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November 15 - November 22, 2018 VOLUME 33, NUMBER 17

Editor’s note

This week Holiday Guide 2018.........................25 DIY holiday cards............................26 Morro Bay Winterfest .....................28 A Christmas-stealing NIMBY ..........34 Celebrate Hanukkah in SLO ...........36 Carolers who come to you ............40 Gifts for your future of giving ..........46 Holiday listings ................................48

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Alex Bar-B-Q project has to start over ..............................4 Local Jewish community fights hate.........................................9

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The DMV isn’t that bad ....................9

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POETRY: Los Osos poet at Cal Poly ..................................... 71 BOOK: Serial murderer in wine country ...........................................72

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FOOD: Create your own doughnuts .............................78

ew Times’ annual Holiday Guide is here! I know. Some of you have been counting down the days to Christmas since Labor Day, and the majority of you are rolling your eyes. Luckily, this little guide [25] is about about more than Christmas. You can craft cards for your loved ones [26]; check out Winterfest in Morro Bay [28]; read about the NIMBY TOO SOON? who tried to steal SLO’s Christmas [34]; Thanksgiving join the Hanukkah celebration at the Mission is just around the corner. The in downtown SLO [36]; get in the spirit holidays are upon with some carolers [40]; figure out what to us. New Times is coming in hot purchase if you’re still around in 2049 [46]; (and possibly and check out a calendar full of festivities for early) to prep you for the season. almost everything happening between now and New Year’s Day [48]. You can also read about what Pismo Beach did with Compass Health’s development permit for the Alex Bar-B-Q project [4] ; how SLO County’s Jewish community is responding to the Pennsylvania synagogue shooting [7] ; what one Los Osos poet did to support his writing habit [71] ; a once Central Coast resident’s novel about wine country [72] ; and the place to go when the doughnut-creating mood strikes [78].

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Pismo revokes Alex Bar-B-Q project coastal development permit

ismo Beach City Manager Jim Lewis made one thing very clear during the Nov. 13 Planning Commission meeting: He wasn’t going to allow city staff to issue any building permits to the Alex Bar-B-Q restaurant project. “I have given direction to the staff … to not issue building or other permits for the Alex BarB-Q project since the environmental and policy assumptions underlying the coastal development permit [CDP] are moot as the building no longer stands,” Lewis said during the meeting. On Sept. 18, the old Alex Bar-B-Q building in Shell Beach was demolished, which the city says violated the coastal development permit it issued to the project’s developers, Compass Health, on June 12, 2018. Rather than tearing down the 350 square-feet along the restaurant’s front wall allowed by the permit, the entire 3,500 square-foot main building came down. And Shell Beach residents let the city know exactly how they felt about it. Lewis said that in his five years as a city manager, no other single project has generated as many comments as what happened at 853 Shell Beach Road. “No item has come across my desk with more interest, passion, and concern than what happened to this building, which is why I’m sitting here,” said Lewis, who normally doesn’t attend Planning Commission meetings. “It was one of the original restaurants along Highway 1. It has an amazing story that goes along with it. … It was where memories were made, both positive and negative, we’ve heard the stories.” In order to legally move forward with any sort of project, Lewis said, the Planning Commission needed to revoke Compass Health’s existing coastal development permit and replace it. Assistant City Attorney Roy Hanley said that the development permit issued for the remodel was based on certain assumptions and environmental findings. It would be nearly

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PHOTO COURTESY OF PISMO BEACH CITY ATTORNEY DAVE FLEISHMAN impossible, he said, to establish new findings or conditions on the current permit that would hold up in a court challenge. Mark Woolpert, a founder of Compass Health and the chairman of its board, spoke during public comment, saying that the company’s plan was to reconstruct the building from the beginning. “It was never going to be a remodel. It was going to be what STARTING FROM SCRATCH Pismo Beach Planning Commissioners you saw in the plan. revoked Compass Health’s development permit for the Alex Bar-B-Q And what that plan is project after the iconic building was demolished in September. [is] 100 percent new building,” Woolpert building. And so we’re left wondering, did said. “That building could not have been he truly understand what he was trying to reconstructed. The foundation is substandard. communicate? Did the city truly understand Every piece of wood that was sitting on top of what they were being told and requested?” that foundation was rotten.” Smith said. “At the end of the day, we not only Compass Health CEO Darren Smith followed end up the bad guy … but as someone who’s Woolpert, questioning whether the events that trying to explain a situation that’s continually transpired were merely miscommunication getting worse.” between the contractor and the city. Once Regardless of the situation, Planning demolition work for the remodel began, the Commissioner Stacy Inman said, she had heard project’s contractor requested an emergency from both sides that they wanted to resurrect permit condition from the city because the tower the building. The fastest way forward, she that held Alex’s iconic sign was structurally said, would be to revoke the permit, which the unsafe. Staff approved removal of the tower commission voted 3-1 to do. on Sept. 13, according to Pismo’s Community “I know we all wish we could go back three Development Director Jeff Winklepleck. months and that it would all change,” Inman “Then two days later, he goes and said. “But we can’t.” Δ demolishes a building in front of the city office —Camillia Lanham

cleaning up the site, etc.” State asks $4.8 million Now city leaders have to decide whether to for shuttered Paso Robles pull the trigger on the acquisition. The City youth prison Council will meet to discuss the potential Paso Robles and the state of California are in the final stages of negotiations on a sale of the Estrella Juvenile Correctional Facility, the shuttered state prison on 137 acres that the city hopes to acquire and repurpose for community uses. But the change of hands won’t come cheap for Paso. The state is asking for fair market value of the land on Airport Boulevard—appraised at $4.8 million—according to City Manager Tom Frutchey. Included in a sale would be the roughly 60 existing buildings and dormitories on site, which the city envisions reusing for a future homeless services center, farmworker lodging, and other endeavors. The prison, which closed in 2008, is currently listed as surplus property by the state Department of General Services (DGS). “So far the state has been unwilling to negotiate price. It is based on their appraised value,” Frutchey told New Times via email. “[That’s] in part because they look just at land. They are not willing to consider the costs of

sale on Nov. 20, after city staff traveled to Sacramento on Nov. 8 to meet with state officials. Frutchey called the meeting in Sacramento “very productive” but said DGS isn’t likely to issue a purchase and sale agreement until 2019. “The additional time will help us complete our due diligence and consider how best to proceed,” he said. Once a purchase and sale agreement is issued, the City Council would have 60 days to approve or reject the offer. If the sale falls through, the state would likely move on to court private developers for the land. In response to questions from New Times about whether DGS would consider a lower price on the property given the public benefits that could come from city ownership, DGS officials sent a web link to state government code on the matter. “The DGS shall sell the land ... upon any terms and conditions ... as the DGS may deem to NEWS continued page 6

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Morro Bay discusses on uncounted Prop 218 votes

At the beginning of each Morro Bay City Council meeting, councilmembers are given time for general comment. On Nov. 13, City Councilmember John Headding took the opportunity to open up a conversation about previously uncounted Proposition 218 votes on the sewer rate increase. “In speaking with a large number of constituents in regards to the WRF [wastewater recycling facility], we feel that there can be a healing motion that would begin to repair this torn relationship between the two factions,” he told New Times. On Oct. 23, residents opposing the city’s water reclamation project challenged the city’s refusal to count some Proposition 218 votes on whether to fund the $128 million facility. Residents alleged that the city declined to count approximately 1,000 votes in protest of the Sept. 11 water and sewer rate hikes ($41 per single-family household). The city stated that the votes in question were either undated or marked with a date that was prior to when the public notice was issued about the proposed new rate increase and opened the protest period, which disqualifies them. Headding said he wanted to make it clear that if the discussion were to be agendized the votes could potentially be tallied and the results made known to the public. However, the votes would not count toward the water and sewer rate hike protest, as the determination has already been made. Headding said it was a first step to begin the process of trying to re-establish a solid foundation of communication between the city and its residents. “We have to move forward; we’ve got to work together and listen to one another. It doesn’t mean we always have to agree, but it certainly means we can amicably discuss issues and passionately express our opinions and not have that passion go toward finger pointing to individuals,” he said. During public comment, Morro Bay resident Aaron Ochs, founder of the group Save Morro Bay—a group that formed in opposition of the proposed water reclamation facility—said he was pleasantly surprised by Headding’s motion, but the group is already taking matters into its own hands. “Save Morro Bay is counting and validating all the protests submitted to the city, and we hired an attorney to conduct the process the city has previously refused to do,” Ochs said. “To ensure fairness and transparency, we believe all votes should be counted.” The meeting ran until 11 p.m., so the council voted to continue its remaining agenda items to the next regularly scheduled meeting slated for Nov. 27. Headding said that he will move to agendize the protest votes discussion at that meeting. —Karen Garcia

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Locals to get first dibs on SLO wastewater project

Trade workers on the Central Coast will get first priority for work on the massive renovations planned for San Luis Obispo’s wastewater treatment plant, as the SLO City Council adopted its firstever Community Workforce Agreement on Nov. 13 for the project. The agreement formalizes an employment structure that will prioritize the hiring of local contractors and workers, starting from within the city, then out to SLO County, Santa Barbara and Monterey counties, and Ventura County. “Under the terms of a Community Workforce Agreement like the one recommended here, the union hall has the legal authority and commits to prioritize local workers for employment on the city’s project,” a city staff report stated. SLO negotiated the agreement with the Tri-Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, which represents 33 craft unions in SLO, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties. Per its terms, the trade unions will be the sole source of craft labor for the $114 million project, but non-union members may participate by registering with the union halls. “It’s going to change a lot of people’s lives,” tradesman David Baldwin said during public comment on Nov. 13. “These agreements do help communities. That’s what they’re all about. More young families are going to get a stay and work here; there’s going to be more opportunities for apprentices here; our local workers are going to work here.” While unions supported the agreement, non-union contractors weren’t so excited about it. Cordelia Perry, executive director of the SLO County Builders Exchange, spoke out in opposition to it, saying project labor agreements (PLAs) raise project costs and disadvantage nonunion contractors. “PLAs become costly on construction projects. ... It’s a waste of taxpayers’ money,” Perry said. “[PLAs] ensure a lot of your local contractors won’t bid on this project.” SLO anticipates that administering the agreement will cost between $325,000 and $498,444. The City Council supported it unanimously. “We know that there are agreements that don’t work and there are agreements that do work,” Councilmember Carlyn Christianson said. “We ultimately wanted to protect local hire, not ... to engage unions. We wanted to try to keep our workforce for this very large project local because ... what we see going forward is a very possible recession and a very specific and very real loss of jobs and training through the Diablo power plant closure.” —Peter Johnson

Cambria votes against health tax Voters did not grant the Cambria Community Healthcare District its special tax wish for the Nov. 6 election, and now the district is looking into other options to fill its funding gap. Each parcel would have paid $35.04 more in taxes, if two-thirds of the health care district’s residents had voted for the special tax. It would have brought in an estimated $236,800 per year for the district to spend on capital assets,

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ambulances, buildings, and equipment. Current health care district board President Jerry Wood said (speaking as a resident of the community, not on behalf of the district) that he was disappointed with the outcome of the vote but he understood why the community voted the way it did. “It didn’t have so much to do with the health care district or the tax; it was just extra money that would be coming out of fixed incomes,” Wood said. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 41 percent of Cambria’s 6,032 residents are 65 and older. Although the tax didn’t pass, Wood said that it was just one option that the district was trying to bring in more revenue. “It’s a severe uphill battle. As a board, we decided it was worth making the effort. If you try and get turned down, at least you tried,” he said. The district is currently researching grant opportunities that it can apply for. New board members Laurie Mileur, Bill Rice, and Iggy Fedoroff will be sworn in to the district this month. Wood said that aside from looking into other funding options, their first order of business is to find a new district administrator. Bob Sayers, who retired at the end of September, formerly held the position. The district’s current director and paramedic Jason Melendy has temporarily taken over the position with the help of the district’s services manager, Heidi Holmes-Nagy. In December, Wood’s term as board president will come to an end, but he feels hopeful that once the board begins the process of looking for a new administrator it will find someone who will help with ideas on funding options. “Right now, we’re covered and our response times are equal to or better than the mandated requirements. We have excellent crews that are totally dedicated to their community,” he said. —Karen Garcia

Central Coast Community Energy dissolves; cities to join Monterey program Central Coast Community Energy’s first official board meeting on Nov. 7 was also its last. The new Community Choice Energy (CCE) partnership between SLO city and Morro Bay collapsed as quickly as it coalesced, after an Oct. 11 regulatory decision by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) crushed the local program’s financial outlook. The CPUC raised the exit fees charged to customers fleeing incumbent utilities, like PG&E, for CCE programs, like Central Coast Community Energy. After receiving a dismal new fiscal forecast, the SLO and Morro Bay city

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councils voted unanimously on Nov. 13 to dissolve the agency. “We crunched the numbers every which way we could think of to make our local program work financially speaking. The bottom line is it just doesn’t,” said Bob Hill, deputy director of the SLO Office of Sustainability. “It wasn’t going to be robust enough for credit purposes, and it was very sensitive to changes in the market.” But all is not lost for CCE in SLO County. At their respective meetings on Nov. 13, the SLO and Morro Bay councils voted in support of a new CCE pursuit—a partnership with Monterey Bay Community Power, a CCE that currently serves Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties. Monterey Bay Community Power launched earlier this year with a carbonfree energy portfolio. “They seem very receptive,” Hill said of the Monterey program. “There’s a little bit of downside that we won’t have as much local control over our programming. ... But our program was so thin financially, it would’ve been a decade before we could do programs.” Monterey’s policy board will meet on Dec. 5 to approve the merger. Then the CPUC has to sign off on it. Programming for SLO and Morro Bay would start in January 2020, if all goes as planned. The two cities would share one seat on the agency’s board of directors, making up 8 percent of its total power demand. Hill said Monterey’s CCE currently offers 3 percent rebates for customers. The agency has paid down all of its debt and has $40 million in reserves, he added. “We’re excited there’s another option,” he said. —Peter Johnson

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Fighting hate SLO’s Jewish community reacts to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

hile the deadly mass shooting that left 11 dead and seven others injured at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, occurred more than 2,500 miles away, for Lauren Bandari, the tragedy felt much closer to home. “We are not immune to hate, wherever we live,” said Bandari, executive director of the Jewish Community Center Federation of SLO (JCC). The shooting marked the deadliest attack on American Jews in U.S. history and sent shockwaves of grief, anger, and fear across the country. That includes in SLO, where residents of the Jewish community are grappling with the aftermath of the shooting, looking to heal and calling attention to the rise in the anti-Semitic rhetoric that fueled the shooter. The shooting occurred as Bandari and others are organizing the ninth annual SLO Jewish Film Festival, which begins in January. The attack in Pittsburgh colored some of the discussion about the event, leaving Bandari and other organizers looking to strike a balance between grief and mourning, and a joyous celebration of inclusivity in film and art. “The verdict is still a little out in terms

of the tone we want to take,” she said. “The feelings are still very raw and very real.” Members of Congregation Beth David, a synagogue in Los Osos, looked to show solidary and support for the Tree of Life victims in the wake of the shooting. On Nov. 2, members of the congregation and the SLO community joined other synagogues across the U.S. and held a Shabbat service in memory of the victims. “We did this to mourn the 11 Jews killed and to affirm that we will not be intimidated nor deterred from exercising our First Amendment right to freedom of worship guaranteed to all Americans under our Constitution,” Richard Litvak, interim rabbi for Congregation Beth David, told New Times. “We also gathered, in addition to mourning, to express pride in our heritage and be together and strengthen each other during this terrible time of hate.” The shooter, 46-year-old Robert Bowers, reportedly told law enforcement that he carried out the attack because he believed Jews were “committing genocide” on whites. Bowers also made multiple anti-Semitic comments on the social media website Gab. But Litvak said the concern goes beyond just Bowers. “We are all extremely concerned about

the rise of anti-Semitism in America over the last two years,” he said. According to the most recent data from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the U.S. experienced a 57 percent rise in reported anti-Semitic incidents in 2017, the largest single-year increase on record since 1979. Litvak pointed to recent high-profile incidents as an example of a disturbing increase in openly anti-Semitic rhetoric fueling violence in the country—such as the gathering of white supremacists and white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this year, where members of the group carried lit torches and chanted, “the Jews will not replace us.” “Our people are concerned that the political atmosphere has given license to white nationalists and legitimacy to their hateful ideology and violent actions,” Litvak said. Increasingly, blame for rising antiSemitism in the country is being laid at the feet of President Donald Trump. Trump, who stated after the Charlottesville rally that “both sides” were to blame for the violence, has been heavily criticized for failing to strongly repudiate white nationalists. “While trying to stay out of any partisan politics, I think many Jews are concerned about the president providing legitimacy to white nationalists and countenance to their violent actions,” Litvak said. Barry Price, a member of the progressive Jewish social justice organization Bend the Arc’s SLO chapter, said the president’s rhetoric was fueling hate and prejudice and violence against not only Jews, but

Muslims, African-Americans, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and other marginalized groups. “This toxic rhetoric of political violence is being mainstreamed by Trump and his supporters,” Price said. “The fear of anyone who is a little bit different is being whipped up by the president and his supporters on a daily basis.” That rhetoric and accompanying violence darkly echo to past persecution of Jews, he said, including the anti-Semitic rhetoric that led to the rise of Nazism in Germany and the systematic murder of 6 million Jews during the Holocaust. “After hearing my entire life that it can’t happen here, it’s now quite clear that can happen here and is,” Price said. To combat the rising tide of hate and violence, Price said it was important for people opposed to it to stand together to vocally and visibly speak out against it. “We have to recognize that we are in this together, and that, for now, there are more of us than them,” he said. “Unless people of goodwill stand up and fight back, they are complicit.” Similarly, Litvak encouraged people to support the work of the ADL, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and other organizations that combat hate speech, and to do their part to push back against hateful rhetoric and acts. “The best way to reduce hate in our community is to extend more love and compassion to others and challenge hate and prejudice directly,” he said. ∆ Staff Writer Chris McGuinness can be reached at cmcguinness@newtimesslo.com.

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Walk in the dark F or the first time in 20 years, locals can enjoy some of the popular trails of San Luis Obispo open space after sunset, as part of a new city “evening access” pilot program that kicked off with the end of daylight saving time on Nov. 5. Until clocks turn back again in March, Cerro San Luis Mountain, also known as Madonna Mountain, will be accessible to the public until 8:30 p.m. via a daily permit system. Up to 65 hikers, runners, and bikers can traverse the city-owned trails—the Lemon Grove Loop and “M” Trail—each evening through the trailhead on Marsh Street. All other SLO city open spaces will remain closed at night (one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise). “Bring light and stay in groups together,” advised Bob Hill, deputy director of the SLO Office of Sustainability. “And one thing that’s really, really critical at night is to keep dogs on leash and keep the noise down.” Night hiking permits are available—first come, first served— at the smartphone-friendly website, slonighthikepermit.info. Permits are capped at 65 to limit the impacts on open space wildlife. Make sure to bring proof of your permit out on the trail, as city rangers are present both at the trailhead and on the

mountain during night hours. Alcohol consumption and smoking are prohibited. Fines for violations are $561. “The rangers are really present,” Hill said, adding that there have been no negative incidents or tickets issued thus far. “People seem to be really wellbehaved and appreciative.” During the program’s first week, Cerro San Luis saw an average of 15 to 20 trail users each evening. The city says it’s closely monitoring the open space, as well as the permit numbers, to understand how the program is affecting the habitat. That was a chief concern among local residents as the SLO City Council intensely debated the issue last year. “We’ve done all the things we’ve promised we’d do,” Hill said. “We did pre-launch wildlife surveys at night and some spotlighting and wildlife calls and observed some of the standard things we see out there, like deer, skunk, possum, and a bobcat. We continue to have our wildlife game cameras.”

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• On Nov. 7, a group of Morro Bay senior citizens graduated from Peoples’ SelfHelp Housing’s Google Chromebook 101, earning them a certificate and their very own Chromebook. The new, free program

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was offered to low-income seniors living at Ocean View Manor and Oceanside Gardens, thanks to funding through the California Advanced Services Fund, a California Public Utilities Commission program. Participants attended four two-hour trainings on using their Chromebooks, safely surfing the web, and connecting on social media. • The Templeton Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring of its new executive director on Nov. 2, Jessica Main, a local business owner who’s worked closely with the Atascadero Chamber of Commerce FILE PHOTO BY JAYSON MELLOM for years. Community members AFTER HOURS Cerro San Luis Mountain in SLO are invited to meet Main at the is now open for hiking and biking until 8:30 p.m., Templeton Christmas Tree as part of a winter pilot program that launched on Auction & Dinner on Dec. 8 at Nov. 4. Don’t forget to claim a permit online, bring 5:30 p.m. in BarrelHouse Brewing a light, and stay in groups. Company’s sour room. $100 donation supplies turkeys to five • The Food Bank Coalition families. Turkeys can also be donated at of San Luis Obispo County is in urgent need of more turkeys to provide to families the Turkey Drive on Thursday, Nov. 15, at California Fresh Market in Pismo, Vons this Thanksgiving. According to a Food in Atascadero, or the Food Bank in SLO. ∆ Bank press release, the demand (1,593 turkeys) is nearly twice what it was two Assistant Editor Peter Johnson wrote this years ago. “Right now we have a large week’s Strokes and Plugs. Send tidbits to waiting list,” read the release. Make a donation online at slofoodbank.org—a strokes@newtimesslo.com.

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BY RON FINK

My DMV visit It wasn’t as bad as I expected it to be

couple of weeks ago I got a letter from the Department of Motor Vehicles that required me to take a written driver’s test in order to renew my license. You see I am old, and I guess they wanted to make sure I still knew the rules after more than 50 years of driving. Lately I have been reading about a lot of bad experiences at DMV offices all over the state: long wait times, surly clerks, and unpleasant buildings. But if I wanted to continue driving, I would have to

here,” and the clerk checked me in after he looked over my paperwork. He then instructed me to go to another window on the other side of this large building; I hadn’t completed my application online because apparently, I misunderstood the online instruction that said if you make an appointment, you didn’t need to fill out an application. Filling out the application was relatively simple on the touch screen computers provided. I don’t know how someone who

Lately I have been reading about a lot of bad experiences at DMV offices all over the state: long wait times, surly clerks, and unpleasant buildings. But if I wanted to continue driving, I would have to submit to the potential torture chamber submit to the potential torture chamber. It wasn’t like I expected; the instructions in the letter were simple. Set up an appointment online, fill out an application, and there were even several practice tests to prepare you for the big day. On the appointed day and time, I trudged over to the DMV office in Lompoc. It’s located in a very nice and roomy facility at the north end of town. Although there were several people waiting, it wasn’t noisy nor were the people waiting unhappy. Everyone just accepted that it was going to take a few minutes in order to finish processing their needs. I found the line that said, appointments

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doesn’t know how to use a computer would complete this or the “written test,” which isn’t really written at all, but it’s also electronic by touch screen. For some reason, the state allows people to take the tests and fill out applications in about a dozen different languages. This doesn’t make sense. All the street signs and information placards are in English, so why aren’t applicants required to have enough English language skills to enable them to pass the test? Next, I was sent back across the room and told to wait until my number was called. My paper was clearly marked “2:30 appointment” but by now, it was a

little later than that. Finally, at about 3 p.m. my number was called. Once again, the clerk took my paperwork, checked it over. I had asked for a veteran’s designation on the license because I was retired from active duty. I thought that this would be a simple process. It wasn’t. The clerk said, “Do you have a Veterans Administration certification that you are a veteran?” Well no, I said, but I have my military identification card that clearly says, “United States Uniformed Services” and “U.S. Air Force Retired” on the front. That wasn’t enough, she said, so I said, “forget it.” Next was the hardest part of the entire process, placing my thumbprint into the system. I tried three times and somehow the system wouldn’t accept it, so they went to plan “B”—simply use my driver’s license number to retrieve the print already in the system. At this point I thought, “Holy cow, if just submitting my thumbprint and not being able to prove I was a veteran was so hard, how will the test go?” I would soon find out. The clerk once again directed me across the wide expanse to another area to take the test and have my picture taken. And once again my thumbprint didn’t work, but this time the clerk provided a substance that cashiers and bank tellers use to help count printed money. Bingo, it worked perfectly! Next I was off to finally take my test; this wasn’t like the last time when I was handed a very long piece of paper and told to “carefully fill in the ovals.” This was a touch screen, and it was easy to operate; the instructions were clear, and after a few minutes the machine congratulated me for a 100 percent score. It wasn’t that I was so brilliant, it was the way the test questions were written and the answers presented. Considering

the millions of people of various backgrounds who must take these tests, anyone with average ability can easily pass the tests. Finally, I was finished; I had paid my $35, finally got my thumbprint to work, and it only took an hour-and-a-half to finish. Overall though, the clerks in Lompoc were very friendly and I left feeling like I had a good experience during my trip to the DMV. ∆ Ron Fink writes to New Times from Lompoc. Send comments through the editor at clanham@newtimesslo.com.

Letters Fools Elect Fools

While musing over the inanity of the recent election results, my thoughts digressed to the classic one-liner by comedian Ron White: “You can’t fix stupid.” The lack of intellectual acumen among the people who continue to vote for liars, thieves, criminals, and incompetents indicates clearly that they have chosen precisely the reflection of their own deficits. August Salemi Atascadero

Enough is enough!

How many more lives must be lost? How many more cities, homes, historical landmarks, businesses, and wildlife must perish before the governor, state Senate, state Assembly, Air Resources Board, the state Air Pollution Control Agency make forest management the No. 1 priority and protect California residents? LETTERS continued page 10

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What is it going to take? What is your number of lives and towns destroyed? What is the number of wildlife and their habitats destroyed before you take priority action? Shame on every environmental group who believes that scrub sage and chaparral deserve more protection than people! Barbara Harmon Arroyo Grande

The ‘disgruntled’ will not rest

Mayor Heidi Harmon told her supporters, “But we choose love” (“Harmon re-elected SLO Mayor, Christianson and Stewart on council,” Nov. 8), on election night. It seems intended to imply that the Gurnee team and voters do not choose love. Is it supposed to mean that Ken Schwarz, Dave Romero, Alan Settle, Dr. Tedone, and the SLO firefighters do not “choose love” (whatever that is supposed to mean)? Heidi Harmon derides “a small, but loud, and consistently disgruntled” contingent in SLO (“SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon vows to bridge community divide after big win,” SLO Tribune, Nov. 7) who has opposed the city on a number of development decisions. If Harmon hopes as she says, “that we will continue to work together to create a brighter future for our city,” she would be well advised to express herself in more positive language. As Harmon assumes her second term as mayor, buoyed by her win, may sober reflection on issues raised within the campaign refine her judgment and choice of words. May we witness a mayor who has learned from her experience. Let civility be demonstrated, not simply pledged, by our local government and our local media. Post-election civility begins with journalism that reports in neutral, factual language that is equally fair to loser and refrains from extolling the winner. Keith Gurnee lost and phoned to congratulate Heidi Harmon. Was that reported? Indeed the race for mayor was contentious, as is any campaign of two opposing candidates. Gurnee criticized, challenged, had a vision, made promises. That is the nature of campaign rhetoric. To state that Gurnee’s campaign was one of “fear and misinformation” as Harmon is quoted to have said in the Nov. 8 New Times article after winning, is untrue as well as unchivalrous. The only fear that one could imagine to have been induced by Gurnee’s campaign is Harmon’s fear of not being re-elected. That fear can now be put at rest. The large, “disgruntled” group will not be put at rest. Genevieve Czech San Luis Obispo

The folly of nationalism I once read a bestselling novel about the Great War called The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman. The author vividly describes the horrors of the costly and tragic conflict; however, she also provides invaluable historical context that ultimately reveals the underlying rot of nationalism. Not only was the Great War a failure in American leadership and an excuse for imperialism, but it was also an expression

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of militant nationalism that shocked— and nearly destroyed—the modern world. The Great War thrust a leaderless Europe into a failure at Versailles, guaranteed a violent conflict with xenophobes, fueled ethnic pogroms, and destroyed the ruleof-law for pride and profit. In America, an all-too familiar compromise of ethics and morality led to the Espionage and Sedition Acts, which forbade interference with the war effort and limited free speech, as well as instigated a pair of infamous “Red Scares” that demonstrated our deepseated prejudices and inability to learn the lessons of the past. In the wake of the global destruction of Europe came a terrifying new form of government, fascism, which used this unique historic opportunity—and weakness in international unity—to manipulate the law, undermine tradition, demonize the opposition, discredit the media, misdirect the public, undermine self-determination, and consolidate power through intimidation and violence. You’d have thought (with tens of millions dead by war, ethnic cleansing, starvation, and disease) we would have learned our lessons about the perils of authoritarianism, and you certainly wouldn’t expect an outgoing generation intimately familiar with these historical events to tolerate the rebirth of nationalism, much less fall victim to its putrid lure. Yet here we are. “Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.” –Albert Einstein Erik Huber Cuesta College

The best vet ever

How about some good news, everyone? Pay attention if you or your friends or loved ones have animals! I just wanted to give a shout out to our local veterinarian Dr. Raffy Dorian from Central Coast Vet, who does home visits. I first read about him in a local paper. It seemed like a dream come true: A vet that comes to your home. Sometimes, if things seem too good to be true they are. Well, let me tell you, certainly not in this case. I’ve had many animals big and small over my 59-plus years on earth. And I have always tried to give them the best care possible, which includes the least amount of stress when visiting the doctor. Dr. Dorian has always afforded us and our babies five-star care! In addition, he is more then reasonable then bringing your pet to a local office, which often causes more stress, not only on your fur baby but yourself. LETTERS continued page 11

Opinion LETTERS from page 10

Have you ever tried to get a miniature lion into a kennel? I am talking about a cat. It’s not an easy thing to do. I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Dorian. He is the best! As a side note, I am not affiliated with this good doctor in any way except hiring him for our sweet baby Pookie. Kathleen Welles Morro Bay

Immigrants need our compassion I would like to personally thank both Ed Chandler and Ryah Cooley for giving attention to the plight of immigrants (“Los Osos artist Ed Chandler depicts the struggle to belong at SLOMA exhibit,” Nov. 1). Our president has portrayed them as criminals. The truth has to be brought to the public in order to stop the detentions, deportations, and maltreatment of these human beings, who are fleeing from violence and poverty. Thank you for your compassion and for sharing your talents. Martha Jimenez RN and veteran SLO

Give county workers a fair chance at fair wages Thank you for your article, “SLO County employees threaten labor strike as pay lags” (Nov. 8). The Board of Supervisors are OK with imposing a 0.5 percent (yes, half a percent) wage increase for county employees. This isn’t

even a cost of living adjustment (COLA). It’s insulting and abusive. There are too many children of county employees on public assistance because their parent can’t earn enough to pay for the outrageously expensive health care plans that the county offers. An objective third-party arbiter determined that the contract was inconsistent with basic fairness. Our neighbors and fellow SLO citizens need to know that county employees are grossly undervalued and taken advantage of by a wealthy Board of Supervisors, which has no qualms about voting themselves a fair wage increase while the rest of the county applies for MediCal. We don’t want to strike, because we lose pay. But this treatment by the board has gone on too long. We could have asked for more of an inequity increase (8 to 9 percent), but we didn’t. We asked for a measly 3 percent. And to counter with an insult of only half a percent? While providing vital services to the citizens of this county, most of whom do not make a livable wage to live here, we should at least be given a fair chance and a fair wage. Kelly Wilson Atascadero

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Use the force California’s climate and energy goals vs. the California Public Utilities Commission

n Nov. 7, six members of the public attended the inaugural meeting of the board of directors of Central Coast Community Energy at San Luis Obispo City Hall. You should’ve been there. The fourmember board, in the course of a quietly undramatic one-hour meeting, saved from oblivion what will likely prove to be the most consequential regional program since the Nacimiento Pipeline. Specifically, they took fast action to put their fledgling Community Choice Energy program under the larger, established umbrella of Monterey Bay Community Power. Without that umbrella, the newborn SLO program would wash away in a storm, courtesy of the California Public Utilities Commission. Few stories of grassroots action succeeding against overwhelming corporate odds are as inspiring as the saga of Community Choice Energy in California. From a single spark— Assembly Bill 117, which in 2002 gave any city or county the authority “to aggregate the electrical load of interested electricity consumers” and “become administrators for cost-effective energy efficiency and conservation programs”—there have now

arisen 20 such programs statewide. AB 117 also called for a fair and competitive playing field for Community Choice programs, Community Choice advocates fought off toxic bills, terrible ballot initiatives, and the bottomless spending and unfair business practices of private utilities seeking to preserve their 100-year grip on the way energy is produced and distributed. Fighting back has been imperative because, as San Francisco organizer Eric Brooks puts it, “Community Choice is by far the most powerful mechanism for rapid renewable energy adoption in California, and most California cities, when enacting their clean energy goals, have stated clearly that they cannot reach those goals without Community Choice.” Early on, like Mr. Skywalker and his friends, Community Choice advocates managed to stay one step ahead of the imperial fleet of the private energy utilities and their allies in the state Legislature who sought to crush the rebels. Whenever the first stirrings of a Community Choice program appeared on the radar anywhere in the state, the empire would rain down a saturation campaign of fear to eradicate any hint of rebellion.

This wasn’t a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away; it’s still happening, right here, right now. The direct industry attacks on Community Choice have shifted to the arena of the California Public Utilities Commission, which many governors have spent decades stacking with fossil fuel and utility-friendly commissioners. Now that Community Choice is working and providing lower rates, more subtlety is required. Instead of monopoly utilities trying to strangle the baby, the CPUC is attempting to suck its blood with the judicious application of leeches. In December 2017, the commission tried to stall the formation of new Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs. Last month, it approved an alternate proposed decision (APD) for a power charge indifference adjustment (PCIA). In English, this means that investor-owned utilities paid too much for energy contracts back in the day and now want departing Community Choice ratepayers to help make them whole through excessive catch-up charges. Upshot: CCA becomes infeasible for many residential customers. The added cost to San Francisco’s program is expected to be $50 million. “Because the PCIA ratchets up over future years and utilities get absolved for contract mismanagement in perpetuity, PCIA poses definite threats to CCA financial competitiveness and institutional viability,” says Ed Mainland of Sierra Club California’s Energy/ Climate Committee. Some good news: Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) has stated,

“The alternate proposed decision voted in by the CPUC will increase costs for MBCP, not for customers. MBCP is dedicated to never cost more than PG&E. MBCP’s customers will receive their 3 percent savings rebate on electricity generation for 2018, and an expected 3.3 percent savings for 2019.” On Dec. 5, Monterey Bay Community Power’s policy board will vote on whether to offer SLO and Morro Bay (for starters) safe harbor and swear them in as new members. Fingers crossed. The existential threat to California’s plans for clean energy and reduced carbon emissions is the CPUC, which has become the Death Star for Community Choice. Legislative remedies are needed. There have been noises made about reforming the CPUC in recent years, mostly in response to the extreme coziness between the commission and PG&E exposed by the San Bruno pipeline explosion. But no amount of commission presidents booted and replaced will change the corporate culture of the CPUC as an agency that currently exists to make life easy for California’s utilities and very hard for any entity that has the temerity to compete with them. If Sacramento’s new legislators are looking for a good cause, here it is. (Help us, Gavin-wan. You’re our only hope.) Δ Andrew Christie is the director of the Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club. Send comments through the editor at clanham@newtimesslo.com.

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riend, either you’re closing your eyes to a situation you do not wish to acknowledge or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated by the presence of a sewer/water rate hike in your community. Well, ya got trouble, my friend, right here. I say trouble right here in Morro Bay! Just listen to local gadfly and Save Morro Bay founder Aaron “Music Man” Ochs, who said during public comment in a Morro Bay City Council meeting, “Nationwide, voter suppression is happening. It’s happening in Georgia, Tennessee, and Kansas—but Morro Bay? It’s happening right now in Morro Bay.” Whaaaaat? Are you kidding me? I didn’t even know it was possible to disenfranchise white retirees! Well, apparently it is! The city of Morro Bay has been trying to get a new wastewater reclamation facility built because apparently it’s not cool to let raw sewage run into the Pacific Ocean. (So many rules! Get on that, Trumpster Fire!) They’ve been going around and around trying to find a suitable location and figuring out how to pay for the proposed $128 million facility. “Hey, we’re on a fixed income? Anyway, I’m late for my pickleball match.” Check your couch cushions, Morro Bay! Dump your purses out on your beds, move the butterscotch candies out of the way, and count your change! The whole “disenfranchisement” thing is about 1,000 votes in opposition to

Proposition 218, which aimed to raise rates by $41 per single-family household per month. The city claimed those 1,000 votes were either undated or marked with a date prior to issuing the new proposed rate hike, which made them invalid. Huh? Is that how that’s supposed to work? Not so fast, Morro Bay! “We don’t want to go to court, but if that’s what it takes, that’s what I’m willing to do for the community,” Ochs said. “Suck it,” City Manager Scott Collins didn’t say but might as well have. “Everybody’s looked at this from a risk assessment perspective and are confident that if there was a legal challenge, it would fail,” Collins actually said to New Times. Well, now Morro Bay City Councilmember John Headding is calling for a “healing motion that would begin to repair this torn relationship between the two factions.” Well, not actually “healing” healing, more like “empty gesture” healing. Headding said Morro Bay might count the votes and make the results public, just not count them toward the rate hike, which has already been decided. Suck it! Huh? Is this the “Minnesota Nice” of Morro Bay? As in, “Go to hell” with a smile? Ochs and his group are not appeased: “We hired an attorney to conduct the process the city has previously refused to do. To ensure fairness and transparency, we believe all votes should be counted.” I haven’t seen this much bull poop since Los Osos started working on its sewer

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“Sure thing,” the state said. “Just give us $4.8 million and it’s all yours.” Um, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, the Golden State’s perpetual camping population (I love a good euphemism, don’t you?) jumped nearly 14 percent between 2016 and 2017. Hey, State o’ Cali, ain’t these “campers” part of your problem, too? And here’s good o’ Paso Robles offering to help fix it, and you want to stick them for nearly 5 million smackaroos? Douchey! And speaking of douchey, it looks like the total demolition of Shell Beach landmark Alex Bar-B-Q by Compass Health for a proposed restaurant project, which was completed without permission or proper permits, is turning into a major headache for Compass Health. The city of Pismo Beach encouraged its planning commissioners to rescind Compass Health’s coastal development permit, and even if they didn’t (they did), City Manager Jim Lewis said he would direct his staffers to refuse to issue building permits. Let’s see. Compass Health has already drained the charm out of Avila Beach’s classic dive diner the Old Custom House. Maybe they should stick to health care. Sometimes it’s not better to beg for forgiveness than ask permission. ∆ The Shredder abides. Send ideas and comments to shredder@newtimesslo.com.

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The Movement Arts Collective presents Seasons End on Nov. 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Spanos Theatre in SLO. This contemporary ballet includes themes of nature and human nature. Tickets range from $20 to $35. Call (805) 756-4849 or visit pacslo.org to find out more. —Caleb Wiseblood

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FOUNDER’S DAY The Templeton Historical Museum Society will celebrate the community’s 132nd year of its founding. Nov. 17, 12-3 p.m. Free. 805-434-0807. templetonmuseum.com. Templeton Musuem, 309 S. Main St., Templeton. HANDS IN NEPAL ARTISAN HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE AND SILENT AUCTION Features local artisans, Nepali handicrafts, holiday decorations, a silent auction, snacks, refreshments, and more. Vendors donate 10% or more of sales to benefit HANDS’ Women’s and Educational projects. Nov. 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-440-5987. handsinnepal.org. HANDS in Nepal Santa Margarita HQ, 22595 I St., Santa Margarita.

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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPY DAY LUNCHEON CELEBRATION This luncheon celebrates local philanthropists and volunteers, including the Harold J. Miossi Charitable Trust, “Philanthropist of the Year”. Nov. 15, 11:45 a.m.1:30 p.m. $50. Embassy Suites, 333 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo, 805-549-0800.

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SECOND ANNUAL FIDGETCON A family-friendly event celebrating all things fidgety. Nov. 17, 1-4 p.m. Free. 805-305-0579. facebook.com/fidgetCon/. Morro Bay Vet’s Hall, 209 Surf St., Morro Bay. N O R T H S LO C O U N T Y

PASO FOOD CO-OP LOCAL BITES: CALCAREOUS VINEYARD Learn about the Coop’s mission to build a member-owned community food market featuring local products. Nov. 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free; wine and food for purchase. 805727-3745. pasofoodcooperative.com. Calcareous Vineyard, 3430 Peachy Canyon Road, Paso Robles. SAN LUIS OBISPO

SECOND ANNUAL BAGS TO BENEFIT WOMEN AND GIRLS Soroptimist International of SLO presents this buffet luncheon and silent auction event. Proceeds support scholarships and grants for head of household moms. Nov. 17, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $40. 805-547-6404. soroptimistslo.com. Embassy Suites, 333 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

11TH ANNUAL ARTISAN FAIRE Features handcrafted arts and crafts, a full service cafe for lunch and snacks, apple pies, a raffle, and more. All proceeds go to local college scholarships and charities. Nov. 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-4731866. Women’s Club of Arroyo Grande, 211 Vernon St., Arroyo Grande.

HOLIDAY EVENTS N O R T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

features live music, train rides, a biergarten, and more than a million lights. Nov. 23Dec. 23, 5-9 p.m. $10-$25 (prices vary by night); free for children ages 10 and under. cambriachristmasmarket.com/. Cambria Christmas Market, 2905 Burton Dr, Cambria.

THANKSGIVING BUFFET AT CAMBRIA PINES LODGE An all-you-can-eat Thanksgiving buffet-style meal. Reservations are required. Nov. 22, 12-8 p.m. $39.50; $18.50 for ages 6-12; free for kids ages 5 and under. Cambria Pines Lodge, 2905 Burton Dr., Cambria, 805-927-4200, cambriapineslodge.com. N O R T H S LO C O U N T Y

32ND ANNUAL DOWNTOWN PASO ROBLES LIGHTING CEREMONY Celebrate with Mrs. Claus as she turns on all the City Park lights for the arrival of Santa Claus at Christmas. The Grinch and the Elves will also be present. Guests can enjoy refreshments and community candlelight caroling. Nov. 23, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free admission. 805-238-4103. PasoRoblesDowntown.org. Paso Robles Main Street Association, 835 12th St., Suite D, Paso Robles.

HOLIDAY CRAFT BAZAAR Local crafters bring their wares to sell in the Downtown City Park. All items are handmade. Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. No admission fee. 805-238-4103. PasoRoblesDowntown.org. Paso Robles Main Street Association, 835 12th St., Suite D, Paso Robles. SAN LUIS OBISPO

GOBBLE WOBBLE FAMILY FUN RUN Enjoy a 2.5K/5K run or walk. Bring in a non-perishable item for SLO Food Bank on the day of the event for a free child entry. Nov. 22, 9 a.m. $5-$20. 805-781-7305. active.com/san-luis-obispo-ca. Laguna Lake Golf Course, 11175 Los Osos Valley Rd, San Luis Obispo.

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New Times and the Sun now share their community listings for a complete Central Coast calendar running from SLO County through northern Santa Barbara County. Submit events online by logging in with your Google, Facebook, or Twitter account at newtimesslo.com. You may also email calendar@ newtimesslo.com. Deadline is one week before the issue date on Thursdays. Submissions are subject to editing and approval. Contact Calendar Editor Caleb Wiseblood directly at cwiseblood@newtimesslo.com.

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INDEX Special Events ..........[16] Arts ............................[16] Culture & Lifestyle.......[20] Food & Drink..............[24] Music .........................[65]

who visit Santa receive a complimentary activity book, toy, and candy cane. Nov. 23-Dec. 24 $5-$8 for photos. downtownslo.com. Mission Plaza, 989 Chorro St, San Luis Obispo.

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41ST ANNUAL TURKEY TROT FUN RUN The City of Arroyo Grande Recreation Services Department and the Arroyo Grande Lions Club are sponsoring this fun run. Awards given to first to third place. Nov. 18, 1 p.m. $5. 805-473-5475. arroyogrande.org. Arroyo Grande High School, 495 Valley Rd., Arroyo Grande.

SANTA’S DOGGIE PARADE This year’s parade participants will receive goodie bags donated by Petco (Arroyo Grande). All dogs must be registered by 10:45 a.m. the day of to enter costume contest. Nov. 24, 11 a.m.-noon $5. 805-627-1997. avilabeachcc.com. Avila Beach Promenade, 404 Front St., Avila Beach.

ARTS CLASSES & WORKSHOPS N O R T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

ALCOHOL INKS HOLIDAY PLAY TIME Create unique ornaments, coasters, and magnets using vibrant alcohol inks. Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-noon $40. 805-286-5993. creativemetime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

BEGINNING SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCE Learn beginning east coast swing, foxtrot and cha cha too. Tuesdays, 7:15-8 p.m. $100; $185 per couple. 805-225-1728. debonairedancers.com. FitnessWorks, 500 Quintana Rd., Morro Bay.

LAVA ROCK BEAD AROMA BRACELET WORKSHOP Learn how to make lava rock bead bracelets and your own oil blend which can be used to support your emotional and physical wellbeing. Nov. 21, 6-7:15 p.m. $22. 805-459-6080. leftcoastartstudio.com. Left Coast Art Studio, 1188 Los Osos Valley Rd., Los Osos.

