• Sextet for Winds and Piano by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
  
  • Shelly Granger, flute
  • Jennifer Johnson, oboe
    
  • Brian Hermanson, clarinet
    
  • Jennifer Dodson, horn
    
  • Lisa Nauful, bassoon
    
  • Paul Woodring, piano
    
• "Sonatine for Trumpet and Piano" by Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1859)
  • Christopher J. Woodruff, trumpet
  • Paul Woodring, piano
    
• Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
  
  • Brian Hermanson, clarinet
    
  • Barbara Spencer, cello
    
  • W. Terrence Spiller, piano

Katherine Arthur (soprano), Susan Azaret Davies (piano) and Meredith Brammeier (composer, soprano and piano) will perform a whimsical, folksy and eclectic afternoon of song, including works by Purcell, Mahler and Foster, plus one by Brammeier. Violinist Pamela Sheffler, a Cal Poly psychology major, will perform as a guest on one of the pieces.

The program will begin with Henry Purcell's “Three Duets,” followed by Gustav Mahler’s “Seven Songs.” The second half starts off with Brammeier's “Three Songs of Emily Dickinson,” followed by Stephen Foster’s “Four Songs” arranged for violin and voice by Nancy Grundahl.

Admission at the door is $3.

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This year's proceeds will go toward the equipment and supplies needed for their new school house to be located at 1996 9th Street in Los Osos. Family Fun Day will be held at Los Osos Christian Fellowship on 1335 7th Street from 10am-2pm. Join us for live music, BBQ and raffle. Activities for children to include a bounce house, balloon animals, carnival games, and face painting.

Don't miss this annual gala fundraiser (on May 7, 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.) for Teach Elementary School at the San Luis Obispo Country Club, 255 Country Club Dr., San Luis Obispo. Featuring gourmet dining and bar, silent and live auctions, a traditional Kentucky Derby Hat Parade and Dicey Horse Racing! Tickets are $65 in advance; Kid's Night Out at Central Coast Gymnastics is available for an additional fee. Group tables can be reserved in advance. Please call (805) 543-2717 or visit www.teachboosters.org/derbydays for information and tickets. All proceeds benefit Charles E. Teach Elementary School in San Luis Obispo.

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Steynberg Gallery

Brynn Albanese and Lynne Garrett duo. The Parlor Performers. Friday April 15 at 8pm....
Catch Brynn Albanese, violinist from
Café Musique and her duo partner
Lynne Garrett on piano performing works by:
Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, Piazzolla and more!

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Steynberg Gallery

MODERN DAY CHAUTAUQUA, THE MUSES MARKETwith JODY MULGREW AND FRIENDS - 7:30PM.
1531 Monterey St
San Luis Obispo California 93401
US (805) 547-0278
Price: Advance $10. Door $12.

MODERN DAY CHAUTAUQUA, THE MUSES MARKET to perform at STEYNBERG GALLERY with JODY MULGREW AND FRIENDS, SATURDAY, APRIL 16th

Folk-americana songstress Gabrielle Louise and philosopher-Sustainability Speaker-Impresario Chris Garre have spent the past two years on the road in a vehicle outfitted to run on waste vegetable oil as fuel. Their latest project, The Muse's Market is making its stop in San Luis Obispo amidst a 5-week West coast tour. This time, their bringing a troupe of musicians, the poetry of Panama Soweto, as well as a traveling presentation of journalistic photography and fine art in a recently-converted tour bus fueled by vegetable oil, ensuring a neutral carbon footprint.

Their modern day Chautauqua will present music, spoken word and art on the theme of grassroots environmental action and sustainability solutions ranging from alternative fuels energy to the benefits of eating local food.
Jody Mulgrew and Friends will join The Muse's Market at the Steynberg Gallery on Saturday April 16th for a special night of music and ideas. Come to be creatively inspired, energized, educated and, most of all, to join the community of citizens keeping the planet alive through art!

Show starts at 7:30PM. Tickets are $12 at the door and at the Steynberg Gallery at a special pre-sale price of $10. The Steynberg Gallery is located at 1531 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo.

WWW.JODYMULGREW.COM

Cal Poly's Symphony, University Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble will perform a concert titled "Hooray for Polywood!,” in keeping with the theme of this year’s Open House. The show will feature music written for the movies, inspired by film or connected to film through history.

