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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
27
FARMERS MARKET:
10:00am-2:00pm SLO, 3889 Long St
11:30am-2:30pm Nipomo Monarch Club
3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Park
28
FARMERS MARKET:
2:00-4:30pm Los Osos, 2nd & Santa Maria
29
FARMERS MARKET:
8:00-11:30am Pismo, 555 Five Cities Dr
3:00-6:00 pm Paso Robles City Park
3:00-6:00 pm SLO, 2880 Broad St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO
DOC BURNSTEINS READING LAB
3:30-4:15pm AG
30
FARMERS MARKETS:
8:30-11am AG, 1464 E Grand Ave
12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr
3:00-6:00pm AT, El Camino & Curbaril
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT,
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
31
FARMERS MARKETS:
2:30-5:00pm Morro Bay, 2650 Main St
6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
1
BINGO VETS HALL MB - 1st FRI 5:00pm
FARMERS MARKETS:
10:00am-12:30pm Cayucos Vets Hall
2:30-5:30pm Cambria, 1000 Main St
4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach Promenade
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
RESPECT FOR
PARENTS DAY
FRANCIS SCOTT KEYS
BIRTHDAY (Born in 1779)
2
FARMERS MARKETS:
8:00-10:30am SLO, 325 Madonna Rd
9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay, 800 Main St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
SLO CO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
1st SAT 12:30am IOOF Hall SLO
NATIONAL ICE CREAM
SANDWICH DAY
3
FARMERS MARKET:
10:00am-2:00pm SLO, 3889 Long St
11:30am-2:30pm Nipomo Monarch Club
3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Park
NATIONAL
WATERMELON DAY
COLUMBUS 1ST
VOYAGE (in 1492)
4
FARMERS MARKET:
2:00-4:30pm Los Osos, 2nd & Santa Maria
US COAST GUARD
DAY
NATIONAL
CHOCOLATE CHIP DAY
5
FARMERS MARKET:
8:00-11:30am Pismo, 555 Five Cities Dr
3:00-6:00 pm Paso Robles City Park
3:00-6:00 pm SLO, 2880 Broad St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO
DOC BURNSTEINS READING LAB
3:30-4:15pm AG
NEIL ARMSTRONGS
BIRTHDAY (Born in 1930)
NATIONAL
WAFFLE DAY
FRIENDSHIP DAY
AMERICAN
FAMILY DAY
6
FARMERS MARKETS:
8:30-11am AG, 1464 E Grand Ave
12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr
3:00-6:00pm AT, El Camino & Curbaril
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT,
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
WIGGLE YOUR
TOES DAY
7
FARMERS MARKETS:
2:30-5:00pm Morro Bay, 2650 Main St
6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
8
FARMERS MARKETS:
10:00am-12:30pm Cayucos Vets Hall
2:30-5:30pm Cambria, 1000 Main St
4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach Promenade
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
DOLLAR DAY
(US Dollar created in 1786)
9
FARMERS MARKETS:
8:00-10:30am SLO, 325 Madonna Rd
9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay, 800 Main St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
BOOK LOVERS DAY
INTERNATIONAL DAY
OF THE WORLDS
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
NATIONAL RICE
PUDDING DAY
10
FARMERS MARKET:
10:00am-2:00pm SLO, 3889 Long St
11:30am-2:30pm Nipomo Monarch Club
3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Park
HERBERT
HOOVERS
BIRTHDAY
(Born in 1874)
SMORES DAY
11
FARMERS MARKET:
2:00-4:30pm Los Osos, 2nd & Santa Maria
HULK HOGANS
BIRTHDAY (Born in 1953)
PLAY IN THE SAND DAY
12
FARMERS MARKET:
8:00-11:30am Pismo, 555 Five Cities Dr
3:00-6:00 pm Paso Robles City Park
3:00-6:00 pm SLO, 2880 Broad St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO
DOC BURNSTEINS READING LAB
3:30-4:15pm AG
IBM PC
ANNOUNCED
(in 1981)
MIDDLE
CHILDRENS DAY
13
FARMERS MARKETS:
8:30-11am AG, 1464 E Grand Ave
12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr
3:00-6:00pm AT, El Camino & Curbaril
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT,
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
INTERNATIONAL
LEFT-HANDERS
DAY
ANNIE OAKLEYS
BIRTHDAY
(Born in 1860)
14
FARMERS MARKETS:
2:30-5:00pm Morro Bay, 2650 Main St
6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
NATIONAL
CREAMSICLE DAY
15
FARMERS MARKETS:
10:00am-12:30pm Cayucos Vets Hall
2:30-5:30pm Cambria, 1000 Main St
