
interactive games. Every third Friday of
the month. Third Friday of every month,
7-9 p.m. Free. 805-772-9225. facebook.
com/topdogcoffeebar/. Top Dog Coffee Bar, 857
Main St., Morro Bay.
MUSIC
LIVE MUSIC
S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
ALASTAIR GREENE BAND Oct. 15, 4:30-7:30
p.m. Free. 805-967-0066. coldspringtavern.com/
entertainment.html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995
Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara.
THE BRAMBLES Oct. 21, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Free. 805-967-0066. coldspringtavern.com/
entertainment.html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995
Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara.
CRAFTED: LIVE MUSIC SERIES Features artists
from all genres of music. Thursdays, 6 p.m. and
Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. 686-4742. bottlest.com.
Bottlest Winery, Bar & Bistro, 35 Industrial Way,
Buellton.
THE DAVID LOEPPKE BAND Oct. 14, 1:30-4:30
p.m. Free. 805-967-0066. coldspringtavern.com/
entertainment.html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995
Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara.
DEAD MAN’S PARTY See this Oingo Boingo
tribute band in the Chumash Casino Resort’s
Samala Showroom. Oct. 21, 8 p.m. $10. 805-
686-0855. chumashcasino.com. Chumash Casino
Resort, 3400 E. Highway 246, Santa Ynez.
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DUSTY JUGZ LIVE Part of Favorite Band Night
series. Followed by DJ Totem and Friends. Oct.
13, 8 p.m. 805-686-4785. mavericksaloon.org.
Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez.
THE EXCELLENT TRADESMEN Oct.
20, 6-9 p.m. Free. 805-967-0066.
coldspringtavern.com/entertainment.
html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995
Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara.
FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ Live music
every Friday. No cover charge.
Snacks, dinner, cocktails, and
wine available for purchase. Call
2017
for reservations. Fridays, 6-9 p.m.
through Dec. 29 Free. 805-688-1778.
thebearandstar.com. The Bear and Star, 2860
Grand Ave., Los Olivos.
JUMPIN’ BLUE Oct. 14, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-967-
0066. coldspringtavern.com/entertainment.html.
Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd., Santa
Barbara.
THE PARADISE KINGS LIVE Part of Rock Party
Night series. Followed by DJ Totem and Friends.
Oct. 14, 8 p.m. 805-686-4785. mavericksaloon.
org. Maverick Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa
Ynez.
PULL THE TRIGGER LIVE Followed by DJ Totem
and Friends. Oct. 21, 8 p.m. 805-686-4785.
mavericksaloon.org. Maverick Saloon, 3687
Sagunto St., Santa Ynez.
ROBERT THOMAS BLUES BAND Oct. 21, 5-8
p.m. Free. 805-967-0066. coldspringtavern.com/
entertainment.html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995
Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara.
TEDDY SPANKE AND THE TEX PISTOLS LIVE
Followed by DJ Totem and Friends. Oct. 20, 8 p.m.
805-686-4785. mavericksaloon.org. Maverick
Saloon, 3687 Sagunto St., Santa Ynez.
TOM BALL AND KENNY SULTAN Oct. 15, 1:15-4
p.m. Free.. 805-967-0066. coldspringtavern.com/
entertainment.html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995
Stagecoach Rd., Santa Barbara.
THE YOUNGSTERS Oct. 13, 5-8 p.m. Free. 805-
967-0066. coldspringtavern.com/entertainment.
html. Cold Spring Tavern, 5995 Stagecoach Rd.,
Santa Barbara.
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audience participation and a lecture, “Martin
Luther in Music,” presented by James Bachman.
Oct. 15, 1:15 p.m. Free. 805-925-3818. Grace
Lutheran Church, 423 E Fesler St., Santa Maria.
LIVE MUSIC AT MOXIE CAFE Enjoy live music
from local artists, food, and drinks. Thursdays-
Saturdays, 5-8 p.m. Free. moxiecafe.com/live-
music-and-events-in-santa-maria-at-moxie-cafe/.
Moxie Cafe, 1317 W McCoy Lane, Santa Maria.
LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAY EVENINGS Enjoy live
music from a different band/musician each week.
Wednesdays, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free. 805-937-6400.
facebook.com/cadelgrevino. Ca’ Del Grevino Cafe
and Wine Bar, 400 E. Clark Ave., suite A, Orcutt.
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OPEN BLUES JAM Wednesdays Mongo’s Saloon,
359 W. Grand Ave., Grover Beach, 489-3639.
SINGER/SONGWRITER NIGHT Wednesdays,
8-10 p.m. figmtnbrew.com. Figueroa Mountain
Brewing Co, A.G., 1462 E. Grand Ave., Arroyo
Grande, 474-8525.
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songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, this top indie
music star was first known for his seminal work
with the band Squirrel Nut Zippers before forming
Bowl of Fire. Oct. 16, 7:30-10 p.m. $32-$51. 805-
756-4849. pacslo.org/. Performing Arts Center, 1
Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.
ANDREW BIRD LIVE Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. $32-$51.
805-756-4849. calpolyarts.org. Performing Arts
Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.
BRASIL GUITAR DUO Featuring classical and
Brazilian music. Oct. 14, 8 p.m. $38.40-$48. 805-
756-4849. calpolyarts.org. Spanos Theatre, Cal
Poly, San Luis Obispo.
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perform selected works by Mozart, Chopin, and
Prokofiev. Oct. 22, 3 p.m. $35-$65. 805-781-3009.
festivalmozaic.com. Congregation Beth David,
10180 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo.
FOR THE FOLKS BENEFIT SHOW Abalone Grey
& B and the Hive will be performing in support
of Gravity Water. Costume theme: Barn Dance.
Features vendors, dance floor, and a silent auction.
Oct. 21, 6:30-10 p.m. $10 donation. 805-888-7940.
facebook.com/forthefolksmusic. Bang The Drum
Brewery, 950 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.
HOME FREE LIVE Enjoy a performance by Home
Free, the five-man a cappella country band that
mixes no-instrument, all-vocal music with quick-
witted humor. Oct. 20, 8-10 p.m. $24-$125. 805-
756-4849. pacslo.org/. Performing Arts Center, 1
Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.
HOME FREE LIVE A cappella country group. Oct.
20, 8 p.m. $30-$125. 805-756-4849. calpolyarts.
org. Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis
Obispo.
JAZZ JAM SESSIONS Join these Wednesday
night jam sessions sponsored by the SLO County
Jazz Federation. Rhythm section provided. Every
other Wednesday, 7-9:30 p.m. through May 16
Free. slojazz.org. Unity Concert Hall, 1130 Orcutt
Road, San Luis Obispo.
JAZZ VESPERS CONCERT The Robert Harway
Trio performs jazz. Reception follows. Oct. 15,
4-5:30 p.m. Free; Donations appreciated. 805-543-
5451. fpcslo.org. First Presbyterian Church of San
Luis Obispo, 981 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo.
JOÃO LUIZ AND DOUGLAS LORA LIVE Hailed
by Classical Guitar magazine for their “maturity of
musicianship and technical virtuosity,” João Luiz
and Douglas Lora actively strive to expand the
repertoire for two guitars with a seamless blend of
both classical and Brazilian music. Oct. 14, 8-10
p.m. $38.40-$48. 805-756-4849. pacslo.org/.
Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis
Obispo.
MET LIVE IN HD - NORMA A new production of
Bellini’s Norma Oct. 22, 2 p.m. $12-$22. 805-756-
4849. calpolyarts.org. Performing Arts Center, 1
Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.
THE RAY CHANG QUARTET With Chang on
trumpet, Adam Nash on guitar, Alex Nash on
drums, and James Gallardo on bass. Oct. 18,
8-10:30 p.m. 805-544-5515. Buffalo Pub And Grill,
717 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo.
SONGWRITERS AT PLAY: REESE GALIDO Lead
singer of the Kicks and frequent collaborator with
the Tipsy Gypsies. Special guests: Martin Paris;
Kate Bischoff; Charles Motley; and Noach Tangeras.
Oct. 17, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. 805-204-6821. facebook.
com/events/357488314682303/. Bang The Drum
Brewery, 950 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo.
DJ/DANCE
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
DJ GREENLEAF Oct. 15, 10 p.m. 805-925-2405.
ranchobowl.com. Rancho Bowl, 128 E Donovan Rd.,
Santa Maria.
DJ SLICK Oct. 14, 9 p.m. 805-925-2405.
ranchobowl.com. Rancho Bowl, 128 E Donovan Rd.,
Santa Maria.
DJ SOL Oct. 17, 10 p.m. 805-925-2405.
ranchobowl.com. Rancho Bowl, 128 E Donovan Rd.,
Santa Maria.
LINE DANCING Mondays, 6:30-9 p.m. $5. 937-
9750. Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt.
MR. BUTTER Oct. 12, 10 p.m. and Oct. 19, 10
p.m. 805-925-2405. ranchobowl.com. Rancho
Bowl, 128 E Donovan Rd., Santa Maria.
SOL’S PLAYHOUSE With DJ Sol. Oct. 13, 9 p.m.
805-925-2405. ranchobowl.com. Rancho Bowl, 128
E Donovan Rd., Santa Maria.
ZAPP AND PHASE Oct. 18, 10 p.m. 805-925-
