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Mark calendar with events from May 16 to 23

Friday

n Praise and Worship Under the Stars will occur from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 750 Monarch Lane. Call Todd or Andrea at 931-0207 or Calvary Chapel of Nipomo at 929-2540.

n Friday Night Bingo will be held at the Central Coast Senior Center, 1580 Railroad St., Oceano. For time and other activity information, call 481-7886.

n The Single Seniors Club members meet monthly for social luncheons and dinners with an equal number of men and women. There are also subgroups of varied interests, including cards, travel and singing. For information and meeting times, call 544-4347 or 481-1793.

n A Senior Dance group for couples and singles meets weekly for dancing, exercise and socializing with a balanced gender ratio. For information and meeting times, call 489-5481 or e-mail dg17@juno.com.

n Access for All and United Cerebral Palsy will host the San Luis Obispo Life Without Limits Film Festival from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the San Luis Obispo City/County Library, 995 Palm St.

The double feature will begin at 5:30 with the showing of “The Station Agent.” The second film at 7:30 p.m. will be “Children of a Lesser God.” Admission is free and refreshments will be available to purchase. There will be a brief discussion following each of the movies.

For information, call 543-2039 or visit www.ucp-slo.org.

Saturday

n Nipomo Shepherd of Hope Episcopal Fellowship meets at 6 p.m. at 1267 Black Sage Circle. Call 343-1024.

n Central Coast Messianic Fellowship meets at 2 p.m. the first Saturday of the month at Bethel Social Hall, 1935 Newport Ave., Grover Beach, and is open to everyone. For information, call 215-6636.

n A car wash will be held by the youth group from the Arroyo Grande United Methodist Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sunset North Car Wash, 1198 E. Grand Avenue, Arroyo Grande. Proceeds will help build new cabins at Camp Arroyo Grande. Donations are accepted.

For information, call Janice at 234-5547.

n A Texas Hold-em Poker Tournament sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy, will be held at 1 p.m. at Mr. Rick’s in Avila Beach. Entry fee of $60 includes lunch. The tournament is limited to 80 players.

Proceeds will be used to fund the Veterans’ Express service in San Luis Obipso County. The door-to-door transportation service provides rides for veterans to the Veterans’ medical facilities in San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria for $5 each way. Veterans can use the shuttle and catch a bus in Santa Maria to receive medical treatment in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.

For reservations or to make a donation to the Veterans’ Express, call 541-8751.

n St. Patrick’s Outreach Ministry will host a “Night To Remember” at the Embassy Suites in San Luis Obispo. The event will include cocktails and a silent auction at 5:30 p.m., a dinner by Paul Kwong served at 7 p.m., followed by a live auction and dancing to music by Unfinished Business. Proceeds will enable Outreach Ministry to help those in crisis who need food, clothing and shelter. Tickets are $85. For tickets and information, call Susan at 473-3289.

n “The Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream” Symposium will be presented from 1 to 5 p.m. in Phillips Hall at The Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. with live World Groove Music provided by local musicians. The event is part of a movement started by The Pachamama Alliance to create an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on the planet.

Admission is $15 and students are admitted free with valid ID. For reservations, sign up at the Student Community Services office on Campus in UU 220 or e-mail Phillip Westergaard at westwolff653@yahoo.com.

For information, contact Polly Mertens, San Luis Obispo coordinator at 441-3904.

n The San Luis Obispo County Yogathon and Wellness Fair fundraiser for Manzanita School for children will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mitchell Park in downtown San Luis Obispo. Yoga students are invited to the event for 108 sun salutations for a donation of $15. Children can enjoy a Kid’s Yoga Area with yoga activities, crafts and games for an $8 donation.

The public is invited to attend the Wellness Fair free of charge. The event will have more than 25 vendors with natural products for body, mind and spirit, organic foods and a silent auction. For information, call 704-9904 or visit www.manzanitaslo.org/yogathon.

n The Stillehavet Lodge of the Sons of Norway is having a Syttende Mai Celebration barbecue, picnic and parade from noon to 3 p.m. at El Chorro Park, San Luis Obispo (across from Cuesta College on Highway 1). The public is invited. Bring your own meat, drink and table service and a side dish or dessert to share. Parking fee is $2 per car.

