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2023 Fall Film Roundup

by Neta Bar December 9, 2023

Whether the movies have been decent or terrific or dreadfully second-rate, it has been a bountiful season, with many a movie to deliberate.

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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard perform with Spellling at the Alex Madonna Expo Center

by Maile Gardner April 27, 2022April 28, 2022

On Sunday, April 24, Australian band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard performed at the Madonna Inn Expo Center. Although the band recently released their album “Omnium Gatherum” and an EP, “Satanic Slumber Party,” they played songs from a variety of the albums in their extensive discography. Backlit with trippy visuals that complimented their psychedelic […]

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Review: ’25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ is charming and nostalgic

by Anjana Melvin February 27, 2017August 29, 2022

The play debuted on Broadway in 2005 with roaring success. Cal Poly’s rendition did not disappoint either.

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Review: “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a charming classic

by Sabrina Thompson January 30, 2017August 29, 2022

The Academy of Creative Theatre (ACT) brings Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” to life with all the ridiculous and hilarious elements of the classic comedy. Though ACT is a theater troupe of young actors all under the age of 18, their performances at the SLO Little Theatre are carried with maturity in this […]

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Review: ‘Synergy’ explores the human condition through dance

by Sabrina Thompson January 26, 2017August 29, 2022

Built upon familiar themes of love, tension, pain, lust and joy, the Orchesis Dance Company created a collection of finely tuned jazz, ballet, hip-hop and contemporary numbers at their 47th annual dance concert “Synergy,” which opened in the Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre on Friday. The show opened with student-choreographed “Solo/Together.” During the number, no […]

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“Cosi” shows the powerful effect of theater

by Sabrina Thompson November 14, 2016August 29, 2022

Theater takes you out of the real world and into a new one. This power is as unique as the stories theater tells. Often you can relate your own experiences to those expressed in a play and sometimes you’re even transported to a different time, place and world for a few hours. The theatre and […]

Columns

The best of Summer 2016: ‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’

by Greg Llamas October 2, 2016August 29, 2022

Looking back, there’s no mistake about it — Summer 2016 was, for lack of a better word, painful for big-budget releases. While some blockbusters like “Suicide Squad” grossed in the hundreds of millions, they tended to receive mixed reviews at best and didn’t even come close to expectations. Then there was the unmitigated circus that […]