October 2017

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Child Development ...... 2

Library Voice ....................... 4

Fun & Games ...................... 8

Local History ....................... 12

Wordmonger ...................... 14

Calendar .................................. 17

Family Events ..................... 18

Local Resources .............. 20

Pumpkin Patch Guide ... 22

Alternative Education ... 23

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Child Development
Helping Children
disgust, and shame. These are
reflected in different variations.
For instance, resentment and
unpleasant stimuli or to move
towards pleasant stimuli (food,
touch, hugs).

Learn to
violence often stem from anger,
and anxiety is often associated Evidence suggests that, in the first
with fear. six months, infants are capable of

Manage
experiencing and responding to
Secondary emotions are always distress by adopting self-soothing
linked to these eight primary behavior such as sucking. Other

Their
emotions and reflect our studies have found that toddlers
emotional reaction to specific develop self-regulation skills in
feelings. These emotions are infancy and are able to approach

Emotions
learned from our experiences. For or avoid situations depending on
example, a child who has been their emotional impact.
punished because of a meltdown
might feel anxious the next time How you can help
she gets angry. A child who has
by Sanya Pelini, Ph.D. been ridiculed for expressing fear A recent study suggests that
might feel shame the next time he listening to recordings of
gets scared. play songs can maintain six-
We are all born with emotions, There is no general consensus to nine-month-old infants in a
but not all those emotions are about the emotions that are in- In other words, how we react to relatively contented or neutral
pre-wired into our brains. Kids built verses those learned from our kids emotions has an impact state considerably longer than
are born with emotional reactions emotional, social, and cultural on the development of their recordings of infant-directed or
such as crying, frustration, contexts. It is widely accepted, emotional intelligence. adult-directed speech.
hunger, and pain. But they learn however, that the eight primary
about other emotions as they in-built emotions are fear, anger, Emotional invalidation prevents The study explains that multi-
grow older. sadness, joy, interest, surprise, kids from learning how to manage modal singing is more effective
their emotions. When we teach than maternal speech for calming
kids to identify their emotions, we highly aroused 10-month-old
Cover Photo: Pumpkin Patch Kid
Elle Rose Photography
give them a framework that helps
explain how they feel, which
infants. It also suggests that play
songs (The Wheels on the Bus
makes it easier for them to deal for instance) are more effective
with those emotions in a socially than lullabies at reducing distress.
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 Child Development
angry. Why do you think he
looks so sad?

Of course, toddlers also learn

about managing their emotions The Village Salon
Happy
by watching us.

