Diane Adam Keeps Her Focus on Family, Community and Philanthropy
By Ben Romo Ben Romo: Welcome to Diane Adam, fourth-generation Central Coast resident, community leader and — as I’m sure she lists first on her résumé — a former classmate of mine. Diane is what I call a “network weaver,” someone who uses her skills and connections to help strengthen our system of education and […]
Windy weather provides flight for kites at festival
By Selena Alvarado KSBY.com | San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Area News The wind in Santa Maria provided perfect weather for kite fliers. The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum hosted their Free Family Kite Festival Sunday afternoon. Kites filled the sky at Rotary Centennial Park. There were professional kite-flying demonstrations, contests, food, vendors, and music. […]
Local kids can get professional art instruction at the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum
BY HAYLEY THOMAS CAIN Have you forgotten what it was like to be a kid? Let me refresh you. There was probably a lot of, “Don’t eat the paste,” “No, you can’t draw on Mommy’s wall,” and, “No glitter allowed on the dining room table!” going on. Instinctively, you knew that making things (with Play-Doh, […]
Annual Wish List issue is a resource for those who want to be a star to a service organization in need
This is a excerpt from the Santa Maria Sun‘s annual holiday Wish List issue. See the full article here. Dear Santa, It’s been a busy year at the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum! Thanks to donations from the local community, we’ve installed five new exhibits: Discovery Reading Tree, Discovery Farms Produce Truck, Catching Air, Moxie […]
Visit with Santa and ring in the New Year at the Discovery Museum this December!
The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum is the place to go for family-friendly holiday festivities this year! On Sunday, Dec. 18, Santa Claus and his jolly elf, Snowflake, will visit with children from noon to 4 p.m. at Santa’s Discovery Workshop. Guests of all ages can make Christmas and Hanukkah crafts, play games, and sing […]
‘Catching Air’ launches at the Discovery Museum
SANTA MARIA, Calif. and SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum and the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District invite one and all to come celebrate the launch of the “Catching Air” exhibit at a special Science Saturday at the Museum on December 10, 2016 from 10 a.m. to noon. During […]
Discovery Museum’s Moxie Café, Nutrition Expedition launch event promotes healthy lifestyles for children and families
Children of all ages will cook up an assortment of healthy snacks, both imaginary and real, this Sunday, Nov. 13, at the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum’s launch event for its farm-to-table exhibit, the Moxie Café, and the third year of Kohl’s free Nutrition Expedition. This free, family-friendly event, which runs from noon to 4 […]
Learn to rope cattle, line dance and more at the Discovery Museum’s Free Family Day at the Ranch
Santa Maria, Calif. – Aug. 24, 2016 – Central Coast children and their families will get to spend a free “Day at the Ranch” learning to rope cattle, line dance, and more at the Discovery Museum this Sunday, Aug. 28, from noon to 4 p.m. This free community day is in honor of our founder, […]
DISCOVERY MUSEUM OFFERS FOUR FUN, HANDS-ON SUMMER CAMPS STARTING IN JULY
Santa Maria, Calif. – June 2, 2016 – Children from across the Central Coast will get to program robots, create and perform an original musical, decorate a cake, or create art from around the world at the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum’s four imaginative summer camps starting this July. “The Discovery Museum’s summer camps will inspire […]
Local toy maker donates wooden masterpieces to the Discovery Museum
Santa Maria, Calif. – Nov. 13, 2015 – Kittens sipping milk, bears doing Jumping Jacks, a cow jumping over the moon. A menagerie of wooden animals, people, and other items have taken up residence at the Discovery Museum! Toymaker Gene West and his wife, Patricia, recently donated dozens of his beautiful creations to the Discovery […]
Discovery Museum’s spooktacular Batty Ball offers families a fun, safe place to celebrate Halloween!
Santa Maria, Calif. – Oct. 15, 2015 – Superheroes, witches, princesses and all other kinds of fantastical characters will make their way to the Discovery Museum Sunday, Oct. 25, from noon to 4 p.m. for the organization’s annual Batty Ball. Boys and ghouls of all ages will get into the spooky spirit by decorating pumpkins, […]
Children to celebrate Valentine’s Day with Queen Elsa and Olaf at the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum
Royalty is coming to the Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum this weekend! Thanks to a partnership between the museum and A Wish Your Heart Makes, Frozen’s Queen Elsa and her beloved sidekick, Olaf the Snowman, are making a special trip from the beautiful land of Arendelle to visit with local families this Valentine’s Day. Starting […]