October 2022

www.thelompocvision.com The Lompoc Vision “Good News You Can Use.” 15 FASHION CHATTER by Sue Manning, owner Elna’s Dress Shop The Flower City Ballroom is an event center and live entertainment venue, located in Lompoc. W e will be hosting shows for the public; includ- ing concerts, DJ events, stand-up comedy shows, and more. We are open to working with outside promoters to provide a space for their public events, as well. To see a list of our coming events, go to: https://www.my805tix.com/... . If you are a performer looking to get booked on one of our shows, please contact us at: https://fcballroom.com/booking/ . Our facilities are also available to rent for private func- tions; including parties, corporate events, and wedding re- ceptions. If you would like to rent our facility for a private event, please go to https://fcballroom.com/rental/ for more information. Please note that we do not give rental quotes over phone, messenger, or email. We must meet with po- tential clients and assess their needs before we give them a quote. This is how we can give you the best quote possible. It’s our intention to become a hub for arts and entertain- ment on the Central Coast. If you want to be a part of the fun, feel free to reach out. All events must be booked at least a month in advance, and our calendar is already filling up. Don’t miss your chance to get involved! L ooking to get rid of an in- strument you don’t play? Donate it to Certain Sparks Music Foundation! If the donated instru- ment is a size-appro- priate fit, it will go directly to a Certain Sparks scholarship student. If not, the instrument will be sold, and 100% of the profit will go towards weekly music lesson scholarships or a brand new size appropriate instrument. CSMF has pro- vided over 500 lessons and 10+ instruments this year. Interested in helping us to bring music education to kids here in Lompoc? Here’s 3 easy ways you can help: 1) Donate an old instrument - we’ll sell it in store or online so we can get a brand new, size-appropriate instrument into the hands of a CSM student. 2) Donate clothes for our thrift rack - we’ll sell them on our popular thrift rack with all proceeds benefiting the CSM Foundation’s scholarships programs. 3) Donate your old Vinyl Records/CD’s - we’ll sell them on our record rack with all proceeds benefiting the CSM Foundation. Cash, check, and online donation are also gladly accepted Certain Sparks Accepting Instrument Donations by Hannah Clark In addition, T he Friends of the Lompoc Library will hold their annual meeting and election of officers at the Lompoc Library at 501 East North Ave. in the Grossman Gallery on Wednesday October 26th at 2:00. All members are invited to attend. The nominee for VP is Leslie Sevier and Bob Glasgow for Treasurer. Also at the meeting nominations will be taken from the floor for Vice President and Trea - FALL BOOK SALE It is time to stock up on reading material for the cooler months! Come to the Fall Book Sale. The public is invited. The date is October 21st and 22th. Friday 10-6 and Saturday 10-3 in the Grossman Gal- lery. 501 E North Ave. Thursday evening the Oct 20th will be “Preview” for Friends of the Library members only. 5 - 7pm. If you would like to help, or if you are a teacher or non-profit looking for after sale items contact Beth Dunn at 805 315-8988. The sale will include hardback and paper- back books, CDs, videos, DVDs and audio books. No donations accepted the week of, including the book sale, October 17th - 22th. You can also check out the Friends upcoming events on our Facebook page “Friends of the Lompoc Library System.”. facebook.com/helpingthelompoclibrary surer positions. We invite members to come to the meeting and hopefully become more involved if they would like; we can use the help. Thank you for your support! I Love Fall! It makes me excited to feel that first nip in the air, along with the changing of the leaves in the vineyards, bushes and trees. We also have a change in colors for new fall clothing. October has always been one of the most exciting months in the apparel industry. Fall fashions are at their peak and ripe for experimenting or cus- tomizing. Copying what you see in magazines from head to toe is the easy way out. Try pairing prints with denim, add a glittering accent to a solid outfit, or lace to a sweater, blouse, or tee shirt. The goal is to take the season’s trends and make them your own. To get started… 1. Add a new accessory to items in your wardrobe that are black, white, grey, navy or brown. A gray with texture or jewelry will prevent it from looking too stark. 2. Add a bold color. Look to the wine, rust, and turquoise colors that flatters every skin tone. 3. Add a menswear twist of a basic white blouse to wear with jeans, under a sweater, blazer, or cardigan, or a blouse can also be worn as a jacket. 4. If you have grey, navy, brown or denim pants, complete the look by adding a top in a shade of burgundy, rust or royal blue. Have fun, and experiment with colors. We all know there are a lot of changes happening in the clothing industry, but we also know that fashion is as im- portant to our lives and the economy as ever before. That is why we at Elna’s Dress Shop want to work with you and respond to these changes and create opportunities for everyone to move ahead. We at Elna’s can work with you to put the best selec- tion of clothing for multiple looks at your finger tips. Never forget the basics of black, brown, navy, grey and denim (as mentioned earlier) that can pair with many choices. Remember: It’s not about fashion, it’s about YOU and what you’re comfortable in. Stop by anytime. Elna’s is open Wednesdays - Sundays from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. We look forward to seeing you soon ing pale and fuzzy even when magnified. It presents us with a good lesson in seeing askew: once located, try looking to one side (averted vision) rather than directly into the center; don’t rush and more details will appear to you. Looking at the Andromeda Galaxy you can envision what our Milky Way Galaxy looks like from the outside, as they are very similar in size and structure. Magazines such as “Sky and Telescope” and “Astrono- my,” and books are valuable resources. Our local libraries and bookstores will be glad to guide you in your quest for information. This article relied in part upon Robin Scagell’s 101 Objects to See in the Night Sky published by Firefly Books and Gary Seronik’s Binocular Highlights: 99 Celes- tial Sights for Binocular Users published by Sky & Tele- scope. Illustration by Gary Seronik. There is always great drama in the heavens above! Find help with your astronomy questions by consulting members of the Astronomy Club of Lompoc; information for ACL is in the “Lompoc Organizations Guide” at the back of this issue of the Lompoc Vision. Questions and comments may be addressed to: lompocastronomy@gmail.com . ASTRONOMY HIGHLIGHTS (continued from page 11)