Poetry: The Thing Is
Each time I look out the window, I see a poem passing. —Gwendolyn Brooks The thing about poetry is this: Sometimes you get an idea, and you say here’s a…
PCPA’s “Henry V” and Playmaking
Photos by Luis Escobar, Reflections Photography Studio This production was scheduled February 16-25, 2024. PCPA artistic director Mark Booher describes Shakespeare’s Henry V as “a kind of living treatise to…
Six Amazing Women, One Shining Show
Photos by Ryan C. Loyd, RyLo Media Design This production was scheduled February 9-March 10, 2024. Six amazing singers, four terrific instrumentalists, and one shining show brought the house to…
SB Museum Director Sparks Controversy
Amada Cruz, the new director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, has abruptly canceled a scheduled exhibition over a lack of diversity among the two dozen represented artists. Cruz,…
Foundation Donates $119,525 to SLO Library
Thanks to two local benefactors, the SLO County Library Foundation has announced a donation of $119,525 to benefit children and adults who visit any of the County of San Luis…
“Grave Mistakes” Measures Up at Melodrama
This production was scheduled January 26-March 16, 2024. For a number of reasons, the first production of The Great American Melodrama’s 2024 season more than lives up to the troupe’s…