E ven if you were of age in the 60s, you probably didn’t have much opportunity to see the Beatles live.

The Pioneer Players’ production of “Oliver” at the Templeton Performing Arts Center at Templeton High brings all of the story’s Dickensian characters to life with a handsome set, a live orchestra and strong voices.

Let’s get something straight: The Grammy awards don’t necessarily represent the best in music.

T he Moscow Circus has gone through changing times and changing politics, but it remains “a slice of Russian culture,” said Sasha Vosk, who brings the show to Cal Poly’s Performing Arts Center.

S ometimes composers save the best for last.

If you ask screenwriter Tony Peckham, Sherlock Holmes gets a bum rap.

Once the cameras started rolling on the “Wheel of Fortune” set, Matt Arnold found himself inexplicably attached to the letter “L.”

J azz chanteuse Sophie Milman’s fiercest critic is undoubtedly herself.

‘ A Little Princess” is a play that was a perfect fit for the Academy of Creative Theatre (ACT), San Luis Obispo Little Theatre’s student company.

This winter, one young San Luis Obispo dancer will follow in her mother’s footsteps. Isabel Deyo will appear as Clara in Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo’s production of “The Nutcracker” — the same role her mom danced more than three decades ago.

A typical concert by Take it SLO, Cal Poly’s a cappella singing group, might feature songs by Coldplay, Kelly Clarkson and Jason Mraz. Take it SLO presents its first holiday concert on Wednesday at the Davidson Music Center at Cal Poly.

When “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” played on Broadway in the 1960s, it was a biting satire of the business world of its day. It won the Pulitzer and seven Tony awards.