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BY ANNA WELTNER

Can evolutionary science explain the phenomenon known as art?

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he ostentatious beauty of the peacock’s plumage does precious little to ensure its survival. In fact, the bird’s flamboyant coloring often attracts the unwanted attention of predators. That the peacock’s fancy tail nonetheless persists in nature was a phenomenon Charles Darwin cited in On the Origin of Species as evidence of sexual selection—a trait preferred by females of the species for its beauty and its underlying promise of superior genetic quality.

Our own species, too, seems drawn to functionless pretty things. Art museums, the ballet, and the opera can’t feed us, clothe us, or in any way increase our chances of survival, and yet

tail, is undeniably connected to sex appeal. And yet the purpose of creating art goes far beyond attracting a mate.

People make art as a form of expression, and that work, once created, enters a conversation. Writers describe it, critique

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it, and compare it to other works. People line up to experience it. Other artists create work in response to it. Art evolves far more rapidly than any living creature.

Why? “Evolutionarily, clearly it’s something

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The existence of art, like the peacock’s brilliantly colored

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that has deep, deep roots in humanity,” explained Dawn Neill, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology at Cal Poly. “We don’t see art emerge until we have the equivalent of modern human beings. The Neanderthals that predate modern humans in some areas of Europe, they are not known for producing art. … So we do seem to have this sort of cognitive shift that comes in a few tens of thousands of years ago. It is very likely, from a behavioral, evolutionary perspective, that it might be the sort of thing that humans have selected ourselves to have. There’s a cognitive capacity for creation, or imbuing everyday objects with aesthetic qualities beyond function, that perhaps we found valuable, and selected for in terms of our mate preferences.”

Neill cited a study, published in 2006 by psychology professors Martie Haselton (UCLA) and Geoffrey Miller (University of New Mexico), which tested the attractiveness of creative intelligence. Just as the sexual preferences of the peahen are thought to be responsible for the exaggerated plumage of the peacock, the study’s results suggest, women’s preference for artistically inclined sexual partners may be the reason why art flourishes in every culture.

Haselton and Miller asked a group of women, at their ovulatory peak, to read two vignettes describing two different hypothetical men. One man was described as being creative and talented, yet financially unreliable; the other as wealthy but not creative or talented.

The women were then asked to rate the desirability of the men for short-term and long-term mating. At their most fertile, women preferred creativity over wealth—especially for short-term mating. In short, the women desired the genes of creative men to pass on to their offspring, but didn’t necessarily want to actually live or raise children with those unpredictable, poorbut-sexy artist types.

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may have evolved as a ‘good dad’ indicator through sexual selection, whereas male creativity may have evolved partly as a ‘good genes’ indicator,” the study reads.

Haselton and Miller’s findings may explain why people who make art continue to be born.

But understanding why so many humans—artists or not—take great pleasure in experiencing art is another mystery entirely. New Times’ Spring Arts Annual, which you’re presently reading, is devoted to diverse, often intangible art experiences that locals of all backgrounds and ages will flock to. Prokofiev’s enduring Peter and the Wolf, performed by the SLO Symphony; the visually opulent spectacle that is Indian dance ensemble “Bollywood Delicious;” the woodcuts of Tom Killion; and Bryn Hobson’s installation “Flight,” in the Book Club of California’s exhibit “Pressing Forward,” are artworks from varying disciplines, eras, and parts of the world. And yet, in little San Luis Obispo, all of them can be expected to draw a rapt audience.

The root of art could lie in communication—the use of agreed upon, if not universally understood, symbols to convey abstract or fantastic ideas.

“As humans, one of our adaptations is cognitive ability to think abstractly— that’s what language is,” said Neill in our interview. “The words I’m saying right now don’t have any objective, intrinsic meaning. You and I can communicate like this because we agree on the meaning of each of these utterances.”

Once that ability to transmit basic information has been established, Neill hypothesizes, it’s not very much of a leap that humans would begin relating things that have happened in the past and might happen in the future.

“Then, it’s an even smaller step, I think, to start telling stories about things that might never happen,” Neill went on. “From the time that we were able to make these symbolic, communicative associations with other people in our group, probably pretty close to that time is when we started imagining things, telling stories about each other, guessing about people’s motives, kinship stories, creation myths—these all exist in all cultures in some form or another.”

Our ability to imagine things that might happen, and to then be able to preemptively strategize what we might do about it, has clear evolutionary value. But humans take it even further, conveying wild, bizarre, abstract ideas through words, movement, sound, and visual representation—ideas that may have no clear interpretation or function, but from which we nonetheless derive extreme pleasure.

Denis Dutton, professor of the philosophy of art at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, acknowledges the mystery of the arts’ appeal in his book The Art Instinct. Yet he maintains that our current inability to pin down the phenomenon—what it is and why we love it—in no way diminishes its power: “Ideas and objects such as ‘square root’ or ‘neutron’ have come to be grasped alongside the rise of the theories that give them a place in understanding,” he writes. “The arts, rough and precise, were created and directly enjoyed long before they came

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to be objects of theoretical rumination.

They are not technical products needing expert analysis, but rich, scattered, and variegated realms of human practice and experience that existed much earlier than philosophers and art theorists.”

It is fitting that artistic expression should pair so often with that other complex, deeply rooted, inexplicable, cultural universal: religion. Cultures have connected art with the supernatural since Homo erectus first came into existence. The fact that ancient cave paintings in the south of France are found, well, in caves and never in public places has caused anthropologists to interpret them as sacred. Australian aboriginal peoples told vibrant stories of dreamtime—the time when supernatural beings roamed the earth, shaping it into what it is today. The Ramayana, an ancient Sanskrit epic, is essentially a highly intricate morality tale conveying Hindu values, yet its influence on Indian art, literature, and poetry is immeasurable.

In Fiji, where Neill works for several months out of the year, a chief’s adornment is directly associated with his connection to the supernatural, she said.

“Traditionally in Fiji, in the hierarchical chiefdom, these chiefs will grow their hair out as long as possible and tease it, like a three-foot-wide afro, basically,” she explained. “You couldn’t even fit into a house with this thing, and then they have layer and layer and layer of these traditional bark cloths called tapa, these hoop skirts that go out four or five feet. These skirts, with this giant hair—there’s no way a person could actually function with that kind of getup. And it’s the sort of adornment that is reserved for signaling this chiefly status.”

As in Western catwalks, so on the Fijian islands: the more functionless an adornment, the higher the wearer’s presumed status.

“The more adorned a chief could be,” she continued, “the higher his status, his power, his impact, his mana—which is the word that indicates chiefly connection to god. They are chiefly by birth because they have this mana, this connection to supernatural power beyond humanity.”

We may never know why we regard art so highly. But that doesn’t stop us from being utterly exhilarated by Dumas’ The Three Musketeers at Cuesta College, or moved to tears by Norman Kreiger and the SLO Symphony’s performance of Beethoven and Brahms.

“The arts remain what they are, and will be,” Dutton shrugs in a chapter called “What is Art?” “Aesthetic theory is merely their handmaiden. It is she who must perfect her tune.” ∆ Arts Editor Anna Weltner can be reached at aweltner@newtimesslo.com.

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WILL FLY FOR SEX In the installation “Escape Velocity,” male silk moths had to fly in order to mate with the females, which were placed on an elevated platform.

and literary metaphor, it’s usually applied to the more glamorous butterfly.

Their life as a moth lasts just one week, Galanti reports with a hint of sadness, but her domesticated silk moths enjoy a longer lifespan than most.

“When they’re breeding silk moths for silk, they steam them in the cocoon so they never get to be moths,” she said. “Their body becomes a byproduct of what they produce, which was just so poignant to me.”

Galanti’s 1,200 silk moths could produce about one-quarter pound of raw silk. The domestication of the silk moth started in China around 2,000 years ago. Since then, the species has been bred solely for the purpose of producing silk. They no longer exist in the wild, and have, in fact, lost the ability to fly.

That last fact saddened Galanti, whose work reflects her idea of wilderness as a social construct. If silk moths bred to make silk could not fly, well, perhaps hers could.

She began selectively breeding the moths, favoring the ones that demonstrated any ability to fly at all. Along the way, her efforts made their way into several art installations, starting with a sculpture that was part of “Ecovention” at Cincinnati’s

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‘LITTLE HEROES’ Galanti was touched by the plight of the lab mice lying in the freezers at Pacific Wildlife Center; she created a series of drawings documenting their death poses.

Cal Poly Professor Tera Galanti unravels a lifelong fear by living with it

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But today she has accumulated a healthy body of work—and knowledge, stemming from her cohabitation with one of the world’s most genetically modified species.

Galanti is not a biologist, despite her unlikely houseguests. She majored in biology briefly in college, but then swiftly altered her career trajectory when she couldn’t perform the necessary dissections.

Instead, she’s an eco artist and an assistant professor of studio art at Cal Poly.

She’s found a way to investigate the natural world without severing her emotional response to her subjects. Case in point: her decade-long study of the silk moth.

“I didn’t have a long-term goal for the project at the beginning,” Galanti admitted.

“It really evolved as I fell in love with them.

And I did. I did fall in love. I think that’s a difference [from] a scientist; with their subject, they have to remain dispassionate.”

It started with just a dozen silkworms Galanti received from a local elementary school. The following year, she found herself with 1,200 hatchlings.

“I didn’t really realize how much they would procreate,” Galanti acknowledged, somewhat wryly. But such are the

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hazards of fostering a species you know very little about.

After hatching, larvae eat selectively and obsessively. Their diet? Mulberry leaves.

But Galanti didn’t have any mulberry trees in her backyard, so she found herself driving around her neighborhood looking for people who did, then asking for permission to prune back their trees. At the silkworms’ peak, Galanti was filling the trunk of her Accura with leaves twice a day.

Galanti would bring the leaves to her art studio, where the larvae live in boxes. On her website, she described the sound of their single-minded feeding as “so loud it was like the sound of rain falling.”

After nine weeks as silkworms, the larvae spend three days spinning a cocoon where they nest for 12 to 15 days, emerging as an otherworldly, winged creature. Their passage from cocoon-bound silkworm to silk moth always occurs at sunrise, Galanti revealed in a tone tinged with wonder; living in a cocoon in her studio, it’s not clear how they know the sun is rising. And though metamorphosis is a favorite cultural PHOTOS BY TERA GALANTI

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Contemporary Arts Center. The tiered structure featured the cocoons at the top and cushioned blue pads below it. Galanti’s hope was that after emerging from the cocoons, the moths would fly. Instead, they emerged and immediately began mating.

Flight was not a biological necessity. Along the way, the artist struggled to create work that was both aesthetically pleasing and functional for her silk moth subjects.

So Galanti constructed “Escape Velocity,” which debuted at the Contemporary Arts Forum in Santa Barbara. The males were placed at the base while females were placed at slightly raised intervals, forcing the males to fly to the females. Those that flew had the privilege of mating. Or so the theory went.

“I couldn’t control the environment when I was there,” Galanti said of the gallery.

“People were lifting them up. But that was part of my intention as well, to create an empathetic viewer.”

