SLO Happenings | January - June 2012

S LO happenings a guide to events in

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Arts & Culture Happenings Early Music Ensemble – Bach in the Mission 2 Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa January 21, 2012 8:00 pm music.calpoly.edu

2nd Annual San Luis Obispo Jewish Film Festival The Palm Theatre

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January 21 – 22, 2012 jccslo.com

StandUp for Autism! A Night of All-Female Stand-Up Comedy Cuesta College Cultural & Performing Arts Center January 28, 2012 7:00 pm autismspectrumcenter.com

San Luis Obispo Blues Society Show featuring John Lee Hooker Jr. SLO Vets Hall January 28, 2012 8:00 pm sloblues.org

A Night at the Mission Chamber Concert Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa February 4, 2012 8:00 pm music.calpoly.edu Enjoy an evening of traditional and contemporary chamber music performed by several of Cal Poly’s finest music ensembles at one of the most inspiring and beautiful venues on the Central Coast. Features performances by various instrumental ensembles including brass choir and quintets, clarinet, flute choir, saxophone quartets, string quartets and woodwind quintets.

Notable Encounter INSIGHT SLO Museum of Art February 10, 2012 6:00 pm sloma.org

Festival Mosaic's WinterMezzo Weekend II: Heartthrobs Various Venues February 10 – 12, 2012 festivalmosaic.com International artists, spectacular venues, a singular music experience; that’s Festival Mozaic! The WinterMezzo series boasts a weekend of engaging musical experiences centered on great works of chamber music, featuring the festival’s nationally renowned guest artists.

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Laurence Juber Concert at SLO Botanical Garden SLO Botanical Garden, Oak Glen Pavilion February 12, 2012 4:00 – 7:00 pm slobg.org

SLO Comedy Festival Various Venues February 29 – March 4, 2012 slocomedyfestival.com

Phyllis' Musical Revue – Encore!

25th Annual Show Benefiting the Women's Shelter Program of SLO County Alex Madonna Expo Center

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Be prepared to tantalize your comedic taste buds with five whole days of skillfully honed humor! Performances will feature comedians from all over the world, whose merriment making will leave you with a comedy hangover on Monday. The festival hosts 40 carefully selected comedians with varying comedic styles, which guarantees that there will be something for everyone.

March 2 – 3, 2012 Lunch show at 11:00 am and Dinner show at 5:30 pm womensshelterslo.org This annual event promises an evening of fun, fashion and music for all! Watch local performers and other notable figures sing and dance on stage while enjoying local wine and a delicious meal. Wrap up the evening with music and dancing, all in support of the Women’s Shelter Program of San Luis Obispo County!

Vocal Arts Ensemble – American Music Old & New Cuesta College Cultural & Performing Arts Center March 4, 2012 at 3:00 pm vocalarts.org

San Luis Obispo International Film Festival Various Venues March 7 – 11, 2012 slofilmfest.org The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival is a premier 10-day annual event that showcases contemporary and classic film screenings in a wide variety of venues. From cutting-edge documentaries to tried and true cinema classics, the SLOIFF celebrates film on the big screen by offering something for everyone.

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Art-Eco in the Garden San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden March 16 – May 24, 2012 slobg.org

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Inspiring art and glorious views abound at this unique art exhibit featuring artwork made of reclaimed and natural materials by established local artists. Come explore sculptures in the beautiful natural setting of the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden. Meet the artists and enjoy live music, appetizers and wine on opening night!

San Luis Obispo Blues Society Show featuring Curtis Salgado SLO Vets Hall April 21, 2012 8:00 pm sloblues.org

Seven Sisters Quilt Show Alex Madonna Expo Center April 28 – 29, 2012 Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm and Sunday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm aqgcc.org

Central Coast Children's Choir Cuesta College Cultural & Performing Arts Center May 19, 2012 2:00 pm centralcoastchildrenschoir.org

Cal Poly Architecture Chumash Show Chumash Auditorium, Cal Poly May 25 – 27, 2012 architectureshow.calpoly.edu

A Musical Journey: The Vocal Arts Ensemble Prepares for Tour Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa June 2, 2012 2:00 pm vocalarts.org

Hawkeye Herman Concert at SLO Botanical Garden SLO Botanical Garden, Oak Glen Pavilion June 3, 2012 4:00 – 7:00 pm slobg.org 4

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Cal Poly University Art Gallery Exhibits Geoff McFetridge University Art Gallery, Dexter Hall January 13 – February 18, 2012 artgallery.calpoly.edu

