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January 5

Film and TV

FILM AND TV  ACTING CLASSES FOR ADULTS, YOUTH AND TEENS
FILM AND TV ACTING CLASSES FOR ADULTS, YOUTH AND TEENS
(Times vary)

This class takes place on Sun. and is taught by a professional film actor/director. Annual LA trips to perform for talent agents and casting directors. Ongoing.

Aaron Metchik
act@metchikstudio.com
Phone: 323-488-9388
http://metchikstudio.com

La Perla Del Mar
205 Windward Ave.
Shell Beach

Music

LIVE MUSIC WITH TIM JACKSON AND GUEST APPEARANCES BY DAVE MILLER
(6pm)

Jackson performs folk and blues every Sat. evening and hosts an open jam session every Thurs. at

Cindy and Johnna
cindy674@gmail.com
Phone: 773-6563
http://vinoversato.com

Vino Versato
781 Price St.
Pismo Beach 93449

Cost: Free

Art

THE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
Galleries
(Gallery hours are Tues.-Sat. 11am-4pm)

is a venue that nurtures creativity, empathy, and big-picture thinking by bringing bold thinkers, emerging and established artists, and creative professionals to campus. Receptions are held the day a new exhibit is installed.

Phone: 756-1571
http://artgallery.calpoly.edu

Building 34, Dexter Hall
next to the Cal Poly library
SLO

JACK HOUSE AND GARDENS
JACK HOUSE AND GARDENS
Museums
(1-4pm)

A historic living museum of a Victorian home circa 1880 with original furnishings and ongoing events. Tour the historic and elegant Victorian Jack House for $2.

Phone: 781-7308
http://slocity.org/parksandrecreation/jackhouse

536 Marsh St.
SLO

Farmers Market

SLO CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET
(10am to 2pm)

On Sun. find produce, fish, local meats, vendors, musical entertainment, and baked goods.

Moez Bensalem
sloccfm@gmail.com
http://sloccfm.com

Kennedy Club parking lot
3889 Long St. (at Tank Farm Road)
SLO

Writers and Literature

POETRY AT THE BEAN
San Luis Obispo First Poet Laureate Ray Clark Dickson reading at the SLO Poetry festival in 2011
POETRY AT THE BEAN
Poetry
January 5 (7pm)

Ray Clark Dickson, the first Poet Laureate for San Luis Obispo, will be the featured reader along with Phil Taggart of Ventura at the Nautical Bean on Jan. 5.

Kevin Patrick Sullivan
kpsslopoet@charter.net
Phone: 547-1318
http://languageofthesoul.org

Nautical Bean
11560 Los Osos Valley Rd.
San Luis Obispo

Cost: Free

Art

FIRST SATURDAYS: WINE AND THE ARTS
FIRST SATURDAYS: WINE AND THE ARTS
Special Art Events
January 5 (5pm-8pm)

A year-round event, First Saturdays: Wine and the Arts is held every month in downtown Paso Robles. Tasting rooms, galleries and other venues display the work of local artists, feature performances and offer regional wine in this fun, free, self-guided tour—an unbeatable combination! First Saturdays: Wine and the Arts is a program of ARTS Obispo. Jan. 5.

Jenna Hartzell
programs@artsobispo.org
Phone: 544-9251
http://artsobispo.org/

Various Venues
Downtown Paso Robles
Paso Robles

Cost: Free

The Outdoors

SMALL WILDERNESS AREA PRESERVATION (SWAP) WORK PARTY
January 5 (9am-12pm)

Volunteers are needed to help with weed and erosion control on the first Sat. of each month.

Phone: 528-0392
http://elfin-forest.org

Elfin Forrest
15th Street
Los Osos

Sports and Wellness

BHAKTI YOGA WORKSHOP WITH PALAKA DAS
Lessons and Classes
January 5 (1pm)

Come to the Bhakti Yoga Workshop on Jan. 5 from 1-3pm. Join us for an opportunity to cultivate an understanding of the practice and principles of Devotion to the Divine, one of the most powerful processes of Self-Realization. Learn to apply these basic principles of devotion in your daily life to achieve more consciousness in all your activities leading to greater health, vitality and harmony within and without. Jan. 5.

Mary Sage Sennewald
info@sukhawellnesscenter.com
Phone: 801-8088
http://sukhawellnesscenter.com

Sukha Wellness Center
6615 Bay Laurel Pl.
Avila Beach

Cost: $25

Volunteers

ADOPT-A-PET EVENTS
January 5 (11am-4pm)

take place every Saturday. Cats and kittens are spayed or neutered, tested and vaccinated prior to adoption. A free vet examination is included.

Debra Holt
DebraHolt@AOL.COM
Phone: 549-9228
http://felinenetwork.org

PetCo
Madonna Plaza Shopping Center
SLO 93405

Cost: Adoption fees are $60 for one or $80 for two