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The deadline to apply was May 5, 2023. Artists and cultural practitioners living and working in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Kern, or Ventura counties can now apply for California…

Comedian Reena Calm Central Coast Comedy Theater presents three nights of comedy with comedian Reena Calm this weekend. Calm and CCCT comedians are featured in two stand-up comedy shows, one…

“Carrizo, Washburn Wildflowers II” oil on canvas, 22” x 28,” by Laurel Sherrie This event was scheduled May 1-July 31, 2023. Local landscapes created by Arroyo Grande artist Laurel Sherrie…

This event was scheduled June 23-25, 2023. Tickets for Live Oak Music Festival are on sale now. Headliners for the event include roots reggae band The Wailers, indie singer/songwriter Neko Case,…

Winter Dance Party at the Clark Center May 6 These concerts were scheduled April 29-June 17, 2023. At last, spring has sprung and that means the long, wet winter of…

Good news! People are still reading books—all sorts of interesting titles and genres and authors’ voices competing for our attention. I was curious about the books that people I know…

This production was scheduled March 31-May 20, 2023. Sherlock Holmes’ skills are put to the test when he goes head-to-head with criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty in The Great American Melodrama's…

The dream of owning a bookstore brought Linna Thomas and Janet Brown from Oregon to Morro Bay, where they first opened Coalesce Bookstore in July 1973. Thomas became sole proprietor…

In Christopher Durang’s Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike, Chekhov’s iconic characters and themes are thrown into a blender and mixed together “with hilarious results.” Suzy Newman directs Tom…

Photo by Michael Sheltzer Here along the Central Coast there's no shortage of concerts for worthy causes, nor a lack of local musicians willing to step up and help out.…