4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach Promenade
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
JULIA CHILDS
BIRTHDAY
(Born in 1912)
NATIONAL
RELAXATION DAY
16
FARMERS MARKETS:
8:00-10:30am SLO, 325 Madonna Rd
9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay, 800 Main St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
ROLLER COASTER DAY
(Patented in 1898)
17
FARMERS MARKET:
10:00am-2:00pm SLO, 3889 Long St
11:30am-2:30pm Nipomo Monarch Club
3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Park
ARCHEOLOGY DAY
DAVY CROCKETTS
BIRTHDAY
(Born in 1786)
18
FARMERS MARKET:
2:00-4:30pm Los Osos, 2nd & Santa Maria
INTERNATIONAL
HOMELESS ANIMALS
DAY
BAD POETRY DAY
19
FARMERS MARKET:
8:00-11:30am Pismo, 555 Five Cities Dr
3:00-6:00 pm Paso Robles City Park
3:00-6:00 pm SLO, 2880 Broad St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO
DOC BURNSTEINS READING LAB
3:30-4:15pm AG
NATIONAL AVIATION
DAY
BILL CLINTONS
BIRTHDAY (Born in 1946)
ORVILLE WRIGHTS
BIRTHDAY (Born in 1871)
20
FARMERS MARKETS:
8:30-11am AG, 1464 E Grand Ave
12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr
3:00-6:00pm AT, El Camino & Curbaril
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT,
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
NATIONAL
RADIO DAY
21
FARMERS MARKETS:
2:30-5:00pm Morro Bay, 2650 Main St
6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
22
FARMERS MARKETS:
10:00am-12:30pm Cayucos Vets Hall
2:30-5:30pm Cambria, 1000 Main St
4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach Promenade
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
23
FARMERS MARKETS:
8:00-10:30am SLO, 325 Madonna Rd
9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay, 800 Main St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
1ST PHOTO OF EARTH
FROM THE MOON
(Taken by Lunar Orbiter in 1966)
NATIONAL SPONGE
CAKE DAY
24
FARMERS MARKET:
10:00am-2:00pm SLO, 3889 Long St
11:30am-2:30pm Nipomo Monarch Club
3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Park
STRANGE MUSIC DAY
WAFFLE IRON
PATENTED (in 1869)
31
FARMERS MARKET:
10:00am-2:00pm SLO, 3889 Long St
11:30am-2:30pm Nipomo Monarch Club
3:00-6:00pm Grover Bch Ramona Park
25
FARMERS MARKET:
2:00-4:30pm Los Osos, 2nd & Santa Maria
KISS & MAKE UP DAY
NATIONAL BANANA
SPLIT DAY
26
FARMERS MARKET:
8:00-11:30am Pismo, 555 Five Cities Dr
3:00-6:00 pm Paso Robles City Park
3:00-6:00 pm SLO, 2880 Broad St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO
DOC BURNSTEINS READING LAB
3:30-4:15pm AG
NATIONAL DOG DAY
WOMENS
EQUALITY DAY
(Won right to vote in 1920)
27
FARMERS MARKETS:
8:30-11am AG, 1464 E Grand Ave
12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr
3:00-6:00pm AT, El Camino & Curbaril
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT,
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI
MOTHER TERESAS
BIRTHDAY (Born in 1910)
28
FARMERS MARKETS:
2:30-5:00pm Morro Bay, 2650 Main St
6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30
AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG
DREAM DAY
(MLK Jrs I Have a Dream
speech in 1963)
NATIONAL CHEERY
TURNOVER DAY
29
FARMERS MARKETS:
10:00am-12:30pm Cayucos Vets Hall
2:30-5:30pm Cambria, 1000 Main St
4:00-8:00pm Avila Beach Promenade
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO
1ST SCOUT CAMP
(Opened in 1934)
30
FARMERS MARKETS:
8:00-10:30am SLO, 325 Madonna Rd
9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay, 800 Main St
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
NATIONAL
TOASTED
MARSHMALLOW
DAY
NEW MOON
FULL MOON
August is:
Artist Appreciation Month
National Eye Exam Month
National Breastfeeding Month
Home Business Month
Whats Your Legacy Month
National Catsh Month
National Golf Month
National Inventors Month
National Water Quality Month
Birthstone: Peridot
Flower: Gladiola
August 2014 Free Ongoing Events
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Family Events
FRI JUL 4-SUN AUG 10 (times vary):
BAREFOOT IN THE PARK at Pewter
Plough Playhouse, 824 Main St,
Cambria. Neil Simons classic comedy
of young newlyweds learning to
adjust to each others dierent
views on life. Cost: $16-30. Contact:
pewterploughplayhouse.org or 927-
3877.