Autumn!
OLDER Children

Kids experience many emotions

during the childhood years.
Many secondary emotions come Try a new color,
into play at this age as a childs cut, or style
are associated with certain emotions are either validated or
situations. A number of studies invalidated, influencing future for a fall change
suggest that fear is the most emotional reactions.
difficult emotion for toddlers. At
this age, parents can begin using Children are able to understand
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encourage them to name those expressions, but they still find it
emotions. hard to express their emotions,
especially if they havent learned
By the time they turn two, kids to identify and name them.
Kochanska, G., Coy, K. C. and Murray, K. T. of Child Maltreatment and Interadult Violence
are able to adopt strategies to (2001), The Development of Self-Regulation in on Childrens Emotion Regulation Abilities
deal with difficult emotions. For How you can help the First Four Years of Life. Child Development, and Socioemotional Adjustment. Child
instance, they are able to distance 72: 10911111. doi:10.1111/1467-8624.0033 6 Development, 73: 15251542. doi:10.1111/1467-
themselves from the things that Emotion regulation is not just 8624.00488
Trehub, S. E., Ghazban, N. and Corbeil, M.
upset them. about expressing emotions in a Kochanska, G. (2001), Emotional Development
(2015), Musical affect regulation in infancy.
socially appropriate manner. It is a Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 1337: 186192. doi:10.1111/
in Children with Different Attachment Histories:
The First Three Years. Child Development, 72:
How you can help three-phase process that involves nyas.12622
474490. doi:10.1111/1467-8624.00291
teaching children to identify Buss, K. A. and Goldsmith, H. H. (1998), Fear
Situation selection, modification, emotions, helping them identify and Anger Regulation in Infancy: Effects
on the Temporal Dynamics of Affective Sanya Pelini holds a Ph.D. in educational
and distraction are the best what triggers those emotions, research. She transforms educational research
Expression. Child Development, 69: 359374.
strategies to help kids deal and teaching them to manage doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1998.tb06195.x into practical tools and resources to inform
with anger and fear at this those emotions by themselves. parenting choices. Sanya is the author of the
Maughan, A. and Cicchetti, D. (2002), Impact Ebook Fifteen Days to Independent Kids.
age, according to research. In When we teach kids that their
other words, helping toddlers emotions are valid, we help them
avoid distressing situations or view what they feel as normal and
distracting them from those manageable.
situations is one of the most
effective emotion-regulation Modeling appropriate behavior
strategies. is also important during the
childhood years. The best way
As they grow older, toddlers to teach your child to react to
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Library Voice
Check It Out:
October Happenings
by Rebecca Juretic
Pajama Party Live!
Get on your warmest, snuggliest
pajamas! KCBX radios Michael
Katz will be the featured
entertainer at a fabulous pajama
party. Katz tells stories that
weave together both the comic
and the profound using his own
highly energetic, animated, and
interactive style of storytelling.
To learn more about his
entertaining program, see www.
storytellermichael.com.
Central Coast Family
Pajama Party Live is a free event
is for children five and older, as
well as their parents or caretakers.
It happens at the San Luis Obispo
Library, 995 Palm Street, on
Friday, October 20 from 6:00 to
7:30 pm. Refreshments will be
served. The event is presented
by the Foundation for San Luis
Obispo County Public Libraries.
Indie Author Day
Local, independent authors will
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October 2017
gather on October 21 from 10:00
am to 2:00 pm at the San Luis
Obispo Library for the first annual
Indie Author Day. There will be
books on a wide variety of topics,
and for a range of ages. This is a
rare opportunity for kids to talk
one-on-one with authors, which
can foster a love of reading and
writing.
This event will include the chance
to buy books, and to have those
books signed. There will also be
readings and presentations. The
entire event is free, so bring a
friend and celebrate our fantastic
local authors! For a full list of
authors and presenters, see
www.slolibrary.org.
Grant Provides Books
for Families
The County of San Luis Obispo
Public Libraries and WIC of San
Luis Obispo County recently
received a $3,500 grant from
Central Coast Funds for Children.
The funds were used to provide
over 1200 families with a beautiful
book bag and free books in
English or Spanish to read to their
children.
The child education and book
bag distribution at WIC was
wonderful, said Linda McClure,
Nutrition Services Program
Manager of WIC said, Families
and children were very excited
about receiving the books.
Another staff member from WIC,
Colleen Johnson, stated that she
shared early literacy information
with a young parent who had
never thought about reading with
their baby or going to the library.
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After the promotion, the library
became a regular part of their
family routine.
SLO County Public Libraries
and WIC are grateful for this
opportunity to encourage all of the
families in San Luis Obispo County
access to books and reading, not
just for entertainment, but as a
key part of language development
for even the youngest children.
Fall into the Arts
This fall and winter, the theme
for programs at County Library
branches is Art Smart. There
will be many free classes,
performances, and events
including:
Pyjama Drama and ballet classes
Art, manga drawing, paper craft-
ing, and fused glass classes for
teens
Concerts and dance performances
Reading groups
Special story times
Robotics and other STEAM activi-
ties
Also, keep an eye out for fantastic
seasonal activities like pumpkin
painting and holiday card making.
For a full list of events, see
the events calendar at www.
slolibrary.org. And be sure to
follow County of San Luis Obispo
Public Libraries on Facebook to
get updates on the many free
events and programs at your local
library branch.
Rebecca Juretic is a freelance writer and Public
Relations Consultant for the San Luis Obispo
County Libraries. Rebecca can be reached at:
juretic@sbcglobal.net.
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November 5th is the day! The have a little one that normally
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a change from Daylight Saving be waking at 5:00 am! That is no
Time back to Standard Time. fun.
Its time to fall back (adjust So, what can parents do to ease
clocks from 1:59 am to 1:00 am), their childs transition to a new
and enjoy more daylight in the sleep schedule? Fall back tends
morning. to be a little tougher to manage
than spring forward, but it will
Before you had children, the time
all come together.
change wasnt that big of a deal.
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extra hour of sleep. But, if you change, you may want to start try and keep her in dim lighting
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time change, put him down at 1:15 myself). It might take a few days,
or 1:30 pm. If your child normally but your child will adjust!
goes to bed at 7:00 pm, make
On Sunday evening, try your best
bedtime 7:15 or 7:30 pm. Then, by
to help your child make it to their
the time Sunday comes around, it
normal bedtime. If he is utterly
wont be a huge change.
exhausted, its okay to let him fall
Your child will probably wake asleep 15-20 minutes early. Use
your best judgment.
Please remember that every child
for the first hour after waking, to
help her body clock reset. is different. Some kids take the
time change in stride, and others
We all have a circadian rhythm or take a few days to fully adjust.
body clock. The word circadian Just be patient, and it will all fall
means approximately 24 hours. back into place.
Our bodies go through a series
of changes each day at certain If you have a toddler, a sleep clock
times, including hormone (such as My Tot Clock) with time-
releases, temperature and heart set colored lights can be very
rate fluctuations, etc. We also helpful in letting her know when
have sleepy awake and alert it is okay to get up for the day.
awake stages. That is why Human bodies love routine, so if
parents concentrate on the timing you are consistent, your childs
of naps and bedtime. When a internal sleep clock will ease
baby naps in tune with his body through the transition. Happy
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What kind of lunch is Dracula afraid of? A stake sandwich!
Halloween Find the Differences Why didnt the skeleton cross the road? He didnt have the guts!
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Local History
1967 Summer Story
by Guy Crabb
It was the summer of 1967 and
my best friend Benny and I were
on a mission to do something
incredible. Our little town of San
Luis Obispo was not a big city
(about 25,000 in population), but
it was groovy and Benny and I
loved spending time downtown
all summer long. One day, we
walked by the Fremont Theater
(1035 Monterey Street). We
always loved checking out the
posters for upcoming movies.
There was a movie called Cool
Hand Luke starring a guy named
Paul Newman. Bennys mom said
hes the most handsome man
in the world. There was also a
new Disney movie called The
Jungle Book that was playing
inside. But we were most excited
about the movie poster with
cool looking motorcycles on it
called Choppers. They were
really boss! They had extra-long
front forks and super cool paint
jobs. After seeing those pictures,
I knew that I had to turn my
Schwinn Stingray bicycle with a
banana seat into a chopper.
Benny knocked on my front door
at 8:00 am the next beautiful
summer morning so we could
start our adventure to look for
pipes to use as my new front
forks. The first thing we had to do
was eat one of my Dads famous
Central Coast Family
Saturday morning breakfasts of
waffles and bacon. My Dad sure
knew how to cook. He always
made the bacon nice and crispy,
just the way I love it. As the three
of us sat there eating, we told
my Dad about our plan to turn
my bike into a chopper. I wasnt
sure how my Dad would react, so
I was happy when he said it was a
cool idea. He told us we needed
to find two very long pipes and he
offered to help us.
After breakfast, we hopped
on our bikes and headed off
downtown to check out all the
places in town where we might
find old used pipes that someone
had thrown away. We needed to
make one quick stop at Chongs
Candy Shop (798 Palm, today its
a realty office) to get a bag full of
hard candy. After eating a few
handfuls, we headed to Hanas
Farm Supply (1119 Garden St) to
check for steel pipes. My dad once
told me that the building was built
in 1912. Mr. Hana showed us the
pipes we needed, but we quickly
found out that I couldnt afford
new ones. We said goodbye and
rode down the street to check out
the old Harmony Valley Creamery
(991 Nipomo St, now Reis Family
Mortuary) to see if they have any
old pipes laying around beside
one of the buildings. To our
October 2017
Monterey Street is getting a makeover.
Buildings are being renovated and the
parking lots are being dug up.
Buy your copy of Monterey/Marsh Sts
100 Year Book. Remember the past, as
the future is right around the corner.
Enjoy Your Memories!
Get an autographed copy at:
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History Center, Apple Farm, and Boo Boo Records. GUY CRABB PUBLISHING
disappointment, we didnt find girl in the world and my not-so-
anything. Benny and I sat there secret crush, Sandy. Sandy was
for a few minutes thinking about an older woman of 17 years and
where to go next. Bennys sisters best friend. As
Gus, we forgot the one place we rode by, she came out to say
we can be sure to find a ton of hello and wave to us.
old pipes and anything else we When we got to Firestone Tires,
need to build your chopper; Uncle we were totally surprised to see
Rockys! exclaimed Benny. Of my Dad standing next to Uncle
course, he was right. Uncle Rocky Rocky with my bike and two long
worked at a machine shop called pipes. Well it took you long
Firestone Tires and Auto Repair enough to figure out that this
up on Higuera (1001 Higuera, was the best place to build your
Firestone Grill). We knew that bike into a chopper! said Dad.
Uncle Rocky would be happy to Uncle Rocky pounded down one
help us and we also knew that end of each pipe to make it flat.
he had a welding machine at the Then Uncle Rocky and my Dad
shop. Once we found the pipes, worked on welding the chopper
we would need to weld them to forks for about an hour. When
the forks on the bike. they finished, we all stood back to
check out how cool it looked.
As we were pedaling up Higuera,
I suddenly heard two voices that I told my Uncle I loved it and
make my blood curdle and the thanked him like crazy. I asked
hairs on the back of my neck my Dad if Benny and I could take it
stand up. Hey knuckleheads, out for a test drive. It felt so weird
where are you two losers going? to ride a bike with really long front
asked Prudence. Prudence and forks. I couldnt use the front
Lavinia were our arch-enemies. brakes anymore because the tire
They were twins and as mean as was so far away, so I needed to be
a nest of hornets. Benny quickly more careful. We rode down the
spoke up and said, I knew I was street past Montgomery Wards
smelling something stinky, but I (876 Higuera, Beverlys) and saw a
figured someone at Corcorans few school friends and they were
Restaurant just threw out the yelling about how cool my bike
trash (848 Higuera, Rocky looked. I felt like the grooviest kid
Mountain Chocolate). in the world!
Thats the best you can do,
Benny? taunted Lavinia. We just I hope you liked this history lesson
kept riding faster because these in story form. 1967 was a great
girls have bombed us with rocks time to grow up in SLO.
and water balloons before and we
wanted no part of them today.
As we continued our ride up Guy Crabb retired after teaching for over
32 years, most recently at Charles E. Teach
Higuera, we passed Eagle Elementary School in San Luis Obispo. He was
Pharmacy (898 Higuera, Victorias selected as San Luis Coastal Unified School
District Teacher of the Year for 2006-2007.
Secret) and waved at the cutest Reach him at crabbx5@charter.net.
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1300, this word made its way through
words referring to unlovely things.
Old French to English to become
Lets take a look at a few of them.
melancholy.
The Dutch verb gluren meant to leer. is dumb (meaning both unable to the settled and the nomad -- and
Back in the 2nd century BCE, some speak and lacking in intelligence, now there is a natural antipathy between
In the 1300s, it made its way into
folks we now call the Maccabees got considered rude in either usage). them, whatever the land to which
Old English as gloom. Gloom was
fed up with intolerance and rose up to The word dew also came from this they belong.
initially a verb meaning to look sullen
fight their mighty Greek oppressors. source (Old English). Both airborne Freya Stark
or displeased. The adjective gloomy
Though their story has its triumphant and settled smoke can be called dust,
showed up in the 1580s. The noun those who have known inescapable
elements, the outcome wasnt good which came from dheu- through old
version of gloom, meaning darkness sorrow and those who have not.
for the Maccabees, who were known Germanic languages. Pearl S. Buck
or obscurity, first appeared in writing
thereafter as martyrs. At some point
in 1629. Any of you who have walked across those of us who are trying to
in Medieval Latin, the story was told
Though we dont know its roots, the as the dance of the Maccabees, or a patch of thyme while inhaling have escape from something and those of
Latin word luridis meant pale yellow Machabaeorum. This term made its experienced how the scent seems us who are trying to find something.
to rise like smoke. Thyme came to Ileana, Princess of Rumania
and ghastly. By the 1650s, it showed way through Old French to land in
up in English as lurid, meaning ghastly English in the early 1400s as macabre, English in the 1300s after a voyage the people who lift and the people
or horrible. The meaning glowing in meaning involving death or violence in through Greek, Latin, and Old French. who lean.
the dark was added by 1727, and the a strange, frightening, or unpleasant Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Fume made its way to English in the
meaning sensational by the 1850s. manner. 1300s, also from dheu-. those who live poor on a lot and
Though I would love it if lurid were May any grim, gloomy, macabre, those who live rich on a little.
Apparently because swirling dust
somehow related to the term yellow melancholy, or lurid encounter you Marcelene Cox
can make one confused, the mental
journalism, no such link seems to have this season be in good fun.
confusion and stupor associated those who think there are two
exist.
To rise like smoke with the disease typhus gave that kinds of people and those who have
The Scandinavian tongues all had disease its name in 1785. The word more sense.
some version of the word grim I have stumbled upon a Proto-Indo- typhus was taken from its root dheu- James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice Bradley Sheldon)
(grimm, grimmaz, grimmr, grym), European word that meant to rise after it spent some time vacationing So good readers, does the world divide
meaning furious, dire, painful, savage, like smoke, vapor, or mist. The word in Greece and Rome. into dualities, or does that last quote
or cruel. Because of some similar- is dheu-, and it has some intriguing
Because an animal in cold weather from Ms. Sheldon (or Mr. Tiptree if
sounding words meaning thunder offspring.
creates small clouds of vapor with you prefer) hit the nail on the head?
in Old Church Slavonic and Russian, Because things that rise like smoke
its breath, the deer got its name
etymologists have posited that eventually disappear, dheu-s from dheu-, which came through old
grims grandmother words started offspring include both dwindle
Germanic tongues to land very early My thanks to sources: OED, Merriam Webster,
out as an imitation of the sound of (appearing in the 1590s through Old Wordnik, Etymonline, Collins Dictionary, The
on in Old English.
thunder. Grim made its way to Old and Middle English) and die (which Beacon Book of Quotations by Women, and
English in the 1100s along with its has been around forever through Old Dwindle, die, dead, death, dizzy, Tiptree.org.
sister-word grima, a noun referring English). Dead and death were also dull, dumb, dew, dust, deer, funeral,
to a ghoul, goblin, or specter. Sadly, born of dheu-, and like die, came to thyme, and typhus: they all started as
grima didnt live very long, possibly English so early, we have no date of a cloud of smoke, vapor or mist.
taken out by some sort of linguistic entry. A related term that may have
Two Kinds of People
grim reaper. Sources suggest that come from dheu- is the word funeral.
the term grim reaper didnt show Lets take a look at a few things
At some point, it seems rising like
up until 1847, though one could intelligent women have said about
smoke suggested a limited ability
argue that the grim reaper had been two kinds of people. To decrease
or intelligence, as dheu- also gave
doing his job for centuries with no redundancy, Ive started each quote
us dizzy (also an Old English word
recognition. after the author wrote something
thats been around forever, initially
The Greek word for black was meaning stupid or foolish) and dull along the lines of, There are two
melanin, and the Greek word for bile (as in witless, blunt, not sharp). kinds of people
CS Perryess writes for teens, narrates audio
was khole. Because depression was Dull showed up in English around those who live for their outsides books, and ponders the wonder of words in a
seen as a problem with the bodys the year 1200. Another word that and those who live for their insides. foggy little town on Californias central coast.
Find more at http://csperryess.blogspot.com,
humors, specifically pinned on the showed up from this vein of dheu- Francesca Bendeke or reach him at csperryess@gmail.com.