MOSAIC BASICS Choose from holiday tree, trivet, stepping stone, and more. All materials provided. Nov. 25, 1-4 p.m. $40-$95. 805-286-5993. creativemetime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. ARTS continued page 17

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RESIN BEACH OR HOLIDAY TREE CLASS The instructor will bring an assortment of shells, colored glass, glitter, an 11” x 14” white frame, and resin to complete a beach scene, holiday tree, or your own idea. Nov. 24, 10 a.m.-noon $80. 805286-5993. creativemetime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

SEA GLASS WIRE WRAP CLASS: CHOOSE YOUR PROJECT All materials are provided to make one necklace and two pierced earrings, a mobile, or salad servers. Preregistration is required. Nov. 18, 1-3 p.m. $45-$70. 805-2865993. creativemetime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

SUCCULENT WORKSHOP: CHOOSE YOUR PROJECT Make a wood vertical garden or a holiday tree. All materials provided. Care sheet is included to keep your succulents thriving. Nov. 24, 1-3 p.m. $70-$90. 805-286-5993. creativemetime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

TEA CUP WIRE BIRDFEEDER Manipulate wire around a tea cup to create a decorated birdfeeder. Preregistration is required. Nov. 25, 10 a.m.-noon $55. 805-286-5993. creativemetime.com. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. WATERCOLOR WET AND WILD A watercolor class designed for beginner to advanced students. Classes will be ongoing and feature various instructors. Thursdays, 9 a.m.-noon through Jan. 31 $25 members; $30 nonmembers. Alice Isaac, 805-225-1286. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

participants. Email Jonathan Gaetke to register: jonathangaetke@msn.com. Nov. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10 each session. 805-466-3684. ärt/, 5806 Traffic Way, Atascadero.

MOSAIC HOLIDAY TREE Add whimsy to your décor with an easy-to-make mosaic holiday tree. Students learn mosaic basics by cutting plate pieces, gluing and grouting, and more. Nov. 15, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $60. 805-237-3988. creativemetime.com. Centennial Park, 600 Nickerson Dr., Paso Robles. PAINT AND POUR WITH MIA No art experience needed. Nov. 16, 6-8 p.m. and Nov. 17, 9-11 a.m. $20. 805-466-2684. ärt/, 5806 Traffic Way, Atascadero. SAN LUIS OBISPO

AFTER SCHOOL POTTERY Kids can come and learn to sculpt, hand build, and throw on the wheel. 2 sessions are needed to complete the pottery. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. through Jan. 1 $50 for 2 sessions. 805-896-6197. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo.

DATE NIGHT POTTERY Guests can enjoy sharing wine, throwing pots on the wheel, and more. Fridays, Saturdays, 6-8 p.m. $30 per person. 805-896-6197. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, anamcre.com. FILM AND TV ACTING CLASSES Film

ZEN DOODLE ADULT COLORING BOOK GROUP Relax and unwind with adult coloring books. No experience necessary. Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

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ZENTANGLE Through guided systematic patterns, students learn to trust their creativity, increase awareness, respond confidently to the unexpected, and discover the fun and healing in creative expression. Nov. 17, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $20-$37. 805772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

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LIFE DRAWING Each session is limited to 10

and TV acting classes for all ages and skill levels. Offers optional showcases for major Hollywood talent agents and casting directors. Sundays, 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. $165-$175. 310-910-1228. actorsedge.com. Mission Cinemas, 1025 Monterey St., SLO.

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Beginners will learn basic stitches and will work on projects designed to teach them how to get started with knitting. All class materials provided. Nov. 17, 12-1 p.m. Free. 805781-5783. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

NANOWRIMO WORKSHOP WITH SAMANTHA LÊ A writing session facilitated by local author Samantha Lê. Lê holds an MFA in Creative Writing from SJSU. Nov. 20, 2-4 p.m. Free. 805-781-4187. San Luis

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Performance Athletics Gymnastics in SLO hosts its Harvest Gymnastics Day Camp Nov. 19 through 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day. This camp, for boys and girls ages 4 to 13, features indoor and outdoor activities, games, crafts, and more. No gymnastics experience necessary. Visit performanceathleticsslo.com for more info. —C.W. Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

NANOWRIMO WORKSHOP WITH SHERI HUMPHREYS A writing session facilitated by local author and two-time Golden Heart finalist Sheri Humphreys. Nov. 17, 2-4 p.m. Free. 805-781-4187. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

PACIFIC HORIZON CHORUS WELCOMES WOMEN SINGERS Visit site or come by in person to see if these music lessons are right for you. Tuesdays, 6:30-9 p.m. 805-441-1405. pacifichorizon.org. SLO United Methodist Church, 1515 Fredericks St., San Luis Obispo.

PLAYDATE WITH ART CENTRAL’S MANUFACTURE REPS Sales reps from Speedball, Strathmore, Pentel, Black Ink Papers, and Faber Castell will be coming in to show off products. Guests can enjoy creating unique holiday cards during the presentation. Nov. 17, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 805-747-4200. artcentralslo.wordpress.com/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

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HOLIDAY BEACH CLASSIC Women’s Basketball vs. Illinois Friday, November 23 at 2 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs. Pepperdine Saturday, November 24 at 4:30 p.m. ADMISSION IS FREE!

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Legal Notice

Was Your Oil Industry Job or Business Affected by the 2015 Santa Barbara Oil Spill? You Could Be Part of a Class Action Lawsuit To: Oil Workers and Businesses that Supplied Offshore Oil Drilling Platforms or Onshore Processing Facilities There is a class action lawsuit against Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (“Plains Pipeline”). The Court ordered this notice and decided that this case should be a class action on behalf of a “Class” or group of people. The Court has not decided that Plains Pipeline did anything wrong, and the parties have not reached a settlement. Rather, the case may go to trial. There is no money available now and no guarantee that there will be. Plains Pipeline has filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals requesting that the Oil Industry Subclass not be allowed to move forward as a Class. Please register at www.PlainsOilSpill.com or call 1-888-684-6801 to be kept informed about the progress of this appeal. What is this case about? This lawsuit claims that due to the May 19, 2015 Santa Barbara oil spill, workers and businesses that support the Santa Barbara oil industry suffered financial losses with the subsequent pipeline shutdown. Plains Pipeline denies these claims and denies it did anything wrong. The lawyers for the Class will have to prove their claims in Court. Who’s included? You are included in the Oil Industry Subclass if you are an individual or business who was employed or contracted to work on or to provide supplies, personnel, or services for the operations of: • Offshore oil drilling platforms: Hidalgo, Harvest, Hermosa, Heritage, Harmony, Hondo, and/or Holly, off the Santa Barbara County coast, or • Onshore processing facilities at Las Flores/POPCO, Gaviota, and/or Venoco/Ellwood, as of May 19, 2015. Visit the website, www.PlainsOilSpill.com, for more specific information. Who represents the Class? The Court has appointed a group of attorneys to represent the Class as “Class Counsel.” You don’t have to pay Class Counsel or anyone else to participate. Class Counsel will seek fees and costs from the Court. Typically, lawyers are paid a percentage of the recovery obtained on behalf of the class or that amount is separately negotiated by the parties. You may hire your own lawyer to appear in Court for you, but if you do, you have to pay that lawyer. What are your options? To stay in the Class, you do not have to do anything. If Plaintiffs are successful, you will be notified about how to make an individual claim for money or benefits. If you want to keep your rights to sue Plains Pipeline on your own over claims or issues in this case, you need to exclude yourself. If you exclude yourself, you cannot get money or benefits from this lawsuit if any are awarded. The deadline to exclude yourself is January 10, 2019. You can find out how to exclude yourself at the website or by calling the toll-free number.

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CHILDREN Includes drawing, painting, sewing, weaving, mixed media, printmaking, and 3-dimensional building in a safe, non-competitive environment. Fridays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $15 per hour. 805-668-2125. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. Suite 101, Arroyo Grande, lila.community.

PLAY EXPLORE CREATE 2 Includes drawing, pastel, watercolor, tempera, collage, printmaking, sewing, and building. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9-10:30 a.m. & 1:30-3 p.m. $20 for one day; $35 for two. 805-668-2125. lila.community. LilA Creative Community, 1147 East Grand Ave. Suite 101, Arroyo Grande.

SPECIAL ART EVENTS N O R T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Sponsored by the Friends of the Los Osos Library. For adults. Third Thursday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. 805-5281862. Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave., Los Osos. POETRY/SPOKEN WORD WITH MARY ANNE ANDERSON Open mic follows each reading. Third Thursday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Free. 831-2774028. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 786 Arlington, Cambria. SAN LUIS OBISPO

35TH ANNUAL SLO POETRY FESTIVAL: DAY FOUR Includes selected and featured readers. These events are funded in part by the Annual SLO Poetry Festival /Corners of the Mouth, SLO County Library, and Glenna Luschei and supported in part by Poet & Writers. Nov. 18, 7 p.m. languageofthesoul.org. Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St., San Luis Obispo, 805-541-5888.

Ray Bradbury, Robert Takken, and Jane Hind. Thursdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Varies. 805234-2048. kreitzerArt.com. Kreitzer Fine Art and Voice Studios, 1442 12th St., Los Osos.

FLORA AND FAUNA BY DANCING DOG CLAYWORKS Opening reception is Nov. 2 from 5:30 to 7 p.m and features live music, wine, and refreshments. Thursdays, Fridays, 1-4 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. through Nov. 25 Free admission. 805-927-8190. cambriacenterforthearts.org. Cambria Center for the Arts, 1350 Main St., Cambria.

OPEN TO INTERPRETATION A collaborative art show featuring Page Graeber and Janice Pluma. An opening reception takes place Nov. 2 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Includes abstract and contemporary art. Through Nov. 30, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Free. 805-2380725. castorocellars.com. Castoro Cellars, 1315 N. Bethel Rd., Templeton.

ROADS TRAVELED: PAINTINGS BY SHANNON E. A. MCNAMARA An exhibition of plein-air paintings. Tuesdays-Saturdays. through Nov. 29 Free. 805-927-4336. Cambria Library, 1043 Main St., Cambria. N O R T H S LO C O U N T Y

BOTH SIDES OF THE BIG POND: SHARING COMMON GROUND This photographic exhibition showcases the beauty of 2 areas, separated by the ocean, that are in danger due to misuse and potential damage by large corporations. Features photos by Michael Messina and Marty Cullen. Through Jan. 15, 2019 805-466-3684. ärt/, 5806 Traffic Way, Atascadero.

FALL, FLORA, AND FAVORITES Showcasing autumn colored works by award-winning photographers Deb Hofstetter and Dean Crawford PHOTO COURTESY OF ART CENTER MORRO BAY

35TH ANNUAL SLO POETRY FESTIVAL: DAY THREE Includes selected and featured readers. These events are funded in part by the Annual SLO Poetry Festival /Corners of the Mouth, SLO County Library, and Glenna Luschei and supported in part by Poet & Writers. Nov. 17, 7 p.m. languageofthesoul.org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

SLO Poetry Festival concludes with Corners of the Mouth featuring Michael McLaughlin and music by Tom McLaughlin and Benjamin Daniel Lawless. New SLO County Poet Laureate TBA. Open reading follows. Nov. 18, 7-9:15 p.m. Free. 805-903-3595. languageofthesoul.org. Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St., San Luis Obispo.

WINTER TREASURES Featuring original artworks by Central Coast artists. Works are available for purchase. Through Dec. 26, 12-9 p.m. Free. 805238-9800. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, studiosonthepark.org.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: SLOMA A non-themed

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36 VIEWS OF HOLLISTER PEAK In the 1830s,

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: SLO PART-TIME PLAYERS 10-MINUTE PLAYS Accepting submissions of

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CYNTHIA MEYER: LOCAL COLOR Enjoy landscape, light, and

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COMEDY NIGHT WITH RICK STORER AND FRIENDS Featuring Aidan Candelario, Nick Malizia, Michael Zalusky, and headliner Rick Storer. Nov. 21, 7-9 p.m. $8-$10. 805-225-1312. The Siren, 900 Main St., Morro Bay, thesirenmorrobay.com/.

THE REBOOT: STORYTELLING REIMAGINED Curated mix of invited storytellers and open mic for novice storytellers. Spoken word, improv, character sketches and interactive games. Every third Friday of the month. Third Friday of every month, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805-772-9225. facebook. com/topdogcoffeebar/. Top Dog Coffee Bar, 857 Main St., Morro Bay. N O R T H S LO C O U N T Y

MY LITTLE ZOMBIE: THE MUSICAL The Atascadero High School Theater Arts Department presents this campy musical comedy set in a high school during a zombie apocalypse. Nov. 16, 7-9 p.m. and Nov. 17, 2-5 p.m. $10. 805-461-7110. Atascadero High School, One High School Hill, Atascadero.

WINE COUNTRY THEATRE PRESENTS NEXT TO NORMAL This musical centers on Diana Goodman, who struggles with bipolar disorder, and the effect her illness has on her family. FridaysSundays, 7:30-10:30 p.m. through Dec. 2 $25; $15 students; $20 each for group of 8 or more. 800-838-3006. winecountrytheatre.com. Park Ballroom, 1232 Park St., Paso Robles. SAN LUIS OBISPO

PILGRIM’S PROCESS: THE POETRY OF MICHAEL HANNON The exhibit celebrates over

THE GLASS MENAGERIE Tennessee Williams’

five decades of works in print. Includes chapbooks, books, broadsides, poetry-infused sculpture, mail art, and altered objects. Through March 29, 2019, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 805-756-2305. lib.calpoly. edu/events/pilgrimsprocess. Cal Poly Special Collections and Archives, Robert E. Kennedy Library, 1 Grand Ave., Building 35, Room 409, San Luis Obispo.

COMEDY NIGHT Weekly comedy show featuring

artwork is priced at $100 or less. Through Dec. 30 Free. 805-747-4200. artcentralartsupply.com/. Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

Art Center Morro Bay hosts its Teacup Wire Birdfeeder workshop on Nov. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants will manipulate wire around a teacup to create a decorated birdfeeder. Admission is $55. Call (805) 286-5993 or visit creativemetime.com for more info. —C.W.

state-wide juried exhibition at SLOMA. Juror: Jerry McLaughlin. Visit site for details. MondaysSundays. through May 15 $35 for up to two paintings. 805-543-8562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

10-minute plays with 5 or fewer characters (1-3 preferred), few or no props, simple staging, and an emphasis on the text. Writers should have theater experience (please include brief description). Email submissions to celestegoyer@gmail.com. ongoing Free. Mission Plaza, 989 Chorro St, San Luis Obispo.

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Hokusai pursued the essence of Japan’s iconic mountain in the print series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. In tribute, Secret SLO gathers more than two dozen artists to pursue the essence of San Luis Obispo’s Hollister Peak. Mondays, Thursdays-Sundays, 1-7 p.m. through Dec. 31 Free. 805-210-8687. secretslo.com/gallery/. SauerAdams Adobe, 964 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo.

project that combines landscape photography and structural film with archival audiovisual recordings of wild landscapes. Artist talk and opening reception takes place Nov. 29. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. through Dec. 7 Free. 805-756-1571. artgallery.calpoly.edu. Cal Poly University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Art & Design, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 93407-0321, San Luis Obispo.

