This exhibition will feature several works made throughout the artist’s career as sort of a mid-career retorspective. Adam Parker Smith has a unique ability to address complex themes in a whimsical, light-hearted way that makes his work incredibly accessible. Adam Parker Smith is a sculpture and installation artist. He attended the University of California at Santa Cruz (BA Painting, 2000), the Tyler School of Art...

Abandon the silverware and enjoy steaming lobster, prawns, corn-on-the-cob, artichokes, potatoes, and garlic as they are ceremoniously poured from huge cooking pots down the middle of butcher paper-covered tables. Sip on perfectly paired Chamisal wines as you dig in and socialize with friends and the Chamisal team. 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Every Spring, Transitions-Mental Health Association (TMHA) hosts the “Strike Out Stigma” Bowl-a-thon to raise funds and awareness for mental wellness on the Central Coast. Dozens of local businesses treat their teams to a fun day for an important cause. Every team of five can play for $500--and there’s no limit to the number of teams you send. Each team gets to roll two games while...

Individuals and teams from all around the globe have the opportunity to surf, hike, bike, swim, or do any WATER or LAND activity of their choice to help raise funds to support Operation Surf’s mission! It's a perfect opportunity to do what you love and give back to others.❤️🇺🇸⁠ PLUS – we will be hosting a LIVE event at our home base, Avila Beach. If...

The SLO Museum of Art is will be featuring the exhibit And Also... by Charlie Rugg from March 3rd until May 29th. Charlie Rugg is an abstract and portrait oil painter based in San Luis Obispo, California. Rugg’s work converges on exploring the collective nature of elements that make up human experience, and how they may be used to create a moment of perspective removed...

Marcia Harvey and Elliot Perkins: Call and Response April 7, 2023 – July 3, 2023 11am-5pm daily   In 1997, Elliott K. Perkins was working as a potter and ceramics lab technician at a small arts college in Portland, Oregon, when he met Marcia C. Harvey, who was there for the semester as an artist in residence in painting. Their first conversations were about art...

Join us at the 2023 May Entrepreneurship Forum where you will meet the Summer Accelerator teams before they embark on their journey! The Summer Accelerator is an intensive 12-week program that provides Cal Poly students and recent graduates with the resources needed to turn their startup ideas into real, scalable businesses, including $10,000 in seed funding.

A slammed door. An awkward favor. And no, you don’t need to see Part 1. As a door slams in 1879 Norway, a young wife and mother leaves behind her family, freeing herself from the shackles of traditional societal constraints. Now, 15 years later, that same door opens to reveal Nora, a changed woman with an incredibly awkward favor to ask the people who she...

All proceeds from the silent auction will be donated to Lumina Alliance, supporting surviovrs of sexual and intimate partner violence throughout San Luis Obispo County.   Supported by: Nate's on Marsh, Ambiance, Tolosa Winery, BlackWater, The Center Yoga Studio, and many more!

We are so excited to invite you to our third-annual Garden Party at the SLO Botanical Gardens again this year!  Join us for FREE on May 20th for a family-focused party including live music, interactive children's activities and crafts showcasing the skills of our amazing staff, raffles highlighting local businesses, and food and drinks available for purchase! Join us between 4 pm and 7 pm to...

A slammed door. An awkward favor. And no, you don’t need to see Part 1. As a door slams in 1879 Norway, a young wife and mother leaves behind her family, freeing herself from the shackles of traditional societal constraints. Now, 15 years later, that same door opens to reveal Nora, a changed woman with an incredibly awkward favor to ask the people who she...