Apr 20 Saturday
Explore the traditions of the music of the Eastern Orthodox Church and its transcendent qualities, and learn how the music of the Church has transformed over the years. The San Luis Obispo Master Chorale will host two educational presentations given by Dr. Vladimir Morosan, founder and president of publishing company Musica Russica, as part of its Beyond the Notes series.Beyond the Notes features leading scholars whose presentations highlight the times and culture surrounding the works performed by the San Luis Obispo Master Chorale. The educational events offer an in-depth look at pieces being performed and the background and history behind the music, including the opportunity to meet and learn from a noted expert on the subject, an enhanced understanding of the context of the music, an increased appreciation for the music and live performance, and spreading awareness about the arts.Very limited tickets are available for this educational presentation. Admission includes light fare of grazing boards, hors d'oeuvres, and wine beginning at 3:00 pm. Please RSVP to reserve your space.
Celebrate Spring with us at our Sip n' Sketch event! Bring your own supplies (or borrow some of ours) and paint or draw your own masterpiece while enjoying wine from our library collection.This month, our set-up will be a springtime picnic, complete with a live model for you to practice your portrait skills.
A troubadour in the tradition of Bob Dylan, Andrew Bird, and Neil Young, California native Chris Beland has weathered homelessness, being a single and stepdad to finding true love again, battling with drugs, and finding his real father at age 32 to create a discography of gorgeous work that both grapples with and pays homage to his history.
Apr 21 Sunday
The Clay Studio in Los Osos is offering a private workshop on local wild/native clay. This is an approx. three hour exploration on identifying, harvesting, and sculpting with our extremely abundant natural resource: Clay. Learn applications such as adobe, cobb, rammed earth, and natural earth renders.*Book a class any day of the week that works for you to come out. We work by donation. Suggested donation: $75 limit three people. Call to book: 805.602.2767
Join forces with more than 75 SLO County wineries on April 20 and 21 to raise funds for Woods Humane Society. You can help four-legged friends in need whether you’re near or far. Visit www.wine4paws.com to see who’s participating. Make your tasting plans and reservations where needed, or if you wish to stay close to home, plan for some online shopping April 20-21 and take advantage of great shipping deals. When you make a purchase that weekend, you’ll help raise money for Woods. Wine 4 Paws - “Helping homeless pets, one glass at a time.” Visit www.wine4paws.com for more info.
Celebrate Native Plant Appreciation Month with native plants, coffee, and used books. Enjoy a large variety of native plants for sale from Yes Yes Nursery and Manzanita Nursery, be inspired by educational materials from Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, cozy-up to a cup of coffee (and a bag of compost!) from Considered Coffee Co., peruse a selection of used books benefitting Museum education, and get creative with a free planter-painting activity.Native plants are vitally important to the biodiversity, beauty, and stability that make Santa Barbara County the ecologically rich place that it is. Healthy native plant populations are generally more self-sustaining and drought-resistant than non-native plants (and can therefore help in conserving water), and support the native pollinators and animals that rely on them for survival.From 11am to 1 pm, enjoy a free guided planter-painting activity. Bring your own planter or recycled container (pickle, peanut butter, or mason jars work great for this!), or take one of ours (while supplies last), and decorate a home for native plant seeds or seedlings!Yes Yes Nursery will also be offering a free sunflower seed packing activity for children at their booth in the back parking lot, with sunflower seeds, soil, and container included.In addition to their usual incredible coffee, Considered Coffee Co. will be selling compost from their closed-loop system and partnership with Isla Vista Coffee Collective (IVCC). Considered Coffee Co. donates their coffee grounds to IVCC for composting, and then later receives some back as composted soil to sell to the public.
Come to our Everything Edible shop takeover at Growing Grounds Downtown during the entire month of April!We will be featuring all of your favorite Spring garden starts including hard to find heirloom and hybrid tomatoes, peppers, herbs, berries, cucumbers, eggplants, flowers and much more.
The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art is pleased to present Outlandish, an NEA Our Town grant-funded exhibition by multidisciplinary artist April Banks. Including film, mixed media, ritual, and sculpture, Outlandish imagines a respite of mystery for those who most need it. This exhibition returns to and proceeds from ancient knowledge and harmony with nature, world-building an alternate narrative toward a freer existence. Runs April 5 to July 29.
Greenspace-the Cambria Land Trust is partnering with Soto's True Earth Market to host an amazing Earth Day celebration in downtown Cambria. Local eco-organizations will have booths to educate us about this year's global theme of Planet vs. Plastics! Classes, workshops, kids activites abound. Live music and storytelling. Food and beverages available for purchase. Animal ambassadors from Pacific Wildlife Care, docent tours of the CA native plant garden and the historical Chinese Temple. Free admission, no dogs please.
Cambria Center for the Arts is proud to present “Bird’s Eye View: The Architectural Landscapes of the Central Coast. The featured artist is resident Tigg Morales. Tigg’s paintings capture various views across San Luis Obispo County, merging natural and architectural elements that cannot be seen from street level. She shares her unique perspective of our coastal community by painting recognizable locations with a twist. While this is a non-juried show, all participating artists including Tigg, are eligible for consideration by select community members to receive award ribbons. The exhibit opens on March 1 and will run through April 28 with Artist’s reception on March 2nd from 4:30 to 6 pm.