spring arts 2013

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Spring Arts Annual

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It’s spring at last, and it’s high time for an adventure. That could mean taking off on a road

trip, fi nding a new hobby, falling in love, or cleaning your garage. It’s up to you. Spring is a time for exploring new worlds and ideas, and that’s why we’ve compiled the season’s arts and events into one handy little guide.For us, the Spring Arts Annual is also a chance to play outside the boundaries of our usual coverage of the arts, which is why you’ll also fi nd an interview with a photographer in Cuba and a profi le of a French stiltwalker. (Although technically Lili Noden is an American now, having become a citizen the week before our interview. Congratulations!) Leysis Quesada and Arien Chang Castan are a photographer couple from Havana, Cuba who will show their work in the joint exhibit “Cuban Photographers,” coming this May at the Cal Poly University Art Gallery. New Times interviewed Quesada via email about her life and work. In a fi rst for us, we have printed this exchange in both English and Spanish on page (36). (Many thanks

are due to Esther Tejeda Tizoc for translation, and to Tanya Chroman for proofreading.) Quesada’s answers were often brief, yet intriguing, and many made me want to know more. What does it mean, for instance, when Quesada says her life sometimes feels like “a picture without colors?” What exactly happens at a Santeria ceremony? But I left these questions unanswered, if only to leave myself something to explore when covering the exhibit in May. But if Quesada’s world is black and white, the world of professional stiltwalker Lili Noden is resplendent with color. Noden, founder of San Diego-based stiltwalking performance group Dragon Knights, crafts all her costumes and puppets by hand, drawing equal

inspiration from the circus as from the tribes of New Caledonia. Born in southwestern France, Noden has been performing and puppeteering on stilts for over 20 years. The Dragon Knights have become a regular fi xture at Paso Robles’ Festival of the Arts, taking place in downtown Paso the last weekend in May. If you’ve ever wondered how one becomes a professional stiltwalker, or where the absurd and magical art form came from, the answers await you on page (28). So get out there and enjoy yourself already. See a play. Go to a concert. Take in an art show. Run through the sprinklers! We’re not judging you. Δ

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Lili Noden’s is a world of friendly griffi ns, of dragons and knights, of insects that tower like delicate-winged giants. When she walks, her feet don’t always touch the ground.

Noden is the founder of Dragon Knights, a San Diego-based troupe of stiltwalkers. The Dragon Knights have performed all over the world, though they may be best known to Central Coast residents for their regular appearances at the Paso Robles Festival of the Arts, which descends on downtown Paso the last weekend in May. So if you, while taking in the landscape paintings and crafts displays of the North County festival, have ever gazed up at the iridescent Dragonfl y or the looming Flower Lady and thought, “I wonder what her story is,” this is for you. Born in the town of Saint-Palais in southwestern France, Noden says she doesn’t recall the fi rst time she saw someone walk on stilts. An artist, craftswoman, and performer from a very young age, Noden left school at 15 to work for a theater company, where she began learning the ropes of lighting, props, makeup, costuming, and publicity. This early experience led to work with several major companies in Paris, where she pursued theater at the Ecole Jacques Lecoq and the Cours Simon drama school, in addition to studying under a master stiltwalker. She later joined The Cirikli Stilt Birds, a group of stiltwalkers who performed astride enormous wooden puppet birds—a sight every bit as bizarre as it sounds.

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Lili Noden and her stiltwalking group

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When, in 1994, Cirikli was invited by Disney to perform regularly at Epcot, Noden moved to Florida, where she lived for the next five years. “I was not speaking a word of English,” Noden recalls in a phone interview. “It was very difficult. By the time I got to California, it was better, but people still didn’t understand me.”

In 2000, Noden moved to San Diego. This time around, she was truly alone, without the security of an established troupe or the promise of regular work, as she’d had when employed by Disney. She started performing in Balboa


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Park, Seaworld, and the San Diego Zoo, in addition to giving lessons in her craft. She also began hiring performers to join the newly formed Dragon Knights. The troupe comprises fi ve to six employees during the year and around 20 during the summer months, when the Dragon Knights’ performance schedule is at its peak. When trying out a potential Dragon Knight, Noden says, her fi rst concern isn’t necessarily the

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legs being several feet longer. Each time she trains a new student, Noden says, her instructions are the same: “He has to forget he had feet. The feet become the bottom of the stilts. Find the new feet! Evaluate the distance, and let the brain realize that.” That doesn’t mean look down. “Don’t look at the fl oor, or you’ll fall,” she cautions. Since some new performers can go years before their fi rst crash, the Knights often celebrate a performer’s fi rst fall, like a rite of passage. Fortunately, Noden says, the wooden puppets the performers typically “ride” (or rather wear, while giving the appearance of riding) also protect the stiltwalkers from injury in the event of a fall. The puppets, of course, are a story unto themselves, each with its own unique personality. The dragon, named Baraka, tends to frighten small children—but here they have a chance to overcome their fear, as this fi erce-looking adversary can be tamed by those with the courage to try. Then there’s

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NEW TIMES How long have you been a photographer? What sort of equipment do you use? Where did you go to school?LEYSIS QUESADA I have been working as a photographer 13 years; I began in January of 2000. I am using now a digital camera Nikon D7000. But before the digital one I used a Nikon FM2. To study photography I did not go to any school; I studied English to be a teacher. In 1999, the Maine Photographic Workshops came to Havana and I met the staff. They came again in 2000, and I began to work with them as an assistant. I took two important workshops: one with David Alan Harvey, and one with Stacey Boge. I learned a lot about photography with my cousin photographer Lazaro Miranda, and the rest by myself reading and looking at pictures from the masters.

