Bach Week Finale Yields Pathos, Joy, Drama
Saturday, January 24 was a mild, mostly sunny day in San Luis Obispo. It felt to me like a great time to spend an hour or so listening to Baroque…
Cambria Film Fest: “Burt”
What begins as an often-told tale of one character bilking another develops into a sweet story of how one man’s kindness changes the direction of the life of another. In…
Cambria Film Fest: “Seems Like Love”
“I love when something beautiful comes from something simple.” If you see one film at the Cambria Film Festival this year, make it Seems Like Love. When you consider Russian…
Cambria Film Fest: “In the Tracks of Lalo Schifrin”
In the Tracks of Lalo Schifrin opens mid-conversation, as if we've stumbled into a recording session already in progress. This isn't a documentary so interested in beginnings or endings, in…
Cambria Film Fest: “Baby Doe”
When tragedy strikes, it’s natural to demand that someone be held accountable. Baby Doe, a documentary directed by Jessica Earnshaw, tells the tragic story of 22-year-old Gail Eastwood, who finds…
Cal Poly Arts Presents “Sol Invictus”
An international ensemble of dancers blends contemporary and urban movement with capoeira and martial arts in an upcoming performance by France-based Compagnie Hervé Koubi. Cal Poly Arts presents “Sol Invictus”…
The Balcony Gardener: The Case of the Emerald Afternoon
The Balcony Gardener and her beloved dog Teddy were enjoying a patch of late January sun that had wandered, briefly, into February’s jurisdiction. Teddy lay with his chin on his…
“Anthropology” Is Timely and “Frightfully Real”
Just like raising a child, it takes a village to put on a show. Okay, maybe not the whole village, but certainly a large number of dedicated people, most of…
Founder Still Sees Orchesis as “Dance Family”
Photo by Brittany App, choreography by Lisette Adundez The name “Moon Ja Minn” means “to be a scholar,” at least as it applies to the founder of Cal Poly’s…
Greensfelder’s “Time Traveler” Targets Perspective
Jeanie Greensfelder’s new book of poetry invites readers to see the world as she feels it. Time Traveler is a lesson in perspective. The work spans more than 80 years,…