2405. ranchobowl.com. Rancho Bowl, 128 E
Donovan Rd., Santa Maria.
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DJ DRUMZ Fridays Mongo’s Saloon, 359 W. Grand
Ave., Grover Beach, 489-3639.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
CLUB 91 LIVE Presented by Underground Brewing
Co. and KCPR. Dance to house, techno, and disco
and enjoy craft beer. For ages 21 and older. Cash
only for admission. Oct. 13, 9 p.m. $5. 805-439-
4200. Underground Brewing Company, 1040 Broad
St., San Luis Obispo.
CONTRA DANCE WITH THE GILLIE WHEESELS
30 • Sun • October 12 - October 19, 2017 • www.santamariasun.com
Lively tunes and traditional contra dancing.
Families, couples, and singles welcome. Free
Contra Dance Clinic from 5 to 6 pm with pizza
for attendees. Oct. 14, 6:30-10 p.m. $10 adults;
$5 members and students; Free for ages 16 and
under. 805-602-2929. cccds.org. Odd Fellows Hall,
520 Dana St., San Luis Obispo.
KARAOKE/OPEN MIC
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
POETRY NIGHT Monthly poetry group with two
featured poets and open readings. Check CORE
Winery Facebook page for details or schedule
changes. Second Saturday of every month, 7:30
p.m. through Jan. 31 Free. facebook.com/
MisterMoreved/. CORE Winery, 105 W
Clark Ave., Orcutt.
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FRONT ROW KARAOKE
Thursdays, 9 p.m. 773-1010.
Harry’s Night Club And Beach Bar,
690 Cypress St., Pismo Beach,
OCT. 12 – OCT. 19
harryspismobeach.com/.
2017
KARAOKE WITH DJ SAM Sundays
Mongo’s Saloon, 359 W. Grand Ave., Grover
Beach, 489-3639.
CULTURE &
LIFESTYLE
LECTURES & LEARNING
S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
TED AND CONVERSATION The Solvang Library
presents a new event that screens an inspiring or
thought provoking 18-minute talk from the TED
Talks series. Afterwards, the audience explores the
topic together over tea and coffee. Third Thursday
of every month, 10-10:50 a.m. Free. 688-4214.
Solvang Library, 1745 Mission Dr., Solvang.
L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER The center
is a food pantry offering nutritional classes.
Wednesdays, 3-5 p.m. Free. 967-5741, Ext. 107. El
Camino Community Center, W. Laurel Avenue and
N. I Street, Lompoc.
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
BI-LINGO Informal conversation to practice
Spanish language skills for anyone with basic
Spanish-speaking skills. Second Thursday of every
month, 6-7 p.m. Free. Santa Maria Public Library,
421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
GUADALUPE WALK AND TALK Join Shirley
Boydstun on her monthly Walk and Talk around
Guadalupe. Shirley will discuss Guadalupe’s points
of interest and its history. Rain will cancel. Third
Saturday of every month, 10-11 a.m. through
Dec. 16 suggested donation. 805-343-2455.
dunescenter.org/events/. Guadalupe-Nipomo
Dunes Center, 1065 Guadalupe St, Guadalupe.
TAROT 102: THE MAJOR ARCANA Five week
course on the 22 cards of the Major Arcana.
Discussion of both the traditional and modern
meanings of each card. Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m.
through Oct. 25 $100. 805-598-1509. divining.
weebly.com. Divine Inspiration, 947 E Orange St,
Santa Maria.
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
ART COLLECTIONS OF HEARST CASTLE Join
Mary Levkoff, the museum director of Hearst
Castle, as she shares the fascinating past of Hearst
Castle and the many art collections housed there.
Oct. 14, 2-3 p.m. Free. 805-473-7161. Arroyo
Grande Library, 800 W. Branch, Arroyo Grande,
slolibrary.org.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
CITIZEN SCIENCE AT SLO BOTANICAL
GARDEN Discuss how to use the iNaturalist
website and mobile applications to contribute
scientific research, what the options are, and how
to customize your iNaturalist account for your
personal interests. Oct. 22, 2-4 p.m. $5-$10. Kids
free.. 805-541-1400 x 303. slobg.org/inaturalist/.
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy
Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.
CORNERS OF THE MOUTH BOOK RELEASE
Celebrating the release for UNIMPAIRED, Poems
by Kevin Patrick Sullivan. Followed by an open
reading. Oct. 15, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805 903 3595.
languageofthesoul.org. Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110
Garden St., San Luis Obispo.
OINGO BOINGO TRIBUTE
See Dead Man’s Party, an Oingo Boingo tribute band, on Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. in the Chumash
Casino Resort’s Samala Showroom. Tickets are $10. Chumash Casino Resort is located at
3400 E. Highway 246, Santa Ynez. More info: 686-0855 or chumashcasino.com
JUNG ON DREAMS: TALK BY LISA HOLLAND
An introduction to classical Jungian dream
interpretation with examples, experiential exercises
and the opportunity for questions and discussion.
Topics include concepts of “compensation”, dream
series versus single dreams, “big” dreams, as
well as practical concerns such as remembering
and recording dreams. Oct. 15, 2-4 p.m. $12-
$40. ccjsonline.org. United Church of Christ
(Congregational) of San Luis Obispo, 11245 Los
Osos Valley Rd., San Luis Obipo, 805-544-1373.
LEARN TO COOK WITH THE SUN Solar Cooking
is a fun, easy, nutritious, efficient, and cost-
effective way to prepare home-cooked meals even
while you’re away all day. Third Saturday of every
month, 12:30-2 p.m. through Oct. 21 Free. 805-
458-1241. Davies Farm, 5009 Jesperson Rd., San
Luis Obispo.
LICKING HONEY ON THE RAZOR BLADE
Lama Tsony, a Buddhist monk who originally
hails from France, will teach on the “hazardous
adventures of fearless compassionate wisdom in a
world of change.” Oct. 13, 7-9 p.m. $20 suggested
donation. 805-264-4118. bodhipath.org/slo.
Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa, San
Luis Obispo.
MONTHLY BOOK DISCUSSION The book for
October is Take Me With You by Catherine Ryan
Hyde. Second Thursday of every month, 10:30
a.m.-noon Free. 805-539-9374. San Luis Obispo
Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.
PAYING FOR HEALTH CARE: THE DILEMMA
A free health forum. Panel includes: a health
policy analyst; a specialist in health insurance;
an advocate for a single payer system; a clergy
member; and a physician. Q&A follows. Oct. 17,
5:30-7 p.m. Free. 805-904-6365. San Luis Obispo
Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.
PRESERVING PIES PERFECTLY This class
taught by Master Food Preservers of SLO and SB
Counties will showcase making and preserving pie
filling in time for the holiday season. Oct. 14, 10
a.m.-noon $5. 805-781-1429. UCCE Audtiorium,
2156 Sierra Way, San Luis Obispo.
UKULELE BOOTCAMP Learn several beginner
ukulele songs and gain the confidence to join any
of the many sing-alongs that meet regularly in the
area. Oct. 21, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $49. 805-546-
3132. cuesta.edu/communityprograms. Cuesta
College Community Programs, Highway 1, San Luis
Obispo.
CLUBS & MEETINGS
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
OTAKU CLUB FOR TEENS: OCTOBER Monthly
meeting to watch anime, discuss manga, try
Japanese snacks, and more. Oct. 13, 4:30-5:30
p.m. Free. 805-925-0994. engagedpatrons.org/
eventscalendar.cfm?siteid=9521. Santa Maria
Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT:
MAH JONGG Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 922-
2993. Elwin Mussell Senior Center, 510 Park Ave.,
Santa Maria.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHUMASH CASINO RESORT
SANTA MARIA COIN CLUB MEETING Coin
collectors of all ages welcome. Bring coins for
free appraisals. Third Wednesday of every month,
7-9 p.m. through Aug. 28 $20-$25 a year. 805-
937-3158. santamariacoinclub.com. Edwards
Community Center, 809 Panther Dr., Santa Maria.
THE SANTA MARIA VALLEY GENEALOGICAL
SOCIETY The Santa Maria Valley Genealogical
Society holds meetings open to the public. Third
Thursday of every month, 2 p.m. SMVGS.org.
Cornerstone Community Room, 705 S. McClelland
St., Santa Maria.
TRI CITY SOUND CHORUS OF SWEET
ADELINES INTERNATIONAL Welcomes all
women who are interested in learning about
barbershop-style music singing and performing.
Thursdays, 6:45-9:30 p.m. 736-7572. Lutheran
Church of Our Savior, 4725 S. Bradley Road, Orcutt.
TRIVIA NIGHT Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Free.
naughtyoak.com. Naughty Oak Brewing Co., 165 S
Broadway St Ste 102, Orcutt.
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
NIPOMO SENIOR CENTER The center is open
five days a week; closed on weekends and holidays.
Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. through Aug. 31
929-1615. Nipomo Senior Center, 200 E. Dana St.,
Nipomo.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
BOOK DISCUSSION New book every month.
Second Thursday of every month, 10:30 a.m.-noon
