Dispatches

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"…

KCBX Central Coast Public Radio has hired a seasoned journalist, editor, and producer as news director. Monica Lopez, who most recently worked for Financial Times as an audio engineer for…

 He’s “Dave” Congalton on the radio, but “David” when he writes. Despite years writing newspaper columns and books, his preferred output remains screenplays. After years of trying, Congalton finally hit…

SLO County poets laureate Kevin Clark and Caleb Nichols   Caleb Nichols is an accessible poet. [caption id="attachment_8393" align="alignright" width="175"] Caleb Nichols[/caption] And now they (Nichols prefers the pronoun “they”)…

Writers and visual artists of all ages and backgrounds are invited to submit original work inspired by personal journeys towards mental wellness for inclusion in the annual Opening Minds Art…

The International Museum of Dinnerware Design has issued a call for entries for its Sixth Biennial National Juried Exhibition, Picnic. The exhibition—for artists and designers in all media—explores the theme…