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3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens 6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
DOC BURNSTEINS READING LAB 5:00-8:00pm Pismo, Main St & Dolliver 9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
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child health day LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, 10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
10:30 AG, 11:00 NI AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG 2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
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October is: SLO CO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Adopt-a-Shelter-Animal Month national golf world 1st SAT 12:30am IOOF Hall SLO
Computer Learning Month day teacher card making day
Family History Month day
National Apple Month
National Clock Month FULL MOON
world National Roller Skating Month thomas edison shows
vegetarian day Bullying Prevention Month 1st motion picture
National Stamp Collecting Month (in 1889)

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LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens 6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
DOC BURNSTEINS READING LAB 5:00-8:00pm Pismo, Main St & Dolliver 9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
3:30-4:15pm AG LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
national LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, 10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
indigenous 10:30 AG, 11:00 NI AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG 2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
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world mental farmers day national
1st telephone call health day costume swap day
(in 1876)

take your teddy

bear to work day

Eleanor Roosevelts
birthday (Born in 1884) BE bald & free day

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LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens 6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
DOC BURNSTEINS READING LAB 5:00-8:00pm Pismo, Main St & Dolliver 9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
3:30-4:15pm AG LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, 10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
national Bosss day 10:30 AG, 11:00 NI AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG 2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
grouch day LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
world food day
mickey mantles
alaska day thomas edison birthday (Born in 1931)
dictionary day
demonstrated
electric light
(in 1879)

black poetry day NEW MOON

(honoring Jupiter Hammon, 1st
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LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens 6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
DOC BURNSTEINS READING LAB 5:00-8:00pm Pismo, Main St & Dolliver 9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
3:30-4:15pm AG LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:00 MB,
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navy day LIBRARY STORYTIME: 11:00 AG
united nations day
pablo picassos statue of libertys
birthday (Born in 1881) birthday
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national nut day

national stuttering
awareness day International red theodore roosevelts
cross organized birthday (Born in 1858)
national mole day
mother in law day (In 1863)

