Mid-State Fair Wraps Another Solid Year
It was a mild but wild 12 days of barn dances, watermelon eating contests, and overpriced product demos at the annual “biggest little fair anywhere.” And of course more live…
Works Span 122 Years in Final FM Chamber Concert
Mendelssohn, Thuille, Bridge, Moore The last of this summer’s Festival Mozaic chamber concerts on Friday, July 25, was again performed in the Harold J. Miossi Performing Arts Center at…
Festival Mozaic Presents Two from the Heart
Since its beginning, Festival Mozaic (best known for its chamber music) has featured an eclectic mix of excellent performers in a variety of genres. And this summer’s season is no…
Festival Mozaic’s Third Chamber Concert Brings Ovations
Today on CMCR (Classical Music Concert Reviews), we’ll take a look at chamber music renovations throughout the centuries—four of them to be exact. To keep the performance times under a…
Canzona Announces Auditions for Fall Concert
Canzona Women's Ensemble will hold auditions for its upcoming fall concert, “Heart Strings: Ties That Bind,” on August 14 in San Luis Obispo and on August 16 in Shell Beach.…
Art Center MB Exhibits Open August 7
Art Center Morro Bay presents two exhibits beginning August 7: “Everyday Common Things,” a members-only show in the main gallery celebrating the often-overlooked objects and moments of daily life, and…
Art After Dark Returns in August
"After the Rain," by Gisele Thompson On Friday, August 1 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Art After Dark returns to San Luis Obispo. Experience art, poetry, music, and…
It Took Two To Write This Musical
Mark Pietri and Michael Kaplan (photos courtesy Michael Kaplan). “No sets, no costumes, just four stools.” Central Coast resident Michael Kaplan is describing his most recent work for the…
Studios on the Park Brings Fantasy to Life
There has always been a very distinct line between fine art and what can be considered fine craft. On rare occasions these lines blur and ultimately blend into an entirely…
Comedy: The Grammar of Enough
A Four-Act Comedy of Conjugation, Crisis, and Croissants Characters Steve: A retired power plant operator and procedure writer, recently enthralled by French grammar. Janice: New to France, learning French from…