Celebrate SLO County’s New Poet Laureate
The San Luis Obispo County Arts Council is hosting a special evening celebrating poetry, community, and the power of words on Friday, January 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. at…
Poetry: Scheherazade
Scheherazade, fabled storyteller of Arabian Nights, under sentence of death, told stories with no endings. Endless new beginnings, night after night, kept her alive. But stories, for all of us,…
Cambria Film Fest Opens February 5
The eighth annual Cambria Film Festival, scheduled February 5-9, features more than 80 films and special events, all designed to provide a platform for emerging filmmakers to showcase their work.…
“Dahl’s Darlings” Is a True Original
In its most recent adventure into theatre, By the Sea Productions in Morro Bay took on a formidable task: producing a new work by a local playwright based on the…
“Cyclone” Is Smart, Witty, Dark, Funny, and Fresh
A decidedly weird little Canadian musical by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell has developed quite the online following since it debuted in 2008 in Victoria, British Columbia. By 2016, Ride…
Friendship in Final Days
In his first English language film, the Spanish writer/director Pedro Almodóvar presents a tale of friendship between two women as they together confront the near and expected death of one…
Morro Bay Gets “Tapped”?
Interest in visiting Morro Bay might soon just shoot up to an "11," thanks to a long-awaited movie sequel due out later this year. Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean…