On-air Community Calendar

A listing of nonprofit organization activities and free events in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. Below you will find the texts of the calendars as they were read on-air in the last two weeks, including links to their full listings on the KCBX On-line Community Calendar or other websites.

Click here to submit your event to the Online Community Calendar. It will be posted to the calendar within two days. All submissions to the Online Calendar are forwarded to the producer of the KCBX On-air Community Calendar. Many items posted on-line are featured on our on-air version. However, because of the production schedule for the on-air calendar, items need to be posted at least two weeks in advance of your event for possible inclusion.

You can also access the archive of monthly calendar listings from previous years as an aid in scheduling an event.

KCBX On-air Community Calendar, Week of February 6 through 12, 2012

Today there is a community colloquium on “Celebrating Diversity,” at the PAC’s Christopher Cohan Center, beginning at 5 PM, sponsored by Cal Poly and the city of San Luis Obispo.   A number of noted national and local speakers will be featured, plus there will be a panel discussion of local luminaries.   More information…

To many of us Valentine’s Day means chocolate treats.  Learn to make your own at the SLO Botanical Gardens from Chef Brenda Hock, Thursday afternoon.  She’ll show you how to make chocolate truffles, soup, cookies and more. There is a fee and registration is limited. More information…

There’s a musical salute of “Ol’ Blue Eyes” coming up.  Singers Steve McAndrew and Chad Stevens with the Brett Mitchell Trio will perform Frank Sinatra’s music from throughout his career.  The event is this Sunday afternoon at Congregation Beth David on L.O.V.R near Foothill.   More information…

Celebrate Valentine’s Day a little early, and in a very romantic setting: the Port San Luis Lighthouse.  It’s their second annual Valentine’s Champagne & Sweets Tour, with homemade sweets, live music, friendly docents and a charming trolley ride.  More information…

They’ll be singing the blues this Friday, and it’s guaranteed to bring the house down.  It’s the blues of the duo, “Soul Salvation,” Ruthie Foster and Paul Thorn, blending together blues, rock, R&B and jazz.  It’s this Friday evening at UCSB’s Campbell Hall.  More information…

“Rhapsody in Blue” comes to the Granada.  In fact, several modern masterpieces of American symphonic music are being featured this weekend by the Santa Barbara Symphony, with guest pianist Terrence Wilson, at the Granada Theatre Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.  More information…

There’s some good old-time bluegrass being performed this Saturday evening.  The group is called Foghorn Stringband.  They’re appearing at the Red Barn in Los Osos, thanks to the support of KCBX and the Live Oak Music Festival.  More information…

There is something about Sunday afternoons that makes them perfect for chamber music.  This Sunday is no exception. The SLO Wind Orchestra is having a chamber music concert at the Community Presbyterian Church of Cambria. More information…

Valentine’s Day, a lively concert and delicious chocolate.  What a combination.  There’s a concert at the Nipomo Community Presbyterian Church on Thompson St., to celebrate the event and raise money for homeless services in the South County this Sunday evening.   More information…

Space exploration, astronomy and the cosmos.  That’s what you’ll hear about this Saturday evening at the Atascadero Library.  The speaker will be  an ambassador with the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab and leader of the Central Coast Astronomical Society.  Space is limited. Sign-ups recommended.  More information…

Here’s a unique Valentine’s Day gift: a serenade from the the Sweet Adelines.  It’s for people in the Santa Maria and Lompoc Valleys.  For a donation of $25 that goes to fund local music scholarships, they will deliver singing Valentines in person, or over the phone for distant loved ones.    More information…

Wintermezzo II. from Festival Mosaic is slated for this weekend.  There is a Notable Encounter at the SLO Museum of Art Friday Night, another Saturday night at the Ventana Grill in Pismo, and a concert Sunday afternoon at the United Methodist Church in SLO. The music of Beethoven, Borodin and Schumann will be featured. More information…

Spring’s coming; it’s time to prune.  So you’ll be glad to learn that a Master Gardener will be giving a free demonstration of winter pruning this Saturday at Centennial Park in Paso.  The pruning will include fruit and nut bearing trees, vines and bushes. More information…

There’s a Valentine’s Day event taking place this Saturday.  It’s a benefit auction and party to support the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum.  There will be fine art, high art and luxury lifestyle auction plus lots of food, wine and dancing.  It takes place at the Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts Terrace.   More information…

Books, CDs, audio books, LPs -- hundreds of them.  And the used material is all for sale at very good prices this Saturday at the Atascadero Library’s Book House.  Proceeds will benefit the library’s expansion campaign.  More information…

Is internet marketing a mystery you’d like to solve?  Much will be revealed at a brown bag lunch being put on for everyone by Mission Community Services Corporation this Friday.  The speaker will talk about how small businesses can make better use of email, Facebook and Twitter. More information…

Tax day always comes sooner than we’d like.  To help you prepare your return on time and correctly, Cal Poly offers its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.  It’s for anyone making less than $50 thousand a year, and runs Saturdays from now until March 10.   More information…

Contra dancing can be enjoyed this Saturday evening.  The Central Coast Country Dance Society is featuring The Growling Old Geezers and caller Jonathan Southard in a dance at the Odd Fellows Hall on Dana Street in SLO.  You don’t need a partner, and it’s as easy as walking. More information…

