In his book, The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking, Dale Carnegie says that people evaluate us in four ways: what we say, how we say it, what we do, and how we do it. Some professionals are very competent in giving clear dynamic presentations. You leave the presentation with a clear understanding of the message, the desired end result, and key points that...

Held every Thursday night, Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market brings the community together to shop for fresh produce, sample San Luis Obispo’s delectable and varied cuisine, browse local shops, listen to live music and interact with local entertainers. Keep your eyes open for the six-foot bear giving hugs and paw shakes – that’s our Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market mascot, Downtown Brown. Recognized as a leader of...

SLO’s favorite neighborhood restaurant is celebrating a big milestone, five years of serving up delicious food, delightful drinks, and great times! On Thursday, November 17, join Eureka! to celebrate a monumental anniversary the best way possible, with the greatest American craft beer around. Eureka! is set to start tapping specially allocated kegs at 6 p.m. Featuring local Central California beers from Firestone Walker, Bang the...

Known for her extraordinary voice and songwriting, indie music sensation Neko Case was playing and touring with bands for a decade before she realized it was meant to be her job. Now more than 20 years into that calling – from her early work as vocalist for The New Pornographers through country noir and indie rock – she is the consummate career artist, fearless and...

The Cal Poly Theatre and Dance Department will present the comedy “Cosi” at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 10-12, and Tuesday through Thursday, Nov 15-17, in the university’s Spanos Theatre. The play, written by Australian playwright Louis Nowra, is set in a mental institution in Melbourne, Australia, in 1971. In the production, Lewis, a recent university graduate, is hired to direct a play to...