Of course, the metaphor of the empathetic viewer had its limitations. People might be

willing to lift a libidinous male a couple of inches to a female, but most would also happily wear a silk shirt produced by boiling those same silkworms alive—to say nothing of the working conditions endured by the people paid to produce the silk.

But Galanti is patient. Each year she selectively breeds a new generation of silk moths, relishing small victories such as the recent appearance of brown streaks across their wings. Galanti theorized that these markings could be beneficial in terms of outdoor survival—which may come in handy, given her plans to raise the newest generation of silk moths in her backyard. To that end, she also planted mulberry trees around her house; come spring, they will be swathed in a protective netting that will hopefully prevent birds from destroying her precious subjects.

If Galanti’s marriage of art and science strikes some as unlikely, prepare to be downright flummoxed by her other ventures in eco art. Just last year, Galanti constructed a forest of copper wire trees for an installation titled “If a Tree Falls” at Montevallo Art Gallery in Alabama. Her inspiration was the thousands-year-old ecosystem of long leaf pine trees that had been decimated by the logging industry.

Her greatest resource as an eco artist, though, has come from direct experience.

In 2008, she began volunteering for Pacific Wildlife Center. As a result of her work with the center, she now shares her home with an opossum and a Merlin—a species of falcon—which she tours around the county for educational purposes. The process of feeding the center’s predatory birds frozen

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FACE TO FACE To overcome her fear of moths, Tera Galanti decided to raise silk moths in her home.

lab mice isn’t always easy for Galanti.

“Nature isn’t just sweet and Disney-like,” the artist reflected. “There is death and survival.”

So she began to sketch the frozen mice in their dramatic death poses. She calls them “little heroes,” nobly serving their role in nature’s life cycle, though if they had their choice they’d likely opt for another course.

Through the center, she also gets to play a role in rescuing mice, which generates some contradictory emotions.

But Galanti has become something

of an expert at dismantling supposed antitheses—the socially constructed divide between science and art, for example— and fashioning something beautiful and startling. While she insists that she lacks sufficient knowledge to be considered a biologist, her projects have stepped beyond the task of exposing facts about a single species of animal—and cast a greater portion of light on her own species. ∆ Managing Editor Ashley Schwellenbach can be reached at aschwellenbach@newtimesslo.com.

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ales of hauntings and lingering spirits are among the most common in the world’s oral tradition. It seems that people can’t help but ruminate on the afterlife as fire dances before their eyes at night, creating a small circle of light amid a vast expanse of darkness and animal noises.

“A fundamental aspect of being human is that we’re mortal,” David Gillete, director of Cal Poly’s Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies program, told New Times. “Ghost stories let people talk about philosophic questions in a simple format. It’s easier to tell a story than to engage in Socratic discussion.”

The development of writing and eventually printing presses allowed archetypal apparitions to make their way into such literary masterpieces as The Odyssey, Hamlet, Crime and Punishment, and countless others, and the tradition continued with the advent of film. If anything, ghost stories became more popular, though the new visual component pushed themes away from the metaphysical realm toward violence and horror.

Media is making its next evolutionary step now, and students and faculty at Cal Poly are blazing the trail into the future—by looking backward. They’re developing a smart phone app that uses GPS and image-recognition technology to tell an interactive story about historically inspired (but entirely fictional) ghosts of POLY’S FIRST PHOTOG Frank Aston’s Cal Poly’s past. prolific body of work For their foundation, students combed the university serves as a window into the university’s past. archives for newspaper Phantoms were digiclippings, yearbooks, and the tally added in an effort glass plate negatives of Frank to bring that past to life Aston, a fine art photographer and make history more interesting to today’s stuwho chronicled the early days dents. of San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly between 1906 and 1926.

Aston had a unique gift for composition and a tendency to walk among his subjects and capture not poses, but moments of truth, a method that distinguished him from his contemporaries—according to Catherine Trujillo, who works in the special collections and university archives of Robert E. Kennedy Library at Cal Poly.

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“Aston really cared about Poly, and you can see that in his work,” Trujillo said. “His pictures let people look back and identify with that hands-on spirit of ‘learn by doing,’ to see that it’s been happening here for over a century.”

Last spring, students revitalized his images through digital manipulation, inserting faint phantoms that followed an elaborate back-story of a fictional archivist on a mission to solve the mysterious sightings. The exhibit, “Look the Other Way,” showcased the archivist’s attempts to track various spirits, like tortured poet and student GHOSTS continued page 39

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World War II, Once the stories and Vietnam. were established, Each will use Gillete and his a different students joined forces local artist as a with Dr. Michael launching point.

Haungs, a computer Part of the science professor difficulty of with a gaggle of designing the eager students at his app is keeping disposal. Together, the format vague they designed a ghost enough to allow hunting game that for changes. uses smart phones to “The end goal is reveal text, imagery, that anyone can and sounds that write a story that eventually lead users functions on our to real-life clues. app,” Haungs For example, users said. could aim their Gillete and camera phone at the Haungs hope to campus gym, but eventually market OPEN IF YOU DARE what they’d see is an the basic template It was common practice older incarnation of to other cities at the turn of the centhe building and a shadowy figure and schools as tury for people to carry beckoning them inside. The sounds a way to inform daguerreotype photoof cheering students would rise as people about graphs. The pocket-sized text filled the display screen and local history. All boxes contained porthe user moved closer to a specific they’d need to do traits, often of departed locker, one that housed a permanent is upload their loved ones, and they were inspiration for the clue or riddle, kicking off the next own images and app’s interface. chapter of the story. storyboard, and “It’s incredible that phones are voila! Instant becoming this powerful,” Haungs said. interactive mixed-media storytelling “We’re able to open a new avenue for from the future. ∆ storytelling that’s entirely different.”

Haungs estimates that roughly 50 Contact Calendar Editor Nick Powell at students have logged 120 hours each npowell@newtimesslo.com.

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GHOST HUNTER Arash Shahabi played The Archivist in “Look the Other Way,” an installation exhibit last spring that used old Cal Poly files to create evidence of a haunted university. The stories are now being remade into an interactive smart phone app that will be available to the public in 2013.

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Special Events

Visual Art Exhibits STAGIONI (SEASONAL): CERAMIC SCULPTURE AND WATER COLORS Sculptor Simona Bellini and painter Tom di Santo present pieces that reflect the dynamic circularity of life through March 31. The gallery is open daily, Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO., Free. More info: 5470278, steynberg-events.com.

“REVERSAL” Isaac Wollman shows new paintings, collage, and mixed media objects through April 15. Open daily, Sally Loo’s Coffee House, 1804 Osos St., SLO. More info: 545-5895, sally@sallyloos.com.

COLOR RHYTHMS Artist Joanne Abney’s watercolor paintings will be on display through May 27. Open daily, Alegria Wine and Ware, 942 Chorro St., SLO. More info: 596-0200, christine@alegria-slo.com.

PAINTINGS BY PAULINE SCHREINER Her Dr. Seuss inspired re-imaginings of classic LP covers hang through March 31. Open daily, Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St., SLO. More info: 541-5888, linnaeas.com.

MICHAEL CHILDERS: ICONS AND LEGENDS See beautiful, intimate photographs of 1930s era Hollywood actors and directors through April 1. A separate exhibition of Childers’ photography includes 25 images of Andy Warhol. Open 11am-5pm everyday but Tues., SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. Free.

More info: 543-8562, assistant@sloma.org, sloma.org.

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NO BOUNDARIES The artists of Paso Robles let their creativity run wild in this themeless group show May 3-June 10. Open Thurs.-Sun., Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. Free.

More info: 238-9800, studiosonthepark.org.

SENIOR BACHELOR IN FINE ARTS EXHIBITION takes place May 21-June 1. Gallery hours are Tues.-Sat. 11am-4pm, University Art Gallery, Building 34, Dexter Hall, SLO. More info: 756-1571, artgallery.calpoly. edu.

“THE DANCING BRUSH” is the first show on the Central Coast consisting entirely of Chinese brush painting and calligraphy. You can experience the heart and mind of this ancient tradition through April 2. Open daily 10am-5pm, Vina Robles Winery, 3700 Mill Road, Paso Robles. More info: 227-4812, simone@vinarobles.com, vinarobles.com.

JIM TYLER PASTELS AT TALLEY VINEYARDS A new collection of original pastel paintings and limited edition prints are on display through April 30. Open daily, 10:30am- 4:30pm, Talley Vineyards, 3031 Lopez Drive, Arroyo Grande. Free. More info: 748-2220, jimtylerfineart@gmail.com, TalleyVineyards.com.

“PAINTING WITH LIGHT” See an ongoing series of fine art photography and mixed media photo-paintings by Paul J. McCloskey.

The collection is called “New Visions of the Central Coast,” and it can be seen through April 15. Open Tues.-Sat., SLO City Library, 995 Palm St. Free. More info: 235-3001, paul@paintingwithlightstudio.com, paintingwithlightstudio.com.

AMIR BURSTEIN displays artistic work through April 30. Open daily at 6:30am, West End Espresso and Tea, 670 Higuera St., SLO. More info: 543-4902.

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SPRING INTO THE GARDEN Event will include “Artists in the Garden,” Thomas from Dr. Earth speaking about soil health, face painting, a plant disease clinic, hands on activities, music, and barbecue on March 18. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Creston Elementary School garden project.

10am-4pm, The Educated Gardener, 22210 El Camino Real, Santa Margarita., Free. More info: 438-4250, gardener@ educatedgardener.com.

CENTRAL COAST GUITAR SHOW Sample instruments and hear music March 24 and 25 from 10am-4pm, Santa Maria Fairpark, 937. S. Thornburg, Santa Maria. $10. More info: 431-3067, centralcoastguitarshow@charter.net, centralcoastguitarshow.com.

2ND ANNUAL SANTA MARGARITA WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL See a wildflower photo contest, hidden treasure presentations depicting our area’s unique resources, wildflower displays, art and craft vendors, and more March 24-25 from 9am-5pm, Santa Margarita Wildflower Festival, 2207 H St., Santa Margarita. Free admission. More info: 235-2129, jill@visitSantaMargarita. com, visitSantaMargarita.com.

Childers takes place March 24. Dress well. 6pm, SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. $100. More info: 543-8562, assistant@sloma.org, sloma.org.

22ND ANNUAL CATTLEMEN’S WESTERN ART SHOW AND SALE will have 50 Artists from Western States showing 400 new works of art among side wine and hors d’oeuvres March 30-April 1. Fri. from 5-9pm, Sat. from 10am-5pm, and Sun. from 10am3:30pm, Paso Robles Event Center, near the highway 46 and 101 interchange, Paso Robles. $20. More info: 464-9335, skybearsangel@gmail.com.

DAY IN THE SHADE On May 12 Templeton Community Park comes alive with a selection of fine arts and crafts for sale, live music, food, wine, giveaways, and activities throughout the day. Admission is free. An artist’s booth costs $95. 9am-5pm, Templeton. More info: 237-4490 or templetonchamber. com.