Free. 805-539-9374. slolibrary.org/index.php/
adults/book-groups. San Luis Obispo Library, 995
Palm St., San Luis Obispo.
CENTRAL COAST JUNG SOCIETY SPEAKER
SERIES: DREAMS Explore the topic of dreams
from the perspective of Jungian psychology. Oct.
15, 2-4 p.m. $12-$40. 805-305-8493. ccjsonline.
org. United Church of Christ (Congregational) of
San Luis Obispo, 11245 Los Osos Valley Rd., San
Luis Obipo.
OPEN GAMING Board games, card games, and
more. Bring any games you’d like. Refreshments
available on site for purchase. Please park in
Reserved spaces. Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Free. 805-544-6366. facebook.com/pg/
CaptainNemoGames. Captain Nemo Games, 563
Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.
SLO CHESS CLUB All ages and skill levels
welcome. Plays at the giant chess board in Morro
Bay on Saturdays. Thursdays, Saturdays, 6:30-10
p.m. Free. 215-4963. slochess.com. Carl’s Jr., 195
N. Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo.
SLO PING PONG CLUB All ages and skill levels
welcome. Seven ping pong tables available.
Sundays, 4-7 p.m. and Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7-10
p.m. Free. 215-4963. Ludwick Community Center,
864 Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo.
SUPPORT GROUPS
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
FAMILY CAREGIVERS SELF-CARE SUPPORT
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GROUP Share ideas and learn how to care
for yourself while you care for your loved one.
Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon Free. 805-569-8950.
Bethel Lutheran Church, 624 E. Camino Colegio,
Santa Maria.
TRUAMA INFORMED PARENTING GROUP
Presented by CALM, this is a foster parent class.
Tuesdays 965-2376. calm4kids.org. Church For
Life, 3130 Skyway Dr., Suite 501, Santa Maria.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
NAR-ANON - LET IT BEGIN WITH ME Nar Anon
is a support group for those who are affected by
someone else’s addiction. Tuesdays 458-7655.
naranoncentralca.org/meetings/meeting-list/. San
Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO.
CREATE AND LEARN
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
DESIGN ON WHEELS AT CORE Wine and Design
On-Wheels has paired up with CORE Winery Tasting
Room. Create a painting and sample CORE wines.
Register on the Wine and Design website. Second
Wednesday, Thursday of every month, 6:30 p.m.
through Jan. 31 wineanddesign.com. CORE Winery,
105 W Clark Ave., Orcutt.
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
RUBBER STAMP PAPER CRAFTING
WORKSHOP Learn techniques to create beautiful
greeting cards using rubber stamps and paper
crafting tools. For ages 13 and older. Registration
required at slolibrary.org. Oct. 21, 2-3 p.m. Free.
OCT. 12 – OCT. 19
2017
GRAPE EXPECTATIONS
See the Susie Glaze New Folk Ensemble at the W.I.N.O. Radio Dinner Show on Oct. 21
at Bedford Winery’s Tasting Room and Courtyard, 448 Bell St., Los Alamos. Enjoy food,
wine, and comedy skits performed by the Bedford Winery Players. Tickets are $50 to $75.
More info: 344-2107.
805-473-7161. Arroyo Grande Library, 800 W.
Branch, Arroyo Grande, slolibrary.org.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
SIERRA CLUB iNATURALIST WORKSHOP
Combination of hands-on classroom and field work.
Please sign up for an iNaturalist account online and
create a profile in preparation for the workshop.
Oct. 22, 2-4 p.m. Free. 805-541-1400. sierraclub.
org/santa-lucia. San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden,
3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo.
MIND & BODY
S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
HEALTHY LIVING FOR YOUR BRAIN AND
BODY This workshop covers four areas of lifestyle
habits that are associated with healthy aging:
cognitive activity; physical health and exercise;
diet and nutrition; and social engagement. Oct.
12, 2 p.m. 805-636-6432. alz.org/cacentral. The
Friendship House, 880 Friendship Ln, Solvang.
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
BASIC YOGA 101 Learn the fundamental yoga
poses to provide a solid foundation for starting a
yoga practice. Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. through Oct. 31
$49. yogaformankind.com. Yoga for Mankind, 130
N Broadway, Suite B, Orcutt.
CANDLELIGHT RESTORATIVE YOGA Release
and open your body with breath, props, and THE
meditation. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. yogaformankind.
com. Yoga for Mankind, 130 N Broadway, Suite B, THE
Orcutt Poker
Orcutt.
INTRO TO VINYASA WORKSHOP Deconstruct
and rebuild poses like Half-moon, Half-split,
Triangle, seated twists, and more. Oct. 14, 11 a.m.-
2:30 p.m. $30-$35. yogaformankind.com. Yoga for
Mankind, 130 N Broadway, Suite B, Orcutt.
PRENATAL YOGA WORKSHOP Learn and
experience the benefits of prenatal yoga.
Sundays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. through Oct. 29 $48.
yogaformankind.com. Yoga for Mankind, 130 N
CHAMPIONSHIP
Broadway, Suite B, Orcutt.
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MEDITATION FOR INTUITIVE DEVELOPMENT
6-week series. Clarivoyance, Clairaudience,
Clairsentience, etc. are all increased by
meditation, the quiet observation of the inner
world. AnnKathleen will lead guided meditations to
increase connection to each of the 5 senses that
Saturday. . October 14th
relate to different psychic abilities. Thursdays,
6:30-8 p.m. through Oct. 12 $82.50. 805-598-
1509. divining.weebly.com. Halcyon Store Post
Office, 936 South Halcyon Rd., Arroyo Grande.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
CAT YOGA CLASSES Sundays, 10:15-11:30 a.m. 3pm Dinner 4pm Tournament Begins
$20. 543-9316 Ext. 10. woodshumanesociety.
org/news-and-events/event.php?id=347. Woods
Humane Society, 875 Oklahoma Ave., San Luis
Obispo.
Location:
Orcutt Union Plaza Interior Courtyard
GENTLE YOGA WITH CASSANDRA BODLAK
Mats, blocks, and straps are provided. Open to
PHOTO COURTESY OF BEDFORD WINERY 201 S. Broadway St, Old Town Orcutt
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ROARING
FOR SIGHT!
all levels. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10:15-11:15 a.m.
through Dec. 14 $88. 805-549-1222. register.
CAR SHOW AND CHILI
asapconnected.com. San Luis Coastal Adult
School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo.
COOKOUT
OUTDOORS
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BLACKBERRY SPRING AND TURKEY RIDGE Saturday, October 14, 2017
LOOP HIKE Park ranger led hike on a loop that Santa Maria Elks Lodge
covers parts of two trails at Lopez Lake. Meet at
the park registration office on Lopez Drive. Rain 1309 N. Bradley Road, Santa Maria
cancels event. Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-noon $10 parking.
805.788.2381. Lopez Lake, 6800 Lopez Dr., Arroyo Registration: 8am-9am
Grande.
Show: 10am-2pm Proceeds to Benefit the Lions Community
DISCOVERY DAY AT THE PISMO PRESERVE
Access the Pismo Preserve via free shuttle from Awards: 2pm Projects of Santa Maria
one of 4 shuttle stops. Access is via shuttle only.
Food * Prizes * Raffle * Music
Oct. 15, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. 805-544-9096. lcslo.
org. Pismo Preserve, Mattie Rd., Pismo Beach.
DUNA VISTA EXPLORATION HIKE Join ranger
staff on this strenuous hike. Wear sturdy shoes and
bring water. Meet at the Wittenberg Arm Kiosk. For more info, please contact President Kathy Rick
Rain cancels event. Oct. 14, 9 a.m.-noon $10
parking. 805.788.2381. Lopez Lake, 6800 Lopez 895.459.4654, Mike Miranda 805.680.2738,
Louis Magdeleno 805.314.1484 or
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Dr., Arroyo Grande.
SIERRA CLUB HIKE: OSO FLACO LAKE
Family-friendly hike to beach. Four mile round trip.
Oct. 14, 9:30 a.m. $5 parking. 805-264-4527.
sierraclub.org/santa-lucia. Oso Flaco Lake Natural
Area, Oso Flaco Lake Rd., Nipomo.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
NURTURE OAK SEEDLINGS ON BISHOP PEAK
Help water oak seedlings planted last fall to replace
those that died during long drought. Wear layers,
sturdy shoes, sunscreen and a hat. Water and
snacks provided. Oct. 14, 9-11 a.m. Free. 805-239-
3928. Bishop Peak, Patricia Drive Trailhead, San
Luis Obispo.
SPORTS
SAN LUIS OBISPO
CAL POLY FOOTBALL VS. WEBER STATE
Double-Up Saturday. Anyone with a ticket to the
volleyball match against Long Beach State at 4:30
p.m. will get free admission to this game. Oct. 21,
6 p.m. Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 1 Grand Ave., San
Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297.
CAL POLY VOLLEYBALL VS. CSUN Youth Night.
Children 13-and-under get in for free. Mustangs will
be signing autographs after the match. Oct. 20, 7
p.m. Mott Athletics Center, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis
