Living Art Seeker John Lurch Pursues Uninterrupted Style
John Lurch, a Los Angeles and Lompoc based artist, seeks three years of commissioned work to advance his personal evolving style. A former aerospace technician and WWII medic, he recalls a career spanning Disney studios and Vanguard satellite work before resuming painting with a solo, self directed approach.
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Steve LA Rue
John Lurch
Lurch
Lompoc
Aerospace
Solvang
Los Angeles
la Purisima Inn
New Orleans
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
Sacramento
Picasso
Kendall Art Institute
Michigan
Hollywood Art Center
Walt Disney Studios
Disney
Lockheed
Vanguard
Cape Canaveral
Philco
Carmel
Smokehouse opens in Buellton with southern smoked menu
Darrel Jackson previews a full southern menu at The Smokehouse on Avenue of the Flags Buellton featuring slow smoked beef chicken ham ribs and ribs with a smoke oven. Chef Benny Fonseca oversees cuisine tied to World Championship Chili and a new bar and dance floor add to the site at the former Yellow Jacket Restaurant. Meals run daily from 1 am to 10 pm and reservations can be made at 688-9092.
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Smokehouse
Buellton
Darrel Jackson
Jackson
Texas
Atlantic
Benny Fonseca
Yellow Jacket
Avenue of the Flags
Involvement with ailing finch leads to art center event
A person cares for an injured lady finch for three weeks, feeding it dandelion buds and wild bird seed, then sketches Van Gogh inspired landscapes. Lurch will display oils and sketches at Kamax Art Center on North I Street all day Saturday May 6.
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Eugene McAllister
Lurch
Kamax Art Center
North I Street
Clownaround musical features monster stage machine and stars
A 44000 pound steel and aluminum monster leads the Clownaround family musical at the Inglewood Forum May 10 to May 21. Gene Kelly Ruth Buzzi and Dennis Allen head a 70-member cast with Sean Kenny’s Clown Machine centerpiece. Maurice Abravanel announces Santa Barbara events including an All Gershwin Pops Concert July 15 at the County Bowl and a Summer Festival at the Lobero Theatre with Don Giovanni. Public master classes and recitals begin July 3 at the Music Academy campus with box office inquiries provided.
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Gene Kelly
Dennis Allen
Inglewood Forum
Ruth Buzzi
Laugh-In
Maurice Abravanel
Music Academy of the West
Academy
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County Bowl
Lobero Theatre
Reginald Stewart
Bert Senofsky
Festival Chamber
Festival Symphony Orchestra
Fairway Rd
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Philadelphia
Greenwich Village
Jackson Pollock
Navy
Clint Murchison
Manhattan
East 69Th Street
Terlingua
van Gogh
Monster
Ireland
Sean Kenny
Oliver
Lobero
The
Music Academy
Bernarda Alba
Kerry Graves
Santa Maria Arts Council
Garcia Lorca
Performing Arts Center
Ben Jonson
Volpone
Lorca
Allan Hancock Theatre
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