Whether you are an experienced board member or just considering becoming one, the Spokes Board Academy will equip you with the knowledge you need to be an informed and effective member of a nonprofit board of directors. The Academy takes place over seven weeks, beginning Tuesday, November 3 and concluding on Tuesday, December 15. Each session is one hour long, starting at 11:30 AM. Session...

The Cal Poly Music Department will present a virtual panel discussion titled “Addressing Racism and Diversity in Music Institutions” at 11:10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5. The guest panelists will be Stephanie Shonekan, associate dean of the College of Arts and Science and professor of music at the University of Missouri (MU), and Keith Jackson, dean of the College of Creative Arts at West Virginia University...

The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Central Coast California, which promotes, supports and educates women business owners in achieving success, today announced the details of its monthly luncheon. November’s program will feature Paden Hughes, Rising to the Challenge: How to Embrace Change and Innovate. The event will be held on Friday, November 6th at 11:30 a.m in Templeton Park, 550 Crocker St, Templeton,...

Cuesta College invites community members to attend a free webinar examining “The Entrepreneurship Mindset.” The discussion is designed for small business owners and those interested in starting a business or becoming self-employed. Cuesta College Business Education Instructor Dr. Gary Rubin recently completed research on entrepreneurs’ mindset, interviewing Central Coast business owners ranging in age from 17 to 81. He sought a group of interviewees who...

DAVENPORT 2-6-2 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2020 10:00 am PDT Presenter:  Karl Hovanitz This is a recently completed restoration of a Davenport 2-6-2 that was built for service in France to supply the trenches in the Great War.  It was finished after the Armistice was signed, and never shipped.  Instead it was stored for most of the last 100 years.  It runs as good as it...

VIRTUAL LIVE AUCTION / Saturday, November 7, 2020 3 pm - 4 pm Join us for a spirited live stream main event! Hear from some of our winemakers on what makes the SLO Coast Wine region so unique. Learn more about our Fund-a-need partner, the SLO County YMCA and how they are helping children, families and seniors during this time. Bid on remarkable live auction packages curated by our...

Whether you are an experienced board member or just considering becoming one, the Spokes Board Academy will equip you with the knowledge you need to be an informed and effective member of a nonprofit board of directors. The Academy takes place over seven weeks, beginning Tuesday, November 3 and concluding on Tuesday, December 15. Each session is one hour long, starting at 11:30 AM. Session...

Join us to find out whose innovative idea will win $1000 in 90 seconds at this year's annual Elevator Pitch Competition! The Elevator Pitch Competition is held by the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) each year. It is open to students from Cal Poly and Cuesta College, and it is a blast! Expect lots of great ideas and energetic students excited about...

Cuesta College invites community members to attend a free webinar examining “The Entrepreneurship Mindset.” The discussion is designed for small business owners and those interested in starting a business or becoming self-employed. Cuesta College Business Education Instructor Dr. Gary Rubin recently completed research on entrepreneurs’ mindset, interviewing Central Coast business owners ranging in age from 17 to 81. He sought a group of interviewees who...

Step Up Your Brand Awareness November 13, 2020 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Join us to Step up Your Branding Awareness & attend SCORE San Luis Obispo’s first interactive workshop! Melanie MacDowell of Lovely Day Adventure Company will describe the basic building steps to a brand identity. She will then take you through a practice business and you will create a brand for this business. The...

Every fall, thousands of monarch butterflies migrate to the Central Coast of California to spend the winter at special overwintering sites.  This phenomenon is one of the great spectacles of nature. But their population has declined severely, and the habitat and plants they depend upon are facing multiple threats. Join biologist, Jessica Griffiths, on November 14 from 1PM to 2PM as she leads a virtual...

Nearly 300 Cal Poly students will virtually present the annual Bandfest concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Cal Poly’s Wind Ensemble, Mustang Marching Band and Wind Orchestra will perform works ranging from the sublime to the evocative. Bandfest will begin with the Wind Orchestra’s performance of Julie Giroux’s “One Life Beautiful” and John Philip Sousa’s “Hands Across the Sea.” The Wind Ensemble will continue...