For information, call 748-5674.

Sunday

Church services

n Family Church of God Worldwide hosts Sunday school at 9 a.m. at 250 S. Oakglen Ave. An evening service is held at 5:30 p.m. Call Pastor Phillip D. Reyes Sr. at 929-2586.

n Calvary Chapel of Nipomo meets at 9:30 a.m. at 110 N. Thompson Road, corner of Thompson and Tefft Street. Call 929-2540.

n Victory in Him Ministry has a Sunday service at 10 a.m. A Beginner Church program is available for children. Wednesday Bible study is at 7 p.m.

For information and meeting locations, call Pastor Ray Morawski at 689-5522.

n Harvest Church meets at 9 and 10:30 a.m. at 124 W. Branch St. in the Village of Arroyo Grande. Child care and Sunday school are provided. For information, call 489-2037 or visit www.harvestinthevillage.com.

n Hope Christian Church meets for a very casual, cafe-style service at 9:30 a.m. in Olympic Hall at Nipomo High School, 525 N. Thompson Road. Nursery care and classes for children through sixth grade are offered.

For information, call Chris at 929-2978 or visit www.hopecc.info.

n Lighthouse Christian Center offers an anointed contemporary worship service and provides practical teaching and preaching for all ages starting at 10 a.m. Nursery is provided. Kidz World is for ages 3 through 12.

Wednesday family night is at 7 p.m. Set Apart Youth service is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. The church is at 726 W. Tefft St. Call 929-4475 or visit www.nipomolighthouse.com. Senior pastor is Mark Parke.

n The Worldwide Church of God meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Nipomo Senior Center, 200 E. Dana St. Everyone is welcome. Call 541-6159 or e-mail ljrubottom@juno.com.

n Nipomo Presbyterian Church invites you to attend the worship service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school and a playground for children are offered. The church is on the hill where the Los Berros/Thompson exit meets Highway 101. Call 473-8059.

n First Baptist Church of Nipomo has Sunday worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m. The evening service begins at 6 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer and Praise service is at 7 p.m. The church is at 112 Orchard Road. For information, call 929-4422.

n New Beginnings Community Church of the Nazarene will hold two services at 9 and 10:30 a.m. at Dana Elementary School, 920 W. Tefft St., with music that is uplifting and a message that is relevant to our lives today to help us through this life and living. Activities are provided for all ages. Child care is provided.

For information, call Pastor Mark Valadez at 929-6780, e-mail mark@nbccn.org or visit www.nbccn.org.

n St. John’s Lutheran Church invites you to worship this First Sunday after Pentecost at 8:30 and 10:40 a.m. Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:40 a.m. Pastor Sarah Sumner-Eisenbraun’s message will be “1+1+1=1: The Oneness of the Trinity.” Nursery care is available. St. John’s Lutheran Church ELCA is at 959 Valley Road, Arroyo Grande. For information, call 489-1259.

n Nipomo Community Baptist Church meets at 10 a.m. for Sunday school and at 11 a.m. for morning worship at 545 Orchard Road. For information and directions, call Pastor Bob at 305-1465.

n The City Church has Sunday services at 9 and 10:30 a.m. and a Wednesday service at 7 p.m. Youth service is at 7 p.m. Thursday. Senior pastor is Fred Kropp.

The church is at 640 S. Frontage Road, Nipomo. For information, call 929-8990.

n Unity Church-Five Cities meets from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at 789 Valley Road, Arroyo Grande. Sunday school is available at the same time. For information, call 788-4777.

n Guadalupe Community Church Sunday school meets at 9:30 a.m., coffee fellowship is at 10:30 a.m., and morning worship is at 11 a.m. Pastor Jim Wickstrom’s message at the 11 a.m. service will be “The Sufficiency of God’s Amazing Grace for All Times and Circumstances” from II Corinthians 12:7-10. Guadalupe Community Church is at 4635 Sixth St. Visit www.guadalupecommunitychurch.org.