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LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:10 SLO 12:30-4:30pm Santa Maria Town Ctr 2:30-5:00pm Spencers Morro Bay 2:30-5:30pm Cambria Main St Vets Hall 9:00am-12:30pm Templeton City Park
3:00-6:00pm AT Sunken Gardens 6:00-9:00pm Downtown SLO LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 LO 9:00am-1:00pm Paso Downtown Park
DOC BURNSTEINS READING LAB 5:00-8:00pm Pismo, Main St & Dolliver 9:00am-1:00pm Shell Bch Dinosaur Caves
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john adams LIBRARY STORYTIME: 10:30 AT, 10:10 SLO, 10:15 CAM,10:30 AT, 10:30 12:00-2:30pm AG Village Gazebo
national birthday 10:30 AG, 11:00 NI AG,10:30 LO, 11:00 CAY, 11:30 SMG Birthstone: 2:30-6:00pm Morro Bay 800 Main St
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MON AUG 28-SUN OCT 1 11:00 am-5:00
pm: KIDS EYE VIEW at San Luis Obispo
Museum of Art, 101 Broad St. Celebrate
the prowess of younger members of
our community with selected artwork
created during youth summer art camps.
OCT 1 2:00-4:00 pm: Closing reception.
Cost: free. Contact: sloma.org or 543-
8562.
THU SEP 21-SUN NOV 12 (times vary):
THE PHANTOM OF THE MELODRAMA
at The Great American Melodrama,
1863 Front St, Oceano. In an effort to
be taken seriously as a legitimate
theatre, the Melodrama decides to
produce the most famous musical of all
time, The Phantom of the Opera. But
things go awry when off-stage drama,
bad luck, and a mysterious figure derail
the production. With a colorful cast of
characters, hysterical song parodies,
and witty dialogue, this is one show your
family wont want to miss! Vaudeville
Revue follows each show. Food and
drinks available at in-house pub. Cost:
$20-27. Contact: americanmelodrama.
com or 489-5539.
TUE SEP 26-SUN OCT 1 10:00 am-3:00 pm:
STICKER ROCKS at the SLO Childrens
Museum, 1010 Nipomo St. Press colorful
stickers onto smooth rocks and coat
with glue to give them a shiny finish.
THU SEP 28 11:00 am-12:00 pm: LIVING
HISTORY: PECHO RANCH IN 1919 at
Spooner Ranch House, Pecho Rd, Los
Osos. Visit the Spooner Ranch House in
1919 with Katie Spooner leading the tour.
Katie will talk about the making of The
Pecho Ranch and Spooner family history.
Easy, with chairs available for sitting.
Cost: free. Contact: centralcoastparks.
org.
THU SEP 28-SAT SEP 30 at 6:30 pm: WILD
& SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL (locations
vary). The festival comes to Pismo Beach
Golf Club on Thursday 9/28, South Bay
Community Center in Los Osos on Friday
9/29, and SLO Guild Hall on Saturday
9/30. Films focus on the environmental
concerns and celebrations of our planet.
Cost: $15. Contact: centralcoastparks.
org/filmfest or 548-0384.
FRI SEP 29 at 10:00 am: HOLIDAY
BOUTIQUE at SLO Elks Lodge, 222 Elks
Ln. CA Poppy Decorative Artists present
their 24th annual Holiday Boutique
at SLO Elks Lodge. All items at this
boutique are hand crafted and include
the following: home decor, garden
items, jewelry, apparel, glassware, soaps
and lotions, jams and jellies, candy and
cakes, candles, ceramics, holiday items,
painted items, and more. A portion of
our proceeds are donated to the Elks
charity benefitting children with special
needs. Cost: free. Contact: 219-0656.
FRI SEP 29-SUN OCT 1 at 10:00 am:
HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE at the SLO Elks
Club, 222 Elks Ln. The California Poppy
Central Coast Family
Decorative Artists present their 24th
annual Holiday Boutique. All items are
hand crafted and include home decor,
garden items, jewelry, apparel, painted
items, jams and jellies, pottery, holiday
items, and more. Cost: free. Contact:
219-0656.
SAT SEP 30 at 10:00 am: SHOWDOWN
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT at Sunken
Gardens, Atascadero. Grab a partner
and sign up for the event you wont
want to miss. If youre not playing,
come out to watch and enjoy food, craft
beer, a costume contest, and fun for all
ages. Register at visitatascadero.org/
events. Cost: $60-80 per team. Contact:
visitatascadero.com or (661) 317-6048.
SAT SEP 30 2:00-4:00 pm: SEPTEMBER
SCRAMBLE - Kids Adventure Course at
Laguna Lake Golf Course, 11175 Los Osos
Valley Rd, SLO. Kids ages 5-6, 7-9, and 10-
13 cover 13+ obstacles built over a 0.75
mile path, including a climbing wall, hay
bale hurdles, tunnels, net climbs, and
balance beams. A parent-child course
follows. Cost: $10 per kid / $20 per family
includes t-shirt. Contact: 781-7300 or
slocity.org.
SAT SEP 30 2:00-6:00 pm: 100,000 POETS
& MUSICIANS FOR CHANGE at the SLO
Library, 995 Palm St. Features readings
from: San Luis Obispo Poets Laureate;
Jeanie Greensfelder; Bonnie Young;
James Cushing; Rosemary Wilvert;
Michael McLaughlin; Kevin Patrick
Sullivan; Glenna Luschei Horton; and
Marguerite Costigan. Musical guests: SUN OCT 8 1:00-4:00 pm: NATURE Lioness Club Of Cayucos fundraiser.
Nathan Spooner and Terry Sanville. Cost: PROGRAM at DANA Adobe Cultural Cost: $10 for 2 enchiladas (beef, chicken,
free. Contact: slolibrary.org or 781-5991. Center, 671 S Oakglen Ave, Nipomo. cheese), $55 for trays of 12. Contact: 995-
Learn about native CA Sycamore trees 1432 or www.cayucoslioness.org.
SAT SEP 30 3:00-9:00 pm: BAYWOOD and the life they support. Also learn
ART SHOW & LIGHTED BOAT PARADE at TUE OCT 10 6:00-8:00 pm: MAKE A
about other plants that grow on the
Back Bay Inn, 1391 2nd St, Los Osos. Two SUCCULENT WREATH at Centennial
rancho: native, naturalized, and invasive.
events in one on the beautiful Baywood Park, 600 Nickerson Dr, Paso Robles.
There will also be docent-led adobe
Park waterfront! 3:00-6:00 pm: Art Learn to add succulents to a sphagnum
tours. Cost: free. Contact: 929-5679.
Show: View the best work of North moss wreath to create a lush decoration
Coast artists behind the Back Bay Inn. SUN OCT 8 1:00-5:00 pm: FALL HARVEST to hang on a door or wall or use as a
6:00-9:00 pm: Boat Parade on the Bay of FESTIVAL at City Farm SLO, 1221 Calle centerpiece. All supplies provided. Cost:
lighted watercraft. Cost: free. Contact: Joaquin, next to Hwy 101 between Los $67. Contact: 286-5993.
441-3344. Osos Valley and Madonna Rds in SLO. WED OCT 11 at 10:00 am-12:00 pm:
Family Day! Tour the 17 acre agricultural DONOR BREASTMILK DRIVE at French
SUN OCT 1 8:00-8:45 am & 10:15-11:00 am: reserve and meet the farmers, take part
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS at St Lukes Hospital Medical Center, 1911 Johnson
in planting and harvest activities, shop at Ave, San Luis Obispo. This 4th annual
Episcopal Church, 5318 Palma Ave, a farmers market, sample dishes by local
Atascadero. All animals welcome. Please drive supports the San Jose Mothers
chefs and students, enjoy live music, and
bring dogs on leashes and cats in carriers. Milk Bank. If you have excess breastmilk,
learn about urban agriculture. Cost: $5
Service includes a remembrance of consider becoming a donor to share your
suggested donation, kids free. Contact:
deceased animal companions. Cost: free. life saving milk with the most vulnerable
centralcoastgrown.org or 769-8344.
Contact: 466-9102 or stlukesatascadero. babies. Cost: free. Contact: 543-5353.
org. SUN OCT 8 at 7:00 pm: NEW WORLDS at SAT OCT 14 11:00 am: BALLET IN THE
the Cal Poly PAC, 1 Grand Ave, SLO. Actor LIBRARY at Los Osos Library, 2075
SAT OCT 7 12:004:30 pm: OUTDOOR Bill Murray and cellist Jan Vogler became
Palisades. Do you need somewhere to
DISCOVERY FESTIVAL at Vista Lago Day friends in New York. Their collaboration
wear your tutu? Learn ballet and enjoy
Use Area, Lopez Lake, Arroyo Grande. showcases the core of American values
your tutu and tights (not required).
If you like hiking, biking, camping, in literature and music. 6:00 pm: Pre-
Registration is required, space is limited.
fishing, bird watching, golfing, zip- show lecture in Philips Hall. Cost: $60-
Ages 68. Cost: free. Contact: 525-1862.
lining and more, then this is the place to 175. Contact: pacslo.org or 756-4849.
be! Exhibits and demos will showcase SAT OCT 14 1:00-2:00 pm: VEX ROBOTICS,
the many activities in County Parks. TUE OCT 10 9:00 am-5:00 pm: ENCHILADA SPONSORED BY 4-H at Los Osos Library
Cost: free, $10 vehicle entry fee. Contact: SALE at 1630 Old Creek Rd, Cayucos. 2075 Palisades Ave. Build and program
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robots to see who can create the
tallest tower. Ages 814. Registration is
required. Cost: free. Contact: 525-1862.
SAT OCT 14 1:00-2:30 pm: RARE FRUITS
OF THE CENTRAL COAST at San Luis
Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy
Creek Rd. Discover rare and unique fruits
that grow well in SLO County without a
greenhouse. 2:30 pm: Docent led tour.
Cost: $5-10, kids free. Contact: 541-1400 x
303 or slobg.org.
SAT OCT 14 2:00-3:00 pm: SOAP CARVING
at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave.
Inspired by our YNK woodcarving, but
dont think you are quite up to chipping
a log? Scot Lang will help you get the
feel of carving and take home a lovely
decoration. All materials provided.
Call to register (required). Cost: free.
Contact: 525-1862.
THU OCT 19 10:30-11:00 am (and all day):
READ FOR THE RECORD at Los Osos
Library, 2075 Palisades Ave. Join the
world wide event by reading Quackers
by Liz Wong. Be part of thousands
participating and reading the same book
on the same day. Cost: free. Contact:
525-1862.
OCT 20 5:00-10:00 pm: HAUNTED
HAWAIIAN NIGHT Fundraiser at 1431
Pomeroy Road, Arroyo Grande. Life Steps
Foundation Central Coast Adult Services
Central Coast Family
presents this spooky luau as family
fun for a great cause. Enjoy a Kalua
Pig Roast dinner, live music, a movie,
interactive activities, a haunted maze,
and a silent auction/dessert auction.
Hawaiian attire is encouraged. Cost: $50
1 adult and 1 child. Table reservations are
available. Contact: www.lifesteps.org or
762-4500.
FRI OCT 20 & SAT OCT 21 6:00-9:00 pm:
AREA 55 BE SCARED at Los Osos Middle
School, 1555 El Moro Ave. Worlds apart
from the usual haunted house, Area 55
is a unique high-tech sci-fi blend with
interactive challenges for participants
on a search and rescue mission. Exciting,
funny, and scary, this popular annual
event is created by LOMS students with
local law enforcement agencies, Cal
Poly, Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs, and local
businesses. This event is a fundraiser for
the Los Osos Middle School makerspace.
Cost: $12. Contact: facebook.com/
Area55BeScared or 534-2835.
FRI OCT 20 6:00-9:00 pm: PARENTS
NIGHT OUT at Bethel Lutheran Church,
624 E Camino Colegio, Santa Maria. A
free evening of activities and care for
children age 3 through the 6th grade,
beginning with a simple meal. A parent
or adult must register each child. Cost:
free. Contact: bethelsantamaria.org or
922-6601.
October 2017
Family Events
SAT OCT 21 10:00 AM-4:00 pm: CRAFT
FAIR at Baywood Elementary, 1330 9th
St, Los Osos. The 1st annual Baywood
craft fair will feature a wide selection of
handcrafted items to start your holiday
shopping early! All proceeds fund the
building of a new vegetable garden.
Contact: baywoodptalo@gmail.com.
SUN OCT 22 2:00-4:00 pm: iNATURALIST:
Become a Citizen Scientist at San Luis
Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy
Creek Rd. Learn how to contribute to
scientific research while having fun
taking nature photos! Get hands-on
experience using iNaturalist. Cost: $5-
10, kids free. Contact: 541-1400 x 303 or
slobg.org.
FRI OCT 27 5:008:00 pm: BOO BASH
Costume Party at Meadow Park, 2333
Meadow St, San Luis Obispo. Enjoy a
family friendly costume party, haunted
house, food, games, and activities in a
spooky haunted park. Attendees are
asked to bring canned food for the
Food Bank Coalition of SLO County.
Concluding the night, the kid-friendly
outdoor movie Curious George: A Boo
Fest will be shown on the Meadow Park
lawn under the stars. Cost: free. Contact:
slocity.org.
FRI OCT 27 5:30-10:00 pm: WOODYS
ROUND UP at the SLO Veterans Hall,
801 Grand Ave. Dress as your favorite Toy
Story character and enjoy an evenin of
vittles, auctions and dancing! Proceeds
support the SLO Childrens Museum.
Adults only. Cost: $125. Contact: slocm.
org/woody.
SAT OCT 28 9:00 am-12:00 pm: ZOMBIE
RUN behind Camp San Luis Obispo,
10 Sonoma Ave, off Hwy 1 in SLO (near
Cuesta college). This 3rd Annual event
is an untimed 5K walk or run for all ages
with all proceeds going to Central Coast
Autism Spectrum Center. Participants
may either be Zombies, Survivors,
or Both. Zombies may come in full
costume or enjoy free zombification on
site. Rain or shine! Cost: $15-40 includes
shirt and goodies. Contact: 763-1100 or
zombieinvasionslo.com.
SAT OCT 28 9:4510:45 am: KIDS
COSTUME TEA at Los Osos Library 2075
Palisades Ave. Give your Halloween
costume a test drive! Join a costume
tea party for kids ages five and up, with
stories and various activities. Come
in costume for lots of fun. Cost: free.
Contact: 525-1862.
SAT OCT 28 10:00 am-1:00 pm: FALL
PLANT SALE at San Luis Obispo Botanical
Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd. Buy
beautiful drought tolerant plants and
benefit the garden. Plant experts will be
on hand to help answer questions. Cost:
varies. All plants Tax-Free, and members
save 10%. Contact: 541-1400 x 303 or
slobg.org.
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SAT OCT 28 10:00 am-1:00 pm:
PUMPKINS IN THE PARK at Dinosaur
Caves Park, 2701 Price St, Pismo Beach.
Enjoy this family event including a
costume contest, pumpkin decorating,
a climbing wall, bounce house, balloon
typhoon, face painting, carnival games
and more. 11:30 am: Kids Costume
Contest (most original, scariest, funniest,
and most decked out). Adult costume
contest follows. 12:00-2:00 pm: Trick
or Treat Extravaganza at participating
local downtown businesses. Cost: free.
Contact: 773-7063 or pismobeach.org.
SAT OCT 28 1:00-2:30 pm: PYJAMA
DRAMA at Los Osos Library, 2075
Palisades Ave. Bring the little ones to
experience role playing and drama. The
focus is to have lots of fun, imagine, and
create. The theme will be spooky, not
scary. Ages 38. Cost: free. Contact: 525-
1862.
SAT OCT 28 5:00-8:30 pm: ZOO BOO at
Charles Paddock Zoo, 9305 Pismo Ave,
Atascadero. This annual Halloween
event includes carnival games, a haunted
house, and tricks & treats! Wear your
costume and bring the whole family to a
not-too-scary and wild night at the Zoo!
Bring your own reusable bag for treats.
Cost: $9-10, free for kids 2 and under.
Contact: visitatascadero.com or 461-
5080.
SUN OCT 29 8:30 am-1:00 pm: CHUMASH
KITCHEN: Acorn Awakening at San Luis
Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy
Creek Rd. Learn about eating seasonally
in the Chumash Kitchen. Presented by
Chumash chefs Violet Cavanaugh and
Janette Acosta. One of a four-part series
about preparing local edible plants and
herbs in various modern dishes. Cost:
$88-120. Contact: 541-1400 x 303 or
slobg.org.
SUN OCT 29 9:00 am-5:30 pm:
OKTOBERFEST in Downtown Baywood
Park, 2nd St, Los Osos. This 39th annual
family event includes live music, car
show, food, crafts, jewelry, children
activities, 5k race, aerial artists, face-
painting, bounce houses, balloon
sculptures, Beer Garden, arts & crafts.
Cost: free. Contact: lobpchamber.com or
528 4884.
TUE OCT 31, 10:00 am-7:00 pm: TRICK OR
TREAT. Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades
Ave. If you wish to join our jamboree,
there is one rule that is compulsory. You
must pay a costume fee. When ghosts
and goblins stop by, show off your
costume for a treat! Cost: free. Contact:
525-1862.
TUE OCT 31 4:00-7:00 pm: SAFE & FUN
HALLOWEEN at Downtown City Park, 11th
& Spring St, Paso Robles. Trick or treat at
downtown businesses, bring your own
carved pumpkin to enter in contest, take
photos with witches! Cost: free. Contact:
pasoroblesdowntown.org.
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2nd & 4th SAT every month 12:00-4:00
pm: Railway Historical Museum at Santa
Maria Transit Center, 400 E Boone St, Santa
Maria. This bimonthly opening features
a locomotive, boxcar, caboose, railroad
artifacts, interpretive exhibits, vintage
rolling stock, and a diorama to explore.
Cost: free. Contact: 714-4927.
Every TUE & THU: Youth Aikido Classes
at Budo Ryu, 3536 S Higuera St, San Luis
Obispo. Kids have fun, stay fit, make friends,
gain life skills, and learn to deal with bullies
without becoming one. Aiki-Mites (age 4-6)
class is 3:00 pm TUE. Aiki-Kids (age 7-12)
TUE & THU at 4:00 pm. Pre-registration
only. Cost: $50-75/mo. Contact: 544-8866
or www.aikidosanluisobispo.com.
Every WED 10:00-11:00 am: Growing With
Baby Class at 1230 Marsh St, San Luis
Obispo. Andrea Herron, a pediatric nurse
practitioner and lactation consultant,
answers your questions about feeding,
crying, and sleep for babies 0-10 months.
Dads are always welcome! Call to reserve a
spot. Contact: 543-6988.
Every TUE 7:00-9:00 pm & SAT 2:00-4:00
pm: Basic Safety Class at SLO MakerSpace,
81 S Higuera St, Ste 160 & 180, San Luis
Obispo. This course gets you acquainted
with the space and equipment. All are
required to take this class before using
any part of the facility. See website for
specific dates and other classes. Cost: free
for MakerSpace Members and SLO County
Library Cardholders. Contact: 439-2727 or
slomakerspace.com.
Every THU 10:00-11:00 am: La Leche League
Mother Support Meetings in North Co, SLO,
AG and SM. Breastfeeding and parenting
support and information offered. Cost:
free. Contact: 242-2294 or Facebook.com/
lllofslo.
MON-THU 8:30-11:30 am: Walk-In Legal
Clinic in 3rd Floor Atrium of Courthouse
Annex, 1035 Palm St, San Luis Obispo and
Paso Robles Courthouse, 901 Park St, Rm
112. Get help with divorce, child and spousal
support, domestic violence, guardianship,
civil harassment, and name or gender
change.
Every TUE & THU at 1:30 pm: Legal Clinic
for Self-Represented Litigants at the SLO
County Courthouse Law Library, 1050
Monterey St, SLO, #125. One-on-one legal
Central Coast Family
advice for persons filing divorces w/o an
attorney, and a document preparer to
assist in completing court-required forms.
Cost: free. Contact: 788-3418.
Every TUE & THU at 1:30 pm: Divorce &
Child Support Workshops at SLO Court
Support Services, 1120 Mill St, Ste A, San
Luis Obispo and Paso Robles Courthouse,
901 Park St, Paso Robles. Help is provided
to start or respond to a divorce case, or
request or modify child support, custody
and/or visitation orders. An overview of
the legal process is followed by time to
prepare forms and ask questions. Cost:
free. Contact: 788-3418.
1st & 3rd SAT every month at 2:00 pm:
FAMILY MOVIE at Los Osos Library, 2075
Palisades Ave. Enjoy popcorn and a G/PG
movie. Call for title. Cost: free. Contact:
528-1862.
2nd FRI every month at 3:00 pm: PAWS TO
READ at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades
Ave. Come share your stories with adoring
listener Carly. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
Every WED 3:00-4:00 pm: PAWS TO READ at
Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave. Read
to Berkeley, the dog who loves to listen to
children. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
3rd WED every month at 3:00 pm: KIDS
CRAFT at Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades.
School age children can make n take a
craft. Cost: free. Contact: 528-1862.
Every SUN 12:00-4:00 pm: Family Funday
at Bang the Drum Brewery, 950 Orcutt
Rd, San Luis Obispo. Enjoy the patio with
your family. Bring the kids to play family-
friendly games and drums! Cost: free. Food
and craft beer available for sale. Contact:
bangthedrumbrewery.com or 242-8372.
Every FRI 6:00 am-4:00 pm: Early Bird
Flea Market at Santa Maria Fairpark, 937 S
Thornburg St. Browse many vendors with
antiques, fruits, vegetables, new and used
