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Sea Fare 2011 10/21/2011 5:30 PM – 10/21/2011 9:00 PM

Sea Fare 2011 10/21/2011 5:30 PM – 10/21/2011 9:00 PM

It’s almost that time again for the premium seafood and wine tasting event of the year….Sea Fare 2011, held Friday, October 21 from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM at the Avila Beach Golf Resort. Help support the Avila Beach Sea Life Center’s hands-on marine education programs while enjoying the finest seafood and fine wine on the Central Coast while listening to live music and bidding at the silent auction.

Erica playing piano in Trinity dorm at Cal Poly, SLO

Erica playing piano in Trinity dorm at Cal Poly, SLO

This is the piano where we met for the first time back in 2002, when we were both freshmen at Cal Poly. We visited the dorms again this week and played that same piano, this time almost ten years older. There’s something truly magical about being back in those dorms after all these years. Filmed July 16, 2011 — Day 27 of our road trip.

The MET Live in HD: Wagner’s Siegfried 11/5/2011 9:00 AM – 11/5/2011

The MET Live in HD: Wagner’s Siegfried 11/5/2011 9:00 AM – 11/5/2011

Presented by Opera San Luis Obispo & Cal Poly Arts In part three of the Ring, Wagner’s cosmic vision focuses on his hero’s early conquests, while Robert Lepage’s revolutionary stage machine transforms itself from bewitched forest to mountaintop love nest. Gary Lehman sings the title role and Deborah Voigt’s Brünnhilde is his prize. Bryn Terfel is the Wanderer. James Levine conducts.

Pilobolus 10/30/2011 7:00 PM – 10/30/2011

Pilobolus 10/30/2011 7:00 PM – 10/30/2011

Pilobolus is critically hailed around the globe for its imaginative, athletic exploration mixing humor, invention, physicality and drama to create a dance vocabulary all its own.

The Magic School Bus Live 10/29/2011 1:00 PM – 10/29/2011 4:00 PM

The Magic School Bus Live 10/29/2011 1:00 PM – 10/29/2011 4:00 PM

Seatbelts everyone! The Magic School Bus Live celebrates its 25th Anniversary with an all new musical adventure.

Mary Oliver 10/16/2011 7:00 PM – 10/16/2011

Mary Oliver 10/16/2011 7:00 PM – 10/16/2011

Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning poet Mary Oliver will discuss her writing and read from her best-selling works.

Kenny Endo/On Ensemble 10/14/2011 8:00 PM – 10/14/2011

Kenny Endo/On Ensemble 10/14/2011 8:00 PM – 10/14/2011

Taiko pioneer Kenny Endo and his ensemble join contemporary Taiko quartet On Ensemble to push ancient instruments into new realms.

AXIS Dance Company 10/15/2011 8:00 PM – 10/15/2011

AXIS Dance Company 10/15/2011 8:00 PM – 10/15/2011

One of the dance world’s most acclaimed and innovative ensembles of performers with and without diabilities.

The MET Live in HD: Donizetti’s Anna Bolena 10/15/2011 10:00 AM – 10/15/2011

The MET Live in HD: Donizetti’s Anna Bolena 10/15/2011 10:00 AM – 10/15/2011

Presented by Opera San Luis Obispo & Cal Poly Arts Anna Netrebko opens the Met season with her portrayal of the ill-fated queen driven insane by her unfaithful king. She sings one of opera’s greatest mad scenes in this Met premiere production by David McVicar. Ildar Abdrazakov co-stars as Henry VIII and Marco Armiliato conducts.

Poetry Festival 11/18/2011 7:00 PM – 11/20/2011

Poetry Festival 11/18/2011 7:00 PM – 11/20/2011

All events start at 7:00 p.m. Unless Noted Otherwise Tickets are $5.00 general and $3.00 students/senior Fri. Nov. 11th San Luis Obispo Museum of Art 1010 Broad St., SLO Sat.

Poetry Festival 11/11/2011 7:00 PM – 11/13/2011

Poetry Festival 11/11/2011 7:00 PM – 11/13/2011

All events start at 7:00 p.m. Unless Noted Otherwise Tickets are $5.00 general and $3.00 students/senior Fri. Nov. 11th San Luis Obispo Museum of Art 1010 Broad St., SLO Sat. Nov

Festival Mozaic’s WinterMezzo Series 10/15/2011 – 10/17/2011

Festival Mozaic’s WinterMezzo Series 10/15/2011  – 10/17/2011

WELCOME TO FESTIVAL MOZAIC’S WINTERMEZZO SERIES, two weekends of engaging musical experiences centered on great works of chamber music, featuring our Festival’s nationally-renowned guest artists. Each WinterMezzo weekend focuses on several works and offers you three progressive programs in which to experience them: *On FRIDAY, enjoy a complimentary glass of wine from one of Mozaic’s favorite wineries as you listen to musicians’ perspectives on the featured works in a one-hour Notable Encounter Insight.

Annual "Open Studios" Art Tour 10/15/2011 – 10/30/2011

Annual "Open Studios" Art Tour 10/15/2011  – 10/30/2011

OSAT 2011 Dates October 15-16: South County October 22-23: North County October 29-30: Encore Weekend Countywide The Open Studios Art Tour is the largest visual art event in SLO County, and ARTS Obispo’s biggest annual fundraiser. The self-guided tour takes place each year over three weekends in October and features work from several hundred artists throughout SLO County. Art in a huge variety of media and styles is displayed and sold by artists directly in their homes & studios, and many artists have live demos and works in progress, to see the art being created and get a feel for the process from concept to completion.Visit the Online Visual Artist Directory to view artists images now! Tour visitors look through our full-color catalog featuring images of participating artists’ work, their contact information and maps to their studios. There is also a small works show and Digital Preview Exhibition at ARTS Space Obispo to view more of an artist’s work. As one Open Studios visitor remarked, “The art means more when one talks directly to the artist”.

Oklahoma! At San Luis Obispo Little Theatre Weekly on Friday-Saturday 10/7/2011 – 11/5/2011

Oklahoma! At San Luis Obispo Little Theatre Weekly on Friday-Saturday 10/7/2011  – 11/5/2011

In 1961, San Luis Obispo Little Theatre produced Oklahoma! Join us for the 50th anniversary of this timeless production, re-imagined by local director/choreographer Zach Johnson. Full of fun, adventure and America’s all-time favorite songs, Oklahoma! is a romantic romp through the wild west that leaves the audience tapping their feet and humming the music. It’s a classic musical feast that the whole family will enjoy!

San Luis Obispo County Band 7/15/2011 – 11/25/2011

San Luis Obispo County Band 7/15/2011  – 11/25/2011

The SLO County Band has been playing continuously for over 130 years. Records show that it was formally organized in 1881, but the existence of the band was mentioned in newspapers as early as 1874, when its ancestor, the San Luis Obispo Military Band, was founded. Since then, it has been affiliated with the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, and Cuesta College.