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Saturday, May 25, 2013 Volume: 27, Issue: 43
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New Times / Calendar EventsNovember 10Art
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
Building 34, Dexter Hall
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
536 Marsh St. Special Events
3D x 2: A COLLBORATION AMONG SCULPTORS
November 10 (11-5pm) sculptures in a variety of media made by two artists, McMeen Gallery
Muara Johnston
Museum of Art Cost: Free Admission
TERRY DELAPP: MUNDUS CERIALIS
November 10 (11-5pm) opening exhibition uncoventional tonalist landscape paintings in acrylic First Gallery
Muara Johnston
Museum of Art Cost: Free Admission
EAGLE ROBOTICS PUMPKIN CHUNKIN EVENT
November 10 (1:00 - 4:30 pm) Please join the Arroyo Grande High School Robotics Team for the annual Pumpkin Chunkin event at Talley Vineyards 3031 Lopez Dr Arroyo Grande. Bring your catapult, trebuchet, mini-catapult, LEGO contraption to participate in the Pumpkin Chunkin contest. This is a free, fun event for the whole family. There will be snacks and awards. Come see pumpkins fly!
AGHS Eagle Robotics Team 1388
Talley Vineyards Cost: FREE
November 10 (1:00 - 4:30 pm) Come have a smashing good time with the Arroyo Grande High School Eagle Robotics Team Annual Pumpkin Chunkin’ Event and Bake Sale at Talley Vineyards 3031 Lopez Dr Arroyo Grande Saturday Nov 10th 2012 1:00-4:30PM. Bring your trebuchet, catapult or a LEGO catapult to compete in the contest or just come out to enjoy this free, fun event for whole family with childrens activities and snacks available. Come see pumpkins fly!
Eagle Robotics Team
Talley Vineyards Cost: FREE
FRESH OFF THE FARM BARBECUE DINNER
November 10 (4-7:30PM) Please help support your local farmers! The San Luis Obispo Grange will be sponsoring a "Fresh Off the Farm" barbecue dinner on Nov. 10. This event will benefit local farmers as well as the Grange. All fruits and veggies will be from local farms as well as the pigs which will be roasted "argentine style". The Grange is located at 2880 Broad St. SLO.
Esther Rigoni
2880 Broad St. Cost: Donation:$15
November 10 (1:00 pm - 3:30pm) The SLO Botanical Garden is offering a Garden Fresh Family Cooking Class, Nov 10, 1-3:30pm that focuses on gardening, harvest and cooking delicious seasonal food. Learn how to make fresh-from-the-garden meals while empowering your kid to get excited about nutrition. Class is age appropriate for 2-6 grade. Class is $25 for child and guardian, additional $5 per attendee. Visit http://slobg.org/kids-cooking-class/
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Cost: $25 for child and guardian, additional $5 per person
NATURAL HOLIDAY DECOR AT SLO BOTANICAL GARDEN
November 10 (1:00-3:00pm) Learn to create holiday decorations using easily found natural materials. Create a classic wreath using only a wire coat hanger and coated floral wire. Fun and inspiring workshop to “green” your holiday décor. Participants should bring coated floral wire, coat hangers, and plant clippers. Cost is $5 for members/$10 non-members. Pre-registration is appreciated. For more information contact 805.541.1400×304 or education@slobg.org.
Lindsey Collinsworth
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Cost: $5 for members/$10 non-members
SLO CONTRA DANCE!
November 10 (7:00pm) Join the Central Coast Country Dance Society for a contra dance on Saturday, November 10. The caller is Jonathan Southard (Santa Barbara), and the band is the Growling Old Geezers (SLO). The evening starts with a contra dance introduction at 7:00pm, and then dancing from 7:30 – 10:30. Join us for this EXCELLENT dance! The cost is $9. It's all at the Odd Fellows Hall, 520 Dana Street, San Luis Obispo. For more info, visit www.cccds.org.
Harold Hallikainen
Odd Fellows Hall Cost: $9.00
Winery Events November 10 (11 am-2 pm) Sharpen your palate and learn why blending is an important process of making great wines. Discover how to evaluate base wines for aromatics, flavor, texture and aging characteristics then create several unique blends. You’ll also have the opportunity to purchase and custom label your premium Paso Robles blend. October 27 and November 10 at 11 am
Becky Zelinski
First Crush Cellars Cost: $60
Winery Events November 10 (6:00 PM- 9:00 PM) This new event that is set to benefit and showcase the best culinary treats of Nipomo including Adelina’s, Rosie’s, Black Lake, The Rock, Tahlia’s, Rancho Nipomo, Dorados & more. This premier occasion of the best of wine and food along with being a fundraiser for Nipomo High School and Santa Maria YMCA is like no other. This elegant event will feature a Lucky Board raffle, music, camaraderie and fun. Set in the serene settings of a Tuscan Style home and offering the finest of adornmentS.
