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Community Calendar   Thursday May 8, 2008

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Cayucos: Tomorrow begins the summer season of Farmers Markets in Cayucos on Fridays. From 10am to 12:30pm the market allows you to find fresh fruits, vegetables and plants at the Vets Hall on the pier. The only date missed this  summer for Farmer’s Market will be Friday,  the 4th of July.

Los Osos: This Saturday night in Los Osos the Red Barn Community Music Series is proud to present the music of blues guitarist Del Rey at 7 pm. Her guitar and ukulele playing combine country blues, stride piano, classic jazz and hillbilly boogie through the sensibility of an autodidact trailer-park esthete. Her live show is full of complex guitar grooves and sly humor. Del Rey plays internationally, collaborates and tours frequently with Austin guitarist Steve James, plays with the group Ukeshack on ukulele and presents a concert/lecture on women musicians called Women in American Music. Since 2004 Del Rey has collaborated with Maria Muldaur on “Tributes to Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Johnny Cash,” and she writes about music for various publications, including Acoustic Guitar. Dirty Linen magazine recommends: “If you like your blues warm, wise, witty and well-played, give Del Rey a listen.” The Red Barn is located at the South Bay Community Center, next to the skate park in Los Osos on Los Osos Valley Road at the corner of Palisades. The show begins at 7:00 PM, with pot luck supper and pot luck band beginning at 6 PM. No tickets are required -a donation of $10 is requested at the door.

Cuesta: On Monday May 12th Cuesta Community College presents Voce and the Cuesta Night Band, directed by John Knutson and Ron McCarley in concert at 7:30 pm in the campus Conference Center. The Cuesta College vocal group Voce and the semi-professional Cuesta Night Band  perform together for one night. Voce soon heads off to their 2008 European Festival Tour but first offers their talents to the local community with an eclectic mix of jazz standards, Latin, and swing from the Great American Songbook. Voce is the only American choir invited to perform at the Festival Choral International en Provence. Sponsored by the French Government, this festival invites only eight choirs each summer. They require that each choir come from a different country—Cuesta Voce has the honor of representing the USA. The other invited choirs this year are from Lativa, South Africa, Spain, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Philippines, and Russia. The Cuesta Night Band, directed by Ron McCarley, plays an exciting mix of classic jazz to progressive big band music Tickets for the concert are $10 for adults, $7 for students, seniors and children under 12. For more information, contact Cuesta College Performing Arts at 546-3195.

SLO: You’ve heard them on NPR, and now you can experience the political satirists and singers “the Capitol Steps” in San Luis Obispo on Thursday, May 15th at the Performing Arts Center on the Cal Poly campus.  P.J. O’Rourke says, “The Capitol Steps are what Washington would be like if everyone were smarter and could sing.” Cal Poly Arts presents the bi-partisan levity of The Capitol Steps with their take on red, blue, left or right--it’s all fair game when the Steps’ hit the current headlines. Most cast members have worked on Capitol Hill – some for Democrats, some for Republicans, and others for politicians who firmly straddle the fence. No matter who holds office, there's never a shortage of material.  Twenty five years ago, The Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them.  In the years that followed, many of the Steps ignored the conventional wisdom ("Don't quit your day job!")  Taken together, these performers have worked in a total of 18 Congressional offices and represent 62 years of collective House and Senate staff experience. They’ve also recorded 28 albums, including their latest, Campaign and Suffering. KCBX Public Radio is a proud co-sponsor for the performance of the Capitol Steps one week from today, Thursday May 15th. For tickets 805/756-2787; to order by fax: 805/756-6088. Order on-line at www.calpolyarts.org.

Buellton: Plan ahead for the North County Mayors’ Ball on Saturday, May 17, at the Santa Ynez Marriott Hotel in Buellton.  This is the second time for this fund-raiser, called “A Plain & Fancy Affair,” which honors the five mayors of North S. Barbara County communities: Buellton, Guadalupe, Lompoc, Santa Maria, and Solvang. This year the north county Supervisors attend as special guest. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. with a VIP Reception, with the mayors and supervisors. After dinner there’s  dancing under the tent until 10 p.m.  Individual tickets are $100.  More information regarding tickets, sponsorships, and donations is available by contacting Raynette Cornejo, Resource Dev. Officer, raynette@uwcentralcoast.org, or 922-0329.