CHILDREN’S ART CAMPS Happens weekly all summer for ages 5 and up.

9am, SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., SLO. $95/$115. More info: 543-8562, sloma.org.

TOM KNIGHT PUPPETS Singer/songwriter Tom Knight mixes music and science into this free puppet show for kids ages 3-8 on July 17. 10am, South Bay Community Center, 2180 Palisades Ave., Los Osos. More info: 528-1862, knibbe@ slolibrary.org, slolibrary.org.

Musical mischief Award-winning storyteller Zette Harbour narrates the classic tale of Peter and the Wolf while the SLO Symphony orchestra musically introduces each character on March 25 at Cal Poly’s Christopher Cohan Center. The concert starts at 3 p.m., but fun activities begin an hour earlier. Tickets to this family friendly event cost $8 to $18 and can be purchased at slosymphony.com.

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ATASCADERO ART AND WINE TOUR Local artists will be featured at many of the downtown merchants on March 23. Raffle prizes will be up for grabs.

5:30-8:30pm, Violette Wings and Giftey Things, 5965 Entrada Ave., Atascadero. $10 for a bracelet. More info: 460-6868, giftey1@aol.com.

PASO ROBLES FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Celebrate the visual, environmental, and musical arts May 25-27. This art-filled three-day event features guest lectures on Friday, the festival of the arts main event on Saturday, and an art collectors tour on Sunday, Paso Robles Downtown City Park, 11th and Spring Street, Paso Robles. Free. More info: 237-3888, tourism@prcity.com, pasoartfestival.com.

ICONS AND LEGENDS GALA PARTY The annual fundraising dinner and auction with guest of honor Michael

DAY WITH CREATIVE WOMEN The Women’s Community Center and the Commission on the Status of Women present “Day with Creative Women” at the Mission Plaza. This festival features women’s creative visual and musical arts and musical entertainment from all genres. It takes place Aug. 11 from 10am-5pm, Day With Creative Women, Mission Plaza, SLO. Free. More info: 5449313, rwerdja@aol.com, wccslo.org .

CAYUCOS CELLARS’ ZINFEST KICKOFF PARTY Enjoy a catered dinner by Los Robles with wine flights, music by Lenny Blue Trio, and the opportunity to bid on a live auction featuring vacation homes and custom artwork from Fiona Bleu and Forever Stoked on March 16 from 6-10pm, Cayucos Cellars, 455 N. Ocean Ave., Cayucos. $45. More info: 995-3036, croleykaren@gmail.com.

poems, articles, novels, and more. The work can be seen through March 25. 5-8pm, Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. Free. More info: studiosonthepark. org.

MARSHA REBSTOCK An exhibition of her impressionist watercolors can be seen through April 25. Open Wed.-Sun. from 1-4pm, CAA Art Gallery, 65 Cayucos Drive, Cayucos. Free. More info: 995-1727, cengra@ charter.net.

GARDENS Member artists share images of gardens and the emotions they evoke March 29-April 29. Open Thurs.-Sun., Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. Free. More info: 238-9800, studiosonthepark.org.

CALIFORNIA BACKROADS AND KINDRED SPIRITS See Central Coast landscape paintings by Sheryl Knight and Linda Mutti April 5-29. Open Thurs.-Sun., Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. Free.

More info: 238-9800, studiosonthepark.org.

RICHARD SILVA See the large-scale abstractions of this Fresno based artist April 6-31 with an opening reception from 6-9pm during Art After Dark. The gallery is open daily, Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St., SLO. Free. More info: 547-0278, steynberg-events.

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NEW WORKS BY MICHAEL AND LILIANA GRAHAM See abstract and surreal pieces through May 5. Open Sat. from 1-6pm, ggallery , 570 Higurea St., Suite 152 , SLO. More info: 550-5176, ggalleryslo@gmail. com, ggalleryslo.blogspot.com/.

JEREMIAH CONTE displays intricately detailed sketches April 1-30 8pm, Kreuzberg Cafe, 685 Higuera St., SLO. Free. More info: 439-2060, kreuzbergcalifornia.com.

BOB ELSON displays artistic work May 1-June 30. Open daily at 6:30am, West End Espresso and Tea, 670 Higuera St., SLO. More info: 543-4902.

MARY KELTING displays artistic work July 1- Aug. 31. Open daily at 6:30am, West End Espresso and Tea, 670 Higuera St., SLO. More info: 543-4902.

JOE SALAZAR displays artistic work Sept.

1- Oct. 31. Open daily at 6:30am, West End Espresso and Tea, 670 Higuera St., SLO. More info: 543-4902.

ART AFTER DARK The fun, free, first Friday artwalk in downtown San Luis Obispo takes place on the first Friday of every month. Visit galleries and other venues exhibiting art in historic downtown SLO. 6-9pm, SLO. Free.

More info: 544-9251, programs@artsobispo. org, artsobispo.org or sloartscouncil.org.

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BETH SARGENT AND CHERYL STRAHL Fine photography can be seen through March 29. Gallery at Marina Square, 1068 Embarcadero, Suite 10, Morro Bay. Free.

More info: 772-1068, gallerymarinasq@aol. com, galleryatmarinasquare.blogspot.com.

BEACON ART SHOW 2012 The 5th Annual Juried Show and Sale features 86 local artists and runs through April 8. Open Wed.-Sun. from 11am-4pm, SLO United Methodist Church, 1515 Fredericks St., SLO. More info: 543-7580, office@ sloumc.com, sloumc.com.

FABRICATIONS is an exhibition of Art Quilts created by The Cutting Edge Fiber Arts Group of San Luis Obispo County.

Works in this exhibit feature fine art fabricated using a wide range of surface design techniques and materials through April 1.

Open Thurs.-Sun., Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. Free. More info: 2389800, studiosonthepark.org.

“PEOPLE IN PLACES” Jim Carlise presents water color impressions of human drama through March 29. Gallery at Marina Square, 1068 Embarcadero, Suite 10, Morro Bay. Free. More info: 772-1068, gallerymarinasq@aol.com, galleryatmarinasquare.blogspot.com.

“SHUTTERS AND BRUSHES” See photos by Peggy Jansson and oils by Curtis Christianson March 15-April 16 with a March 18 reception. Open daily 12-4pm, Art Center, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. More info: morrobayartassociation.org.

“EVENING WOOD” A group show of SLO’s “edgier” artists celebrates all things wood on March 30. See pieces

by Stenzskull, Lena Rushing, Neal Breton, Mark Bryan, and many more. 7-10pm, Heaven and Earth Gallery, 964 Chorro St., SLO. More info: 801-0163.

DIVERS AND SIRENS features artwork inspired by surf, sirens, and vintage divers.

There will be wine tasting, appetizers and live music April 1 from 1-4pm, Avila Wine and Roasting, 53 San Miguel St., Avila Beach. Free. More info: 627-1918, colleen@ colleengnos.com, colleengnos.com.

MONIKA STEINER: THE FIFTH ELEMENT Ancient philosophers believed Aether was a non-material fifth element, with earth, water, air, and fire being the other four. Artistic depictions of the aether can be seen April 6-30 with an opening night artists reception held during Art After Dark. Open 11am-5pm every day but Tues., SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. Free. More info: 543-8562, assistant@sloma.org, sloma.org.

SHA SHA HIGBY: NOH WORKS An internationally-acclaimed Bolinas-based sculptor and performance artist, Higby displays a moving tableaux of fantastical creatures April 6-May 28 with stage design, elaborate costumes, and masked characters.

Her aesthetic has been greatly inspired by the Noh Theater, a 600-year-old traditional form of Japanese theater. An opening reception takes place April 6 from 6-9pm. Open 11am5pm every day but Tues., SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. Free. More info: 543-8562, assistant@sloma.org, sloma.org.

THE PAINTER’S GROUP: “THE ALPHABET EXHIBIT” Paintings inspired by letters from the alphabet can be seen April 6-29 with an opening night artists reception held during Art After Dark. Open 11am-5pm everyday but Tues., SLO Museum of Art, 1010

Broad St. Free. More info: 543-8562, assistant@sloma. org, sloma.org.

“CURVES, ARCS, AND REFLECTIONS IN NATURE” Photographs of dried vernal pools on the cliffs of Colorado and Utah become isolated abstractions through the lens of Craig Kincaid. See the images April 6-30 with an opening night reception from 6-9pm during Art After Dark.

Open daily, LInnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden Street , SLO. More info: 5440254, craig@craigkincaid.com.

“SPLASH” See watercolors by Kathy Miller April 19-May16 with an April 22 reception.

Open daily 12-4pm, Art Center, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. More info: morrobayartassociation.org.

DEB FESTA AND THE FRIDAY LIFE GROUP present dual exhibitions May 1-29.

An artist reception takes place May 11 from 5-8pm, Gallery at Marina Square, 1068 Embarcadero, Suite 10, Morro Bay. Free. More info: 772-1068, gallerymarinasq@aol.com, galleryatmarinasquare.blogspot.com.

AMY HOLLAND See her large and stunning abstract paintings April 28-May 31 with an opening night reception from 6-9pm. Normal hours are Thurs.-Mon., Paso Robles, 617 12th St., Paso Robles. Free. More info: 975-4860, piercemodern@gmail.com, PierceModern. com.

“PASTELS USA” See works by the Pastel Society of the West Coast May 21-June 25 with a June 3 reception. Open daily 12-4pm, Art Center, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. More info: morrobayartassociation.org.

JEFF ODELL, KIRA FLUER-OLSHEFSKI, AND ALISON WATT-JACKSON present exhibitions of oil painting and fine photography June 1-29. An artist reception takes place June 8 from 5-8pm, Gallery at Marina Square, 1068 Embarcadero, Suite 10, Morro Bay. Free. More info: 772-1068, gallerymarinasq@aol.com, galleryatmarinasquare. blogspot.com.

“COLORFUL MIX” See pastels by Sandi Heller and oils by Doug Stenhouse June 28-July 30 with a July 8 reception. Open daily 12-4pm, Art Center, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. More info: morrobayartassociation.org.

RANDEE WARD AND ROSANNE SEITZ present dual painting exhibitions July 1-29.

An artist reception takes place July 13 from 5-8pm, Gallery at Marina Square, 1068 Embarcadero, Suite 10, Morro Bay. Free. More info: 772-1068, gallerymarinasq@aol.com, galleryatmarinasquare.blogspot.com.

PATRICIA NEWTON AND JULIE DUNN present oil paintings and Batik work, respectively, from Aug. 1-29. An artist reception takes place Aug. 10 from 5-8pm, Gallery at Marina Square, 1068 Embarcadero, Suite 10, Morro Bay. Free. More info: 772-1068, gallerymarinasq@aol.com, galleryatmarinasquare. blogspot.com.

“CHASING THE DRAGON” See Chinese brush paintings Aug. 2-Sept. 5 with an Aug. 5 reception. Open daily 12-4pm, Art Center, 835 Main St., Morro Bay. More info: morrobayartassociation.org.

HOPE MYERS, GAIL BLOGGET, AND ANN CARPENTER present exhibitions of paintings and photography from Sept. 1-29.

