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Community Calendar    Wednesday  July 28, 2010

Grover Beach:  Tonight at Fin’s in Grover Beach is the bluegrass music duo Brittany Reilly & Brent Hopper along with other singer songwriters in the new showcase venue for “Songwriters At Play.” The evening of music begins at 6 pm with Brittany Reilly and her husband Brent Hopper performing about 7:30. The couple played their first show five years ago, and have since played more than 200 venues in 25 states. Based in Asheville NC, they are touring across the U.S. promoting their new CD “Honky Tonk Home” CD. Fans of classic country, fast-paced instrumental picking, harmonies and heartfelt ballads will find much to like about Brittany and Brent. http://www.brittanyreilly.com/ . Songwriters At Play showcases are held every Wednesday at Fin's. 25 W. Grand Ave (at the beach) Grover Beach, CA 805-473-3467. There's no cover charge, and all ages are welcome

Cambria: The Tenth Annual Great Kitchens of Cambria Tour is Saturday July 31 from 11:00 am to 3:00. Sponsored by Friends of the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve (FFRP), a non-profit organization, the Kitchen Four raises funds for conservation of animal habitat and historic trail maintenance and more at the 440-acre Fiscalini Ranch Preserve. This year you can visit eight new or newly remodeled kitchens, in a wide variety of styles.  At each location you can sample gourmet treats, beverages or wine tasting, view kitchen related demos and displays, and enter drawings for terrific prizes. Tickets sell out every year, the number for tickets is 805-927-2856  http://cambriakitchentour.com    

S.Barbara: At Centerstage Theater in Santa Barbara Dijo Productions and the
Virtual Theatre Company present Frost/Nixon. This Central Coast premiere features Justin Stark as Frost and Ed Giron as Nixon. The play chronicles the factual interviews between television talk show host David Frost, who was considered a lightweight, and the disgraced Nixon, who had resigned from the U.S. presidency. Surprisingly, Nixon revealed more in this series of interviews than anyone imagined, including a tacit admission of guilt in the Watergate scandal. All seating is general admission. For tickets the number is 963-0408 or centerstagetheater.org

SLO: This Saturday in San Luis Obispo is a chance to break out your dancing shoes and join the central coast dance society for a Zesty Contra Dance at the Odd Fellows Hall. This one is for advanced dancers on Saturday, July 31 with no instructions beforehand. The exciting band, Bonfire from Los Angeles, will be playing lively music with Susan Michaels, also from Los Angeles calling some challenging and fun dances. Cost is $10. Got more info, see www.cccds.org.

Arroyo Grande: The SLO Down Pub, Ellie’s Café, & Transition Towns South County
present the workshop: How to Compost and what to do with kitchen scraps!
It’s easy—anyone can do it! This Saturday at 4:45, there are refreshments offered to participants, the presentation is from 5 to 6 pm, when you can learn about creating  your own worm bin, to create rich soil while you recycle kitchen waste – keeping it out of the landfill. Please RSVP by calling 773-2847. The SLO Down Pub is located at 1200 E. Grand Avenue in Arroyo Grande.

S. Barbara: This Saturday for Adobe Days at the El Presidio in Santa Barbara you can get your hands dirty and help rebuild Santa Barbara's birthplace, one brick at a time. 14,000 adobe bricks are needed to complete the Presidio Northwest Corner Reconstruction Project. You can help – this Saturday from 9am to 1 pm, at the El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park.
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Community Calendar    Wednesday  July 23, 2010

S. Maria:  This Summer the Dunes Center in collaboration with Northern Santa Barbara County United Way is hosting the summer teen program, Fun In The Sun (FITS). 
If you would like to volunteer – there’s a place for you to participate in Lunch Bunch.  Lunch Bunch is an opportunity for any adult in the community to spend an hour eating lunch with the students participating in FITS. Lunch Bunch is meant to be informal, we just ask for volunteers to come, sit down and chat with the kids for an hour. It serves as a way for students to interact with different individuals from different aspects of life within the community. Bring your own lunch, and feel free to bring some lunch to share (pizza always goes over well).
If you or your colleagues are interested in participating, the FITS program began in June and runs until August 6th, 2010 with sites located in Santa Maria (Abel Maldonado Youth Center) and Guadalupe (Mary Buren Elementary School). 
There are approximately 13-20 participants at each site.  Lunch is held from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, and volunteers need to arrive 10-15 minutes early. 
YOU CAN SIGNUP ONLINE:  http://www.dunescenter.org/Education/lunchbunch.html.  Our goal is to have at least two volunteers at each site every day. 
Sandy Soria Sosa, Director of Community Impact of Northern Santa Barbara County United Way is helping The Dunes Center put together the schedule.  If you have any scheduling questions you can contact her by email at sandy@uwcentralcoast.org or by phone at (805) 922-0329 x 105.   Make a difference and brighten a child's day by serving as a positive role model!

S. Barbara: This Saturday from 5 to 8 pm is “Art From Scrap – an assemblage Art Show and fundraiser” at the AFS Gallery in Santa Barbara at 302 E. Cota Street.
The 9th Annual Assemblage Fundraising evening promises to be a lively one with food, drinks, music, and two auctions; an art auction of over 50 works of art and a silent auction of donated goods and services. Photographer Bob DeBris is on hand, offering one of his infamously fun Photo Op’s. Admission is $5.00. The theme for this year’s Assemblage Art Show is ‘(Green) More Than A Color.’ The show features the work of local artists, both professional and amateur, who were challenged to create a piece of assemblage art using recycled materials and one green object collected at the Art From Scrap Reuse Store. The exhibition is on display now through Saturday for public viewing and you’re welcome to bid on the art work; proceeds benefit Art From Scrap’s environmental education and art programs.  884-0459

Cambria: The month of July has artist Robin Wayne’s oil paintings--including landscapes, interiors and animals--at the Cambria Library. Wayne was born in California, but spent several early years in Brazil. She majored in art at the University of Miami and spent her career as an elementary school teacher in Los Angeles, she now enjoys retirement in Cambria. A portion of any sales benefits the Friends of the Cambria Library. The Library is open Tues.-Fri. 11-5 and Sat. 12-4. For further information, please call the Library at 927-4336.now through July.

SLO: Festival Mozaic The summer festival of classical music in San Luis Obispo welcomes you this Saturday to the open rehearsal when you can join the band from 10am to 1 pm for “Join the Band” – there is a  special ticket price that includes the Cal Poly Parking Pass – the Join th Band rehearsal is in the Cohen Performing Arts Center on the Cal Poly campus. 
From 3 to 5 this Saturday is Festival Mozaic’s Chamber Series: World Traditions when the Festival Chamber Players perform Ravel Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet, the Mendelssohn String Quartet in e and more.  Ravel’s shimmering and expressive piece was written to hastily fulfill a commission from a harp-making company, so that Ravel could commence a long-awaited yachting trip. Mendelssohn’s lively and passionate String Quartet was written while on his honeymoon and is filled with rich harmonies and virtuoso demands. The Chamber Series is held at Grace Church, in San Luis Obispo, beginning at 3 Saturday.
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