Santa Visits in Lompoc California
Invite Santa Claus for a visit to your hotel accommodations this holiday season! Book your visit with Santa ahead of time and enjoy a fun, intimate visit with the big man. 6:30 - 8:30 PM
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Roaring into 2023
Toast to 2023 with all the glitz and glamour of the 1920’s at Portola Hotel & Spa’s Annual New Year's Eve celebration! The year-end event will include live music, dancing, a buffet dinner, an open bar, champagne toast, and more. The New Year's Eve merriment begins at 7pm on Saturday, December 31, 2022 for guests […]
Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival
The 2023 Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival will be January 13th - 16th.This yearly ecotourism event promoting an understanding and appreciation of birds and other wildlife and an awareness of environmental and conservation issues of the Central Coast, while contributing to the well-being of the Morro Bay community. Each year the Festival has grown to […]
Designing Recipes and Cookbooks – Free Workshop in the San Miguel Hog Canyon area
Bring ideas, family recipes, and your phone or tablet. We will talk recipe design, testing, cookbook preparation, and digital options. Let's explore complimentary flavors, measuring techniques, recipe formats, and apps available to create your digital or print recipe collection for you, friends, and family. This in-person workshop for ages 14-great grandparents is hands-on with a […]
Garden Soil Testing, Prep, Layout, and Time Commitment (Free Workshop in the San Miguel Hog Canyon area)
Save time with soil prep and testing. Save money with amendments, calendar choices, natural pest and weed control, and more. This workshop covers basics for your garden and includes follow up over the season for collaborative learning and increased garden production. This workshop is for adults with a maximum of 8 participants.
Family/Kids Planting Prep (planning, planting, and irrigating) – Free Workshop
Family version hands-on workshop exploring and practicing planning, planting, and irrigating. Dress for digging, no sandals. All ages are welcome, the workshop is limited to 10 gardeners.
Planting Prep (Layout, Beds, Irrigating, and Cover Crops) – Free Workshop in the San Miguel-Hog Canyon area
Whether you plan to plant in a field, backyard, container, or clay pot on an apartment deck, this hands-on workshop explores planning, planting, and irrigating fresh, healthy food for spring harvest. Additional topics include building beds and considering cover crops. This in-person workshop for ages 14-great grandparents is hands-on with a limit of 10 attending.
Lompoc Valley Restaurant Week 2023
How about a whole week of fantastic food and wine adventures to really kick the new year off right? The 8th annual Lompoc Valley Restaurant Week offers foodies of all ages a seven-day celebration of libation and culinary creativity—all presented by Lompoc Valley restaurant owners. Attendees can enjoy a prix-fixe meal, a two-for-one dining option, and a special […]
Crafty Women Tastings & Tour
Women Celebrating Women! Hop on the Be Hoppy Bus with Teresa and Susan for this AT HER TABLE event and meet the women behind some of the best craft beverages in the San Luis Obispo area. First stop will be to Antigua Brewing Company where Bambi will share her story, take you on a behind […]
American Mountain Men at La Purísima Mission State Historic Park
Step back in history to a time when manly mountain men wore buckskin clothes—and hear them tell tall tales and share stories of superior skills over a crackling campfire. This unique and intriguing weekend event at La Purísima Mission State Historic Park features everything but the cabin sink—including hide preparation and tanning, leather working, blacksmithing […]
Growing Cut Flowers-Getting Started (Free Workshop in the San Miguel-Hog Canyon area)
There’s a longer story to flowers; this workshop follows the ideas I learned in the Floret Workshop annual course and my experiences. We will explore growing cut flowers for all types of spaces, practice preparing and calendaring seeds, and you’ll take seeds or starters home to continue learning and participating, if you’re interested. If you […]
Family/Kids Growing Cut Flowers – Getting Started (Free Workshop in the San Miguel-Hog Canyon area)
This workshop explores and practices working with seeds, planting starters, and understanding when and how to plant. This is one workshop in a series. You can attend one or all sessions, where we will grow flowers tended by attendees. This in-person workshop for all ages is hands-on with a limit of 12 attending.