David Congalton

This week gives movie-goers who love the new film Anora a chance to sample writer-director Sean Baker’s acclaimed earlier work, The Florida Project, on the big screen. The award-winning movie,…

The November meeting of SLO Nightwriters features a presentation by former San Luis Obispo Tribune reporter Pat Pemberton. Suggesting that a descriptive, anecdotal lead can draw readers into a story…

Kirk and Mira Advani Honeycutt (courtesy photos)   No, if anybody orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I’m not drinking any f**king Merlot.”—Paul Giamatti’s character in "Sideways" It is the line of…

Screenwriter David Congalton and director Ellie Kanner Brian Schwartz, director of the Central Coast Writers’ Conference, reached out to me last month with an intriguing proposal. He wanted to arrange…

A San Luis Obispo dance company is taking a financial leap of faith in staging its next pair of performances. Normally, and particularly in this post-COVID era, local performing arts…

Local author Ken Kenyon has put his retirement to good use, combining his passion for local history with a deep love of writing. The result is a new novel, set…

Due to popular demand, a second screening of a documentary about local singer-songwriter Craig Nuttycombe will be screened at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 25, at the Cambria Center for…

The co-owners of the now-defunct Insomniac Video, once the video store of choice for hardcore film aficionados in San Luis Obispo, are back, this time on the big screen. Bob…

An Evening with Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group, scheduled for February 28, 2025 as part of the 2024-25 Cal Poly Arts season, has been cancelled. Season subscribers were notified…

This event was scheduled July 28, 2024. Rejoice. Tribute band music, which has been going through a rather uneventful, overly-saturated period lately, finally has a legitimate star. He’s Tom Cridland,…