Coastal Voices invites you to remember the “good old days” of music when we present our spring concert, Tin Pan Alley favorites.  Go back in time to the 1880′s when popular music was heard in music halls and sung in everyone’s homes.  We will take you right up to the pop classics of the Gershwins, Hoagy Carmichael, …

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This year’s Rodeo Parade will take place Saturday, June 1, 2013.  Anyone interested in participating in this year’s parade can go to www.elksparade.com to download the application. Complete and return the entry application (NO ENTRY FEE) by May 10. Parade orders and staging information will be sent to accepted entries at least 10 days prior …

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Pirates of Penzance

Making its first appearance at the Performing Arts Center’s Cohan Center, Cal Poly Arts presents Opera A La Carte performing Gilbert & Sullivan’s beloved comic masterpiece, THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, at 8 pm on Saturday, May 11, 2013.
A rollicking band of pirates, a bevy of giggling maidens and their “very model of a modern Major-General” father – along …

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Customer Service 101

Dear Members,
Next month, we will celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week, May 4-12  and put the spotlight on all the ways our city and businesses benefit from the tourism industry.
Courtesy of the US Travel Association, here is an important article about the necessity for great customer service, in particular, from your frontline staff and customer …

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The 26th Annual Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival “How Sweet It Is” is just around the corner and Pre-sale tickets are available March 25th.
There’s a great value in buying your tickets early.  Presale tickets are available at Rabobank branches in Santa Maria, Orcutt, Guadalupe, and Nipomo; La Miramar Store in Santa Maria, Oceano, Paso Robles, …

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