Hospice du Rhône Announces the 2012 Schedule, Seminar Series and New Events

San Luis Obispo, Calif. USA—Twenty Years! Yes, it is true, Hospice du Rhône, the world’s largest (and most spirited) gathering of Rhône variety wines is celebrating 20 years April 26-28, 2012 in the acclaimed Central Coast wine region of Paso Robles, California USA.

The North County Dance and Performing Arts Foundation proudly presents the fourteenth annual Nutcracker ballet at the Templeton Performing Arts Center for two weekends in December. Dates for the performances are December 2, 3, 4, and 9, 10, 11. This production has come to be cherished by the local community as a traditional rendition of the holiday classic appropriate for audiences of all ages.

Sunday Afternoon Excursions To Feature Train Ride up the Cuesta Grade, Visits to Rail Themed Wineries and More!

The Central Coast Railroad Festival will sponsor special CCRRF Wine-Train Excursions on the second Sunday of every month starting in December 2011. These Excursions, which were very popular during the 2011 Railroad Festival, will offer local citizens and visitors the opportunity to enjoy this special ride up or down the Cuesta Grade in an afternoon adventure. These rail journeys on the Cuesta Grade will allow riders to experience one of the most historical and scenic sections of the coastal line. Passenger service has been available on this section of tracks since the Southern Pacific Railroad completed them in 1894. The Excursions will also include a little history and visits to rail themed wineries.

Vale Fine Art presents an exhibition of pop-surrealist work by acclaimed artists Edward Walton Wilcox and Lee Harvey Roswell.

Exhibition Dates:  December 13, 2011 – January 13, 2012

Opening Reception for the artists: Tuesday, December 13 from 6-9pm.

November 17, 2011, Paso Robles, CA.  Vale Fine Art is proud to present “Nightmare Before Christmas,” a two-man show featuring the extraordinary work of Neo Gothic pop-surrealists, Edward Walton Wilcox and Lee Harvey Roswell. The exhibition will be on view from December 13 through January 13, 2012. An opening reception for the artists will be at the gallery on Tuesday, December 13 from 6pm-9pm.

The work of Edward Walton Wilcox exposes his darkest dreaming; hand-carved Gothic altarpieces soar twelve feet high while young maidens in nightgowns and child-size skeletons are captured in landscapes of blazing windmills.  Hauntingly beautiful, the work is overt in its reference to Gothic convention, in both content and physical facture. Wilcox's use of primitive materials, such as wood, glass, rabbit skin glues, Italian pitch and gesso lend an old world authenticity to the crockets, tracery and other conventions of gothic carpentry that caricaturize the multi-disciplined art of Edward Walton Wilcox. Wilcox's work has been described by the LA Times as "Southern California Noir," while Art and Living states, (more)

"Step Back in Time"

This year the 25th Annual Vine Street Victorian Christmas Showcase will be held on Saturday evening, December 10, from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. It will start at 6:00 P.M. on 21st Street with the Paso Robles High School Bearcat Marching Band opening the evening’s FREE festivities.

Over $16,000 raised for Breast Cancer Research and 8 Local Charities

PASO ROBLES, CA – On Friday, October 28, 2011, the Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association (PCCHA) put on a cutting competition to benefit local charities and breast cancer research.