Celebrate SLO County’s New Poet Laureate
The San Luis Obispo County Arts Council is hosting a special evening celebrating poetry, community, and the power of words on Friday, January 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. at…
A Deal for Local Nonprofits
Are you a board member, staff member, or volunteer of a nonprofit organization in SLO County? Spokes, a nonprofit providing resources for other nonprofits, has a deal for your organization.…
Fiscalini Ranch Preserve Inspires Griffin’s Art
Cambria Center for the Arts presents “On the Trail: The Ceramic Art of Patricia Griffin” from January 3 through February 2. Inspired by the artist’s year-long residency on the Fiscalini…
“The Nutcracker” SLO Style
'Tis the season for the Sugar Plum Fairy, Dew Drop, and the Mouse King, which means that just about anywhere right now, someone, somewhere, somehow, is staging The Nutcracker. And…
Local History: Patrick Moore Believed in Education
[caption id="attachment_7634" align="alignleft" width="275"] Patrick Moore, center. After Sarah died, Moore married Mollie O’Connor, at right. At left is Annie Gray, later Annie Gray Shannon. Photo Courtesy Michael Shannon.[/caption] Irish-born…
SLO Film Fest Is Officially “Cool”
MovieMaker has designated the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival as one of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World.” What makes a festival cool? “A cool festival is…
Local History: Political Diversity in AG
One in a series of historical nuggets that local author, historian, and teacher Jim Gregory has mined from our rich, robust, and sometimes rowdy past here on the Central Coast of…
Local History: The Exotic Merchants of Arroyo Grande
One in a series of historical nuggets that local author, historian, and teacher Jim Gregory has mined from our rich, robust, and sometimes rowdy past here on the Central Coast of…
Carrizo Colloquium Highlights Flora & Fauna
"Carrizo, Washburn Wildflowers II" by Laurel Sherrie The 2024 Carrizo Colloquium on October 25 at the Pavilion on the Lake in Atascadero features contemporary field science and research on…
A Scary (But Cool!) Good Time
They say art imitates life, but as SLO’s first art house cinema, the Palm Theatre in historic Chinatown has become an integral part of the SLO life since its inception…