Events for May 13, 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....
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...
Skate Mission Plaza Pop-Up
Get Ready to Roll — Downtown SLO Announces Skate Mission Plaza Pop-Up! Enjoy a pop-up outdoor roller rink in the heart of downtown San Luis Obispo May 2022 Downtown SLO, in partnership with the City of San Luis Obispo, is bringing a groovy new pop-up installation to Mission Plaza this May. Visitors are encouraged to lace up their skates and enjoy an outdoor roller-rink...
Ribbon Cutting I Botanical Garden Donor Wall
The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden welcomes the community to celebrate the unveiling of our Donor Wall on Friday, May 13th, 2022, from 4pm-5pm. There will be a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to mark the milestone in the Garden’s history as we realize the completion of the Education Center project. We will honor the major donors who contributed to the project with the unveiling of our...
SLO Botanical Garden Presents: Major Donor Wall Unveiling
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...
W. Terrence Spiller: Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle VI
Presented by Cal Poly Music Department Friday, May 13, 2022 at 7:30 PM. This performance will consist of two acts running at 50 minutes each, with a 20 minute intermission. Tickets and more information are available online. Pianist and Cal Poly Professor Emeritus W. Terrence Spiller will give an all-Beethoven recital. It is the sixth in Spiller’s complete survey of the composer's piano sonatas.Spiller...