SLO REP Announces October Groundbreaking
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre has announced three bits of good news about its new downtown theatre to be built at Monterey and Nipomo streets. Local philanthropist Joan Gellert Sargen…
Shakespeare Fest Opens “Macbeth” Under a Harvest Moon
It’s been two decades since the Central Coast Shakespeare Festival produced the Bard's darkest tragedy, where ambition and prophecy collide with devastating consequences. [caption id="attachment_15752" align="alignright" width="300"] Tyler Lopez (Macbeth)…
Symphony Hosts Premiere of Work by Local Composer
The San Luis Obispo Symphony's October 4 Classics I concert, "Rites of Passage," features both legacy and innovation with the pairing of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and the world…
Read Some “Banned” Books October 4-10
"Let Books Be. Protect the Freedom to Read." That's the theme of this year's Banned Books Week October 4-10 highlighting the value of free and open access to information. The…
Poetry: Bikes
I mean Winter in Michigan could Freeze your hair. In fifth grade I got my bike for Christmas. A Schwinn Stingray, I mean Lime Green Metallic, Chrome high Handlebars with…
The Enduring, Astonishing Puzzle of Lizzie Borden
Editor's Note: The case of Lizzie Borden, accused of taking an axe to her parents in 1892 Victorian-era Massachusetts, remains a subject of discussion and fascination. This week Netflix released…
It’s a Carnival at SLO Film Center’s Haunting Party
Unleash your inner circus performer (or whatever lurks inside), put on your costume, and dare to enter the twisted carnival of the SLO Film Center's annual Haunting Party. [caption id="attachment_15662"…
ETC Santa Barbara Hosts Pre-Halloween “Frankenstein”
National Theatre Live returns to Ensemble Theatre Company in Santa Barbara on October 29 with a featured screening of Danny Boyle's 2011 production of Frankenstein. The film features Benedict Cumberbatch…
“Buyer & Cellar” Opens ETC’s 48th Season
Five productions. Five completely different worlds. All reflecting something about California, a place where people come to reinvent themselves—where dreams are made, sold, chased, lost, and sometimes hilariously deflated. In…
What To Expect This Year at Open Studios
More than 165 local artists are preparing to participate in this year's Open Studios Art Tour, scheduled two weekends October 10-11 and 17-18. Among them are four creatives who have…