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Visitors will experience the past three decades of China's dynamic development on the walls of MOPA. The exhibit takes visitors on a journey through the eyes of contemporary Chinese artists and stretch their understanding of photography as an art form. By continuing to push the boundaries of photographic art with new technologies and innovative perspectives, these artists are redefining expressions that remain both Chinese and global.  

One of the groundbreaking plays of the ’60s and a continuing audience favorite, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Peter is an incisive, wonderfully theatrical examination of the private language of a marriage and the ways that it enriches and destroys. This semi-autobiographical portrait of a couple who must come to terms with having a disabled child is included on the National Theatre’s list of the “100 Most Significant Plays of the Twentieth Century.”

Aided by a pack of cigarettes, a bottle of vodka, three actors and a pile of dead lemmings, Walt Disney will read you a screenplay he wrote about his final days on earth. This darkly imaginative, ambitiously titled, fiercely funny play by Lucas Hnath (Broadway’s A Doll's House, Part 2;Hillary and Clinton) turns the public persona of the self-made American folk hero, creator of “The Happiest Place on Earth,” on its head — recounting, among other things, his failed attempt…

From Steven Levenson, book-writer of the hit musical Dear Evan Hansen, If I Forget is comes this powerful tale of a Jewish family and a culture at odds with itself. Michael is a liberal Jewish studies professor reuniting with his two sisters to celebrate their father’s 75th birthday. A political and deeply personal play about history, responsibility, and what we’re willing to sacrifice for a new beginning, told with vicious humor and unflinching honesty. If I Forget was a New…

Poet/playwright Murray Mednick directs a revival of his wrenching, fiercely funny portrait of a poor Jewish couple living in the Catskills in 1951. Admittedly autobiographical, Mednick’s darkly comic depiction of the disintegration of his parents’ marriage was the recipient of the prestigious American Theatre Critics Association’s Steinberg New Play citation. “A dark pleasure… Mednick's pitch-black comedy dug deeply into the writer's life and came back with a winner… Top Ten of 2001” — Los Angeles Times.

In Nina Braddock’s new comedy about private identity, persona projection, the agony of life choices and female friendship, six women use email to plan a baby shower for their mutual friend — catapulting each into respective existential spirals about fertility, motherhood and purpose.

Celebrate Lompoc’s floral heritage at this annual event  featuring family activities, carnival rides and games, craft and commercial vendors, food booths, and musical entertainment at the annual themed “Pirate’s Treasure." A highlight of the event is the Lompoc Flower Festival Parade on June 27 which pays homage to the valley’s agricultural heritage with floats, marching bands, equestrian units, drill teams, and more. All floats are designed and constructed by local organizations and feature flowers and/or natural materials.

This year's theme is "America the Beautiful" for the all-day event.  The day kicks off two runs/walk and a Pancake Breakfast and will be followed by the Yankee Doodle Dog Show. The day rounds out with a parade, delicious food, vendors, live entertainment and fireworks.