NEW TIMES Are you able to support yourself through your art? If not, what other kinds of work do you do?LEYSIS QUESADA In every country it’s hard to live as an artist, because you depend on someone liking what you do and buying your art, but I also help photographers who come to Havana, guiding them to look for interesting places to photograph.

NEW TIMES In your experience, what are some of the biggest differences between working as an artist in the U.S. and working as an artist in Cuba? Given the country’s travel restrictions, has it been diffi cult to fi nd a broader audience for your work?QUESADA We cannot sell our art to Cubans. We depend on tourists, or people from another country who buy art, so even if we have the opportunity to go to another country the money is still a problem for us to travel.

NEW TIMES How did you meet Sky Bergman?QUESADA I met Sky almost fi ve years ago when she came to Havana. She came in a group, and I knew some of them. She wanted to photograph Havana, so I took her to interesting places in Havana Vieja and the center. In one of our walks we past the Gaia gallery, which is a big and nice place directed by Esther Cardoso. Gaia is a kind of theater but also a gallery. That day Sky met Esther and she invited Sky to exhibit there, and in March of 2012 she had the exhibition here in Havana. So Sky is inviting us through Cal Poly to exhibit our work there.

NEW TIMES How would you describe your neighborhood?QUESADA We live in Havana center, in a neighborhood called Los Sitios. It’s a much known area, because you will not fi nd beautiful residencies as you see in Vedado; people in my neighborhood are more simple, even poor.

NEW TIMES In some of your photo-graphs, such as the image of the


On Friday, May 10, Cuban photographers Leysis Quesada and Arien Chang Castan—also a couple of fi ve years—will exhibit their black

and white images of Havana in a joint show at the Cal Poly University Art Gallery. While they share the same medium, their respective photography is notably different. Castan seems to turn his focus outward, capturing busy street scenes with a fl air for compositional wit: Here, a giant pointing fi nger in a shop window seems to poke at a passerby; there, an orchestra conductor in a photograph’s background appears to emerge out of a trombone in the foreground. Quesada, by contrast, seems more prone to looking inward, capturing people in their kitchens and living rooms. Her subjects—often friends, family, and people from the countryside—are occasionally posed but more often candid, pictured going about their daily lives. Herself a mother of two (her daughters Avril and Mia are 9 and 1, respectively), Quesada frequently photographs

children as well as the elderly, describing these two age groups as “opposite but at the same time very similar.” Castan captures the bustling city of Havana at street level, but in Quesada’s work the countryside is depicted with patient, loving detail. Recognizable shots of the city are rare, and even these are often depicted at some remove, as if from an upper-story window. It may come as a surprise, or none at all, to learn that Quesada actually gives walking tours of Havana to visiting photographers. It was on one such excursion that she made the acquaintance of Sky Bergman, Cal Poly photography professor and chair of the college’s art and design department. Castan and Quesada’s upcoming exhibit at the University Art Gallery is a direct result. A New Times interview with Quesada, conducted via e-mail, is presented here in both English and Spanish.

NEW TIMES ¿Por cuánto tiempo has sido fotógrafa? ¿Qué tipo de equipo usas? ¿Dónde estudiaste?LEYSIS QUESADA He estado trabajando como fotógrafa hace 13 años, empecé en enero del 2000. Actualmente uso una cámara digital Nicon D7000, pero antes de tener una cámara digital tenía una Nicon FM2. En Cuba no hay escuelas de fotografía sólo cursos a los cuales se puede acudir. Estudié inglés en un Instituto Superior Pedagógico para ser profesora del idioma, gracias a estos estudios en 1999 tuve la posibilidad de trabajar como asistente a través de mi primo Lázaro Miranda, (Invitado a enseñar un taller sobre sistema de zona en el 2000 ) con los talleres fotográfi cos de Maine, en los mismos recibí clases del fotógrafo David Alan Harvey y Stacey Boge.

NEW TIMES ¿Es posible para ti sostenerte económicamente a través del arte? Si no es así, ¿Qué otro tipo de trabajo haces?QUESADA Creo que en todos los países es difícil vivir como artista, porque dependes de las personas que se interesan en comprar tu obra. Realizo, además, trabajos como guía de fotógrafos, esto consiste en llevarlos a distintos lugares, en los cuales la fotografía puede ser interesante.

NEW TIMES Según tu experiencia ¿Cuáles son las diferencias entre trabajar como artista en USA y trabajar en Cuba? Dadas las condiciones para viajar en el país ¿Que tan difícil ha sido encontrar una audiencia más amplia para su trabajo? QUESADA Hay grandes diferencias entre un país del primer mundo y del tercer mundo, yo vivo en un país del tercer mundo donde todo se hace más complicado, incluso teniendo la posibilidad de viajar, sigue siendo difícil en cuestiones económicas, ya que como artista dependo de las ventas de muchas de mis obras o que alguna galería me invite y sufrague todo.

NEW TIMES ¿Cómo fue que conociste a Sky Bergman? QUESADA Conocí a Sky hace casi 5 años atrás, a través de un amigo fotógrafo que venía en su grupo, ella quería hacer fotos en la Habana y la llevé a lugares que eran muy sugestivos para fotografi ar. En la casa Gaia, donde expuse en el año 2006, Sky conoció a su dueña Esther Cardoso, quién la invitó a exponer en su galería, dicha exposición se realizó en marzo del 2012.

NEW TIMES ¿Cómo describirías tu comunidad?QUESADA Vivimos en Centro Habana, en el barrio de los Sitios muy conocido en La Habana, no por sus hermosas casas o por personas muy instruidas sino por la simpleza y pobreza de las casas y las personas que viven aquí.

