Orchestra Novo Syncs with Buster Keaton
The plucking of strings intermingle with the high-pitched sounds of wind instruments echoing on stage. Audience members, dressed in flapper dresses and fedoras, crowd the Harold J. Miossi Cultural and…
“Holiday Extravaganza” Brings Joy and Laughter
Joyous singing. The warmth of a fire and of a fateful fairytale ending. Comical bits featuring mistletoe, memories, and misunderstood holiday song lyrics. What else could you ask for on…
Orchestra Novo Goes Silent
Step back in time with Orchestra Novo Sunday afternoon, November 16, when the live orchestra accompanies two classic silent movies at the Harold J. Miossi Cultural and Performing Arts Center…
“Frozen” Sparkles at PCPA
Photos by Mark Velasquez When I was 13, I watched the movie Frozen with my sister as soon as it hit theatres. Naturally, as the younger sibling, I wore…
Is “The Man from Earth” Telling the Truth?
If you’ve seen the promos for the play currently being staged at the Cambria Center for the Arts Theatre, then you’re familiar with the question they pose: What would you…
“Sugarcane” Screens at SLO Film Center
An investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school ignites a reckoning on the nearby Sugarcane Reserve. Sugarcane, the debut feature film documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat…
“After All” Is All About Family
Thomas Wolfe's novel famously advises You Can't Go Home Again. Ellen Sharpe seems determined to prove him wrong. Ellen is going nowhere fast. She fled the hardscrabble rural life of…
Master Chorale Presents “Songs of Joy”
The San Luis Obispo Master Chorale presents “Songs of Joy,” an afternoon of inspiring music on Sunday, November 23 at the Performing Arts Center SLO. Soloists Jamie Chamberlin, Max Potter,…
New Podcast Explores SLO Public Libraries
If you visit, borrow items from, or feel passionate about your local San Luis Obispo County public library, there’s a new podcast you can listen to now, or bookmark for…
“It’s Only a Play” Is a Love Letter to Theatre
Terrence McNally’s two-act play about the business of producing a play on Broadway gets a one-weekend run (with five performances) at Studio of the Performing Arts in Grover Beach November…