Dispatches

The winner of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival “Best Documentary Short” category in 2025 may qualify to win an Oscar at the Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion…

Kirk and Mira Advani Honeycutt (courtesy photos)   No, if anybody orders Merlot, I’m leaving. I’m not drinking any f**king Merlot.”—Paul Giamatti’s character in "Sideways" It is the line of…

"Carrizo, Washburn Wildflowers II" by Laurel Sherrie   The 2024 Carrizo Colloquium on October 25 at the Pavilion on the Lake in Atascadero features contemporary field science and research on…

The National Endowment for the Humanities is offering grants to support the development, production, and distribution of radio programs, podcasts, documentary films, and documentary film series that engage general audiences with…

Local jazz and folk vocalist Inga Swearingen joins Canzona Women’s Ensemble in an afternoon program celebrating rich musical traditions from across the Americas on Sunday, November 3 at SLO United…

For one night only, a new generative documentary that’s different every time it’s shown will be screened by the SLO Film Center at the Palm Theatre. Eno is groundbreaking in…

The SLO Film Center at the Palm Theatre has announced a new annual membership program. For $99 per year, Palmie members receive six free admissions to any standard screening at…

YES, a short film by local filmmaker Randi Barros about migration and human connection told through the eyes of two eight-year-old girls, is screening at the Palm Theatre on Sunday,…

Author photo by Trey Burnette A new installment of a beach noir anthology series—containing stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Lawrence Block, and local author Leanne Phillips among its National Book…

Festival Mozaic will showcase the talents of Grammy-nominated pianist and composer John Novacek in several performances during October. As the organization’s 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Novacek is celebrating his 20th anniversary season…