The Cal Poly Symphony, conducted by David Arrivée, will perform some of the best movie music of the 20th century. Details of the repertoire will be revealed through an in-concert audience quiz, so bring your knowledge of movie trivia.

The University Jazz Band, directed by Paul Rinzler, will perform three selections from Hollywood and the movies. “With Plenty of Money” comes from the Busby Berkeley’s “Gold Diggers of 1933.” “Makin’ Whoopee” appears in singer Eddie Cantor’s film “Whoopee” in 1930. And the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies’ “Zoot Suit Riot” is a seminal recording from the swing dance revival of the late 1990s.

The Wind Ensemble, conducted by Andrew McMahan and Christopher J. Woodruff, will perform selected movements from the “Star Wars” films as written by John Williams and transcribed for wind band by great American bandmaster Donald Hunsberger. In addition, there will be a performance of Aaron Copland’s popular work for brass and percussion, “Fanfare for the Common Man,” plus the Led Zeppelin- and Jimi Hendrix- inspired work for clarinet and wind band, “Black Dog.” Clarinet soloist will be Brian Hermanson, Cal Poly clarinet instructor and executive director of the San Luis Obispo Symphony. The ensemble will also perform an excerpt from Karel Husa’s 20th-century masterpiece for band, “Music for Prague 1968.”

Tickets available at the Performing Arts Center

The All-State Festival Wind Orchestra, Festival Symphony Orchestra and Festival Jazz Band will perform as part of the closing festivities of Cal Poly’s three-day Open House event. The festival’s Solo Competition winner will also perform, accompanied by pianist Susan Azaret Davies.

The Festival Symphony Orchestra
The Festival Symphony Orchestra will perform selections from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” one of the 20th century’s most stunning ballet scores.

The conductor will be Peter Askim, a composer, conductor, bassist and music director and composer-in-residence of the Idyllwild Arts Academy. As a composer, he has been called a “Modern Master” by The Strad magazine and has had commissions

April 19-23, 2011 Tues-Friday 9-6 Saturday 9-4

Several of the Cal Poly Music Department’s leading voice students will perform and be critiqued on their performance. The public is welcome to attend.

Luchsinger has staged more than 200 operas, operettas and musical theater works in five languages, ranging from works of Claudio Monteverdi to Benjamin Britten and Stephen Sondheim. He has taught and directed at the Hartt School, University of Hartford (Connecticut). He has also served on the faculties of the University of Connecticut and the California Music Center.

He served as resident stage director at Connecticut Opera and at Lyric Opera of Dallas and was artistic director for Simsbury Light Opera, Troupers Light Opera and Commonwealth Opera. He joined Opera North (Lebanon, N.H.) in 1978. He continues to direct throughout the U.S. and keeps a busy schedule of dramatic coaching, master classes and lectures.

The free master class is made possible by Cal Poly’s Opera Workshop and is sponsored by the Cal Poly Music Department, College of Liberal Arts and Instructionally Related Activities program.

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Steynberg Gallery

http://vagabondopera.com They are a six piece balkan, bellydance, klezmer, vaudeville cabaret group from Portland Oregon- and that doesn't even describe half of what they do! Costumes, comedy, beautiful music, its a great time for audiences.

Santa Barbara Macintosh Users Group (SBMUG) April monthly meeting, Thursday, April 21, in Farrand Hall of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara. 6:00-8:00 PM.

The program will begin at 6:45 after a general Q&A session. 

SBMUG's Ed Adams, former Apple Advisory Board member among many other titles,  will present the program. It will include a discussion of apps that are free and fun. 

Everyone is welcome, but only members may enter the drawings for prizes. (You may join at the meeting for $25 per year.)  Don't forget your member postcard for a free drawing ticket. Refreshments will be served. 

For additional SBMUG information, please visit http://sbmug.org/ or call 967-2866.

Playing at SOHo on April 21st 9:15.

Check out the Outdoors on Facebook under Band Profile for their West Coast Tour.

The City of Santa Barbara is sponsoring an E-Waste Collection and Recycling event in celebration of EARTH DAY! This event is free to both residents and businesses with no limits.

When: Friday April 22 & Saturday April 23, 2011

Time: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Where: Sears parking lot, 3845 State St. (corner of Calle Real and La Cumbre), Santa Barbara

What will be accepted: All business and consumer electronic devices ….TVs, Computer Monitors, Computers (CPUs), laptops, keyboards, mice, cables & cords, printers, fax & copy machines, hard drives*, stereos, DVD & VCR players**, telephones, cell phones, radios, microwaves and more!