ANNUAL WINTER FAIRE AND JURIED CRAFT SHOW Morro Bay Art Association presents its

Featuring water, landscape, figure, fantasy and floral works. Collectors of Kreitzer’s works include Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Michael Douglas,

and community expressed through the imaginative creations of our county’s students. Three student exhibitions will be displayed at SLOMA throughout the year. Through May 12, 2019 Free. 805-5438562. sloma.org. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

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Showcasing watermedia paintings by artists residing in California. Features a wide range of subjects, materials, and techniques, from experimental to traditional. Juror/Judge: David Lobenberg Mondays-Sundays, 2 p.m. through Dec. 1 Members $25-$35 (1 or 2 paintings); nonmembers $45-$60 (1 or 2 paintings). 805-4390295. ccwsart.com/aquarius-2019.html. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

THANKFUL The Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Gallery’s annual themed show featuring artwork by students from all Paso Robles’s schools, grades K through 12. Nov. 20-Jan. 20, 12-9 p.m. Free. 805-238-9800. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, studiosonthepark.org.

120-foot long scroll manuscript of On The Road, the novel by Jack Kerouac, is on display and open to the public during regular library hours. Through Nov. 21 Free. slolibrary.org. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

SOUTH COUNTY POETRY: EVY COLE Evy Cole is the featured poet for the month of October. Open mic follows. Fourth Sunday of every month, 5:307:30 p.m. Free. 805-268-9216. candojack.com/ socopo. St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 301 Trinity Way, Arroyo Grande.

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CALL FOR ARTISTS: CCWS AQUARIUS 2019 CALIFORNIA OPEN WATERMEDIA EXHIBITION

CALL FOR ARTISTS: AWAKEN SLO COUNTY STUDENTS A year-long program celebrating art

KEROUAC’S ON THE ROAD SCROLL This famed

each month’s featured poet. Fourth Sunday of every month, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. 805-2689216. CanDoJack.com. South County Poetry, St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church (annex), 301 Trinity Way off Traffic Way, Arroyo Grande.

CALLS FOR ARTISTS

gown is made from humble materials including discarded garments, fabrics, and trims, as well as bits of nature and desk supplies. Through Nov. 30 805-238-9800. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, studiosonthepark.org.

INTERESTING TIMES Featuring the political and whimsical art of Mark Bryan. Through Jan. 23, 2019 805-710-2929. Frame Works, 339 Marsh St, San Luis Obispo, sloart.com.

S O U T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

DAVID KREITZER: FINE ART OPEN STUDIOS

THE SHORT STORY COLLECTION: NARRATIVE GOWNS AND FEMININE HISTORIES Every

architecture captured on a sunny day in SLO. ongoing, 6-9 p.m. Free. 805-2108687. secretslo.com. Sauer-Adams Adobe, 964 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo.

SOUTH COUNTY POETRY An open mic follows

various subjects. Mondays, Wednesdays-Sundays, 1-4 p.m. through Nov. 28 Free. 805-995-2049. CayucosArt.org. Cayucos Community Art Gallery, 10 Cayucos Dr., Cayucos.

Dienzo, Patricia Everett, Nancy Haglund, Charlene Martyn, William Rumbler, J. D. Shankle, Cheryl Strahl, and Chuck Wyke. Tuesdays, ThursdaysSaturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Nov. 30 Free. 805-461-6161. slolibrary.org. Atascadero Library, 6555 Capistrano, Atascadero.

NOV. 15 – NOV. 22 2018

SLOMA FILM NIGHT: MARWENCOL After being beaten into a brain-damaging coma outside a bar, Mark Hogancamp builds a 1/6th scale World War II-era town in his backyard. Nov. 19, 7 p.m. Suggested donation: $5 members; $7 nonmembers (includes complimentary beverage). 805-543-8562. sloma.org/films. San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

BOBBYE WEST THOMPSON: PASTEL DRAWINGS Features orignal pastel drawings of

IMAGES OF NORTH COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT Featuring photos by Tim Bryan, Laura

disciplinary conceptual artist and writer based in Los Angeles. His work explores Christian theology, critical theory, and experimental comedy. Through Dec. 5 Free. 805-546-3202. cuesta.edu/ student/campuslife/artgallery/. Harold J. Miossi Gallery, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo.

CORNERS OF THE MOUTH: 35TH ANNUAL SAN LUIS OBISPO POETRY FESTIVAL The

annual winter showcase, which features a collection of artworks submitted from all over the Central Coast. Meet the artists at the opening reception on Nov. 4. Works include paintings, photography, jewelry, and fine crafts. Through Jan. 7, 2019, 12-4 p.m. Free. 805-772-2504. artcentermorrobay.org. Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St., Morro Bay.

Jr. Through Dec. 1, 12-9 p.m. Free. 805-238-9800. Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles, studiosonthepark.org.

FROM ARTISTS, FOR ARTISTS, BY ARTISTS Featuring fine art oils and pastels from Corynn Wolf, acrylics from Ryan Adams, and works from various mediums by Marc Wolf ongoing Free. 805773-6563. Puffers of Pismo, 781 Price St., Pismo Beach, puffersofpismo.com/.

SHE SANG ME A GOOD LUCK SONG A statewide traveling exhibit featuring the California Indian photographs of Dugan Aguilar. ongoing 415-5251553. exhibitenvoy.org. DANA Adobe Cultural Center, 671 S. Oakglen Ave., Nipomo, 805-929-5679.

classic drama. This intensely personal piece explores the complexity of our memories and the ways in which we can never truly escape them. Wednesdays-Sundays, 7-9 p.m. and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-4 p.m. through Nov. 18 $20-$39. 805786-2400. slorep.org. San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo. touring and local comics all for one dollar. Guests can enjoy beer, food, raffle giveaways, and more. Hosted by Henry Bruington and Aidan Candelario. Limited spots available for the open mic. Thursdays, 7:30-10 p.m. through Feb. 28 $1. 805540-8300. Bang The Drum Brewery, 950 Orcutt Road, San Luis Obispo, bangthedrumbrewery.com/.

DRAMATIC IMPROV SHOW The dramatic improv class of Central Coast Comedy Theater is having their first show, which focuses on creating scenes and relationships. Nov. 17, 7-9 p.m. $10. centralcoastcomedytheater.com/event/dramaticimprov-class-show/. The 4 Cats Cafe and Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, 805-547-0278.

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ARTS from page 19 Through Nov. 18 $20. Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center, Highway 1, San Luis Obispo, 805-546-3198, cuesta.edu.

THE MOVEMENT ARTS COLLECTIVE PRESENTS SEASONS END Set to a re-composed score of Vivaldi’s classic, this contemporary ballet includes themes of nature and human nature. Nov. 17, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. $20-$35. 805-756-4849. pacslo. org. Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

SLOLIO: A GATHERING OF TRUE STORIES This monthly storytelling event is open to anyone who has a true story to share based on the month’s theme and that can be told without notes. November’s theme is “Full Reveal”. Nov. 21, 7-9 p.m. Free. 805-995-2867. slolio.org. Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St., San Luis Obispo.

SUICIDEGIRLS: BLACKHEART BURLESQUE This burlesque show is full of pop-culture references and is choreographed to a high-energy indie soundtrack. Nov. 15, 9-11 p.m. $27. 805-5468600. suicidegirls.com. The Fremont Theater, 1035 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

CPAF PRESENTS BABES IN TOYLAND The Coastal Chamber Youth Ballet performs a special version of the classic holiday ballet. All ages welcome. Nov. 17, 11 a.m.-noon Free. 805-4737161. slolibrary.org. Arroyo Grande Library, 800 W. Branch, Arroyo Grande.

HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA Includes A Christmas Carol, a fractured fairy tale opera, and more. Wednesdays-Sundays. through Dec. 31 $24$30. 805-489-2499. americanmelodrama. com. Great American Melodrama, 1863 Front St., Oceano. THE NUTCRACKER Presented by Everybody Can Dance and Santa Maria Civic Ballet. Nov. 24, 7 p.m. and Nov. 25, 3 p.m. $5-$20. clarkcenter.org. Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande, 805-489-9444.

discounts available. 805-922-8313. pcpa.org. Marian Theatre, 800 S. College Dr., Santa Maria.

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HOLIDAY CHORUS The Pacific Horizon Chorus invites women to sing with them. All participants will be invited to perform selected a cappella songs at three holiday performances scheduled for Dec. 7, 8, and 9. Nov. 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. 805-7829951. pacifichorizon.org. SLO United Methodist Church, 1515 Fredericks St., San Luis Obispo.

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TED TALK FRIDAYS Enjoy a TED Talk viewing or a guest speaker and engage in lively conversation afterwards. Fourth Friday of every month, 1-3 p.m. Free. 805-995-3312. Cayucos Library, 310 B. St., Cayucos. N O R T H S LO C O U N T Y

MORRO BAY METAPHYSICIANS Explore the history of metaphysics with a different topic each week. Led by Tobey White Heart Crockett. Fridays, 12-1 p.m. $10-$20 suggested donation. 805-7722880. facebook.com/groups/MBMetaphysicians. Coalesce Garden Chapel, 845 Main St., Morro Bay. SAN LUIS OBISPO

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LightGabler presents this seminar. NOV. 15 – NOV. 22 Nov. 15, 9:30-11:30 a.m. $50. 8052018 248-7089. lightgablerlaw.com/seminars. Madonna Inn Garden Room, 100 Madonna S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ LO S A L A M O S Rd, San Luis Obispo. PETER PAN A family-friendly musical based on MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION: THE STATE the J.M. Barrie tale. Through Dec. 23 $33.50-$50; OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE RESEARCH The

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Pavilion on the Lake in Atascadero hosts a Holiday Boutique on Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This craft show features more than 50 vendors. All items are handmade. Call (805) 470-3178 or visit visitatascadero.com for more info. —C.W. Central Coast Parkinson Foundation presents this seminar with Lauren Paglisotti, a representative from the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Current info on the latest PD research will be discussed along with ways to propel research forward. ongoing, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. 805-801-5950. myccpa.org. Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo.

CEO Alex McClure will discuss Swarm Technology. Swarm AI is modeled on nature, where birds, bees, fish, and other organisms amplify their intelligence through “hive minds.” Nov. 17, 11 a.m.-noon Free. 805-781-4187. San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St., San Luis Obispo.

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elevator pitch with expert guidance and feedback through networking exercises to gain confidence. Includes tips on how to get great referrals. Nov. 15, 12-1:30 p.m. Free. 805-595-1357. mcscorp. ecenterdirect.com. MCSC’s Women’s Business Center, 71 Zaca Ln., #130, San Luis Obispo.

guests on a one-hour tour of the historic site, the buildings, and up to the Lighthouse tower. Please arrive 15 minutes early. All proceeds go directly toward the site’s restoration. Wednesdays, 12 & 1 p.m. and Saturdays, 12, 1 & 2 p.m. $17-$22. 805540-5771. pointsanluislighthouse.org. Point San Luis Lighthouse, 1 Lighthouse Rd., Avila Beach.

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SUPPORT GROUPS

10 a.m.-noon Free. 805-544-2086. Safe Haven, 203 Bridge St, Arroyo Grande.

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N O R T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS MEETING Co-Dependents Anonymous (CoDA) is a 12-step recovery program for anyone who desires to have healthy and loving relationships with themselves and others. Saturdays, 1-2:15 p.m. Free. 805-203-5875. Cambria Connection, 1069 Main St., Cambria. N O R T H S LO C O U N T Y

GENERAL GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT GROUP Facilitated by Wilshire Hospice. An opportunity for individuals to gather in a safe space to share their journeys through the grieving process. Third Tuesday of every month, 3-4:30 p.m. through Dec. 18 Free. 805-772-2880. coalescebookstore.com. Coalesce Garden Chapel, 845 Main St., Morro Bay.

A support group for those who have Scleroderma or those who love someone with Scleroderma. Nov. 17, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. 805-878-6261. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 959 Valley Rd., Arroyo Grande.

SPOUSE AND PARTNER LOSS SUPPORT GROUP (SOUTH COUNTY) A Hospice SLO support group for those grieving the loss of a partner or spouse. This group provides the opportunity to connect with individuals in a similar situation. Held in Room 16. Drop-ins welcome. Thursdays, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org. New Life Pismo, 990 James Way, Pismo Beach.

NOV. 15 – NOV. 22 2018

GENERAL GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP (NORTH COUNTY) A support group for those grieving the death of a loved one. This group provides the opportunity to connect with individuals in a similar situation. Drop-ins welcome. Wednesdays, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org/support-groups/ general-grief-support-group-0. Hospice SLO County: North County Office, 517 13th St., Paso Robles.

NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Hosted by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). A free and confidential group of families helping families who have a loved one living with mental health challenges. Third Monday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. 805-674-8009. Life House, 5850 West Mall Rd., Atascadero.

NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUP MEETING A meeting for those who know or have known a feeling of desperation concerning the addiction of a loved one. Fridays, 12-1 p.m. Free. 805-2215523. A meeting for those who know or have known a feeling of desperation concerning the addiction of a loved one. Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m. Free. The Redeemer Lutheran Church, 4500 El Camino Real, Atascadero, 805-221-5523. SAN LUIS OBISPO

CHILD LOSS SUPPORT GROUP Hospice SLO County is offering this support group for those grieving the loss of a child. This group provides the opportunity to connect with individuals in a similar situation. Drop-ins welcome. Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org/supportgroups. Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo. EXTENDING ELDER’S INDEPENDENCE: ELDER HEALTH CARE ADVOCATE Presented by Linda Beck. Covers key conversations to have with parents, spouses, and loved ones regarding plans for the future: making the home suitable for aging; other housing options; relieving the caregiver; and avoiding fraud. Nov. 18, 2-4 p.m. Free. 805-5440760. cbdslo.org. Congregation Beth David, 10180 Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo.

FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP A support group for those who are caring for a loved one, no matter the diagnosis. This group provides the opportunity to connect with individuals in a similar situation. Drop-ins welcome. Every other Friday, 2:30-4 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org. Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo. LIVING WITH GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Grief is a natural response to the death of a loved one. This group helps those who have lost a loved one or have a loved one who is dealing with a life-altering illness. Trained grief counselors will be present to provide information about grief. Mondays, 12:151:15 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org/ support-groups. Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

NAR-ANON: LET IT BEGIN WITH ME Nar-Anon is a support group for those who are affected by someone else’s addiction. Tuesdays 805-458-7655. naranoncentralca.org/meetings/meeting-list/. San Luis Obispo, Citywide, SLO. S O U T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

GENERAL GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP (SOUTH COUNTY) Hospice SLO County is offering this support group for those grieving the death of a loved one. Held in the Church Care Center. Drop-ins welcome. Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. 805-5442266. hospiceslo.org. New Life Pismo, 990 James Way, Pismo Beach.

NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Hosted by NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). A confidential and safe group of families helping families who have a loved one living with mental health challenges. Third Saturday of every month,

CREATE & LEARN N O R T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

BASIC COMPUTER HELP Come to learn basic computer skills. Call to sign up. Thursdays, 8:30-10 a.m. Free. 805-772-6394. Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay. S O U T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

SEWING CAFE CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS Sewing Cafe offers various classes and workshop. Call for full schedule. ongoing Sewing Cafe, 541 Five Cities Dr., Pismo Beach, 805-295-6585.

MIND & BODY N O R T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

IGNITE BOOTY SCHOOL: MORRO BAY This session offers dance fitness, twerk technique, and a choreography option to perform on Dec. 22 at The Siren in Morro Bay. Nov. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $150. 805-748-0749. ignitebootyschool.com. Ignite Movement Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay. INTERMEDIATE TRIBAL BUNKAI Incorporates props, rhythm instruments, and a fusion of world dance to upbeat, fast drumming music. Fridays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. $40 monthly; $12 to drop in. 805-203-6318. desertcoastdance.com. Ignite Movement Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay.