Obispo, 805-756-7297.
CAL POLY VOLLEYBALL VS. LONG BEACH
STATE Double-Up Saturday. Anyone with a ticket
to the football game against Weber State at 6 p.m.
will get free admission to this match. Oct. 21, 4:30
p.m. Mott Athletics Center, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis
Obispo, 805-756-7297.
CAL POLY WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. CAL STATE
FULLERTON Honor this year’s senior class who
will be playing in their final home match. Oct. 19,
7 p.m. Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 1 Grand Ave., San
Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297.
CAL POLY WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. LONG
BEACH STATE Big West Conference match. Oct.
13, 7 p.m. Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 1 Grand Ave.,
San Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297.
KIDS & FAMILY
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
BILINGUAL STORY TIME Features fun stories,
songs, and rhymes in both Spanish and English.
Saturdays, 11-11:30 a.m. through Oct. 14 Free.
805-925-0994. cityofsantamaria.org/city-
government/departments/library. Santa Maria
Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
HOMEWORK HELP Free after school homework
help for grades K-6. Mondays-Thursdays,
4-7 p.m. through May 31 Free. 805-925-
0994. cityofsantamaria.org/city-government/
departments/library. Santa Maria Public Library,
421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
LET’S BLOW OFF SOME STEAM Special story
time filled with exploration and discovery designed
for preschoolers aged 3-5. Registration begins Oct.
5. Thursdays, 4-5 p.m. through Oct. 26 Free. 805-
PEN AND INK
Honey Paper features calligraphy lessons by Sophia Uretz from the Sophia Loves Letters on
Oct. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. She will show the basic skills of modern calligraphy with a pointed
pen and watercolors. Attendees will walk away with a completed project and all the tools
needed to continue. Cost is $125. Located at 2933 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. More info: 686-1359.
925-0994. engagedpatrons.org/eventscalendar.
cfm?siteid=9521. Santa Maria Public Library, 421
S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
PARENT’S NIGHT OUT A free evening of
activities and care for children age 3 through the
6th grade, beginning with a simple meal. Oct. 20,
6-9 p.m. Free. 805-922-6601. bethelsantamaria.
org. Bethel Lutheran Church, 624 E. Camino
Colegio, Santa Maria.
READALOUD The Buellton Library presents
ReadAloud, a play-reading group for adults, teens
and children 9 and up. Fridays, 4-5 p.m. Free.
688-3115. Buellton Library, 140 W. Highway 246,
Buellton.
SANTA MARIA VALLEY RAILWAY HISTORICAL
MUSEM The Santa Maria Valley Railway
Historical Museum features a
locomotive, boxcar, caboose, railroad
artifacts and diorama. Second
Saturday of every month, 12-4 p.m.
714-4927. Santa Maria Transit
Center, Miller and Boone Streets,
Santa Maria.
STORY TIME FOR TODDLERS OCT. 12 – OCT. 19
Toddlers welcome to learn and grow
through stories, movement, and music.
Registration is required. Thursdays,
10-10:45 a.m. through Oct. 12 Free. 805-925-
0994. cityofsantamaria.org/city-government/
departments/library. Santa Maria Public Library,
421 S. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
S A N L U I S O B I S P O 7-9 p.m. Free. 805-438-3949. BodhiPath SLO,
AIKIDO FOR KIDS AGE 4-13 AIKI-MITES
(age 4-6) class is 3pm on Tuesdays. AIKI-KIDS
(age 7-13) classes are Tuesdays/Thursdays at
4pm. Call to observe or pre-register. Tuesdays,
Thursdays $50-$75 monthly. 805-544-8866.
aikidosanluisobispo.com. Budo Ryu, 3536 South
Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.
PYJAMA DRAMA - DRAMA AND IMAGINATIVE
PLAY CLASSES Drama and imaginative play
develops skills that can last a lifetime like the
confidence to be brave, desire to share ideas
with others, and the joy of solving problems with
friends by your side. 9:30 a.m.: ages 6mo - 2.5,
10:15 a.m.: ages 2-4 years,11 a.m.: ages 5-8 years.
Saturdays, 11-11:45 a.m. and Mondays, 9:30-11
a.m. $12. 805-709-0761. pyjamadrama.com. SLO
Movement Arts Center, 2074 Parker St., San Luis
Obispo.
SPIRITUAL
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
BAHA’IS BICENTENARY CELEBRATION The
Baha’is of Santa Maria will join with Baha’is around
the world to celebrate the Bicentenary of the
births of its two Founders: The Bab (The Gate) and
Baha’u’llah (The Glory of God). Oct. 21, 11 a.m.
805-621-3101. Santa Maria Inn, 801 S. Broadway,
Santa Maria.
WISDOM READINGS WITH ANNKATHLEEN
AnnKathleen has been reading the Tarot and
Oracle Cards for over 25 years. Tuesdays, Fridays,
Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m. $25.00-$85.00. 805-
598-1509. divining.weebly.com. Divine Inspiration,
947 E Orange St, Santa Maria.
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WISDOM READINGS Inspiration from Spirit
through the Tarot and Oracle cards. Tuesdays, 1-5
p.m. $30-$60. 805-598-1509. divining.weebly.com.
Halcyon Store Post Office, 936 South Halcyon Rd.,
Arroyo Grande.
YOUTH SERVICES The City Church Central
Coast holds youth services for junior high school
students. Mondays, 6:30 p.m. Free. 929-8990.
thecitycc.org. Faith Life Community Church, 726 W
Tefft St, Nipomo.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
INTUITIVE AND ORACLE CARD READINGS
Readings by an Intuitive who works with quantum
physics, auras, and energy as tools to provide
answers, healing, and guidance. Oct. 21, 11
a.m.-5 p.m. $60 for 30 minutes, ($55 for
mentioning this ad). Prices vary by time.
805-723-4208. aodesign77.wixsite.
com/aolsen/about. Tamed Wild
Apothecary, 144 West Branch St.,
Arroyo Grande.
A PROJECT FOR AN AWAKENED
LIFE Buddhist studies course on
mind training. Instructed by Lama
2017 Tsony, a Buddhist monk for 35 years.
Oct. 14-15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $40-$100.
805-264-4118. bodhipath.org/slo. BodhiPath
SLO, 3484 Gregory Ct., San Luis Obispo.
TIBETAN BUDDHISM BOOK STUDY Meditation
practice and a discussion of Foundations of Tibetan
Buddhism, by H.E. Kalu Rinpoche. Wednesdays,
3484 Gregory Ct., San Luis Obispo, bodhipath.org.
VOLUNTEERS
SAN LUIS OBISPO
FELINE NETWORK OF THE CENTRAL COAST
Seeking volunteers to provide foster homes for
foster kittens or cats with special needs. The Feline
Network pays for food, litter, and any medications
needed. Volunteers also needed to help with
humanely trapping and transporting feral cats for
spay/neuter. ongoing 805-549-9228. felinenetwork.
org. San Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO.
HOSPICE VOLUNTEER TRAINING Volunteers
needed to work a few hours a week providing
companionship, practical support or respite. Call to
register for training. Fridays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through
Oct. 20 805-540-6020. centralcoasthospice.com.
San Luis Obispo Business Center, 4251 South
Higuera Street, Suite 501, San Luis Obispo.
MEALS ON WHEELS Meals on Wheels, San Luis
Obispo, needs noon time drivers. Must have own
car to deliver prepared meals. Mondays-Fridays,
11 a.m.-2 p.m. 805-235-8870. San Luis Obispo,
Citywide, SLO.
NORTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
STATE PARKS DOCENT TRAINING Learn about
becoming a State Parks docent. No experience
necessary. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. through Oct.
14 Free. 805-772-2694. Morro Bay Museum of
Natural History, 20 State Park Rd., Morro Bay.
FOOD & DRINK
FARMERS MARKETS
L O M P O C/ VA N D E N B E R G
LOMPOC FARMERS MARKET Features fresh
fruit and vegetables, flowers, entertainment, and
activities for the whole family. Fridays, 2-6 p.m.
Lompoc Farmers Market, Ocean Avenue and I
Street, Lompoc.
VANDENBERG VILLAGE FARMERS MARKET
Locally grown produce and food stuffs are available
year round. Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. through
Sept. 30 Vandenberg Village Farmers’ Market, 120
Burton Mesa Blvd., Lompoc.
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S
ORCUTT FARMERS MARKET Presents local
farmers and small businesses. Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-1
p.m. Orcutt Farmers Market, Bradley Road, Orcutt.
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
ARROYO GRANDE FARMERS MARKET Includes
produce, artists and musicians. Saturdays, 12-2:25
p.m. Arroyo Grande Farmers Market, Olohan Alley,
Arroyo Grande.
NIPOMO FARMERS MARKET Includes a
large variety of locally grown produce. Open
year round Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
nipomofarmersmarket.com/. Nipomo Farmers
Market, Via Concha Road, Nipomo.
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PISMO BEACH FARMERS MARKET Where
the Produce Meets the Sea. In the parking lot

