Join the Cayucos Library, located at 310 B St., for the following free events. The library is open Tuesdays to Saturdays through the end of August. Contact them at (805) 995-3312 or visit www.slolibrary.org for more information.
• Slime Making: Saturday, August 3 from 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Get ready to get messy and create your own slime! All ages.
• Charles Paddock Zoo: Thursday, August 8 from 10 -11 a.m. Join us and meet some animals from the Charles Paddock Zoo. All ages.
• Salt Watercolor Painting: Saturday, August 10 from 10:30.-11:30 a.m.. Explore the science of adding salt to watercolor paintings. See what designs you can create! All ages.
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Volumes of Pleasure Bookshoppe hosts local author Sky Bergman, for her new release “Lives Well Lived- GENERATIONS.” The book signing / discussion takes place on Friday, August 16 at 3 p.m. at 1016 Los Osos Valley Road. Light refreshments will be offered.
Bergman is an award- winning photographer, filmmaker, and author. She has been a professor of photography and video at California Polytechnic State University.
“Lives Well Lived – GENERATIONS” explores resilience, positivity, and insights within the experiences of forty older adults with 3,000 years of collective life experience. As seen in the PBS documentary “Lives Well Lived,” Bergman’s book showcases purpose, connection, and thriving through life’s ups and downs.
We hope you can join us for a book signing and discussion! If you have any questions about the event, please call 805-528-5565.
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The 3rd annual Cayucos Lioness Home Tour charitable event takes place in Cayucos on Sunday, August 25 from 1 – 4 p.m. Tickets are $80 per person and include limo shuttle between homes, wine/beer tasting and light snacks. Email home.tour@cayucoslioness.org, for more information or to purchase tickets. Tickets are sold in advance only.
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Mingle with public service professionals and City of Morro Bay departs while enjoying a free hotdog, chips and shaved ice courtesy of the MBPD. Participate in fun exhibits, a bounce house at National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cloister’s Park. The event is free.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community.
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Introduction to Stained Glass with Deborah Wogan takes place August 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Art Center Morro Bay, 835 Main Street, Morro Bay. Participants must be at least 12. The cost is $95 for members, $115 for non-members. Register and see list of needed safety equipment at artcentermorrobay.org.
This workshop will teach participants how to cut glass, solder, and use tools and materials safely to create an 8” x10” window. Students will work with abstract and geometric designs using the copper foil method of construction. This class will involve a great deal of standing; participants should be able to stand for long periods of time. Glass art created in class will be appropriate for indoor or outdoor display.
Deborah Wogan has been a stained-glass artist for over 40 years; designing and creating traditional & non-traditional custom stained glass art, as well as fused glass art and dichroic glass jewelry.
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The Land Conservancy of SLO County will host the art show Colors of Conservation on August 9 from 5 – 8 p.m. and August 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Live painting demonstrations from San Luis Obispo Painters for the Environment will take place with a portion of sales donated to The Land Conservancy. The event is free but RSVP is asked. Sign up at my805tix.com/e/colors-of-conservation-art-show.
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The Morro Bay Art Association presents a free linocut printmaking demonstration by local artist Liz Lucas on August 12, from 3-5 p.m. at Art Center Morro Bay gallery, 835 Main St, Morro Bay.
Linocut is a relief printmaking that starts with carving a design on a block of rubber or linoleum. The block is then inked and pressed onto paper to reveal the final image. Liz has practiced various art techniques throughout her life. She has been solely focusing on linocut for the last two years because of its bold graphic qualities and ability to play with color. She plans to talk briefly about the history of relief printmaking, and then demonstrate the carving and printmaking process. Attendees will then be offered the opportunity to create their own linocut print. She will also be describing the steps from art beginnings to art sales.
Her work can be seen at Morro Made, Making SLO, at local Makers’ Marts around the Central Coast, and on her Instagram page @theverdantstudio. This event is free and open to the public
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SLO Skiers, a local, non-profit sports and social club for adults, is having its next monthly meeting at Dairy Creek Golf Course Clubhouse in San Luis Obispo at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6. Meetings are free and yearly membership is only $65. Social hour from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Meeting follows. Social and sports activities occur year around.
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Upcoming free youth programs in August at: Morro Bay Library – 625 Harbor St, (805) 772-6394 and Los Osos Library – 2075 Palisades Ave, (805) 528-1862.
Morro Bay Library:
• Sensory Playtime – Saturday, August 3, 10-11 a.m.