Department of Art and Design Annual Juried Student Exhibition University Art Gallery, Dexter Hall April 13 – May 12, 2012

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Senior Graphic Design Showcase University Art Gallery, Dexter Hall May 18, 2012 artgallery.calpoly.edu

SLO Little Theatre Performances Little Prince Show Little Theatre January 13 – 29, 2012 slolittletheatre.org Talented local actors bring to life the story of The Little Prince on the Little Theatre stage. Sit back and enjoy this much-loved story by Antoine de Saint Exupéry about a stranded aviator who meets a mysterious boy from another planet and learns of the boy’s adventures exploring both the stars and the depths of his own heart.

Opus Little Theatre February 3 – 4, 2012

Dollhouse Little Theatre March 30 – 31, 2012

Dinner with Friends Little Theatre April 13 – May 6, 2012

House of Blue Leaves Little Theatre May 25 – June 17, 2012

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January 2012 1/6

W. Terrence Spiller Piano Recital 8:00 pm

1/7 Transatlantic Landscapes: New Music by Craig Russell with Inga Swearingen 8:00 pm

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1/8

The MET Live in HD: Handel’s Rodelinda 2:00 pm

1/13 Forbes Pipe Organ Recital: Jonathan Dimmock 8:00 pm 1/15 The MET Live in HD: Gounod’s Faust 2:00 pm 1/21 The MET Live in HD: The Enchanted Island 9:55 am 1/22 State Street Ballet: The Jungle Book 4:00 pm 1/25 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific 7:30 pm 1/27–1/29 cal poly orchesis dance company: Immersion 2:00 pm, 8:00 pm 1/28 Joan Rivers LIVE 8:00 pm 1/29 GalumphA Acrobatics 3:00 pm

February 2012 2/2–2/4 cal poly orchesis dance company: Immersion 8:00 pm 2/4

SLO Symphony: Suite Serenades 8:00 pm

2/9

Celtic Nights: Journey of Hope 7:30 pm

2/11 The MET Live in HD: Wagner’s Gotterdammerung 9:00 am 2/12 Alex de Grassi 3:00 pm 2/15 Frank Abagnale: Catch Me If You Can 7:30 pm 2/18 Young Frankenstein 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm 2/19 Lorna Luft: Songs My Mother Taught Me 7:00 pm 2/25 The MET Live in HD: Verdi’s Ernani 9:55 am 2/25 Choirs’ Winter Concert: If Music Be the Food of Love 8:00 pm 2/26 Los Lonely Boys 7:00 pm

March 2012 3/1

Red Star Red Army Chorus & Dance Ensemble 7:30 pm

3/2 Cal Poly Wind Band Masterworks – Vol. I: The American Dream 8:00 pm 3/3

Cal Poly University Jazz Band Just Jazz Concert 8:00 pm

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Cal Poly Symphony Winter Concert – Student Soloist Showcase 3:00 pm

3/6

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 7:30 pm

3/8

The Second City 7:30 pm

3/8–3/9, 3/10 C al Poly Student Opera Theatre: More Classic Scenes from Opera and Musical Theater 7:30 pm, 3:00 pm 3/9

George Kahumoku, Jr.: Masters of Hawaiian Music 8:00 pm

3/10 Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble Winter Concert 8:00 pm

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3/10 SLO Symphony: Classical Sketches 8:00 pm 3/11 An Afternoon with Rex Reed 3:00 pm 3/17 John McCutcheon 8:00 pm 3/21 Savion Glover: Bare Soundz 7:30 pm

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3/22 SFJAZZ Collective: Songs of Stevie Wonder 7:30 pm 3/25 SLO Symphony Apex for Kids Family Concert: Music Tells the Story 3:00 pm 3/29 Aquila Theatre Company: Macbeth 7:30 pm

April 2012 4/5

Andre Watts 7:30 pm

4/7

The MET Live in HD: Massenet’s Manon 9:00 am

4/14 Bettye LaVette 8:00 pm 4/14 Cal Poly Open House Concert 8:00 pm 4/15 Cal Poly All-State Festival Concert: Jazz Band, Symphony & Wind Orchestra 2:30 pm 4/15 Ken Waldman & The Secret Visitors 3:00 pm 4/21 California & Montreal Guitar Trios 8:00 pm 4/22 The MET Live in HD: Verdi’s La Traviata 2:00 pm 4/28 Bollywood Delicious 8:00 pm