Other Sunday events

n Nipomo Farmers Market will run from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 671 W. Tefft St., across from the Nipomo Post Office.

n Dana Adobe will open from noon to 4 p.m. Aaron Regez will give tours on Sundays; call for Saturday tour information. The adobe is at 671 S. Oakglen Ave. Call 929-5679.

n Art in the Park at Dinosaur Caves in Shell Beach will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the first Sunday of the month through Nov. 2. Over 90 artists will feature paintings, sculptures, ceramics, home decoration, jewelry, glass art, textiles, and bath and beauty products.

The event will include gourmet coffee and pastries, Alex’s barbecue, live music, art demonstrations and children’s activities. Admission is free. Dogs are welcome.

n The United Church of Christ of San Luis Obispo (Congregational) will present a free screening of the film “For the Bible Tells Me So” at noon in the Fellowship Hall, 11245 Los Osos Valley Road. San Luis Obispo. The event is part of the “Faith in Action” series. The film is a Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize nominee and winner of several film festival audience awards for best documentary.

For information on the film, visit www.forthebibletellsmeso.org. or call the church at 544-1373.

n A book reading on Wallace Stegner’s “Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West” will be held at 3 p.m. at the Dunes Center, 12055 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe. For information, call 343-2455, Ext. 203.

Monday

n The Community Counseling Center is offering evening Anger Management Group sessions in downtown San Luis Obispo. Cost is $10 per session. To register, call 543-7969; no drop-ins.

n Olde Towne Nipomo Business and Property Owners Association (OTBA) will meet at noon at Las Cazuelas Restaurant, 131 W. Dana St. Call Howard Mainhart at 929-2258.

n Nipomo Women’s Club will host a Scholarship Awards luncheon honoring four Nipomo graduates at noon at the Lighthouse Christian Center, 726 W. Tefft St. Call 929-3888.

n The American Association of University Women (AAUW), Five Cities-Pismo Beach Branch, will hold their Installation of Officers Dinner at 5:30 p.m. at the Toucan Terrace clubhouse in Arroyo Grande. The event is open to members, friends and those interested in membership. There will be a report from the state convention, the presentation of Named Gift Awards and a surprise during the evening.

Cost of the dinner is $25. Entree choices are Parmesan-crusted Chicken or Shrimp Scampi. For reservations, call Gaye at 474-8977 with your choice of entree.

Tuesday

n The South County Senior Women’s Pool Players meet from 10 a.m. to noon the first, third and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

No experience is necessary. Instruction is available. Two hours of play is 50 cents. Call Maureen Coffey at 481-9758.

n The Five Cities Swim Club, 425 Traffic Way, Arroyo Grande, is offering physical education classes for home-schooled children at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Cost is $5 each for the first two children and $2 for each additional child from the same family. Walk-ins are welcome. For information, call 481-6399.

n Nipomo Firefighters Association Auxiliary will meet at 6:30 p.m. at CDF/County Fire Department, Station 20 on Pioneer Avenue, off North Oakglen Avenue. Call Jeanne at 929-2992.

n Lucia Mar Unified School District Board general meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the district’s board room, 602-G Orchard St., Arroyo Grande. Call 474-3000, Ext. 1080.

n The Nipomo Optimist Club will meet at 6 p.m. at Anna’s Creekside Cafe, 338 W. Tefft. St. For information, call Pastor Bob at 305-1465.

Wednesday

n The Rotary Club of Nipomo meets from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the clubhouse/restaurant of Black Lake Golf Resort in Nipomo for breakfast and a program of interest. Guests are welcome and the meal cost is $9 per person.

n Nipomo Chamber of Commerce board meeting will be held at noon at Rabobank.

n Nipomo Senior Citizens general meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at the Senior Center, 200 E. Dana St. Call Betty at 929-1615.

n Santa Maria Coin Club will meet at 7 p.m. at 4845 S. Bradley Road, Santa Maria. Call 937-3158.

n The California Grandmother’s Club will meet for bunco at 1 p.m. at the Grandmothers’ Mobile Home Park Clubhouse, 1241 Farroll Ave., Arroyo Grande. Call 481-8585.

n Questers, Chapter 1351, a group whose members support restoration and preservation of historical landmarks, will meet at 10:30 a.m. in designated homes. Call 481-4296, 489-1230 or visit www.Questers1944.org.

n Central Coast Geranium Society will meet at 7 p.m. at Black Lake Community Room, 498 Colonial Place, Nipomo. Call 937-9983.

