Garrett Speirs brings contemporary landscapes to Gallery Los Olivos with his latest exhibit, Five O’clock Shadows. The featured artist show will be at the gallery until Nov. 30. “These paintings are meant to be viewed both from a distance and close up,” Speirs said in an email to the Sun. “From a distance they are […]
Music, Arts & Culture
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Celebrate mixology and the harvest with live music at Rock 12 Distillery
Rock 12, a Lompoc distillery, grows its own fruit to infuse homemade spirits. It’s the county’s first farm-to-glass distillery, according to its website, growing apples, apricots, and quince that make their way into cocktails. To celebrate the end of the growing season, Rock 12 is hosting its annual harvest party with live music and libations. […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Bugonia is a paranoia-fueled black comedy about misinformation and conspiracy
Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Killing of the Scared Deer, The Favourite, Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness) directs Will Tracy’s screenplay loosely based on South Korean writer Jang Joon-hwan’s screenplay for Save the Green Planet! (2003). The story follows conspiracy theorist—Teddy (Jesse Plemons) and his cousin Don (Aidan Delbis)—who believe Michelle Fuller (Emma Stone), the […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle remake isn’t as good at the OG, but it has its moments
The Hand That Rocks the CradleWhat’s it rated? R When? 2025 Where’s it showing? Hulu The 1992 original was a chill-inducing affair starring Rebecca De Mornay as Peyton, the new nanny for the Bartel family. For my money, I’ll watch the original over this remake, but this new version also packs a punch. This time, […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Local production company Room for Cream Films screens a handful of shorts on Nov. 8
Room for Cream ShortsWhat’s it rated? Not rated When? 2025 Where’s it showing? Saturday, Nov. 8, from 6 to 9 p.m., The Department, 986 Quintana Road, Suite B, Morro Bay Room for Cream Films—Alex Raban and Jenny Gosnell’s film production company—presents a variety of its short films this Saturday in Morro Bay. The evening opens […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
A 97-year-old artist keeps going by doing what she loves
In her nearly 97 years, Esther Serna Bartlett tried all sorts of new things because she wanted to know what they were like. Violin. Sculpture. Watercolors. Tennis. Ballet. “I think I was the oldest student,” she said about the dance class she took in the late 1990s. “I wanted to know what ballet was about.” […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Stroll through the Queen of Arts fair for goods made by small businesses
If you’re interested in shopping for holiday gifts, spending the day enjoying beer and wine, or checking out work by local artists, stop by the Queen of Arts market in Solvang. The Elverhoj Museum of History and Art is holding its annual artisan craft fair on Nov. 7 from 3 to 6 p.m. and Nov. […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Playful glass pieces and knitted accessories fill up the Cypress Gallery
Joellen Chrones is the featured artist at the Cypress Gallery with her show, Hot Glass and Warm Fuzzies, until Nov. 23. Chrones presents her glasswork and wool fashion accessories. “This exhibit celebrates the playful side of glass with functional and whimsical fused glass pieces, from cheerful bowls and bright platters to quirky wind chimes,” according […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Frankenstein is a gothic visual feast about what makes us human
Writer-director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, Nightmare Alley) adapts Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic horror novel for the big screen. Oscar Isaac stars as brilliant but egotistical scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a monstrous creature (Jacob Elordi) constructed from cadaver parts, leading to tragedy for both. (149 min.) FrankensteinWhat’s it rated? RWhat’s […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Writer-director Ari Aster’s 2018 feature-length debut, Hereditary, is a disturbing shocker
HereditaryWhat’s it rated? RWhen? 2018Where’s it showing? HBO Max Since it’s Halloween season, streaming services are packed with horror films, and one of the best is Hereditary, writer-director Ari Aster’s (Beau is Afraid, Eddington) feature-length debut. Toni Collette stars as Annie Graham, a miniature artist who constructs highly detailed and weirdly unsettling dioramas of houses. […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
The Woman in Cabin 10 delivers a twisty murder mystery and conspiracy at sea
The Woman in Cabin 10What’s it rated? RWhen? 2025Where’s it showing? Netflix I remember Ruth Ware’s novel of the same name being a real page turner. She has a knack for twisty mystery. This on-screen version of the story wasn’t going to have the same wow factor for me given that I knew the twists […]
Posted inMusic, Arts & Culture
Behind the scenes of Studio of Performing Arts’ Rocky Horror anomaly
The cult following of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is one that Shannon Lowrie admits she didn’t understand when her studio first started performing it. “I thought, ‘I want to see what the deal is about this because I don’t get it,’” Lowrie told the Sun. “I just became obsessed with it.” A lifelong singer […]