An artist reception takes place Sept. 14 from 5-8pm, Gallery at Marina Square, 1068 Embarcadero, Suite 10, Morro Bay. Free. More info: 772-1068, gallerymarinasq@aol.com, galleryatmarinasquare.blogspot.com.

“THE BOOK OF PICTURES” Artist Erin Kenepp shows mixed media paintings inspired by the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke through May 27. Open Mon.-Fri. from 4-9pm, Sat.Sun. from 9am-9pm, Studio MPK, 603 12th St., Paso Robles. More info: 216-272-3677, erinkenepp@yahoo.com, studiompk.com.

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGN SHOWCASE See the students’ best work in graphic design May 18. Gallery hours are Tues.-Sat. 11am-4pm, University Art Gallery, Building 34, Dexter Hall, SLO. More info: 756-1571, artgallery.calpoly.edu.

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Receptions are held the day a new exhibit is installed. Gallery hours are Tues.-Sat. 11am4pm, Building 34, Dexter Hall, next to the Cal Poly library, SLO. More info: 756-1571, artgallery.calpoly.edu.

STUDIOS ON THE PARK Several working artists own this studio complex in common. Visit them as they work, or see special exhibits in the showroom. Open Thurs. 12-6pm, Fri.-Sat. 12-9pm, and Sun. 12-6pm., Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. More info: 238-9800, sasha@ studiosonthepark.org, studiosonthepark.org.

CAYUCOS COMMUNITY ART GALLERY Showcases a different local artist every month with artist demonstrations every first Tues. from 3-5pm and opening receptions on the Sun. following a new installation from 1-3pm.

The gallery is located at the Cayucos pier.

Open Wed.-Sun. from 1-4pm, CAA Art Gallery, 65 Cayucos Drive, Cayucos. Free. More info: 995-1727, cengra@charter.net.

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Galleries KREUZBERG BOOK BAR AND COFFEE LOUNGE regularly features art displays and hosts live music in a comfprtable/ intellectual setting. Hear Songrwiters at Play every Tues. at 6:30pm. Open 7am-12am daily, 685 Higuera St., SLO. More info: 4392060, kreuzbergcalifornia.com.

SAN LUIS ART SUPPLY Buy paint, canvas, brushes, and more while admiring the work of local artists at the supply store’s new location. Open daily, Inside Coalition, 974 Monterey Street, SLO. More info: 787-

DanCe DREW SILVAGGIO’S ALICE IN WONDERLAND FEATURING LISA DEYO’S BLUE The whole family is sure to remember this whimsical event March 16 and 18, which features The Civic Ballet dancers performing to musical selections from Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Phish, Aretha Franklin, and more. Prepare yourself, next stop, Wonderland. 8pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO., $15-$25. More info: 756-2787, office@civicballetofslo.org,

Trash turned to treasure Start the spring season with a collection of pieces born from recycled materials as the eighth annual Art Eco show at the SLO Botanical Garden opens March 16 with a $10 reception for the many contributing artists from 5 to 7 p.m. The work will be on display

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FIONA BLEU GALLERY feathrough May 24. All proceeds tures a vast collection of modern sculpture, painting, and furniture. from art sales will benefit the Open daily, 900 Embarcadero, Morro Bay. More info: 772-0541, garden, located off Highway 1. fionableu.com.

STEYNBERG GALLERY This coffee bar features drinks, art, and music over 100 artists, craftsman, and gourmet aimed at stimulating the brain. Regular chefs, and live musicians. The event takes art showcases highlight provocative local place every the first Sunday of every month artists and work from afar. Open daily, from May 6-Nov. 4. 10am-4pm, Dinosaur Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St. , SLO. Caves Park, Corner of Cliff Avenue and Shell More info: 547-0278, steyn.

Beach Road, Shell Beach. More info: 704PIERCE MODERN GALLERY features 8128, artinthepark_2006@hotmail.com, paintings, sculpture, mixed media and artintheparkshellbeach.com. furniture, open Thursday through Sunday from 12pm to 9pm, Pierce Modern Gallery, MuseuMs 617 12th Street, Paso Robles. Free. More info: 975-4860, PierceModern@gmail.com, SLO MUSEUM OF ART features three PierceModern.com. large showrooms with rotating fine art THE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY is a exhibits. The museum also offers an array of classes for all ages and frequently hosts venue that nurtures creativity, empathy, and big-picture thinking by bringing bold special events and movie nights. Open 11am-5pm everyday but Tues., SLO Museum thinkers, emerging and established artists, of Art, 1010 Broad St., Free. More info: 543- and creative professionals to campus.

show April 12-13 at 2pm and 7pm, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Avenue, Arroyo Grande. $15-$20. More info: 489-9444, boxoffice@clarkcenter.org, clarkcenter.org.

THE DANCE MOVEMENT The Arroyo Grande High School Dance Company performs April 25 at 7pm, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. $10. More info: 800-6060424, boxoffice@clarkcenter.org, clarkcenter.org.

BOLLYWOOD DELICIOUS America’s premier contemporary Indian dance ensemble, blue 13 dance company, offers up an entirely new flavor with their Bollywood Delicious burlesque on April 28. This tasty tongue-in-cheek treat features adult content. 8pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac. calpoly@gmail.com.

INSIDE OUT Variable Velocity Performance Group presents an evening of original work that explores the compelling phenomenon of the soloist in performance and the relentless physicality of the athlete May 31 and June 2. 8pm and 2pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac.calpoly@ gmail.com.

CINDERELLA, CHOPINIANA, AND GISELLE ACT 1 Enjoy an evening of dance and entertainment with Santa Maria Civic Ballet and Everybody Can DANCE June 9 at 7pm and June 10 at 3pm, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. More info: 489-9444, box-

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DANCE SPECTRUM Allan Hancock College’s annual spring concert runs March 22-25 and includes eleven dances in the styles of ballet, jazz, modern, tap, salsa, and hip-hop. Shows take place every evening at 7pm and on Sat. and Sun. at 2pm, Marian Theatre, 800 S. College Drive, Santa Maria.

More info: 922-6966 ext. 4161, fandango@ digitalputty.com.

RHYTHMS: LOVE, DANCE, SHINE promises to provide a multitude of awardwinning offerings representing an array of dances from many genres on March 24 at 7pm and March 25 at 2pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac.calpoly@gmail.com.

MEXICO DE NOCHE On April 7, Imagen y Espiritu Ballet Folklorio presents a taste of Mexican culture through dance. Dances come from various regions in Mexico, and incorporates traditional music and costumes with storytelling. 7pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. More info: 756-2787, pac.calpoly@gmail.com.

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COLIN MOCHRIE AND BRAD SHERWOOD: THE TWO MAN GROUP Two stars of the Emmy-nominated series Whose Line is it Anyway? present an evening of improvisational comedy on March 24 at 8pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac.calpoly@gmail.com.

DINNER WITH FRIENDS is a funny yet bittersweet examination of the married lives of two couples who have been extremely close for years, and the impact felt by both couples when one relationship goes sour. See it April 13-May 6 at 7pm with matinees at 2pm, SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro St. $15-$25. More info: 7862440, kevinharris@slolittletheatre.org, slolittletheatre.org.

FOUR SIDES OF 40 Four talented comics address the joys and perils of turning 40 on April 14 at 8pm, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Avenue, Arroyo Grande. $30-$40. More info: 489-9444, boxoffice@clarkcenter.org, clarkcenter.org.

CRAIG FERGUSON Cal Poly Arts is proud to announce a special Center Stage event starring the host of CBS’ “The Late, Late Show,” performing at the Performing Arts Center’s Cohan Center on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. After a career that began as a rock drummer, Scottish-born Ferguson was introduced to American audiences in his role on the long-running “Drew Carey Show.” 7:30pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac.calpoly@gmail.com.

VAUDEVILLE SPECTACULAR See a series of skits, sings, and tricks April 26-June 10 with performances Wed. and Thurs. at 7pm, Fri. at 8pm, Sat. at 4pm and 8pm, and Sun. at 6pm, The Great American Melodrama, 1863 Pacific Blvd., Oceano. $18-$22. More info: 489-2499, katrinamersondesign@gmail.com.

THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG Kelrik After Dark produces the Neil Simon comedy about a straight laced composer’s volatile working relationship with a quirky office@clarkcenter.org, clarkcenter.org. lyricist May 18-June 2 with showtimes CoMeDy every Fri. and Sat. at 8pm, Unity Church, 1490 Southwood Drive, SLO. $20. More KEN DAVIS COMEDIAN Ken Davis is a info: 543-PLAY, kelrikproductions.com. best-selling author, frequent radio and tele- HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES is a heartvision guest, and one of the country’s most breaking, hilarious human comedy that sought after inspirational and motivational explores the lengths people will go in purspeakers. See an all ages comedy presuit of the American Dream. See it May sentation via satellite March 22 at 7pm 25-June 17 at 7pm with matinees at 2pm, and March 25 at 2pm, Downtown Centre SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro St. $15-$25.

Cinemas, 888 Marsh St., SLO. More info: More info: 786-2440, kevinharris@slo546-8600, dcctix@themovieexperience. littletheatre.org, slolittletheatre.org. com, themovieexperience.com.

MARTIN SHORT Martin Short, of URINETOWN THE MUSICAL Described “Saturday Night Live” fame, performs in as one of the most uproariously funny a one-man show with an assortment of musicals in recent years, Urinetown is charcters on June 3 at 7pm, Performing presented by Templeton High School on Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave. More info: 756March 15-17 and March 22-24 at 7pm, 2787, pac.calpoly@gmail.com.

Templeton High School PAC, Main Street, GUNSMOKIN’ This western parody is Templeton. $8-$15. More info: 434-5888, set on the streets of Dodge City during a dlanders@templetonusd.org. time of strong, fearless, courageous men, CHEAP COMEDY NIGHT EXPERIMENT but it is not a story of those men. Come AT THE Z Former cast members of the along and frolic on a musical adventure old local late night television series where things may not be quite what they seem June 14-Sept. 15 with showtimes Fishmasters will play host to this event on Wed. and Thurs. at 7pm, Fri. and Sat. at March 20. The event will include sketch 8pm, and Sun. at 6pm, The Great American comedy and stand-up from local comediARTWORK BY LENA RUSHING

ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION Cal Poly students are invited to submit up to five pieces March 28-30 from 10am-4pm to be considered for the April 13-May 12 exhibit. Gallery hours are Tues.-Sat. 11am-4pm, Building 34, Dexter Hall, next to the Cal Poly library, SLO. More info: 756-1571, artgallery.calpoly.edu.

SANTA MARGARITA WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL PHOTO CONTEST Bring your print to The Antique Barn March 20-23 from 10am-5:30pm. Please put your contact information on the back of the print, nothing larger than 24 inches. The festival, which takes place March 24 and 25, will be judged by the public voting. Open daily 9am5pm, Santa Margarita Elementary School, Santa Margarita. Free admission. More info: 235-2129, jill@visitSantaMargarita. com, visitsantamargarita.com.