Teri Bayus
Casa de Penaflor Cost: $25 Stage
November 10 (7:00 PM) In 1951, British biophysicist Rosalind Franklin became a research associate at King’s College in London, where her X-ray imaging revealed DNA’s double helix structure, leading to the Nobel Prize for Francis Crick, James Dewey Watson, and Maurice Wilkins.
Kevin Harris
San Luis Obispo Little Theatre Cost: $7-$10 Music
November 10 (10 pm - 1 am) Every Friday and Saturday night 10pm - 1am. DJs spin in the lounge. Ask about drink specials at the bar.
Novo
Novo Cost: free
LIFE'S JOYS
November 10 (8pm) Pianist Rina Dokshitsky will perform works by Wagner, Mozart, and Mendelssohn on Nov. 10 at the Christopher Cohan Center.
Phone: 543-3533
1 Grand Ave.
November 10 (7:30pm) Nov. 10 7:30 p.m. at Castoro Cellars in Templeton. $10 per person for tickets and info call 238-0725 or visit castorocellars.com
Castoro Cellars
Castoro Cellars
November 10 (8:00 pm) On Saturday, November 10th at 8 pm, the San Luis Obispo Symphony will present Israeli pianist Rina Dokshitsky in a performance of Mozart’s sunny and cheerful Piano Concerto No.23 in A Major. Also on the program will be Richard Wagner’s lyrical Siegfried Idyll, written as a love poem for his wife upon the birth of their son, and Mendelssohn’s SymphonyNo.4, also known as his “Italian” Symphony, inspired by the composer’s visit to Italy in 1830.
SLO Symphony
Christopher Cohan Center Cost: $20-$75 Writers and Literature
November 10 (2-4 p.m.) Coalesce Bookstore invites you a book-signing, November 10, (Saturday), 2-4 p.m. “The Seekers” written by Margaret Ann Maricle and illustrated by Peggy Stevens
Coalesce Bookstore
Coalesce Bookstore Art
NORMAN E. RILEY: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
Galleries November 10 (11-5pm) surrealistic staged black and white still life photos Gray Wing
Muara Johnston
Museum of Art Cost: Free Admission
PHOTOMORPHOSIS II
Galleries November 10 (11-5pm) state wide juried photography exhibit featuring photo manipulation, HDR and texturing Gray Wing
Muara Johnston
Museum of Art Cost: Free Admission
FACULTY RESEARCH TRIENNIAL
Openings and Receptions November 10 (5:00 pm) Faculty Research Triennial: Showcase of new creative research and artwork in graphic design, photography, drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, and art history by Cal Poly Department of Art and Design Faculty. Exhibition November 9-December 7. Opening reception Friday, November 9, 5 pm. Gallery hours Tuesday-Saturday, 11-4 pm.
Jeff Van Kleeck
University Art Gallery Cost: free Kid Stuff
Create and Learn November 10 (1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.) Saturday November 10th 1pm – 3:30 bring your family to the SLO Botanical Garden for Garden Fresh Family Cooking. Cook a healthy feast harvested straight from the Garden. Kids do all the cooking and the whole family learns about cooking healthy delicious food. For kids 2-6 grade & guardians of all ages. $25 for child and guardian, $5 per additional person. RSVP, space is limited 541.1400x304 or visit www.slobg.org for more info.
Lindsey Collinsworth
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Cost: $25 for child and guardian, $5 per additional person.
Get Fit November 10 (9:00am - 9:45am) Introductory course in which students explore music, movement, and rhythm. Incorporates ballet and jazz fundamentals with the use of instruments, props, and imagination. Local performance opportunities. Students that excel in Creative Dance are encouraged to attend Musical Theater on Tuesdays at 3:45pm. Your first class is always free at Dance Obispo!
Sheri Thompson
Dance Obispo Cost: First Class Free!
