Back & Forth: Linna Thomas & 50 Years of Coalesce
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…
Chekhov Visits SLO REP in Next Production
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…
Help “Save Cuesta Inlet” This Saturday
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.…
SLOIFF Lineup Is Online
The SLO International Film Festival has unveiled its official program for the week of April 25-30. All film descriptions, tickets, and passes are now available on the SLOIFF website. Printed…
SLO Poetry Festival Turns 40
The San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival celebrates 40 years of creative words with three Saturdays of poetry readings in April. On April 8 at 1:30 p.m. in the SLO Library…
Grannis Finds Inspiration Everywhere
"Mermaids Have Friends Too" by Anne Grannis Humans combined with animals have become figurative fantasy pieces created by artist Anne Grannis. “Clay is like this amazing stuff,” Grannis says. “You…
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…
Poetry Out Loud Finals Available To Watch
SLO County Poetry Out Loud Champion Blair Bishop, reciting Victoria Chang's "I Once Was a Child" Editor's Note: Alex Yue of Sacramento County was named this year’s California Poetry Out…
Local Author’s Book for Kids Debuts This Weekend
A new children’s book written and illustrated by a local author and set on the Central Coast is launching this weekend. Debbie Noble Black will sign copies of her 237-page,…