Arts

We’re all in it together now. Or at least that’s how Sunday’s show at Mitchell Park felt. Ten local bands pulled together to put on an afternoon event in the gazebo. Bands drove in from out of town and biked over with equipment to the park to set up a symbol of the local scene ‘s growing strength.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – Camcorder footage delivered anonymously to Cal Poly’s newsroom yesterday showed grainy images of a poorly disguised Musty the Mustang hoofing a large quantity of bills across the desk of an underground sports bookie in Montana, placing his bet for Saturday’s game on the Grizzlies.

It is Thursday around 7:30 p.m. when we enter the Performing Arts Center. The theater is nearly filled with spirited baby boomer couples reliving fond memories of their youth. Small chatter flows from the mouths of these fans who have lived the music of the legend they are here to see.

Cal Poly students will have a chance to get up close and be entertained by a couple of television’s favorite comedians with Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Events Stand-Up Comedy showcase tonight.

Todd Glass and Geoff Brown have both appeared on NBC’s ‘Last Comic Standing” and many other hit TV shows.

So what’s the difference? Who cares? Que Syrah Shiraz, right? Wrong! While the grapes may be similar, the regions and styles of these two wines are very different.

It’s like the Parent Trap. Hallie is the American and Annie is the over-seas gal. They both pair up and decide to switch places.

The Cal Poly chapter of the Chinese Student Association is showing a series of films in conjunction with the Asian CineVision National Tour this weekend, starting tonight and running each night at 7:30 p.m. in the Business Silo (Business building in room 213).

Imagine driving down a gravel road through orchards and coming up on an older house with a red illuminated room that is attached to the rest of the house. Inside the room is a full drum set, multiple amplifiers and other music equipment. This is where the Shamblers practice for their performances.

Everybody has heard about this flick and the press sure can’t get enough of the controversial film “Death of a President,” but is the substance of this fictional docu-drama really worthy of the hype?

More than a Kennedy-esque assassination tale of “whodunits,” this film tries to express the American sentiments that lead up to the president’s death.

Before I left for Great Britain, I expected a culture full of bad food, worse weather, and smokers with crooked teeth. When I arrived in London I realized that the British also have preconceived notions of what Americans are like. They expect us to be loud, overly outgoing, drunk, Bush loving conservatives who draw out all of our words.

It was almost an irresistible temptation.

At first I thought just being in St. Louis during the World Series would be exciting enough to satisfy me. St. Louis is a great baseball town and I knew attending a convention just a few blocks from Busch Stadium would make for an interesting time.