Community Calendar

Blue Street Jazz Band (featuring special guest piano wizard Carl Sonny Leyland and vocalist Dr. Sherri Colby-Bottel):

High Sierra Reunion Jazz Band (led by legendary clarinetist Pieter Meijers): relive the magic of one of California's most beloved 42-year jazz ensembles.

Art Center Morro Bay presents the “Love of Nature” exhibit, an experience of beauty, wonder, and diversity of the Central Coast through the unique perspectives of local artists. Discover familiar scenes of the ocean, bay, marshes, mountains, plants, and wildlife, along with imaginative and abstract interpretations that invite you to see nature in new ways.

September 17th to November 2nd, 12 to 4 pm.
Reception: September 20th, 2 to 4 pm

The Cambria Center for the Arts (CCA) presents "Mix it Up!", a vibrant mixed media exhibition. This showcase celebrates creativity without boundaries, featuring the innovative work of featured artist Carolyn Chambers. Additionally, works by our local artists exploring diverse materials and techniques and combining media in unexpected ways will be on display.

Exhibit runs: September 1 to November 1.
Artist’s Reception: September 5, 4:30 to 6 pm.
Hours: 12 to 4 pm, Tuesday to Sunday.

This October, Cambria and San Simeon come alive with the Cambria Scarecrow Festival!

Explore more than 200 whimsical scarecrows throughout the villages. See beloved favorites return and discover imaginative new creations. Be sure to visit the Fantastical Cove Display, rock out at Crowchella Display, and check out the new PJs in the Patch Display.

It’s a month of creativity, imagination, photo ops and fun for the whole family. Visit CambriaScarecrows.com for details.

Geremi will bring to life the dynamic nature of the head and hands. Through his understanding of force, line, tension, tone and structure he will show us how to approach drawing these human features.

Gerimi Burleigh is writer, artist, & graphic designer. He works mostly in the toy industry as a product/packaging designer, but after dark, he sweats and bleeds comic books.

Festival Mozaic welcomes back 2026 Artist-in-Residence Susan Cahill, bassist and composer, for the exciting conclusion of her residency. In this eclectic and genre-defying performance, Cahill is joined by actor and composition partner Jon Wilkerson for new works that blend dramatic storytelling with virtuosic double bass. Jazz pianist and Cal Poly jazz department chair Jamaal Baptiste joins Cahill for a lively mix of jazz standards, Cahill’s original compositions, and spontaneous improvisations.

Art Center Morro Bay presents the “Love of Nature” exhibit, an experience of beauty, wonder, and diversity of the Central Coast through the unique perspectives of local artists. Discover familiar scenes of the ocean, bay, marshes, mountains, plants, and wildlife, along with imaginative and abstract interpretations that invite you to see nature in new ways.

September 17th to November 2nd, 12 to 4 pm.
Reception: September 20th, 2 to 4 pm

This October, Cambria and San Simeon come alive with the Cambria Scarecrow Festival!

Explore more than 200 whimsical scarecrows throughout the villages. See beloved favorites return and discover imaginative new creations. Be sure to visit the Fantastical Cove Display, rock out at Crowchella Display, and check out the new PJs in the Patch Display.

It’s a month of creativity, imagination, photo ops and fun for the whole family. Visit CambriaScarecrows.com for details.

Join the League of Women Voters of SLO County Civil Discourse Committee for an in-person forum to learn how public school boards operate, characteristics of effective board members, how the public can participate in a meeting, and how a board can respond effectively to public comments.

Art Center Morro Bay presents the “Love of Nature” exhibit, an experience of beauty, wonder, and diversity of the Central Coast through the unique perspectives of local artists. Discover familiar scenes of the ocean, bay, marshes, mountains, plants, and wildlife, along with imaginative and abstract interpretations that invite you to see nature in new ways.

September 17th to November 2nd, 12 to 4 pm.
Reception: September 20th, 2 to 4 pm