How Was the Wild West Really Won?
The history of the wild west is filled with outrageous stories, but few are as wacky as How the West Was Really Won, opening June 20 at The Great American…
Celebrate Pride with Author Lucy Bledsoe
Atascadero and San Luis Obispo public libraries welcome award-winning author Lucy Jane Bledsoe to speak at each library on Saturday, June 14 to celebrate Pride Month. The event in Atascadero…
Barahona’s Art at SLOMA Is Deeply Personal
Deanna Barahona’s exhibit in the Nybak Gallery at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art details her upbringing and her father’s immigration from El Salvador to the United States. In…
Back & Forth: Author Janice Exter Konstantinidis
Author Janice Exter Konstantinidis left the life she had created in Paso Robles and started fresh by moving to Paris in 2024, at the age of 73. She spent nearly…
“The Phoenician Scheme” Is a Father’s Day Film
The Phoenician Scheme: the story of a father and daughter’s love—with complimentary hand grenades! The latest and very ambitious offering from director and auteur Wes Anderson seems to have confused…
“Justice” Is Eye-Opening and Inspiring
Photos by Lore Photography Ensemble Theatre Company has opened the final production of its 46th season at The New Vic Theatre in Santa Barbara with the Southern California premiere…
Reflections: Nothing, and Everything
Photo by Alex Sheldon I met him in the fall, just as the summer fog lifted and the Monarch butterflies returned from the north. His beachside home, lived in for…
“Jane Austen” Film Channels Writing, Romance, and More
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is a charming and visually enchanting film that blends the spirit of Jane Austen with a fresh, modern voice. At its heart is Agathe (Camille…
Remembering Linna Thomas
We lost Linna Thomas on May 31. For 52 years, she was the driving spirit behind Coalesce Book Store and Garden Chapel in Morro Bay, a fiercely independent, community-minded haven…
A Day with “Charlie Brown” & Friends
Photo by Ryan Loyd, RYLO Media Design SLO Rep is ending its 78th season with a bang, even if the show in question doesn’t have the complicated layers of…