THU JUL 17-SAT AUG 2 (times vary):
CENTRAL COAST SHAKESPEARE
FESTIVAL at Filipponi Ranch, 1850
Calle Joaquin Rd, San Luis Obispo.
Pack a picnic and enjoy Shakespeare
Under the Stars! A Midsummer Nights
Dream is a wonderful show to enjoy
with the whole family, and a great
introduction to Shakespeare. Join
the mischievous Puck in a moonlit
night of havoc and hilarity. Cost: $5-25.
Contact: centralcoastshakespeare.org
or 546-4224.
MON JUL 28-SAT AUG 2: ROBIN
HOOD THEATRE WORKSHOP at
Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, 1 Grand Ave.
For actors in grades 1-12 interested
in participating in a fully-staged
production of Robin Hood. Cost: $110.
Contact: 756-5914 or calpolyarts.org.
TUE JUL 29 10:00 am: 4-H PRESENTS
SCIENCE at Los Osos Library, 2075
Palisades. Have some fun with zz
action minus the boom with cool
experiments combining substances
to observe chemical reactions. Grades
6-12, pre-register for a spot at the Los
Osos library. This activity is Sponsored
by the Friends of Los Osos Library.
Cost: free. Contact: slolibrary.org or
528-1862
TUE JUL 29 2:30 pm: FIZZ! BOOM!
READ! 4H at Creston Library, 6290
Adams. Spark a reaction with
zz minus the boom with cool
experiments combining substances to
observe chemical reactions. Presented
by Ritas Rainbows for grades 6-12.
Cost: free. Contact: slolibrary.org or
528-1862
THU JUL 31 11:00 am: BLUES FOR KIDS
at the South Bay Community Center,
2075 Palisades, Los Osos. Vocalist
Valerie Johnson and guitarist Al B Blue
will perform blues and gospel styles of
music throughout history on July 31.
Cost: free. Contact: slolibrary.org or
528-1862.
THU JUL 31 11:00 am: ONCE UPON A
FIZZ! BOOM! READ! at Colony Park
Community Center, 5599 Tra c Way,
Atascadero. This highly engaging,
Story Theater program teaches
concrete skills for story creation, and
actively inspires literacy and fun. Cost:
free. Contact: slolibrary.org or 461-
6163.
THU JUL 31 1:00 pm: FIZZ! BOOM!
READ! 4H at Shandon Library, 240
E Centre. Spark a reaction with
zz minus the boom with cool
experiments combining substances to
observe chemical reactions. Presented
by Ritas Rainbows for grades 6-12.
Cost: free. Contact: slolibrary.org or
781-5775.
THU JUL 31 2:00 pm: FIZZ! BOOM!
READ! 4H at Morro Bay Temporary
Library, 525 Harbor. Spark a reaction
with zz minus the boom with cool
experiments combining substances to
observe chemical reactions. Presented
by Ritas Rainbows for grades 6-12.
Cost: free. Contact: slolibrary.org or
772-6394.
THU JUL 31 6:30-7:30 pm: PAJAMA
STORYTIME at Paso Robles City
Library, 1000 Spring St. Bring the whole
family to the library for an evening of
stories with storyteller Tony Wallace,
July 31. Children may wear pajamas
and should be accompanied by an
adult. Cost: free. Contact: 238-3870.
THU JUL 31-SUN AUG 17 (times vary):
THE SAN PATRICIOS at PCPAs Marian
Theatre, 800 S College Dr, Santa
Maria. Cost: $16-38. Contact: 922-8313
or pcpa.org.
FRI AUG 1 2:00-5:00 pm: KIDS ART IN
THE PARK at Devaul Park, 1651 Spooner
Dr, San Luis Obispo. All ages welcome
to sell artwork, crafts, jewelry, clay,
etc. Kids can ask for donations for
their work. Free registration by AUG
1st. Park by Costco on the end of
Madonna Rd. Volunteers needed.
Contact: ginacarmen1225@yahoo.
com to register.
FRI AUG 1-SUN AUG 3: MINERAL SHOW
& SALE at Nipomo High School, 525 N
Thompson Ave. FRI & SAT 10:00 am-
5:00 pm, SUN 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Enjoy
a wide variety of lapidary products,
museum-quality displays of materials
and techniques, snack bar, demos,
ra e, and BBQ on SAT at 5:30 pm. Free
rocks and games for kids. Sponsored
by Orcutt Mineral Society. Cost: free.
Contact: 481-3495 or omsinc.org.
FRI AUG 1-SAT AUG 30 12:00-5:00 pm:
CAT ADOPTION SPECIAL at HART,
2638 Main St, Cambria. Special $5 Cat
Adoptions at the Homeless Animal
Rescue Team (HART) for cats 9 months
or older during August! Includes: spay/
neuter, up-to-date vaccinations, free
follow-up Vet exam and bag of kibble.