items, and more! Cost: free. Contact: 258-
1765.
Every THU at 10:15 am: Tiny Tunes Music &
Movement at Music Motive, 3440 S Higuera
St #130, SLO. This parent participation
program for ages 1-5 includes activities
based on music psychology and child
development. Cost: $80 per mo. Contact:
543-0377.
Every TUE & SAT (by appt only): Partners
October 2017
in Equestrian Therapy in Atascadero offers
riding lessons for special needs children,
adults, and veterans. Volunteers needed.
Contact: petslo.com or 235-2787.
2nd FRI every month at 1:00 pm: Book
Group at Cayucos Library, 310 B St. Join
other readers to discuss whatever youre
reading and to discover, ponder, and share
insights about what others are reading.
Cost: free. Contact: 995-3846.
Every THU 6:30-9:30 pm: SLO Chess Club
meets at Carls Jr on Santa Rosa St, 1 block
W of Foothill, across from Cal-Poly. All ages.
Cost: free. Contact: 441-7210 or slochess.
com.
Every SAT 10:00 am-2:00 pm: SLO Chess
Club meets at the big board on Morro Bay
Embarcadero at west end of Morro Bay
Blvd (down the stairs). Cost: free. Contact:
441-7210 or slochess.com.
Mankind Project mens support group
meetings: all issues welcome. Find purpose,
mastery, healthy autonomy, and your lifes
mission and purpose. Gain skills to change
your life or to become a better husband or
dad. Call ahead to confirm. 1st & 3rd TUE
6:00-9:00 pm in San Luis Obispo. Contact:
459-7808. 1st & 3rd THU 6:30-9:30 pm in
Cayucos. Contact: 471-9342. 2nd & 4th THU
6:30-9:00 pm in Atascadero. Contact: 235-
2774. Cost: free. Contact: mkp.org.
1st & 3rd THU every month 7:00-8:30 pm:
Drop-in Dream Group at St. Benedicts
Episcopal Church, 2220 Snowy Egret Ln,
Los Osos. This support group is to share
dreams and the relationship between
dreams and spiritual path, using Jungian
interpretive assumptions and language and
Robert Johnsons book Inner Work. Cost:
free. Contact: bobpelfrey@charter.net.
3rd WED of every month at 6:30 pm:
Prepared & Natural Childbirth Classes at
Twin Cities Community Hospital, 1220 Las
Tablas Rd, Templeton. This six-series class
addresses all matters of childbirth with a
lecture, hands-on demos, and technique
practice. Cost: free. Contact: 434-4654.
2nd THU of every month at 6:30 pm:
Breastfeeding Basics at Twin Cities
Community Hospital, 1100 Las Tablas Rd,
Templeton. Learn about practical aspects
of feeding your newborn from a Lactation
Consultant. Cost: free. Contact: 239-4443.
SLO Special Education Local Plan Area
(SELPA) and Community Advisory
Committee (CAC) offer parent orientation
to special education programs in SLO
County. Contact: 782-7301 or sloselpa.org/
pro_dev.htm.
Twin Cities Community Hospital Volunteers
provide support to patients, doctors, and
nurses, and seek volunteers to work in the
gift shop and Obstetrics Dept. AM and PM
4 hour shifts are available. Contact: 434-
4524.
Every THU-FRI 12:00-5:00 pm & SAT 11:00
am-5:00 pm: Exploration Station Interactive
Science Center welcomes families at 867
Ramona Ave, Grover Beach. Cost: $2-3.
Contact: 473-1421 or explorationstation.
org.
2nd THU of every month 6:00-7:00 pm:
Grief Support Group at Central Coast
www.centralcoastfamily.com
Feeling hopeless, desperate, or alone?
Concerned for someone you care about?
Suicide Prevention
Mental Health and
Emotional Support
Free
Confidential
24 hours of every day
A program of Transitions Mental Health Association
Hospice, 253 Granada Dr, Ste D, San Luis
Obispo. Free group for anyone suffering
the loss of a loved one who is in need of
support. Contact: 540-6020.
2nd SAT of every month FEB-NOVat 9:00
am: Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Dept
offers free docent-led nature walks in Los
Flores Ranch, 6271 Dominion Rd, Santa
Maria. Cost: free. Contact: 925-0951.
2nd MON every month 6:30-8:00 pm:
Caregiver Support Group at Cayucos
Community Church, Ocean Ave & S 3rd
St. Free support for caregivers and family
dealing with long-term illness, memory
loss, dementia, and Alzheimers. Contact:
458-7484.
Every MON 10:00 am-2:00 pm: Remain
Independent Despite Vision Loss at Santa
Maria Terrace, 1405 E Main St. New ways of
doing daily tasks are taught by the Braille
Institute, such as home management,
traveling, and using talking library books.
Contact: 462-1225.
2nd & 4th MON every month at 6:30 pm:
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet
at Pacific Christian Church, 3435 Santa
Maria Way, Santa Maria. Childcare is
provided. Contact: 934-3491 or www.
pacificchristian.net.
Every TUE 3:00-6:00 pm & FRI 3:00-5:30
pm: Teen Wellness Program at Arroyo
Grande EOC Health Services Clinic, 1152
E Grand Ave. Health services, including
reproductive health, in a safe environment
to screen, assess, and provide intervention.
Appts preferred. Contact: 489-4026.
1st WED every month at 9:00 am: Senior
Health Screening at First United Methodist
Church, 275 N Halcyon Rd, Arroyo Grande.
Free and low-cost services for ages 50 and
older: blood pressure, pulse, weight, total
cholesterol, screening for anemia, diabetes,
and fecal blood, nutritional counseling, and
medical referrals. Contact: 481-2692 or 788-
0827.
1st WED every month at 12:00 pm: Disabled
American Veterans luncheon at Veterans
Memorial Bldg, 313 W Tunnell St, Santa
Maria. Contact: 345-0402.
Every WED 5:30-7:00 pm: Widowed Support
Group at New Life Church, 990 James Way,
Rm 14, Pismo Beach. By Hospice of SLO Co.
Contact: 544-2266 or hospiceslo.org.
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Every TUE at 7:00 pm: Al-Anon Family
Support Group at Luis OASIS Senior Center,
420 Soares Ave, Orcutt. Contact: 937-9750.
3rd WED every month at 7:00 pm: How to
Survive Divorce seminar at SLO Womens
Community Center, 1124 Nipomo St #D,
SLO. Tips and suggestions for handling
family law issues. Cost: $10. Contact: 544-
9313 to register.
4th TUE every month at 5:30 pm: Legal
Clinic for Self-Represented Litigants at
SLO County Courthouse Law Library, 1050
Monterey St, SLO, #125. One-on-one legal
advice for persons filing divorces w/o an
attorney, and a document preparer to
assist in completing court-required forms.
Cost: Min $40 donation. Contact: 544-9313.
RISE offers: weekly drop-In support groups
for sexual assault survivors; 24 hour crisis
line; advocacy and accompaniment; peer
counseling; counseling; prevention and
education, and empowerment and self
defense workshops. Contact: 545-8888 or
www.sarpcenter.org.
Every SAT 11:00 am-3:00 pm: ADOPT A PET
at Petco, 2051 Theater Dr, in Paso Robles.
Cats from NCHS and dogs from Short n
Sweet Dog Rescue. Contact: 466-5403.
Every MON 2:00-4:00 pm & WED 3:00-
5:00 pm: Jacks Adaptive Toy Lending
Library-Jacks Helping Hand at Central
Coast Gymnastics, 21 Zaca Lane, #100, San
Luis Obispo. Traditional and adaptive toys
for children with all types of disabilities
to check out. In-home appts available.
Cost: free! Contact: 547-1914 or www.
jackshelpinghand.org.
Every TUE 2:00-5:00 pm & FRI 4:00-7:00 pm:
Jacks Adaptive Toy Lending Library - Jacks
Helping Hand at Pats Place in Nipomo
Recreation Community Rm, 671 W Tefft St,
Ste 2, Nipomo. Toys for kids with all types
of disabilities to check out. In-home appts
avail. Cost-free! Contact: 547-1914 or www.
jackshelpinghand.org.
Every FRI at 7:00 pm: Senior Ballroom
Dancing at Madonna Inn. Look left of the
Local Resources
bandstand for sign: Senior Dancers. Dance,
chat and listen to good music. No fees; no
dues; just fun! Contact: 489-5481 or dg17@
juno.com.
Literacy Council for San Luis Obispo County
has an ongoing and urgent need for
volunteer tutors and offers free training in
SLO. Contact: 541-4219 or sloliteracy.org.
1st THU every month at 6:15 pm:
Commission on the Status of Women meets
at Coast National Bank, 500 Marsh St, SLO.
This official advisory group to SLO County
Board of Supervisors identifies issues of
concern to women that are not the focus of
other advocacy or advisory organizations.
Contact: 788-3406.
Morro Bay Museum of Natural History
offers Adventures With Nature & Mind
Walks. Find the schedule at: www.ccnha.
org/naturewalks.html.
Central Coast Commission for Senior
Citizens offers many free services: Senior
Connection for connecting callers with local
resources; one on one Medicare assistance,
advice and referrals for long term care,
and help with billing and appeals; Vial of
Life kits with medical info for emergency
responders; a Senior Resource Directory for
SLO and SB counties, and more. Contact:
925-9554 or www.centralcoastseniors.org.
Hospice of SLO County provides free grief
counseling, individual and family support,
counseling, crisis intervention, and wellness
education to those with a life-limiting
illness, their families, and the bereaved in
SLO and Paso. Contact: 544-2266.
Volunteer as a Good Neighbor! Make a
difference in the life of an older or disabled
adult. Training is monthly at Wilshire
Community Services, 285 South St, Ste J,
SLO. Contact: 547-7025 x 17.
Volunteer at San Luis Obispo Museum
of Art! Stop by at 1010 Broad St (Mission
Plaza) or email volunteer@sloma.org
for information about multiple volunteer
opportunities.
San Luis Obispo Senior Center offers health
screening, legal services, meals, exercise,
bridge, and bingo at 1445 Santa Rosa St.
Contact: 781-7306.
Central Coast Astronomical Society
sponsors a Dark Sky Star Party every month
at Santa Margarita Lake KOA Campground
at sunset. CCAS sponsors guest speakers
and public education programs. Find the
CCAS event calendar, weather condition
updates, and local resources at: www.
centralcoastastronomy.org.
San Luis Coastal Adult Schools Parent
Participation Program offers Core
Parenting and Enrichment classes at
centers in San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, and
Los Osos. Parent and child activity classes,
individual peer support, and education for
parents and caregivers. Contact: 549-1222
or parentparticipation.org.

