Grants Available for Arts Partnerships
The Central Coast Creative Corps, a program funded by the California Arts Council in partnership with the San Luis Obispo County Arts Council and five other county arts councils, will…
“Chinatown” Didn’t Wow SLO in ’74
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, and Roman Polanski all made a special “appearance” in San Luis Obispo on May 3, 1974. Their stopover here was brief, barely more than…
SLO Symphony Names New Executive Director
The San Luis Obispo Symphony board of directors has named Rachel Cementina as its new executive director. Most recently director of membership, marketing, and philanthropy for the SLO YMCA, she…
ACB Concert Raises $754 for PRHS Band
The Atascadero Community Band recently held a concert celebrating “The Great Outdoors” through music, and thanks to generous donations from the audience, $754 was donated to the Paso Robles High School Band…
Louie & Talia Ortega Release New CD “Ruby”
Five years in the making, “Ruby,” the new CD by Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Louie Ortega, features a couple different musical twists. The project marks the first studio collaboration between Ortega…
Copeland Vinyl Collection Goes To Auction
The vinyl record collection of the late San Luis Obispo sporting goods magnate Jim Copeland is slated to go to auction in April, a move that one memorabilia expert calls “a…
Local Students Benefit from State Parks Grant
Photo by Mike Baird Central Coast State Parks Association is one of 12 nonprofit organizations receiving first-ever Adventure Pass grants, enabling the association to provide meaningful and relevant outdoor experiences…
Back & Forth: Nick Larson of Próxima Parada
Próxima Parada is Spanish/Portugese for “next stop,” certainly appropriate for this San Luis Obispo-based band that has been exploding on social media, thanks to a single 13-second TikTok video last…
Party with the SLO Symphony
The SLO Symphony has scheduled some insightful and playful parties in 2023 that are meant to raise funds for the organization while providing fun for friends and audience members. Tickets…
SLO REP’s ACT Expands
ACT's Summer 2022 production of Peter and the Starcatcher San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre’s Academy of Creative Theatre (ACT) is expanding. Generous grants and a new headquarters building have driven…