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Actors cheering during a full run-through rehearsal of a “A Midsemester Night’s Mashup” on Sept. 27.. Photo by Lindsey McKee

Cuesta’s ‘A Midsemester Night’s Mashup’ takes the stage

Lindsay McKee October 3, 2024

The Cuesta College Drama Department will present its debut student production titled “A Midsemester Night’s Mashup.” Created in collaboration with the students, as well as director Ben Abbott, the...

Artist DADA posing in front of his mural “Danzante” in the Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery. Photo courtesy of Alejandro Zacarias

Cuesta is redefining borders with new art exhibition

Abigail Olson September 25, 2024

"The Outsider From the Other Side" is a complete in-person mixed-media art installation at the Harold J. Miossi Art Gallery located on the San Luis Obispo Cuesta College campus. Until Oct. 11, this group...

Sunset Drive-In roadside sign. Photo by Joey Batista

75 years of Sunset Drive-In

Joey Batista May 7, 2024

The Sunset Drive-In movie theater is the only one of its kind in San Luis Obispo, and among the last remaining drive-in theaters in all of California. With regularly operated drive-in movie theaters closing...

Shabang festival returns for 10th anniversary

Shabang festival returns for 10th anniversary

Jennaca Ortiz April 23, 2024

The exclusive San Luis Obispo music festival, Shabang returns to Dairy Creek Golf Course May 3-4, 2024 for its 10 year anniversary! The iconic music and arts festival will feature multiple stages, interactive...

Cuesta Jazz Ensemble rehearsal. Photo by Joey Batista

Unveiling Cuesta’s jazz music scene

Joey Batista April 9, 2024

The Jazz Studies program at Cuesta College provides an educational setting for musically inclined students on campus.  On March 8-9, Cuesta hosted their annual Central Coast Jazz Festival, with performances...

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SLO’s expanding entertainment industry

Sawyer Thomas February 20, 2024

The entertainment industry has drastically changed over the last decade with the advent of social media, streaming services and the internet. It would be an understatement to say that these new technologies...

Image of grocery store Smart & Final. Photo by TaurusEmerald

Food and toy donation boxes have popped up in SLO

Alena Stanley December 22, 2023

This holiday season, cardboard donation boxes accepting food and toys have populated businesses in the SLO area, offering a way to make a difference for those in need. After a survey with homeless individuals...

A doonation stand set up in front of Achievement House. Photo by Alena Stanley

The benefits of buying local non-profit secondhand apparel

Alena Stanley November 15, 2023

Secondhand shopping, or “thrifting,” is an environmentally-conscious form of purchasing items such as clothes, furniture and books. Achievement House SLO is an example of a local, non-profit organization...

Cast of "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" winning national awards. Photo by Cuesta College Marketing

A sad farewell to “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time”

Yalina Harris November 7, 2023

The wildly successful run of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime” has come to a poignant end. The ensemble amassed a whopping 11 national awards at the Kennedy Center American College...

An antique bookshelf filled with modern literature. Photo by Barta IV

The uses and applications of memes in modern culture

Sawyer Thomas October 24, 2023

20th century literature has given rise to new perspectives on a multitude of various phenomena. One of the most pertinent and pressing is the ascent of the meme. To say that memes have had a massive...

A San Luis Obispo Resident, wearing a white t-shirt and brown cargo pants. Photo by: Alena Stanley

Incoming Autumn trends of San Luis Obispo

Alena Stanley October 17, 2023

San Luis Obispo, Calif., is a town that welcomes tens of thousands of new residents each academic year, meaning tens of thousands of new accessories, outfits, and individual styles.  Meaning this Fall...

Photo montage of the festival. Video from Cuesta College YouTube

Cuesta Theater Arts receives national recognition

Yalina Harris May 29, 2023

The Cuesta Theater Program's rendition of  “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" debuted for national recognition on Monday, Feb. 13. The Cuesta College Theater Department - consisting...

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