So much MORE than your

on the corner of Highway 1 and Main Street.
Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m. Free. 805-773-4382.
pismochamber.com. Pismo Beach Pier, West end
of Pomeroy, Pismo Beach.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
GARDEN VARIETY community...
FARMERS MARKET Farmers Market in SLO
is the largest Farmers Market in California.
Thursdays, 6:10-9 p.m. Downtown Slo, Higuera St,
San Luis Obispo.
SLO FARMERS MARKET Hosts over 60 vendors.
Saturdays, 8-10:45 a.m. World Market Parking Lot,
HOLIDAY MOVE-INS!
2650 Main St., San Luis Obispo.

FESTIVALS
NORTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
HARVEST FESTIVAL DINNER WITH THE
LUCKY HORSESHOE BAND Salt Lick BBQ
dinner. Enjoy appetizers; buffet; dessert; beer
and wine; and dancing. Live music by Monte Mills
and the Lucky Horseshoe Band. Oct. 21, 5-9
p.m. Club $95, Club Table $664, Non-Member
$125, Non-Member Table $872. 805-239-1616.
roberthallwinery.com. Robert Hall Winery, 3443
Mill Road, Paso Robles.

EVENTS
S A N TA Y N E Z VA L L E Y
THE GREAT GRAPE STOMP Enjoy stomping
grapes right in the vat, family activities and
more. Oct. 14, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 805-693-8864.
kalyrawinery.com. Kalyra Winery, 343 N. Refugio
Rd., Santa Ynez.
S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ L O S A L A M O S Come see what’s new at The Gardens – homes are
OASIS PANCAKE BREAKFAST Oct. 14, 8-10
a.m. 805-937-9750. oasisorcutt.org. Oasis Senior
springing up everywhere, residents are blooming
Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt. and the rec center is quickly sprouting at this
SOUTH COAST SLO COU NT Y
fast-selling, gated community.
5CWN SOCIAL MIXER AT MARISOL Enjoy
beverages and appetizers on the patio at the
Cliffs’ Marisol Restaurant. Oct. 12-13, 5:30-8 p.m. Gated Living • Swimming Pool • Parks So what’s Garden life all about?
805-440-8286. 5cwn.com/. The Cliffs Resort,
2757 Shell Beach Rd., Shell Beach. We can’t wait to show you.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
FAVORITE RARE FRUITS Hear from members of OPEN DAILY 10AM to 6PM Single Family & Cluster Homes
the California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) as they
share their favorite fruits and how to grow them 1,446 to 2,249 Sq Ft
on the central coast without a greenhouse Oct.
14, 1-2:30 p.m. $5 members; $10 non-members.
805.631.5876 3 to 5 Bedrooms & 2.5 to 3 Baths
From the mid $300,000s
805-541-1400 x 303. slobg.org/fruit/. San Luis
Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd.,
San Luis Obispo.
SUAVE PREMIUM TEQUILA DINNER WITH
JAIME VILLALOBOS SAUZA Enjoy four paired
courses of Mattie’s food with Suave tequila.
Special guest: Jaime Villalobos Suaza, Suave’s 1850 S. Biscayne Street, Santa Maria • thegardens@williamshomes.com
master distiller and sommelier. Oct. 14, 7-10
p.m. $125. 805-295-5295. facebook.com/
mattiespismobeach/events. Mattie’s Bar and
Eatery, 558 Price St., Pismo Beach.
WOODSTOCK’S SLO PINT NIGHT With the first
Prices effective date of publication, subject to prior sale and availability. Square footage is approximate.
pint as low as $5, Woodstock’s gives half-off refills
Williams Homes is a California Broker, License no. 01449126.
in the same glass. Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m. Free.
805-541-4420. woodstocksslo.com. Woodstock’s
Pizza, 1000 Higuera St, San Luis Obispo.
WOODSTOCK’S SLO TRIVIA NIGHT For trivia
aficionados and fun-lovers alike! Tuesdays, 9-11

WELCOME IN!
p.m. Free. 805-541-4420. woodstocksslo.com/
events/. Woodstock’s Pizza, 1000 Higuera St, San
Luis Obispo.
NORTH SLO COU NT Y Come see our
is Hiring Custodial Workers!
BURGER SUNDAY Gourmet burgers and live,
local, original music. Sundays, 12-3 p.m. through
Flooring Professionals
Oct. 22 Free. 805-238-0845. Lone Madrone
Tasting Room, 5800 Adelaida Rd, Paso Robles,
• Apply online at: for great deals
lonemadrone.com. www.aramark.com/careers on all flooring!
HARVEST FEST WINE DINNER AT EBERLE
WINERY Enjoy a BBQ dinner, wine, and dancing • Enter Keyword:
to live music by Julie Beaver and the Bad Dogs.
Oct. 20, 6:30-10 p.m. $60-$70. 805-238-9607.
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center
eberlewinery.com. Eberle Winery, 3810 Highway
46 East, Paso Robles.
• Full and Part Time
PASO ROBLES HARVEST WINE WEEKEND • Day, Evening, and Night Shifts Abbey Carpet & Floor
Celebrate the harvest in Paso Robles Wine
Country. Oct. 20-22, 8 a.m. 805-239-8463.
pasowine.com/events/harvest-wine-weekend/.
• $12.00 plus shift differential 2051 S. Broadway, Santa Maria
Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, 1446 Spring
St. #103, Paso Robles. ❍ EDE – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
805-347-1121
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Arts Briefs
PCPA hosts costume sale
Costumes from the Pacific Conservatory Theatre’s (PCPA)
extensive warehouse will go on sale to the public on Oct. 14
from 8 a.m. to noon.
Locals can make unique Halloween costumes from select
costume pieces that have been used in PCPA’s productions.
Also for sale are accessories, shoes, hats, and assorted
fabric remnants. A variety of unique costumes will be
available. Cash only. No pre-sale appointments. No phone
calls to the costume shop.
The sale will take place at the costume warehouse located
at 716 E. Boone St. near College Drive in Santa Maria. More
info: pcpa.org.
FILE PHOTO BY JOE PAYNE
Democratic club holds
fundraiser to support
local theater
The Democratic Club of Santa Maria Valley will host a
fundraiser featuring the Santa Maria Civic Theatre and its
production of Young Frankenstein: The Musical. The event will
be held on Oct. 21.
The musical comedy is based on the Oscar-nominated
smash-hit 1974 film. Originally written by Mel Brooks and
Thomas Meehan, the play is being directed locally by Sally
Buchanan.
The musical will feature an intermission reception with
appetizers, desserts, wine, and coffee. Cost is $30, and tickets
may be purchased at club headquarters, 327 E. Plaza Drive,
suite 2, Santa Maria, most weekdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
from any Democratic Club member, or on the club’s website.
Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes for judging
during intermission, but they are not required. This play is
recommended for those ages 15 and up. Please arrive early as
the show begins promptly at 1:30 p.m. The Santa Maria Civic
Theater is located at 1660 N. McClelland St., Santa Maria.
For more information, contact the club office at 349-2708,
email demsofsmv@gmail.com, or visit santamariademocrats.info.
Library seeks work
from local artists
The Santa Barbara Art Association has a call for artists for
one-person art shows on Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
the Santa Barbara Central Library, located at 40 E. Anapamu
St., Santa Barbara.
Artists wishing to see their works hanging in the East or
West Faulkner Gallery for the months July 2018, through May
2019, are encouraged to bring in three, ready-to-hang pieces
of two-dimensional artwork in the same medium that are
representational of the artist’s style. Jurying criteria will be
based on skill with the medium, originality, and presentation.
The show is free and open to all local artists. Artists with
shows in the East or West Faulkner Gallery 24 months prior to
July 2018 are not eligible to submit their work.
For more info, contact library administration at 564-5608. ❍
Arts Briefs was compiled by Arts and Lifestyle Writer Rebecca
Rose this week. Contact her at rrose@santamariasun.com.
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GALLERY
Wear ’em, cowgirl
PHOTOS BY REBECCA ROSE
CHANGING TIMES: Women’s equestrian fashions,
highlighted in a new exhibited that launched Oct. 8
at the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum, evolved
out of necessity as women were required to do more
and more work on ranches.
A new exhibit at the Santa Ynez
Valley Historical Museum looks at the
evolution of women’s equestrian attire
BY REBECCA ROSE
A
cowgirl refused to wear a corset during a competition and
helped change the way women equestrians dressed forever.
That’s just one small nugget revealed in a new exhibition
presented by the Costume Council at the Santa Ynez Valley
Historical Museum. The Evolution of Women’s Equestrian
Attire Through the Past Century, which opened with a formal
reception on Oct. 8, is a look back on the shift in women’s
fashion in horseback riding.
“This exhibition focuses on the fashion changes that have
made women equal to men in all equestrian activities and sports,”
the museum stated on its website. “These are the only athletic
pursuits where women and men now compete together and
equally. One hundred years ago this would have been unthinkable.” Roy Rogers by Nuta Kotlyarenko, known as Nudie Cohn, a Ukrainian
The Costume Council’s Exhibit Curator Kathleen Graves said the immigrant born into poverty who became famous for his “Nudie Suits.”
exhibit focuses primarily on California, starting with Spanish and The costumes were elaborate chain stitch embroidery designs coveted by
Mexican influences on fashion. Before the 1890s, women rode side-saddle no less than Elvis Presley himself.
in an elaborate dress with undergarments. “Nudie Suits” were a name that resulted out of a butchering of Cohn’s
“As Westerners came across the prairie, women started to wear the
Ukranian birth name when he arrived at Ellis Island in 1913, Graves
clothes of men,” Graves said. “Women were doing the work of men, so they
explained. The name eventually proved to
started to wear trousers under their dresses, and then eventually they wore
be lucrative when Cohn opened “Nudie’s of
the split skirt.”
The split skirt, an extremely wide-legged trouser and tapered garment
Hollywood,” a famous store that outfitted Ride into the past
that gave the illusion the wearer had on a skirt, became popular for women some of the biggest celebrities of the day, The Evolution of Women’s
riders. As more and more women took to horseback riding, they had to including Hank Williams, Gene Autry, and Equestrian Attire Through the Past
John Wayne. Century is currently on display at
invent clothing that was “fashionable but functional.”
Big puffy jodhpurs started to be seen more and more by 1910. Women Graves said she also plans to feature the Santa Ynez Valley Historical
had worn them under their dresses to make riding easier but it was a very a new component of the exhibit. People
are being asked to nominate a cowgirl,
Museum at 3596 Sagunto St.,
Santa Ynez. More info: 688-7889.
risque choice, Graves noted.
The exhibit highlights Vera McGinnis, a rodeo rider from the early 20th living or dead, they think is worthy of
century who famously took her corset off during a tournament and went recognition in a future exhibit. People can
on to win. McGinnis also balked at split skirts and preferred trousers. leave their choices on a card at the museum for archiving.
“For her it made no sense to wear a split skirt,” Graves said. “She could The exhibit also honors equestrian women of the Santa Ynez Valley,
not have done the trick riding she did if she had.” including Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductees Sandy Collier, Audrey O’Brien
The exhibit also features costumes designed for Dale Evans and Griffin, and the late Sheila Varian, as well as bronze dressage medalist
Charlotte Bredahl-Baker, hunter-jumper competitor and sport horse
breeder Buffy Oas, and three-day event champion Jennifer Wooten
“It’s important to showcase and honor these women,” Graves said.
“They mean so much to the equestrian tradition.” ❍
Rebecca Rose is a ride or die kind of gal. Contact her at rrose@
santamariasun.com.
FUTURE FORWARD:
Women’s equestrian
attire has evolved
significantly from the
time when women were
forced to wear bulky
trousers underneath
their skirts to help
them ride. Following
the 1890s, women
embraced the side-
split skirt, which
gave the illusion of
wearing a skirt. By the
1910s, rodeo riders
like Vera McGinnis
made trousers the
acceptable riding
fashion.
HOT NUDIES: One of the exhibits at the Evolution of Women’s Equestrian Attire exhibit in Santa
Ynez is a suit made by Nudie Cohn, a Ukrainian-born fashion designer who made costumes for
Cher, John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and cowboy singing duo Dale Evans and Roy Rogers.
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PA C I F I C C O N S E R VAT O R Y T H E AT R E

PHOTO COURTESY OF ORCUTT COMMUNITY THEATRE

TICKETS ON SALE OCTOBER 13

Nov 9 – Dec 23 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: The Orcutt Community Theatre was launched to create a permanent home for civic theater in Orcutt.
Marian Theatre To kick off their season and to help raise seed money, the organization is hosting a fundraiser on Oct. 22, with three vignettes
from Niel Simon plays, including The Odd Couple.

