Community Calendar

The Cayucos Friends of the Library Kirk Wilson Memorial Book Sale is set for Friday, July 3 at the Library patio. Shopping begins at 9 am and ends at 1 pm. Search the tables for great books, CDs, puzzles, and more. Most items are available for $1 to $2. Discount shopping begins at noon—fill a bag for $5.

Step into lavender season with a relaxed, one-hour walk through the fields, led by farmer Milton Hambly. Learn how lavender is grown, harvested, and distilled, meet the animals, and harvest your own bouquet along the way.

Includes:
—One-hour guided walk with the farmer
—Insight into lavender varieties and growing practices
—Hand-harvested lavender bouquet
—Time in the fields and picnic areas

Reservations required; space is limited

Celebrate America's independence with an opening performance by our fellows at the beloved July 4th parade in Montecito's Upper Village, held in partnership with the Montecito Assocation.

It’s a big ocean out there and for young Nemo, a clownfish with an adventurous spirit, it’s calling his name. But when he ventures too far from home and is captured by a scuba diver, his anxious and overprotective father Marlin must face his deepest fears and cross an entire ocean to bring him back. With the help of the forgetful but irrepressibly optimistic Dory, the laid-back sea turtle Crush, and the scrappy Tank Gang, father and son each discover that the greatest adventure isn’t just finding each other — it’s finding themselves.

This show is professionally produced featuring students participating in SLO REP’s Academy of Creative Theatre (ACT) program.

The show runs from July 10 to July 19 at various times. See the detailed schedule at: https://www.slorep.org/events/month/2026-07/

Step into lavender season with a relaxed, one-hour walk through the fields, led by farmer Milton Hambly. Learn how lavender is grown, harvested, and distilled, meet the animals, and harvest your own bouquet along the way.

Includes:
—One-hour guided walk with the farmer
—Insight into lavender varieties and growing practices
—Hand-harvested lavender bouquet
—Time in the fields and picnic areas

Reservations required; space is limited

Hear a kaleidoscope of orchestral works as the Orchestra explores infinite space, performed with awe-inspiring NASA images and footage in HD on the big screen, led by renowned conductor Xian Zhang.

Step into lavender season with a relaxed, one-hour walk through the fields, led by farmer Milton Hambly. Learn how lavender is grown, harvested, and distilled, meet the animals, and harvest your own bouquet along the way.

Includes:
—One-hour guided walk with the farmer
—Insight into lavender varieties and growing practices
—Hand-harvested lavender bouquet
—Time in the fields and picnic areas

Reservations required; space is limited

Local dance company DEYO DANCES is offering two free performances showcasing the world premiere of Ro-Sham-Beau, and two earlier works, featuring choreography by company founder and director Lisa Deyo, on Saturday, July 18 (7 p.m.) and Sunday, July 19 (2 p.m.) in Cal Poly’s Spanos Theatre. Both performances will be followed by a Q&A with Lisa Deyo and the dancers. Visit

Experience the powerful words of Abraham Lincoln on the power of democracy when Gemma New conducts Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, with narration by acclaimed actor Josh Brolin. Plus: the world premiere of the orchestrated version of Jasmine Barnes’ American Lament, commissioned and performed by Sasha Cooke.

This mini-series of engaging afternoon concerts and conversation at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art features select Music Academy fellows performing repertoire of their choosing, inspired by SBMA’s new exhibit, As if in a Dream: History, Fantasy, Future. Curated by James Glisson, Chief Curator & Curator of Contemporary Art, the exhibit occupies two voluminous galleries and explores unconscious thoughts, dreams, and imagination.