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• San Luis Obispo Museum of Art is showcasing the celebrity photos of Michael Childers

  San Luis Obispo Museum of Art is showcasing the celebrity photos of Michael Childers

  Point to any of the celebrity photos on display at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art and Michael Childers can tell you a story.

  Take, for instance, the shot of a normally gregarious Ringo Starr looking very serious in a photo Childers shot for Rolling Stone.

  “They thought he might not show up for the photo session because John Lennon had just been murdered about six days before, and he was shattered,” Childers says, sitting on a bench in front of the photo. “But he came to the photo session, and we talked about what it was like to be a Beatle after the death and murder of John Lennon. He said, ‘From now on, I look over my shoulder with fear every day of my life because we’re targets.’ ”

• Diverse and disturbing at The Vale Fine Art's Winter Exhibit

  Diverse and disturbing at The Vale Fine Art's Winter Exhibit

  The Vale Fine Art’s Winter Exhibit, lasting halfway through spring, is seasoned with a plethora of artists and styles.

  Ranging from local artists such as Hope Kroll, who does elaborate intricate collages, to illustrator Neal Breton’s rare paintings to Eric Segurd II’s unique bronze sculptures, diversity is paramount. Most of the art borders on the bizarre.

  Born and raised in Atascadero, Templeton resident Segurd majored in art and has been involved with bronze along with other pursuits since the early 1960s.

• Cambria hosts January Blues art exhibit

  Cambria hosts January Blues art exhibit

  January Blues at the Cambria Allied Arts Association’s showroom could reflect the letdown following the holidays, the cold weather, or simply pay homage to such artists as Picasso, Degas and O’Keeffe, who went through their “blue” period.

  No matter how you interpret it, however, the exhibit offers a glimpse of blue through the eyes of artists.

  Two of the artists, Loretta Novak and Nicole Anderson, experienced their own blue periods, so selecting work for the exhibit was no problem.

• Local Air Force major meets Obama in Afghanistan

  Local Air Force major meets Obama in Afghanistan

  A San Luis Obispo woman met President Barack Obama last week, in less than normal circumstances and very far from home.

  Air Force Maj. Heidi Gibson had her picture taken with the president Tuesday at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, where he made a surprise visit. With military vehicles at his back and troops as his audience, Obama’s speech focused on the future of U.S. involvement in the region.

  The speech was given on the first anniversary of the killing of Osama Bin Laden and focused on the eventual withdraw of American forces from Afghanistan.

• Saying ‘Namaste’ to D.C.: SLO yoga instructors visit the White House

  Saying ‘Namaste’ to D.C.: SLO yoga instructors visit the White House

  On the South Lawn of the White House one year ago, Michelle Obama greeted San Luis Obispo yoga teacher Tawny Sterios with a bow and common yoga greeting: “Namaste.”

  Today, Tawny and her husband, Peter Sterios, a highly regarded yoga teacher, are hoping the Obamas will kick off their shoes and even join in on the yoga play the couple will lead for the second time at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll.

  The event, now in its 134th year, consists of the traditional egg roll game and story time. But under the Obama administration, the event also includes a theme park’s worth of fun fitness activities in line with Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity initiative.