Let your little ones lead the way in this open-ended playtime! Babies and toddlers can use their five senses to explore our play stations. Parents & caregivers: we also have early literacy tips for you! For ages 0-5.
• Teen Pony Bead Animals – Saturday, August 3, 12-2 p.m.
Love lizards, axolotls, possums or frogs? Want to try your hand at beading one for a keychain or some adorable wall art? Join us for pony bead fun and snacks!
• Charles Paddock Zoo – Wednesday, August 7, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Join us as we get up-close and personal with animals from the Charles Paddock Zoo. This program takes place at the Morro Bay Community Center, 1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay.
• Legos – Wednesday, August 14, 3-5 p.m.
Come to the library and build amazing creations with Legos!
Los Osos Library:
• Charles Paddock Zoo – Friday, August 9, 3:30-4:30
Join us as we get up-close and personal with animals from the Charles Paddock Zoo. This program takes place at the South Bay Community Center, 2180 Palisades Ave, Los Osos.
• Messy Art – Saturday, August 10, 10-11 a.m.
Encourage your child to get creative through painting and other messy art processes! Leave the clean-up to us. All materials will be provided. Wear clothes that can get messy! For ages 6 months and up.
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Save the date for Grammy award-winning band Black Uhuru at the Siren in Morro Bay on Monday, Sept. 9 from 7 to 10 p.m. For over 50 years Black Uhuru has remained one of the most popular recognized prolific reggae bands from Jamaica. The living legends have earned several achievements in the music industry including winning the first ever Grammy Award for reggae music. They’re long success along with having the highest reggae record sales after Bob Marley & the most songs sampled by other artist over the years has allowed them to become ambassadors of reggae.
The roots of Black Uhuru formed in Kingston’s “Waterhouse” District in the late 60’s. It is the home of founder & leader Derrick “Duckie” Simpson along with all the rest of the singers from the group. The original Uhuru’s Swahili for “freedom” were Duckie, Don Carlos and Garth Dennis. The first song was a Curtis Mayfield cover of “Folk Song.” They made only a couple more songs before Don left to pursue a solo career & Garth joined Wailing Souls. The two were replaced by Michael Rose and Errol Nelson both from Waterhouse. They recorded the debut album “Love Crises” in 1977 for Prince Jammy later re-released as “Black Sounds of Freedom.” Errol later left the group to join the Jays andwas replaced by female singer Puma Jones.
This new line-up is when the band began to collaborate with Sly & Robbie and developed the “classic Uhuru” sound of the 80s. A unique style full of heavy drum and bass, sharp keys, loud guitar riffs and long instrumentals filled with whirly background effects and the signature “wow oh-oh oh’s” echo. It was during this period they signed with Island Records.
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Come to the SLO Library Community Room on August 10 from 2 to 3 p.m. for a hilarious comic adventure inside the mind of RIT’s Cartoonist-in-Residence, Leigh Rubin, “sit-down” comedian and creator of the nationally-syndicated cartoon, Rubes Cartoons.Along with his friends, Rubin is the author of “Think Like a Cartoonist: A Celebration of Humor and Creativity” (RIT Press, 2023). In this book you will discover some of the brilliant and often funny ways people from all walks of life have successfully tapped into their inner genius. Community Room.
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Join Spokes Board President/Chair Roundtable on August 15 from 12 – 1 p.m. Admission is free for Spokes members and $10 for non-members. Held online in Zoom – URL sent upon registering at Spokes.org
Limited to 12 participants.
Spokes roundtables are facilitated, peer networking and problem-solving opportunities. At the start of the roundtable, participants introduce themselves and share some good news and/or something that’s “keeping them up at night.” They may also offer a “spotlight topic” for discussion during the 60-minute session.
A hallmark of the roundtables is confidentiality. The explicit norm is “what’s said in the roundtable stays in the roundtable.” This encourages mutual support and a candid exchange of ideas. As we meet in Zoom, we request that participants display their name and organization and have their video on. Current Spokes members should log in to receive free registration. Not a member? You can join for as little as $5. For more information and to register for the class, go to spokesfornonprofits.org.
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Fine Art Watercolors by Virginia Mack runs through Aug. 29, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Gallery at Marina Square at 601 Embarcadero suite 10, Morro Bay. This is a free exhibit.
Mack’s inspiration comes from nature. Her passion is enjoying natural areas wherever she is and responding to each area through her paintings and drawings. She has made hundreds of journeys on the bay in her kayak and developed many pieces inspired by those journeys. For more info, check out galleryatmarinasquare.com.