NEW TIMES En algunas de tus fotografías, como la imagen de esta mujer que está sentada junto a la ventana del baño, los elementos que la componen

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A picture without colors

Havana photographer Leysis Quesada, one half of an

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NEW TIMES Many of your subjects are depicted indoors, doing everyday things: watching television, sitting at a kitchen table, resting. What drives you to capture these domestic scenes?QUESADA Well, I am an artist but at the same time I am a very busy housekeeper. Those scenes are part of my daily life.

NEW TIMES From the work I’ve seen, you seem to prefer shooting in black and white. Why?QUESADA I am a black and white photographer. I have been doing some color work lately because there are pictures that are obviously in color, but I prefer black and white because my life sometimes is like a picture without colors.

NEW TIMES What strikes me about this image here is how fl at the fi gure lies on the bed, as if part of the blankets. Was

your intention to capture the frailty of the person lying there? QUESADA The person that is lying on the bed was my grandma. She used to lie down on the bed every afternoon. So for me, it was beautiful—her hands, the light coming from the window, and her serenity—so I tried to show how spiritual she was for me.

NEW TIMES There’s a story here. What is it? QUESADA I was in a friend’s house when I took this picture. It

simulan haber puesto de acuerdo a tu instrucción, ¿Qué tanto de tu trabajo está planeado y cuánto es espontáneo? En caso de que así fuera, ¿Cuánto de esto fue manipulado digitalmente?QUESADA Soy artista y como artista lo más importante es expresarme, cuando me gusta una luz, o me cautiva el lugar, o simplemente acuden ideas a mi mente, preparo la escena en muchas de mis imágenes, y en otras las capturo al instante tal y como son en la realidad. En pocas ocasiones si he manipulado digitalmente las imágenes, con la intención de aportar nuevos elementos a las fotografías, por ejemplo tengo una serie a color titulada En-sueños, donde interpongo dos imágenes, relacionando a personas u objetos con distintas texturas, dando la sensación de que estás en un sueño.

NEW TIMES Muchas de tus exposiciones, son hechas en casa, haciendo cosas cotidianas, como mirando la televisión, sentado en la mesa de la cocina y descansando. ¿Qué te impulsa a capturar estas escenas domesticas?QUESADA Soy fotógrafa pero también ama de casa, por lo que esas fotos son parte de mi vida cotidiana.

NEW TIMES Por el trabajo que he visto, parece que prefi eres más el blanco y negro, ¿Porqué? QUESADA He realizado en ocasiones fotografía a color, pero me identifi co más con el blanco y negro porque mi vida a veces es como una foto sin colores.

NEW TIMES Una de las cosas que me llama la atención de esta imagen es la fi gura delgada sobre la cama que parece fundirse junto con las sabanas. ¿Fue intencional capturar

la fragilidad de la persona recostada aquí? QUESADA La persona que está acostada en la cama era mi abuela, ella acostumbraba acostarse todas las tardes, me gustó mucho la postura de sus manos, la luz que entraba por la ventana, y la serenidad que transmitía, e intenté

mostrar en la fotografía todo lo angelical y espiritual que era abuela para mí.NEW TIMES ¿Hay alguna historia que contar aquí?

QUESADA Estaba en casa de una amiga, donde me mostraba f o t o g r a f í a s pasadas de su familia, era un lugar agradable adornado de cosas antiguas, encima

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NEW TIMES In this one, the skinny dog wandering through the shot seems a poignant reminder of the presence of want, hunger, and poverty, especially juxtaposed with the line of schoolboys in uniform, who perhaps represent youth and possibility and the future. How did this shot happen? Was it accidental? Or planned?

QUESADA I think every person has their own stories, depending on what they have in their mind. This picture has been censured by many people. I just wanted to combine the line of the boys with the lines of the dog’s bones. I never thought about poverty or hunger when I took the picture. The line of the boys was in the opposite direction of the dog.

NEW TIMES This shot is very active, but what is happening seems deliberately obscure. What was going on?QUESADA This picture maybe is a little obscure. I was in a Santeria ceremony, and the man was in trance because of the drums, the dances, and the singing, to call the interior dead person who has the saint inside. Δ

de la mesa había un quinqué viejo, todavía en uso, esto me inspiró a relacionar los recuerdos de las fotos, que para ella permanecían vivos, con el quinqué.

NEW TIMES En esta imagen el pequeño y delgado perro que aparece podría representar un doloroso recordatorio de la presencia de la miseria, el hambre y la pobreza, especialmente la fi la de jóvenes uniformados que quizás representan la juventud, la posibilidad y el futuro. ¿Cómo surgió esta imagen? ¿Fue espontánea o planeada? QUESADA Pienso, que cada persona tiene su propia interpretación de una historia,

sólo depende de lo que cada una tenga en su mente, ésta es una foto que ha sido censurada por muchas personas, sólo quería combinar las fi la de niños con las líneas de los huesos del perro, sin pensar en miseria o hambre, más bien la fi la de niños y el perro están en direcciones contrarias.NEW TIMES En esta imagen hay mucha acción, y lo que ocurre parece

tener un lado oscuro ¿Qué está pasando? QUESADA Esta imagen puede resultar un poco oscura, ya que se desarrolla en una ceremonia de Espiritismo Cruzado (Santería: religión afrocubana), la unión de la música de los tambores, los cantos y los bailes hacen llamar a los muertos que se encuentran en el interior del espiritista y entra en un estado de trance. Δ

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4.26.134.26.13Piping hotIf you don’t have a crush on pipe organist Cameron Carpenter, you’re insane. This guy is something else. Carpenter performed last season at the PAC to a stand-ing ovation, with selections ranging from Kate Bush to a musical interpretation of Goethe’s terrifying poem Der Erlkoenig. Back in 2008, Carpenter became the first organist to be nominated for a Grammy, for his solo album Revolutionary. But his awesomeness is hard-won. As a teenager, he forwent any chance at a social life in favor of higher (read: nerdier) pursuits, like transcribing Mahler’s 5th Symphony for the organ, and learning to play the complete works of Bach and Schumann. But his hard work paid off, and now he’s one the most ridicu-lously good performers you’ll ever encounter. Watch Carpenter tackle the Forbes Pipe Organ when he returns to the PAC on Tuesday, April 26 at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $17 to $40; visit pacslo.org or call 756-4TIX (4849).