Get Fit November 10 (1:00 pm - 3:30pm ) The SLO Botanical Garden is offering a Garden Fresh Family Cooking Class, Nov 10, 1-3:30pm that focuses on gardening, harvest and cooking delicious seasonal food. Learn how to make fresh-from-the-garden meals while empowering your kid to get excited about nutrition. Class is age appropriate for 2-6 grade. Class is $25 for child and guardian, additional $5 per attendee. Visit http://slobg.org/kids-cooking-class/
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Cost: $25 for child and guardian, additional $5 per person
Libraries November 10 (Varies (see description)) High-energy, slapstick stuntmen Mark Wilder and VonJon juggle everything from machetes to bowling balls, climbing up free-standing ladders, and onto seven-foot-tall unicycles. There are three free shows: Saturday, November 3, 2:00 p.m. at the Arroyo Grande Library – 800 W. Branch Street Thursday November 8, 3:30 p.m., Atascadero Library at Colony Park Community Center – 5599 Traffic Way Saturday, November 10, 10:30 a.m., San Luis Obispo Library Community Room - 995 Palm Street
Margaret Kensinger-Klopfer
Various SLO County Libraries Cost: Free
Special Events November 10 (1:00pm–3:30pm) Garden Fresh Family Cooking @ SLO Botanical Garden. Grades 2-6, harvest, cook, learn, & enjoy fresh tasty food, family style! $25 for child+guardian, $5 for +1. Must RSVP: 805.541.1400x304. More info@slobg.org 3450 Dairy Creek Rd, SLO.
Lindsey Collinsworth
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Cost: $25 for child+guardian, $5 for +1 Sports and Wellness
November 10 (2:00 PM) Love you hips - belly dance! Women of all ages, shapes and sizes are welcome. No dance experience necessary. Winter session starts 11/3/2012.
Mahin
Cannedy Performing Arts Cost: $50 session/$15 single class Lectures and Learning
November 10 Lighthouse Trolley Tours: Every Saturday 12pm, 1pm, 2pm Departure Times $20.00 per person/ $15 for children under 12 Docent led tour of the Lighthouse For Reservations Call 805-540-5771 www.sanluislighthouse.org Point San Luis Lighthouse Keepers P. O. Box 13556, San Luis Obispo CA 93406
Kristi Balzer
Point San Luis Lighthouse Cost: $20
COMMUNICATING WITH ROCKS AND GEMSTONES
November 10 (10am-3pm) Please join us on Nov. 10, at Cuesta College for a delightful day spent developing your intuitive communication with rocks and gemstones. Dress in layers as we may be spending part of our time together out of doors, and please bring your journal, a favorite rock or two and a sack lunch or a snack to share.
Karen Linn
Cuesta College SLO Campus Cost: $47 Fundraisers
November 10 (12-4pm) 1st Annual "Pugsgiving" Fundraiser for Central Coast Pug Rescue on Nov. 10. 12-4 pm, at the Pismo Beach Golf Course. Event tent includes: music, wine, beer, harvest buffet, vendors, raffle, silent auction and much more! Pug Friendly Dogs welcome.
Deborah Hansen
25 W. Grand Ave. Cost: $40 donation
HOLIDAY CRAFT BAZAAR
November 10 (9:00 A.M TO 3:00 P.M.) HOLIDAY CRAFT BAZAAR HOSTED BY SIGMA XI CHAPTER OF BETA SIGMA PHI (A PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION.) HANDCRAFTED ITEMS, BAKED GOODS, AND OVER 20 LOCAL VENDORS SUCH AS: TUPPERWARE, PAMPERED CHIEF, DOG GONE DELICIOUS, SOY CANDLES, JEWELRY, QUILTS AND LOTS MORE. DATE: NOVEMBER 10, 2012 PLACE: ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 959 VALLEY RD. ARROYO GRANDE, CA 93420. TIME: 9:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M. SANDWICHES/DRINKS FOR SALE, COFFEE AND TEA.
Joann Gutierrez
ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH Cost: FREE Support Groups
November 10 (9am-3pm) 60 Christmas Food Baskets will be provided to applicants registering on Nov. 10. An applicant must reside in the 5-Cities area and have ID with them. Distribution of the Food Baskets will be on December 21 at the United Methodist Church in Arroyo Grande. Food and money Donations are being accepted at the food pantry at 192B South 9th Street, Grover Beach. Please call 481-5280 for more information.
Suzon Stroud
5 Cities Christian Women Emergency Food Ministry Volunteers
ADOPT-A-PET EVENTS
November 10 (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
PetCo Cost: Adoption fees are $60 for one or $80 for two
November 10 (9:00am) Join Audubon in a very important “first” on Sat, Nov 10th from 9am to 12pm. Help us plant the first native plants at Sweet Springs East & fill up all that empty space up with lush, green plants. Everyone is welcome, regardless of whether you have helped before. Your help is needed now to get 3000 plants in the ground & make sure that they thrive. Tools, tips & treats provided. Don’t miss out on this historic event! More info: 239-3928; mcas@morrocoastaudubon.org.
Holly Sletteland
Sweet Springs Cost: Free |
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