School children are invited to make snowflakes during the Los Osos Library’s afternoon art activity set for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17. Free. The next Family Movie Night is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20. They will screen a Christmas classic, rated G. Popcorn will be provided. Free. The family event is sponsored by the Friends of Los Osos Library. The library is at 2075 Palisades Ave., call 528-1862 for movie title.
The SLO County Homeless Services Oversight Council wants everyone to remember and honor “those homeless persons who have passed away over the past year” and to support two programs — Transitions Mental Health Association’s “50 Now Program” and the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo’s warming shelter, at a benefit vigil set for 5-6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18 on the plaza in front of the SLO County Courthouse on Monterey Street. With this winter already coming in wet and cold, the Transitions program, which seeks to find housing for the 50 most-chronically-homeless people in our area, and CAPSLO’s opening up the Prado Day Center overnight to bring people in from the cold, will be especially important this year.
The Artful Holiday Gift Show at the Gallery at the Network in SLO brings together the works of more than 50 Central Coast artists with handcrafted and original artworks, and fine art crafts. Show runs through Jan. 31. The Gallery is open daily 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 11-5. Free gift wrapping, gift certificates and time payment arrangements available. Gallery at the Network is at 778 Higuera St., Ste. B. Call 788-0886 or see: www.thegalleryatthenetwork.com for more. Shown here is a holiday necklace by Ann Bonstell.
Dr. Jean Wheeler leads a SWAP nature walk through the Elfin Forest on the day before Winter Solstice, Saturday, Dec. 20 starting at 9:30 a.m. Dr. Wheeler has taught thousands of geography students about the relative wanderings of the sun, moon and earth, and what they mean to us in terms of our climates, tides, and the vegetation and animal life around us. She will lead an imaginary circuit around the sun, circling the Elfin Forest on the boardwalk. Meet at the north end of 15th Street off of Santa Ysabel in Los Osos. Wear comfortable shoes, long sleeves and pants to avoid poison oak. Park carefully, avoiding driveways and mailboxes and leave pets at home. Walk is 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Heavy rain cancels.
Fresh off getting a $177 million construction bond approved, the San Luis Coastal Unified School District is now accepting applications for an “Independent Oversight Committee,” that would help manage the various project budgets that will be coming up over the next several years.
The committee will have seven members that will meet, review and report on expenditures of monies to ensure it is used only for voter-approved purposes.
Interested persons may obtain an application from the Superintendent’s Office, located at 1500 Lizzie St., Building B, San Luis Obispo, or download the application from the District’s website, see: www.slcusd.org under “Community/Bond Information.” Applications are due by Feb. 17 at the district office.
The Friends of the Cayucos Library will hold a winter book sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 on the library patio. Choose from hundreds of used books, CD’s and DVD’s at bargain prices. All proceeds support the library and the Friends’ various community programs. Also, the Friends will hold a “Booked for Lunch” event at noon, Friday, Jan. 9 in the library community room. Bring a brown bag lunch and share your recommendations of a favorite or recently read books. Free. The Cayucos Library is at 310 B St.
Los Osos artists, Margaret Bertrand and Robert Dodge’s artwork is appearing at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. , in an exhibit called, “Contemplative Encaustic Paintings by Five California Artists.” If you’re seeking a quiet interlude from the hustle and bustle of the holidays, pause for a moment of calm amidst the beauty of lustrous beeswax, pigment and damar resin artworks. Other artists in the exhibit are: Mari Marks of Berkeley; Eileen Goldenberg of San Francisco; and, Rodney Thompson of Redding. The exhibit runs through Feb. 1. The Museum is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Dec. 31 and closed Tuesdays in January. There will be a reception at Art After Dark from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2.
Members of the International Association of Fire Fighters, along with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, celebrated their 60-year partnership and kicked off the annual “Fill the Boot” fund-raising campaign. The campaign benefits children and adults affected by muscular dystrophy throughout SLO County. Fire fighters will be out in local communities and fire station passing the boot for MDS. “Throughout 2014, MDA and fire fighters are celebrating 60 years of proud partnership. Together we have joined in the fight against life-threatening muscle disease,” said fundraising coordinator Emily Harvey. “Fire fighters in Pismo Beach do so much for MDA and the families we serve, dedicating countless hours of their time every year participating in Fill the Boot drives.”
A new art exhibit titled, “Inland,” featuring paintings by Marian Loomis and Michelle Stevens will run from Jan. 2-Feb. 2 at Art Central, 1329 Monterey St., SLO. There’s a free reception set for 6-8 p.m. at Art After Dark, Friday, Jan. 2.
Lightshare is offering free energy balancing sessions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in the Auditorium, 1010 Murray Ave., SLO. Sessions are 25 minutes, appropriate for all ages and no appointment is necessary. All are welcome. See: www.lightshare.us or call 438-4347 to learn about energy balancing or other offerings from Lightshare.
Holiday theater festive performance of Charles Dickens,’ “A Christmas Carol,” form 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24 at St Peter’s-by-the-Sea Church, 545 Shasta Ave., Morro Bay. Free. A merry troupe of local actors will present the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, his wondrous transformation, and the ghosts that make it happen, just in time for Christmas.