Theater of the mindPlaywright, author, director, and visual artist Al Schnupp knows a thing or two about telling a good story. A professor of theater at Cal Poly, Schnupp creates original sculptures and assemblages for every play he writes or directs. For each piece, Schnupp studies a script, determining its themes, atmosphere, and important lines, as well as the motivations of individual characters and their relation-ships to one another. These main elements are then translated into caricatures, visual metaphors, and miniature scenes, using paint, paper, wood, glass, metal, plastic, and found or crafted objects. “Finding the Metaphor,” an exhibit of Schnupp’s theater-inspired art, will be on view April 4 to 28 in the atrium of Paso Robles’ Studios on the Park at 1130 Pine St. The venue opens at noon Thursday through Sunday. An opening reception will be held Saturday, April 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. On Saturday, April 20, at 7 p.m., Schnupp will present a reading of his original play CrossRoads (adult themes; kids not recommended). Pictured is a sculptural representation of Schnupp’s original play From Zero to Infinity.

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Voices in the darkFor more than a decade, Variable Velocity has been challenging the way we think about dance on the Central Coast. San Luis Obispo’s acrobatic, experimental modern dance company will present an annual performance on Thursday, May 30, and Saturday, June 1, both at 8 p.m., at the Spanos

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Jude Clark Warnisher. The company will also present an opening dance created collaboratively by all the performers. Tickets to Voices cost $24; visit pacslo.org or call 756-4TIX. Pictured is a perfor-

mance of Clark Warnisher’s exquisite “We Come, We Go,” from last year’s show, Inside Out.

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Hop aboard!San Jose artist Genevieve Hastings creates pieces you can touch, smell, hear, and explore. Hastings’ piece Are we there yet?, an interactive traveling trailer (pictured), com-bines edited found videos, an audio station, an olfactory station, and a plethora of draw-ers and suitcases filled with artifacts from road trips past. Catch this unusual installation when it rolls into the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art from May 24 to June 23, in a solo exhibit called “Recollections: A Series of Stratachronistic Rooms.” A reception will take place Friday, June 7, from 6 to 9 p.m., in conjunction with Art After Dark. The museum is at 1010 Broad St. downtown and is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day but Tuesday. Admission is free. Visit sloma.org for more information.

Tyrannically beautifulOil painter Mark Beck’s depictions of America are at once beautiful, wistful, and tragic (his Riding is pictured). A onetime local, Beck now lives and paints in Albuquerque, N.M. The artist returns to the Central Coast, however, with a show of new work titled “The Tyranny of Beauty,” hanging June 28 to Aug. 18 at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. A reception will take place Friday, July 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. in conjunction with Art After Dark. The museum is at 1010 Broad St. downtown and is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day but Tuesday. Admission is free. Visit sloma.org for more information.

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THE ARTS Tasting rooms, galleries and others are open for this free, self-guided art walk tour in downtown Paso Robles. April 6. 5-8pm, Paso Robles. Free. More info: 544-9251, [email protected], artsobispo.org/content/FirstSaturdays.php. SPRING IT ON! On March 23. Kids’ planting clinic. Performances and other activities to follow. 10am til 2pm, Home Depot, 1551 Froom Ranch Way, San Luis Obispo. Free. More info: 596-0857, [email protected]. CIVIC BALLET OF SLO PRESENTS: TEXAS HOLD’EM TOURNAMENT Support the Ballet’s efforts to bring a Live Orchestra to the 2013 Nutcracker Production! $100 player admission and $35 – Admission for Non-players (includes hearty appetizers, beer and wine). Please register in advance. April 13. 5-10pm, Holland Ranch, 2275 Carpenter Canyon Rd., San Luis Obispo. $35-$100. More info: 544-4363, [email protected]. 5TH ANNUAL WINE 4 PAWS On April 13 and April 14. Join partici-pating wineries as they raise funds for Woods Humane Society! Choose from over 70 wineries throughout SLO County April 13-14, and enjoy our beautiful wine region while sup-porting a great cause. Pet loving wine drinkers can help our four-legged friends by visiting any of the partici-pating wineries throughout the week-end when a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Woods Humane Society. Print your free map/passport off the website, or grab one at any participating winery during the event. Get your passport stamped when you help generate a donation and you’ll be entered in a raffle. Times vary, Participating Wineries, throughout SLO County More info: 801-6589, [email protected], wine4paws.com. FLAVOR OF SLO Enjoy some of the best food, wine, and beer on the Central Coast at the annual Flavor of SLO, downtown on May 5. 1-4pm, Jack House and Gardens, 536 Marsh St., San Luis Obispo. More info: 541-1234, [email protected], flavorofslo.com.

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“TINY HAPPENINGS”: ART SHOW BY CASSIE MARIE EDWARDS March 22-May 12. 10am-5pm, Deer Run Art and Artifacts, 2024 Main St., Cambria. More info: 927-0427, [email protected], deerrun-cambria.com. CHERIE ANTOINE displays artistic work through April 30. Phone number: 619-540-7094. Opens daily at 6:30am, West End Espresso and Tea, 670 Higuera St., SLO.VAL DELVECCHIO displays artistic works May 1 through June 30. Phone number: 458-7966. Opens daily at 6:30am, West End Espresso and Tea, 670 Higuera St., SLO.