KICKING THE SUGAR HABIT Learn why you crave sugar, what is keeping you stuck, and how to get the habit under control. The program starts with deep breathing meditation with sensei Dana Charvet. Speaker: T. Cruz, Health Coach. Nov. 18, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. 805-235-7978. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay.

MORRO BAY MARTIAL ARTS: WORLD CHAMPION INSTRUCTION Offering adult and youth classes in kickboxing, boxing, judo, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, and self defense. ongoing 805-701-7397. Grateful Body, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay. N O R T H S LO C O U N T Y

ZUMBA/DANCE FUSION This dynamic class is choreographed to carefully selected upbeat music. No experience is necessary. Drop in any day. Mondays, Fridays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. through Dec. 31 $6.50 residents; $7.10 non-residents. 805-466-7912. Atascadero Community Center, 5599 Traffic Way, Atascadero, atascadero.org/ communitycenter. SAN LUIS OBISPO

AFRICAN DANCE An all levels dance class where you can learn traditional dances from Guinea and West Africa. Accompanied by live drumming. Wednesdays, 6:30-7:45 p.m. $5-$10. afrodance. net. Performance Athletics Gymnastics, 4484 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, 805-547-1496. AIKIDO BEGINNERS FINAL 2018 CLASSES Led by black belt instructors. Please wear loose comfortable clothes (full length pants). For males and females alike, ages 16 and over. Tuesdays, 5:45-7 p.m. through Dec. 11 $32.50. 805-5491222. aikidosanluisobispo.com. San Luis Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo.

AIKIDO BEGINNERS PROGRAM This program covers the basics of Aikido. For ages 14 and up. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. through Dec. 13 $60. 720-588-0798. kiryu-aikido.com/ beginners-slo. Fitness Edge, 795 Buckley Road, Ste. 1, San Luis Obispo.

AIKIDO FOR EVERYONE A Japanese martial art designed to stop violence with minimum harm. This class welcomes beginning and experienced students of all levels. Tuesdays, 5:45-7 p.m. $65 for 3 months. 805-549-1222. aikidosanluisobispo.com. San Luis Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo.

Tuesdays, 5:45-7 p.m. $65 for 3 months. 805-5491222. ae.slcusd.org. San Luis Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo.

CONDITIONING EXPRESS Includes weights, exercise balls, and TRX Suspension Training. Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6:30-7:15 a.m. $88. 805-5491222. ae.slcusd.org. San Luis Coastal Adult School, 1500 Lizzie St., San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

COMING TOGETHER IN GRATITUDE: A GENTLE DAY OF YOGA, MUSIC, AND NOURISHMENT The event starts with a gentle Kundalini yoga set with live music, followed by a juicing demonstration and lunch (included). Ends with a peaceful walking meditation followed by restorative yoga with aromatherapy and live harp. Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $65. 626-864-4810. branchmillorganics.com/gentle-day/. Branch Mill Organic Farm & Retreat Center, 2815 Branch Mill Rd., Arroyo Grande.

KUNDALINI YOGA Gentle yoga classes with a focus on meditation and chanting in the Kundalini Yoga (as taught by Yogi Bhajan). All levels of experience welcome. Thursdays, 6:30-7:45 p.m. through Dec. 31 $12 per class; $40 for 4 classes. 626-864-4810. branchmillorganics.com/classesoffered/. Branch Mill Organic Farm & Retreat Center, 2815 Branch Mill Rd., Arroyo Grande.

MINDFUL YOGA: GENTLE, RESTORATIVE, AND SLOW FLOW Wednesdays, Saturdays, 9-10:15 a.m. $10 donation. White Heron Sangha Meditation Center, 6615 Bay Laurel Place, Avila Beach, whiteheronsangha.org.

QI GONG FOR LESS STRESS AND MORE ENERGY Use the gentle standing movements of Qi Gong to lower stress and increase flexibility. Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. through Nov. 28 $10 drop-in; $54 for 6-week session. 805-440-4561. balancedlivingayurveda.com. Shell Beach Veterans Memorial Building, 230 Leeward Ave., Pismo Beach. The gentle standing movements of Qi Gong may be used to lower stress and increase flexibility. Mondays, 9-10 a.m. through Dec. 17 $10 drop-in; $65 for 8-week session. 805-440-4561. luciamarschools.asapconnected.com. Oceano Community Center, 1425 19th St., Oceano.

SENIOR BODY FITNESS Please bring your own weights and bands. Mondays, 11 a.m.-noon $1 per class. 805-598-7108. Cortina Apartments, 241 Courtland St., Arroyo Grande.

OUTDOORS N O R T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

BEACH KEEPERS CLEANUP WITH ECOSLO Sign up and learn more online. Nov. 17, 9-11 a.m. Free. 805-544-1777. ecoslo.org/beach-keepers. Morro Strand Dog Beach, Toro Creek Rd, Cayucos. N O R T H S LO C O U N T Y

SIERRA CLUB MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDE: TEMPLETON The group will ride along Santa Rita Road to the summit. 14 mile round trip. Nov. 18, 9 a.m. No fee. 805-459-2103. sierraclub.org/ santa-lucia. Vineyard Dog Park, 1010 Semillon Ln., Templeton. SAN LUIS OBISPO

CERRO SAN LUIS HIKE WITH ECOSLO Difficulty: moderate. Please bring sturdy shoes, water, and a snack. Nov. 18, 9-11 a.m. Free. 805544-1777. ecoslo.org. Cerro San Luis Trailhead, Fernandez Rd, San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

SPORTS

San Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297.

CAL POLY VOLLEYBALL VS. UC RIVERSIDE The Mustangs take on UC Riverside during this Big West Conference showdown. Nov. 16, 7 p.m. Mott Athletics Center, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297.

CAL POLY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. PEPPERDINE The Mustangs take on Pepperdine. Nov. 24, 4:30 p.m. Free. gopoly.com/. Mott Athletics Center, 1 Grand Ave, San Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297.

SLO PING PONG Lots of tables are available for guests to play at. Sundays, 4-7 p.m. and Tuesdays, Thursdays, 7-10 p.m. through Dec. 4 Free. 805540-0470. Ludwick Community Center, 864 Santa Rosa, San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

KNOCKERBALL POP-UP PLAY Also features spike ball, kan jam, and Giant Jenga to play in between games. Nov. 17, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $10-$20. 805-776-3588. knockerballslo.com/public_events/. Elm Street Park, 1221 Ash St., Arroyo Grande.

KIDS & FAMILY N O R T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

BILINGUAL STORYTIME/ CUENTOS BILINGÜES Children and their families are invited to listen to tales in English and Spanish. Wednesdays, 3:30-4 p.m. Free. 805-927-4336. slolibrary.org. Cambria Library, 1043 Main St., Cambria.

PAWS TO READ Children are welcome to come read to Berkeley the dog. Wednesdays, 3 p.m. Free. 805-528-1862. Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave., Los Osos. RHYTHM AND MOVEMENT DANCE FOR KIDS Utilizing theatrical props, games, and improvisational tools to encourage skill building and creative movement. For ages 5 to 8. All levels of dancers are welcome. Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $40 monthly; $12 to drop in. 805-203-6318. Ignite Movement Studio, 698 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay, ignitemovementstudio.com/. N O R T H S LO C O U N T Y

DRAGONFLY CIRCLES IN ATASCADERO An enrichment program for ages 7 to 11 that promotes social, emotional, and physical fitness and well-being. Learn and practice how to respond to various types of stress in a healthy way. Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 p.m. 805-270-5523. mindfulkindfulyouniversity.com/dragonfly-circles/. Atascadero Agricultural Hall, 5035 Palma Ave., Atascadero.

YOUNIQUE FITNESS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS This class integrates the wide-ranging benefits of music, movement, yoga, mindful awareness training, guided relaxation strategies, expressive arts, and more. Additionally offered at SLO and Arroyo Grande locations. Tuesdays, 4:30-5:15 p.m. 805-270-5523. mindfulkindfulyouniversity.com/ younique-fitness/. Atascadero Agricultural Hall, 5035 Palma Ave., Atascadero. SAN LUIS OBISPO

FAMILY POTTERY NIGHT Classes include instruction and materials. Saturdays, 6-8 p.m. through Dec. 20 $50 for 2 classes. 805-896-6197. anamcre.com. Anam Cre Pottery Studio, 1243 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo.

HARVEST GYMNASTICS DAY CAMP Boys and girls ages 4-13 can enjoy gym equipment, gymnastics instruction, outdoor activities, games, crafts and more. No gymnastics experience required. Nov. 19, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Nov. 20, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and Nov. 21, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Varies. 805-547-1496. performanceathleticsslo. com. Performance Athletics Gymnastics, 4484 Broad St., San Luis Obispo.

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MORRO BAY MARTIAL ARTS Offering adult and youth classes in kickboxing, boxing, judo, jiu-jitsu, MMA, tai chi, qi gong, and self defense. Programs are customized to fit your needs , goals, age, and abilities. Mondays-Sundays, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. through April 25 Call for details. 805-701-7397. Morro Bay Martial Arts, 850 Shasta, Morro Bay. SAN LUIS OBISPO

CAL POLY FOOTBALL VS. SOUTHERN UTAH The final football game of the season. Nov. 17, 4 p.m. Alex G. Spanos Stadium, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo, 805-756-7297.

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PYJAMA DRAMA: DRAMA AND IMAGINATIVE PLAY CLASSES Drama and imaginative play develops skills that can last a lifetime like the confidence to be brave, desire to share ideas with others, and the joy of solving problems with friends by your side. Saturdays, 11-11:45 a.m. and Mondays, 9:30-11 a.m. $12. 805-709-0761. pyjamadrama.com. SLO Movement Arts Center, 2074 Parker St., San Luis Obispo.

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CULTURE & LIFESTYLE from page 23 specially designed to promote bonding between baby and caregiver. For birth through crawling. Call to register. Wednesdays, 5:45-6:15 p.m. through Dec. 26 Free. 805-547-1496. performanceathleticsslo. com. Performance Athletics Gymnastics, 4484 Broad St., San Luis Obispo. S O U T H C O A S T S LO C O U N T Y

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HOSPICE SLO COUNTY VOLUNTEER TRAINING Preregistration required. In-Home Volunteers assist individuals with a life-limiting illness and their families by providing caregiver respite, practical assistance, emotional support, companionship, and comfort. Thursdays, 1-6 p.m. Free. 805-544-2266. hospiceslo.org/workshops. Hospice SLO County, 1304 Pacific St., San Luis Obispo.

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County Parks for this event to help restore the Nature Center with weeding, removing invasive plants, and laying mulch/wood chips. Nov. 17, 9 a.m.-noon Free. 805-544-1777. ecoslo.org. Lopez Lake, 6800 Lopez Dr., Arroyo Grande.

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SIERRA CLUB HISTORIC WALK: ARROYO GRANDE A guided stroll through the village area of Arroyo Grande to see century-old storefronts, Victorian homes of town’s pioneers, and more. Nov. 18, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. 805-549-0355. sierraclub. org/santa-lucia. Historic Village of Arroyo Grande, Branch and Short St., Arroyo Grande. S A N TA M A R I A VA L L E Y/ LO S A L A M O S

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Contents The art of holiday card crafting ............26 Morro Bay celebrates Winterfest ........ 28 The NIMBY who stole Christmas.......... 34 ‘Hanukkah Downtown’ in SLO ..............36 Sing in the season with the pros ......... 40 Shopping guide for the year 2049 ........ 46 Holiday events calendar ..................... 48

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CARDCORE Instructor Suzy McBride (left) and workshop participant Snook Powers (right) show off their creations.

Season’s greetings

EXPECTATIONS VS. REALITY My Thanksgiving card (right) came out almost identical to the example card (left) we were given, minus a rake and some leaves. MUMMY DEAREST After finishing my Thanksgiving card, I had time to start working on a Halloween card for next year.

here are only two kinds of people in this world: those who start listening to Christmas music after Halloween and those who wait until Thanksgiving is over. I’m a card-carrying member of the former, and I’m pretty sure most of the participants of Suzy McBride’s BY CALEB WISEBLOOD Stampin’ Up workshops are, too. Well, The next Stamp Camp event takes place Nov. 24 at 1:30 p.m. at least at the one I attended, which PHOTOS BY CALEB WISEBLOOD at Suzy McBride’s home, located at 2424 Gerda St., SLO. There’s focused on holiday card crafting. a $10 materials fee. Visit drsuzy.stampinup.net to register and for Having little to no DIY info on other upcoming workshops. experience, I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into that That’s where the stamping comes in, Saturday afternoon at the Arroyo Grande McBride continued. Library. Yet somehow, I walked away with “Rubber stamping creates those images,” two homemade holiday cards that I’m she said. “The beautiful multitude of quite proud of. Part of me wants to just colors and patterns available help with the keep them for myself rather than send them out. Afterall, sending holiday wishes design [of the holiday cards].” McBride’s stamping and paper crafting is what Facebook’s for, right? demos are periodically offered at various “There is a particular joy in receiving SLO County locations, including the SLO an actual card in the mail,” McBride Library and even her own home on occasion. said. “Even more joy when you realize the sender took the time to actually make the Aside from materials fees, the workshops are usually completely free of charge. card for you.” But whenever there’s an opportunity A retired Cal Poly professor, McBride to use one of her classes as a fundraising has been a Stampin’ Up, or “Stamp event, McBride leaps at the chance. Her Camp,” demonstrator for 13 years. most recent Stamp Camp fundraiser “I simply love doing this,” McBride said. “I love color and design but really helped raise $1,400 for an aspiring don’t have the necessary drawing skills to teacher hoping to study in Tanzania create the images I desire.” toward a master’s degree. A $15 to $20 donation was requested from each CLASS IN SESSION Stampin’ Up demonstrator Suzy McBride hosts Stamp Camp card-making participant. McBride even workshops throughout the year at libraries, fundraising events, and her own home. offered an alternative option to those who

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couldn’t make it to the workshop but still wanted to donate: She made their holiday cards herself. Had I been offered that same option before my class started, I might have taken it. When I first sat down to start crafting, I stared in confusion at some of the unfamiliar instruments that lay before me. One resembled a giant hole puncher, except it punched out little characters you could use to decorate your cards with. I just wanted my cards to magically make themselves at first, but that feeling went away once I got that puncher down (still don’t know what that thing is called). I was punching characters left and right. The only one I ended up actually using though was a mummy for a Halloween card (saving that for next year, obviously). McBride was available for questions during the entire class of course, so any questions that came to mind were answered. She wandered around the group table conversing with each participant. Some were regulars. Some were even past students from her teaching days at Cal Poly, she said. And the rest, like me, were brand new. “I learn so much from folks while we sit and stamp and chat,” McBride said. “One of my regular stamp campers swears it’s cheaper than therapy and a lot more fun.” Δ Calendar Editor Caleb Wiseblood collects cards of the Dragon Ball Z variety. Reach him at cwiseblood@newtimesslo.com.

