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Plan Your Stay with PCPA

Airports - Weather - Entertainment - Golf Courses - Wineries - Recreation
Chambers of Commerce - Museums - Points of Interest - Art Studios/Galleries
Special Events - Restaurants/Santa Maria Style BBQ - Hotels - Media - General Interest

To help you plan your visit to PCPA, we've assembled a list of local links to help you better enjoy your stay.

Directions
PCPA Theaterfest performs in three venues. All are located on the beautiful California Central Coast mid-way between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Marian and Severson Theatres are located on the campus of Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria just west of Highway 101 and two blocks north of Stowell Rd. on Bradley.
The Solvang Festival Theater is located 30 miles to the south of Santa Maria at 420 2nd St, Solvang.
The region is known for its outstanding wines, championship golf courses, miles of pristine coast line and dunes to the west, and acres of forest wilderness to the east.
We are at the gateway to the awe inspiring Big Sur Coast accessible via Hwy 1 and the rural charm of several communities including the historic Los Alamos, Los Olivos, and Santa Ynez where you can take a glider ride and soar among eagles over the Santa Ynez Valley. Not to mention, we're just 25 minutes from Lompoc, famous for its city-wide murals and annual flower festival, and just 15 mins from the city of Guadalupe.


Media: Contact Craig Shafer, publicity@pcpa.org (805) 928-7731 ext. 4100


Chambers of Commerce
SM Chamber of Commerce & VCB www.santamaria.com
SM Chamber Arts & Culture Listings www.santamaria.com
Solvang Conference & Visitors Bureau www.solvangusa.com
Buellton www.visitbuellton.com
Santa Ynez Valley Visitors Assn. www.santaynezvalleyvisit.com
San Luis Obsipo County www.sanluisobispocounty.com/
San Luis Obsipo Chamber of Commerce www.slochamber.org
Santa Barbara www.santabarbaraCA.com


Airports
Santa Maria Public Airport www.santamariaairport.com  
San Luis Obispo Airport sloairport.com/

HOTEL PARTNERS

Santa Maria Hotels
The Best Western Big America (805) 922-5200
1-800-426-3213
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Santa Maria (805) 928-6000 1-800-226-6573
The Historic Santa Maria Inn (805) 928-7777 1-800-462-4276
The Radisson Hotel (805) 928-8000 1-866-292-4676

Santa Ynez Valley/Solvang Hotels
Ballard Inn (805) 688-7770 1-800-638-2466
Fess Parker Wine Country Inn & Spa (805) 688-1545 1-800-841-1104
Hadsten House Inn & Spa (805) 688-0026 1-800-457-5373
Hotel Corque   1-800-624-5572
King Frederik Inn 1-800-549-9955
Pea Soup Andersen Inn 1-800-PEA-Soup
Petersen Village Inn (805) 688-3121 1-800-321-8985
Royal Copenhagen Inn (805) 688-5561 1-800-624-6604
The Solvang Gardens Lodge (805) 688-4404
Solvang Inn & Cottages (805) 688-4702 1-800-848-8484
The Storybook Inn (805) 688-1703 1-800-786-7925
Svendsgaard's Danish Lodge (805) 688-3277 1-800-733-8757
Wine Valley Inn & Cottages
(805) 688-2111 1-800-824-6444

Pismo Beach Hotels
Edgewater Inn 1-800-634-5858


Restaurants & Santa Maria Style BBQ
Alisal River Grill solvangca.com/rcourse/grill
Cafe Angelica www.solvangca.com/eat/angelica.html
Behind the world famous Santa Maria Style BBQ www.santamaria.com  
Far Western Tavern, Guadalupe www.farwesterntavern.com/
Hitching Post, Casmalia www.hitchingpost1.com
Hitching Post, Buellton www.hitchingpost2.com/restaurant.html
F. McLintocks Saloon & Dining House www.mclintocks.com
Root 246 root-246.com