A bicycle built for twoArtist Cynthia Meyer grew up on the Central Coast, graduating from Cal Poly in 1987. Her work is colorful with a vintage feel. She will be displaying her work, a collection of vintage bicycle paintings, in the exhibit “Schwinnderful,” hanging April 5 to 28 at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. There will be a reception on April 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. in conjunction with Art After Dark. For more info, visit sloma.org. The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art is at 1010 Broad St. downtown.

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A necessary organIsabelle Demers, pictured, is one of North America’s most talented and sought-after organists, and she will be performing at the Cohan Center on May 23 at 7:30 p.m. A Canadian native, Demers is known as the “Diminutive Dynamo.” And while she may be small in stature, her talent is towering. She will be performing on the Fisk Pipe Organ as part of the Forbes Pipe Organ series. She will perform works of Bach, Daveluy, Reger, and transcriptions. Tickets are available through pacslo.org. For more info, visit calpolyarts.org.

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BRUSHMARKS! JURIED ART EXHIBIT FOR TEENS Aspiring North County artists in grades 6-12 are invited to submit art-work for the Paso Robles City Library’s 7th Annual Brushmarks Juried Art Competition for Teens. Submissions will be accepted on April 29, in two categories: paint-ing and drawing. A small entry fee will be charged. Winners in each category will be selected by Juror Jack Johnson and prizes, donated by Johnson, will be awarded at the Gallery Reception on Wednesday, May 1. 3-6pm, Paso Robles City Library, 1000 Spring St., Paso Robles., $5. More info: 237-3870, [email protected]. CALL FOR ENTRIES The 10th annual Art in the Park at the Dinosaur Caves is located on the coast of Shell Beach. We are seeking arts and crafts vendors for the 2013 season. The event

takes place the first Sunday of the Month (May through November). We are accepting all categories including: painting, ceramics, glass, textiles, jewelry, food vendors, and much more. For an application: visit artintheparkshellbeach.com or call 704-8128. Times vary, Art in the Park, Dinosaur Caves , Shell Beach. More info: 704-8128, [email protected], artinthepark-

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MUSEUMS SLO MUSEUM OF ART features three large showrooms with rotating fine art exhibits. The museum also offers an array of classes for all ages and frequently hosts special events and movie nights. Open 11am-5pm everyday but Tues., SLO Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., Free. More info:

543-8562, [email protected], sloma.org. 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. 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. LIVING HISTORY PROGRAM AT HEARST CASTLE Docents in vin-

tage clothing will recreate the social atmosphere of the famous landmark in the 1930s. Others will act as clean-ing and serving staff, letting guests see what life was like at the castle. Tour times vary, contact for details, Hearst Castle, Highway One, San Simeon. $36. More info: (800) 444-4445, hearstcastle.com.

GALLERIES KREUZBERG BOOK BAR AND COFFEE LOUNGE regularly features art displays and hosts live music in a comfortable/ intellectual setting. Open daily, 685 Higuera St., SLO. More info: 439-2060, kreuzbergcali-fornia.com. THE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY is a venue that nurtures creativity, empathy, and big-picture thinking by bringing bold thinkers, emerging and established artists, and creative professionals to campus. Receptions are held the day a new exhibit is installed. 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. 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, [email protected], studio-sonthepark.org. GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE PRESENTS GEORGE ASDEL Exhibit to run through March 29. Open during regular gallery hours, Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero, Morro Bay. Free. More info: 772-1068, [email protected], mari-nasqgallerynews.blogspot.com. GALLERY AT MARINA SQUARE PRESENTS KIRA FLUER OLSHEFSKI Exhibit to run through March 29. Open during regular gal-lery hours, Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero, Morro Bay. Free. More info: 772-1068, [email protected], marinasqgal-lerynews.blogspot.com. PIERCEMODERN GALLERY features paintings, sculpture, mixed media, and furniture from a wide variety of artists. Open Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday from 4-9pm, and Saturday from 12-9pm, Pierce Modern Gallery, 617 12th St., Paso Robles. Free. More

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Cooking up passionJesse Cook is an inspired, passionate percussive guitarist with a blend of funky jazz, Latin, and world beats. He will be performing at the Spanos Theatre on April 3 at 7:30 p.m. For more info, or to purchase tickets, visit pacslo.org.



info: 975-4860, [email protected], PierceModern.com. STEYNBERG GALLERY This cof-fee bar features drinks, art, and music aimed at stimulating the brain. Regular art showcases highlight pro-vocative local artists and work from afar. Open daily, Steynberg Gallery, 1531 Monterey St. , SLO. More info: 547-0278, steynberggallery.com. FIONA BLEU GALLERY features a vast collection of modern sculpture, painting, and furniture. Open daily, 900 Embarcadero, Morro Bay. More info: 772-0541, fionableu.com.

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CIVIC BALLET OF SLO PRESENTS ALICE IN WONDERLAND Alice in Wonderland directed by Drew Silvaggio. Featuring a brand new piece, Ryan Lawrence’s “Mourn.” April 6 and 7. Sat. 2pm and 7pm, Sun. 2pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo., $18-$29. More info: 544-4363, [email protected], civicballetofslo.org.

“I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY” Dance showcase performed by the students of Nipomo High. May 17 and May 18. See website for showtimes, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. More info: 489-9444, [email protected], clarkcenter.org. FIREBIRD, CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS AND LE CORSAIRE (THE PIRATE) Everybody Can Dance brings a world of fantasy for children and adults with dance, poetry, music and theater. June 15 and June 16. 7pm for the first show and 3pm for the second show, Clark Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. $10-$17.