Cost: $5. Contact: slohart.org or 927-
7377.
SAT AUG 2 9:00 am-3:00 pm:
TINKERING SCHOOL WORKSHOP
at SLO MakerSpace, 3988 Short
St. Ste. 100. This is the rst of 6
sessions to qualify SLO MakerSpace
to be an o cial Tinkering School.
Gever Tulleys TED Talk on tinkering
explains the philosophy of this hands-
on educational experience for kids.
We give kids freedom to create,
experiment, and explore. Cost: free.
Contact: slomakerspace.com or 242-
1285.
SAT AUG 2 10:00 am-2:00 pm: WORLD
BREASTFEEDING WEEK CELEBRATION
at St. Patricks School, 900 W Branch
St, Arroyo Grande. Breastfeeding
books and authors fair. Cost: $5.
Contact: 473-3746.
SAT AUG 2 10:30 am: MANGA
WORKSHOP FOR TEENS at Atascadero
Library, 6555 Capistrano Ave. Teens,
grades 6-12, are invited to a Manga
workshop with Tokyopops Irene
Flores. Learn to create or have your
work critiqued. Call to reserve a spot.
Cost: free. Contact: slolibrary.org or
461-6163.
SAT AUG 2 1:00-5:30 pm: 12th ANNUAL
WILSHIRE HOSPICE HOEDOWN at
Hearst Ranch Dairy Barn, 442 San
Simeon Rd, San Simeon. Featuring
Monte Mills & the Lucky Horseshoe
Band, BBQ dinner, live auction, and
ra e prizes. Cost: $100. Contact:
wilshirehcs.org or 547-7025.
SAT AUG 2 8:00 am-4:00 pm: YARD
SALE FOR HOMELESS SERVICES at 2555
Ocean View, Los Osos. Volunteers for
Maxine Lewis Memorial Shelter and
Prado Day Center are having a benet
yard sale with art, crafts, gently used
treasures, and baked goods. Come
join the fun and enjoy the free coee!
Cost: free. Contact: 528-7638.
SUN AUG 3 8:00-11:00 am: SLO
GRANGE PANCAKE BREAKFAST at SLO
Grange Hall, 2880 Broad St. Join family
and friends for a monthly pancake
breakfast. Enjoy bacon, eggs, all you
can eat pancakes, juice, coee, tea,
and special this month, olallieberries.
Benets SLO Grange Hall. Cost: $5.
Contact: 543-0639.
SUN AUG 3 1:00-8:00 pm: SLO
BUDDHIST CHURCH OBON FESTIVAL
at SLO Library Community Room, 995
Palm St. Japanese-American cultural
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Family Events
festival featuring food, games,
Taiko drum performance, martial
arts demos, Bonsai exhibits, Asian
crafts, and traditional Japanese Obon
Odori Dancing. Cost: free. Contact:
slobuddhisttemple.org or 595-2625.
MON AUG 4-FRI AUG 8 10:00 am-12:00
pm: SCIENCE FOR GIRLS CAMP at
Exploration Station, 867 Ramona Ave,
Grover Beach. One week camp for
ages 8-12 to explore with a diferent
mentor each day in biology, chemistry,
materials engineering, technology,
and art. Cost: $50-75. Contact:
explorationstation.org or 473-1421.
WED AUG 6 5:45-7:00 pm: FIZZ-BOOM
LAB at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades
Ave. Build a volcano and make it erupt!
Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
THU AUG 7 3:00 pm: FIZZ! BOOM!
READ! 4H at Santa Margarita Library,
9630 Murphy Ave. Spark a reaction
with fzz minus the boom with cool
experiments combining substances to
observe chemical reactions. Presented
by Ritas Rainbows for grades 6-12.
Cost: free. Contact: slolibrary.org or
438-5622.
FRI AUG 8-SAT AUG 24 (times
vary): RODGER & HAMMERSTEINS
CINDERELLA at SLO Little Theatre,
888 Morro St. Presented by SLO
Little Theatres Academy of Creative
Theatre. Cost: $13-20. Contact:
slolittletheatre.org or 786-2440.
SAT AUG 9 10:00 am: CANNIN &
JAMMIN at Windrose Farm, 5750 El
Pharro Rd, Paso Robles. Learn more
about traditional FARMstead-ing skill.
Make & create w/fresh fruit from the
farm. This includes lunch, in-season
fruits, and hands-on jam making (you
take home the fruits of your labor). A
farm tour will teach you more about
in-season fruit. Cost: $75. Contact:
farmsteaded.com or 226-2081.
SAT AUG 9 11:00 am-1:00 pm: 6th
Annual CHILDRENS CRAFT FAIRE at
Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave.