* Hard Drives will be completely destroyed and recycled according to FACTA standards.

** Sorry - but we CANNOT accept DVDs, CDs, tape cassettes, batteries (of any kind), fluorescent bulbs, toner cartridges, or large appliances. However, these can be taken to the Santa Barbara Recycling Center/ABOP at 132 Nopalitos St.

We hope to see you there, and please spread the word to your friends, family and neighbors!

For questions or more information, please call the Environmental Services Division at (805) 564-5631. 

Friday, April 22nd at Vintage 1255, a local wine bar and shop, in San Luis Obispo, will be hosting a music and wine event with singer and songwriter, Donna Wolfe and guitarist, Mark Owens. The evening's event will donate parts of the proceeds to Food Bank Coalition. 

Proceeds from the wine and beer sales will run from 5:00pm-7:00pm. $2.00 from each glass of wine sold and $1.00 from each draft sold. $5.00 dollars of the CD sales from 7:00pm-9:00pm.  

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Steynberg Gallery

BIOGRAPHY

A unique collective of four distinct voices and musical backgrounds, Blame Sally has forged a compelling and original sound that has earned the band the well-deserved reputation as Bay Area phenomenon. The San Francisco Chronicle raved that Blame Sally’s music recall(s) the artful romanticism of Jane Siberry, the rich folk harmonies of the Indigo Girls, and the percolating soulfulness of Joy of Cooking. Poised for greater national attention, they’ve performed for audiences across the US, sharing festival stages with the likes of Los Lobos, Ani DiFranco, Richard Thompson, Roseanne Cash and Greg Brown.

Pam Delgado, Jeri Jones, Renee Harcourt and Monica Pasqual hit their stride well after the first blush of youth, watching their audiences grow and their independently-released record sales balloon as they set their own career pace and direction.

In May, 2009 the band released Night of 1000 Stars, produced by Lee Townsend. As they have always done, Blame Sally uses personal and topical issues to fuel their powerful songwriting and jubilant ensemble musicianship. Whether through the anguished voice of an Afghan war veteran, the cancer survivor finding some humor in new age bromides or the woman who’s passion comes on like a summer thunderstorm, each track on Night of 1000 Stars is rich with authenticity and emotion.

Called a San Francisco Bay Area phenomenon, this powerhouse all female band is suddenly finding themselves more and more in the national spotlight. In the fall of 2008, they signed a three-year album recording contract with Bay Area Opus Music Ventures. The ink was barely dry on the contract before Blame Sally found themselves in a brand new, state-of-the-art recording studio and in the very capable hands of Grammy-nominated producer, Lee Townsend, (Bill Frisell, Louden Wainwright, Noe Venable, Crooked Still).

In 2007 Blame Sally reached an audience of millions through XM Satellite Radio’s Starbuck’s XM Café where the band’s previous album Severland charted at number one. Their anti-Bush/anti-war song and video, “If You Tell a Lie” is featured on Neil Young’s Living With War website where it was number 2 in downloads for six months.
Instrumentation

Pam Delgado: Percussion, guitar, vocals
Renee Harcourt: Guitar, bass, banjo, harmonica, vocals
Jeri Jones: Guitar, bass, dobro, mandoline, vocals
Monica Pasqual: piano, keys, accordion, melodica, vocals

The public is invited to a dance concert Friday, April 22, featuring original swing-era tunes played by Cal Poly's University Jazz Band No. 1.

The concert will be from 8 to 10:30 p.m. in Chumash Auditorium in the University Union at Cal Poly. Free swing dance lessons will be given at 7 p.m.

The University Jazz Band will perform authentic big-band classics suitable for dancing or listening, including original arrangements by Duke Ellington, Glen Miller, Count Basie and others.

Admission to the dance is $10 for the public and $6 for students. The event is sponsored by the Cal Poly Music Department, College of Liberal Arts and the Instructionally Related Activities program.

The fantastic yearly Earth Day Celebration will be held in the beautiful El Chorro Regional Park and SLO Botanical Garden on April 23rd from 10am-5pm. The first SLO County Earth Day Celebration was held in El Chorro Regional Park in 1990. Now in 2011, the celebration is coming back home, and is three times as large! The San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden has many wonderful events planed for everyone throughout the day. 

