Caleb Wiseblood

Wine and Design in Orcutt hosts its adult open studio on Saturday, May 25, at 1:30 p.m. Participants will get to choose a painting from off the wall that they would like to paint themselves. The Wine and Design staff will then prep guests’ canvases and provide paints. Staff workers will be available throughout the […]

Imagine an alternate universe where pop culture ceased to evolve past 1987, a world entirely populated by costumed characters with intimidating nicknames. Sounds like the plot of a graphic novel, but it’s actually a story thread within a local wrestling show. This is the nostalgic landscape that Dominick Balsamo—one of the founding directors of Cen-Cal […]

I had zero acting experience when Central Coast Live Read (CCLR) founder Alli Wallace asked me to join the cast of the group’s inaugural production—a live table read of the Toy Story screenplay in 2016. Full disclosure: We’ve been friends since preschool, so the offer to read the pivotal role of Slinky Dog—who woofs a […]

I had never seen a production of Rachel Sheinkin’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, so every joke in Santa Maria Civic Theatre’s (SMCT) rendition of the Tony Award-winning musical—which runs through Sunday, May 19—was brand new to me. Nor have I ever competed in a spelling bee myself, but it’s the former that […]

I vividly remember walking into the Righetti High School film room for the first time. Most of my recollection of that first day of freshman year is a blur—or I prefer it remain that way at least. Repressed memories aside, I’m glad that heading into fifth period after lunch is not one of them. I […]

Since 1972, more than $300,000 in grants has been awarded to local artists, dancers, actors, and musicians through the Individual Grants in the Arts Competition. What each recipient has in common—besides talent, obviously—is they’ve all survived the audition stage, or “Judgement Day” as Marti Fast, co-chair of the grants committee, warmly calls it. “I love […]