Enjoy the best childrens craft faire
on the Central Coast! Children aged
13 and younger ofer hand-crafted
items priced $4 or less. Applications
are mandatory and are available at Los
Osos Library. Cost: free. Contact: 528-
1862.
SAT AUG 9 1:00-3:00 pm: WHERE
ARE THE BEARS? at SLO Botanical
Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd. Join
us to learn the status of the native
bear population, where these elusive
bears reside, and how you can avoid
interaction or encourage wildlife
health. Cost: $5-10. Contact: 541-1400.
THU AUG 14 3:00 pm: RESCUE
WOLVES FIZZ BOOM HOWL FOR
LIBRARY SUMMER READING at Santa
Margarita Library, 9630 Murphy Ave.
Learn about the Paso Robles Whar
Wolf Rescue and Education program
on Aug. 14. This program includes
a visit from a live wolf and handler.
Cost: free. Contact: slolibrary.org or
438-5622.
SAT AUG 16 10:00 am-5:00 pm:
11TH ANNUAL OLIVE FESTIVAL at
Downtown City Park, 12th & Spring
St, Paso Robles. Olive oil, chef cook-
of, cooking contest, artists, crafters,
and wine tasting. Cost: free. Contact:
pasoroblesdowntown.org or 238-4103.
SAT AUG 16 10:30am: 3RD ANNUAL
THANK YOU WHALES CELEBRATION
at Avila Community Center, 191 San
Miguel St. Every year, we celebrate
the miracle of Avila, when in 2012
the whales showed up in prehunting
numbers to Avila Harbor just in
time to bring world attention that
stopped planned seismic testing at
Diablo Canyon. Cost: $27. Contact:
oceanoutfallgroup.com or 748-3233.
SAT AUG 16 11:00 am-4:00 pm:
ENERGY BALANCING sessions at
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center
Auditorium, 1010 Murray Ave, San Luis
Obispo. Sessions are 25 minutes in
duration, appropriate for all ages, and
no appointment is necessary. All are
welcome. Cost: free. Contact: www.
lightshare.us.
SAT AUG 16 at 2:00 pm: FAMILY MOVIE
at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades
Ave. Bring the whole family and enjoy
a comedy flm rated PG. Popcorn
provided. Cost: free. Contact: 528-
1862.
SAT AUG 16 (times vary): SUMMER
READING ENDS at SLO County library!
Finish up your summer reading and
bring your completed logs in to your
local library and pick-up your rewards.
Cost: free. Contact: 781-5775 or
slolibrary.org.
SUN AUG 17 11:00 am:FAMILY DAY
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2014
AVILA BEACH GOLF RESORT
GATES OPEN 2:30PM CONCERT AT 4PM
FOR TICKETS CALL 543-3533 OR
VISIT SLOSYMPHONY.ORG
SAN LUIS OBISPO SYMPHONY
MICHAEL NOWAK, MUSIC DIRECTOR
LUCIA CLEVELAND & PAUL VANDEYDEN
JOE & PEGGY LITTLE JIM & BEVERLY SMITH
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Family Events
IN THE PARK/HEALTHY KIDS DAY at
Waller Park, 300 Goodwin Rd, Santa
Maria. Cost: free. Contact: 937-8521.
SAT AUG 23 10:00 am-1:00 pm:
HYPERTUFA WORKSHOP at SLO
Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek
Rd. Join artist Jennifer Fox as you
create rustic, textured containers that
are lightweight, porous, and perfect
for your garden. Cost: $50-60. Contact:
541-1400.
SAT AUG 23 6:00-9:00 pm: CAMP FIRE
CASINO NIGHT FUNDRAISER in Arroyo
Grande. The 4th Annual Casino Royale
fundraiser will be held at the home
of Jason and Bonnie Len, and feature
cocktails, dinner, gaming, music, and
fantastic prizes including a 3-day/2-
night stay in Las Vegas or Laughlin.
Each ticket enters you in the grand
prize drawing. Cost: $50. Contact: 440-
1898 or 441-4776.
SUN AUG 24 12:00-3:00 pm: Old Timers
Picnic at San Miguel Community Park,
K Street; San Miguel. This annual
event is a great time to catch up with
old friends, meet new ones, and visit
with Pioneer Royalty before Pioneer
Day. Enjoy a delicious BBQ meal of
chicken, beans, salad, and bread. Cost:
$12, 80 years and over: free! Desserts
and drinks also available. Contact: 459-
4722.
Twin Cities Community Hospital
Volunteers, a non-prot providing
support to patients, doctors, and
nurses of the hospital, seek volunteers
to work in the gift shop and Obstetrics
(OB) Dept. AM and PM 4 hour shifts
are available. Contact: 434-4524.