10am-12:30pm A Hike Through the Future Garden and Eagle Rock. For Earth Day and in honor of California Native Plant Week, April 17-23rd, Mardi Niles and Jean Wheeler will lead a wildflower and native plant hike. Bring walking shoes, water, questions and cameras for this sensation hike filled with sweeping vistas and beautiful wildflowers.

11am-12pm Cooking with the Sun: Solar Oven Presentation and Demo presentation by Rosemary Wilvert and Phyllis Davies at the SLO Botanical Garden in the Oak Glen Pavilion. “Look Ma, No Gas!” Learn to cook with solar ovens, and discover how solar ovens make a huge difference around the world. Then spend the rest of the day enjoying Earth Day celebration. Donations accepted and appreciated.

1-2pm What California Native Plants Are Best Suited for the Home Garden presented by John Nowak of CA Native Plant Society at the SLO Botanical Garden in the Oak Glen Pavilion. Native plants are seen but often unknown. John’s presentation will bring light to the beauty and satisfaction in gardening with native plants. Donations accepted and appreciated.

2:15 Docent led tour of ART ECO in the Garden join Frame Works Art Curator Sara Egers for a tour of this year’s Art-ECO in the Garden. Over 50 amazing art pieces in the Garden created by local artists. Tour meets at 2:15pm in front of the Oak Glen Pavilion.

3-4pm Water Saving Approached for Your Garden presentation by Mladen Bandov of Rigi Engineering, SLO Gray Water, and Appropriate Technology Coalition. astounding tips on conserving and reusing water. Enjoy the presentation and money saving tips from this well-known professional at the SLO Botanical Garden in the Oak Glen Pavilion. Donations accepted and appreciated.

FREE MUSIC ALL DAY

10 – 11:30 a.m. Up in the Air Band

Noon – 1 p.m. Jill Knight

1:30 – 2:30 Guy Budd & the Gypsy Souls

3 – 5 p.m. Zongo All-Stars

Save on gas and parking and ride the buses for FREE county-wide. Hop on the bus and enjoy local wine, beer and food, plus free entertainment, presentations, kid's activities and give-aways!

Free Kids Day 2011 and 15,000 Easter Egg Hunt in Nipomo

Nipomo, CA:   FREE Kids Day Event with 15,000 Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday April 23, 2011 from 11:00am to 3:00pm at the Nipomo Community Park located at the corner of Pomeroy Road and West Tefft Street in Nipomo.  The whole family is invited to enjoy Free game booths, bounce houses, cake walks, face painting, entertainment, rocket launching, pony rides and egg hunt. Please bring your own basket. Free Parking located outside of park entrance.  Heavy rain cancels event.   

For Easter Egg hunt schedule or downloadable flyer  visit www.nipomorecreation.org  or contact Nancy Marohn at (805)929-5437.

Details of the event are below:
 
Host: Nipomo Recreation Association, City Church Central Coast
Date: Saturday April 23, 2011
Location: Nipomo Community Park at the corner of Pomeroy Road and West Tefft Street in Nipomo
Time: 11:00am-3:00pm
Cost: FREE
 
This event is open to the public and the press. For details and questions please visit www.nipomorecreation.org or contact Nancy Marohn at (805) 929-5437.

MAKANA BIO:
 
His music transcends category and trend by integrating elements of folk, rock, ethnic, classical, bluegrass, jazz, traditional, ambient and Hawaiian slack key in gentle to commanding arrangements. The result is innovation and the charting of new sonic frontiers with deep ties to tradition. Ki Ho’alu, or “slack key”, is the indigenous Hawaiian art form that is the foundation upon which Makana creates ground-breaking original music and reanimates classics. He attributes his command of the guitar to over a decade of soaking up the licks and influence of Hawai’i’s treasured Masters of an art form older than the blues.
 
Makana was born and raised on the isle of O'ahu in Hawai'i. He began singing at age 7 in the Honolulu Boy Choir, then picked up the 'ukulele at age 9 as a student of the Roy Sakuma 'Ukulele School. At age 11 Makana began his journey with Hawaiian slack key guitar under the guidance of Bobby Moderow (protege of slack key master Ray Kane). His first public slack key performance, age 11, was at the Palisades Elementary cafeteria talent show. Appeared on "SuperKids of Summer" TV show, age 12. Awarded grant from The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to study under legendary slack key master Sonny Chillingworth, age 13-14.
 