Thursday

n Grandparents as Parents Support Group will meet from 9 to 11 a.m. at 1086 Grand Ave., Arroyo Grande. The group is open to all grandparents raising their grandchildren. Call Laurie at 474-2037.

n The Dunes Center, 1055 Guadalupe St., Guadalupe, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. Donation fee is $2 for adults. Children under 12 are admitted free.

All hikes and walks are free. There is a $5 parking fee at Oso Flaco Lake Natural Area. An all-terrain wheelchair is available for those with limited mobility. To reserve the wheelchair, call Carrie at 343-2455, Ext. 205.

n The Community Counseling Center is offering ongoing Depression Group sessions from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in downtown San Luis Obispo. Cost is $10 per session. To register, call 543-7969; no drop-ins.

n Olde Town Quilters of Nipomo will meet from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 298 S. Thompson Road.

n The San Luis Obispo School of Law will be hosting an introductory night at 6 p.m. at the former Pacheco Elementary School in Room 15, 165 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo.

The event is open to the public and provides an opportunity for those that are interested in the school or obtaining a law degree to learn more and ask questions. All attendees will have the opportunity to meet Judge Charles Porter, the founder and head instructor of the school.

For information, call 544-6767 or e-mail cheryluslolaw@hotmail.com.

Future

n A Monte Carlo Casino Night will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. May 30 at the Atascadero Best Western Colony Hall on El Camino Real to benefit the Central Coast Zoo Society. The fundraiser will specifically help fund the New Zoo, a large renovation project planned for the Charles Paddock Zoo.

The entry fee for adults 21 and over is $60 per person and $100 per couple for tickets in advance or $75 per person and $125 per couple for tickets at the door. The entry fee includes chips for gambling and unlimited food and wine. The event will feature dancing, giveaways, and psychic reading. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served with the games beginning at 7 p.m. Blackjack, poker, roulette and craps will be available for play. A poker tournament will be available for an additional $25 entry fee.

The Central Coast Zoo Society is looking for sponsorships and donations for the event. For information, call 470-3182 or visit www.charles

paddockzoo.org.

n The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Five Cities-Pismo Beach Branch will hold their annual book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 31 at the Kmart parking lot on Branch Street in Arroyo Grande. The sale will benefit educational opportunities for girls and women. Look for great buys, with many books in excellent condition, many collectibles and first editions and coffee table books.

For information and last minute pickup of books for donation, call 489-9040 or 481-0596.

n Afternoon of Epicurean Delight tickets are now available for $100 and can be purchased at The Crushed Grape, the San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande Chambers of Commerce, or by calling the EOC Health Services Administrative office at 544-2498.

The event will be held from 11:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 1 at the Chapman House by the Sea in Shell Beach and will feature fine food and wine, a variety of live music and a silent auction.

Breakaway Tours will provide the shuttle service from F. McLintocks on Mattie Road in Shell Beach which will begin operation at 11:15 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m.

n The Shea Green Expo will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 31 at the Monarch Club at Trilogy Central Coast in Nipomo.

Dozens of local businesses and organizations will be on hand to display and sell green products and share information about environmental services and programs. The free event will have food, beverages, and live reggae music.

n The San Luis Obispo Baby Boomer Expo and Wine Festival will be held June 7 and 8 at the Alex Madonna Expo Center on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo. Entry is free to the public. The event will feature 150 businesses providing products and services.

Woods Humane Society will sponsor the Wine Garden tent featuring wine, food and micro brew tasting along with a variety of music and entertainment. Entry fee is $10 and proceeds will benefit Woods Humane Society.

For information, call 343-9816 or visit www.slobabyboomers.com.

n The Arroyo Grande High School Class of 1978 is having its 30th class reunion Sept. 27 at the restaurant at Pismo State Beach.

Send any information of a classmate to Mark Valadez, mark@nbccn.org, 929-6780, or Stacey Osborn Gregory, sogbythec@charter.net, 773-4998.