New players in town

directing one of the vignettes. When she moved
to the Central Coast 20 years ago, she thought
the Orcutt area would be perfect for a small
theater. Arthur also teaches drama and English
Orcutt Community Theatre at Ernest Righetti High School and has done
local theater throughout the Central Coast.
hosts fundraiser to launch “Certainly we want a permanent venue,”
Arthur said of the future plans. “Orcutt is ready.
new productions It’s growing. A lot of the performers you see on
stage on at Santa Maria Civic Theatre come from
BY REBECCA ROSE Orcutt. There’s a lot of talent here, musical and

C
ommunity theater may have a new home theatrical. … I think the time is right.”
in Orcutt. For the time being, the organization
If the people behind the Orcutt plans to use local schools to host future
Community Theatre group have their way, it productions. They currently have plans for
will eventually be a permanent fixture in town, several upcoming productions, including
performing several diverse Miracle in Bedford Falls,
shows every year. For now, a Christmas musical
the group, which includes See the show based on the film It’s a
comedian and ventriloquist Let Us Entertain You is a fundraiser dinner Wonderful Life. Future
Lezlie Thoroddsson, is theater featuring singers, scenes from plays, productions will be
trying to raise funds to get and more to help raise money for the Orcutt a mix of comedy and
the project up and running. Community Theatre. Event takes place Oct. 22 more dramatic pieces,
Thoroddsson said the from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Santa Maria Radisson Thoroddsson said.
idea came out of wanting to Hotel, 3455 Airpark Drive, Santa Maria. Tickets Arthur said that
are $75 to $125. More info: 937-3738. ultimately the goal is
put more localized theater
options in Orcutt. giving Orcutt a home for
book by Bridget Carpenter music by Tom Kitt lyrics by Brian Yorkey “We realized there is live theater, wherever the
based on the novel Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers and the Disney films no theater here,” she said. “We have the Santa physical permanent site ends up being.
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Heartbroken
A Santa Maria native
remembers Tom Petty’s legacy,
and his last show in LA
BY JOE PAYNE
J
osh Kitchen grew up in Santa Maria to
parents who always cranked the great
American songbook of the 1960s and ’70s.
They also took him along to concerts, often,
and he’s seen just about everyone, from Paul
McCartney to Emmylou Harris, from Randy
Newman to Kanye West.
Kitchen (full disclosure: Kitchen and the
author are friends) lives in Los Angeles now,
and when he found out that Tom Petty was
going to perform at the Hollywood Bowl on
Sept. 25, he jumped to get tickets.
“You should never not go to a show, you know.
You’ll never regret going,” he said. “That’s why I
try to see as many people as I can.”
The music of Tom Petty and the
Heartbreakers was always a part of his
parents’ playlist, and once he was an adult,
Kitchen’s fandom became more serious. He
bought Petty’s Anthology box set when Sam
Goody was still in the Santa Maria Town
Center, and has bought most of Petty’s new
albums since, he said.
The concert at the Hollywood Bowl included
performances of Petty’s classics, Kitchen
explained, and the artist sounded totally on
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his game. The show was the last night of a
three-night series at the Bowl, and the last
performance of Petty’s 40-year anniversary
tour, Kitchen said
“Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is
considered an LA band, so it was like a
homecoming,” he said. “It was so cool. During
‘Free Fallin’’ when he sings about Ventura
Boulevard, everybody was singing along. It was
such an awesome thing to be a part of.”
It was a week later to the day when he was at
work that Kitchen got the news that the iconic
singer/songwriter had gone into cardiac arrest.
Kitchen is a barista at Starbucks, and his
coworkers told him about the news. He rushed
out on all of his breaks to check the news on his
phone for updates on Petty’s condition.
“I was just crushed, because I had just seen
him the Monday before that Monday,” he said.
“It was such a shock when he passed away,
because he was just going, you know.”
Petty’s last show wasn’t the first of his that REMEMBERING THE MAN: Santa Maria native Josh Kitchen saw Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform at the Outside Lands
Kitchen had been to. He also made it to the festival in 2014 (pictured) and at Petty’s last show at the Hollywood Bowl on Sept. 25.
front row of Petty and the Heartbreakers’ show
at the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco. said. “Songs about being a kid, falling in love, those generational artists where the songs still
On Petty’s website, a photo of Kitchen is not being the cool kid. I feel like he’s got a lot sound current.”
viewable under the artist’s photo gallery for the of songs for outsiders and things that touch on Kitchen also brought his younger brother to
2014 San Francisco show. Kitchen said he got to normal growing up and things like that.” the show. His brother is a musician and “might
the show early to make sure he’d get that front That’s why Petty fandom is an be a bigger Petty fan that I am,” he said. The
row spot. intergenerational phenomenon, Kitchen news of Petty’s death hit his sibling hard as well.
Kitchen said that being a Tom Petty fan came explained. “He was absolutely crushed the other night,”
naturally to him because of the directness of “He’s one of those artists where, it’s not like he said, “but I mean, he gets to say he was there,
Petty’s music, and the unique place it has in seeing someone like Bob Seeger or Jackson and I’m so happy he got that experience.” ❍
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songwriting that touches something that a lot their parents, teenagers, 20-somethings. He live like a refugee. Contact him at jpayne@
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Tricks and treats
Ariel’s Halloween wars
and scare tactics make her
a ghoulish grandma
BY ARIEL WATERMAN
M
y God! Is it already October? Is
Halloween really almost upon us? It is
my favorite holiday because I love a good
fright! Give me the scary and I’m there!
My love of a good scare comes from
my mother and her sisters. They were
the mistresses of scare tactics. One of the
last times they were all together at Mom’s
Phoenix home, she told them to be sure to
lock all the doors as there was a psycho at
large in the area. She really sold it, and my
Aunt Sharon—an easy mark who hates being
scared—bought it, every word. I later learned
how it all went down.
Aunt Sharon had pushed two chairs against
the bedroom door.
“What if I have to go pee?” Aunt Lorna asked.
“You do and you’re on your own!” retorted
her loving sister.
As they lay together late that night, Mom
snuck down the hall to their room and
proceeded to scratch on the door and jiggle
the knob. Aunt Sharon jumped out of bed,
shoved all their luggage toward the door, and
then huddled in bed in terror as Mom ran
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outside to their bedroom’s arcadia door and
tried to slide it open.
Aunt Lorna tried to reason with her sister.
“For God’s sake, Sharon, you know it’s just
your sister!”
Aunt Sharon’s reply amazed her: “I know it
is! I just wish to hell she’d get it over with!”
Yeah, good times.
Speaking of time, it has really caught me
up this year and now I fi nd myself scurrying
to get ready for Halloween and the holiday
festivities to follow. It seems like I had only
just fi nished helping sell Fourth of July
fireworks for our grandson’s high school
athletics program. Suddenly I found myself
volunteering to work the snack bar at one of
the school’s football games in September. Now
that was scary!
I was put on coffee, cocoa, and Cup-O-
Noodles duty. This entailed pouring vast
amounts of hot water into small cups from a
large urn while sucking in my gut and butt
so other volunteers could squeeze past with
tri-tip sandwiches, hot dogs, and Frito boats.
There was never any respite. Each time I
looked up all I could see was a Golden Horde
of teenagers and a smattering of brave parents
clutching their wallets for dear life. It was
what my British husband would call “a circus
of horrors”!
Things have changed a bit over the years for
me. Menopause has seen to that, what with facial
hair, vine-like eyebrows, liver spots, and frizzy
gray hairs, I’m so scary that I now look a fright!
Besides, I no longer have a little munchkin
to dress up for trick-or-treating. Our
grandson, The Briteen, is now too old
and too cool for that. I have to settle for
5:13:23 PM
dressing up our tiny shih tzu
because our cat, along with
our teenager, will have none
of it! This year she and I are
entering a contest as Groucho
(me) and Harpo Marx (her). I
even have a tiny, curly-haired
wig for her! I’m in negotiations
with the Briteen to get him to
go as Chico. He already has the
hairstyle. Ariel Waterman
He and my husband, The An Ariel View
Brit, also figured why work for
free candy when they can just
raid the treat stash I set aside for Halloween
night? I have to keep replenishing and re-
hiding bags of Kit Kat bars and Milky Ways,
to no avail. That’s because teenagers have an
innate ability to sniff out and locate hidden
goodies. Why, then, can’t they sniff out and
locate hidden dirty socks and boxers? Our
grandson’s bedroom needs more than just a
good cleaning. It needs an exorcist!
My love of Halloween has, over the years,
made me the Edith Headless of the family. I
have costumed my little brothers John as a
mini-vampire and Mikey as a can of tomato
soup. I turned my grandson into SpongeBob
Squarepants, a zombie Mafioso, and last year,
2016 presidential debate spectator Ken Bone—
red pullover sweater, horned-rimmed glass, big
mustache and all!
The Brit, on the other hand, does not
understand Halloween. The scariest thing
that ever walked around his East London
neighborhood was Jack the Ripper. He thinks
our American boo-fest is silly, yet this man
will watch any and every crummy horror
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HUMOR
movie ever made by frights
masters from Jack Arnold
to Rob Zombie, the gorier
the blood fest the better.
Worse, he even encourages
The Briteen in this, and
they behave like a ghoulish
comedy duo.
Screech and Prong try
topping each other with
goofball responses to each
on-screen impalement,
decapitation, and
dismemberment.
“He really got the point!” quips Screech.
“Perhaps he needed a hand,” Prong parlays.
“Yeah, ’cause he’s already lost his head!”
cracks Screech.
“This fi lm is killing me,” Prong guffaws.
However, The Briteen is hesitant to
watch anything with scary, jagged-toothed,
psychotic clowns.
“They really creep me out,” he shivered on
the way home from school recently.
“Hmmm,” I mused aloud. “Halloween
is nigh, and I’ll bet there’s a mask out there
somewhere that’ll fit me!”
“Oh! Oh! Don’t you dare!” my Briteen
warned me. “You will start a prank war you
can never win!”
Really? Hmmm. Now which store was it
where I saw that scary, jagged-toothed clown
mask? ❍
Ariel Waterman is now the mistress of scare
tactics at Waterman Manor. Send her Kit Kat
bars via Managing Editor Joe Payne at jpayne@
santamariasun.com.
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Dark future
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THEATER LISTINGS ARE AS OF FRIDAY, OCT. 13.
SANTA MARIA 10 BLADE RUNNER 2049
What’s it rated? R
Copyright © 2017 Regal Entertainment Group, All Rights Reserved What’s it worth, Anna? Full Price
What’s it worth, Glen? Full Price
Call the theater at 347-1164 for show times. Where’s it showing? Movies

