Arts

“Fool’s Gold” reminds moviegoers what a bad chick flick looks like, “Persepolis” finally makes its way to SLO and Vince Vaughn confuses audiences with a straight-to-DVD style documentary…for the big screen?

The Performing Arts Center will conduct experiments in alternative energy Sunday, when it hosts the critically acclaimed, highly dynamic Ailey II dance company.

Ailey II, an extension of the world-famous Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, provides some of America’s most talented young dancers with the opportunity to tour and perfect their craft before beginning their professional careers.

Still sizzling from the success of last year’s competition, the Cal Poly Ballroom Dance Club is hosting its second annual Mustang Ball dance competition Saturday.

The dance floor is expected to heat up with both first-time nerves and seasoned talent as the event has now expanded to six different levels of competitions, ranging from newcomer to open-level.

Picture a candle-lit chƒteau in Vienna during the 1700s, filled with aristocrats who have come from all over to listen to enchanting music composed by Mozart in a tiny chamber room. This is the feeling that Cal Poly’s director of bands, Bill Johnson, wants audience members to sense when they attend Saturday’s 8 p.

When describing the word “creativity,” lateral thinking and topics concerning the right and left brain might not instantly come to mind. But they do to renowned fantasy artist James C. Christensen.

“All I’m trying to do is get people’s creative juices going and convince people that everyone has an imagination and everyone can be more creative than they are,” Christensen said of his presentations.

In a world full of musicians who want to be famous and live the dream of a rock star, it’s rare to find one who keeps her sanity and class while inspiring generations of people. But Bobbi Nelson has managed to keep her music alive in past, present and future generations.

I have a confession to make: I created an eHarmony profile. Let me explain. I did it as a social experiment. I did it for you. I also did it in response to Taylor Moore’s column this week about online dating. It sounded safe. Just go on, take the test and find out if there is anyone out there who is my “match.

By the end of the night, the aroma of dank weed and smoke rose above the crowd as arms swayed in the air to the beat of the reggae music. People sang along with SOJA and danced in rhythm with the throb of the bass and drums. The vibe was truly incredible with such an eclectic gathering of people.

I want to get something out of the way before I start this review. The new Modular Records compilation, a DJ set entitled “Leave Them All Behind 2,” does nothing surprising. It doesn’t break any new boundaries or go into experimental territory. We don’t get a Girl Talk mega-mix or Diplo crate-digging or Clipse beat-stealing mixtape territory.

Four internationally diverse guitarists will perform tonight at the Performing Arts Center as part of the International Guitar Night tour. Billed as “the longest-running mobile guitar festival in North America,” the International Guitar Night tour was founded in 1995 by San Francisco native Brian Gore.

The spirit of Bob Marley Day was out in full force Saturday as San Luis Obispo County-based reggae band Resination paid homage to the great reggae artist with its own versions of Marley’s classic reggae jams.

Resination, accompanied by fellow reggae artists The Kicks, and openers Ras Danny and the Reggae Allstars, revisited many of Marley’s more well-known jams while flavoring its own spin to make the music unique.