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Pumpkin Patches
& Harvest Fun
Avila Valley Barn, 560 Avila Valley
Drive, San Luis Obispo: Fresh
produce, pumpkin patch (u-pick
in the field or gathered), straw
bale maze, gift shop, snacks and
refreshments, restrooms, picnic
area, tractor-pulled hay rides,
petting zoo, parking. Open daily
Central Coast Family
Elle Rose Photography
9:00 am-6:00 pm. Contact: 595-
2810 or avilavalleybarn.com.
Big League Produce, 1603 So.
Bradley Rd, Santa Maria -
Pumpkins (8 varieties) in shop
or farmstand, pumpkin patch.
Open daily OCT 20-30 10:00 am-
October 2017
9:00 pm. Contact: 260-4154. Pumpkin patch, fresh produce,
and fruit orchard. Open
Brookshire Farms, 4747 Los Osos daily. Contact: 927-3140 or
Valley Rd, Los Osos: Pumpkin mccallfarm@earthlink.net.
patch, harvest produce, eggs,
family corn maze, hay rides, Oak Flat Pumpkin Patch, 4760
slides, bounce pillow, corn Oak Flat Road, Paso Robles:
cannon, rubber duck races, farm Pumpkin patch (gathered),
animals, restrooms, and field child - sized haybale maze,
trips. Open daily. Contact: 549- fresh produce, snacks and
8733 or brookshirefarms.com. refreshments, restrooms, picnic
area, pony rides. Open weekends
Cal Poly SLO Fruits & Crops, 10:00 am-6:00 pm. Contact: 237-
Highland Drive off of Hwy 1, San 9560.
Luis Obispo: Pumpkin patch-pick
in the field, corn maze, haunted River K Pumpkin Patch and
corn maze, u-pick apples, Corn Maze, 7325 N River Road,
produce, honey from hives on Paso Robles: Pumpkin patch
the farm, restrooms, school u-pick, corn maze, horse-drawn
tours. Open SAT 10:00 am-1:00 hayrides, picnic area, school
pm. Free parking. Contact: tours. Open daily 9:00 am-dusk.
756-2224 or cfs.calpoly.edu/ Contact: 467-3737.
programs/organic_farm.html.
San Marcos Ranch, 775 San
Cheesebrough Farm, 790 Moss Marcos Rd, Paso Robles:
Lane, Templeton: Pumpkin Pumpkin patch (u-pick in the field
patch. Open daily 10:00 am-6:00 or gathered), Fall festival, corn
pm. This is a working farm with maze, child-sized hay bale maze,
fields at different stages, barn, haunted house, restrooms,
tractors, small cattle operation. picnic area, pony rides, farm
Farm stand and pumpkin animals. Open MON-SUN 10:00
patch available during October am-dusk. Contact: 467-3315.
only. Contact: 434-0843 or
cheesebroughfarm.com. SLO Creek Farms, 6455 Monte
Rd, San Luis Obispo Pumpkins
Dos Pasos Ranch, 4330 Santa in the farmstand or pick in the
Rosa Creek Road, Cambria: field, pick-your-own apples,
Pumpkins, gourds, and other tractor-pulled hay rides, honey,
produce at unmanned farm porta-potties, picnic area.
stand. Open weekends 9:00 am- Open everyday 11:00 am-5:00
5:00 pm. Contact: 924-1008. pm. Contact: (702) 245-3135 or
slocreekfarms.com.
Jack Creek Farms, 5000 Hwy
46 West, Templeton: Organic Sunny Acres Pumpkin Patch,
pumpkins, pumpkin patch 10660 Los Osos Valley Rd, San
(u-pick in the field or gathered), Luis Obispo: Families can choose
Fall festival, child-sized haybale their own pumpkins grown on-
maze, honey from hives on site and support community
the farm, gift shop, snacks and recovery programs. Prices start
refreshments, restrooms, picnic at $1 cheapest in SLO! Contact:
area, farm animals, birthday sunnyacresca.com.
parties, school tours. Open
MON-SAT 10:00 am-6:00 pm The Tiny Trotters - Pony Rides,
(except WED), SUN 11:00 am- 2210 Cimarron Way, Los Osos:
6:00 pm. Contact: 238-3799 or Wagon rides, pony rides, birthday
jackcreekfarms.com. parties, shows and school tours.
Limited availability call first to
McCall Farm B&B, 6250 Santa schedule a visit. Contact: 748-
Rosa Creek Rd, Cambria: 9158 or thetinytrotters.com.
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Mon-Thu with homeschool Fridays. mentor teacher, and eligibilty for

