SLO Little Theatre’s Academy of Creative Theatre presents a young performers’ adaptation of The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s heartwarming tale of hope and the transformative power of love. Performances run January 9-25, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro Street in San Luis Obispo. Tickets at slolittletheatre.org or call 786-2440. Tickets are $13 students and $20 adults.
The Los Osos Library has several events in January. From noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, is a free workshop to teach folks how to use do digital downloads. Get help with your device to download free eBooks and other eMedia resources from the library. And all day Saturday, Jan. 17 it’s Adult Winter Reading Kickoff. Celebrate the beginning of the library’s adult reading program with delicious warm beverages and treats. Free. Sponsored by the Friends of Los Osos Library. And at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 library will have a sing-a-long to a “chilly,” Oscar-winning Disney movie. Popcorn provided. The film is rated PG, call 528-1862 for movie title. The Los Osos Library is located at 2075 Palisades Ave. For more details call 528-1862.
Local physician, Dr. Lisa Molin, will kick off the 2015 Greenspace Speaker Series with a lecture on how you can help the earth while improving your health, from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 786 Arlington St., Cambria. Cost is $5 at the door and proceeds benefit Greenspace, a non-profit organization working to protect the North Coast of SLO County. Molin will discuss three New Year’s resolutions to reduce your carbon footprint — eat local; eat less meat; and eat less processed foods. Light, healthy refreshments will be served. For more information, call Greenspace at 927-2866 or email to: .
Morro Bay Art Association will host the Third Annual “For the Birds” exhibit of paintings, photographs, drawings, and 3-D works, all depicting birds, in the Main Gallery at the Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main St. The exhibition/sale will hang form Jan. 15-Feb. 23 and there’s an opening reception set for 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18. Gallery hours are noon-4 p.m. daily. Call 772-2504 during business hours for more information. Pictured here is a photo by Ralph Wessel.
The Estero Bay Republican Women’s Federated’s next monthly luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 at The View, at Morro Bay Golf Course, with the guest speakers Greg McGill and Bruce McGrath of Honor Flight, who will be on hand to accept a donation form the club. Cost is $15 members and $20 non-members. Members come from Morro Bay, Los Osos and Cayucos and new members are welcome. The club promotes a Republican platform. Call Carolyn Atkinson at 528-6208 or email to: if you’d like to join.
SLO Little Theatre presents another in their series of After Hours @slotheatre late night comedies, We Canceling Cable (and other empty threats). Written by Michael Kaplan, the show is a hilarious look at parenthood and the sometimes cringe-worthy moments that go along with it. Performances are January 16-25, Fridays and Saturdays at 9:30 pm and Sundays at 7 pm at the SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro Street in San Luis Obispo. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at slolittletheatre.org or call 786-2440.
SLO Downtown Association is accepting applications from local bands for its Concerts in the Plaza concert series, which runs from 5-8 p.m. Fridays, June 12-Sept. 11 at Mission Plaza. Bands get $500 a show and applications are available online at: www.DowntownSLO.com. Applications will be reviewed Feb. 18 by the promotions committee, sound and event technicians, staff and volunteers. Deadline for applications is Friday, Jan. 30 at 4 p.m.
The Point San Luis Lighthouse Keepers are looking ahead to 2015 and will be continuing their trolley tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays all year long. They hold several signature events, too, including a Mother’s Day Victorian Tea, set for Saturday, May 9. This jewel of the Central Coast will also celebrate 125 years on Aug. 14 and they plan a grand party. For more information see their website at: www.sanluislighthouse.org, and to reserve a tour call 540-5771.
Seven Sisters Gallery, 601 Embarcadero Ste. 8 in Morro Bay is featuring the photography of Ronnie Goyette, with an opening reception set for 5-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 during Art Walk Friday. Goyette focuses on the many birds that call the Morro Bay Estuary and local environs their home. This is Goyette’s third one-woman show at Seven Sisters Gallery and coincides with the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, thereby giving bird-watching visitors a chance to see the talented work of an extraordinary new nature photographer. Show runs through Feb. 12.
The Central Coast Women for Fisheries’ yummy albacore enchilada fundraiser is taking orders now with Jan. 31 the date to pick up the orders. Advanced orders are $10 for a tray of four albacore enchiladas featuring West Coast trawl-caught fish. Green sauce with corn tortillas or red sauce and flour tortillas. Order from Jackie at 772-8281 or Sharon at 674-4854. They are also selling 50/50 drawing tickets the day of the pick up ($1 each or six for $5), which will be at the Morro Bay Community Center, 1001 Kennedy Way. See: www.womenforfish.org.
Birders from far and wide will converge on Morro Bay and the surrounding environs Jan. 16-19 for the 2015 Winter Bird Festival. The weekend is filled with special events, presentations a vendors’ fair and field trips to birding spots throughout SLO County. Among the special events is keynote speaker, Scott Weidensaul, author of the wonderful Living on the Wind and other award-winning books on birds, nature and history, will speak Saturday, Jan. 17. His talk is titled, “Messing Around with Birds (For Fun and Science).” And on Sunday, Jan. 18 is Shawneen Finnegan, the first ever festival artist, on “The Insanity of Obsessive Birders” (according to her, and she would know). Also, Family Day, with free or low cost events for families, will be Saturday the 17th. See: www.morrobaybirdfestival.org for a complete listing of birding walks and events.