Last FRI every month at 6:00 pm:
Family Fun at Unity Church, 1165
Stubbleeld St, Orcutt. Contact: 937-
3025.
Every THU-FRI 12:00-5:00 pm & SAT
11:00 am-5:00 pm: Exploration Station
Interactive Science Center welcomes
families at 867 Ramona Ave, Grover
Beach. Cost: $2-3. Contact: 473-1421
or http://explorationstation.org.
2nd THU of every month 6:00-7:00
pm: Grief Support Group at Central
Coast Hospice, 253 Granada Dr, Ste
D, San Luis Obispo. This free group
is for anyone suering the loss of a
loved one who is in need of support.
Contact: 540-6020.
2nd SAT of every month FEB-NOV at
9:00 am: Santa Maria Recreation and
Parks Dept oers free docent-led
nature walks in Los Flores Ranch, 6271
Dominion Rd, Santa Maria. Contact:
925-0951 x 263.
2nd MON every month 6:30-8:00 pm:
Caregiver Support Group at Cayucos
Community Church, Ocean Ave & S 3rd
St. Free support for caregivers and
family members dealing with long-
term illness, memory loss, dementia,
and Alzheimers. Contact: 458-7484.
Every MON 10:00 am-2:00 pm: Remain
Independent Despite Vision Loss at
Santa Maria Terrace, 1405 E Main St.
New ways of doing daily tasks are
taught by the Braille Institute, such
as home managment, traveling, and
using talking library books. Contact:
462-1225.
2nd & 4th MON every month at 6:30
pm: MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)
meet at Pacic Christian Church,
3435 Santa Maria Way, Santa Maria.
Childcare is provided. Contact: 934-
3491 or www.pacicchristian.net.
Every TUE 3:00-6:00 pm & FRI 3:00-
5:30 pm: Teen Wellness Program at
Arroyo Grande EOC Health Services
Clinic, 1152 E Grand Ave. Health
services, including reproductive
health, in a safe environment with
sta trained to screen, assess, and to
provide intervention. Appointments
are preferred. Contact: 489-4026.
1st WED every month at 9:00 am:
Community Action Partnership Senior
Health Screening at First United
Methodist Church, 275 N Halcyon
Rd, Arroyo Grande. Free and low-
cost services are oered for people
50 and older: blood pressure, pulse,
weight, total cholesterol, screening
for anemia, diabetes, and fecal blood,
nutritional counseling, and medical
referrals. Contact: 481-2692 or 788-
0827.
1st WED every month at 12:00 pm:
Disabled American Veterans luncheon
at Veterans Memorial Bldg, 313 W.
Tunnell St, Santa Maria. Contact: 345-
0402.
Every WED 5:30-7:00 pm: Widowed
Support Group at New Life Church,
990 James Way, Rm 14, Pismo Beach.
Arrive 10 min early for 1st meeting.
Oered by Hospice of SLO Co. Contact:
544-2266 or www.hospiceslo.org.
Every TUE at 7:00 pm: Al-Anon Family
Support Group at Luis OASIS Senior
Center, 420 Soares Ave, Orcutt.
Contact: 937-9750.
3rd WED every month at 7:00 pm:
How to Survive Divorce seminar
at the San Luis Obispo Womens
Community Center, 1124 Nipomo St,
#D in SLO. Practical tips, pointers, and
suggestions for handling family law
issues. $10.00 donation requested for
handout materials and book. Contact:
544-9313 to register.
4th TUE every month at 5:30 pm: Legal
Clinic for Self-Represented Litigants at
the San Luis Obispo County Courthouse
Law Library, 1050 Monterey St in SLO,
#125. SLO County Bar Assn Family
Law Section & Womens Community
Center provide one-on-one legal
advice for persons ling divorces w/o
an attorney, and a document preparer
to assist in completing court-required
forms. Min. $40.00 donation. Limit: 12
participants. Contact: 544-9313.
RISE (formerly Sexual Assault
Recovery and Prevention Center
of San Luis Obispo County) oers:
Weekly Drop-In Support Group for
Sexual Assault Survivors; 24 Hour Crisis
Line; Advocacy and Accompaniment;
Peer Counseling; Individual Clinical
Counseling; Prevention and
Education Programs; and Womens
Empowerment and Self Defense
Workshops. Contact: 545-8888 or
www.sarpcenter.org.
Every SAT 11:00 am-3:00 pm: ADOPT
A PET at Petco, 2051 Theater Dr, in
Paso Robles. Cats are available for
adoption through NCHS. Dogs are
available through Short n Sweet Dog
Rescue. Contact: 466-5403.
