| HAPPENINGS Culture & Events POINT SAN LUIS LIGHTHOUSE TOUR Join a live docent via Zoom on any Wednesday in <strong>Dec</strong>ember for an interactive, hour-long, virtual tour of the Avila Beach lighthouse. Travel back in time to 1890, delve into the light station’s history, explore the grounds, wander through the keeper’s dwelling, climb to the top of the lighthouse tower, step inside the fog signal building, and admire the stunning fourth-order Fresnel lens. Every Wednesday in <strong>Dec</strong>ember pointsanluislighthouse.org HOLIDAY MAGIC AT THE ZOO Experience the magic of the holiday season at the Charles Paddock Zoo in Atascadero. Zookeepers step in as Santa’s elves to prepare gifts for the animals, including red pandas, monkeys, meerkats, parrots, a Malayan Tiger, a variety of reptiles, and many more. Santa will be there for the whole family, too. <strong>Dec</strong>ember 19 // charlespaddockzoo.org OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR One of the largest art tours in the country, the annual ARTS Obispo Open Studios Art Tour showcases some <strong>20</strong>0 artists who participate by opening their studios for visitors. Art in a variety of media and styles—from abstract and representational painting to wood, glass, metal, and ceramic—is displayed and sold by artists directly. This year art lovers connect with artists by viewing their work online, then book appointments directly with the artists for limited oneon-one studio tours. Now until <strong>Dec</strong>ember 31 // artsobispo.org <strong>SLO</strong>PE AT STUDIOS ON THE PARK San Luis Outdoor Painters for the Environment (<strong>SLO</strong>PE) offers up stunning originals and prints at Studios on the Park in Paso Robles through the end of the year. The region’s top landscape artists use their art to raise awareness, funding, and education for the Central Coast’s treasured open spaces, ranches, farmland, and wildlife. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo. Now until <strong>Dec</strong>ember 31 // slope-painters.com WINTERFAIRE & CRAFT SHOW Art Center Morro Bay presents its annual juried craft show featuring some of the finest work on the Central Coast. Offering a collection of exceptional paintings, photography, and fine crafts, this free holiday event spans a variety of artistic mediums from the traditional to the contemporary in fiber, wood, glass, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, and more. Now until <strong>Jan</strong>uary 4 // artcentermorrobay.org HALCYON PSYCHIC WEEKEND Visit the Halcyon Store & Post Office, known as a gathering place for those who seek enlightenment, to consult amazing and varied intuitive readers who offer readings by appointment. Techniques are offered to provide guidance in the areas of love, travel, relationships, finances, and loved ones who have passed. <strong>Jan</strong>uary 2-3 //halcyonstore.com ART IN THE GARDEN This free, unique fundraiser and art show, running Thursdays through Sundays until <strong>Dec</strong>ember 27 at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden, displays and sells fine art by local artists. Sales of handmade items for home and garden, one-of-a-kind jewelry, and unique hostess gifts benefit the Garden. Now until <strong>Dec</strong>ember 27 // slobg.org 82 | <strong>SLO</strong> <strong>LIFE</strong> MAGAZINE | DEC/JAN <strong>20</strong><strong>21</strong> FALL JURIED EXHIBIT Tom Gould’s acrylic, “Evening Shore,” is the first-place winner in this year’s Fall Juried Exhibit being held in the Cambria Center for the Arts’ virtual gallery online. The exhibit was juried by Elizabeth “Libby” Tolley, an American painter known for her plein air and studio paintings of rural and coastal California. Many of the exhibit’s entries are available for sale. Now until <strong>Jan</strong>uary 3 //cambriaarts.org FLOWER POWER This exhibit demonstrates the flexibility of floral images to convey both timely and timeless themes. The flowers offer symbolic and healing values, as well as ways of thinking about a wide range of topics—the natural environment in which we live, the communities we build, and the commodities we buy. <strong>Jan</strong>uary 7 – March 8 // artcentermorrobay.org
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