“After All” Is All About Family
Thomas Wolfe's novel famously advises You Can't Go Home Again. Ellen Sharpe seems determined to prove him wrong. Ellen is going nowhere fast. She fled the hardscrabble rural life of…
Back & Forth: Singer-Songwriter Jamie Pennelly
You can meet the most interesting people at the Laguna Lake Dog Park in San Luis Obispo. Case in point: a young singer-songwriter named Jamie Pennelly, whose sultry voice gives…
Back & Forth: Lynne Oliverius & Suzuki
Veteran music educator Lynne Oliverius of Los Osos is taking on a new position. But there are strings attached. Earlier this year, Oliverius was appointed chairman of the board of…
Foreigner Rocks Vina Robles
Photos by John Lindsey Foreigner, the classic rock band, kept the stage lights pulsating and the volume all the way up to “11” throughout a high-powered, 13-song set at…
Back & Forth: Author Janice Exter Konstantinidis
Author Janice Exter Konstantinidis left the life she had created in Paso Robles and started fresh by moving to Paris in 2024, at the age of 73. She spent nearly…
Local Author Confronts War on Two Fronts
As we honor the fallen on Memorial Day, West helps us better appreciate the sacrifice and the true cost of war." For someone my age, it’s difficult to believe that…
“Operation Babylift” Celebrates the Human Spirit
There is more than a sense of irony in the new short documentary, Operation Babylift: A Celebration of the Human Spirit, 1975-2025. [caption id="attachment_9456" align="alignright" width="300"] President Gerald Ford[/caption] In…
SLOIFF Review: “Speak”
The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival has given SLO Review the opportunity to preview some of the narrative and documentary films on the festival's April 24-29, 2025 program schedule.…
Q&A with Film Fest Honoree Jay Duplass
Veteran independent filmmaker Jay Duplass will receive the “Spotlight Award” from the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival on Sunday, April 27 at the Fremont Theater. Tickets are available online.…
Civic Ballet Is Off to See the Wizard
Photos by Barry Goyette Most people have likely seen the 1939 movie classic Wizard of Oz, which has evolved into a childhood viewing rite of passage for generations. Some…