Lambert Returns to His Music
Mention the name Chris Lambert, and most locals think about his ground-breaking podcast that played a major role in recently bringing justice to the family of missing Cal Poly student…
The Dream of a Glass Slipper
A young exotic dancer in a higher-end strip club meets an even younger millionaire from Russia who simply requests a girl who can speak Russian. The dashing young socialite is…
Find Your Creative Flow
Finding time and space to achieve a state of creative flow is crucial for artists. A free live podcast event with local musician Brook Munro explores the delicate balance between…
Not a Moment Wasted in “A Real Pain”
Ninety minutes isn’t very long in the grand scheme of things. But writer-director-producer-star Jesse Eisenburg makes the most of the hour-and-a-half film for which he is primarily responsible, and which…
“The Florida Project” Shines
This week gives movie-goers who love the new film Anora a chance to sample writer-director Sean Baker’s acclaimed earlier work, The Florida Project, on the big screen. The award-winning movie,…
PCPA’s “Beauty and the Beast” Enchants
Photos by Mark Velasquez When resident artist Kitty Balay opens PCPA’s production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast with the time-honored phrase “Once upon a time,” you can plan on…
ACB Concert Benefits AGHS Band
Atascadero Community Band members recently presented a check for $1,155 to Atascadero High School band director Nate Conrad and several of his students, who also play in the Community Band.…
A Family in Turmoil . . . in 1183
What's a little civil war among family? That’s one question as Cal Poly’s Theatre and Dance Department presents James Goldman's 1966 play, The Lion in Winter. Another question, while we’re…
A Standing Ovation for Orchestra Novo
A sold-out crowd packed the Harold J. Miossi Cultural and Performing Arts Center at Cuesta College on Sunday afternoon to watch Orchestra Novo bring to life the silent film Safety…
Local History: The Exotic Merchants of Arroyo Grande
One in a series of historical nuggets that local author, historian, and teacher Jim Gregory has mined from our rich, robust, and sometimes rowdy past here on the Central Coast of…