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GOINGS ON / SANTA BARBARA : Bluesome Twosome : An award-winning musical duo comes to the UC campus’s Campbell Hall on Wednesday night.

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Musical duo John Cephas and Phil Wiggins will bring their award-winning blues to UC Santa Barbara’s Campbell Hall on Wednesday night.

Cephas (guitar and vocals) and Wiggins (harmonica) are three-time winners of the international W. C. Handy Blues Awards. They won in 1987 and 1990 for best traditional album of the year, and in 1987 for blues entertainers of the year. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. General admission is $15, $13 and $10. Call 893-3535.

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The Dolphin Dancers from the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation and the Tachi Yokuts Dancers from the Central California Valley will perform together Saturday at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The program is part of the museum’s Chumash Artways series.

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Many of the day’s dances will be tributes to animals. The Dolphin Dancers will share Chumash dances, music and stories about the blackbird, bear, swordfish, crane, condor and, of course, dolphin. The Tachi Yokuts will perform the ceremonial dance of the bear, and other traditional dances honoring animals and their relationship to Mother Earth.

Admission is free with admission to the museum--$3 (adults), $2 (senior citizens and children ages 13 to 17) and $1 (children ages 12 and younger). The museum is at 2559 Puesta del Sol Road. For information, call 682-4711.

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It’s antique weekend at Santa Barbara’s Earl Warren Showgrounds. More than 75 dealers are expected to turn out for the thrice-annual antique show and sale put on by Sy Miller Productions of Rancho Santa Fe. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. General admission is $4. The show grounds are at the Las Positas Road exit off U. S. 101.

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Abdulhamid Akoni, professor of cultural anthropology at Oxnard College, will share some African-American folk tales Tuesday at the Los Padres National Forest office in Goleta. The professor may be better known as “Akoni the Storyteller.”

Akoni’s presentation is part of the forest service’s celebration of Black History Month. The free program will run from noon to about 1:30 p.m. African-American-Creole food will be available, also at no charge. The park office is at 6144 Calle Real. For information, call 683-6711.

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New at the zoo: The Santa Barbara Zoo has added a baby Baird’s tapir and a pair of golden lion tamarins to its exhibits.

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The tapir, a close relative of the horse, is an endangered species. There are less than 45 in captivity. This particular tapir was born in October. For now, the baby and its mother will be available for viewing only in the afternoons. The tamarin, a small monkey, is also an endangered species. It is found in the Brazilian rain forest northeast of Rio de Janeiro.

The zoo is at 500 Ninos Drive. Admission is $5 (adults) and $3 (senior citizens over 59 and children under 2). For information, call 962-5339.

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