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All January


  • 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
    map
    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.

Tuesday January 1 - Tuesday January 8

  • Ice Skating in Atascadero
    Sunken Gardens
    Atascadero,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 545-0101
    10:30 am - 9:00 pm
    website
    Join the fun as you skate outdoors in the beautiful "Sunken Gardens" in front of the historic downtown City Administration Building. Charge includes actual skates and skating for about 1 hour. (No discount if you have your own skates.) Tickets thru Vallitix or at site. $9 children, $13 adults

Tuesday January 1 - Thursday January 31

  • Rainbow Trout Make a Splash
    Cachuma Lake County Park Highway 101 and 154
    Santa Barbara,CA
    For more information please call: 805-686-5055
    website
    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.http://www.sbparks.org/

Wednesday January 2 - Friday January 4

  • Holiday Super Camp
    Central Coast Gymnastics Sports Center
    21 Zaca Lane #100
    San Luis Obispo,CA
    website
    For ages 4 - 12 both boys and girls; an action packed three days of fun and fitness. All levels of ability are welcome. Choose half day 9am-12pm or full day 9am - 3pm. Member/sibling discounts are available. Spaces are filling up fast, call today 549-8408.

Thursday January 10

  • Snow Night at Farmers Market
    Higuera Street
    San Luis Obispo,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 781-7300
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    website
    Ever dream of having snow in San Luis Obispo? The community is invited to join the City of San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation Department and the Downtown Association for Snow Night 2008. This FREE ﾓsnowyﾔ event takes place Thursday, January 10 during Farmers' Market on Chorro Street, between Marsh and Higuera; from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Children up to 12 years old can come downtown to frolic in over 16 tons of snow. Remember to dress warmly with gloves, jackets and hats.

Saturday January 12

  • Mid State Antiques Show & Sale
    Mid State Fairgrounds
    Highways 101 & 46
    Paso Robles,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 238-3565
    10:00 am
    SAT. 10a - 6pm SUN. 10a - 4p $3.00 Gen. Seniors/Students $2.00 Ticket good for both days Features thousands of antiques, collectibles and decorative items for sale. Costume jewelry repair at the show.
  • My Nutcracker Ballet Class
    Academy of Dance
    3422 Miguelito Court
    San Luis Obispo,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 781-7300
    2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    My Nutcracker Ballet, taught by the Academy of Dance, focuses on the critical thinking, creativity and dance skills that are current strategies for creating and dancing in a ballet production. Attendees have an opportunity to discuss ideas, collaborate on dance activities and participate in an in-house performance on the last day of class. My Nutcracker Ballet class has limited space for boys and girls, 7-10 years old. This ballet class is on Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., January 12 through February 2. $45.00.

Saturday January 12 - Sunday January 13

  • Mid State Antiques Show & Sale
    Mid State Fairgrounds
    Highways 101 & 46
    Paso Robles,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 238-3565
    10:00 am
    SAT. 10a - 6pm SUN. 10a - 4p $3.00 Gen. Seniors/Students $2.00 Ticket good for both days Features thousands of antiques, collectibles and decorative items for sale. Costume jewelry repair at the show.

Wednesday January 16

  • Dollhouse and Miniatures Show and Sale
    Morro Bay Community Center
    1001 Kennedy Way
    Morro Bay,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 772-7858
  • MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL 50th Anniversary Tour Comes to SLO
    PAC - Cal Poly
    1 Grand Ave.
    San Luis Obispo,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 756-2787
    8:00 pm
    Pianist and Musical Director Benny Green, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, saxophonist James Moody, bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Kendrick Scott, and volcalist Nnenna Freelon will also be featured with the group. A wide array of jazz styles will provide something for everyone, featuring "past, present & future" of jazz. www.montereyjazzfestival.org or www.calpolyarts.org Gen. $36. - $48. Student discounts avail

Wednesday January 16 - Thursday January 17

  • Dollhouse and Miniatures Show and Sale
    Morro Bay Community Center
    1001 Kennedy Way
    Morro Bay,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 772-7858

Thursday January 17

  • The Peking Acrobats
    Clark Center for Performing Arts
    487 Fair Oaks Avenue
    Arroyo Grande,CA
    7:30 pm
    website
    Hailing from the People's Republic of China, The Peking Acrobats have been diplomats of their spirited culture for decades. Since 1958, this elite group has toured the world over, leaving audiences spellbound by the graceful presentation of their ancient folk art and acrobatics. Carefully selected from the finest acrobat schools in China, these gymnasts, jugglers, cyclists and tumblers transform 2000 year-old athletic disciplines into a kaleidoscope of entertainment and wonder that is perfect for the whole family. Get your tickets early, for this show is known to sell out quickly!

Friday January 18 - Monday January 21

  • Annual Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival
    Home Depot Parking Lot
    Los Osos Valley Road
    Morro Bay,CA
    For more information please call: (805) 772-4467
    website
    All-day and half-day tours will take participants to a wide variety of habitats, including deep water pelagic, oak woodland and riparian, wetland and estuary, and the unique grassland habitat of the Carrizo Plain.

Saturday January 19

  • 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.

Sunday January 20

  • Gray Whale Celebration
    Fisherman's Warf
    Monterey,CA
    For more information please call: (831) 901-0013
    map
    website
    Many species of cetaceans - including the trio of "great whales," the gray, the blue and the humpback - make their way through the ocean currents not far from Monterey Bay. This new educational festival all about gray whales, held on Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf, will be packed with information and fun.
  • Martin Luther King March and Community Gallery
    Robbins Field
    Paso Robles,CA
    12:00 pm
    website
    Join us in celebrating the powerful vision and message of Martin Luther King, Jr. with a lively march and Community Gallery! We will gather across the street from the Post Office at Robbins Field at noon. After listening to some inspirational words, we will march with a live jazz band to the Library for a reception and viewing of the Community Gallery.

Sunday January 20 - Tuesday January 22

  • Gray Whale Celebration
    Fisherman's Warf
    Monterey,CA
    For more information please call: (831) 901-0013
    map
    website
    Many species of cetaceans - including the trio of "great whales," the gray, the blue and the humpback - make their way through the ocean currents not far from Monterey Bay. This new educational festival all about gray whales, held on Monterey's Fisherman's Wharf, will be packed with information and fun.