Carolyn Mescher: Musician first and businesswoman second

Carolyn Mescher was once a business administration student at Cal Poly — now she’s a Nashville-based recording artist.

Bringing soul to the stage: Temptations come to the PAC

Kelly Trom/Arts Reporter Motown group The Temptations performed at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center on Valentine’s Day. Kelly Trom [follow id = “kttrom”] Love and nostalgia mixed in the air of the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) on…

Dancing with hopeful hearts

So what is it? Cal Poly’s first annual dance marathon benefiting children with congenital heart defects.

In Kontrol: Student duo opens for Aoki

Kelly Trom [follow id = “kttrom”] Two Cal Poly students had the opportunity to open for electro house musician Steve Aoki on Jan 31. Animal Kontrol, made up of communication studies senior Dillon Katz and alumnus Quin Donahue, took the stage…

Prentice Powell returns to ATOG as featured poet

Poet and educator Prentice Powell will step onto Chumash Auditorium’s stage for the fifth time on Feb. 5 for the Another Type of Groove: Spoken Word Poetry event. It is part of the MultiCultural Center’s (MCC) celebration of Black History Month.

Maker movement finds permanent home in SLO

Anne Knapke/Multimedia Journalist Tools in the workspace include smaller items such as sewing machines, a 3-D printer and vinyl cutter. Tools in the workshop, located in the next room of the space, are larger-scale and include the Computer Numerical Controlled…

Orchesis' 'Vitality' to bring life to the stage

Orchesis’ winter dance production, Vitality, will bring variety to Alex and Faye Spanos Theatre starting this weekend, exploring contemporary, jazz, ballet, modern and hip-hop dance styles.

Louder Space defines sound with Kickstarter

It all started with one mutual friend, one house on Fredricks Street and Hathway Avenue, and similar music interests.

Student startup aims to empower local musicians

Imagine being able to listen to local musicians, free of charge and with no advertisements. Business administration senior Arash Namvar is trying to make that dream a reality, along with a team of college students in San Luis Obispo and other towns on the West Coast.

Nesrine Faith kicks off ASI acoustic series

It was a typical Wednesday in the downstairs of the University Union (UU). Students were rushing to get to class. Some were waiting in a 50-something person Starbucks line.

Food Network's Robert Irvine turned up the heat on PAC stage

Food Network’s Robert Irvine will bring his live cooking show to the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Expect the unexpected at this unscripted show that includes culinary and physical challenges.