May 2012 5/5

SLO Symphony Season Finale 8:00 pm

5/6

Catalyst Quartet 3:00 pm

5/13 Youth Symphony Season Finale 3:00 pm 5/18 Early Music Ensemble Concert: Treasures of Tudor England 8:00 pm 5/19 Jazz Night Concert: Cal Poly University Jazz Band 8:00 pm 5/20 Forbes Pipe Organ Recital: Paul Woodring 3:00 pm 5/26 Cal Poly Symphony & Choirs’ Spring Concert Rule Britannia 8:00 pm 5/29, 5/31 Cal Poly RSVP XVII: Garabatos 8:00 pm 5/31 Inside Out 8:00 pm

June 2012 6/1

Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble Spring Concert 8:00 pm

6/2

Inside Out 2:00 pm, 8:00 pm

6/2 Wind Bands’ Spring Concert – Winds of Change: Music of the 21st Century 8:00 pm 6/3

Martin Short 7:00 pm

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Food & Wine Happenings 5th Annual Restaurant Month Various Venues January 2 – 31, 2012 sanluisobispocounty.com/restaurantmonth

FOOD & WINE

Come enjoy the bounty of the county and indulge in fresh, locally grown produce and meats all prepared especially for you during the 5th Annual Restaurant Month. Dine at participating restaurants for a three-course, pre-fixe menu for only $30! Reservations recommended if not required.

4th Annual SLO Culinary Carnival Embassy Suites February 3, 2012 5:30 – 7:30 pm sloculinarycarnival.com Enjoy gourmet food prepared by regional celebrity chefs and restaurants, paired with local wine and beer. Combined with a beautiful setting and silent auction, this splendid evening is filled with culinary delights! All proceeds directly support the Prado Day Center for the homeless.

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Flavor of SLO Historic Jack House & Gardens May 6, 2012 1:00 – 4:00 pm flavorofslo.com Enjoy an afternoon at the beautiful and historic Jack House & Gardens in downtown San Luis Obispo while sampling some of the best food and beverages our area has to offer! Feel extra good about your full belly because all proceeds benefit the United Way’s Community Impact Fund, providing support to local programs focused on education, income and health.

FOOD & WINE

26th Annual California Festival of Beers Madonna Meadows & Expo Center May 25 – 27, 2012 californiafestivalofbeers.com

SLO Vintners Roll out the Barrels Weekend Various Venues June 21 – 24, 2012 slowine.com Four days filled with the best wines of San Luis Obispo. Don’t miss the kick-off event on Thursday night, Barrels in the Plaza! Get your wine passport now to enjoy a weekend full of special tastings, barrel samples, wine and food pairings and entertainment.

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SOCIAL & RECREATION Happenings SLO Botanical Garden’s Saturday at the Garden San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Second Saturday of every month 1:00 – 3:00 pm

SOCIAL & RECREATION

slobg.org Join the San Luis Botanical Garden every second Saturday for a great hands-on outdoor learning experience for the whole family. Kids get the opportunity to explore the Children’s Garden and make a great garden craft to take home while parents enjoy guest speakers and docent-led tours of the gardens.

Sweetheart’s Night at Farmers’ Market Farmers’ Market, Downtown SLO February 9, 2012 6:00 – 9:00 pm DowntownSLO.com

Health & Fitness Expo & 5k Run Alex Madonna Expo Center March 24 – 25, 2012 slohealthandfitness.com Come learn what you can do to improve your health and see what local resources are available for you. Join in for the 5K run, then attend the free expo that includes sports demonstrations, seminars, classes and performances, medical testing, and over 100 heath and fitness professionals!

Bunny Trail at Farmers’ Market Farmers’ Market, Downtown SLO April 5, 2012 6:00 – 9:00 pm DowntownSLO.com

Easter Egg Hunt at the Historic Jack House & Gardens Historic Jack House Gardens April 7, 2012 11:00 am slocity.org/parksandrecreation 10

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Cal Poly Open House Various events and venues April 12 – 14, 2012 openhouse.calpoly.edu

Children’s Day in the Plaza

Open House is an annual Cal Poly event that showcases the campus to admitted and current students, their supporters, alumni, and the San Luis Obispo community. This three-day event features a parade, concerts, student exhibitions, performances, family and children’s activities, Cal Poly Rodeo, the Cal Poly Truck & Tractor Pull and much, much more!

