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Santa Maria Sun
Published September 24Meet the Solvang seamstress who makes dresses for Danish Days maids year after year
Witnesses to Roberta Skidmore’s creativity have learned to trust her process. Even the dressmaker’s husband, Kevin. “You see this pile of material, and you go, ‘How are they going to do anything with this?’” Kevin told the Sun. “And then she finishes it, and you go, ‘Oh my God!’”…
Santa Maria Sun
Published September 24Cabrillo High’s aquarium gets a fresh mural
New additions at the Cabrillo High School Aquarium include seals and dolphins. However, instead of swimming around in tanks, they’re painted on the building’s interior walls. San Luis Obispo County artist Colleen Gnos began working this spring to refresh her original kelp forest…
Santa Maria Sun
Published September 24Angelina LaPointe crowdfunds for her 2027 wildlife calendar
Lompoc block printer Angelina LaPointe is hoping to carry on a 10-year tradition of making her annual calendar of California flora and fauna. But first, her project needs to reach its financial goal. Her Kickstarter campaign must raise $3,500 before Oct. 16 or it’s a no-go.…
Santa Maria Sun
Published September 24Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is charming and clever
Steve Cox and Matthew Walker direct this script by Mark Burton and Giles Pilbrow about a new misadventure at Mossy Bottom Farm. When the farmer (voiced by John Sparkes) accidently trashes the sheep’s beloved pumpkin patch just as Halloween approaches, Shaun (voiced by Justin…
Santa Maria Sun
Published September 24Fuze is a slick, old-school heist flick
FuzeWhat’s it rated? R When? 2025 Where’s it showing? HBO Max David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) directs this heist flick about a World War II-era bomb unearthed at a London construction site, leading to chaos. Chief Superintendent Zuzana Greenfield (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) leads her…
Santa Maria Sun
Published September 24Death of the Pastor’s Wife explores Mica Miller’s mysterious death
Death of the Pastor’s WifeWhat’s it rated? TV-MA When? 2026 Where’s it showing? Netflix Mica, 13, met John Paul (JP), 28, when her family started attending Solid Rock Church. She was devout and eager to participate in her new community with JP. While Mica went on to marry her…
Santa Maria Sun
Published September 17Giavanni’s Pizza cultivates a comedy community with open mics and stand-up shows
Ezra Paco had no choice but to kick-start his comedy career from a less-than-ideal launch point: Zoom. “It was really awkward,” Paco told the Sun. “The Zoom rooms were really weird because, just like with all things during the pandemic, you were at the mercy of what was going on…