Dispatches

The application window for local artists to join the 2025 Open Studios Art Tour is open until May 30, but the discounted early bird registration deadline is March 21. The…

The Central Coast Writers’ Conference has announced its opening keynote speaker: Brooke Warner, publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress and an award-winning writing coach. Warner is the author of…

The Central Coast Writers' Conference at Cuesta College, recognized as the “Best Conference in the West” by The Writer magazine, returns September 26 and 27 with a new director at…

USA Today has named the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival one of the 10 Best Film Festivals for 2025. SLO came in at #6, behind Cinema Columbus (OH), Salute…

Live Oak Music Festival has unveiled official artwork celebrating its 37th annual event. This year’s design, by local artist Clayton Vaughn Benge, places the distinct figure cut by Live Oak…

The March 4 meeting of the San Luis Obispo City Council meeting began with the presentation of a proclamation declaring the month of March 2025 as Women’s History Month in…

Photo by Niko Saparilas High school seniors from the Lucia Mar Unified School District who plan to continue their studies in the performing arts are eligible to apply now for…

The California Arts Council has awarded 47 Arts Education Exposure grants to organizations across the state, but only one of those has landed in San Luis Obispo County. The SLO…

The California Arts Council is seeking arts and cultural practitioners from diverse communities to volunteer as grant review panelists for its 2025 season. Panelists, who work independently and virtually alongside…

Following hot on the heels of a successful four-day Winter Music Festival, the announcement on February 24 of Festival Mozaic’s upcoming summer season was a hot ticket item. [caption id="attachment_8439"…