Mission Plaza slocap.org

Arbor Day Laguna Lake Park April 21, 2012 slocity.org/publicworks

Earth Day Celebration El Chorro Regional Park April 22, 2012 12:00 – 6:00 pm earthdayalliance.com

Get green at San Luis Obispo’s 22nd annual Earth Day celebration, hosted at the beautiful El Chorro Regional Park off Highway 1. This free event has a weekend full of activities, performances and presentations for all ages and boasts free bus rides to the event and an exciting music lineup.

SOCIAL & RECREATION

April 14, 2012

San Luis Obispo Marathon + Half Begins at SLO High School and ends at Madonna Expo Center April 22, 2012 slomarathon.com

Monster Skate Park Series Santa Rosa Park April 28, 2012 10:00 am ccmonsterskate.com

10th Annual Walk a Mile in her Shoes and Family Fun Fair Mission Plaza April 28, 2012 sarpcenter.org “Walk a Mile in her Shoes” is an awareness and fundraising campaign where men show their support for the movement against sexual violence by walking a mile in women’s high-heeled shoes! Join in the walk or come show your support at the Family Fun Fair, which has crafts, food and more for all ages.

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4th Annual WALK for Autism and Awareness Fair Mission Plaza April 29, 2012

SOCIAL & RECREATION

ASCtoWALK.com Join the Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center for its 3rd annual WALK for Autism and Awareness Fair. Mission Plaza will be filled with fun for people on and off the spectrum, including children’s activities, food sales, vendor booths, music and much more!

RideShare’s Bike Month Entire month of May rideshare.org/bikemonth Bike Month is a local and national celebration of human-powered transportation with over 30 free bicycle related events in San Luis Obispo County. Notable events include the Bike Fashion Show, Bike Art Gallery, Bike Fest, Vino Via Bike Tour, Tweed Ride, Bike Happy Hours, Bike Breakfasts, Pedal to Paella, Kidical Mass, and the Bike Month Blowout!

Kidical Mass Family Bike Parade SLO Mitchell Park to Mission Plaza May 3, June 7 and July 5, 2012 5:30 pm slokidicalmass.org If you’ve ever wanted to ride your bike in a parade with kids of all ages, this is the perfect chance to make it happen! Kidical Mass, the Family Bike Happening, is a fun, family bike ride from Mitchell Park to Mission Plaza. Check the website for this month’s theme!

San Luis Obispo Home Show Alex Madonna Expo Center May 5 – 6, 2012 Saturday from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm slohomeshow.com

Mother’s Day Flower Giveaway at Farmers’ Market Farmers’ Market, Downtown SLO May 10, 2012 6:00 – 9:00 pm DowntownSLO.com

Spring Plant Event San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden May 12, 2012 8:00 am – 1:00 pm slobg.org

Mother’s Day Concert at the Historic Jack House & Gardens Historic Jack House Gardens May 13, 2012 1:00 – 4:00 pm slocity.org/parksandrecreation

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SLO Tweed Ride Triangle Park at Santa Barbara & Osos Streets May 13, 2012 1:00 – 4:00 pm slotweedride.wordpress.com

SOCIAL & RECREATION

The Tweed Ride is a leisurely afternoon jaunt about town where cyclists embrace turn of the century attire, style, and spirit. Any bicycle is acceptable for the ride, but classic vintage bicycles are highly encouraged, as are handlebar mustaches and monocles.

Law Enforcement Night at Farmers’ Market Farmers’ Market, Downtown SLO May 17, 2012 6:00 – 9:00 pm DowntownSLO.com

CÔte de Tolosa Velo Challenge III Tolosa Winery May 20, 2012 7:00 am – 4:00 pm tolosawinery.com Tolosa Winery and the SLO County Bicycle Coalition team up for this bike event designed to challenge even the most fanatic rider. Tolosa winemaker and competitive cyclist Larry Brooks will lead participants on a 52-mile loop, including 5,000 feet of climbing over unimproved dirt and gravel roads. Afterwards, anyone is welcome at Tolosa Winery for lunch on the patio.

