San Luis Obispo County's Connection to Arts and Culture
Charlotte Alexander
Charlotte Alexander is an award-winning author, editor, and publisher, with experience in media, higher education, and nonprofit settings. She has been writing reviews of local theatre productions since 2010, and her work has appeared in SLO Life Magazine, SLO Journal Plus, SLO City News, Two for the Show {Central Coast}, and most recently on her website WiseToTheWords.com. She is the co-author of "When Your Pet Outlives You: Protecting Animal Companions After You Die" (New Sage Press 2002; reprinted 2004), which won a Muse Medallion Book Award from the Cat Writers’ Association. She owns and operates C|C Imprint.
SLO REP's 2022 production of The Children. Photo by RyLo Media Design, Ryan C. Loyd Los Angeles Times theater critic Charles McNulty recently addressed an urgent issue facing all theatre companies,…
On September 30, President Biden signed an Executive Order reinstating the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, which had been disbanded when all committee members resigned during the Trump…
Scary Poppins, followed by The Villains Vaudeville Review, was onstage through November 12, 2022 at The Great American Melodrama in Oceano. So . . . prepare to get your Halloween…
Photos by RyLo Media Design, Ryan C. Loyd The event reviewed here has ended, but please continue reading. To support current and upcoming events, visit the organization's website for more…
Want to know more about a "hidden heartbeat of SLO," as KCPR's Claudia Munoz describes SLO's indie music scene? An Instagram page will take you there, and Munoz has the…
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, when libraries nationwide join the American Library Association to remind parents, caregivers, and students that signing up for a library card is the first…
The San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra (aka SLO Winds) is a merry concert band of about 50 of the most accomplished wind and percussion players in the area. "We play the…
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Yes, it's a thing! This year’s iteration will be held September 18-24 with the theme “Books Unite Us.…
The event reviewed here has ended, but please continue reading. To support current and upcoming events, visit the organization's website for more information. So . . . with nary an…
The event reviewed here has ended, but please continue reading. To support current and upcoming events, visit the organization's website for more information. So . . . there’s much more…
Make the Magic Happen
SLO REP's 2022 production of The Children. Photo by RyLo Media Design, Ryan C. Loyd Los Angeles Times theater critic Charles McNulty recently addressed an urgent issue facing all theatre companies,…
Celebrate the Arts and Humanities This Month
On September 30, President Biden signed an Executive Order reinstating the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, which had been disbanded when all committee members resigned during the Trump…
No Bad News . . .
Scary Poppins, followed by The Villains Vaudeville Review, was onstage through November 12, 2022 at The Great American Melodrama in Oceano. So . . . prepare to get your Halloween…
Go “Around the World” with SLO REP
Photos by RyLo Media Design, Ryan C. Loyd The event reviewed here has ended, but please continue reading. To support current and upcoming events, visit the organization's website for more…
A Hidden Heartbeat
Want to know more about a "hidden heartbeat of SLO," as KCPR's Claudia Munoz describes SLO's indie music scene? An Instagram page will take you there, and Munoz has the…
Celebrate September with a Library Card
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, when libraries nationwide join the American Library Association to remind parents, caregivers, and students that signing up for a library card is the first…
The Best Works ~ and the Best Logo
The San Luis Obispo Wind Orchestra (aka SLO Winds) is a merry concert band of about 50 of the most accomplished wind and percussion players in the area. "We play the…
How Many Banned Books Did You Read in 2021?
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Yes, it's a thing! This year’s iteration will be held September 18-24 with the theme “Books Unite Us.…
A Day at the Beach
The event reviewed here has ended, but please continue reading. To support current and upcoming events, visit the organization's website for more information. So . . . with nary an…
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, Right?
The event reviewed here has ended, but please continue reading. To support current and upcoming events, visit the organization's website for more information. So . . . there’s much more…