May 09 Thursday
Shakesperience is a series of multiple intimate and site-specific Shakespearean scenes, with interactions taking place in or around different vehicles. This interactive experience has pairs of audience members moving from location to location to experience the best of Shakespeare. Audience members will be ushered around the Cuesta College campus to experience a drama, thriller, farce, or comedy—performed inches away from their seats. Five minutes later, a new story begins unfolding....This is a unique and limited engagement with 16 seats available per performance for 4 days only:May 9 at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pmMay 10 at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pmMay 11 at 1:30, 3:30, 7:00 and 9:00 pmMay 12 at 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm.
A blistering satire that slices through the “story” of Thanksgiving. In this play by Larissa Fasthorse, good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in this wickedly funny satire, as a troupe of well-meaning, but hilariously misguided teaching artists scramble to create a school pageant that can somehow celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month.
“It starts…the episode starts with Bart getting letters saying: ‘I’m going kill you Bart.’” A group of strangers come together and reconstruct a storyline of an episode from "The Simpsons," entirely from memory. Over 75 years, this simple act evolves into new traditions of storytelling and performance that attempt to preserve the things we remember. From myth, to ritual, to religion, Mr. Burns explores the communal impulse to make sense during the most senseless of times and showcase our essential and primal human instincts to survive. Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 8 to 10 pm.Sunday 2 to 4 pm.
May 10 Friday
This May exhibit by Lori Slater features a selection from the last 20 years of 12 representational watercolors and acrylics. The subject matter includes some figures in natural and imaginative environments, with the seaside a recurring theme.
Embark on a journey where the worlds of poetry and visual arts intertwine at our latest exhibition, "Poetic Prints." In collaboration with the Central Coast Printmakers and local poets, this exhibition explores creativity across mediums. The exhibition can be seen on Sundays to Thursdays from 12 to 4 pm and Fridays to Saturdays from 12 to 9 pm.
On May 9-12, 2024, in the picturesque hamlet of Parkfield, CA, the Bluegrass Music Society of the Central Coast (BMSCC) proudly presents the 24th Annual Parkfield Bluegrass Festival. Parkfield, known as the "Earthquake Capital of the World,” springs to life every Mother’s Day Weekend with toe-tapping Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Traditional music. Bluegrass music fans take over this small country village once a year for four days of concerts, workshops, children’s activities, camping and around-the-clock music jams! Live bands play all day on a cozy stage and at night fans enjoy late night sets in the Parkfield Cafe. Attendees are welcome to come for the weekend with their RVs or tents. Single day admissions are also available and the Festival is a great day-trip outing from almost anywhere in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo or Monterey Counties.
Men are in crisis. Who are they supposed to be? What makes a "real" man? Wounded from the absence of helpful fathers and the cyclical generational damage to their forefathers, men live with fear and are driven by shame. Men must heal themselves. It’s now or never: achieve wholeness or face extinction. Join us for a presentation of the short film "Soulheal" by local filmmaker, Jose Enrique Pardo, who will lead a discussion of the film's topics afterward.
The 2024 Allan Hancock College Student Film Festival showcases an hour of student produced documentaries and shorts. Awards are given a the conclusion of the evening. Contact Chris Hite for more information. chite@hancockcollege.edu
Cambria Center for the Arts presents "Seeing Stars" May 10 and 11 at 7 pm performed and written by Steve Budd.Ever wish that someone you love would change overnight? Be careful what you wish for! At 31, Steve moves back in with his parents. He's always wished his father were different. Less distant. Less gruff. More alive. More engaged. Easier to connect with. Well…Steve is in for a surprise. Based on a true story, “Seeing Stars” is a heartfelt and hilarious exploration of family dysfunction, mental illness, and a man's desire to connect with his dad.