Events for May 1, 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....
World War II Commemoration Week
World War II Commemoration Week is presented by the History Center of SLO County, in partnership with South County Historical Society, Central Coast Living Memory, Moro Bay Maritime Museum, Historical Society of Morro Bay, Central Coast State Parks Association, Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum, and the Estrella Warbirds Museum. This celebration will take place from April 24 to May 1, 2022. Tentative Schedule of Events:...
SLO Film Festival
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival The festival will celebrate its return to in-theater screenings and in-person events, including its famous Surf Nite, a tribute to Philip Glass, Cal Poly Shortcuts, and entrants in this year’s Reel Challenge debut. The 28th Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (April 26-May 1) announced this year’s robust film lineup bookended by critically-acclaimed documentaries —the Opening Night selection...
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...
SLO Film Festival 2022
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Jack House presents: Spring Concert Series
The City of San Luis Obispo Parks and Recreation Department invites community members to enjoy a new Spring Concert Series for free at the Historic Jack House and Gardens in downtown SLO on the first Sunday of May and June. Join us as we kick off to spring with the first concert featuring Crustacea Band (jazz) on Sunday, May 1 from 1 to 4 p.m....
Central Coast Follies: Free Dance Lessons in May
Central Coast Follies Offers Free Dance Lessons in May! Celebrating 20 consecutive years of entertaining audiences in the Central Coast benefitting Parkinson’s Disease research -- a variety of activities are planned: Choreographer Jason Sumabat is offering free jazz and tap classes five Sundays in May for children as well as family, guardians, and friends to come and have fun learning! Join him for tap class...
SLO Repertory Theatre presents: The Children
On a summer evening in an isolated seaside cottage in the East of England, a pair of retired nuclear scientists are startled by a visit from a former colleague. As some crackers and wine are trotted out, so are various old jealousies, leading to the the revelation of a chilling and dangerous plan. The three friends must come to terms with their shared culpability in...