Makana began his first professional gig at age 14 at the Pier Bar in downtown Honolulu. He played solo, and by age 15 was gigging 4 nights a week! With a beginner's mind and a lot of playing and stage time, Makana soon developed the foundation for his own style of Slack Rock, known for its "huge" sound and surprisingly dynamic range of expression.
 
Makana has toured England, Japan, China, Germany, Canada, Tahiti, Bali, and throughout the US, has headlined at Bumbershoot (Seattle) and WOMAD Reading, and is regularly featured at Slack Key Festivals and as a headliner throughout the Hawaiian Islands. He performs solo and with a band, sharing Hawaiian/ World music, and modern contemporary original rock. His music has been featured in major motion pictures and independent films, as well as innumerable environmental and educational documentaries. Makana has opened for talents such as Sting, Santana, Elvis Costello, No Doubt, Jack Johnson, Michael Franti and Spearhead and Baaba Maal and shared the stage with Andreas Vollenweider, Bruddah Iz, Keali’i Reichel, Clay Walker, Jason Mraz and Raul Midon.
 
Makana started his own artist label “Makana Music” in 2002 and enjoys the freedom of creative independence and the ability to share his music with a multitude of fans as well as non-profits, educational institutions, environmental and social organizations, and communities worldwide. Makana enjoys spending his free time in nature, doing qi gong, yoga, ocean activities, and engaging in the continuous process of un-learning!
  
 

Sunday, April 24th, 2011

Steynberg Gallery

L.A.-based chanteuse/ songwriter Jessica Fichot is a lot like her hometown of Paris: French at heart, but with a soul that's truly international. Drawing from her multi-ethnic French/Chinese/American heritage and her youth in Paris, her music fuses styles and languages, taking the listener on a twisting journey out of the French chanson tradition, into the lands of gypsy jazz, Chinese and Latin American folk music, and into the wilderness of her imagination.

Following the acclaimed release of her debut album “Le Chemin" and her EP "Le Secret", she has performed packed venues in China, France, Mexico, Canada and across the U.S., backed by her fiery band, and armed with her accordion, toy piano and multilingual vocals.

The band:
Antoine Salem: guitar, Robby Marshall: clarinet, sax, flute, Michael Papillo: double bass, Jessica Fichot: vocals, accordion, toy piano

“Delightful.” – L.A. Weekly
"A delicious blend of acoustic styles" - San Francisco Chronicle

http://www.jessicasongs.com/

Spend Summer 2011 in the beautiful 

Carribean Island of the Dominican Republic

We invite you to a 6-week Hands-on immersion program in Spanish and Appropriate Technology

~ Live with a Dominican Family

~ Immersion in Spanish

~ Study Apporpriate Technology and Sustainability in a diverse enviroment

~ 10 Units of transferable credit

~ You don't have to be a student

~ Location Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

~ Check   atabroad.com  for details

Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center
Volunteer Auxiliary
Spring Boutique

Friday
April 29, 2011
Sierra Vista Auditorium

The Spring Boutique is the perfect opportunity to buy unique, hand-made items for Mother's Day, Father's Day, Graduation, Anniversaries, Birthdays and Weddings.

Items Include:
Jewelry-Photography-Crafts
Lavender-Candles-Quilts
Soaps-Greeting Cards-Hooded Towels
Fence Post Art-Fused & Stained Glass

A percentage of proceeds to benefit the Sierra Vista Volunteer Auxiliary Medical Scholarship Fund.

Presenters: Karl Bareither
Are you planning for a legacy or a tragedy? Shared values and vision create a family business. But shared skills are needed to preserve and renew a business. Preparing a successful family business renewal plan will help you discover solution-in-common that reconnect the family, enhance values, and increase business profitability. Secretive business continuation and estate planning is part of the problem while having open family communication is part of the solution. Discussion will include

• Balance business success and family harmony by preserving the tradition of your business and protect its future by including all family members
• Exam your current plan by gathering information from family members, identify concerns, and analyze existing plan
• Develop new written plan by examining alternative options, seek input from advisors,  and compile new report
• Implement the new business wealth transfer plan at family retreat, examine financial objectives and track progress. 

