Festival Mozaic Early Bird Sales End May 15
May 15 is the deadline to get the lowest pricing of the summer on single tickets for Festival Mozaic’s Summer SLO Music Festival July 16-26. Beyond mere concerts, the Summer…
View the Inaugural Monterey Biennial Collection
Celebrating the diverse and dynamic talent of Central California’s creative community, the Monterey Museum of Art’s inaugural Monterey Biennial exhibition brings together 122 contemporary artists living and working across seven…
2025 SLOIFF Sets Attendance Record
The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival reports its biggest event ever with more than 8,000 attendees over the 2025 festival’s six-day run April 24-29. Highlights included a sold-out closing…
SLO Symphony Opens Season Subscription Sales
Subscriptions for the SLO Symphony’s five-concert 2025-26 season are now available, with acclaimed soloists from around the world joining the orchestra in performances at the Performing Arts Center SLO. Single…
Bishop & Musselwhite Take the PAC Stage
Cal Poly Arts presents two of the most influential voices in American roots music on Friday, May 23 at the Performing Arts Center SLO. Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite share…
Festival Showcases Three Young Playwrights
The Ensemble Theatre Company's 2025 Young Playwrights Festival presents three “searingly honest and unflinchingly bold new works” at the New Vic in Santa Barbara at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May…
Concert Organist Presents “Broadway & Beyond” May 22
A leading concert organist of her generation presents a collection of classical and musical theatre pieces as part of Cal Poly Arts’ Forbes Organ Series on Thursday, May 22. Amanda…
Parkfield Bluegrass Festival Celebrates 25 Years
Unwind, unplug, and kick back in the “Earthquake Capital of the World” on Mother’s Day weekend May 8-11. The Bluegrass Music Society of the Central Coast presents the 25th annual…
Free CAC Grant Workshop May 12
Local nonprofits can learn how to apply for state arts funding on May 12 at a free in-person grants workshop presented in Santa Maria by the California Arts Council. Arts…
“Rent” Features Songs That Rock
Santa Maria Civic Theatre presents Rent—the groundbreaking musical, rock opera, and pop cultural phenomenon—May 9-25. Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize winner follows a year in…