“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…
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…
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…
“Unnecessary Farce” Is Perfect Farce
Photo by Ryan Loyd, RYLO Media Design Perfection is a strong word—one not usually associated with silliness, mistaken identities, or slamming doors. But if you define it as “an…
“Stories Matter” Plays to Sold-Out Crowd
Don Reed (center) headlined an evening of community storytelling. It was standing room only when Courtney Haile welcomed local storytellers and one special out-of-town guest to the stage at…
Open Studios Artists Open Up to Visitors
Linda Lewis, #43, "Fine Art Jewelry" While the 140 artists participating in the 2025 Open Studios Art Tour work in many materials and produce many kinds of art, their…
“Bonnie & Hyde” & Jekyll & Clyde & … Blanche?
Following its stellar 50th anniversary spectacular presented in August and September, The Great American Melodrama has returned to its usual fare—but not to the tried and true melodramas of the…
A Warm Round of Applause for “Self-Help”
Near the beginning of Self-Help, one of the main characters—a beleaguered actor married to another actor—yearns for the satisfaction of “a warm round of applause.” Well, that’s what the cast…
Film Center “Founders Circle” Forges Ahead
“They feel called to support local cinema.” Skye McLennan is describing the donors who have already stepped up to support the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival’s campaign to ensure…
This Couple Needs Some “Self-Help”
By the Sea Productions in Morro Bay presents Self-Help, a farce written by Norm Foster and directed by Lisa Woske, over three weekends October 3-19. A married couple of second-rate…