Whether you are an experienced board member or just considering becoming one, the Spokes Board Academy will equip you with the knowledge you need to be an informed and effective member of a nonprofit board of directors. The Academy takes place over seven weeks, beginning Tuesday, November 3 and concluding on Tuesday, December 15. Each session is one hour long, starting at 11:30 AM. Session...

Cuesta College invites community members to attend a free webinar examining “The Entrepreneurship Mindset.” The discussion is designed for small business owners and those interested in starting a business or becoming self-employed. Cuesta College Business Education Instructor Dr. Gary Rubin recently completed research on entrepreneurs’ mindset, interviewing Central Coast business owners ranging in age from 17 to 81. He sought a group of interviewees who...

2020 has been a year of unprecedented economic turbulence and painful civil unrest… not to mention a rancorous presidential election. What are the key takeaways from the past year’s trauma and what will 2021’s economy look like for the U.S., California, and the Central Coast? Today’s tumultuous environment demands incisive analysis and accurate forecasting. Get both on November 18th. Tune in to the Annual Event...

Starting a Business Workshop   November 18, 2020 | 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This workshop provides an overview of the business basics every aspiring entrepreneur needs to know. If you are thinking of starting a business, or have just started one, this workshop is a perfect fit. Topics covered will include the fundamentals of getting started, business operation basics, business plans, and how to...

Business Model Canvas & Business Plan Workshop November 20, 2020 | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Starting a business? Growing a business? Business planning is THE roadmap to success. SCORE will show you two forms of business plans: the Business Model Canvas which gives you a one page, 10,000 foot overview of what your business does and the Traditional Business Plan which describes how your...

SLOMotion and R.A.C.E. Matters SLO will be co-hosting a limited in person screening and virtual screening, BOTH on Saturday, November 21, at 6:00pm PT. The limited in person screening will be outside at A Satellite of Love . The screening is a coming together of local organizations to foster community and speak about issues affecting our world. Tickets to both are available at slomotionfilm.com 1)...

Whether you are an experienced board member or just considering becoming one, the Spokes Board Academy will equip you with the knowledge you need to be an informed and effective member of a nonprofit board of directors. The Academy takes place over seven weeks, beginning Tuesday, November 3 and concluding on Tuesday, December 15. Each session is one hour long, starting at 11:30 AM. Session...

Visitors planning to experience the world-acclaimed outdoor art exhibition will also assist in supporting two outstanding area organizations providing programs and services for youth, and domestic violence victims and their loved ones, when they visit during Sensorio Gives Back. Benefiting Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation and RISE, this special fundraising event held by Paso Robles’ Sensorio will take place Wednesday, November 25. $20 of each...

On this day the full moon rises as the sun sets. It is an auspicious time to connect to the rhythms of the earth, the subtle body and the cosmos. Dawn Feuerberg will offer intentional ceremony, meditation and rituals that support your emotional and physical health on November 29 from 5PM to 7PM at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden. These practices can increase your...

Whether you are an experienced board member or just considering becoming one, the Spokes Board Academy will equip you with the knowledge you need to be an informed and effective member of a nonprofit board of directors. The Academy takes place over seven weeks, beginning Tuesday, November 3 and concluding on Tuesday, December 15. Each session is one hour long, starting at 11:30 AM. Session...

Friday, Dec. 4 7:30 p.m., Virtual The Cal Poly Symphony will present music of Gordon Jacob, George Walker and Ludwig van Beethoven in its fall virtual presentation at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. In addition to the 20-minute concert portion, student musicians will be interviewed about their experiences with the challenging process of preparing for and presenting a concert during a pandemic, and videos from...

In March of 2014, a small group from the Friends of the SMVRR visited the Fillmore and Western Railway (FWRy) for a day of exploring and a train ride. We'll revisit their trip via slides and commentary as they checked out all manner of equipment around the property, rode one of their Weekend Scenic Tours from Fillmore to Santa Paula and back, explored downtown Santa Paula a bit, and...