Public Works Night at Farmers’ Market Farmers’ Market, Downtown SLO May 24, 2012 6:00 – 9:00 pm DowntownSLO.com

Downtown Brown’s Birthday at Farmers’ Market Farmers’ Market, Downtown SLO May 31, 2012 6:00 – 9:00 pm DowntownSLO.com

Dive-In Movie: Finding Nemo SLO Swim Center June 1, 2012 6:30 – 8:30 pm slocity.org/parksandrecreation

Cal Poly Sports

Blues Baseball

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Rattlers Baseball

SLO Rugby

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slorugby.org

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Ongoing Happenings Moonlight Hours at SLO Children’s Museum SLO Children’s Museum

Ongoing Happenings

Third Thursday every month 5:00 – 8:00 pm slocm.org

Story time at SLO Library San Luis Obispo Public Library Preschool (ages 3–6) on Tuesdays at 10:10 am Toddler (ages 0–3) on Thursdays at 10:10 am

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Art After Dark SLO Downtown First Friday each Month 6:00 – 9:00 pm artsobispo.org/artafterdark

Bike Happening Downtown SLO – starts in Mission Plaza First Thursday each month 9:00 pm bikehappening.org

Concerts in the Plaza Mission Plaza Every Friday June – Sept 5:30 – 7:30 pm DowntownSLO.com

Farmers’ Market: Higuera Street, Downtown San Luis Obispo Downtown SLO, Higuera Street Every Thursday 6:00 – 9:00 pm slocountyfarmers.org

Farmers’ Market on Broad Street SLO Grange Hall Parking Lot Every Tuesday 3:00 – 6:00 pm slocountyfarmers.org

Farmers’ Market on Madonna Rd Cost Plus World Market Parking Lot Every Saturday 8:00 – 10:30 am slocountyfarmers.org

Farmers’ Market on Tank Farm Rd Kennedy Club Fitness Parking Lot Every Sunday 10:00 am – 1:00 pm sloccfm.com

Jack House Museum and Garden Tour Historic Jack House Every Sunday 1:00 – 4:00 pm Closed January through March slocity.org/parksandrecreation

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All Happenings JANUARY 1/2–1/31 5th Annual Restaurant Month 1/6 W. Terrence Spiller Piano Recital 1/7 Transatlantic Landscapes – New Music by Craig Russell with Inga Swearingen 1/8 The MET Live in HD: Handel’s Rodelinda 1/13 Forbes Pipe Organ Recital: Jonathan Dimmock 1/13–1/29 The Little Prince 1/13–2/18 Geoff McFetridge 1/15 The MET Live in HD: Gounod’s Faust 1/21–1/22 2nd Annual San Luis Obispo Jewish Film Festival 1/21 The MET Live in HD: The Enchanted Island 1/21 Early Music Ensemble – Bach in the Mission 2 1/22 State Street Ballet: The Jungle Book 1/25 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific 1/27–1/29 Cal Poly Orchesis Dance Company: Immersion 1/28 Joan Rivers LIVE 1/28 San Luis Obispo Blues Society Show featuring John Lee Hooker Jr. 1/28 StandUp for Autism! A Night of All-Female Stand Up Comedy 1/29 Galumpha Acrobatics

February

2/2–2/4 Cal Poly Orchesis Dance Company: Immersion

2/3 4th Annual SLO Culinary Carnival at the Embassy Suites

2/3–2/4 Opus

2/4 A Night at the Mission Chamber Concert

2/4 SLO Symphony: Suite Serenades

2/9 Celtic Nights: Journey of Hope

2/9 Sweethearts Night at Farmers’ Market

2/10 Notable Encounter INSIGHT

2/10–2/12 Festival Mosaic’s WinterMezzo Weekend II: Heartthrobs

2/11 The MET Live in HD: Wagner’s Gotterdammerung

2/12 Alex de Grassi

2/12 Laurence Juber Concert at SLO Botanical Garden

2/15 Frank Abagnale: Catch Me If You Can

2/18 Young Frankenstein

2/19 Lorna Luft: Songs My Mother Taught Me

2/25 Choirs’ Winter Concert – If Music Be the Food of Love

2/25 The MET Live in HD: Verdi’s Ernani

2/26 Los Lonely Boys 7:00 pm

2/29–3/4 SLO Comedy Festival

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March

3/1 Red Star Red Army Chorus & Dance Ensemble

3/2 Cal Poly Wind Band Masterworks – Vol. I: The American Dream

3/2–3/3 Phyllis’ Musical Revue – Encore!

