Arts

It isn’t very often when one finds an art exhibit that replace watercolors and sculptures with iMac computer monitors, Saks Fifth Avenue shopping bags and personal quotes made from powdered sugar. This rare occasion has come to Cal Poly in the form of an artist named Marian Bantjes.

Believe it or not, I haven’t always been into comics. When I was a kid I would read the occasional comic book when I went to the grocery store with my mom, but nothing ever obsessive, like you would probably say is the case now. When I got older, comic books seemed to be a nerd hobby much too far on the fringes of what could ever be conceived as “cool,” or even acceptable.

Searching for truth? Ever wonder what effect porn may have on relationships and society at large? Curious about how the media shapes society’s conception of beauty or whether religious pluralism is even valid?

Then look no further than the Veritas Forum for answers.

For 30 years, a beloved red-headed orphan has enthralled audiences with her charm, spunk and hope for tomorrow. “Annie,” one of Broadway’s most successful musicals is coming to the Christopher Cohan Center for two performances on Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.

The Performing Arts Center will play jungle gym to the world-renowned acrobatic troupe the National Acrobats of China at 7 tonight. Cal Poly Arts is proud to present this traveling 35-member group that has mesmerized audiences since 1956 in more than 30 countries.

It’s nothing new: feeling nostalgia for the present moment. So I’m not in the least surprised that, when I pop this CD in, my first thought is an idiotic, “Damn, too bad they don’t make music like this anymore,” even though the CD I’m listening to, “Looking Into It,” is brand new.

A new festival is coming to town and it is safe to say that with 19 live concert events planned, there may just be a little folk for everyone. The Central Coast Folk Festival, presented by the Boutique Hotel Collection, will make its debut Jan. 15 to 18 at five locations around the county: The Cliffs Resort, Apple Farm Inn, The Inn at Morro Bay, SeaVenture Resort and Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort.

So I’m probably going to nerd out on you right now but I don’t care. You probably already know that I’m pretty into comics, and if you don’t, you do now. I’ve read quite a few of them in my day (probably an understatement) and I try to let people know which ones are good and which ones are crap.

It is Saturday night and I am seated in the exhibition space at the San Luis Obispo Art Center awaiting the start to a film titled, “Splendid Splinters: The Armand LaMontagne Story.” The low hum of small talk dies down as attendees get adjusted, sipping glasses of wine provided by the Art Center.

I suppose it was the cover that first caught my eye in Barnes & Noble: hot pink bubble letters scrawling out the words, “Dear Diary,” hovering above the head of a clearly downtrodden girl nursing a bloody nose amongst the seemingly tame books surrounding it.

The Cal Poly Wheelchair Foundation held its Grand Opening of “Viva el Peru” exhibit on Jan. 8 in the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center. The exhibit, which is designed to raise funds to purchase wheelchairs for people in third world countries, featured the work of photographers Kori Savoie, Kali Bills and Noelle Luchino.