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  • Art in the Park @ Dinosaur Caves
    Pismo Beach,CA
    For more information please call: 805-704-8128
    website
    This once a month event takes place at Dinosaur Caves Park in Shell Beach along the path where the ocean meets the cliffs. The event takes place the first Sunday of every month May through October with over seventy local artists and craftsmen selling and displaying their work. The art include paintings, sculpture, pottery, glass artist, textile, jewelry, wood and metal furniture, and much more. Along with the sale of fine arts, the event offers live music, hands-on children's activities, fresh flowers and plants, BBQ.
  • Hiking Kids
    For more information please call: (805) 541-4221
    9:00 am
    Meet alternate Mondays at 10:00 am to hike various SLO County locations. Easy hikes to get little ones moving and exposed to nature. Primarily 1 1/2 to 4 year olds. For info call Jen at 541-4221.
  • Hiking Moms
    For more information please call: (805) 541-4221
    9:00 am
    Meet alternate Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. to hike different SLO County locations. Bring your child in a carrier or come hike with us after dropping your little ones off at school. For info call Jen @ 541-4221
  • Reading Lab at Doc Bernsteins Ice Cream
    124 W. Branch
    Arroyo Grande,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 474-4068
    3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
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    Come read some books and enjoy some ice cream every Tuesday at Doc Bernsteins.
  • Walk in the Elfin Forest
    El Moro Elfin Forest
    N. End of 15th Street off Santa Ysabel
    Los Osos,CA
    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    website
    Enjoy a guided walk thru the fascinating "Elfin Forest", a 90-acre nature preserve with pygmy trees and home to endangered plants, butterflies and birds. Please stay on boardwalk and designated trails when visiting, and keep pets leashed. Walks on Third Saturday of Month. Different theme and guide each time.

Friday February 1

  • Newton's Revenge
    Clark Center for Performing Arts
    487 Fair Oaks Avenu
    Arroyo Grande,CA
    7:00 pm
    website
    Explore the zany side of science in this spectacular live stage show. Join Professor Pruvitt and Crash as they demystify the fundamental Laws of Motion by demonstrating the role of physics in our everyday lives. With a little help from Sir Isaac Newton, our Mad Scientists perform wacky experiments with catapults, ping-pong ball launchers, and slingshots to investigate the principles of inertia, acceleration, actions and reactions. The audience interaction and hilarious antics in "Newton's Revenge" are guaranteed to cause a big commotion about the science of motion.
  • Rainbow Trout Make a Splash
    Cachuma Lake County Park Highway 101 and 154
    Santa Barbara,CA
    Ready your fishing rods, clear your weekend, and head to Cachuma Lake Recreation Area - trout plants have begun! Through April 2008, Cachuma Lake County Park will receive plants of 4,000 pounds of trout every other week. Promised are at least 400 pounds of 2lb to 7lb fish. Besides that Santa Barbara County Park Department, the California Department of Fish and Game is also planting rainbow trout at Cachuma Lake biweekly. All in all, nearly 75,000 trout will be planted in Cachuma through winter and spring. In addition to the productive fishing, wildlife viewing is excellent this time of year as mule deer are in the rut and can be seen sparing, and the lake's aerial anglers, the bald eagles and osprey, have arrived for the winter. Cachuma Lake County Park Highway 101 and 154 Santa Barbara CA Phone: 805-686-5055 website: www.sbparks.org

Friday February 1 - Thursday February 28

  • Rainbow Trout Make a Splash
    Cachuma Lake County Park Highway 101 and 154
    Santa Barbara,CA
    Ready your fishing rods, clear your weekend, and head to Cachuma Lake Recreation Area - trout plants have begun! Through April 2008, Cachuma Lake County Park will receive plants of 4,000 pounds of trout every other week. Promised are at least 400 pounds of 2lb to 7lb fish. Besides that Santa Barbara County Park Department, the California Department of Fish and Game is also planting rainbow trout at Cachuma Lake biweekly. All in all, nearly 75,000 trout will be planted in Cachuma through winter and spring. In addition to the productive fishing, wildlife viewing is excellent this time of year as mule deer are in the rut and can be seen sparing, and the lake's aerial anglers, the bald eagles and osprey, have arrived for the winter. Cachuma Lake County Park Highway 101 and 154 Santa Barbara CA Phone: 805-686-5055 website: www.sbparks.org

Friday February 8

  • Father-Daughter Dance
    Pavilion on the Lake
    Atascadero,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 461-5000
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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    Show her how special she really isﾅFathers, Uncles, Grandfathers, or any gentleman with a special girl is invited to spend a semi-formal evening full of music, dancing, and more! The 4th Annual Valentineﾒs Day Father-Daughter Sweetheart Dance is Friday, February 8, 2008 at the Pavilion on the Lake in Atascadero. A professional photographer will be on-site with affordable picture packages so you will always remember this special night. This event is sure to sell out and NO tickets will be sold at the door- no exceptions!! Advance ticket purchase only!! The February 8th dance will be held from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm and is $25 per couple for Atascadero residents with a 93422 zip code and $30 per couple for non-residents. Additional daughters are just $5 each. Tickets can be purchased at Atascadero City Hall, 6907 El Camino Real or by calling 805-461-5000.

