Community Calendar

Choreographer, Lisa Deyo, draws from a mix of ballet, jazz, modern and musical theater to tell human stories brimming with emotion. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy professional concert dance for free. Make your reservation at DEYODANCE.

The Stone Soup Music Festival & Street Fair is a community tradition that has thrived for over 30 years in the city of Grover Beach. Each August, the Clark Center gathers staff, volunteers, sponsors, and donors to cook up a stew of great music, food, crafts and wares to share with the community. It's a showcase of amazing talent.
From local crafts to world treasures and a wide variety of food, beer, wine, and beverage options, the Street Fair brings vendors from across the Central Coast and beyond to the streets surrounding the Festival.

Art Center Morro Bay presents “Everyday Common Things”, a MBAA members only exhibit, celebrating the often-overlooked objects and moments of daily life. This theme challenges artists to transform the mundane-simple objects, outings, or familiar scenes into works of art that reveal their hidden significance or charm. By capturing the essence of the ordinary, artists can invite viewers to see the world around them in new and unexpected ways, finding inspiration and the creativity in the simplicity of everyday life.

In addition, Central Coast Artists Collective presents, The Painter’s Group juried annual Brushstrokes exhibit along with “Off the Wall”, the Central Coast Sculptors exhibit. Brushstrokes 2025, a California-wide non-themed annual juried exhibition, showcases a diverse array of artistic expression across various painting mediums, including acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolor, encaustic, digital, and collage.

Exhibition schedule is August 7th to September 15th with the
Artist’s Reception on Sunday, August 9th from 2 to 4 pm.

Choreographer, Lisa Deyo, draws from a mix of ballet, jazz, modern and musical theater to tell human stories brimming with emotion. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy professional concert dance for free. Make your reservation at DEYODANCE.

Join us at the historic Bay Theatre for an evening of surf and earth-inspired films. We'll be featuring multiple award winning film The Road to Patagonia, an inspiring story of surf, adventure, and love—the love of two people, of humanity, and for the earth. The Road to Patagonia won the Best Film and Best Documentary at the Byron Bay International Film Festival, the Audience Choice awards at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and Florida Surf Film Festival.
—We're also showcasing Para Siempre Coco, a short 8mm surf and travel film documented and scored by local surfers Sequoia Wade-Dunleavy and Scott Smith.
—And we're showing Morro Bay High School Film Festival winner Trashman by Eli Waldman and Thomas Standridge, an ecological short story about trash filmed on the Central Coast.
We'll have local wine, beer, and cider and slices from Pizza Port to purchase at the event—and a chance to win 2 nights at Treebones Resort and 1 dinner at the Lodge Restaurant in Big Sur.
The proceeds will go towards serving our most vulnerable neighbors.

Art Center Morro Bay presents “Everyday Common Things”, a MBAA members only exhibit, celebrating the often-overlooked objects and moments of daily life. This theme challenges artists to transform the mundane-simple objects, outings, or familiar scenes into works of art that reveal their hidden significance or charm. By capturing the essence of the ordinary, artists can invite viewers to see the world around them in new and unexpected ways, finding inspiration and the creativity in the simplicity of everyday life.

In addition, Central Coast Artists Collective presents, The Painter’s Group juried annual Brushstrokes exhibit along with “Off the Wall”, the Central Coast Sculptors exhibit. Brushstrokes 2025, a California-wide non-themed annual juried exhibition, showcases a diverse array of artistic expression across various painting mediums, including acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolor, encaustic, digital, and collage.

Exhibition schedule is August 7th to September 15th with the
Artist’s Reception on Sunday, August 9th from 2 to 4 pm.

Join us for our 2nd screening of the award-winning feature documentary Out There: A National Parks Story. The film follows a 10,000-mile road trip through America’s national parks, as the filmmaker and his childhood friend share inspiring stories of the incredible people they meet along the way.

Art Center Morro Bay presents “Everyday Common Things”, a MBAA members only exhibit, celebrating the often-overlooked objects and moments of daily life. This theme challenges artists to transform the mundane-simple objects, outings, or familiar scenes into works of art that reveal their hidden significance or charm. By capturing the essence of the ordinary, artists can invite viewers to see the world around them in new and unexpected ways, finding inspiration and the creativity in the simplicity of everyday life.

In addition, Central Coast Artists Collective presents, The Painter’s Group juried annual Brushstrokes exhibit along with “Off the Wall”, the Central Coast Sculptors exhibit. Brushstrokes 2025, a California-wide non-themed annual juried exhibition, showcases a diverse array of artistic expression across various painting mediums, including acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolor, encaustic, digital, and collage.

Exhibition schedule is August 7th to September 15th with the
Artist’s Reception on Sunday, August 9th from 2 to 4 pm.

Spokes Ask an Expert is a series of small-group learning sessions that bring together nonprofit leaders and staff with local experts to explore timely and relevant topics.

In this session, a people and culture expert will share practical strategies for supporting staff morale in the face of today’s challenges—from funding uncertainty to immigration-related fears—and will answer questions in a live Q&A. Learn to recognize early warning signs of declining morale, understand how ongoing uncertainty impacts teams, and gain tools to build trust and foster transparency.

The following topics could serve as a basis for generating questions:
—Ensuring staff are trained to respond effectively during high-stress situations
—Preparing for emotionally charged events, such as ICE activity
—Supporting staff through funding instability and budget cuts
—Mitigating risk of employee turnover during times of uncertainty
—Managing negativity and burnout in team culture
—Leading with transparency without increasing staff anxiety.

Celebrate National Dog Parade Day with a tail-wagging good time! For $25, your pup is officially entered into the fun and you’ll receive: two glasses of wine, a special dog treat, a $5 donation to Novy's Ark Dog Rescue and Adoption. Costumes greatly encouraged. Bring your furry friend, sip some wine, and support a great cause.