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Lompoc, Parks Plaza
irector Denis Villeneuve (Prisoners, Enemy, Sicario,
MOVIES LOMPOC Arrival) takes up the reins of Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi
classic Blade Runner in this sequel set 30 years after the original’s year—2019.
HAPPY DEATH DAY A new blade runner, Officer K (Ryan Gosling), discovers a long-buried secret and
Daily 2:15 4:45 7:15 9:30 sets out to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), the blade runner from the original
Sat-Sun 11:45 2:15 4:45 7:15 9:30 film. (163 min.)

Glen: This sequel is too long and too loud. OK, that’s the end of my
THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US
Daily 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 complaints. Otherwise, Blade Runner 2049 is a note-perfect follow-up to
SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS: Officer K (Ryan Gosling) is a replicant designed to hunt other
Sat-Sun 11:30 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 the original. The film’s secrets are too delicious to reveal, but the gist of it
replicants, but he finds himself at the center of a mystery that may profoundly affect both humans
revolves around greedy corporate industrialist Niander Wallace (Jared Leto), and his own kind.
who’s in search of the secret to establishing the next generation of replicants,
BLADE RUNNER 2049 genetically designed humanlike androids. If you’ll recall from the original,
Daily 1:15 3:45 4:30 8:00 been tightened up time-wise, but the atmospheric and intense storyline also
Nexus-6 replicants became rebellious, and with their superior strength,
they were hard to “retire.” Newer Nexus-7 and -8 models are designed to needed to take its time, and I get that.
AMERICAN MADE obey. Officer K is such a model, and he spends his time hunting down older Glen: Despite solid reviews (an 88 percent Rotten Tomatoes critic rating)
Daily 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 replicants before retreating to his apartment that he shares with Joi (Ana de and its predecessor’s cult status, Blade Runner 2049 had a very soft opening
Sat-Sun 11:30 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 Armas), his holographic girlfriend—a product of the ubiquitous Wallace weekend (only $30.5 million on a film that cost about $150 million to make),
Corporation, which has insidiously infested every corner of people’s lives. and it mainly attracted older white males. Maybe it’s the long running time,
During an investigation on a protein farm, Officer K encounters Sapper maybe our current world filled with nuclear brinksmanship, mass shootings,
HI-WAY DRIVE-IN Morton (Dave Bautista), a Nexus-6 replicant who’s protecting the very and acrimonious race relations is already dystopian enough, but whatever
the case the film didn’t bring in the crowds. Well, you know what? The
secret Wallace needs to further his replicant work. Soon K finds himself
being squeezed between his police boss Lieutenant Joshi (Robin Wright) and original Blade Runner didn’t immediately connect with audiences either.
THE FOREIGNER and AMERICAN MADE 7:10 Time will tell, but I think this film explores important topics—ideas such as
Wallace’s assassin replicant Luv (Sylvia Hoeks) as he searches for Deckard
and the truth. Los Angeles is once again depicted as a dystopian melting pot a caste society of the haves and have-nots, the future of technology and its
PARKS PLAZA populated by desperate characters, crime, and the sex trade. As the secret replacement of authentic human relationships, artificial intelligence and the
unfolds, the very future of humanity hangs in the balance. danger it represents to humankind, as well environmental destruction and
Anna: I’d never watched the original Blade Runner. Between missing the the future of the planet. It’s a visually arresting film with cinematography
VICTORIA AND ABDUL by Roger A. Deakins (1984, Sid and Nancy, Baron Fink, The Shawshank
Fri-Sun 11:45 2:15 4:45 7:15 9:30 boat age-wise and it not falling into my go-to genre choice, until now it fell
squarely in the “I’ll see it someday, maybe” movie category for me. When Redemption, No Country For Old Men). Painted in shimmering gold, dusty
Mon-Thurs 2:15 4:45 7:15
I knew we’d be reviewing 2049, I found it on demand and hunkered down saffron, and graying umbers, it’s glorious to watch. The music by Benjamin
Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer takes up perfectly from the original’s synth-
to watch its predecessor. So glad I did, by the way, because otherwise Blade
LEAP! Runner 2049 would have been a confusing journey in overstimulation. I’m
driven Vangelis soundtrack, only more thunderous. The film’s quiet dialogue
Fri-Sun 11:45 2:15 4:45 7:15 9:30 in conjunction with its industrial-strength soundtrack may make for difficult
Mon-Thurs 2:15 4:45 7:15 a big fan of Villeneuve. His films are riveting and visually fascinating, and
home viewing. This is one best seen in the theater. Fans of the original,
2049 continues his legacy in those regards. The issues I’ve got with the film
don’t miss it! For the rest of you, if you have even a passing interest, rent the
are the same as yours—at 2 hours and 44 minutes, this film was just too long.
THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US Coupled with varied moments of really intense and loud sound, I came out
original and get thee to a theater! It’s worth it!
Fri-Sun 11:45 2:15 4:45 7:15 9:30 Anna: I agree, it will lose a lot jumping from the big screen to home theater,
of the theater a little dazed. To be fair, I did watch the first film immediately
Mon-Thurs 2:15 4:45 7:15 even with a badass home setup. Though it’s easier to get up and stretch your
before heading to the theater, so perhaps five hours of new-to-me Blade
legs, take a break, or grab a snack at home, this movie is meant to be an
Runner action was just too much for me to handle. I do think it could have
BLADE RUNNER 2049 immersive experience, and the varying volumes could leave you chained to
Fri-Sun 12:00 3:00 6:00 9:00 your remote making adjustments between dialogue and the soundtrack/
Mon-Thurs 3:00 6:00 special effects. It was well acted and had plenty of twists and turns; just when
I thought I had a solid grasp on what was going to happen, the story would
shift. Do I want to sit through another three hours in the theater to watch
AMERICAN MADE it again? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t warrant a second
Fri-Sun 11:30 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 GREED: Niander
Mon-Thurs 2:00 4:30 7:00
viewing for many; it just means my attention span and ability to process the
Wallace (Jared Leto) stream of overstimulation most likely puts me outside of Blade Runner 2049’s
runs the Wallace target audience. If you’re a first time viewer like me, absolutely watch the first
Corporation, which film before you head to the theater, just give yourself a day or so in between
OTHER MOVIES manufactures to avoid the post movie daze that five hours of any storyline will leave you
humanlike
PLAYING NEARBY replicants, and
with. While I can tell I didn’t love it as much as my sweetheart, it’s an epic
For show times call: movie experience meant for the theater—as long as you have no problem
Wallace is searching
The Palm Theater in SLO, 541-5161 parking your butt in a chair for almost three hours. ❍
for the secret that
Hearst Castle’s National Geographic will allow him to
iWerks Theater in San Simeon, 927-6811 create more.
Sun Screen is written by New Times Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey and his
wife, Anna. Comment at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