More info: 489-9444, [email protected], clarkcenter.org. CAL POLY’S RSVP XVIII: JONAH’S The 18th season of this diverse transmedia series celebrating electro-acoustic diversity and com-positional risk. This year’s produc-tion tells an allegorical story based on one of the great institutions of Western culture. Set in a local bar, Jonah’s, the characters pass the centuries debating politics, religion, and most of all, the music playing on the juke box! The show promises innovative staging, a vast variety of music, wacky hats and a continued dedication to the science of wonder. June 4 and June 6. 8pm, Pavilion, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. $14. More info: 756-2406, [email protected], music.calpoly.edu/calendar/.

comeDy PEWTER PLOUGH PLAYHOUSE PRESENTS: THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH The Pulitzer Prize-winning satiric fantasy by Thornton Wilder, a wild and raucous ride through humanity’s eternally tumultuous condition, paying tribute to our perseverance and resilience through the ages! The play follows the saga of an extraordinary American family as they struggle against incredible obstacles to survive famine, fire, an ice age, great floods, economic collapse, politics, end-of-the-world scenarios, many depressions and endless wars. Show runs March 22 through April 28. Evenings 7:30pm; Sunday Matinees 3 pm, Pewter Plough Playhouse, 824 Main St., Cambria., $15-$25. More info: 927-3877, [email protected], pewterplough-playhouse.org. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS A down-and-out Skid Row floral assis-tant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh

blood. Soon Audrey II grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, rhythm-and-blues-singing carnivore who offers the assistant fame and fortune in exchange for fresh victims. Fridays and Saturdays, April 5 through April 21. Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 2pm, Unity, 1490 Southwood Dr., San Luis Obispo. $20. More info: 543-PLAY, [email protected], kelrikproductions.org. AN EVENING OF COMEDY MUSIC An evening of comedy and music is what you have come to expect at the Melodrama and this night is no excep-tion. Join The Melodrama for a night of light hearted entertainment as they present two hilarious one act plays followed by a vaudeville revue guar-anteed to liven your step and tickle your funny bone. May 2 through June 16. See website for times, 1863 Front St., Oceano. $18-$22 with dis-counts for children, students, active military persons, and seniors. More info: 489-2499, [email protected], americanmelodrama.com. URINETOWN THE MUSICAL Described as one of the most uproari-ously funny musicals in recent years, Urinetown is presented by Kelrik Productions, Fridays and Saturdays, June 7 through June 29. 8pm, Unity, 1490 Southwood Dr., SLO. $20. More info: 543-PLAY, [email protected], kelrikproductions.org. DEATH AT DEVILS CAVE Con man John Livingstone is rotten to the core! Having led poor Bess Sinclair into a false marriage, he then deserts her. Now he turns his sights on the beauti-ful Rose Day. Will he and Old Tagger ruin another young girl’s life? Find out in this action-packed western melo-drama full of gunfights, heroes, vil-lains, lovers, liars and laughter. July 18 through Sept. 22. See website for showtimes, 1863 Front St., Oceano. $18-$22 with discounts for children, students, active military persons, and seniors. More info: 489-2499, [email protected], american-melodrama.com.

Drama THE FANTASTICKS This thrilling stage production tells an allegorical story concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into falling in love by pretending to feud. The fathers hire traveling actors to stage a mock abduction, so that Matt can heroically seem to save Luisa, ending the sup-posed feud. April 19-21. Fri. and Sat. at 7:30pm and Sun. at 2pm, Nipomo High School’s Olympic Hall, 525 N. Thompson Ave., Nipomo. More info: nhstitans.org. RUMPELSTILTSKIN Presented by California Theatre Center. Recall the Grimm Brothers’ moral tale of promises made and promises broken. A poor miller tries to impress the royal cousin by boasting untruth-fully that his beautiful daughter can turn straw into gold. When the girl is locked in a room with a spinning wheel and some straw to accomplish this task, a strange little man appears and entices the young maiden to promise him her first-born child if he assists her. Later, he returns to claim the baby in fulfillment of their bargain, but is undone by his own ego. Recommended for grades K-5. May 16. 9:30am and 11am, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. More info: 489-9444, [email protected], clarkcenter.org.

musicals LES MISERABLES The Great American Melodrama and Vaudeville presents the stage classic through April 28. Times vary, see website for details, 1863 Front St., Oceano., $18-$22 with discounts for children, students, active military persons, and seniors . More info: 489-2499, [email protected], american-melodrama.com. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Travel the roads of Anatevke with Tevye, his

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Dancing WonderlandThe Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo is proud to bring you a smoldering, fresh take on the Lewis Carroll classic Alice in Wonderland. There will be two performances of the ballet, one on April 6 at 7 p.m. and one on April 7 at 2 p.m., both in the Spanos Theatre. For tickets call 756-4849, or visit pacslo.org. For more info about the Civic Ballet, visit civicballetofslo.org. Drew Silvaggio will direct the performances.

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The Story of LukeThis is a film about a young man with autism who decides to strike out on his own. It’s playing March 23 at 11 a.m. at the Palm. The Story of Luke is playing with several other winning films from the SLO International Film Festival on March 23 and 24. A student short, Green Acres, will accompany the film. For more info, visit slofilmfest.org.