FUR, FEATHERS, AND FINS An animal art exhibition benefiting Second Chance at Love Humane Society runs April 5–May 1.

Bring ready-to-hang art with a wire across the back on April 4 from 10am-4pm with an entry fee of $10. An artist reception takes place April 6 from 6-8pm. The gallery is open daily from 10am-4pm, Art Central Supplies and Gallery, 1329 Monterey St., SLO. More info: 747-4200, artcentral1329@yahoo.com, artcentralslo. wordpress.com.

ART IN THE PARK AT DINOSAUR CAVES This event is seeking vendors for its 9th season of art events featuring

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THE SHAKESPEARE PRESS MUSEUM This unique space doubles as a working printing shop and is located in the Graphic Communication Department (Building 26, Room 116) at Cal Poly. More than ten presses, 500 cases of type, and various printing ephemera are maintained. Times vary, Graphic Communication Department (Building 26, Room 116) at Cal Poly, SLO. More info: 756-1108 or 909-292-7335.

CENTRAL COAST VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM Preserves maps, films, and more. 10am-3pm, 801 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 543-1763 or 543-5240, vetmuseum.org.

LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM AT HEARST CASTLE Docents in vintage clothing will recreate the social atmosphere of the famous landmark in the 1930s.

Others will act as cleaning and serving staff, letting guests see what life was like at the castle on Fri. and Sat. through May 19 during evening tours, Hearst Castle, Highway One, San Simeon. $36. More info: (800) 444-4445, hearstcastle.com.

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cigar boxes and beer cans. Famous circus performers like Chang and Eng, Siamese twins, are portrayed in papier-mâché. The exhibition runs through April 1. Open at 11am, every day but Tues., SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. Free. More info: 5438562, assistant@sloma.org, sloma.org.

SACRED IRELAND: ST. PATRICK’S PHOTO SHOW Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a photographic journey of the ancient sites of Ireland. See slides and a new book March 17 from 1-3pm, Avila Bay Club, 6699 Bay Laurel Drive, Avila Village. Free. More info: 215-8808, maryaine@return2joy.com, maryainecurtis.com.

Melodrama, 1863 Pacific Blvd., Oceano. $18-$22. More info: 489-2499, katrinamersondesign@gmail.com.

THE RIVALS The aristocrats in this 18th Century play are polar opposites.

Hilarious rivalries ensue among love triangles, gossip, and witty retorts. See how it all unfolds June 21-30 at Allan Hancock College’s Marian Theatre with showtimes at 1:30pm and 7pm and at the Solvang Festival Theater July 5-22 with showtimes at 8pm, Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St., Solvang. More info: 922-8313, pcpa.org.

DraMa THE THREE MUSKETEERS See the swash buckling adventure of three French swordsmen and a follow-up vaudeville show, 9 to 5, through April 22 with performances Wed. and Thurs. at 7pm, Fri. at 8pm, Sat. at 4pm and 8pm, and Sun. at 6pm, The Great American Melodrama, 1863 Pacific Blvd., Oceano., $20. More info: 235-1480, katrinamersondesign@ gmail.com.

ALL MY SONS is Arthur Miller’s searing drama of a family’s dark secret amid the fleeting hopes that a son missing in action will come home. It plays through March 25 with matinees every Wed., Sat., and Sun. at 1:30pm and evening showtimes Fri. and Sat. at 7pm, Severson Theater, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. $28-30. More info: 922-8313, pcpa.org.

OUR TOWN READERS’ THEATRE The God Is Still Speaking Players, in collaboration with Bent Angel Productions, will present a readers’ theatre production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play about life in an idyllic town in the early years of the 20th century. It takes place March 16-18 on Fri. at 7:30pm, Sat. and Sun. at 2pm, United Church of Christ, 11245 Los Osos Valley Rd, SLO. $10. More info: 544-1373, revcurt@sloucc.org, sloucc.org.

NO SHAME THEATRE takes place on the fourth Friday of every month. Come to watch, or submit a piece that follows these rules: all work must be original. That means the performer (s) either wrote the piece or have permission from the author to perform the piece. All performances must be 5 minutes or less. Finally, nobody may break anything - including the law. Open to everyone.

Free admission. Bring scripts at 10:30pm; perform at 11:30pm, San Luis Obispo Little Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo.

More info: 786-2440, kevinharris@slolittletheatre.org, slolittletheatre.org.

DOLLHOUSE Rebecca Gilman gave Ibsen’s theatrical masterpiece a contemporary adaptation. The social satire filled with moments of dark comedy can be seen March 30 and 31 at 7pm, SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro St. $7-$10. More info: 786-2440, kevinharris@slolittletheatre. org, slolittletheatre.org.

TEEN MONOLOGUES Youth-written and acted performance centered on teen pregnancy can be seen April 5. Stories are told through true-to-life scenes and monologues. A dessert reception begins at 7pm; the show starts at 8pm, SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro St. More info: 544-2484 x717, sdankof@capslo.org.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Wonder at the retelling of this original French fairy tale in which the kind and courageous Beauty teaches the Beast to be gentle and good and thus releases him from his beastly form. Take the kids April 16 at 9:30 and 11am, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. More info: 800-606-0424, boxoffice@clarkcenter.org, clarkcenter.org.

ROMEO AND JULIET The world’s most famous love story comes to life April 19-May 13 with showtimes at 1:30 and 7:30pm. See a detailed schedule online, Marian Theatre, 800 S. College Drive, Santa Maria. More info: 922-8313, pcpa.org.

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love, honor, and the mysterious worlds above and below the earth.

Undine is a visual feast set to sumptuously arranged compositions of Ottorino Respighi. It can be seen April 20 and 21 at 7pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac.calpoly@ gmail.com.

BOOM! A marine biology major believes he’s discovered a threat to life on earth and has invited a female student to his apartment/lab to wait out the disaster and remake the human race. See the show May 11 and 12 at 7pm, SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro St. $7-$10. More info: 786-2440, kevinharris@slolittletheatre.org, slolittletheatre.org.

CONSERVATORY REPERTORY 2012 See Into the Woods and Metamorphoses May 17-19 at 1:30pm and 7pm, Severson Theater, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. More info: 922-8313, pcpa.org.

CAL POLY RSVP XVII: GARABATOS This diverse transmedia series celebrates electroacoustic diversity and compositional risk on May 29 and 31 at 8pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, Pac.calpoly@gmail.com.

INTER PLAY: THE STAGE BETWEEN This festival of new plays takes the stage June 19, July 10, and 17. Titles to be announced.

8pm, Severson Theater, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. More info: 9228313, pcpa.org.

ARACADIA A writer and an academic converge on an old house to investigate a mysterious chapter of Lord Byron’s life. Drama unfolds June 22-23 with showtimes at 7pm, SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro St. $7-$10. More info: 786-2440, kevinharris@slolittletheatre.org, slolittletheatre.org.

FROM RAGS TO RICHES Follow a heartwarming American classic as two orphans desperately search for their long lost mother. Will they overcome the villain and survive the streets of New York in their search for happiness? Find out July 12-Sept. 16 with showtimes Wed. and Thurs. at 7pm, Fri. and Sat. at 8pm, and Sun. at 6pm, The Great American Melodrama, 1863 Pacific Blvd., Oceano. $18-$22. More info: 489-2499, katrinamersondesign@gmail.com.

DADDY LONG LEGS A young orphan is given the chance to develop her mind and spirit by a mysterious benefactor. See the coming of age story Aug. 1-19 at Allan Hancock College’s Marian Theatre with showtimes at 1:30pm and 7pm and at the Solvang Festival Theater Aug. 23-Sept. 9 with showtimes at 8pm, 420 2nd St., Solvang. More info: 922-8313, pcpa.org.

THREE SISTERS BY ANTON CHEKHOV See a portrait of a 19th Century Russian family in crisis. Plus, there’s a duel. See it Sept. 6-30 with showtimes at 1:30pm and 7pm, Severson Theater, 800 S. College, Santa Maria. $14-19. More info: 922-8313, pcpa.org.

Musicals MY GENERATION Enjoy this original musical chronicling one young person’s journey from the squeaky-clean ‘50s to the Summer of Love.

From the same artistic team that brought you This is Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Alan Freed Story, the production runs through March 25 with evening shows every weekend at 7pm and matinees at 2pm, SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro St., $35. More info: 781-2440, kevinharris@slolittletheatre. org, slolittletheatre.org.

LITTLE WOMEN Brimming with all the life of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, this Broadway Musical follows the adventures of the four March daughters as they grow up in Civil War America. See it June 14-July 1 with showtimes at 8pm, Solvang Festival Theater, 420 2nd St., Solvang. $18-$24. More info: 922-8313, pcpa.org.

GREASE PRESENTED BY NIPOMO HIGH SCHOOL Get ready to rock ‘n’ roll as internationally acclaimed Nipomo High School Drama presents this iconic musical of Americana March 15-17. Mature themes, parental discretion advised. Evening showtimes at 7:30pm, and a Sat. matinee at 1pm, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. $10-$17. More info: 489-9444, rmetchik@lmusd.org, nhsdrama.org.

COAST UNIFIED HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA PRESENTS THE WIZARD OF OZ CUHS Drama will be presenting a musical version of the beloved film, The Wizard of Oz on March 23-25, March 30-April 1. With full orchestra, exquisite sets, vibrant costumes, and an epic cast, this classic story will literally unfold on stage for your pleasure and enjoyment. Fri. and Sat. at 7pm, Sun. at 3pm, Coast Union High School Gymnasium, 2950 Santa Rosa Creek Road, Cambria. $20 reserved, $10 general, $5 students and children. More info: 927-3834, cuhsdrama@ gmail.com, cuhsdrama.com.

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Kelrik After Dark produces the cult classic of a suburban couple who comes across a transvestite scientist. It can be seen March 30-April 14, with showtimes every Sat. and Sun. at 8pm, Unity Church, 1490 Southwood Drive, SLO. $20.

More info: 543-PLAY, kelrikproductions.com.

THE MET LIVE IN HD: MASSENET’S MANON Anna Netrebko’s dazzling portrayal of the tragic heroine can be seen April 7 at 9am, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac. calpoly@gmail.com.

MET LIVE IN HD: VERDI’S LA TRAVIATA Natalie Dessay will put on the red dress in Willy Decker’s stunning production April 29. 2pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac. calpoly@gmail.com.

WILLY WONKA: THE MUSICAL Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the mad candy man comes to life May 12-June 3 with showtimes Sat. and Sun. at 2pm, Unity Church, 1490 Southwood Drive, SLO. $14-$20.

More info: 543-PLAY, kelrikproductions.com.

PIPPIN is a wacky musical that breaks the fourth wall while telling the story of a young prince trying to find his place. See the Arroyo Grande High School production May 25-27. Showtimes to be announced, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande.

More info: 489-9444, boxoffice@clarkcenter.org, clarkcenter.org.

GREASE The iconic rock ‘n’ roll musical can be seen June 23-July 8 with showtimes Sat. at 2pm and 7pm and Sun. at 2pm, Unity Church, 1490 Southwood Drive, SLO. $14-$20. More info: 543-PLAY, kelrikproductions.com.

