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The 7th Annual Cambria Film Festival came to a close last weekend, but it's not too late to view this year’s submissions. A virtual pass is available until Monday to view the films and shorts online.
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This year’s festival runs from February 7-17th at theaters in downtown Santa Barbara. More than 80,000 people are expected to attend.
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Spotify dropped their annual list of users’ music habits yesterday. It’s called Spotify wrapped and it caused the City of San Luis Obispo to trend on social media Wednesday evening.
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Cal Poly lecturer Caleb Nichols has been a musician for more than 20 years and has just released a new album. KCBX’s Melanie Senn talked with Nichols about how healing past trauma and immersing themself in literature inspired a new prolific artistic period.
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The Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo is the first theater in the region to be certified as a sensory inclusive venue.
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Violinist Brynn Albanese is bringing live music to hospital patients across the Central Coast. It marks a new beginning for her as a Certified Music Practitioner.
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Walking around Downtown San Luis Obispo, you may have seen a lone, colorful piano sitting in Mission Plaza. It’s part of a city wide campaign to bring people together through music this October, which is National Arts and Humanities Month.
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Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo is one of the most talked about (and grossest!) landmarks in SLO. Printmaker Alex Lukas features the location in his Written Names Fanzine.
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Award-winning Mexican-American writer and director, Alyssa Toledo, was born and raised in the Central Coast. She has written and directed three short films of her own, two of them are based in her hometown — Oceano. She expects her latest, Toledo, to be released next year in 2024.
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A Grammy-nominated Latina singer will perform at three locations around Santa Barbara County this weekend; it’s part of a series of free events celebrating Latino heritage.
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There’s a youth orchestra in Salinas made up mostly of students from lower-income, underserved communities. The focus isn’t just on turning local young people into classical musicians — it’s also about giving them life skills they’ll carry with them into adulthood.
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The council's vote gives SLOMA $100,000 a year for the next two years to help with public art installations around the city to highlight San Luis Obispo’s history and cultural heritage.