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Community Calendar Thursday May 1, 2008

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S. Barbara: This Saturday the Adelfos Ensemble performs in the annual Spring Concert at 7:30 PM in the chapel at St. Anthony's Seminary, located at 2300 Garden Street in Santa Barbara. The program features the Four Motets by Maurice Duruflé, as well as works by Stravinsky, Chesnokov, Rachmaninoff, Tavener and Ligeti. The concert also features Donald Bohen's Night Songs, two poems for six-part male chorus and piano. Tickets are $20, students and seniors $15 and are available online at adelfosensemble.com, from your friendly neighborhood Adelfos Ensemble singer or Board member, or at the door. The Santa Barbara News-Press calls the group "a taut, seamlessly textured ensemble sound." Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 PM.

Cambria: Music lovers can hear the Sweet Reflections perform for the next two weekends in Cambria at 2 in the afternoon. The Cambria Community Chorale, under the direction of Ruth Fleming, with accompanist Bill Officer, present four spring concerts entitled "Sweet Reflections": Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4 at 2:00pm Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11 at 2:00 pm Sunday, May 11, is a special Mothers Day performance All performances will be at TOGS, the Theatre at the Old Grammar School, 1350 Main Street, Cambria Tickets are $15 for adults; $5 for children and students Tickets are available at the Joslyn Center, the Cambria Chamber of Commerce and at the door. For ticket information, contact Viv Goff at 927-0443. All proceeds benefit the Cambria Community Chorale and the Cambria Youth Music Fund

Lompoc: This Saturday from 1 to 3 pm is the artist reception for local photographer Lynda Schiff who exhibits photos in a show entitled  Midlife Crisis and the Colorado Trail” at Cypress Gallery in Lompoc.  These photos resulted from a 50-mile backpack/reunion trip along the Colorado Trail last summer, including sweeping vistas of the high country as well as small and unusual wonders noticed along the way.  The title of the show honors the determination of the 5 women who took the trip, with the youngest participant age 49 at the time and the oldest was 64.  The show continues at Cypress Gallery 119 East Cypress Ave Lompoc from April 29 to May 25 (Tues through Sun, 12 – 5 pm.), (805) 737-1129

SLO: This Saturday night is another Blues Society Dance/Concert presenting the swing blues stylist Lynwood Slim. Blues DeVille opens the show at 8:00 pm at the SLO Vets Hall, located at 801 Grand Avenue in San Luis Obispo. SLO Dance offers free dance lessons from 7:30 - 8:00pm. Tickets are $17 for Blues Society members and $20 for the general public. All tickets are sold at the door. 21 and over, please. To volunteer to work a shift at the show, call 805/541-7930. http://www.sloblues.org

Live Oak: Tickets are on sale now for the 20th Anniversary Live Oak Music Festival. Performers include Pancho Sanchez, Dan Hicks and the Hotlicks, The Cache Valley Drifters and Nanci Griffith. Purchase your tickets online to save a few dollars and tell your friends, the Live Oak Music Festival camping tickets are going fast!! The website is www.liveoakfest.org or just visit our homepage, www.kcbx.org and choose The Live Oak Music Festival from the menu in the right sidebar.

Shell Beach: Tickets are now on sale for the 21st Annual “Afternoon of Epicurean Delights,” held as a fundraiser for the Economic Opportunity Commission (EOC) Health Services Division. Tickets are $100.00 and may be purchased at –The Crushed Grape, the SLO & Arroyo Grande Chambers of Commerce, or by calling the EOC Health Services Administrative office at 544-2498.  The event is held at the beautiful Chapman House by the Sea overlooking the cliffs in Shell Beach on Sunday, June 1st from 11:30-3:30. Guests are able to stroll through the gardens of Chapman House by the Sea while tasting an amazing array of foods and beverages, enjoying a variety of live music provided by local musicians, as well as an opportunity to bid on silent auction items featuring local art, premium and reserve wines, and much more.  All vendors generously donate their talents and tasting samples for this popular annual event. For tickets, questions or more information about the event, please contact the EOC office at 544-2498.

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