LEGALLY BLONDE: THE MUSICAL A blonde sorority sister takes harvard by storm in the musical based on the novel by Amanda Brown

as well as the popular movie. Meet the 21st century’s new heroine July 6-22 at Allan Hancock College’s Marian Theatre with showtimes at 1:30pm and 7pm and at the Solvang Festival Theater July 27-Aug. 19 with showtimes at 8pm, 420 2nd St., Solvang. More info: 922-8313, pcpa.org.

I’VE GOT A LITTLE TWIST The premise of this March 25 show is very simple: it’s an evening of songs from Gilbert and Sullivan and other musical theatre. The intimate and informal nature of the cabaret style puts the audience at ease to cheer and hoot and clap after their favorite numbers. 7pm, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. $38-$48. More info: 489-9444, boxoffice@clarkcenter. org, clarkcenter.org.

auditions AUDITIONS FOR SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS, the poignant and life-affirming comedy/drama by Richard Alfieri. The two character play is about an unusual relationship between a formidable woman (5070) and an acerbic dance instructor (30-55). Both leads should be able to dance a little. The audition takes place March 24 at 1pm, Pewter Plough

United Methodist Church, 490 Los Osos Valley Road, Los Osos. $10 donation at the door. More info: 528-7795, bonnie@bonnierichan. com, sanluischamberorchestra,org.

AGHS BAND CONCERT presents its annual youth symphony March 19 at 7pm, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Avenue, Arroyo Grande. $5. More info: 489-9444, boxoffice@clarkcenter.org, clarkcenter.org.

THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY presents classical its annual youth symphony March 23 at 7pm and March 24 at 2pm and 7pm, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks SPRING CHORAL CONCERT The Arroyo Grande High School Avenue, Arroyo Grande. $10-$15. More info: 489-9444, boxofperforms May 29 at 7:30pm, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, fice@clarkcenter.org, clarkcenter.org.

487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. More info: 489-9444, boxofRUDOLF BUDGINAS: THE CLASSICS ROCK AT THE ROCK fice@clarkcenter.org, clarkcenter.org.

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SLO SYMPHONY PRESENTS â&#x20AC;&#x153;PETER AND THE WOLFâ&#x20AC;? Award-winning storyteller Zette Harbour narrates the classic tale of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Peter and the Wolfâ&#x20AC;? by Sergei Prokofiev as Maestro Michael Nowak and the orchestra musically introduce us to the characters on March 25 at 2pm, Christopher Cohan Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. $18.

More info: 756-2787, staff@slosymphony. com, slosymphony.com.

CAL POLY FACULTY CHAMBER ENSEMBLE RECITAL The Music Department has started a biannual series of chamber recitals in which faculty join forces to perform masterworks of chamber music on March 30. Come hear what is possible when our faculty artists put into practice what they teach 7:30pm, Cal Poly

instrumental ensembles: University Jazz Band, Symphony, and Wind Ensemble on April 14 at 8pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2406, music@calpoly.edu, music.calpoly.edu/ calendar/.

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SAN LUIS OBISPO YOUTH SYMPHONY The talented musicians of the SLO Youth Symphony will be joined by string students from across the Central Coast in the annual Season Finale and String Celebration Concert on May 13. 3pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac. calpoly@gmail.com.

FORBES PIPE ORGAN RECITAL: PAUL WOODRING Paul Woodring, Cal Polyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resident University Organist and Curator of the Forbes Organ, will perform a program including music by Bach, Mendelssohn and Vierne on May 20 at 3pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac.calpoly@gmail.com.

CAL POLY ARAB MUSIC ENSEMBLE SPRNG CONCERT Join the Arab Music Ensemble June 1 as it performs vocal and instrumental selections of some of the best-known fine music of the Eastern Mediterranean and larger Middle East.

8pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, calpolyarts.com.

CAL POLY WIND BANDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SPRING CONCERT - WINDS OF CHANGE: MUSIC OF THE 21ST CENTURY The wind ensemble performs June 2, with a program that features works written in the 21st century. 8pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, Pac.calpoly@gmail.com, calpolyarts.org.

PoP KALEIDOS WINE BARBECUE AND LIVE MUSIC Join Kaleidos for an afternoon of live music with One Time Spaceman, barbecue, cupcakes, and wine tasting on March 18. 12pm, Changala Tasting Room, 3770 Willow Creek Rd, Paso Robles., $10. More info: 226-0828, info@ kaleidoswine.com, kaleidoswine.com.

BILL ROTELLA gives a high energy performance March 23 from 6-9pm, Vino Versato, 781 Price St., Pismo Beach. Free.

More info: 773-6563, cingio674@gmail. com, vinoversato.com.

I GOT SPURS The Gold Coast Barbershop Chorus performs April 28 at 2pm and 7:30pm, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. $18. More info: 489-9444, boxoffice@ clarkcenter.org, clarkcenter.org.

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KRISTEN OPSTAD performs indie folk March 16 at 8pm, Linnaeaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cafe, 1110 Garden St. , SLO. Free. More info: 541-

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JOHN BATDORF Songwriters See elegance abstracted in Rena Doud’s new exhibit, “Soul at Play presents John Batdorf in concert on March 19, to Food,” which hangs at Big Sky Café through May 12. An celebrate his new CD “One Last Wish.” Rob Kimball of KCBX artist’s reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. during Art After and Cambria’s Ranchers for Peace will open. 7-9:30pm, The Dark on April 6. The restaurant is at 1211 Broad St. in SLO. Spot, 116 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande. $10. More info: 2046821, bonnien27@gmail.com, ALAMEDA BAND bends genres with voice, guitar, cello, and songwritersatplay.com. clarinet on March 24 at 8pm, Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St. , THE CROON DOGS perform March 23 at 8pm, Otter Rock Cafe, SLO. Free. More info: 541-5888, linnaeas.com.

885 Embacadero St., Morro Bay. More info: 772-1420, otterrockONE TIME SPACEMAN (AKA THE WESTSIDERS) dance cafe.com. to funk, blues, rock, and reggae on March 24. 9pm-1am, The SET YOUR GOALS performs with Cartel March 23 at 6pm, Slo Merrimaker, 1301 2nd St., Los Osos. Free. More info: 528-9940, Brewing Co., 1119 Garden St., SLO. $13-$15, all ages. More info: themerrimaker@yahoo.com.

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THE SWAN THIEF performs melodic indie rock March 24 at 8pm, AMY RAY OF THE INDIGO GIRLS PERFORMS WITH LINDSAY FULLER on March 24 at 7pm, SLO Brewing Co., 1119 Kreuzberg Cafe, 685 Higuera St., SLO. Free. More info: 439-2060, Garden St. $16 advance, $20 at the door. More info: 543-1843, kreuzbergcalifornia.com.

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JOHN MCCUTCHEON McCutcheon is a powerful singer/songwriter and masterful storyteller. Johnny Cash called him “the most impressive instrumentalist” he had ever heard, and he performs March 17 at 8pm, Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. $25. More info: 756-2787, pac.calpoly@gmail.com, pacslo.org.

SOLOMON CREEK plays familiar country songs March 17 at 7pm, Shell Cafe, 1351 Price St., Pismo Beach. Free. More info: 7738300, charlesbrunetti@att.net, shellcafepismo.com.

ZONGO ALL-STARS play afro-latin, funk, and reggae music March 17 at 7pm, Otter Rock Cafe, 885 Embacadero St., Morro Bay. More info: 772-1420, otterrockcafe.com.

THE STREET DOGS perform good ol’ punk rock with Devils Brigade and Old Man Markley on March 18 at 8:30pm, Slo Brewing Co., 1119 Garden St., SLO. $12-$14, all ages. More info: 543-1843, slobrewingco.com.

LIVIN’ LARGE performs acoustic classic rock March 18 at 4pm, Otter Rock Cafe, 885 Embacadero St., Morro Bay. More info: 7721420, otterrockcafe.com.

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RASTA FERRARI combines reggae and cars? See them live March 24 at 8pm, Otter Rock Cafe, 885 Embacadero St., Morro Bay. More info: 772-1420, otterrockcafe.com.

TOAN CHAU AND MATT SUAREZ perform March 25 at 4pm, Otter Rock Cafe, 885 Embacadero St., Morro Bay. More info: 7721420, otterrockcafe.com.

PENNYWISE performs with Guttermouth for a night of skate punk March 25 at 7pm, Slo Brewing Co., 1119 Garden St., SLO. $20-$22, all ages. More info: 543-1843, slobrewingco.com.

RADIATION CITY performs with Ghost Porn March 26 at 8pm, Kreuzberg Cafe, 685 Higuera St., SLO. Free. More info: 439-2060, kreuzbergcalifornia.com.

ALTERCATION performs March 29 at 8pm, Slo Brewing Co., 1119 Garden St., SLO. $10-$12, all ages. More info: 543-1843, slobrewingco.com.

TRIPLE THREAT performs March 30 at 8pm, Otter Rock Cafe, 885 Embacadero St., Morro Bay. More info: 772-1420, otterrockcafe.com.

LENNY BLUE BAND performs funk and blues on March 31 from 9pm-1am, The Merrimaker, 1301 2nd St., Los Osos. Free. More info: 528-9940, themerrimaker@yahoo.com.

CHARO performs with her internationally acclaimed talent as a classic flamenco guitarist that underscores her tremendously entertaining, high-energy production on March 31 at 8pm, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Avenue, Arroyo Grande. $43-$52. More info: 489-9444, boxoffice@clarkcenter. org, clarkcenter.org.

THE BOBBY SANTA CRUZ BAND rocks the joint March 31 at 8pm, Otter Rock Cafe, 885 Embacadero St., Morro Bay. More info: 772-1420, otterrockcafe.com.

BROKE DOWN IN BAKERSFIELD performs April 5 at 7pm, Slo Brewing Co., 1119 Garden St., SLO. $12. More info: 543-1843, slobrewingco.com.

THE RAGGED JUBILEE performs at their record release party with Threes and Nines on April 6 at 7pm, Slo Brewing Co., 1119 Garden St., SLO. $12. More info: 543-1843, slobrewingco.com.

THE SANTA BARBARA BOWL This venue plays host to big name acts like Radiohead on April 12 at 6:30pm, Bon Iver and All Tiny Creatures April 22 at 7pm, Tenacious D May 23 at 7pm, Beck May 24 at 7pm, Ben Harper June 30 at 6:30pm, 1122 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara. More info: 962-7411, sbbowl.com.

POZO STAMPEDE April 14: Dierks Bentley headlines a folk festival with the Eli Young Band, Will Hoge, and Ragged Jubilee starting at 12pm, Pozo Saloon, 90 West Pozo Road, Pozo, east of Santa Margarita. $38-$80. More info: pozosaloon.com.

THE BUZZCOCKS The punk legends perform on April 15 at 7pm, Slo Brewing Co., 1119 Garden St., SLO. $21-$23, all ages. More info: 543-1843, slobrewingco.com.

