“Lifespan” Is Thought-Provoking Entertainment
This production is scheduled September 1-3, 2023. If you are a writer—of fiction, nonfiction, or perhaps especially the genre known as “narrative nonfiction” or “creative nonfiction”—you have a stake in…
Judy Collins Graces Sold-Out Clark Center
This performance took place August 22, 2023. So where’s your happy place? I have a few: the beach, Elks hot tub, tennis court, Sunday night football with my girlfriend. But…
Chicago Makes Us Smile at Vina Robles
Photos by John Lindsey This performance was held August 25, 2023. The classic rock band Chicago turns 56 this year, but based on its sold-out performance August 25 at Vina…
Three Performances, Two Men, One Unusual Conversation
This production was scheduled August 18-20, 2023. Morro Bay’s only live theatre company provides a valuable service to the community with its annual schedule of full-fledged plays and staged readings.…
Two-Hander Opens SLO REP Season
RyLo Media Design, Ryan C. Loyd This event is scheduled August 11-27, 2023. Stones in His Pockets, by Northern Ireland playwright Marie Jones, is the kind of play that attracts…
King Harris, In His Own Words
Many of us first came across King Harris while he was the anchor and news director at KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara. He became more of a local San Luis Obispo…
Catch “Gold Fever” at the Melodrama
This event was scheduled July 21-September 9, 2023. If you’ve never been to The Great American Melodrama in Oceano, it’s time. Their latest offering, Gold Fever at the Rough &…
Julia Morgan and Her Detour to San Simeon
Julia Morgan died an unknown architect in 1957. And although her professional work included more than 500 diverse projects—mostly in California—Morgan did not welcome accolades or publications focusing on her…
“Love’s Labour’s Lost” Is Found in SLO
Photo by Steve Miller Photography This event is scheduled July 21-August 13, 2023. As the stars began their wheel across the dusky sky, the words of a 300-year-old Shakespearian play…
Jimmy Webb Weaves Story and Song
This concert was scheduled July 13, 2023. Jimmy Webb came to Santa Barbara last Thursday night for an intimate concert at the Lobero Theatre. Actually, there were three Jimmy Webbs…