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Arts & Entertainment Calendar

Friday

n Harry’s Night Club and Beach Bar, 690 Cypress St., Pismo Beach, hosts live music Friday and Saturday from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

n Local artist Laurel Sherrie will display her “Central Coast Colors,” paintings of local coastal, vineyard and landscape scenes, through mid-October at 991 Price St., Suite A., Pismo Beach.

For information, call 295-6120.

n Central Coast clay and enamel artist Maggie Pickering, and oil painter from Santa Barbara Judeenne Warren are teaming together as the featured artists for the month of August at Gallery Los Olivos, 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos.

Maggie Pickering will be exhibiting figurative sculpture along with an assortment of contemporary clay vessels, and introducing her enamel artwork and jewelry.

Judeenne Warren will be exhibiting her interpretation of “Romantic Impressions.” Her subject matter comes from her love of California, as well as animals and related agriculture themes.

n San Luis Obispo artist Robert Reynolds will be exhibiting his acrylic and watercolor paintings at the Art Center, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo through Sept. 28. A native Californian whose artistic career spans 40 years, his paintings celebrate the luminous natural beauty found in the land and waters of the California Central Coast and the High Sierra.

For information, call 543-8562.

n Local artist Mark Bryan will exhibit his artwork through Sept. 27 at the Circle of Friends Gallery, 5529 Tunitas, Atascadero. The show “Bread and Circus” featuring a variety of Mark’s work in Giclee prints on canvas.

Bryan’s work has been widely exhibited and featured on numerous satirical and political Web sites across the Untied States and around the world. His work has also appeared in many publications and magazines and illustration and cover art. This fall his well-known painting “Mad Tea Party” will be featured in the movie “Lake View Terrace.”

For information, call 466-4653 or visit www.circleoffriendsgallery.com.

Saturday

n Artist John Ramos from Baja, California will be featuring his paintings from 4 to 8 p.m. at Hands Gallery, 777 Higuera St., San Luis Obispo.

Four new limited edition prints will be released that include the spectacular island sunrises on the Sea of Cortez and colorful images from the quaint Baja village of Loreto.

n Voice Acting Classes for TV Cartoons, Animated Feature Films and Multimedia are being offered at Westside Studios in Oceano. Find out what it takes to be a cartoon voice-actor by working out behind the microphone with an industry professional at a six-week workshop. Classes are from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays through Sept. 6. Fee is $225.00.

For enrollment and curriculum details, call 489-9326 or e-mail brentbrace@onholdadvertising.net.

n A Summer Concert Series will be presented by Trilogy Central Coast from 2 to 4 p.m. at The Monarch Club, 1645 Trilogy Parkway, Nipomo. The featured entertainment will be Guy Budd and the Gypsy Souls, a blues band fused with elements of rock, jazz and soul.

For information, call 343-7510.

Sunday

n Art in the Park at Dinosaur Caves in Shell Beach will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of the month through Nov. 2. Over 90 artists will feature paintings, sculptures, ceramics, home decoration, jewelry, glass art, textiles, and bath and beauty products.

The event will include gourmet coffee and pastries, Alex’s barbecue, live music, art demonstrations and children’s activities. Admission is free. Dogs are welcome.

n “Pirates of Pirates Cove,” an interactive murder mystery, will play its final performance at 5 p.m. today at The Spyglass Inn Restaurant, 2703 Spyglass Drive, Shell Beach.

Tickets are $48.95 and reservations are required. Dress is optional or come in your favorite pirate’s costume. No children under the age of 7 are allowed.

For reservations, call 489-3875 or visit www.murderinmind.com.

n Pops by the Sea 2008 will be performed by the San Luis Obispo Symphony at Avila Beach Golf Resort. Michael Nowak is celebrating his 25th year as music director. Gates open at 2.30 p.m.. and the concert begins at

4 p.m.

Ticket prices start at $15. Admission is free for children age 14 and under. For information, visit www.slosymphony.com.

n Grover Beach Sizzlin’ Summer Concert Series will be held from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at Ramona Garden Park, 993 Ramona Ave. Pureheart will be the featured musical entertainment. The event is free. Refreshments will be available and all profits will support the concert series.

For information, call 473-4580.

