Cambria Film Fest Opens with Music
Michael Nowak hosts the Cambria Film Festival's opening night film screening. The ninth annual Cambria Film Festival opened February 4 at the Cambria Center for the Arts with a…
Cambria Film Fest: What To Expect Day 1
The ninth annual Cambria Film Festival opens on Wednesday, February 4 at the Cambria Center for the Arts with a tribute to movie composer Lalo Schifrin. Orchestra Novo conductor Michael…
“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…
OperaSLO Gala Bids 2025 Adieu
Opera San Luis Obispo, scores of musical artists, and an enthusiastic audience said goodbye to 2025 at the Performing Arts Center SLO on New Year's Eve. Between a patriotic opening…
Give the Gift of Live Performance
Still have names to cross off your holiday list? Waiting til the last minute to find that perfect present for a loved one? Give the gift of live performance to…
“Botso” Screening Supports Friends of Morro Elementary
The Friends of Morro Elementary is hosting a showing of the documentary Botso, the Teacher from Tbilisi on Monday evening December 22 at the Bay Theatre in Morro Bay. The award-winning…
Fidopiastis Wins Concerto Competition
Mary Kate Fidopiastis (center) is surrounded by Youth Symphony staff members Grace Seng, John Astaire, Tanya Streder and Al Streder. San Luis Obispo High School senior Mary Kate Fidopiastis has…
When Gifting, Please Think Creatively
Giving Tuesday has become a global “thing,” reminding us what comes after Black Friday and Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday (skipping over the yet-unnamed Sunday after Thanksgiving): a day…
“It’s a Wonderful Life” Is a Wonderful Play
Geoff Higgins and Kristen Saunders It’s a wonderful play. It’s not a conventional play—it has actors playing voice actors putting on a radio play, so they get to read…
Don’t Worry, Be Happy—“It’s Only a Play”
It’s Only a Play, running for five performances only this weekend, November 20-23, at The Studio of Performing Arts in Grover Beach, is only one of playwright Terrence McNally’s many…