Luna Red’s Mother’s Day Prix Fixe Brunch 5/13/2012 9:30 AM – 5/13/2012 3:00 PM

Join us at our new creekside location across from the Mission Plaza.
Visitors “Saving Trees One Page at a Time!”

Join us at our new creekside location across from the Mission Plaza.

Treat mom to a wonderful meal, mimosas and a beautiful rose.

Celebrated comedian and actor Martin Short has won legions of fans and garnered accolades in television, film, and theater since his breakout season on Saturday Night Live almost 30 years ago. On Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center’s Cohan Center, Cal Poly Arts is pleased to present MARTIN SHORT in a hilarious one-man tour-de-force. The versatile comic has created a variety show based on his Broadway show, Fame Becomes Me, and is performing some of his most beloved characters (think “Ed Grimley!”)

The ultimate living history experience! Explore these majestic bomber aircraft inside and out! Feel the engines power up and take to the skies in an amazing 30-minute flight experience! Walk-through tours are $12 for adults and $6 for kids 12 and under. Flight experiences start at $425.

A progress report on the local economy will be the focus of the Mid Year Update of the Central Coast Economic Forecast on Thursday, June 7, 2012. Economic Forecaster Chris Thornberg and panelists Tom Jones (PG & E), Ty Safreno (Trust Automation) and Kevin Meyer (Specialty Silicone) will anchor the event. Jones, Safreno and Meyer will participate in a panel discussion on the local job market and its role in both the success and struggle of area companies. Maggie Cox of BCA will moderate the panel. Cuesta College President, Gil Stork, willl serve as Master of Ceremonies for the Mid-Year Update.

SLO Botanical Garden presents Hawkeye Herman and Friends Concert. Very limited seating, reserve early at www.slobg.org or purchase tickets at Eve’s Garden Shop, daily 9-5. 2:30pm: Free docent-led tour. 3:30pm doors open. 4:00pm indoor concert. Cost: $15 members, $20 non-members, $25 at door

A job and resource fair for veterans, National Guard, and Reservists returning from active duty. This event is designed to provide valuable information about employment opportunities and services available to veterans.

10 Things You Can’t Do to Collect Account Receivables. Presenter: Dr. Gene Konstant. Innocent errors collecting accounts receivable can cost hundreds of dollars. Learn ten specific things you cannot do to collect and a simple system most businesses can use to prevent the problem

SEMINAR: TELEMARKETING-GETTING STARTED AND MAKING APPOINTMENTS. Tuesday, May 15 at 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. AND Thursday, May 17 at 08:00 10:30 a.m. Presenter: Dr. Gene Konstant, MCSC/WBC Consultant, Entrepreneur and Business Owner

SEMINAR: BECOME A SELLING POWERHOUSE Monday, May 14 at 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. AND Wednesday, May 16 at 08:00 -10:30 a.m.Presenter: Dr. Gene Konstant, MCSC/WBC consultant, Entrepreneur and Business Owner. FEE: $15 or both seminars for $25. Create long term selling relationships, replacing traditional confrontational selling using no threatening collaborative systems to prospect, quality and motivate buyers without resorting to memorized scripts, canned pitches and buy or die techniques

Advanced Time Management. Presenter: Erin Hoffman, Optimum.

The 29th Annual Strawberry Festival will take place on the Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend, May 26th & 27th. The Strawberry Festival is San Luis Obispo County’s largest free Festival and is the primary yearly fundraiser for the Arroyo Grande Village Improvement Association. (www.arroyograndevillage.org/strawberry.asp ) This family-style event brings together thousands of visitors and local residents to enjoy activities and entertainment, four carnival areas, the Strawberry Stampede, hundreds of art, craft and display booths, ethnic foods, and of course, scrumptious strawberry treats of all kinds as well as fresh strawberries by the box! Heritage Square Museums, antique shops, wineries and restaurants in the historic Arroyo Grande Village will also be open. has been named “the place to be on Memorial Weekend” by Sunset Magazine!

