New Book Supports Palm Theatre
An entertaining new book seeks to “fix the flaws” in classic films, while also helping to keep a treasured, local movie theatre in business. Pismo Beach author and film historian…
Dalai Lama Celebrated in Book and Film
These events were scheduled May 18-19, 2024. An author and photojournalist with a deep personal connection to the Dalai Lama of Tibet visits Halcyon the weekend of May 18-19 for…
Back & Forth: Actor Beau Bridges
A little known Tinseltown tidbit about actor Beau Bridges: He was born Lloyd Vernet Bridges III two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. He was given the…
Rubin to Keynote CC Writers Conference
Author and cartoonist Leigh Rubin will serve as the keynote speaker for the 40th annual Central Coast Writers Conference, scheduled for October 5 at Cuesta College. Social media and writing…
SB Museum Director Sparks Controversy
Amada Cruz, the new director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, has abruptly canceled a scheduled exhibition over a lack of diversity among the two dozen represented artists. Cruz,…
Lyle Lovett Announces SLO Concert
This event was scheduled March 10, 2024. Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett returns to the Central Coast for "An Evening with Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group" at the Fremont…
Thumbs Up for New Siskel & Ebert Book
If you grew up in Chicago, as I did, and if you’re passionate about movies, as I am, then you certainly know the names Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. And…
Neil Young Hits A-Town on Friday
This event was scheduled December 8, 2023. Neil Young, a two-time inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, is expected to sign autographs at Traffic Records in Atascadero…
Say “Yes” to New Film Project
San Luis Obispo filmmaker Randi Barros is hoping people will say “yes” to funding her next project, a short film about life in a small Arizona border town. [caption id="attachment_4800"…
Leonid Makes New Friends in AG
This concert was scheduled November 19, 2023. Last Sunday night, a sold-out crowd at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande was treated to my favorite concert of any kind of…