Reena Howmillerās art show, titled What Lies Beneath, is up at Flying Goat Cellars in Lompoc through January. She created colorful, abstract paintings and scarves made with Indian silk that are inspired by her other artwork. The scarves are ācolorful, wearable art to swaddle oneās decolletage in an affordable luxury item,ā Howmiller said in an […]
Music, Arts & Culture
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Enjoy holiday movies at the Santa Maria Public Library this month
Friends and families can see three movies during winter break in the Santa Maria Public Libraryās Altrusa Theater. The showings will each last an hour and a half. To kick things off, the library will show Elf on Dec. 23 at 3:30 p.m. alongside interactive activities designed to help the audience engage with select scenes, […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is another worthy entry into the whodunit franchise
Writer-director Rian Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper, Star Wars: Episode VIIIāThe Last Jedi) returns with the third installment of his Knives Out franchise about private detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig). This time around, the droll Southern investigator is brought in to solve the murder of Catholic Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), stabbed in the […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Sean Combs: The Reckoning examines the many personal and professional travails P Diddy
Sean Combs: The ReckoningWhatās it rated? TV-MAWhen? 2025Whereās it showing? Netflix Delving into Sean Combsā past is not what the world needs right now; any attention is ill-deserved. Despite that, itās nothing less than fascinating to see how the once big-time music mogul snaked his way up the proverbial ladder and became someone who believed […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
You Got GoldāA Celebration of John Prine plays The Palm Theatre of San Luis Obispo on Dec. 20 and 21
You Got Gold: A Celebtration of John PrineWhatās it rated? Not ratedWhen? 2025Whereās it showing? The Palm Theatre in SLO on Dec. 20 (4 p.m.) and Dec. 21 (1 p.m.) Michael John Warren (Shrek the Musical) directed this concert documentary shot over two nights in Nashvilleās Ryman Auditorium in October 2022, two years after Prineās […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
A nonprofitās residency program merges creativity and nature
Somewhere on the 1,000-acre Jalama Canyon Ranch, there comes a point when the oak canopy clears, giving way to manzanitas. Standing on a ridgeline among vegetation and rolling hills, the vista reveals the ocean in one direction and the Santa Ynez River in the other. The scene at the Lompoc ranch is like a microcosm […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Lompoc library organizes bilingual story times
Books and Bubbles is returning to Ryon Park in Lompoc on Dec. 19 at 10:30 a.m. The bilingual story time is geared toward toddlers and preschoolers, with games, singing, and bubbles. The upcoming theme, pajama story time, is a first for the program, run by the Lompoc Public Library. Representatives from Sleep in Heavenly Peace, […]
Posted inUncategorized
Gallery Los Olivos artists participate in a communal exhibit
The annual group show at Gallery Los Olivos will be featured through January 2026. Itās an optional show for artists who are members of the gallery and will showcase a wide variety of work including photographs, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics. The show is called a Winter Celebration to encapsulate the diversity of media. āWe try […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Jay Kelly is a heartfelt examination of fame and regret
Co-writer and director Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story) helms this dramedy written with Emily Mortimer about a famous film star named Jay Kelly (George Clooney) who in the twilight of his career reflects on his life. Always at his side is his devoted but harried manager, Ron (Adam Sandler), whoās constantly […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Sorry, Baby is a dark comedy exploring the continuing trauma of sexual assault
Sorry, BabyWhatās it rated? R When? 2025 Whereās it showing? HBO Max This contemplative film offers up a slice-of-life story, one that focuses on Agnes, whoās played by the filmmaker Eva Victor. Agnes is a professor at the same rural arts college where she and her small group of friends attended. Lydie (Naomi Ackie) has […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
The Last Frontier is a slow-burn thriller with moments of gripping action
The Last FrontierWhatās it rated? TV-MA When? 2025 Whereās it showing? Apple TV+ Created by Jon Bokenkamp and Richard DāOvidio (The Blacklist), this action thriller series has an interesting premise. Can small-town Deputy U.S. Marshal Frank Remnick (Jason Clarke), with limited resources and a harsh locale, locate fugitives from a downed prisoner transport plane? Among […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
One artistās inspiration transformed a hay barn into a modern gallery among vineyards in Santa Ynez
In Indonesian, indah means beautiful. Artist Max Gleason and his wife have traveled to the country multiple times, and in 2022 they lived there for six months. Having learned a little bit of the language, indah stuck with him. āThe word indah I thought wasāno pun intendedāa very beautiful sounding word, and the fact that […]