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16 days of holiday cheer Winterfest comes to Morro Bay for its second year BY KAREN GARCIA

or 33 years, the city of Morro Bay has held its annual Morro Bay Lighted Boat Parade. It’s a staple in the coastal community, where boaters decorate their vessels and travel up the bay for spectators to enjoy. But the city was looking for a way to expand the parade and bring in more activities for the community as well as foot traffic for local businesses during the holiday season. It was a job for Teri Bayus, who’s had her share of event planning from the Central Coast Writers Conference to the Pismo Beach Clam Festival. She’s now the creator of Morro Bay’s newest holiday festivities, Winterfest. It’s 16 days of snow, a Santa crawl (similar to a pub crawl), vendors, visits with Santa, gingerbread-house making, and more. This will be the second year that Bayus is running the show and she’s hoping to make the second year a little more extravagant than the first. Bayus said she got the gig after working closely with Morro Bay’s tourism department manager, Jennifer Little, on the writers conference. “[Little] asked me, ‘If you could have a whole city for Christmas what would you do?’” Bayus said. “So I came up with all these ideas, not thinking that it was a job interview.” Next thing she knew, Bayus was in front of the city’s tourism business improvement district advisory board vying for the job alongside two other potential candidates— she got it. “This city doesn’t have very many holiday decorations or holiday branding, so I’m helping to hopefully put something together that will stick,” she said.

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On Nov. 1, Bayus took New Times along to a couple of her business meetings to talk about the festival and how she collaborates with various people in the city. For the second year in a row, the Morro Bay Lighted Boat Parade will kick off Winterfest. Traditionally, the parade occurs on the first Saturday of December, but this year it will start on Friday, Nov. 30. That night, about 10 to 12 local businesses will sponsor boats to be in that night’s parade. The newest addition to the evening is that anyone can rent a decorated boat and ride along in the parade. “If you want to have a Christmas party or have your family riding on the lighted boat, you can have the whole boat for the night,” she said. “Last year, I rented a boat and put all my volunteers on it because I knew they would be working the next 12 days so I wanted to give them a treat.” Dec. 1 will be an even brighter evening, as about 45 boats will set sail through the water with judges keeping an eye on decoration detail and spectators watching from the shore. The catches of the day are cash prizes for parade winners and goodie bags for all participants. But the parade is something that Bayus stresses about. MORRO BAY continued page 30

ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS TREES Teri Bayus got 12 individuals and businesses to put up crab pot Christmas trees last year; her goal is to have the trees all over the city’s downtown area.

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In between laughs, she said that last year she got the final OK from Homeland Security two days before the big event. Her first stop is the Morro Bay Harbor Patrol where she spoke to Harbor Patrol Supervisor Becka Kelly. Kelly has been on both ends of the parade, watching it with her family and orchestrating the line of boats on the water. “It’s a bit chaotic in the lineup because in the past it used to be where, say there’s 25 boats participating and we had to get them in order one through 25,” Kelly said. “That beginning part is still tricky because everybody is trying to sit in one place because a boat doesn’t stay in one place. The tide is pulling us in one direction and the wind in another.” Bayus brought in reflective plastic numbers so boats don’t have to be in order and judges can easily tell who is who. As for the tide, everyone will keep a close eye on the tide predictions. The two talk about the Harbor Patrol’s soon-to-be sponsor for its boat that will cruise in the parade on Nov. 30 and Bayus’ determination to have more crab pots throughout the city’s downtown and Embarcadero areas. Cambria has scarecrows around the harvest season, so Bayus wanted something similar for Morro Bay. Something that people can grab a map and scout for, walk around and stumble upon, or something families in a car

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can drive around and spot. Last year, crab pot Christmas trees made their first appearance. This isn’t your typical holiday decoration, as the silhouette of the tree is made of stacks of crab traps (also known as crab pots). “It’s perfect for the area because if

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tree for his business front. DeGarimore said he’s always willing to participate in giving back to his community in any way he can; it’s his favorite thing to do. “Doing business in Morro Bay day to day isn’t always exciting, but being able to help is my favorite part,” DeGarimore said. He said he loves interacting with the locals and takes pride in seeing people bring their families to his businesses. “People say, ‘Yeah I sat in front of the crab tank with angel wings at Giovanni’s and now I’m bringing my kids to do it.’ It’s awesome,” he said. “So when you hear all of these stories about multi-generational experiences happening at your establishment, it’s like, ‘Man, I’m a part of that.’” DeGarimore signed up to have his wine bar Stax as one of the stops during the Santa crawl. Bayus lights up when she talks about the crawl. She said that last year there were 250 people dressed as Santa walking from one place to another or riding the trolley together. Bayus has other activities up her sleeve.

ELFING AROUND In addition to the evening grandeur of the Lighted Boat Parade, paddle boarders, kayakers, and surfers are welcome to a day parade.

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There will be a snow day, when 6 tons of ice will get spread around Tidelands Park with three sections: one for those aged 5-years-old and younger, a hill, and a snowball range. She’s created an Elf on the Shelf competition and a gingerbread

competition. For 16 days, Santa will be in the Santa House that the Morro Bay Rotary Club built, complete with a Rotary Club member volunteering as Santa’s elf. On Dec. 2, the day after the Lighted Boat Parade, is a smaller event for anyone with

a kayak, paddle board, or even surf board to dress up and parade along the water. Bayus is happy with the festival so far and hopes it continues to grow. “Seeing all these people together, there isn’t a better community to be in than this one, that really works together and comes together for something like this,” Bayus said. Δ Staff Writer Karen Garcia is posting up at her spot to see lighted boats with hot chocolate at kgarcia@newtimesslo.com.

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The NIMBY who stole Christmas BY CHRIS MCGUINNESS

very SLOcal in SLO loved Christmas a lot, But the NIMBY, who lived near downtown, did not! He’d heard plans from the city while out on a lark, To put a big Christmas tree in his neighborhood park. While the SLOcals exchanged gifts and holiday greetings, The NIMBY railed against the tree at the City Council’s next meeting. “It’s improperly zoned! It’ll back up the traffic!” “The crowd it will draw will cause terrible havoc!” “Cal Poly students would come,” he warned. “Unruly frat boys.” “Think of the trash, and the noise, noise, noise!” But the council was deaf to the poor NIMBY’s plea, And they all voted yes on erecting the tree. The NIMBY went home and he started to brood. There was a show at the Fremont, but he was not in the mood. “I must stop this change to my neighborhood now. “I must stop that terrible tree, but how?” Then he got an idea. An awful idea. The NIMBY got a wonderful, awful idea. He put on a red shirt, stuck a rose in his hair, And if you squinted your eyes hard he looked just like the mayor! With this clever disguise the NIMBY had no trouble at all, Sneaking into the planning department down at City Hall. He stole the zoning permits, he stole the council’s decree, He even shredded the CEQA report on the tree. He chuckled and snickered as he snuck home in the dark. “Now let those jerks try to ruin my park!”

His mission was over and there was nothing to do, But wait to hear all the SLOcals crying boo-hoo! So he sat in his house, just waiting around, Then as the sun arose, he began hearing a sound. It didn’t sound sad. It didn’t sound sorry. The sound was so merry, impossibly jolly! He ran to the park, and what did he see? It was smiling SLOcals and a huge Christmas tree. He looked at the lights and the star on the top. The SLOcals began singing and just wouldn’t stop. “They did it without permits,” the NIMBY said with a snort. “They did it without regulations or environmental reports!” The NIMBY stared and he puzzled, His brain turned like wheel. “Maybe this tree,” he said, “isn’t that big of a deal.” And what happened just then? Well, the SLOcals, they say, The NIMBY just grumbled, “I guess the tree is OK.” And he joined them all singing in the dancing light’s glow. And so passed another Christmas in the city of SLO. Δ Staff Writer Chris McGuinness is a Christmas tree hugger at cmguinness@ newtimesslo.com. FILE PHOTO

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Eight nights of solidarity SLO Jewish community to hold annual ‘Hanukkah Downtown’ in wake of Pittsburgh massacre BY PETER JOHNSON

ission San Luis Obispo may be best known as a landmark of Catholicism, but for eight nights in December, Mission Plaza transforms into an ecumenical hub. The 5-foot-tall wooden menorah holding burning candles stands right next to a towering lit-up Christmas tree. A “spin the dreidel” station is steps away from Santa Claus’ house. Traditional music of both Christmas and Hanukkah play in harmony. It’s a longtime tradition in SLO—called Hanukkah Downtown—that will take place again this year, starting on Sunday, Dec. 2, with a free community party and celebration at 5 p.m. In addition to a ceremonial lighting of the first menorah candle and readings about the Hanukkah story, the familyfriendly evening will include festive traditions like dreidel spinning, menorah making, and cookie decorating, according to the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of SLO, which hosts the event. A candle lighting ceremony will take place each subsequent night through Dec. 9, the final night of Hanukkah. Hanukkah Downtown came to fruition more than 25 years ago, as an inspired collaboration between Old Mission Church Reverend Jim Nisbet and Congregation Beth David Rabbi Harry Manhoff. “The menorah was actually designed and built by the Mission Church,” explained Lauren Bandari, executive director of the JCC of SLO. “Father Nisbet had studied Israeli art and was really influenced by Israeli art. The two

EIGHT NIGHTS OF OIL The first candle on the menorah shines bright in SLO’s Mission Plaza in December 2017 on the first night of Hanukkah.

of them kind of collaborated to build this menorah and have there be a spot in downtown SLO where we get to celebrate this really joyous holiday of Hanukkah. It’s the festival of lights and the miracle of our oil lasting for eight nights, really just fighting for religious freedom. ... A poignant message right now.” Hanukkah arrives this year in the wake of a tragic, hate-inspired mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On Oct. 27, a man with anti-Semitic views entered the synagogue during Shabbat morning services and open fired, murdering 11 and injuring seven. In an expression of solidarity, Bandari said there will be a station in Mission Plaza on Dec. 2 for community members to write messages of love and condolences to the Tree of Life congregation.

DREIDEL CHILD A child wears a dreidel costume at last year’s Hanukkah Downtown at Mission SLO.

“We’ll have a station with all of these cards that say ‘shalom,’ which means hello, goodbye, and peace in Hebrew,” Bandari said. “We’ll let people write on those cards, gather as many as we can, and send them from SLO to Pittsburgh.” The Hanukkah event won’t be the first local public display of solidarity with Tree of Life. The day after the shooting, hundreds of students and SLO community members gathered at Cal Poly’s University Union for a candlelit vigil. On Friday, Nov. 2, congregations from Atascadero to Santa Maria participated in a national movement, “Show Up for Shabbat,” where hundreds more flocked to synagogues, Jewish or not, “to be there and to stand in support with their Jewish family, friends, or HANUKKAH continued page 38

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STAR A young child gets a Star of David drawn on his cheek on the first night of Hanukkah in 2017. SPIN Kids gather around a table to spin the dreidel in Mission Plaza. The Jewish Community Center of SLO invites the public to participate in Hanukkah festivities like this on Dec. 2.

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s a kid growing up in Wisconsin, I remember carolers coming door to door. My mom would always have a plate of cookies around to hand out after they sang a carol or two on our front steps. These days the practice isn’t very common. In fact, I’ve never had carolers knock on my door in California, which is too bad, because nothing gets you in the Christmas spirit like a rousing rendition of “Joy to the World” or “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” and there’s nothing like a tender version of “Silent Night” or “The Little Drummer Boy” to remind you of the real meaning behind the holiday. Similar to me, Linda A. Wilson—the musical director of the Victorian-style Uncommonne Carolers and a member of the ’50s-style trio The Jingle Belles— grew up on Christmas carols and church singing. When she moved to the Central Coast and started singing in groups such as the SLO Master Chorale, it made perfect sense to gather some of her follow performers to do some casual caroling as the holidays rolled around.

Now nearly 30 years later, her casual caroling group is the professional Uncommonne Carolers, which has had as many as 16 members working in four quartets, performing all around SLO County and as far south as Solvang. To expand her repertoire and invigorate her interest in caroling, a few years ago she formed The Jingle Belles with Terri Kahn and Donna Jones, who sing in the FIFTIES SASS! The Jingle Belles— (left to right) Linda A. Wilson, Terri Kahn, tight vocal harmony style and Donna Jones—perform in the spirit of The Andrews Sisters. of The Andrews Sisters, with original Wilson’s groups are arrangements and tight harmonies. hired by private parties as well as big companies: PHOTO COURTESY OF HOLLEY ELIZABETH PHOTOGRAPHY “We’ve been singing at the been singing at the Friends of Oceano times at Cambria Christmas Market,” Downtown Centre, Court Airport Toys for Tots Fly-in, at Rita’s Wilson said. Street, and now the Monterey Street Rainbows Craft Holiday Faire, and the Both the Belles and Uncommonne developments for a very long time, as well Shell Beach Stroll. Last year, and again as Eberle Winery. In recent years, we’ve this season, we’ll be appearing several CAROLERS continued page 42

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singers are top-notch performers: “A cappella singing in a small group requires excellent vocal skills and the ability to blend and sing solos when needed,” Wilson noted. “Singers learn very close harmonies and stay both in tune and on pitch. In addition, singers need to be ‘performers’ and be able to relate to audiences, large or small.” Both groups’ Facebook pages offer ways to reach Wilson for bookings, or people can email her directly at lindawilsonslo@ gmail.com. Just so you know, The Jingle Belles already have a very full holiday schedule! As early as August, both groups begin to gather to work on their repertoire, some of which holds over from previous years and some of which is added with each new season. “Songs are selected based on having a well-rounded song list to meet the needs of different situations,” Wilson explained. “Our ‘book’ is updated every year. I write new arrangements of existing songs and new songs are added. We definitely take requests in advance and do our best to meet that request. We’ve also re-written song lyrics for specific events. In fact, we did a special event for a golf Christmas party and included ‘Away In A Sand Trap,’ among others. There are times that someone may request a song that we don’t have in our book, and while we may not be able to perform it on the spot, if it’s a good suggestion, it may be added the next

year. That’s how ‘Suzy Snowflake’ was added to The Jingle Belles’ song list.” While the groups obviously get paid, there are other benefits to caroling. “Our favorite responses are from children,” Wilson enthused. “They love the costumes and the bells we use. One person in each group is the ‘bell ringer,’ which we use to keep rhythm. When our kids were little, I made a costume for the daughter of the woman who sang alto in the group. It was a Christmas present so she could come and ‘sing’ with us the next year. That was probably one of my favorite years. She loved her mom’s costume and wanted one of her own. She’s grown up to be an amazing performer in her own right and is incredibly talented. “When we perform for people in assisted living residences, it can be very emotional. Music brings us to places where we remember different times in our lives, and seeing those responses is very powerful. One time when we sang in Vons—the one on Broad Street in SLO the first two years when it opened … nothing like singing ‘Frosty the Snowman’ in the frozen food section!— and a young man asked us how much we would charge to come to his home as soon as we were done. He was proposing to his girlfriend and wanted us to surprise her right before he asked her. That was amazing!” Δ Contact Senior Staff Writer Glen Starkey at gstarkey@newtimesslo.com.

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To foster structural change by addressing root causes in order to safeguard the future of our community.

United Ways of California has released Struggling to Stay Afloat: The Real Cost Measure in California 2018, our new statewide report on financial challenges for working families. The Real Cost Measure finds that 1 in 3 households in California, over 3.3 million families--including those with income well above the Federal Poverty Level--struggle every month to meet basic needs. Here in SLO County 29% of our households live below the Real Cost Measure, with 95% of those households having at least one working adult. Visit www.unitedwayslo.org to learn more!

