The Performing Arts Center and Poly Arts for Youth are offering free virtual field trips to all San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County K-12 students. Thousands of students attend live performances each year, according to a press release. With the current circumstances of COVID-19, offering matinees virtually will provide the opportunity for students to […]
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SLO photographer brings documentary of historic perseverance, nature
In 2017, four surfers suddenly found themselves caught in the worst storm Iceland had seen in 25 years. After capturing their life-threatening journey on camera, Chris Burkard came back to his hometown to share their story on the big screen. An award-winning photographer and documentarist, Burkard held an exclusive screening of the documentary “Under an […]
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“Napoleon Dynamite” actors stop at Cal Poly for film’s anniversary tour
The cast of the indie classic “Napoleon Dynamite” came to campus Feb. 4 for a screening of the film and Q&A session. The cast is on tour in honor of the film’s 15th anniversary. Jon Heder, who played Napoleon Dynamite, Jon Gries, who played Uncle Rico, and Efren Ramirez, who played Pedro, came to the […]
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Speakers will talk ‘Xpanding horizons’ at TedxSanLuisObispo this Saturday
“We want our speakers to share with our attendees some insight into how they created, reacted to or learned from the horizons that have reached or hope to achieve.”Â
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Music department brings back Bach with a week of Baroque music
Baroque music is old, but not stiff, according to music sophomore Zahra Rothschild. She is one of many students who partook in Bach Week, a six-day festival celebrating the music of the Baroque era.
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The PAC gives back: Matinee performances offer arts engagement for local students
When organist Joshua Stafford took the stage in the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Jan. 14, 2019, he sat before a very large, yet very small, audience. Stafford’s performance was a part of a long running community-sponsored event — the PAC’s School Matinee Performances program — and his audience was primarily composed of […]
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TEDxSanLuisObispo: Dive deeper with the team that “makes waves”
The TEDxSanLuisObispo is back for a third annual conference, featuring 10 speakers.
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RSVP XXIII: Fatherland will be a transmedia experience
RSVP is a transmedia concert that uses different media elements to convey a theme or a story.
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PAC Preview: What’s showing in February
The PAC will host a wide range of performances this February, including many musical performances.
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Presenting the PAC Autograph Wall
Each signature represents a story, a memory and an experience.
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‘4,000 Miles’ explores the unlikely friendship of a 21-year-old and a 91-year-old
The theatre and dance department will open its drama,”4,000 Miles,” Nov. 2 at Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre.