“Into the Woods” Brings Magic to Cambria
Cambria Center for the Arts stages Into the Woods, the Tony Award-winning Stephen Sondheim show that reimagines fairy tales we all know and love, at the Cambria Center for the…
Attend a “Seminar” This Weekend at SLO Rep
Innocence collides with experience in Seminar, directed by Rosh Wright as part of SLO Rep’s “Ubu’s Other Shoe” staged reading series this weekend, April 18-19, for three performances. In this…
Ben Abbott Speaks Up About “Shut Up, Sherlock”
It’s the 50th anniversary of The Great American Melodrama in Oceano, and its current production epitomizes much of what makes this venerable institution worth celebrating. Shut Up, Sherlock (playing now…
Q&A with Film Fest Honoree Jay Duplass
Veteran independent filmmaker Jay Duplass will receive the “Spotlight Award” from the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival on Sunday, April 27 at the Fremont Theater. Tickets are available online.…
PCPA Serves Up the Hit Musical “Waitress”
Photos by Luis Escobar, Reflections Photography Studio A waitress (and talented pie-maker) dreamt of a way out of her small town and her rocky marriage in not one but…
Civic Ballet Is Off to See the Wizard
Photos by Barry Goyette Most people have likely seen the 1939 movie classic Wizard of Oz, which has evolved into a childhood viewing rite of passage for generations. Some…
CA Arts Council Opens 2025 Grant Opportunities
The California Arts Council launched its 2025 grant season on April 2, opening seven different funding opportunities for applications from eligible arts organizations now through June 5. This year’s grant offerings were…
Civic Ballet Presents Premiere of New “Oz” Adaptation
Image: Barry Goyette Civic Ballet of SLO brings a completely new adaptation of “America's greatest and best-loved home-grown fairy tale," L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, to…
“This American Life” Host Visits SLO
Using audio clips, music, and video, “This American Life” host Ira Glass shares lessons from his life and career in storytelling during a visit to Harold Miossi Hall at the…
Catch “Circle Mirror Transformation” in MB
Five strangers in a small-town acting class find themselves becoming characters in their own lives in the quirky dramedy Circle Mirror Transformation on stage at By the Sea Productions for…