San Benito County Local News: Art, Culture & Media


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12/01/2023
The Hollister City Council continued discussions on having a biker rally in July 2024. The city has not hosted a rally since 2017 because of public safety liability concerns and COVID-19.

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11/20/2023
With its hilly terrain, parts of Los Angeles aren’t always the easiest to build in. But that didn’t stop an architect from building a unique structure in Silver Lake.

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11/17/2023
The longtime stage manager and associate of San Juan Bautista’s El Teatro Campesino was respected for his work in Teatro founder Luis Valdez’s landmark play “Zoot Suit,” as well as “La Pastorela” and “La Virgen de Tepeyac.”

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10/31/2023
The San Diego Union-Tribune, which has operated for 154 years, sold to controversial Alden Global Capital last year. It’s not looking great for the paper’s future.

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10/30/2023
Robert Irwin, an artist and MacArthur genius grant recipient, died in San Diego at 95 on Oct. 25. Michael Govan, who heads the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, offers a colorful retrospective on Irwin's work.

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10/27/2023
Venecia Prudencio, an artist known for her socially resonant works, will lend her talents to the department with the help of the San Benito County Arts Council and a grant from the Central Coast Creative Corps.

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10/26/2023
Through this new program, artists, culture bearers, and California Native American tribes will be eligible to receive funding to create artwork throughout state and local parks.

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10/23/2023
Every school day, 10 Arts Council teaching artists are deployed to all TK-8 elementary school sites throughout the district.

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10/20/2023
Estrella Esparza-Johnson is the first Latina director of a main Western Stage production at Hartnell Community College, “The Thanksgiving Play,” which runs through Oct. 29.

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10/20/2023
Written by Center for Biological Diversity scientist Tiffany Yap and illustrated by artist Meital Smith, “Tales of the Urban Wild: A Puma’s Journey” takes the reader through diverse habitats, across busy freeways and inside science labs to learn about one mountain lion’s survival story.

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10/19/2023
Haunt 13 is the brainchild of Eric Garthwait, a Hollister resident who is an application engineer by day and a haunted house creator during Halloween season.

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10/18/2023
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Gilroy artist Steven Pattie is featured in a new solo exhibition at the San Francisco Zen Center. Titled “Perambulations in Words, Art, and Spirituality: The Art of Steven Pattie,” the exhibit features Pattie’s recent photographs, paintings, words and constructions.

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10/06/2023
“Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range” is a project showcasing photography and short films of elders and culture-bearers from tribal nations, councils, and communities along California’s Southern Coast Range.

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10/05/2023
Adam Martinez has instructed youth music education in band, orchestra, choir, and K-5 general music.

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09/11/2023
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But School Boards Association says bill could further inflame tensions between state and local districts

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09/08/2023
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Bipartisan bill banning Chinese-owned social media app would have taken effect immediately.

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09/07/2023
The third in a series of Community Vision San Benito County meetings planned by BenitoLink covered recreation, tourism and arts. Attendees said more recreational activities would improve quality of life in the county and help residents feel more connected.

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08/28/2023
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The San Benito County Arts Council invites artists, art groups, arts and cultural organizations, and public school teachers to apply for the program.

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08/24/2023
Full-time general assignment reporter Monserrat Solis is joining the BenitoLink team to help cover the subjects readers have said are most important to them: local government, education, health, transportation and housing.

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08/23/2023
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All voices are welcome, and no auditions are required. Rehearsals begin Aug. 28, and are held at Christ Fellowship Church.

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