BRENT DICKINSON: BABBLING OBJECTS: AN INDOOR EARTH WORK November 8 - December 5, 2018 Opening Reception: November 8, 2018 at 4:30pm to 7:30pm Artist Talk in room 6304 at 5:30pm Brent Everett Dickinson is a multi-disciplinary conceptual artist and writer based in Los Angeles.  He has presented exhibitions, performances and screenings of his work around the US, Canada and Europe including the Essl Museum, Vienna; Socrates...

November 15 – December 31 No holiday season on the Central Coast is complete without seeing The Holiday Extravaganza, at the Great American Melodrama in Oceano. The annual production features the timeless classic A Christmas Carol, a hilarious fractured fairytale, and a vaudeville revue featuring the song, dance, and comedy of the season. Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, The Holiday Extravaganza is a perfect...

Come visit Santa in Mission Plaza at Santa’s House from November 23 through December 24! Children who visit Santa receive a complimentary activity book, toy, and candy cane. Pictures are also available for purchase: $5 take-your-own, $8 framed souvenir photo, and $11 for a souvenir package including both the framed photo and take-your-own. Photos can be also be emailed for $3 with the purchase of...

Ride the Classic Carousel through December 26th! Carousel rides are $3 each or families can purchase a package of 5 rides for $10. (There is a $1 charge per transaction for credit cards.) Event details: Start dateNovember 23, 2018 End dateDecember 26, 2018 CalendarDowntown SLO Special Events  

Paint a little pinecone green and add paper leaves to make a darling autumn decoration.  

San Luis Obispo, CA — SLOcally Made is back at for its second year with the same concept and a different location. The showroom and creative market, SLOcally Made, will be open 11–8 pm on November 30–December 2, December 7–9, and December 13–24 in the former Ian Saude gallery space at 1003 Osos Street in downtown San Luis Obispo.   SLOcally Made’s collective of 20+...

Nightly November 30th – December 15th Santa will be here every night from 6:00pm to 8:00pm with presents & treats for the children.  Pictures are free, but frames are at a small cost.  Come visit Jolly ol’ Saint Nick in Morro Bay at the Chess Board on the Embarcadero. Sponsored by Morro Bay Rotary. Location: Chess Board (Embarcadero) Time: Nightly, 6:00pm-8:00pm  

To Wake You. This Californian/Scandinavian duo consists of Mark Davis and Karoline Hausted, who are best known in the Central Coast for their work in the award-winning group Shadowlands. The two songwriters connected eight years ago prior to the start of a relationship that would inform Hausted’s subsequent immigration from Denmark. The songs on the newly released EP, Beauty In The Smallest Things, were written...

Sunday afternoon is the Non-Motorized Lighted Boat Parade with the kayaks, SUPs, small sailboats, surfboard or anything that floats, decorating their sea crafts. Along with fun family activities on shore. the prizes for the best decorated will be $1000 in cash and gifts.  On land, we will have paper boat building, along with other family-friendly activities. Location: Tideland Park Time: Starts at 11am (Want to participate in the Parade? Great! CLICK HERE for information on how you can...

                Treasures abound!  Join us at the historic Monday Club for our annual Holiday Boutique.  Monday Club members have gathered & created amazing vintage finds:  home décor, artwork, jewelry as well as functional items.  Open to all – please invite your family and friends.  We know you will find endless delights for those on your shopping list! All...

"Journey to Light" Winter Concert... Songs of hope and peace to celebrate the season. Featuring: J. S. Bach's "Christmas Oratorio, Parts V & VI." Soloists: Alba Cancél-Bigay, Hannah Slobodnik, Paul Osborne, Michael Kuo. World Premier Composition by Meredith Brammeier and Sylvia Alcon. Seasonal Bake Sale! Veterans are welcome free of charge!

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 3 p.m. Harold J. Miossi Hall, Performing Arts Center Suzanne Duffy, flute; Marcia Dickstein, harp Join the Cal Poly Symphony in an exploration of dance across the historical spectrum. The program features everything from 16th-century lute music — reimagined by the Italian composer and musicologist Ottorino Respighi in his “Ancient Airs and Dances” — to the pulsing minimalism of John Adams’ “The...

Babes In Toyland, under the direction of Ms. Tara Behnke, is a magical fairytale ballet that is sure to delight the entire family, including young children. This 11th year production brings new choreography, enhanced costumes and elaborate sets. Come cheer on Tom Piper, Mary Contrary, and the characters of Mother Goose Land in their efforts to save the toyshop from the evil Barnaby. Filled with...