One of the country’s most popular plays is set to premier at the Great American Melodrama in Oceano: Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias. This charming comedy about the bonds of friendship spawned the popular Oscar-nominated film version and follows the same story. “It’s a delightful play to open our season with. It’s so funny, so well-written, and the best actors wanted to work on the project,”...

OVERVIEW // AWAKEN is a year-long program celebrating art and community expressed through the imaginative creations of our county's students. Three student exhibitions will be displayed at SLOMA throughout the year—High Schools in the Fall; Middle Schools in the Winter; Elementary Schools in the Spring. AWAKEN is presented in partnership with the San Luis Obispo County Office of Education. Dozens of studies demonstrate a strong correlation...