Community Events
Events for January 19, 2024
SLO Museum of Art Presents | Leslie Sutcliffe: Mementos of Six Millennia
Details This installation consists of ninety-six panels, of varying sizes any number of which can be assembled and reassembled in a multitude of ways. Initially, the individual panels were inspired by the rich visual imagery in Italo Calvino’s Six Memos for the Next Millennium. This grew to include images from found sources like newspapers, encyclopedias or the Internet. The wood panels are drawn, painted and screen-printed....
SLO REP – Suite Surrender
What could go wrong? Everything, in this classic farce! It’s 1942, and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel — assistants, luggage, and legendary feud with one another in tow. Everything seems to be in order for their wartime performance…that is, until they are somehow assigned to the same suite. Mistaken identities, overblown egos, double entendres, and a...
Cal Poly Arts: TURTLE ISLAND QUARTET
The Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet returns to SLO with a captivating new program. This evening will showcase works commissioned by and created for TIQ from renowned composers Terence Blanchard, Rhiannon Giddens, Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, and founder David Balakrishnan. In addition to the quartet’s unique combination of jazz, American roots and new music, these works will also include indigenous and folkloric styles that the quartet will...
Cal Poly Orchesis Dance Company: Retrograde
The Cal Poly Theatre and Dance Department presents the Orchesis Dance Company’s 54th annual concert, “Retrograde” on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19 and 20, and Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 25-27, in Spanos Theatre. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. on all days, with a matinee scheduled at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20. The concert includes a variety of dance genres, choreographed by professional guest artists,...