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dairy cart, his wife, and five daugh-ters. As the sun rises and sets on his beloved Russian town, he dreams of a better future for his family. Show runs April 25 through May 12. Presented by PCPA Theaterfest. See website for showtimes, The Clark Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. More info: 489-9444, [email protected], clarkcenter.org. DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. Kelrik Productions is proud to bring you the wonders of Disney’s Broadway production of The Little Mermaid Jr. on stage! Join mermaid Ariel and her friends as she navi-gates her magical kindgom under the sea, defies her father, King Triton, makes a pact with a sea witch, and falls in love with Prince Eric, who is enchanted by her beautiful voice. This production takes the stage from May 4 through May 26. Times Vary, Unity, 1490 Southwood Dr., SLO. More info: 543-PLAY, [email protected], kel-rikproductions.org. SHOW TIME! DREAM ON A Nipomo High School Drama Department pro-duction. May 24-25. See website for showtimes, The Clark Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. More info: 489-9444, [email protected], clarkcenter.org. THE MAGIC FLUTE PRESENTED BY CAL POLY’S STUDENT OPERA THEATRE AND OPERA SAN LUIS OBISPO The “co-opera” collaborative venture between Cal Poly’s Student Opera Theatre and Opera San Luis

Obispo continues this year with a complete production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” Outstanding student singers in several key roles will perform side by side with internationally acclaimed opera singers. Student instrumental musi-cians will perform with OperaSLO’s professional orchestra. April 11-13. 7:30pm, Spanos Theatre, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. $18 general, $16 seniors and $9 students. More info: 756-2406, [email protected], music.calpoly.edu/calendar/.

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TABOR COLLEGE CONCERT CHOIR on March 22. 7pm, Shoreline Calvary Chapel, Corner of Beach St. and Monterey St., Morro Bay., free. More info: 772-8525, [email protected], ccshoreline.org/. CLASSICAL GUITAR TRIO The Artisan Guitar Ensemble performs for the G.Roger Bailey Classical Guitar Scholarship benefit. Reception to follow. March 24. 2pm, St. Benedict Church, 2220 Snowy Egret Ln., Los Ossos. More info: 771-8138, [email protected], Charlotte Bailey.

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61 for 60There’s nothing quite like a day at the circus. Now, how about imagining that day at the circus condensed down to 60 minutes? The talented acrobats of Circa will mix light, sound, and skill, all in a 60-minute ingenious cir-cus act sure to have adults and kids alike sitting at the edge of their seats. Come be amazed on April 23 at 7 p.m. in the Cohan Center. For tickets and more info, visit pacslo.org. Student tickets are 50 percent off.


Ukes to bootThe eight singing, strumming ukulele players of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain are both talented and extremely entertaining. On April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cohan Center, they will prove their talents with a series of plucky, bold re-interpretations of some classic songs, all on the ever-soothing and upbeat ukulele. For more info, visit calpolyarts.org.

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AWAKEN THE SPIRIT HANDBELL CONCERT Combined performance by handbell choirs from SLO Methodist and Paso Robles Congregational Churches. March 24. 3-5pm, United Methodist Church, 1515 Fredericks St., San Luis Obispo. Free. More info: 543-7580, [email protected], sloumc.com. KEITH GREENINGER AT SLO BOTANICAL GARDEN On April 7. Keith paints intricate portraits of the human condition with powerful melodic images, deep engaging guitar rhythms and warm, heart-wrenching vocals. He is a multi award winning

singer songwriter and winner of the prestigious Telluride Troubadour National Song Writing Competition. Seating is limited. 4pm, San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, 3450 Dairy Creek Rd., San Luis Obispo. $20 for members and $25 for non-members. More info: 541-1400, [email protected], slobg.org. LIVE MUSIC AT MOROVINO WITH JON STEPHEN on Sundays, starting April 14. Information good through May 26. 2-5pm, Morovino Winery, 76 Landing Passage, Avila Beach. $5. More info: 627-1443, [email protected], morovino.com.

CAL POLY OPEN HOUSE CONCERT on April 19. After an exciting day at Cal Poly’s Open House, come and enjoy an evening of live entertainment by three of the Music Department’s finest instrumental ensembles: University JazzBand, Symphony, and Wind Ensemble. 8pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. $9-$14. More info: 756-2406, [email protected], music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. CAL POLY PIANO STUDENT RECITAL is on May 16. 7:30pm, Cal Poly Davidson Music Center Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Free.

More info: 756-2406, [email protected], music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. CAL POLY EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLE: “MISSION MILESTONES” Music Professor Craig Russell will be the guest art-ist leading us through an evening of newly constructed masterpieces from the California and Bolivian missions, including Friar Durán’s harmonically lush “Misa del quarto tono,” Friar Sancho’s exquisite “Lamentations,” and foot-tapping classical works by Torrejón y Velasco, Araujo, and Aparicio. May 24. 8pm, Mission San Luis Obispo, 751 Palm St., San Luis Obispo. $9-$12. More info: 756-2406, [email protected], music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. ARROYO GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR Spring Performance on May 29. 7pm, The Clark Center, 487 Fair Oaks Ave., Arroyo Grande. More info: 489-9444, [email protected], clarkcenter.org. CAL POLY STUDENT INSTRUMENTAL RECITAL is on May 30. 11am, Cal Poly Davidson Music Center Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Free. More info: 756-2406, [email protected], music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. CAL POLY VOCAL STUDENT RECITAL is on May 30. 7:30pm, Cal Poly Davidson Music Center Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Free. More info: 756-2406, [email protected], music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. CAL POLY SPRING CONCERT: “MUSIC AND WORD” The final event on the symphony’s year of col-laboration will feature music inspired by the written word. Josh Machamer, a Cal Poly distinguished teacher and associate chair of the Theatre and Dance Department, will join the symphony to narrate Prokofiev’s classic tale of adventure, “Peter and the Wolf.” June 1. 8pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. $9-$14. More info: 756-2406, [email protected], music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. CAL POLY INSTRUMENTAL STUDENT RECITAL on June 6. 11am, Cal Poly Davidson Music Center Room 218, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Free. More info: 756-2406, [email protected], music.calpoly.edu/calendar/. CAL POLY WIND BAND MASTERWORKS VOL II: THE BRITISH ISLES The band will take a performance tour of England, Ireland and Scotland in June. To celebrate, it will explore all aspects of the British musical tradition. This concert will showcase music written from as early as the Renaissance to pieces that were published in the past few decades. It is sure to be a night to remember as the Cal Poly Bands take you “across the pond” to the British Isles, courtesy of some of the greatest music ever written. June 7. 8pm, Performing Arts Center, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. $9-$14. More info: 756-2406, [email protected], [email protected]. CAL POLY ARAB MUSIC ENSEMBLE SPRING CONCERT This second concert of two major contrasting shows of the season presents some of the most classic and popular selections of Arabic music and socio-historically related

cultures. Renowned guest artists add to the ensemble’s diverse vocal and instrumental repertoire, and color-ful dancers put a variety of beloved folksongs into motion. June 8. 8pm, Spanos Theatre, 1 Grand Ave., San Luis Obispo. $9-$12. More info: 756-2406, [email protected], music.calpoly.edu/calendar/.

