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Pink Martini returns to San Luis Obispo for their holiday show on Dec. 18
Editor’s note: As of Dec. 6, the Pink Martini show has sold out. You can check with the Cal Poly box office concerning ticket availability by calling (805) 756-4849. Portland’s Pink Martini is a one-of-a-kind ensemble—a dozen-member band playing classical, Latin, traditional pop, jazz, and more under the leadership of pianist and arranger Thomas Lauderdale,…
Blitz
What’s it rated? PG-13 When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Apple TV Plus Written and directed by Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Widows), this World War II film does something films about this war rarely do, which is to look beyond the good-versus-evil trope of the Allied Forces versus the Nazis and examine another form…
Templeton CSD appointed its third board member after being one candidate short of an election
Templeton Community Services District (CSD) was a candidate short this election year, so it appointed a new board member and filled the district board’s open seat. According to CSD General Manager Jeff Briltz, the board had seven residents show interest in being appointed, all of whom were required to apply by the end of September.…
Cal Poly partners with Cal Fire to bring more trees to disadvantaged California communities
California’s 39 million people don’t have enough shade, something Cal Poly and Cal Fire are partnering to combat. Together, they want to help boost the state’s tree canopy by 10 percent by 2035. “The idea behind it is that we have hotter and hotter days in California, and we don’t have enough shade, so we…
Paso Robles City Council accepted a new van for the City Library’s first bookmobile
Paso Robles is going to get its first library on wheels, a bookmobile that will help the City Library further achieve its goal to make books more accessible throughout the community. At the Nov. 19 City Council meeting, the council unanimously voted to accept the gift of a new Ford Transit 350 into its fleet,…
SLO’s Canzona Women’s Ensemble holds auditions for all-women spring concert
San Luis Obispo County ladies nurturing hopes of being choral singers now have a chance to try their luck. Canzona Women’s Ensemble, which has been spotlighting women for 15 years, is now holding auditions on Dec. 5 and 7 in SLO and Shell Beach, respectively, for its spring concert called Embracing the Earth. “You know,…
Firestone Walker teams up with Ernie Ball on limited-release IPA
Burnin’ for you To find out more about Firestone Walker, visit firestonewalker.com. The company’s venues include breweries in Buellton, at 620 McMurray Road, and Paso Robles, at 1400 Ramada Drive. Visit ernieball.com for more info on Ernie Ball, located at 4117 Earthwood Lane, San Luis Obispo. The goal behind Firestone Walker’s new IPA project was…
SLO County’s coast targeted for potential brick-and-mortar cannabis dispensaries
SLO County’s unincorporated coastal towns are more likely to see retail cannabis dispensaries before its inland areas do thanks to what 4th District Supervisor Jimmy Paulding called the historical “go slow approach in SLO County.” Currently, the county allows for cannabis cultivation and delivery. But that could change after a November Board of Supervisors meeting,…
Ebenezer Scrooge and Princess Aurora take the stage at the Great American Melodrama
Selling fast Get tickets to the Great American Melodrama’s Holiday Extravaganza show running until Dec. 31 at americanmelodrama.com. Changing leaves, crisp mornings, and Christmas music on the radio all mark the holiday season’s approach. For theater lovers on the Central Coast, the Great American Melodrama’s annual Holiday Extravaganza is another holiday harbinger. Playing until Dec.…
Exit Pursued by a Bear presents Turkey Boy at the SLO Library
Performances of Turkey Boy: A Christmas Carol Addendum will be held in the San Luis Obispo Library’s Community Room on Saturday, Dec. 14, and Sunday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m. on both evenings. Written by Orcutt local Weston Eric Scott, this original play follows a child actor who has played Tiny Tim in his local…
SLO has forgotten about its senior and disabled pedestrians
What sort of city would toss its frail senior and disabled pedestrians under the bus? Unfortunately, that’s the sort of city San Luis Obispo has become. What follows is an account of a citizen’s raising safety and disability concerns with our city and how the city responded. There’s no better illustration of our city’s uncaring…
Friendly Neighborhood Big Band holds two free Christmas concerts in Nipomo
Holiday music fans can look forward to two upcoming Christmas-centric performances in Nipomo from the Friendly Neighborhood Big Band—one outdoors and the other indoors. The group will hold a free outdoor concert in a residential area, on the driveway of 755 Honey Groove Lane, Nipomo, on Sunday, Dec. 8, from noon to 2 p.m. Attendees…
Legal schmegal
Bad news, stoners. Weed in California is illegal! According to California’s Second Appellate District Court decision in JCCrandall LLC v. County of Santa Barbara, “We regret to inform that cannabis is illegal in California because federal law says so.” Ruh roh! Before you get too freaked out, potheads, local authorities don’t seem to care ……
Court rules in favor of steelhead in lawsuit against SLO County
Four environmental groups can claim victory in their lawsuit against San Luis Obispo County over claims of insufficient flows from Lopez Dam into Arroyo Grande Creek for steelhead trout. On Dec. 3, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted a preliminary injunction requiring SLO County to alter operations at Lopez Dam…
Gladiator II is epic, gory, campy fun
GLADIATOR II What’s it rated? R What’s it worth, Anna? Full price What’s it worth, Glen? Full price Where’s it showing? Colony, Downtown Centre, Park, Stadium 10 Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Black Hawk Down) directs this sword-and-sandal sequel to his Oscar-winning Gladiator (2000) set 16 years later. The sequel tells the…
Arroyo Grande City Council approves a domestic well after a two-year battle
It’s been an almost 24-month battle between the city of Arroyo Grande and future resident Michael Harris over drilling a water well on his 55-acre property. City staff originally recommended that the Arroyo Grande City Council deny the project, but Harris fought. In mid-November he finally got the green light to drill. Harris is no…
A Man on the Inside
What’s it rated? TV-14 When? 2024 Where’s it showing? Netflix Mike Schur is back doing what he does best, giving his audience loveable, quirky characters in deliciously bite-sized episodes. The Parks and Rec and The Good Place creator has brought Ted Danson back in the leading role of Charles in his new comedy A Man…
