Video: People of Honor
Behind Barbed Wire, a look at Central Coast Japanese American life during World War II, was held on January 31 at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande. The program included…
Call for Entries Seeks “Picnic” Art
The International Museum of Dinnerware Design has issued a call for entries for its Sixth Biennial National Juried Exhibition, Picnic. The exhibition—for artists and designers in all media—explores the theme…
Embrace the Earth with Canzona
Experience the beauty and power of nature through song at Embracing the Earth, a Canzona Women’s Ensemble concert on Sunday, March 9, at 3 p.m. at San Luis Obispo United…
A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey
Chabad of SLO and Cal Poly present a Holocaust survivor’s legacy of resilience and unity at the Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo on Sunday, April 6. From Survival…
Poetry: If I Lost My Home by Wildfire
Photo by Mike Newbry on Unsplash (after Betsy Kahn’s Sipping Grief*) Would my sips of loss be for family photos or for our conversation gatherings in the kitchen and living…
Appreciating a “Night Gallery” of Thrills
"Late Nite Cinema" panelists Greg Young, Clinton Cornwell, Lily Kennedy, J.M. Kallet Friday night, February 7, at the recently concluded Cambria Film Festival, marked the first-ever late-night block of…
“Much Ado About Nothing” Is Delightful
Photos by Luis Escobar, Reflections Photography Studio When it comes to Shakespeare and his much-performed comedy Much Ado About Nothing, “I think he means to delight us—pure and simple,”…
“Guys on Ice” Is Warm and Funny
There’s something fishy going on at The Great American Melodrama, although what’s happening seems relegated to a place far, far away—somewhere in the chilly northern wilds of Wisconsin—not in the…
“Becoming Led Zeppelin” Is a Hit
The theatre was packed, no one could sit still, and everyone clapped at the end. Becoming Led Zeppelin was a long time coming: finally, a documentary about the origins of…
“Million Dollar” Winner at SLO Rep
It was KISS who famously sang “God gave rock and roll to you,” but I’m pretty sure they were mistaken. Now, after attending a tour-de-force presentation of Million Dollar Quartet…