The Morro Bay High School & Los Osos Middle School will be performing their annual Spring Concerts on Tuesday, May 22 & 23, 2012 at the Christopher Cohan Center at CalPoly’s PAC at 7 pm. The Choral Choirs, under the direction of Colleen Wall will be performing on Tuesday, May 22 and the Bands, under the direction of Brynn Belyea, will be performing on Wednesday, May 23. Tickets are $10 and $9 General Admission, respectively, and will be available at the door or through the Christopher Cohen Center ticket office or by calling them at (805)756-ARTS.

Maria Menounos, Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus and more get fit – and look fab doing it. Get our look-alike picks for less!

Vergara flashes a smile as she catches a ride in N.Y.C. Plus: Bethenny Frankel, Johnny Depp, Eva Mendes and more

From Jessica Alba to Oprah Winfrey, these famous women treat their pups like family

‘Robots, Privacy and Society’ Topics of May 23 Lecture at Cal Poly The Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at Cal Poly will host a talk on robots, drones and society from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 23, in Chumash Auditorium in the University Union on campus. Ryan Calo, director of privacy and robotics research at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, will present “Robots, Privacy and Society,” as part of the Technology, Policy & Ethics Lecture Series. Robots — sometimes called drones — have been making headlines for years on the battlefield, but now they’re starting to make an impact on society at large. Their surveillance roles in law enforcement and by paparazzi and activists are raising concerns about whether existing laws are enough to safeguard civil liberties.

Political Science Professor to Discuss ‘War of the Womb’ at Cal Poly May 17 Alesha Doan, associate professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Kansas, will present “War of the Womb: Expanding Morality Policies in an Era of Small Government” at noon Thursday, May 17, in Room 104 in the Graphic Arts Building at Cal Poly. Doan will discuss how politicians and citizens opposed to “Obamacare” claim the policy is an unfair intrusion into individuals’ private lives. Critics, however, do not extend these same sentiments to the widespread government intrusion into the lives of women. Doan will talk about how the past year saw passage of many laws across the U.S. that some people have referred to as being “anti-women.” Doan will illustrate how anti-abortion advocates and politicians have used a strategy of “radical incrementalism” to create a 21st century “war of the womb.” Doan’s research examines social policies, with a specialized focus on reproductive policy and the intersection of race and gender within these policy areas. The talk is free and open to the public

Let us do the Cooking for your family. Indoor and outddor seating.

Business owners speaker series. How to use social media and digital marketing for your business.

Our lecture series BENEATH the SURFACE! Aeron Arlin Genet presents The Amazing Ocean and Air Network. Aeron is Planning and Outreach Manager at the Air Pollution Control District of SLO County. She will be discussing the hot topics on local air and water interconnectedness. Like any relationship, this one can be a stormy courtship or a mellow friendship

Baritone Paul Max Tipton, who has a career in opera, oratorio and chamber music, will present a vocal master class at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 27, in Room 218 of the Davidson Music Center (Building 45) at Cal Poly. Several of the Cal Poly Music Department’s leading voice students will perform and be critiqued on their performance. Faculty member Susan Azaret Davies will accompany the students on piano.

Cal Poly’s English Department will release the 22nd edition of Byzantium at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at a reading and party open to the public at Sally Loo’s Café in San Luis Obispo. All winners and editors’ choice selectees will read from their pieces at the event. Copies of Byzantium, Cal Poly’s annual publication of the winners and editors’ choice selections of the Al Landwehr Creative Writing Contest, will be available at the event and around campus for free.

Drop-In classes are about trying something new. Our recipe is relatively simple: we mix high quality artist-teachers, inspiration from art on view in the galleries, a community of wonderful students and the basic materials you need to get started. Our teachers never tell you what to paint or draw. They teach, inspire, challenge, prompt and encourage—and love it when you make the artwork you never thought you could make. That happens a lot around here!

Middleton is a stunner in a form-fitting gown in London. Plus: Sandra & Louis, Lady Gaga, Will Smith and more