Local Weather
Local Weather www.wrh.noaa.gov/lox  


Entertainment
PCPA Theaterfest www.pcpa.org
Chalk Circle PCPA Theaterfest 2007
Santa Maria Civic Theatre www.smct.org
Santa Maria Philharmonic www.santamariaphilharmonic.org
Great American Melodrama www.americanmelodrama.com
Chumash Casino www.chumashcasino.com
Mozart Festival www.mozartfestival.com
San Luis Obispo Symphony www.slosymphony.com


Museums
Santa Maria Natural History Museum www.naturalhistorysantamaria.com  
Santa Maria Museum of Flight www.smmof.org
Santa Maria Valley Railway
Historical Museum
www.smvrhm.org
Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum www.smvdiscoverymuseum.org
Dana Adobe, Nipomo www.danaadobe.org
Guadalulpe Cultural Arts Center www.guadalupeculturalarts.org
Santa Ynez Valley Historical Society www.syvm.org
Solvang Motorcycle Museum www.motosolvang.com


Recreation
Santa Maria Speedway www.santamariaspeedway.com  
Sierra Club
guide to Oso Flaco
and Guadalupe Dunes
santalucia.sierraclub.org
Guadalupe Dunes Center www.dunescenter.org
Santa Barbara Hikes www.santabarbarahikes.com
Santa Barbara
Car Free Tours
www.santabarbaracarfree.org


Golf Courses
BlackLake Golf Resort www.blacklake.com  
Cypress Ridge www.cypressridge.com
Rancho Maria www.CentralCoast.com/RanchoMariaGolf
Rancho San Marcos www.rsm1804.com
River Course at the Alisal www.rivercourse.com


Art Studios and Galleries
Robert Burridge Studio robertburridge.com  
The Santa Maria Town Center Gallery www.thetowncentergallery.com


Points of Interest
Santa Ines Mission, Solvang http://missionsantaines.org  
La Purisima Mission, Lompoc www.lapurisimamission.org/
Vandenberg Air Force Base Tours www.vandenberg.af.mil
Hearst Castle www.hearstcastle.org


Wineries
Santa Barbara County Vintners Association www.sbcountywines.com  
Santa Maria Valley Wine Country www.santamariavalleywinecountry.com
Wine Tours Santa Ynez Valley www.winetourssantaynez.com


Special Events
Vintner's Festival - April www.sbcountywines.com  
Strawberry Festival - April www.santamariafairpark.com/
Elks Rodeo and Parade - June www.santamariaelks.com/rodeo/rodeo.html
Santa Barbara County Fair - July www.santamariafairpark.com/
Annual Fly-In - August www.smmof.org/flyin.html
Autumn Arts Grapes and Grains Festival - October www.santamaria.com
Christmas Parade of Lights - December


Media
Santa Maria Sun www.santamariasun.com
New Times www.newtimes-slo.com
Santa Maria Times http://www.santamariatimes.com/
Santa Barbara News Press www.newspress.com
Santa Barbara Independent www.independent.com
The Tribune - San Luis Obispo www.sanluisobispo.com
KCOY - TV 12 www.kcoy.com
KSBY - TV6 www.ksby.com
KCBX FM90 www.kcbx.org
UncoveredSLO www.uncoveredslo.com
Noozhawk www.noozhawk.com/


General Interest
TCG - Theatre Communications Group www.tcg.org
Santa Maria Arts Council www.smartscouncil.org
Santa Barbara County Arts Commission www.sbartscommission.org
Santa Barbara Performing Arts League www.sbperformingartsleague.org
American Theatre Web www.americantheatreweb.com


Backstage Tours

Get a "behind-the-scenes" look of the Marian and Severson Theatres!

Learn about the props, the stage, the history, and the nuts and bolts that are needed to create
the magic.
By appointment only. Contact PCPA's Production Assistant at 928-7731 x3153

Links

PCPA Theaterfest Office
800 S. College Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93454-6399
Admin (805) 928-7731
pcpa@pcpa.org
Box Office
800 S. College Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93454-6399
(805) 922-8313
boxoffice@pcpa.org

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