Community Calendar

Enjoy an exciting night of jazz with the SLO County High School Honor Jazz Band & The Cuesta Jazz Ensemble.

The Honor Jazz Band is made up of the best high school jazz students in the county for a special performance only once a year. The Cuesta Jazz Ensemble has been the premier jazz group of Cuesta College for many years. Don’t miss this special evening of swinging tunes and new talent.

Tickets available online, or call the CPAC Box Office at (805) 546-3198.

Atascadero AAUW (American Association of University Women) is pleased to invite our community to a special Candlelight Concert: Bach to Beatles, an elegant evening of live string music presented in a warm, candlelit setting.

The concert will feature timeless works by Johann Sebastian Bach alongside beloved selections from The Beatles, performed by the Monarch String Quartet, contemporary music. Following the performance, guests are invited to enjoy a wine and dessert reception, making this a truly memorable evening of music and connection.

Proceeds from the event will directly support AAUW Atascadero’s mission to advance educational equity for women and girls, including local college scholarships, Tech Trek STEM camps for middle school girls, and other educational initiatives that benefit our community.

Guest artist Mark Applebaum is a composer, improviser and instrument builder, he will present recent work spanning graphic scores, invented instruments and experimental compositions that blur the line between sound, visual art and theater. He is the Edith and Leland Smith Professor of Composition at Stanford University. https://music.calpoly.edu/calendar/special/#applebaum

Dancing is optional, but not required, at this fun and informal fundraising party for the Homeless Animal Rescue Team! Drop in anytime between 6 and 9 pm to enjoy this fun and festive heart-themed event.

Live music will be performed by SLO County favorite: Jill Knight and her large band. There will be a marvelous dessert buffet and beverages will be provided by Hearst Ranch Winery and beer from Firestone Walker Brewing Company. There will be marvelous Silent Auction with all proceeds going to help the kitties at HART.

Hawaiians Herb Ohta, Jr. and Bryan Tolentino will do a workshop at 4 pm and concert at 6:30 pm. A Hawaiian supper between the two events is optional. All 3 options? Only $59 for the whole experience.

A native of Italy, D’Agostino has made his considerable international mark as a musical artist on the guitar since he arrived in America 35 years ago. In 2017 Guitar Player listed him as one of the 50 transcendent superheroes of the acoustic guitar. The CD, “Every Step of The Way,” was awarded by Acoustic Guitar’s People’s Choice Awards with a Bronze medal for Best Acoustic Album of All Time.