A$AP ROCKY The rapper performs April 19 at 7pm, Slo Brewing Co., 1119 Garden St., SLO. $21-$23, all ages. More info: 543-1843, slobrewingco.com.

BARE FEET plays a special April 20 concert with The Young Rapscallions and Venomous Voices at 7pm, Slo Brewing Co., 1119 Garden St., SLO. $21-$23, all ages. More info: 543-1843, slobrewingco.com.

FILTHY STILL this punk/bluegrass band performs April 20 at 8pm, Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St. , SLO. Free. More info: 5415888, linnaeas.com.

THE SPAZMATICS perform April 21 at 7pm, Slo Brewing Co., 1119 Garden St., SLO. $21-$23, all ages. More info: 543-1843, slobrewingco.com.

HIGHER GROUNDZ MUSIC FESTIVAL April 21: Tech N9ne headlines with E-40, Afroman, Too $hort, and more starting at 12pm, Pozo Saloon, 90 West Pozo Road, Pozo, east of Santa Margarita. $30-$75.

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WINTER DANCE PARTY This is the official live and authentic recreation of the final tour of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper before their untimely deaths. The show takes place April 21 at 8pm, Clark Center for the Performing Arts, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. $38-$48. More info: 800-606-0424, boxoffice@ clarkcenter.org, clarkcenter.org.

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Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. More info: 7562787, pac.calpoly@gmail. com.

THE TUMBLEWEED WARRIORS perform April 30 at 7pm, Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St. , SLO. Free.

More info: 541-5888, linnaeas.com.

SOCIAL DISTORTION performs with Toadies and Linda Ortega on May 20 from 4-8pm, Pozo Saloon, 90 West Pozo Road, Pozo, east of Santa Margarita. $27.50.

More info: pozosaloon.com.

STARSLINGER performs with The Hood Internet and Crissy Murderbot for a night of house music May 23 at 7pm, Slo Brewing Co., 1119 Garden St., SLO. $21-$23, all ages. More info: 543-1843, slobrewingco.com.

SOJA The reggae group performs May 27 at 1pm, Pozo Saloon, 90 West Pozo Road, Pozo, east of Santa Margarita. $20. More info: pozosaloon.com.

OUTDOOR DISCOVERY FESTIVAL Enjoy live music by Zongo All Stars, Cuesta Ridge, and Morning Rise Sound with Edub and DJ Chookie on May 12 while participating in activities like nature boat cruises, arts and craft vendors, eco-fair exhibits and demonstrations. Camp for the weekend or come for the day. 11am-5pm, Lopez Lake Recreation Area, 6800 Lopez Drive, Arroyo Grande. $10 per vehicle. More info: 781-5930, sloparks@co.slo.ca.us, slocountyparks.org.

KIDS MUSIC TIME WITH HEIDI HARMON Bring the kids out for a singing and dancing good time on the first Mon. of every month. 12:15-12:45pm, Sukha Wellness Center, 6615 Bay Laurel Drive, Avila Beach. $5. More info: 801-8088, info@sukhawellnesscenter.com.

HENRY ROLLINS speaks March 30 at 7pm, Slo Brewing Co., 1119 Garden St., SLO. $24-$25, all ages. More info: 5431843, slobrewingco.com.

CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH YOUNG IRELAND This father-son duo showcases their original Irish folk music along with special musical guests Bob Liepman (cello), Patrick Pearson (lead

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Jazz and Blues CAL POLY JAZZ COMBO performs every Thurs. night at 8pm, Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St. , SLO., Free. More info: 541-5888, linnaeas.com.

CUESTA COLLEGE’S TUESDAY NIGHT JAZZ SERIES This music series features a different jazz combo performing every Tues.

7pm, Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St., San Luis Obispo. Free. More info: 541-5888, linnaeas.com.

SLO BLUES SOCIETY WELCOMES ARTHUR ADAMS on March 17. The Cinders open the show. All tickets are sold at the door, and free dance lessons are offered prior to the show at 8pm, SLO Vets Hall, 801 Grand Ave. $17 members, $20 general public.

More info: 541-7930, sloblues@kcbx.net, sloblues.org.

SLO JAZZ FEDERATION VOCAL SHOWCASE Hear several talented jazz singers perform March 18 at 7:30pm, Unity Hall, 1400 Southwood, SLO. $5-$15. More info: 546-3733.

MD 2020 performs avant garde jazz on March 18 at 3pm, Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey, SLO. Free. More info: 547-0278, sgallery@charter.net, steynbergevents.com.

THE TIPSY GYPSIES perform March 19,

Pressing Forward The Book Club of California turns 100 on April 5, and to celebrate, Cal Poly’s Robert E. Kennedy Library will play host to a reception and exhibit by woodcut artist Tom Killion, a book collection contest, and an installation called “Flight” by art and design student Bryn Hobson.

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Everything will be on display through June 8.

April 2, and April 16 at 8pm, Kreuzberg Cafe, 685 Higuera St., SLO. Free. More info: 4392060, kreuzbergcalifornia. com.

AUDIO RADIANCE WITH CUESTA VOCE Special guest Audio Radiance, all the way from Iowa, joins Cuesta Voce March 21 for a night of vocal jazz starting at 7pm, Cuesta Performing Arts Center, Highway One, SLO. $7-$10. More info: 546-3195, jknutson@cuesta.edu, academic. cuesta.edu/performingarts.

CYNTHIA HILTS plays jazz piano March 23 at 3pm, Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey, SLO. Free. More info: 547-0278, sgallery@charter.net, steynbergevents.com.

SARA SERPA This vocalist and composer has a magical voice that can be heard April 5 at 7:30pm, Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey, SLO. More info: 547-0278, sgallery@charter.net, steynberg-events.com.

BETTYE LAVETTE LaVette now rivals Aretha Franklin as her generation’s most vital soul singer. She performs at Cal Poly on April 14. 8pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac. calpoly@gmail.com.

KEN WALDMAN AND THE SECRET VISITORS Fiddler, poet, and raconteur Ken Waldman’s variety shows are Alaska’s answer to a certain beloved radio program out of Minnesota. Waldman is joined by a troupe of world-class musicians in a storytelling music fest created just for us on April 15. 3pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac. calpoly@gmail.com.

CALIFORNIA AND MONTREAL GUITAR TRIOS Featuring guitar virtuosos from four countries, this “six-by-six-string phenomensemble” explores intricate original compositions as well as new arrangements of progressive rock, jazz, classical, and world music on April 21. 8pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac. calpoly@gmail.com.

CAL POLY JAZZ NIGHT CONCERT This concert features everything from authentic performances of traditional jazz standards to cutting-edge repertoire of world music, hip-hop and more. From the big band “wall of sound” to spontaneous interplay in jazz combos, the Cal Poly Jazz Bands respect the tradition while expanding its boundaries on May 19. 8 pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. More info: 805756-2787, pac.calpoly@gmail.com.

Film/TV THE ‘70S IN FILM The SLO Library presents this free, year-long look at the films that helped define a decade. Each month will feature a new theme, with March focusing on great directors March 24. The theme for April 7 and 21 is disaster films, and the stars of the ‘70s will be showcased May 12 and 26. 2pm, 995 Palm St., SLO. More info: 781-1215, slolibrary.org/ Events/oofilmfest.htm.

WEDNESDAYS AT THE MOVIES Watch a flick and discuss it with friends on the fourth Wed. of every month at 10am, Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay. More info: 772-6394, morrobayfriendsoflibrary.org.

ANDY WARHOL, BBC MODERN MASTERS Art critic Alistair Cooke sets out to discover why pop artist Andy Warhol had such a lasting effect on the art world. See the resulting film March 19 at 7pm, SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. $5-$7. More info: 543-8562, assistant@ sloma.org, sloma.org.

MONUMENTAL: DAVID BROWER’S FIGHT FOR WILD AMERICA See a stirring documentary about the most dynamic, influential, and controversial Sierra Club president since John Muir on March 21.

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DARK DAYS See how squatters live in perpetual darkness near Penn Station on Aug. 20 at 7pm, SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. $5-$7. More info: 5438562, assistant@sloma.org, sloma.org.

VISUAL FUTURIST: THE ART AND LIFE OF SYD MEAD This documentary offers a compelling portrait of a man revered around the world and a detailed look into the world of design, including some of his work which has never been seen until now. The film plays Sept. 17 at 7pm, SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. $5-$7. More info: 543-8562, assistant@sloma.org, sloma.org.

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BONSAI PEOPLE see a film that explores the concept of “microcredit” as a means of addressing worldwide poverty on March 27 at 7pm, Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey, SLO. More info: 547-0278, sgallery@charter.net, steynberg-events.com. !WOMEN, ART, REVOLUTION Through intimate interviews, art, and rarely seen archival video footage, this film reveals how the Feminist Art Movement fused free speech and politics into an art that radically transformed the culture of our times.

See it April 16 at 7pm, SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. $5-$7. More info: 5438562, assistant@sloma.org, sloma.org.

DEAR ZACHARY: A LETTER TO A SON ABOUT HIS FATHER This powerful and honest documentary of a murdered man’s life was meant as a gift to the son he would never meet. See it May 21 at 7pm, SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. $5-$7. More info: 543-8562, assistant@sloma.org,

Bawdy Bollywood America’s premier contemporary Indian dance ensemble performs April 28 at Cal Poly’s Christopher Cohan Center starting at 8 p.m. “Bollywood Delicious” combines the extravagant spectacle of Eastern theater with modern burlesque. The humorous show features some adult content. Tickets cost $30 to $38 and can be purchased at calpolyarts.org. sloma.org.

HELVETICA This independent film about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture can be seen June 18 at 7pm, SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. $5-$7.

More info: 543-8562, assistant@sloma. org, sloma.org.

DOUBLE FEATURE: PAWTUCKET RISING AND COMMODE CREATIONS See the stories of a decaying mill town revitalized by art and an eccentric man who opperates a toilet seat museum on July 16 at 7pm, SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. $5-$7. More info: 543-8562, assistant@

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Writers & Literature FOR THE LOVE OF AIMEE Julie Matsushima signs copies of her book about children with special needs on March 25 from 1-3pm, Coalesce Bookstore, 845 Main Street, Morro Bay., Free. More info: 7725713, jzuur@charter.net.

SLO NIGHTWRITERS Meets the second Tuesday of the month. A great networking experience for writers. Speakers attend each meeting. 7pm, PG&E Education Center, 6558 Ontario Road, at the turn-off to Avila Beach, SLO. More info: slonightwriters.org.

LOS OSOS BOOK DISCUSSIONS take place every third Thurs. On March. 15, the featured book will be The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. They discuss Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghesey on April 19.

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MORRO BAY BOOK CLUB meets the first and third Wednesdays of every month for open discussion meetings where participants are encouraged to bring and read any interesting material. Every second Wednesday has a pre-selected subject, and the fourth Friday of every month focuses on mysteries.

10am-12pm, Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay. More info: 772-6394, morrobayfriendsoflibrary.org.