Every MON 2:00-4:00 pm & WED 3:00-
5:00 pm: Jacks Adaptive Toy Lending
Library-Jacks Helping Hand at Central
Coast Gymnastics, 21 Zaca Lane, #100,
San Luis Obispo. Traditional and
adaptive toys for children with all
types of disabilities to check out. In-
home appointments available. Cost:
Free! Contact: 547-1914 or www.
jackshelpinghand.org.
Every TUE 2:00-5:00 pm & FRI 4:00-
7:00 pm: Jacks Adaptive Toy Lending
Library - Jacks Helping Hand at
Pats Place in Nipomo Recreation
Community Rm, 671 W Tet St, Ste
2, Nipomo. Toys for children with all
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Local Resources
types of disabilities to check out. In-
home appointments also available.
Cost-Free! Contact: 547-1914 or www.
jackshelpinghand.org.
Every FRI at 7:00 pm: Senior Ballroom
Dancing at Madonna Inn. If you are
a senior (single or attached) and like
ballroom dancing, this is the place!
Look left of the bandstand for sign:
Senior Dancers. Dance, chat and listen
to good music. No fees; no dues; just
fun! Contact: 489-5481 or dg17@juno.
com.
Literacy Council for San Luis Obispo
County has an ongoing and urgent
need for volunteer tutors and oers
free training in SLO. Contact: 541-4219
or www.sloliteracy.org.
1st THU every month at 6:15 pm:
Commission on the Status of Women
meets at Coast National Bank, 500
Marsh St, San Luis Obispo. This o cial
advisory group to the SLO County
Board of Supervisors identies issues
of concern to women that are not
currently the focus of other advocacy
or advisory organizations. Contact:
788-3406.
Every WED 11:00 am-12:00 pm: Growing
With Baby, an infant feeding o ce
for breastfeeding mothers and their
babies (0-10 mos), oers a free class
on feeding, crying, and sleep at 1230
Marsh St, San Luis Obispo. Pediatric
nurse practioner and lactation
consultant Andrea Herron will answer
questions. Dads are always welcome!
Call to reserve a spot. Contact: 543-
6988.
Morro Bay Museum of Natural History
oers Adventures With Nature & Mind
Walks. Find the schedule at: www.
ccnha.org/naturewalks.html.
Central Coast Commission for Senior
Citizens oers many free services:
Senior Connection - connecting callers
with local resources; HICAP (Health
Insurance Counseling and Advocacy
Program) one on one assistance for
Medicare beneciaries, advise and
referrals for long term care options,
and help with billing / appeals; Vial
of Life magnetized containers with
medical information; a Senior Resource
Directory for SLO and SB counties,
and much more. Contact: 925-9554 or
www.centralcoastseniors.org.
Hospice of San Luis Obispo County
provides free grief counseling,
group support, counseling, crisis
intervention, and wellness education
to those with a life-limiting illness,
their families, and the bereaved.
This non-prot agency supports
the community in coping with loss
and promoting healing with free
counseling, community education and
volunteer support to those grieving a
death or dealing with potential end-of-
life issues. O ces in San Luis Obispo
and Paso Robles. Contact: 544-2266.
Volunteer as a Good Neighbor! Make
a dierence in the life of an older
or disabled adult. Once trained,
volunteers choose services to
contribute and schedule hours at their
convenience. Training is scheduled
monthly at Wilshire Community
Services, 285 South St, Ste J, SLO.
Contact: 547-7025 x 17.
Volunteer at San Luis Obispo Museum
of Art! Stop by at 1010 Broad St
(Mission Plaza) or email volunteer@
sloma.org.
San Luis Obispo Senior Center oers
health screening, legal services, meals,
exercise, bridge, and bingo at 1445
Santa Rosa St. Contact: 781-7306.
Central Coast Astronomical Society
sponsors a Dark Sky Star Party
every month at Santa Margarita
Lake KOA Campground at sunset.
CCAS also sponsors special guest
speakers and public programs
periodically. Find event schedules,
weather updates, and resources at:
www.centralcoastastronomy.org.
Contact: Aurora Lipper at aurora@
centralcoastastronomy.org.
San Luis Coastal Adult Schools Parent
Participation Program oers Core
Parenting and Enrichment classes in
SLO, Morro Bay, and Los Osos. Bring
your child to a parent and child activity
class, or nd support and education
just for parents. Cost: $74 for 10
wks. Contact: 549-1222 or http://
parentparticipation.org.
Suicide Prevention
Mental Health and
Emotional Support
Free
Condential
24 hours of every day
A program of Transitions Mental Health Association
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Education
CS Perryess writes for teens, narrates audio
books, and ponders the wonder of words
in a foggy little town on Californias central
coast. Find more of his blog posts at http://
csperryess.blogspot.com, or reach him at
csperryess@gmail.com.
