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EIGHT DAYS OF POETRY: The San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival takes place Nov. 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17. Tickets cost $8 (general) and $6 (student). Visit languageofthesoul.org for more information.
Whitney Lenet
student
“16 and Pregnant. It seems like it encourages underage pregnancy and rewards it with fame.”
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!: The San Luis Obispo Symphony’s Classics in the Cohan series will pick up again Saturday, Feb. 1 with a program of Rachmaninoff, Bartok, and Barber. In the meantime, there’s also a special New Year’s Eve performance. Visit slosymphony.com for more information.
Casey Rickwalt
woodcarver
“Spongebob pretty much ruined my dad. It hypnotizes people into thinking they actually live in a pineapple under the sea.”
FUNDING KERFUFFLE: Nobody seems to know why the rug was pulled out from under Atascadero city officials’ feet and FEMA yanked back some $2.7 million it had previously approved them, but those city officials aren’t giving up the green without a fight. Credit: PHOTO BY STEVE E. MILLER
Carol Walker
retired
“All of Fox News. They’re so negative. They don’t talk about any of the positive aspects of living in America.”