This is a FREE event and everyone is welcome! RSVP by calling 595-1357 or email info@mcscorp.org

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Steynberg Gallery

http://www.sallyryderbrady.com/

Here is a short review:


“A Box of Darkness by Sally Ryder Brady offers a compelling story of love—one of hard truths, tender affection, and an indomitable spirit. Throughout a long marriage this wife enjoyed the wit and intelligence of her husband. She marveled at his capabilities, but she also lived with his attraction to men and his alcoholism, while dreading the rage that could occur during his haze of heavy drink. The story winds back and forth through painful moments and glorious days with this couple and their four children. Brady’s precise and evocative writing keeps you turning the pages, as she reveals a true love story, one you won’t forget. You’ll find here an endurance and compassion that staggers the mind.”
—Elizabeth Cox, bestselling author of The Slow Moon

Santa Barbara City College Mind Super-Mind Lecture Series

Title:

Impressions of Actions and Satiation through Service

By Himalayan Monk, His Holiness Swami Vidyadhishananda

Date: Friday, 29th April 2011

Time: 7:30 pm

Venue: Wake Center Thornton Auditorium, Santa Barbara City College

Be in the serene presence of a philosopher monk of the Vedanta, Samkhya and Yoga traditions trained in the Himalayan Mountains. His Holiness teaches spiritual philosophy with exquisite clarity and guides sincere seekers in the practice of Himalayan meditation techniques. He was awarded the esteemed degree of Mahamahopadhyay (Great Ordained Teacher) by the university system in India due to his meditative insights and scholarly articulation of Sanskrit philosophy. He is the head monk of a California-based Nonprofit, Self Enquiry Life Fellowship.

The presentation will share a meditative understanding and philosophical basis of what is behind one’s actions and how one stores the resultant impressions of experience thus conditioning future actions. While presenting the model of how thoughts and actions leave mental impressions, the talk will address how service can lead to satiation and help erase the impressions which are at the root of subtle desires. While deep meditation or feelings of tranquility lead to the destruction of afflictive subconscious latencies, genuine service helps one to transcend the physical result of the actions. The talk will attempt to address the role of service as it relates to the world and to one’s body. The topic will shed light on how time-honored principles can bring about harmonious solutions for coexistence. Thus the listener will be able to appreciate the value of mindfully serving and embrace self-empowerment tools.

"Save Our Downtown is providing pro-bono assistance to the City of San Luis Obispo in preparing a final draft of a much overdue Pedestrian Plan. We are beginning with a focus on the Downtown Core. Last Wednesday we took the City Council and interested members of the public on a "Jane Jacobs Discovery Walk" to assess what works and what doesn't work in the downtown pedestrian core. Our Pedestrian Plan Sub-Committee is scheduling another Downtown Core Discovery Walk that will begin this Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 9:15 A.M. . The departure location for this walk will be at the Chorro Street entrance to Mission Plaza near the fountain. This walk is designed to solicit feedback from the public about what is "right" and what is "wrong" about our pedestrian environment in the Downtown Core. This walk is modeled on "Jane's Walks" which in 2010 took place in 68 cities worldwide. These walks are celebrating the 50th anniversary of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities”, the book that introduced Jane Jacobs’ ground-breaking ideas about how cities function, evolve and fail. The following week, we are holding a one and a half hour public outreach workshop to further address the Downtown Core pedestrian environment. This will be held in the SLO County Public Library Community Room on Saturday, May 7, 2011 again at 9:15 A.M. So we are inviting the public to come by on the 30th of April and the 7th of May and add their voice!"

Peggy is a middle-aged housewife in an upper New York state small town who is experiencing what could be called a 27-year itch.  But in her case, the itch is not sexual;  it’s existential.   

She begins rearranging her house to facilitate a possible escape into a new dimension.  But, is she experiencing “second sight” or simply losing her marbles 

Her unorthodox actions at home are starting to worry her now very nervous husband.  Outside help, he decides, is needed to bring Peggy back to her senses.  But, can this rescue team help him to “save” Peggy?  

San Luis Obispo’s RadioActive Players in conjuction with the God is Still Speaking Theater Co. present THE FOURTH WALL by popular playwright A.R. Gurney.

THE FOURTH WALL features David Norum, Jean Miller, Jenny Shaheen and  John Carroll, and is directed by Gene Strohl.  

It will be presented for two performances at the Congregational Church, 11245 Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis.

Performance times are 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1.  Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door, or in advance through brownpapertickets.com