CS Perryess
writes
about words
TOPONYMS
English abounds with toponyms
place names we use to
refer to things other than the
original place. I hope you enjoy
considering this smattering of
toponyms.
Paisley now a distinctive
shape we print onto fabric, but
originally a town in Scotland
where such fabric was rst made.
Interestingly, the word paisley
comes through Middle Irish from
the word baslec, which came
from the Latin word basilica,
which means that the town was
originally identied by its church.
Today, the word babel refers to
a confused medley of sounds, but
originally it referred to Babhel,
the capital of Babylon. Babhel
is a Hebrew word that started
out as Bab-ilu, an Accadian word
meaning the gate of God, which
causes those of my generation to
wonder what Ricky Riccardo was
really singing about.
Our modern colors burgundy and
magenta are both toponyms.
Burgundy was originally a region
in France named in Late Latin with
the term Burgundiones, which
translates to highlanders. In time,
the wine of the area picked up the
name, and the deep hue of the
wine gave us the word burgundy
as it refers to color. On the other
hand, the town of Magenta was
where the Sardinians and French
teamed up to ght the Austrians
during the Second Italian War of
Independence in 1859. The town
was originally named after Marcus
Aurelius Valerius Maxentius. It
wasnt until a few short years after
the battle that a deep reddish
purple dye was discovered in that
region, and voila, magenta.
Even in the 13
th
century, some
folks (royalty, anyway) enjoyed
relaxing at a spa. Our modern
word spa is a toponym taken from
Spa, Belgium, a town blessed with
mineral hot springs. The towns
name came from the Walloon
word espa, meaning spring or
fountain.
Because many of New Yorks
nancial institutions ended up
situated along the wall that once
oered defense to the struggling
Dutch town of New York, the
adjacent street was named Wall
Street. That struggling little town
has done all right for itself, to
the point that we now use this
toponym to refer to the entire
American nancial world.
My niece and nephew refer to
those lovely plastic playgrounds
some fast food restaurants oer
as king cities. Any of you here
in California will easily ll in the
etymology on that one.
HOMONYMS
Well start o with a homonym
that takes its multiple-meaning
status seriously.
Almost all forms of dessert/
desert came to English through
French. Dessert came to English
in the 1500s, in reference to the
last course of a meal. The French
word it came from is deservir,
which (because serving the last
course involved clearing the
table of the previous courses)
translates literally to un-serve,
with des- meaning undo and
servir meaning to serve. The
wasteland meaning of desert
came to English in the 1200s from
Old French, which came from the
Late Latin word desertum, which
meant thing abandoned. It wasnt
until the 1700s that the meaning a
waterless, treeless region eclipsed
the wasteland meaning. The
desert that means suitable reward
or punishment (as in getting ones
just deserts) came through French
from the Latin word deservir (not
to be confused with the French
word deservir). It meant to serve
well. I suppose one is served well
by getting what one deserves.
But so much for nouns the
verb desert came through the
Old French deserter in the 1300s
from the Latin desertare (closely
related to desertum), which
meant to abandon. This particular
desert is built of the word parts
de-, meaning opposite or undo,
and serere, meaning to put in a
row. Serere also gave birth to the
word series.
Now lets take a look at the near-
homonym pairs form/from and
denitely/deantly. In my humble
opinion, the from and form
confusion is a matter of typing,
more than a homonym issue. We
just get typing away and muck
it up. The confusion between
denitely and deantly, however,
is another matter altogether. Ive
been grading English papers since
the 1970s, and in my experience,
these two words were never
confused before computers. The
confusion didnt even exist with
the rst raft of word processors.
I call this phenomenon spellcheck-
induced error. It occurs because
many of us type denAtely instead
of denItely. Our spell-checker
tries to read our intentions and
comes up with deantly, (which
contributes to some hysterical
sentences).
Well nish with a homonym trio
I nd intriguing: by, bye and buy.
By has been around since Old
English was born and came from
a Proto-Germanic word meaning
about, near, or around. Though
we pronounce it dierently today,
we nd bys sister (with the same
meaning) at the end of place
names that end in by. In Yorkshire
alone, there are over 210 place
names ending this way (Wetherby
and Selby, for instance). Our
modern word buy, came from
another Proto-Germanic source,
the word bugjan, meaning to pay
for. When it rst entered English,
the soft g sound remained at
the end of the word, and is one
of the reasons the past tense,
bought includes the letter g. The
completely unrelated word bye is
a shortening of good-bye, which
was spelled godbwye in the 1570s
as a shortening of something else
-- the term God be with ye.
Many thanks to sources: OED, Fact Index, Place
Names in England, Wordnik, and Etymonline.
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