Lecture Series Illuminates SLO Cultural Life
A free lecture series presented by the City of San Luis Obispo and the SLO County Arts Council debuts August 19 and continues through the end of the year with…
The Balcony Gardener: Heat, Blueberries and the Vapors
Photo by Mike Perry By the first week of August, the balcony had forgotten what coolness felt like. The morning sun arrived far too early and settled itself among…
Poetry: Letter to a Younger Self
Photo by Safa Float back in time, fifty years or so, to a morning when you were just opening your eyes at first light. A suitable number of summers to…
Anthology Includes Poem by Local LWV Member
A poetry anthology recognizing America's 250th birthday with contributions from members of the national League of Women Voters organization features a poem by a Central Coast woman. Democracy's Urgent Call:…
Poetry: The Backward Glance
Photo by Sean Quillen I look back at myself climbing the nine mile Bright Angel trail of the Grand Canyon: halfway, she runs out of water, and must panhandle…
Libraries Host Back-to-School Extravaganza
A free celebration of summer's end filled with play and learning takes place Saturday, August 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Harold J. Miossi Cultural and Performing…
Video: Discover the Quirky World of Blooks
Discover the fascinating history of objects that emulate actual books through a video, The Quirky World of Culinary Objects in Book Form, part of the International Museum of Dinnerware Design's…
SLO County Arts Council ED Resigns
July 22 is Jordan Chesnut's final day after nearly five years as executive director of the San Luis Obispo County Arts Council, aka SLO County Arts. "Serving this county's artists…
Book Sale June 25-27 Benefits SLO Library
Stock up on your summer reading while supporting the San Luis Obispo Public Library during the SLO Friends of the Library Summer Book Sale June 25-27. More than 7,500 pre-owned…
“The Balcony Gardener” Thrives, As Does Its Author
A volume of stories drawn from a former Central Coast writer's life in Paris is now available in hardcover and as an e-book. Australian-born Janice Exter Konstantinidis, who traded a…