Events for December 5, 2020
San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: Pickets for Programs Fundraiser
Celebrate public art and connect with nature, all while helping fence the Children’s Garden at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden. The Garden is offering a unique opportunity to buy, paint, and display fence pickets as a fundraiser for education programs. Your contribution of $150 per picket supports the Garden and displays your decoratively painted picket from 2021 through 2023. Socially-distanced painting parties will be...
Art in the Garden Gallery and Fundraiser with SLO Botanical Gardens
Visit the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden this fall to enjoy an explosion of art through the Garden. The Garden has joined with local, well-respected artists to showcase and sell their fine art, with sales benefitting the non-profit San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden. Visit the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden Gallery Thursdays through Sundays from 10AM to 4:00PM in November and December to view and...
Recipe for Success: Fundraiser for Student Scholarships
Each year, the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo awards over $39,000 in scholarship funds to local students who have faced significant personal challenges and excelled in their studies. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Rotary Club of San Luis Obispo has had to cancel all in person fundraisers this year, including the annual Spaghetti Western & Homes of Distinction Tour. Now, more than ever, our...
FNL Reindeer Run
The Reindeer Run is Back! This year, the FNL Reindeer Run is going virtual! For the first time, the run will be open from December 1st through 25th, giving you the flexibility to run wherever, whenever, and keep the festivities going throughout the entire month! Choose to run our traditional Reindeer Run course through San Luis Obispo (see map below), or find your favorite route...
2021 Fall SLO Film Fest Fundraiser: VINYL NATION
“Everything old is new again!” – an idiom that perfectly sums up the fascinating history of the vinyl record which seemingly vanished into relative obscurity in the 80s, but is now one of the hottest trends again worldwide. Some wonder how that can be, given the ease, quality and accessibility of digital music. But there’s just something about spinning vinyl, and VINYL NATION does a deep dive...
Let There Be Lights at the Villages of SLO
On Friday, December 4th, 2020, at 6:00 p.m., The Villages of San Luis Obispo will be instantly transformed by a dazzling display of holiday lights. Intentionally designed to be enjoyed as a drive-through event, the press is invited to attend this socially-distanced, Covid-safe event at 55 Broad Street in San Luis Obispo. A longstanding local retirement community, The Villages includes Independent Living, Assisted Living and...
SLO Railroad Museum Presents Fillmore and Western Railway Parlor Car Chat
In March of 2014, a small group from the Friends of the SMVRR visited the Fillmore and Western Railway (FWRy) for a day of exploring and a train ride. We'll revisit their trip via slides and commentary as they checked out all manner of equipment around the property, rode one of their Weekend Scenic Tours from Fillmore to Santa Paula and back, explored downtown Santa Paula a bit, and...