POP CELEBRATE THE SONGS OF WENDY LIEPMAN The lineup includes Jody Mulgrew, Dulcie Taylor, Kristen Black, Craig Nuttycombe, Ted Waterhouse, Randall Lamb, Carol Lowell, Loren Radis, Ynana Rose, Peter Yelda, Holly Ann Phillips, Steve Key. April 1. 6:30-9:30pm, Upper Crust Trattoria, 11560 Los Osos Valley Rd., San Luis Obispo., Free. More info: 204-6821, [email protected], songwritersatplay.com. GERALD PURIFY JR. April 6 at 6pm Gerald Purify Jr. is releasing his first Album entitled Soul Praise. The night will be a fun filled celebration includ-ing artist, the Block Banger Crew, Gerald and Betty Purify, and J Kline. 6pm, Agape Church, 950 Laureate Ln., San Luis Obispo. Free. More info: 806-5016, [email protected]. TRACY NEWMAN AND THE REINFORCEMENTS APPEARING

AT LINNAEA’S CAFE Singer/song-writer Tracy Newman will be perform-ing at Linnaea’s Cafe on April 10. 7-9pm, Linnaea’s Cafe, 1110 Garden St., San Luis Obispo. Donations appreciated. More info: 541-5888, [email protected], tracynew-man.com.

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. EMJAY AT FARMERS MARKET Pianist and vocalist EmJay performs on April 4. 6pm, Higuera st. at the corner of Garden St., San Luis Obispo. More info: 573-286-9685, [email protected]. EMJAY AT STAX WINE BAR IN MORRO BAY on April 7. 6pm, Stax Wine Bar, 1099 Embarcadero , Morro Bay. More info: 573-286-9685, [email protected]. CAL POLY ALL-STATE MUSIC FESTIVAL CONCERT On April 21

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In the hoodBallet SLO is ready to take you on a raving, jolly good adventure with Robin Hood and his comrades as he escapes the clutches of the Sheriff of Nottingham and (maybe?) gets the girl, Maid Marian. This classic will feature swordplay and quarterstaff duels, archery, and robust dancing. The show will run April 5 through 7 in Harman Hall of the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center. For more info, visit bt-slo.org.

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Sir Leopold Come to the Michael Leopold theorbo recital “Tablature de theorbe: Italian and French Music for the Theorbo.” Originally from Northern California, Leopold currently lives in Milan, Italy, and has performed both as a soloist and as an accompanist throughout Europe, Australia, Japan, Chile, Mexico, and the United States. He earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Cal Poly and a master’s degree in historical plucked instruments, as well a degree in lute and theorbo from L’Istituto di Musica Antica of the Accademia Internazionale della Musica in Milan. He’ll be performing on May 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Davidson Music Center Room 218 at Cal Poly. For more info, visit music.calpoly.edu.

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Film/TV EDUCATION UNDER FIRE DOCUMENTARY FILM On March 23, this film tells the story of their lack of edu-cational opportunities for Baha’i students in Iran. 2-4pm, 405 S. Broadway, Santa Maria., Free. More info: 264-5482, [email protected].

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MORRO BAY BOOK CLUB The Morro Bay Book Discussion Group meets each 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Wednesday of the month to discuss books. Participants are encouraged to download the season series booklists at morrobay-bookdiscussiongroup.org or pick them up at the Morro Bay Library, as the discussion focuses on a specific book each week. We also meet most 4th Fridays to discuss mysteries. 10am-12pm, Morro Bay Library, 625 Harbor St., Morro Bay. More info: 225-3131, morrobaybookdiscussiongroup.org. SLO NIGHTWRITERS 24TH ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST the Premier Writing Organization on the Central Coast, has launched its annual writing competition; The deadline for submission is March 31. Entries must include either the first line: “A Perfect Storm” or be based on that theme, which may be interpreted broadly. The entry fee is $10 per entry. There is no limit to the number of entries and they may be submitted in more than one category. Categories include Short Story/Memoir and Poetry. A first place prize of $200, second place prize of $150 and a third place prize of $75 will be awarded in each of these two categories. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. Complete rules and format guidelines can be found on the website. , throughout SLO County $10. More info: 221-5672, [email protected], slonightwriters.org. PUSHING OUT THE COMFORT ZONE POETRY WORKSHOP Be inspired by the art at the Beacon Art Show and work with Glenna Luschei to bring words to your thoughts and feelings on March 23. 2-4pm, United Methodist Church, 1515 Fredericks St., San Luis Obispo. Free. More info: 543-7580, [email protected], sloumc.com.

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Classes/Lessons

ACT SPRING THEATRE CLASSES AND SPRING BREAK CAMP! Come to the-atre classes at the SLO Little Theatre. Classes are available for all ages and experience levels and will run for 9 weeks, once a week after school. Times vary, check the website for details, San Luis Obispo Little Theatre, 888 Morro St., San Luis Obispo., $180-$200. More info: 781-3889, [email protected], slo-littletheatre.org. ∆

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