Tuesday

n Free Beginning Drawing Classes for seniors over 50 will be held from 9 a.m. to noon through Oct. 14 at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo Campus, Room 4720, Hwy. 1 at Education Drive.

Instructor is Larry Le Brane, local studio artist. The class will present basic skills of drawing, using pen and ink, charcoal and conte crayon. Students will receive a materials list in the first session and are asked to provide their own art supplies.

To register, contact Cuesta’s Emeritus Program at 546-3121, visit www.academic.cuesta.edu/emeritus.com or sign up on the first day of class.

Wednesday

n Free Beginning Drawing Classes for active adults will be held from 9 a.m. to noon each Wednesday for nine weeks through Oct. 15 at Black Lake Community Room, 498 Colonial Place, Nipomo.

Instructor is local artist Daniel D. Martin. The class will present basic skills of drawing, using pencil, pen and ink, charcoal and conte crayons. Students will receive a materials list in the first session and are asked to provide their own art supplies.

Martin can be reached at 773-4493. To register, call Cu�Îesta’s Emeritus Program at 546-3121, visit www.com

munityprograms.net, or sign up on the first day of class.

n Friends of Hearst Castle is sponsoring a lecture titled “Hearst: The Collector” from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Monday Club in San Luis Obispo. Single tickets are $75.

A preview with exhibition curator Mary L. Levkoff is scheduled at the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts from Nov. 5, 2008 through Feb. 1, 209. This exhibition reunites more than 100 of Hearst’s most significant works of art from around the world.

For information and reservations, call 927-2138 or visit friendsofhearstcastle.org.

Thursday

n Free Beginning Watercolor Classes for active adults will be held from 9 a.m. to noon each Thursday for nine weeks through Oct. 16 at the Shell Beach Veterans Hall, 230 Leeward Ave.

Instructor is local artist Daniel D. Martin. He will demonstrate and teach watercolor fundamentals and techniques. Planning and preparation, color mixing and theory, design and composition, and perspective are included as well. Students will receive a materials list in the first session and are asked to provide their own art supplies.

Martin can be reached at 773-4493. To register, call Cuesta’s Emeritus Program at 546-3121, visit

www.communityprograms.net, or sign up on the first day of class.

n Rebelution, winner of the iTunes Editors Choice for Best Reggae Album 2007, will be appearing at The Graduate, 990 Industrial Way, San Luis Obispo. Also performing will be Iration.

Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 the day of the performance. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show begins at 9 p.m. Advance tickets are available at all Vallitix locations. Call 888-825-5484 or visit www.vallitix.com. The event is for ages 18 and over.

Coming Up

n The Brown Bag Concert will be held at noon Sept. 5 in Wilson Hall at First Presbyterian Church at the corner of Marsh and Morro streets in San Luis Obispo.

The Clarinet Ensemble from the San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra will be performing. The orchestra recently returned from participating in the prestigious Jeju International Wind Ensemble Festival in South Korea.

For information, call 543-5451.

n A benefit premiering the book “Reaching Out” will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 6 at Cypress Ridge Pavilion, 1050 Cypress Ridge Parkway, Arroyo Grande. Francisco Jimenez, PhD. will read an excerpt from the book. Award-winning books in the series are “The Circuit” and “Breaking Through.”

Tickets are $100 per person which will include an autographed copy of “Reaching Out.” Proceeds will benefit Central Coast Literacy Council, the Kiwanis of Santa Maria Valley “Literature for Little Ones” program, and St. Mary’s Elementary School Library.

For information or tickets, contact Bendele Books at 928-3573, Dr. Carolyn Baldiviez at 925-8112 or St. Mary’s School at 925-6713.

n The Studio Players will open their 2008-09 season with “Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical Sept. 12 through Oct. 5. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 7 p.m. Sundays at the Studio Players Theatre, 116 W. Branch St. in the Village of Arroyo Grande.

The show takes place in the 1960s and tells the story of hippie tribe living in New York City’s Central Park. “Hair” was an extremely powerful and groundbreaking production when it opened on Broadway in 1968. The show is completely relevant to the social, political and economic challenges we all face in our lives today.

Tickets range from $15-$35. Wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres are included in the ticket price. No one under 18 will be admitted unless accompanied by an adult. For reservations, call 473-0377.