Santa Ynez Branch Library A Cozy Small Town Treasure
The Santa Ynez Branch Library, built in 1912, is California’s smallest and oldest branch. It houses about 24 000 books and serves 350 residents plus surrounding ranchers with limited hours and no checkout machine. Librarian Mrs Katherine Stromme knows regulars by name and values human warmth over expediency.
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Santa Ynez
St. Peter's
Kona
Hawaii
Rollin Pickford
California
Katherine Stromme
Santa Barbara
Black Gold Cooperative Library System
David Jordan
Bayless landscape show at Copenhagen Gallery Solvang
Raymond Bayless, a Southern California artist and parapsychology author, presents 35 landscapes and still lifes in pre 1850 style at Copenhagen Gallery Solvang. His works, priced 350 to 2500 dollars, draw on dreams and omit detail to convey spirit and grandeur. The Santa Barbara Museum lists upcoming exhibitions by Jerald Silva Alain Meynet Ines Roberts Guatemalan Folk Art and Black American art in April and May.
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Raymond Bayless
Copenhagen
Solvang
Bayless
California
Hudson and Post
Hudson River
Thomas Doughty
Asher B. Durand
George Inness
Inness
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Jerald Silva
Alain Meynet
Ines Roberts
Lompoc Valley Art Association Announces Lompoc Art Week Exhibits
The Lompoc Valley Art Association readies for a big exhibit during Lompoc Art Week on April 27 29. Current shows at UC Santa Barbara include Main Gallery Contemporary Ceramics through March 25 and West Gallery Connection in Japanese Architecture and Design through March 25.
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George Kolbe
Bob Hartmann
Julian
Jo Ann Ganz
Lompoc
Cabrillo High School Dominates Lompoc Speech Tournament
At Lompoc Senior High on a busy Saturday, Cabrillo High School led the speech tournament sweeping sweepstakes as 240 students from nine schools contested rounds in humorous and dramatic interpretation, with Lynn Levine earning top individual honors. Judges from local schools and the community evaluated rounds from morning to 4 PM in the Little Theater, while Mike Ryan coordinated assignments and logistics.
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Lompoc
Mike Ryan
Ryan
LSHS
Mike
Steve Ward
Ward
Cabrillo High School
Carpinteria
Lynn Levine
Thousand Oaks
Lynn
Cabrillo
Mar-Monte
You and I
NASA
Henry de la Vega
Quota Club
Newbury Park
S.T
Jeff Hudak
San Marcos High School
Santa Barbara
Little Theater
Lompoc Senior High School
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Air Force
Vandenberg
de la Vegas
Marcos
de la Vega
Cam Williamson
E.M. Foster
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