Alternative Education
Carpooling encouraged. Contact: sports, clubs, and activities. Students
434.2217 or santaluciaschool.org. may qualify to enroll in community
college as well as secondary classes.
SLO Classical Academy. Private Contact: 937-2051 x 2761 or x 2762.
school. Part time or full time

on the
classical education in SLO. Part time Templeton Independent Study
options are Tuesday/ Thursday or High School. WASC accredited.
Monday/ Wednesday with a Friday Weekly meeting with teacher.

Central Coast
enrichment day. Contact: 548-8700 Opportunity for early graduation
or sloclassicalacademy.com. and concurrent Cuesta College
Wishing Well School in Los Osos enrollment. In Templeton and SLO
offers pre-school, mixed age at Los Ranchos Elementary School.
kindergarden, and 1st-3rd grades. Contact 434-5833 or tae.tusd.
The approach (educating the whole ca.schoolloop.com/tishs.
child: head, heart, and hands) is Trivium Charter Schools in Lompoc,
based on Rudolf Steiners Waldorf Santa Maria, and Arroyo Grande
model. Contact: 235-4401. offer a hybrid program of classical
Central Coast families are fortunate to have a wide variety of quality Childrens House Montessori project-based classes 2 days per
School in Atascadero strives to help week and homeschool 3 days
choices for their childrens education. Following are some options for each child reach his/her greatest per week. Contact: 489-7474 or
those seeking secular alternative education in our region. potential, by embracing learning triviumcharter.org.
For more information on private, independent and religious schools, and appreciating and respecting
the world. Contact: 466-5068 or West Mall Alternative School.
go to: cde.ca.gov/re/sd childrenshouse.cc. Independent Study Home School
in Atascadero. Contact: 462-4238
Parent Participation. San Luis Coastal grades K-8. Contact: 938-8934 or Montessori Childrens School in San or edline.net/pages/West_Mall_
Adult School offers core classes orcuttacademycharter.net. Luis Obispo seeks to inspire a passion Alternative.
to enhance parenting skills, meet for excellence, to nurture curiosity,
other families, and allow children Summit Academy charter school creativity and imagination, and to Paso Robles Joint Unified School
to play with peers. Also enrichment serves K-12 grades, and provides awaken the human spirit of every District Home School & Independent
classes such as Spanish, Cooking, personalized home-based learning child. Ages 3-12. Contact: 544-6691 Study Program serves K-8th grade.
that fosters investigation, skill or montessoriofslo.com. Students and parents work one-on-
and Gardening, and a Cooperative one with teachers, receive lesson
Preschool at CL Smith. Contact: 549- development and creativity, and Central Coast Montessori School in plans, textbooks, and teachers
1222 or parentparticipation.org. lifelong curiosity. Contact: (818) 450- Morro Bay offers a rich, individualized editions for all subjects. Classes,
9810 or summitacademyca.org. academic environment to promote enrichment activities, and field trips
Charter Schools independence and optimum scholastic are also offered. Contact: 769-1675.
Nature Based Schools
CAVA California Virtual Academies achievement. Contact: 772-9317 or
and K give kids the chance to SLOWanders. Offering nature-based centralcoastmontessori.com. Homeschool Organizations
learn at their own pace. Online education in SLO County. Programs Heritage Montessori Preschool
schooling is aligned with California include wilderness living skills, California Homeschool Network is
in San Luis Obispo provides an
state standards. Teacher support as naturalist studies, wildlife tracking, enriching and loving environment in a statewide grassroots organization
needed, meetings and work samples awareness skills, and rites-of-passage a beautiful country setting. Waldorf to protect the right of parents to
required quarterly. Contact: (866) customized for after-school, home- and Montessori based for ages 2.5-5 educate their children. Their website
339-6790, caliva.org, or k12.com. school, and personal one-on-one years. Contact: 235-5589. provides information about current
mentoring. Weekend workshops state and federal laws, and how to
Family Partnership. A tuition-free Academics and More is a Homeschool get started. Contact: (800) 327-5339
for adults. Contact: 215-0595 or
K-12 independent study public school Helper class for 7th-8th grade at or californiahomeschool.net.
slowanders.com.
serving Santa Barbara, San Luis Ludwick Community Center in SLO.
Obispo, and Ventura counties. Home Outside Now. Summer, after-school, Offered in partnership with City of Homeschoolers of the Central
study charter schools in San Luis and private nature-based education SLO, this class includes a convenient Coast. An inclusive Yahoo! group
Obispo (1981 Vicente Dr), Morro Bay, in SLO County. Contact: 541-9900 or cost-effective way for students to meeting on a regular basis for
Solvang, Santa Maria, and Cambria. outsidenow.org. gain access to a tutor, community interaction and field trips: groups.
Meet with teachers weekly and turn involvement, assistance with their yahoo.com/group/Homeschoolers_of_
in work samples. Contact: 348-3333 Coyote Road Regional School. school work, time management and the_Central_Coast.
or fpcharter.org. Natural Science and Outdoor organization skills, and more. Contact:
Education. Contact: 466-4550 or EarthAdventuresForKids.com. Santa Maria Inclusive Learners.
Olive Grove. Independent study coyoteroadschool.com. A Yahoo! group offering free
home school with sites in San Luis Public Schools homeschool enrichment and
Obispo (165 Grand Ave), Santa Independent Schools support: groups.yahoo.com/group/
Maria, Lompoc, Los Olivos, and Cambria Montessori Learning Center. santa_maria_inclusive_learners.
Santa Barbara. Meet with teacher Clarity Steiner School in Nipomo. Tuition-free public school in Morro
weekly and turn in work samples. Waldorf education for first and Bay for grades K-6th through the Templeton Unified School District
Enrichment classes also offered. second graders. Class meets four Family Partnership Charter School. K-8 Home Schooling program.
Contact: 543-2701 or sbceoportal. days per week. Contact: 929-6878. Contact: 927-2337, 541-2412 or Contact: 434-5840 or tae.tusd.ca.
org/losolivos. familypartnershipschool.com. schoolloop.com.
Santa Lucia School on 5 acres in
Orcutt Academy Independent Study. Templeton. Peace education for Santa Maria Joint Union Home School.
Affiliated with Orcutt Academy over 25 years. Integrated curriculum Accredited high school program at
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Charter School at 500 Dyer St, this founded on life experiences, in- Santa Maria Public Library. Interactive allows and is a work in progress. Please
free program offers home study and depth study, and active immersion in student-parent-teacher partnerships submit updates, corrections, or additional
blended classroom/home study for the arts for grades 1-8. Attendance provide educational resources, a resources to: ccfamilyed@gmail.com.

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