Month: April 2023

My mother has long wavy green hair she slaps at my ankles my thighs she wants to break over my head knock me down in the surf give me a…

The journey from Minnesota to the Central Coast for Mike Toppe is a story long in the making. Toppe and his partner Dan, with their miniature dachshund Earl, moved to…

The deadline to apply was May 5, 2023. Artists and cultural practitioners living and working in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Kern, or Ventura counties can now apply for California…

Comedian Reena Calm Central Coast Comedy Theater presents three nights of comedy with comedian Reena Calm this weekend. Calm and CCCT comedians are featured in two stand-up comedy shows, one…

“Carrizo, Washburn Wildflowers II” oil on canvas, 22” x 28,” by Laurel Sherrie This event was scheduled May 1-July 31, 2023. Local landscapes created by Arroyo Grande artist Laurel Sherrie…

Morning light bathes my face and filigrees the edges of leaves like halos. The soul-stirring cry of a red-tailed hawk rings out as she flies searching across the sky. If…

This event was scheduled June 23-25, 2023. Tickets for Live Oak Music Festival are on sale now. Headliners for the event include roots reggae band The Wailers, indie singer/songwriter Neko Case,…

Winter Dance Party at the Clark Center May 6 These concerts were scheduled April 29-June 17, 2023. At last, spring has sprung and that means the long, wet winter of…

SF Comedy Competition headliner Joe Zimmerman This event was presented April 1, 2023. Stand-up comedy for me has always been this interesting concept: a very inexact art form with many…

Good news! People are still reading books—all sorts of interesting titles and genres and authors’ voices competing for our attention. I was curious about the books that people I know…