SB Museum Director Sparks Controversy
Amada Cruz, the new director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, has abruptly canceled a scheduled exhibition over a lack of diversity among the two dozen represented artists. Cruz,…
San Luis Obispo County's Link to Arts and Culture
Amada Cruz, the new director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, has abruptly canceled a scheduled exhibition over a lack of diversity among the two dozen represented artists. Cruz,…
In “Field of Dreams,” Kevin Costner is called to turn his Iowa farmland into a baseball field. “Build it and they will come,” he is told. The same thought must…
Singer Lyle Lovett and I have at least one thing in common—we both made our first visit to the Libbey Bowl in downtown Ojai last week. California has been my…
R.A.C.E. Matters celebrated the grand opening of Texture with a ribbon-cutting June 2. Texture has arrived, and for many people of color in SLO County, the opening of this special…
Winter Dance Party at the Clark Center May 6 These concerts were scheduled April 29-June 17, 2023. At last, spring has sprung and that means the long, wet winter of…
Photos by David Congalton This concert was onstage at the SAP Center in San Jose on February 21, 2023. Yes, I do know the way to San Jose, having made…
The distance between Kabul and Santa Barbara is roughly 7,631 miles as the bullet flies, but for 100 minutes a rapt audience at the Ensemble Theatre Company (ETC) at the…
The Harold J. Miossi Charitable Trust has announced a $1 million contribution in support of San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre’s capital campaign, “A New Stage,” to build a new venue…
Tommy Castro and the Painkillers: at The Siren January 21 I don't really have to say it but I will anyway: the last three years were not good, especially for…
Ryan Gruss joined the staff of the Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo nine years ago as the box office manager, later becoming director of patron services and campus ticketing.…