Pictured here, locals march in Santa Maria. The march for reproductive rights extended up and down the Central Coast, with events in SLO and Santa Barbara happening as well. The Santa Maria Women’s March for Reproductive Rights coincided with the national movement against a Texas bill (SB 8) that bans abortions after six weeks and the $10,000 incentive to report anyone helping a woman get an abortion, said Luz Reyes-Martín, vice president of Community Engagement for Planned Parenthood of the Central Coast.
"We encourage everyone to go buy their tickets online to enjoy the first concert inside the barn."ĭettman says docent-led tours will begin next year and people can book the venue online right now for 2020 events.Women's March in Santa Maria calls for community action By Taylor O'ConnorĪ crowd chanted as signs depicting “my body, my choice” in English and Spanish bobbed through the air and residents marched down Broadway on Oct. "In the evening, we'll have the Shawn Clark Family Band for a ticketed event from 5-7 p.m." Dettman said.
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The free grand opening event this Saturday will feature food trucks, wine tasting, kids activities, milking demonstrations and live music throughout the day. (short for Land Conservancy but pronounced like "Elsie"), dressed and ready to take a bike ride. Visitors will see one of the SLO Cow Parade cows, named L.C. "They can say, 'Meet me at the windmill, meet me at the Octagon Barn.'" "People will be able to park here and set out on their bikes," Dettman said. The Octagon Barn property will also serve as a staging area for the future Bob Jones Trail extension. The patio is intended to be used for wedding ceremonies and concerts. The milking parlor, built in 1938, has been restored and renovated into a high-tech meeting and event space.Ī new structure was built on the property to house bathrooms, a makeshift bridal suite and catering facilities.ĭettman says the so-called "shed" also serves as a windbreak for an outdoor patio on the backside of the new structure. "We encourage nonprofits to come to us to host events here." "Weddings, birthdays, anniversary celebrations with family, farmers' markets, nonprofit fundraising venue," Dettman said. The property will soon host various community events. The conservation project, more than 20 years in the making, is finally nearly completion. " started in 1997 to restore and save the structure," Dettman said. In its heyday, Dettman says the barn was a major producer of milk, cream and butter but operations slowed down in the 1950s as the dairy industry evolved. they say that there was fewer materials used per square-foot to construct a round barn and it's a little easier to move cows through a circular space rather than a rectangle with corners." "A lot of people ask us, 'Well, why round? Why eight-sided?'" she said. "It's a symbol of our agricultural and dairy history."ĭettman says the historic barn is one of just two eight-sided barns in California.
"The barn was built in 1906 to house and milk cows for our local dairy industry," Dettman said. Kaila Dettman, executive director of the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County, calls the Octagon Barn a local landmark. You've likely noticed the Octagon Barn in San Luis Obispo while driving on Highway 101 but for more than two decades, it's been closed to the public.Īfter 22 years of conservation and renovation efforts, the property is reopening this Saturday. However, the original structure isn't new at all. There's a new place to host an event and spend time with friends and family on the Central Coast.