Saturday February 9

  • 10th Annual Kiwanis ALL YOU CAN EAT CRAB FEED
    SLO Vets Hall
    801 Grand Ave
    San Luis Obispo,CA
    5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Fresh Dungeness Crab, Salad, Sourdough Bread, Baked Beans - No Host Bar Silent & Live Auction - Drawings - Music $40. Adults, $10. Children Reserve tables for 1-10+ includes 1 glass wine - Reserve Seating tickets $50/pp - Reserve by 2/2/08 Tickets avail. at SLO Chamber of Commerce or call SLO Morning Kiwanis 595-5775
  • Jack Jones in Concert
    Clark Center for Performing Arts
    Arroyo Grande,CA
    8:00 pm
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    With over 50 recorded albums (17 of them charting Billboard's Top 20) and consistently sold-out world tours, Jack Jones continues to charm audiences with his wit, sensitivity and vocal power. In addition to a successful recording career, Jones' impressive credits include film and television roles; an internationally syndicated TV variety show; guest performances at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the White House; international concert stage appearances; and starring roles in Broadway Hits such as "Guys and Dolls" and "South Pacific." He has also performed and later recorded popular theme songs for film and TV ("Love with a Proper Stranger," "The Love Boat"). This incredible, multi-talented artist is sure to prove to the Clark Center why he is known as the jazz-pop world's greatest male performer. Clark Center for Performing Arts 487 Fair Oaks Avenue Arroyo Grande CA Phone: 805-489-9444
  • Sweetheart Stroll
    Atascadero,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 462.0177
    1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Stroll through charming downtown Atascadero. More than 30 shops to visit, local artists displays, special restaurant offerings, and dance demonstrations. Special wine tasting, with over 20 wineries pouring! Downtown, near Carlton Hotel
  • West Coast Nationals Tractor Pull
    Santa Maria Elks
    1309 N Bradley
    Santa Maria,CA
    For more information please call: 805-922-6006
    This annual Tractor Pull and 4-Wheel Drive Pull will feature participants and spectactors from all over the country involved in the World Ag Expo and the Pacific Tractor Pullers Association. Don't miss the fun! The gates open at noon, with the main event starting at 1 p.m. Admission is $12-$20.

Sunday February 10

  • Dunes Photography Hike
    Pacific Dunes Ranch & RV Resort
    1207 Silver Spur Place
    Oceano,CA
    For more information please call: 805-343-2455
    4:00 pm
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    Photographer Jules Reuter will guide you on an easy walk to capture the unique shadows, textures and images of the dunes. Bring a camera and tripod. Wind, rain and fog cencel the event. Meet at the Pacific Dunes Ranch and RV Resort. Don't forget your jacket, snack and water.

Wednesday February 13 - Monday February 18

  • TALL SHIPS ARE BACK!
    Morro Bay,CA
    For more information please call: 805-772-4467
    website
    Early spring in Morro Bay signals a freshening ocean breeze, plenty of sun, blue skies, observing rare birds, whale migrations, and ﾓThe Tall Ships.ﾔ If you paid to see all the ﾓPirates of the Caribbeanﾔ movies you know tall vessels are cresting an all-time cinematic high. But the thrill of watching celluloid schooners is nothing compared to witnessing the real thing. This year your family can be on hand when the Hawaiian Chieftain, and the Lady Washington majestically ﾑround Morro Rock, trim their sails to navigate the jetty and lay-too in our breathtaking harbor.

Thursday February 14

  • Singing Valentines
    Santa Maria,CA
    For more information please call: 805-736-1874
    10:00 am - 8:00 pm
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    Sweet Adelines International is a nonprofit music education association for women who sing four-part harmony in the barbershop style. The Tri City Sound Chorus supports local high school music scholarships, as well as donating to Young Women In Harmony and other barbershop style endeavors. Surprise a loved one with a Singing Valentine at work, home, in a restaurant, hospital, or care center. Two love songs, a special gift and a personalized card will be delivered for $30. Telephonic Singing Valentines are available for $12. For more information or to reserve a Singing Valentine call 805-736-1874, or e-mail tricitysound@comcast.net. WILL PERFORM LIVE IN LOMPOC AND SANTA MARIA ONLY.

Saturday February 16

  • City Walk & Talk
    The Dunes Center
    1055 Guadalupe St.
    Guadalupe,CA
    For more information please call: 805-343-2455
    10:00 am
    website
    Join docent Shirley Boydstun at 10 a.m. for this fascinating one-hour walking tour of Guadalupe. Meet at the Dunes Center and bring a jacket. Rain cancels the event.
  • Fungus Foray
    Elfin Forest
    Los Osos,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 528-0392
    9:30 am
    Bring a magnifying lens. Only a very heavy rain will cancel walk.
  • Piedras Blancas Light Station Tour
    San Simeon,CA
    For more information please call: (661) 391-6000
    website
    Tours of the Piedras Blancas Light Station take place on the third Saturday of each month at 10 am and again at 1 pm. The tours originate at the Hearst Castle State Historic Monument Visitor Center, 750 Hearst Castle Road in San Simeon, California. Visitors will be transported to the Light Station via bus from the Hearst Castle Visitor Center. Reservations can be made by contacting the National Geographic Theater, located at the Hearst Castle Visitor Center, Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm at (805) 927-6811. Prices for the tours are: $15.00 for Adults, age 16 and over. Children (under the age of 16) are admitted free. In the event of "no shows" on the day of the tours, vacant seats will be filled on a first come, first served basis. Tours are subject to cancellation on the day of the tour due to rain, high winds, or other factors affecting the health and safety of visitors.

Thursday February 21

  • TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
    Misson Plaza
    San Luis Obispo,CA
    The Amgen Tour of California professional bicycle race returns oce again! Downtown San luis Obispo is the setting for the exciting Stage 4 Finish and Lifestyle Expo and much more. Volunteers are also needed to help make this event truly memorable. For more information visit www.amgentourofcalifornia.com or call (805) 781-7300.