ARROYO GRANDE BOOKENDS This adult book discussion group is moderated by a library staff member. A morning meeting is offered the fourth Tuesday of every month at 10am, and an evening meeting takes place the fourth Friday at 5:30pm, Arroyo Grande Library, 800 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande.

More info: 473-7161, gkraft@slolibrary.org, slolibrary.org.

SLO BOOK FINDERS meets the second Wednesday of every month in the third floor conference room from 10:30am-12pm, SLO Library, 995 Palm St. More info: 544-6108, slolibrary.org.

SLOLIO - TRUE STORIES AT LINNAEA’S This tribute to the art of storytelling takes place March 21 and on the third Wed. of every month. It is open to anyone who can tell a true story on the month’s theme

without notes. March’s theme is “Game Set Match.” 8pm, Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St., SLO. Free. More info: 995-2867, slolio@slolio.org, slolio.org.

COALESCE BOOKSTORE BOOK-SIGNING Julie Riera Matsushima signs copies of her book, For the Love of Aimee: A Memoir, on March 25 from 1-3pm, Coalesce Bookstore’s Garden Chapel, 845 Main St., Morro Bay. More info: 772-2880, coalescebookstore@ gmail.com, coalescebookstore.com.

CORNERS OF THE MOUTH POETRY takes place every third Sun. On March 18, the featured readers are Elijah Imlay, Florence Weinberger, and Jerry Douglas Smith. An open reading will follow. 7pm, Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St., SLO. Free. More info: 5471318, kpsslopoet@charter.net.

HANDWRITING ON THE WALL POETRY WORKSHOP Enjoy a great opportunity to work one-on-one in a supportive setting with NYC poet, George Wallace, Editor of Poetry Bay. Take advantage of this chance to focus, immerse, write, and discuss with other poets of all levels May 18-20. 10am daily, Private Residences, South County and San Luis Obispo $60. More info: 234-7355, Lindarella@sbcglobal.net.

SLO NIGHTWRITERS’ ANNUAL SHORT STORY AND POETRY CONTEST Submit a piece on the theme of “forgiveness” by March 31 to be eligible for cash prizes of up to $100. Short stories should be 750 words; poems should contain 40 lines. Anyone can submit. 7pm, PG&E Education Center, 6558 Ontario Road, at the turn-off to Avila Beach, SLO. More info: slonightwriters.org.

EBOOKS AND LIBRARY CATALOG INSTRUCTION Bring your Kindles, Nooks and iPads and get started with digital downloads on March 22. Learn how to use the WRITERS continued page 50

Spring Arts

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Matt Walker Autoland Consultant

Painting Pets and Animals with Pastel

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Start by learning how to recognize e and draw proportions, details and features ures of your animals, using the very versatile tile medium of soft pastel.

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No purchase necessary to win.

Drawing and Painting Birds 4/12/12–5/17/12 | Thursdays | 1–4PM This six week class will explore different ways to paint birds in watercolor and ink. Your paintings could range from extensions of a pencil drawing with a little ink and water color to a full color painting.

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Classes/ Lessons MUSIC LECTURE & DEMONSTRATION The Central Coast Music Teachers Association is offering a free lecture/demonstration by pianist Dr. Lynne Garrett on March 24. The program will begin at 3pm, Private residence, 835 Amethyst Drive, Santa Maria., Free. More info: 481-0270, enkauffman@sbcglobal.net.

SINGLES POTTERY NIGHT The movie Ghost proved conclusively that molding clay on the pottery wheel is romantic. Mingl with fellow single folks (over 40) while learning to make ceramics every Friday night through April 27 from 6-8pm, Anam-Cre Studio, 283 Chorro St., SLO. $22. More info: 896-6197, anamcre@charter.net, anamcre.com.

ART CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS AT STUDIO MPK All materials are provided for a variety of Spring classes held every Sat. and Sun. through May 27. Family art time is 9-10:30am.

An open studio for all ages is held 1-2:30pm.

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for altered books and art journals takes place from 5-6:30pm, and the studio opens again for all ages from 7-9pm, Studio MPK, 603 12th St., Paso Robles. More info: 216-272-3677, erinkenepp@yahoo.com, studiompk.com.

BEGINNING FUSED GLASS Learn basic skills to create stunning fused glass projects with classes every Sat. March 10-24 from 1-4pm, Call for venue information, San Luis Obispo. $120 for three weeks. More info: 5288791, larron4@charter.net.

ACRYLIC AND WATERCOLOR CLASS John Barnard brings his relaxed and easygoing teaching style to Studios on the Park every Tues. from 9am-1pm, Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. $5-$15. More info: 2389800, studiosonthepark.org.

ABSTRACT WATERMEDIA CLASS Learn how to use watercolors, acrylics, and ink to create well-designed abstract and nonrepresentational art. Each student works from start to finish on paintings on paper or canvas every Tues. from 1:30-4pm, Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. $25. More info: 238-9800, studiosonthepark.org.

TEEN ART GROUP meets weekly on Saturday afternoons to pursue creative projects of the group’s choosing. Through these projects Studios on the Park aims to support positive

youth civic engagement and arts education 9am-1pm, Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. $5-$15. More info: 2389800, studiosonthepark.org.

TERRARIUM WORKSHOP Make a tiny, living world in a hand blown glass container on March 17 from 1-3pm, Atmodsphere, 1119 Chorro St., SLO. $50. More info: 594-1119, carlawingett@ mac.com, atmodsphere.com.

GETTING TO KNOW ACRYLICS WORKSHOPS Bill Eckert teaches with hands on demonstrations on March 21 from 9am-5pm, Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. $95. More info: 238-9800, studiosonthepark.org.

INTRODUCTION TO OIL PAINTING CLASS Nancy Becker teaches basic design and color mixing every Wed. April 11-May 2 from 1:30-4pm, Studios on the Park, 1130 Pine St., Paso Robles. $100 includes materials.

More info: 238-9800, studiosonthepark.org.

INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP takes place with Robert Reynolds April 27-29 from 9am-4pm, SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. $275-$300.

More info: 543-8562, assistant@sloma.org, sloma.org.

CREATIVITY AND AESTHETICS In this May 18-20 workshop, students explore the concepts of creativity and aesthetics. Through a series of discussions, demonstrations, and practical applications, students will learn how to bring more creativity into their own art, thus improving the quality of their work.

9am-4pm, SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. $250-$275. More info: 543-8562, assistant@ sloma.org, sloma.org.

“LOOSEN UP” WITH ROBERT BURRIDGE This June 8-10 workshop with an established abstract artist is designed to tear down boundaries and let participants make art in a brand new style. 9am-4pm, SLO Museum of Art, 1010

Before the music died “Winter Dance Party” is the official live and authentic re-creation of the final tour of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper before their untimely deaths in a 1959 plane crash. The tour stops at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande on April 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $38 to $48 and can be purchased by calling 489-9444.

Broad St. $315-$365. More info: 543-8562, assistant@sloma.org, sloma.org.

EL CAMINO ART ASSOCIATION MEETING The demonstrator for this March 26 event will be noted artist Carol Ball who will showcase her pastel techniques.

The public as well as the membership is encouraged to attend this delightful event.

Refreshments will be served.

6:30pm, Ramona Gardens Park Club House, 993 Ramona Ave., Grover Beach. More info: 7044693, joan.r.bogle@gmail.com, elcaminoartassoc.com.

ACADEMY OF CREATIVE THEATRE SPRING THEATRE CLASSES Ten-week sessions of creative theatre, dancing, and singing are offered through May 9. Kids ages 5-7 meet Mondays at 4:45, and kids ages 8-12 meet Wednesdays from 4-5pm, SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro St. $200 per class. More info: 781-3889, act@slolittletheatre.org, slolittletheatre.org.

SPRING BREAK DRAMA CAMP Use the break from school to introduce kids to the

fun of theatre April 2-6. Kids ages 7-9 meet from 9am-12pm, ages 10-13 meet 1-4pm, SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro St. $175.

More info: 781-3889, act@slolittletheatre. org, slolittletheatre.org.

AFTER-SCHOOL ART CLASSES Stimulate creative thinking with classes for kids ages 5-6 on Mon., 7-8 on Tues., and 9-12 on Wed. 3:30-5pm, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., SLO. More info: 543-8562, mjohnston@sloma.org, sloma.org.

SPRING INTO ART Classes are offered April 9-13 for kids ages 5-12, who are split into age-appropriate skill groups. 9am-12pm, SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St. $115-$145. More info: 543-8562, mjohnston@ sloma.org, sloma.org.

CAMP MELODRAMA This summer performing arts workshop for children ages 7-17 returns for its 18th year, July 16-Aug. 13. Reserve space starting in March, because this great program always fills up.

8:30am, The Great American Melodrama, 1863 Pacific Blvd., Oceano. $525. More info: 4892499, katrinamersondesign@ gmail.com.

SMART SALON: THE ROLE OF CHILDHOOD AND PARENTING IN THE 21ST CENTURY In accordance with the exhibition Flights from Wonder, CAF presents a panel discussion on March 16 that examines the changing relationships between parent and child. 6pm, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, 653 Paseo Nuevo , Santa Barbara. Free. More info: 966-5373, sbcaf@sbcaf.org, sbcaf.org. ∆ PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CLARK CENTER OF THE PERFORMING ARTS

library’s website to find great titles provided by your library.

6:30pm, Los Osos Library, 2075 Palisades Ave., Los Osos.

Free. More info: 528-1862, jlaurenzi@slolibrary.org.

CENTRAL COAST JUNG SOCIETY PRESENTS KATHY BORNINO This MFT and hypnotherapist will discuss her book Armchair Travel to Heal the Planet, which shows how to use intentionality, telepathy, and imagery to project healing energy into any situation. The discussion takes place March 18 at 2:30pm, Monastery of the Risen Christ, 2308 O’Conner Way, SLO. Free. More info: 762-4861, oakonnell@yahoo.com.

Saturday, March 24, 3pm

8TH ANNUAL ART ECO

Cuesta College Cultural and Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo, CA A joint concert with the Cuesta Wind Ensemble

Opening reception Friday, March 16, 5 - 7 PM

Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble

Show runs from March 16 - May 24

Art of the Reclaimed and the Recycled 75 unique sculptures by local fine artists: Rod Baker, Elizabeth Bear, Jayne Behman, Renee Bewley, Jack Biesek, Ursula Black, Bette Byers, Emily Emanuel, Peg Grady, Matt Hedlund, George Jercich, Anne Gill Kellogg, April Kluver, Peggy Koteen, Rich Lasiewski, Larry Le Brane, Maria Loe, Mike T. McNutt, Richard Mortensen, Pandora Nash-Karner, Carol Paulsen, Stephen Plowman, Ron Roundy, Lena Rushing, Mary Ann Statler, Rick Vagnini, Charles Varni and Mary Velasquez.

Proceeds benefit the Botanical Garden. Sponsored by Frame Works.

Reception cost: $10 (counts towards art purchases)

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Upcoming Events Blame Sally Concert Sun., April 15, 4 PM Spring Plant Sale Sat., May 12, 10 AM Supporting SLO Botanical Garden

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