3/3 Cal Poly University Jazz Band Just Jazz Concert

3/4 Cal Poly Symphony Winter Concert – Student Soloist Showcase

3/4 Vocal Arts Ensemble – American Music Old & New

3/6 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

3/7–3/11 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival

3/8 The Second City 3/8–3/9, 3/10 Cal Poly Student Opera Theatre: More Classic Scenes from Opera and Musical Theater

3/9 George Kahumoku, Jr. – Masters of Hawaiian Music

3/10 Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble Winter Concert

3/10 SLO Symphony: Classical Sketches

3/10 SLO Xtreme Beer Festival

3/11 An Afternoon with Rex Reed

3/16–5/24 Art-Eco in the Garden

3/17 John McCutcheon

3/21 Savion Glover: Bare Soundz

3/22 SFJAZZ Collective: Songs of Stevie Wonder

3/24–3/25 Health & Fitness Expo & 5k Run

3/25 SLO Symphony Apex for Kids Family Concert – Music Tells the Story

3/29 Aquila Theatre Company: Macbeth 3/30–3/31 Dollhouse January – June 2012

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Sports

Blues Baseball bluesbaseball.com

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4/5 Andre Watts 4/5 Bunny Trail at Farmers’ Market 4/7 Easter Egg Hunt at the Historic Jack House & Gardens 4/7 The MET Live in HD: Massenet’s Manon 4/12–4/14 Cal Poly Open House 4/13–5/6 Dinner with Friends 4/13–5/12 Department of Art and Design Annual Juried Student Exhibition 4/14 Bettye LaVette 4/14 Cal Poly Open House Concert 4/14 Children’s Day in the Plaza 4/15 Cal Poly All-State Festival Concert – Jazz Band, Symphony & Wind Orchestra 4/15 Ken Waldman & The Secret Visitors 4/21 Arbor Day 4/21 California & Montreal Guitar Trios 4/21 San Luis Obispo Blues Society Show featuring Curtis Salgado 4/22 Earth Day Celebration 4/22 The MET Live in HD: Verdi’s La Traviata 4/22 San Luis Obispo Marathon + Half 4/28 10th Annual Walk a Mile in her Shoes and Family Fun Fair 4/28 Bollywood Delicious 4/28 Monster Skate Park Series 4/28–4/29 Seven Sisters Quilt Show 4/29 4th Annual WALK for Autism and Awareness Fair

May

5/3 Kidical Mass Family Bike Parade 5/5 SLO Symphony: Season Finale 5/5–5/6 San Luis Obispo Home Show 5/6 Catalyst Quartet 5/6 Flavor of SLO 5/10 Mother’s Day Flower Giveaway at Farmers’ Market 5/12 Spring Plant Event 5/13 Mother’s Day Concert at the Historic Jack House & Gardens 5/13 SLO Tweed Ride 5/13 Youth Symphony Season Finale 5/17 Law Enforcement Night at Farmers’ Market 5/18 Early Music Ensemble Concert – Treasures of Tudor England 5/18 Senior Graphic Design Showcase 5/19 Central Coast Children’s Choir 5/19 Jazz Night Concert – Cal Poly University Jazz Band 5/20 Côte de Tolosa Velo Challenge III 5/20 Forbes Pipe Organ Recital: Paul Woodring 5/24 Public Works Night at Farmers’ Market 5/25–5/27 Cal Poly Architecture Chumash Show 5/25–6/17 House of Blue Leaves 5/26 Cal Poly Symphony & Choirs’ Spring Concert – Rule Britannia 5/29, 5/31 Cal Poly RSVP XVII: Garabatos 5/31 Downtown Brown’s Birthday at Farmers’ Market 5/31 Inside Out

Cal Poly Sports gopoly.com Rattlers Baseball slorattlers.com SLO Rugby slorugby.org

Ongoing Events Art After Dark First Friday each month Bike Happening First Thursday each month Concerts in the Plaza Every Friday, June–Sept Farmers’ Market: Higuera Street, Downtown San Luis Obispo Every Thursday Farmers’ Market on Broad Street Every Tuesday Farmers’ Market on Madonna Rd Every Saturday Farmers’ Market on Tank Farm Rd Every Sunday Jack House Museum and Garden Tour Every Sunday, Apr–Dec Moonlight Hours at SLO Children’s Museum Third Thursday of every month Rideshare’s Bike Month Entire month of May Story time at SLO Library Tuesdays and Thursdays

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6/1 Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble Spring Concert 6/1 Dive-In Movie – Finding Nemo 6/2 A Musical Journey: The Vocal Arts Ensemble Prepares for Tour 6/2 Inside Out 6/2 Wind Bands’ Spring Concert – Winds of Change: Music of the 21st Century 6/3 Hawkeye Herman Concert at SLO Botanical Garden 6/3 Martin Short 6/21–6/24 SLO Vintners Roll out the Barrels Weekend

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