Local Poetry Wanted for SLO “Poetry Walk”
The City of San Luis Obispo's Public Art Program is partnering with the SLO County Arts Council and SLO County Poet Laureate Caleb Nichols to create a new walkable art…
Avast, Ye Theatre-Goers—It’s “The Piratess”
Ben Abbott has done it again. The local playwright has written a funny, fast-moving, crowd-pleasing melodrama that will delight all the lords and ladies, lads and lasses—and pirates (arrgh!)—in the…
Five Nonprofits Receive Arts & Culture Grants
Amid growing competition for philanthropic funding and changes to federal support for public media, five San Luis Obispo County nonprofits collectively will receive $140,000 over the next two years from…
Victory for Live Music in Downtown SLO
After a recent public administrative review of the use permit for Libertine Brewing Company in downtown San Luis Obispo, one message clearly resounded during the hearing. Don’t mess with our…
Poetry: Allegro
Michael Laboon, "Roots and Wings," San Luis Obispo Art Around Town For Ann Ream This is where we enter the dark This is where we must go it alone…
“Science on Screen” Comes to the Palm
And now for something completely different: Spend your Valentine’s Day with plants that trap, digest, and kill their prey—on screen and in real life. The SLO Film Center at the…
Cambria Film Fest: What To Expect Day 1
The ninth annual Cambria Film Festival opens on Wednesday, February 4 at the Cambria Center for the Arts with a tribute to movie composer Lalo Schifrin. Orchestra Novo conductor Michael…
John Madden Gets Hollywood Treatment
Christian Bale and Nicolas Cage in Madden The two most famous graduates of Cal Poly are arguably comic “Weird Al” Yankovic and the late NFL football coach/sports commentator John…
Downtown Cinemas First in Line for Dolby Systems
Bruce Sanborn, the owner of Downtown Centre Cinemas in San Luis Obispo, is following a pattern set by his grandfather and father: bringing the most up-to-date film technologies to the…
Cambria Film Fest Passes Go on Sale
Passes for the 2026 Cambria Film Festival scheduled February 4-8 are on sale now, but the steeply discounted Early Bird price ends Friday, December 12. An All-Access Pass (a $430…