Community Calendar

This MBAA Members ONLY exhibit is truly a holiday shopping bonanza. The Winter Faire is a perfect destination for getting inspired. Come find the perfect gift while supporting local artisans. There is something for everyone. Handcrafted ornaments, jewelry and cards, paintings, sculptures, larger statement pieces and more. This show is not to be missed, whether you’re knocking out your entire holiday shopping list or just looking a unique gift for that someone special, purchasing art at the Winter Faire is a chance to give with meaning while sharing the magic of creativity.

—Runs from November 6th to January 5th.
—Artist’s Reception: Sunday November 9th, from 2 to 4pm
—For more information visit www.artcentermorrobay.org.

Bookworms, assemble! Woods is welcoming animal lovers ages 7 to 17 to join us in reading to our furry friends. Shelter life can be stressful, and reading is proven to relax and comfort companion animals. Book Buddies will be held at our San Luis Obispo location on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:30 pm.

Disney Concerts and AMP Worldwide present Disney’s Moana Live-to-Film Concert North American tour, featuring a full-length screening of the beloved movie accompanied by live performances of a unique on-stage musical ensemble of top Hollywood studio musicians, Polynesian rhythm masters and vocalists, all celebrating the music and songs of this award-winning Walt Disney Animation Studios classic.

This MBAA Members ONLY exhibit is truly a holiday shopping bonanza. The Winter Faire is a perfect destination for getting inspired. Come find the perfect gift while supporting local artisans. There is something for everyone. Handcrafted ornaments, jewelry and cards, paintings, sculptures, larger statement pieces and more. This show is not to be missed, whether you’re knocking out your entire holiday shopping list or just looking a unique gift for that someone special, purchasing art at the Winter Faire is a chance to give with meaning while sharing the magic of creativity.

—Runs from November 6th to January 5th.
—Artist’s Reception: Sunday November 9th, from 2 to 4pm
—For more information visit www.artcentermorrobay.org.

Disney Concerts and AMP Worldwide present Disney’s Moana Live-to-Film Concert North American tour, featuring a full-length screening of the beloved movie accompanied by live performances of a unique on-stage musical ensemble of top Hollywood studio musicians, Polynesian rhythm masters and vocalists, all celebrating the music and songs of this award-winning Walt Disney Animation Studios classic.

The California Central Coast Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Wildlife Symposium is intended to bring together local professionals and students from the Central Coast together to share ideas, professional knowledge, and information on projects, and on-going research.

Siji Krishnan’s paintings invite viewers into a world where memory, myth, and daily life intertwine. Working primarily on delicate rice paper, she builds up translucent layers of watercolor and oil to reveal figures, landscapes, and hidden details. Her images often feel dreamlike—ponds shimmering with light, grasses bending in the rain, or figures dissolving into their surroundings—suggesting the ways that identity, home, and belonging are shaped by both what we see and what lies beneath the surface.

The exhibition The Secret Place brings together recent works from Krishnan’s Los Angeles debut, alongside five new large paintings created in her studio in Kerala, India. In these new works, Krishnan replaces her more figurative elements with water, plants, and sky. The natural world of her home—backwaters, monsoon rains, and village ponds—becomes a central motif, a site of both refuge and transformation. Themes of fertility and motherhood, community, and renewal flow through her practice, informed by her experiences of raising a child and the shifting boundaries between self and environment.

Krishnan’s art asks us to look slowly and closely. Small details emerge—an animal, a flower petal, a shadow of a figure—like secrets discovered over time. Both intimate and expansive, her paintings transcend cultural and geographic boundaries, embodying the Upanishadic (ancient Indian sacred philosophical texts) philosophy vasudhaiva kutumbakam: “the world is one family.”

Exhibition runs from October 11 to February 22.

This MBAA Members ONLY exhibit is truly a holiday shopping bonanza. The Winter Faire is a perfect destination for getting inspired. Come find the perfect gift while supporting local artisans. There is something for everyone. Handcrafted ornaments, jewelry and cards, paintings, sculptures, larger statement pieces and more. This show is not to be missed, whether you’re knocking out your entire holiday shopping list or just looking a unique gift for that someone special, purchasing art at the Winter Faire is a chance to give with meaning while sharing the magic of creativity.

—Runs from November 6th to January 5th.
—Artist’s Reception: Sunday November 9th, from 2 to 4pm
—For more information visit www.artcentermorrobay.org.

Experience the magic of the holiday season with Gerald Charles Dickens, the great-great-grandson of literary legend Charles Dickens, as he brings to life the timeless tale of "A Christmas Carol" at Cambria Pines Lodge.

Step into the enchanting world of Victorian England during this exclusive matinee or dinner show performance, marking Gerald Charles Dickens' only West Coast appearance of 2025. Perfect for families, this captivating show will immerse you in the heartwarming story of redemption and the true spirit of Christmas. Tickets are on sale for an unforgettable holiday experience that will leave you filled with joy and the warmth of the season!

November 14-16, 2025 | Matinee & Dinner Shows

Enjoy Film Noir Fridays, a series of film screenings and discussions with Professor of Film, Chris Hite. Enjoy a screening of the 1941 film, The Maltese Falcon, directed by John Huston.

Humphrey Bogart stars as private investigator Sam Spade in this early Hollywood noir. Spade, hired for a missing person case, soon finds himself in the middle of a murderous search for a much-coveted statue. The film co-stars screen legends Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet and more.

Light refreshments will be available in the outside lounge at 6 p.m. with the lecture and screening beginning at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Professor of Film, Chris Hite at chite@hancockcollege.edu