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Rick London, CEO Leslie McKinley Linda Wingert Nikia Hendrickson Colleen Phelan Monica Anderson

VISIONARY Mr. & Mrs. Bert Forbes Mr. & Mrs. Ed Halpin PARTNER Ms. Joan Gellert-Sargen Mr. Henry Myers ADVOCATE Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Atkins Mr. & Mrs. Laurent Bernad Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Brown Mr. & Mrs. David Buck-Moyer Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Bych Mr. & Mrs. Brian Campbell Mr. David Ciaffardini Dr. and Mrs. Zorus Colglazier Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Hamm Mr. Martin Holmen Ms. Shelby Junghandel Erik Justesen & Ermina Karim Mr. & Mrs. John Lindvall Mr. Rick London Mr. & Mrs. Don Maruska Leslie A McKinley Ms. Bona Mooklar Mr. & Mrs. Wade O'Hagan Mr. Lawrence Parker Mr. & Mrs. Brian Reynolds Mr. James Sargen Ms. Judy Kambestad & Mr. George Shepard Mr. Matthew Walz Mr. & Mrs. James Welsch SUPPORTER Mr. John Almaguer Ms. Janet Amanzio Mr. & Mrs. Randy Anderson Mr. John Armstrong Ms. Carolyn Baker Mr. & Mrs. John Barnhart Mr. & Mrs. Chris Barnickel Ms. Dena Bellman Ms. Karen Blum Mr. Jens Bogesvang Ms. Penny Borenstein Mr. Joe Bowman Ms. Leslie Brown Ms. Molly Brown Ms. Jessica Burke Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Caldwell Ms. Patricia Avery Caldwell Ms. Rachel Cementina Ms. Polly Cooper Ms. Andrea Douglas Mr. & Mrs. Carl Dudley Mr. Jeffrey East Ms. Barbara Edgington Dr. & Mrs. Barry Eibschutz Mr. Gordon Eiland Mr. James Erb Mr. Phillip Files Mr. David Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Roger Frederickson Ms. Jane Frenzel Mr. & Mrs. Charles Fruit Mr. Louis Fusco Mr. & Mrs. Norman Gallaugher Mr. Douglas Genereux Supervisor Bruce Gibson Mr. Ralph Goff Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Greensfelder Mr. Matthew Haas Mr. Steve Hamilton Ms. Virginia Hanigan Ms. Corinne Harrison Mr. Michael Hicks Ms. April Hoey

Ms. Christina Bird-Holenda Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Holloway Ms. Maria Hutkin Ms. Kathleen Karle Mr. Steve Kautz Mr. Paul Kelley Mr. John Lankes Mr. Richard Lent Ms. Deborah Lewis Dr. Josephine London & Mr. Sam London Mr. John Lyle Ms. Heather MacFarlane Mr. Christopher Neary Mr. & Mrs. Robert Neumann Mr. William Newman Mr. & Mrs. Bob Nichols Mr. Stephen Oakley Mr. Eric Olsen Ms. Katherine Paap Ms. Julie Paik Sheriff & Mrs. Ian Parkinson Ms. Colleen Phelan Ms. Susan Polk Mr. Hans Poschman Mr. Lawrence Ratner Mr. James Ream Ms. Charlene Rosales Mr. William Safarjan Ph.D. Ms. Tomasita Sarabia Patricia Gomez& Frank Seiple Ms. Robin Shaffer Mr. John Simko Mr. & Mrs. William Statler Mrs. Whitney Szentesi Ms. Diana Thomas Ms. Dana Trexler Mr. Don Tullman Ms. Linda Wleklinski FRIEND M. Susan Aalto Ms. Carrie Acker Mr. Tony Agrusa Mr. Gustavo Ahumada Ms. Ashlee Akers Mr. Jon Allen Mr. Chris Alm Mr. Ron Alsop Mr. & Mrs. Alain Ambrose Mrs. Kathleen Curtis-Ames Mr. Tracy Anderson Ms. Kimberly Anderson Teri Andrs Ms. Elizabeth Apfelberg Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Arnold Ms. Chantel Arnold Ms. Stacy Axan Mr. John Axt Ms. Sandra Baers Mr. Gary Bailey Ms. Kerry Bailey Mr. David Bains Mr. Charles Bandelian Mr. Rasool Baradaran Mr. Barry La Barbera Ms. Jenny Lyn Barlow Ms. Esmeralda Barragan Ms. Virginia Bass Ms. Leslie Bechtel Ms. Karen Bechtold Ms. Charmaine Beth Ms. Gail Blaze Mr. Andrew Blevins Mr. William Bordeaux Mr. David Bouquin Mr. Bret Bowers

Ms. Ann Bradley Ms. Janna Braff Mr. Gary Brooks Ms. Annette Bunnell Ms. Meghan Tolley Burger Mr. Michael Byrd Ms. Christina Byrne Mr. Patrick Caldwell Ms. Lina Campeggi Ms. Elaina Cano Mr. Dean Carlson Mr. & Mrs. Rick Castello Ms. Sarah Cawelti Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Cementina Mr. Larry Chanda Mr. Delbert Chausse Mr. Jon Clarke Ms. Christina Claxton Mr. Barrie Cleveland Ms. Elaine Coats Mr. Clifford Coles Ms. Dona Connell Mr. Jaime Contreras Mr. Gary Corsiglia Mr. Carey Costle Ms. Marie Cowan Ms. Janet Crabb Ms. Marcia Cunningham Ms. Susan Cutts Ms. Vicki Cyr Ms. Janice Davis Ms. Cynthia Day Ms. Julie DeFranco Ms. Julie Delfino Ms. Victoria Villa-Delgado Ms. Leanne Detwiler Ms. Marion Dietz Ms. Nicole Dorfman Mr. Paul Drew Ms. Pamela Duffield Ms. Mary Dutra Faith Eddy Ms. Brigitte Elke Mr. Mark Elliott Mr. Daniel Elmore Mr. Heriberto Enriquez Jr. Ms. Stacy Evans Ms. Donna Farley Mrs. Bluma Felix Ms. Daniela Figueroa Ms. Amanda Fitzsimmons Ms. Heidi Flanagan Ms. Kate Flinn Mr. Aaron Floyd Mrs. Leah Fogelson Ms. Maureen Forsberg Mr. Donald Forth Ms. Connie Framberger Mr. & Mrs. Richard Frankel Ms. Susan Freebourn Ms. Karen Frigon Ms. Carol Fulmer Ms. Lynne Gacad Ms. Adella Galindo Mr. Nancy Garcia Ms. Dee Garrigues Ms. Nancy Garza Ms. Michelle Gaudette Ms. Mary Gaulin Ms. Ashley Gibson Ms. Cherie Gibson Mr. John Giles Ms. Barbara Godwin Mr. T Gomez Ms. Janet Gong

Ms. Ana Laura Gonzalez Mr. & Mrs. David Good Ms. Ramona Goodman Ms. Janet Gould Ms. Monica Grant Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Grau, II Mr. John Graves Ms. Karla Griffith Mr. David Grim Mr. Richard Grimes Mr. Jeffrey Grover Mr. Richard Gularte Mr. Jason Hacket Ms. Briana Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Josh Haring Miss Desire Harris Mr. Tim Harrison Ms. Barbara Heki Ms. Lynette Held Ms. Suzanne Henderson Ms. Marjori Donati Hernandez Ms. Lorna Hewitt Ngoc Hitt Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Hoenig Dr. and Mrs. Jon Hollister Ms. Margery Holmes Mr. Wade Horton Ms. Lisa Howe Mr. Ian Hunter Mr. Eric Jackson Mr. Warren Jensen Mr. Christopher Johnson Mr. Ronald Johnson Ms. Donna Jones Mr. David Keim Mr. Caleb Kemp Mr. Leo Kennedy Ms. Gina Kirk Mr. Thomas Kirkland Ms. Isabel Kirsch Mr. Aaron Lambert Ms. Lori Lambright Mrs. Kirsten Lane Ms. KathLynne Lauterback Ms. Mary Law Ms. Jennifer Lawrence Ms. Holl Lee Lawrence Hai Le Mr. Marc Lea Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lee Mr. Allan Legon Mr. Frederick Lenway Ms. Melissa Lile Mr. Greg Lizer Mr. & Mrs. Cesar Lomeli Mr. Brian Lopez Ms. Sharon Chiri Lovelady Ms. Barbara Luis Ms. Elizabeth Lynch Ms. Karen MacDonald Mr. John Maki Mr. & Mrs. Pat Mallon Mr. William Massey Mrs. Teresa McClish Ms. Joni McCoy Mr. Mark McDougall Ms. Amy McKay Carroll & Lynn McKibbin Mr. & Mrs. David McLaughlin Mr. Steven McMasters Mr. Timothey McNulty Mr. Gregg McWhorter Mr. Michael Meko Mr. & Mrs. Beau Mercurio Ms. Terry Merlo

Ms. Patricia Michniuk Ms. Cheryl Millard Mr. & Mrs. James Miller Ms. Donna Milne Mr. Nicholas Molnar Ms. Andrea Montes Mr. William Montijo Mr. Kevin Moon Ms. Rebecca Moreno Ms. Sarah Mostafa Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Mullen Ms. Melody Mullis Ms. Mary Munds Ms. Amy Munoz Mr. & Mrs. James Murphy Ms. Ruth Nagano Ms. Leah Nelson Cindy Nicolds Mr. Douglas Noce Ms. Cindy Ochoa Mr. & Mrs. Jon O'Hare Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Okumura Ms. Diane O'Lear Mr. James Oliveira Ms. Pamela Ouellette Ms. Antoinette Padgett Casey Page Mr. John Paleo Ms. Fanessa Parkerson Ms. Kendra Paulding Ms. Andrea Pease Mr. John Pepple Supervisor John Peschong Mr. Chad Pfarr Ms. Kim Phillips Ms. Susan Pittaway Mr. Jeffrey Portney Ms. Tiffani Prarat Ms. Judith Propp Jamie Puebla Ms. Terra Ramirez Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Rasmussen Ms. Dayna Ravalin Ms. Constance Reagan Ms. Betty Reid Ms. Martha Reynolds Mr. Stephen Richey Mr. Gerald Rioux Ms. Ayn Elise Roberts Ms. Shelley Robins Ms. Mary Rodgers Mr. Aaron Rodrigues Ms. Kimberly Romero Ms. Ellen Rosten Ms. Christine Rudman Mr. David Rumley Mr. Mark Sada Mr. & Mrs. James Salio Ms. Marlaine Sanders Mr. Guy Savage Mr. Ian Sawyer Ms. Tami Douglas-Schatz Ms. Carol Schmidt Mr. Steven Schmidt Ms. Angela Schmiechen Mr. Jim Schnoor Ms. Kathleen Secrest Mr. Robert Seeley Mr. Martin Settevendemie Mr. Tom Shannon Don & Junee Sherwood Ms. Shawn Shurick Ms. Jean Simpson Ms. Anne Sinsheimer

A very special thanks to our past board members, program and special event volunteers and the many donors past and present not listed

Ms. Jennifer Slosar Dr. & Mrs. Sheldon K. Smith Mr. Bryan Smith Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Sorensen Mr. & Mrs. Randy Steiger Mr. & Mrs. John Stephens Mr. Quint Stevens Ms. Susan Stewart Ms. Christine Stratford Linden Suddarth Ms. Donna Sullivan Ms. Nancy Sutherland Ms. Nickole Sutter Ms. Julie Swayze Mr. Clifford Swezey Ms. Cindy Terra Ms. Heather Vowell Ms. Kimberly Thiebaud Mr. Paul Wait Ms. Ashley Thomas Ms. Robin Walsh Mr. Carlton Trimble Mr. & Mrs. John Walsh Ms. Joy Tuman Ms. Natalie Walter Ms. Carolyn Underwood Mr. Cal Westera Mr. Thomas Upton Ms. Barbara Wiebe Ms. Mary Verdin Ms. Jessica Wilcox Mr. Tony Verdugo Ms. Dawn Wilt Ms. Missy Viles Ms. Melissa Yoshimune Ms. Natalie Villalpando Ms. Laura Zohns Ms. Marilyn Villeneuve Mr. Cris Zomosa Mr. Patrick Zuchelli

Thank you to the following STATE AGENCIES and their thousands of employees for supporting the 2017-2018

OUR PROMISE CAMPAIGN!

California State Polytechnic UniversityPomona California State University Office of the Chancellor California Polytechnic State UniversitySan Luis Obispo California State University Fullerton California Conservation Corps California Highway Patrol California Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) Administration CDCR, California Men’s Colony CFCR, Central Region CFCR, Sacramento CFCR, OH Close School CFCR, Paroles Division CFCR, Wasco Division Department of Developmental Services Department of Education Department of Fish and Wildlife Department of Forestry & Fire Protection Department of Industrial Relations Department of Motor Vehicles Department of Parks & Recreation Department of Rehabilitation Department of State Hospitals Department of Transportation Employment Development Department Military Department Office of Emergency Services Public Employment Retirement Fund Water Resources Control Board

The following BUSINESS leaders in our community have supported United Way in the 2017-18 fiscal year to ensure that our community stays strong. Their gifts of financial resources allow us to continue our work and are an example to their employees of corporate values in action. Many of these donors have encouraged their employees to support both local and global nonprofit organizations through their Employee Giving Programs. If you are interested in utilizing an Employee Giving Program for your workforce, please contact Leslie at 805.541.1234 and she will be happy to work with you. (Donors are listed by category in alphabetical order.) VISIONARY City of San Luis Obispo County of San Luis Obispo

SUPPORTER 1st Capital Bank

County of SLO - Sheriff ITW Global Tire Repair

Ancient Peaks Winery

KSBY Pacific Gas and Electric Company Union Bank Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation BENEFACTOR Bank of America Foundation City of Pismo Beach MindBody, Inc. PARTNER Ametek Balance Treatment Center Costco #741 Enterprise Rent-a-Car Hicks Pension Services IQMS, Inc. Target UPS ADVOCATE Aera Energy LLC AT&T AT&T Network Services Division Automobile Club of So. California (AAA) Castoro Cellars Chamisal Vineyards Dennis Eamon Young ExxonMobil Santa Ynez Unit Kon Tiki Inn Left Coast T-Shirt Company Meathead Movers Nationwide Insurance Enterprise Opolo Vineyards O'Reilly Auto Parts Pacific Premier-Downtown Pacific Western Bank San Luis Obispo Phantom Rivers Wine Promega BioSciences Rexnord Roche Diagnostics

Baileyana, Tangent & True Myth

RRM Design Group SeaCrest OceanFront Hotel SLO Provisions SLO Vocal Arts Ensemble Stephen Ross Wine Cellars Susan Polk Insurance Target Target Corporation Urbane Cafe Wells Fargo Bank Employee Processing

Wacker Wealth Partners Wal Mart

Allegretto Ascension Cellars Bayer CropScience Bon Temps Creole Cafe Caterpillar Inc., CenCal Health Central Coast DJ

Central Coast Printing Connexin Software Inc Cuesta College Del Monte Cafe

Eberle Winery Farm Supply Co. Fluor Corp. French Hospital Medical Center

King David's Lodge #209 F&AM Liberty Mutual c/o Give With Liberty Mint + Craft Cafe and Mercantile Murphy Bank

New Times Novo Restaurant Portuguese Holy Spirit Society Raytheon Company Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo Daybreak

San Luis Coastal Unified School District San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce San Luis Obispo Deputy Sheriff's Assoc.

SESLOC Federal Credit Union Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center

SLO Brewing Company SLO County Community Foundation SLO County Office of Education SLO Safe Ride Superior Courts of California

United Cerebral Palsy Assn Urban Optics Van Heusen #122 Verdin Marketing Ink Co.

VOYA

Wells Fargo Financial Services

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