Editor’s note: Santa Maria 10 (347-1164) films and identities of the elusive SCORING (Nat Wolff), an imaginative get canceled. The pair wind up together under tragic up being everyone’s favorite character. Once they
show times were unavailable at press time. killers. (113 min.) FULL PRICE ...It’s worth the price but exhausting boy with a circumstances after their attempt to fly, regardless take off, flying over snow-capped mountains, Walter
—STX Films of an evening show passion for creating, has of weather advisories, lands them in a terrible plane begins to stutter while speaking and eventually is
MATINEE.........Save a few bucks, a dream of his own—to crash that leaves them stranded deep in the snow- unable to speak at all. Ben quickly realizes that
BLADE RUNNER 2049 catch an afternoon showing become a famous inventor. stormed wilderness. Walter is having a stroke.
What’s it rated? R HAPPY DEATH RENTAL...........Rent it In a leap of faith, Victor and The story begins in wintery late December, with The plane goes down violently and Ben is the
Where’s it showing? Parks Plaza, Movies Lompoc DAY STREAMING...Wait ’til Netflix has it Félicie leave their orphanage Alex desperately trying to get a flight to New York to first to wake up after the crash. The only survivors
See Sun Screen. What’s it rated? R NOTHING ........Don’t waste your time in pursuit of their passions. make it back in time for her wedding. The terrible are Ben, Alex, and the dog. Ben buries Walter
Where’s it showing? (86 min.) weather in Idaho leaves her with no other option but and wraps Alex’s wounded leg while she is still
Movies Lompoc —The Weinstein Company to locate a private hangar in the hopes that a pilot unconscious. A few days go by and Alex finally wakes
THE FOREIGNER will be willing to fly her anywhere closer to home.
NEW A college student (Jessica Rothe, La La up, only to find out that they are all stranded on a
What’s it rated? R Land) relives the day of her murder with During her time at the airport, she notices a friendly mountainside with little food and quickly realizes
Where’s it showing? Hi-Way Drive-In both its unexceptional details and terrifying end THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US stranger, Ben, who is also in the same predicament that no one actually knows that they are missing—
until she discovers her killer’s identity. (96 min.) What’s it rated? PG-13 and must get back to Baltimore for a very important
NEW The film tells the story of humble London Walter never filed a flight plan before take off.
businessman Quan (Jackie Chan), —Universal Studios What’s it worth? Matinee surgery he has to perform. A stubborn Ben insists that they stay inside the
whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled Where’s it showing? Parks Plaza, Movies Lompoc Alex meets a friendly pilot named Walter (Beau plane wreckage for shelter and wait for rescuers to
vendetta when the only person left for him to
love—his teenage daughter—is taken from him in LEAP! PICK The Mountain Between Us is a wonderful Bridges), who offers to help charter them to Denver
romantic-adventure film based on the for $800, but must hurry in order to get them
come, but Alex firmly believes that they must travel
for help or they will never make it. After a few more
a senseless act of politically motivated terrorism. What’s it rated? PG novel by Charles Martin. Beautifully directed by Hany there before the storm hits so they can catch their days go by, things intensify between Alex and Ben.
In his relentless search for the identity of the Where’s it showing? Parks Plaza Abu-Assad, the entire plot is based on the growing connecting flights home. Ben decides to join Alex The strangers begin to realize that they need one
terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat-and-mouse In this animated film, 11-year-old orphan, romance. Alex Martin (Kate Winslet), a traveling on the plane with Beau, and the three take off
conflict with a British government official (Pierce Félicie (Elle Fanning) has one dream—to go to photojournalist, unexpectedly meets Dr. Ben Bass alongside Walter’s furry companion, a yellow lab that FILM continued page 41
Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the Paris and become a dancer. Her best friend Victor (Idris Elba) at an airport after both of their flights remains nameless throughout the film, but ends

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another in order to survive, but they can’t seem to agree on

much. Once they break into their first fight, a frustrated and
fed-up Alex storms off with the dog, leaving Ben behind. He
eventually goes after her, but because of Alex’s leg injury there
is no turning back. The two have no choice but to keep moving
forward. Alex finally comes to know that she really does need
Ben’s help and cannot make it alone.
Weeks go by and while the two are figuring out how to
survive, they stumble upon an abandoned cabin as they are
running out of food and Alex’s leg injury isn’t getting any better.
As Alex and Ben grow fonder of one another, they must figure
out if they’re going to make it out alive and whether they truly

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PICK If you like movies with happy endings and no loose

ends, then Victoria and Abdul is not the film for you.
However, if you want to see a slice of life from a once-lost
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part of history that’s filled with charm and subtle humor, then
you will adore this movie.
“Mostly” based on true events, Victoria and Abdul focuses
on the relationship between Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) and
Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal). Their story begins in the late 1880s,
while Britain ruled India, and Abdul, a lower-class Indian man,
is hired to present Victoria with a ceremonial coin. Victoria
takes a liking to him and requests him to be her personal
servant, then later promotes him to Munshi—a previously
non-existent role in the palace, which involved teaching
Victoria about Indian language, culture, and religion. The
other members of the royal household are scandalized by the
entire situation and persistently try to convince Victoria to
send Abdul back to India.
It’s hard to articulate what exactly makes this movie so
delightful. There’s just something very pure and very human
about the way the titular characters have such fun together,
completely ignoring all the reasons their friendship supposedly
shouldn’t blossom. Abdul’s endearingly dorky sense of humor
I’M DYING (AGAIN):
In Happy Death Day,
a college student
Type version:
must relive the day
of her murder over
and over until she
figures out who
killed her.
also plays well alongside the more deadpan, disgruntled lesser-known actors shine just as much, especially Akhtar, definitely laugh for most of the film, you’ll probably leave the
attitude of his other friend and fellow Indian, Mohammed who steals nearly every scene he’s in. theater feeling a bit sad.
(Adeel Akhtar). Even the racism or classism from the The only thing that really bothered me about this All in all, Victoria and Abdul is worth seeing. It’s not your
antagonist characters, for most of the film such moments are movie was the complete lack of resolutions. As the story typical anti-prejudice movie where good triumphs and all is
played for laughs, makes the antagonists appear more foolish progresses, the film’s tone gradually gets more and more overcome, but in this case the journey matters more than the
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Grub at Grevino
Ca’ Del Grevino Cafe
and Wine Bar in Orcutt
features fine dining fare in a
comfortable package
BY REBECCA ROSE
F
or some reason this week, I have “Food
Glorious Food” from the musical Oliver!
stuck in my head. I’ve been singing it
nonstop for two days (much to the “delight” of
those close to me who have to endure my shaky
singing skills). So I’m giving in and writing
about some truly glorious food that inspired
this melody winding its way into my ear.
Ca’ Del Grevino has had a thriving winery
and two tasting rooms for quite some time,
hosting concerts and poetry. The cafe and
wine bar at the venue in Old Orcutt has a full
menu featuring snack faves such as flatbread
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FOOD
PHOTOS BY REBECCA ROSE
pizzas and some other surprises I discovered
during a recent trip.
After being teased with excellent word of
mouth, I finally had a chance to get to know
their menu, including their legendary tri-tip
pizza, which everyone has been telling me to
check out. The tasting room is luxuriously
comfortable with lots of cozy seating inside.
Big parties shouldn’t have any trouble finding a
table to share and there are spaces for intimate
couples, too. If you have a dog (like me) you’ll
get to enjoy their outdoor seating, which is
snug and also close to the live music, so you
never have to miss out.
That tri-tip pizza is as good as everyone has
said. Flatbread pizzas at wineries are uber on
trend right now, and Ca’ Del Grevino offers
quite a good variety of them. Their tri-tip
version is filled with big bites of meat along
with red onions layered on a tangy red sauce
and topped off with a balsamic reduction
and bleu cheese. When you get the wine
munchies, it’s nice to get something hearty
that doesn’t make you feel too overstuffed,
and this serves really well.
The proscuitto and fig f latbread is the
best one I’ve had. It is drizzled with honey
and topped with avocado slices, which I
didn’t think would work but I like being
proven wrong. The figs are what make
this dish; they are plump and sweet, with FIGSTRAVAGANZA: Highlights of the food menu at Ca’ Del Grevino Cafe and Wine Bar include a range of gourmet flatbread pizzas,
a subtle undertone of vanilla. The honey include fig and prosciutto, which is drizzled with honey and topped with fresh avocados.
complements the dish well and, impressively
in this disappointing avocado season,
MOSCOW BY WAY OF ORCUTT: In addition to an extensive
the avocados were big and fresh and not
selection of their wines available Ca’ Del Grevino Cafe and
underripe at all. It felt very seasonal and
Wine Bar also has a full cocktail bar with some unusual
perfect for a cooler day. creations including a Mermaid drink and their spin on the
Another standout was the baked brie dish, Moscow Mule.
an appetizer that’s perfect for sharing. It’s
also sprinkled with candied walnuts and
served with crostini. Not only is it a very
pretty dish (sometimes it’s so hard to eat
these things), but really well prepared. The
texture is the perfect blend of cracker crisp
on the outside and hot and gooey on the
inside.
But the best thing on their menu has to
be those avocado bombs. The dish is two
perfectly spherical servings of avocado slices
packed tightly with chopped shrimp and
topped with leeks and carrots. But the spicy
soy sauce really makes it unique. It’s definitely
got a big kick of heat, but paired with the cool
creaminess of the avocado this dish works
perfectly.
If you’re just looking for a snack during a BRIE-ZING THROUGH THE MENU: Venues such as Ca’ Del
tasting, the Spanish-influenced charcuterie Grevino Cafe and Wine Bar are great for grazing through
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EATS continued page 44 crustini (pictured).
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plate is perfect. There is also a good variety of
salads and sandwiches if you’re not feeling the
flatbread pizza vibe.
But it’s not just about the food. (Obviously,
this is a winery tasting room.) In addition
to a full assortment of their wines, the cafe
also has a fully stocked bar and some unusual
cocktails. I had their take on the Moscow
Mule, made with gin and cucumbers, and it
was absolutely delicious.
So, as the song goes “food glorious food/
what is it we dream about?/What brings on
a sigh?” If you’re looking for food to dream
about, this is a great place to start. ❍
Arts and Lifestyle Writer Rebecca Rose mourns
the 2017 avocado crop. Contact her at rrose@
santamariasun.com.
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• Teardrop tomatoes are in season now and
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