Events for April 2, 2022
SLO Museum of Art Presents | Faig Ahmed: Collision
The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art is pleased to present a solo exhibition of prolific contemporary artist Faig Ahmed. From his studio in Baku, Azerbaijan, Ahmed creates textile works that transcend and transform the history of carpet making in the region. Ahmed is interested in how the contemporary and the traditional collide to create something new that defies genres, borders, and even history. Ahmed...
Poem of the Body: David Limrite & Lena Rushing
POEM OF THE BODY: DAVID LIMRITE & LENA RUSHING Apr 1–May 29, 2022 This Nybak Gallery exhibition will feature two SLO County painters: David Limrite and Lena Rushing. David Limrite works primarily in graphite, charcoal, acrylic, and collage to create mysterious, dramatic, energetic, dark, and edgy mixed media figurative work. Lena Rushing’s work typically features a strong, unconventional female presence and relies heavily on symbolism....
The Scarlet Ibis
Civic Ballet of SLO: Scarlet Ibis with Rodeo An American classic, James Hurst’s coming-of-age story The Scarlet Ibis arrives on stage as a new contemporary ballet created by Civic Ballet artistic director Drew Silvaggio. A story that explores themes of family, acceptance, pridefulness, and fragility, The Scarlet Ibis is a profound meditation on survival in a world where one just might not belong. Performed alongside The Scarlet Ibis is Silvaggio’s powerful Rodeo (Civic Ballet, 2017), a...
Imprinted: Printmaking and Portraiture
The act of printmaking itself is intimate, from the laborious processes such as woodcarving, acid etching, and meticulous ink application, to the revealing of an image from a plate. These processes too are experimental and infinitely varied, with no two printmakers working in quite the same way. Similarly, portraiture has an individualistic, intimate, and vulnerable nature to it — whether it be sitting for a...
BLOOM Cleanse
BLOOM Cleanse Date: Mar 20 - Apr 3 Time: pickup between 7:30-10am Description: An all-inclusive cleanse designed to detox, awaken, and expand in alignment with the Spring Equinox. You may choose to participate for 5, 10, or 15 days. Daily pickup between 7:30 - 10:00 am with instructions, affirmations, & Ayurvedic advice. All meals prepared in reusable containers. Participants will receive a Bliss Product Swag...
SLO REP Theater Presents Every Brilliant Thing
Every Brilliant Thing Written by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe Directed by Suzy Newman Scenic Design by David Linfield Show Times March 25 – April 10, 2022 Fri-Sat (no Thursday shows) @ 7 pm Sat & Sun @ 2 pm About A funny and moving tribute to resilience and hope – as it enlists you, the audience, to tell this heartfelt story. You’re seven years old. Mom’s in...
Undocu Summit
Undocu Summit: United We Rise, Together We Dream! When: Saturday, April 2, 2022; 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (PDT) Where: Laguna Middle School, 11050 Los Osos Valley Rd, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 Contact: [email protected] or (805) 628-2283 El evento es multilingüe: inglés, español / The event is multilingual: English, Spanish The Central Coast Coalition for Undocumented Student Success (CCC-USS) is hosting an Undocu Summit Saturday April 2, 2022 and...
SLO Children’s Day in the Plaza
San Luis Obispo Children’s Day in the Plaza Saturday April 2nd from 10am-3pm in the Downtown Mission of San Luis Obispo
Nipomo Kids’ Day & Egg Hunt
Nipomo Kids’ Day & Egg Hunt Saturday, April 2nd from 11am-2pm at Nipomo Community Park
Civic Ballet SLO Presents: The Scarlet Ibis performed with Rodeo
The Scarlet Ibis performed with Rodeo The Civic Ballet of SLO is proud to announce the upcoming production of Drew Silvaggio’s all-new original contemporary ballet The Scarlet Ibis, performed with returning favorite, another Silvaggio original, Rodeo. At the Spanos Theater in San Luis Obispo on April 2nd and 3rd, the Civic Ballet Company Dancers will be performing The Scarlet Ibis and Rodeo, two original contemporary...