Space and time are two imponderables made less so this Sunday.  James Isenberg, a professor of mathematics from the University of Oregon will be speaking on the topic “The Alpha and Omega of the Universe,” at the Goleta Library this Sunday afternoon.    More information…

KCBX On-air Community Calendar, Week of January 30 through February 5, 2012

Dad’s, gather up your best girl and hie on over to Pismo this Saturday evening for the annual Father Daughter Dance.  It’s a semi-formal evening of dancing and fun, taking place at the Pismo Beach Veteran’s Hall. It’s always a sell-out and pre-registration is required by Tuesday, January 31. More information…

There’s an environmentalists rendezvous coming up this week in SLO.  It’s the third such annual event being put on by the Sierra Club.  Environmental group leaders will be speaking about issues facing the county and the area.  It’s Tuesday evening at the Styneberg Gallery on Monterey Street. More information…

A film about a brilliant 90-year-old artist is being shown as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.  It’s called “Painting Bolinas,” made by Wendy Elkin. There is just one showing, Tuesday evening, at the Metro Four Theatre on State Street. More information…

A community forum on living mentally well is being held this Wednesday evening.  It’s called Journey of Hope 2012 and being put on the Transitions-Mental Health Association at the New Life Church in Pismo.  It will feature speakers and opportunities to meet and confer with mental health and community leaders.  More information…

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band.  A while back the New Orleans Institution was here on the big screen.  Now the Basin Street band will be here live.  Under the direction of Ben Jaffe, the son of the band’s founders, the band will be coming to Campbell Hall on the UCSB campus, Wednesday evening. More information…

A very exciting artist will be performing this Thursday in Santa Barbara.  Christine Marie’s work is entitled “Multiplying Spectacles,” a large-scale projected shadow theater performance, accompanied by a live score.  She will be appearing at the Lounge of the Contemporary Arts Forum.   More information…

An outstanding and affecting drama opens this Friday at the Santa Maria Civic Theatre.  It’s the Pulitzer Prize winning play, “Rabbit Hole,” by David Lindsay-Abaire, running for four weeks at the theater on McClelland Street in Santa Maria.  More information…

They’re dancing all weekend long.  They’re Cal Poly’s Orchesis Dance Company at the Spanos Theatre on the Cal Poly campus.  Contemporary choreography and live music will highlight performances this Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening, and Sunday afternoon.  More information…

Yoga is not just for adults.  That’s why there will be an opportunity for children aged 12 and under to learn what Yoga is all about at the Los Osos Library this Saturday morning.  There will be games and play-based movement for the kids as a way of teaching the basics.     More information…

A food festival.  If that sounds appetizing, you’ll be pleased to know one is coming up Friday evening.  The Fourth Annual Culinary Carnival is at the Embassy Suites Hotel, featuring gourmet appetizers prepared by local chefs, restaurants, bakeries and wine and beer purveyors.   It’s all to benefit Prado Day Center.   More information…

Dancing and dining and helping a good cause.  It’s a celebration of 10 years of North County Watch, taking place at the Santa Margarita Community Center on Saturday.  Fine food, music and spirits will be available.  Seating is limited so reservations are suggested.   More information…

There’s chamber music at the SLO Mission on Saturday.  It will feature Cal Poly’s finest student musicians in a fund raiser for the Cal Poly Symphony’s April trip to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.  More information…

Paso Roblans: it’s time to get in shape.  And there are plenty of ways to do it offered by the city’s Department of Recreation.  They call it “Kick Start 2012!”   Classes are offered for both kids and adults for all sorts of activities.  You can sign up on line or at their offices at Centennial Park.   More information…

There’s some great music to be heard this weekend.  The bluegrass and blues quintet Houston Jones is appearing at the United Church of Christ on L.O.V.R. in SLO on Saturday evening. More information…  The Odyssey Trio will be performing Sunday afternoon at the Coalesce Bookstore in Morro Bay. More information…

The Super Bowl is this Sunday afternoon and you may feel the need for some exercise before kick-off.  Think about joining an early work day for volunteers with the Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers at Montana de Oro State Park.    More information…

The 9/11 Memorial at the site of the site World Trade Center in New York has become an international sensation.  And it’s co-designer is speaking at Cal Poly Friday afternoon.  It’s part of the Hearst Lecture Series, free and open to the public.   More information…

Food and art will be blended together this Friday evening at the SLO Museum of Art.  There is a showing of the work of Bryce Vinokurov, brought together under the heading of “Foodies in Exile,” abstract and satirical artwork that focus on a group of food lovers and the sustainable food industry.   More information…

They are doing “Double Takes” at the Gala Center. That’s the title of an art exhibit for which there’s an opening reception this Friday, featuring the work of Wes Christensen, a Los Angeles artist.  It’s sponsored by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance at the GALA Center on Palm Street in SLO.  More information…

February is Black History Month.  There’ll be lots of celebration.  For instance: the Lompoc Museum is having a special exhibit entitled “Weaving Through Africa,” with displays of baskets from different ethnic groups on the continent. It runs all month.   More information…