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New Times / ArtsA journey into darkness with Xan CassavetesBY BRYCE WILSONIf you want to be a filmmaker with a name like Cassavetes, you have a serious legacy to live up to. But Xan Cassavetes, daughter of independent film legend John Cassavetes, has more than acquitted herself. Responsible for the superlative documentary The Z Channel (one of my all-time favorite films; ... The voice in the stoneBY ANNA WELTNERIt wasn’t Michelangelo’s David that struck choreographer Diana Stanton on her honeymoon in Florence, but his unfinished masterpieces, known as the Prisoners. These marble figures, which today line the hall of Florence’s Accademia Gallery, do seem to be trying to free themselves from the crush... Old-school coolBY GLEN STARKEYIt’s Saturday, May 18, 2013, but as I look around, it could just as easily be 1945—an America buoyed by winning World War II, increased economic prosperity, and a new sense of freedom. I’m at Pismo Coast Village RV Resort’s sixth annual Vintage Trailer Rally Open House, and everywhere ... Artifacts: Exotic exposureBY ANNA WELTNERRemember when I told you about local artist Jeff Claassen’s Kickstarter campaign, the Puzzle Painting? Well, it’s only fair to mention Santa Maria photographer Mark Velasquez’s crowdfunding project as well, this one happening on indiegogo.com. Love him or hate him—in his conservative hometo... |
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Troublesome numbers - With reform legislation stalling, a state nurses union releases local hospitals' billing figures
Each drop is priceless - Santa Maria is ahead of the curve when it comes to water conservation
Changing of the guard
Lompoc wind farmgets two more years
Abel Maldonado is striving to repeal A.B. 109
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