Join the host with the most, DJ JON, for a night of singing loud and proud. The Undergrounds will be open for all your beverage and lite bites needs. See ya there!

Ultimate Funny Competition

This head-to-head short form improv showdown pits quick-thinking performers against each other in a high-energy battle of wit, creativity, and laughs. Teams will face off in fast-paced games, taking bold risks and big swings as they compete for audience favor and bragging rights. By the end of the night, only one team will be crowned the victor—you decide who!

Art After Dark - Women Owning Walls Show Opening

A group show featuring female muralists Amy McKay (@amymckay_art), Britt Groseclose (@grosecreativeco), Corinne Pulsinelle (@Coconella), Erica Friend (@Insomniart) and Nicole Popell (@nn_zzo).

Come for the artist reception and check out our updated spaces. The Undergrounds cafe will be open, serving food, beer and wine.

We hang art and you hang out! It’s a great opportunity to meet the artists, have a snack and unwind.

The Bunker SLO welcomes our amazing community back with a night of Karaoke!!!

Come sing for us and check out the updated spaces!

The Undergrounds will be open serving food, beer and wine!

Improv Extravaganza

Watch the best of SLO’s improv teams awe and delight you with their unscripted madness and unhinged imaginations. The Extravaganza is always entertaining, always fun… you won’t want to miss it!

Click here for tickets

Join Bob and Wendy with special guest Paul Griffith for an afternoon of chill tunes and great company.

$7 presale | $10 at the door

Slowcore-tinged noise rock quartet Hoses formed in 2021 with guitarist Cole Warner, bassist Nathan Shipley, and drummer Nalia Santiago in San Luis Obispo, California. The members utilized an experimental approach to a traditional rock set up before enlisting the help of vocalist Wen to complete the sonically dynamic and emotionally potent project. The group is currently working on a full-length release.

$10
Noise Bloc Presents:
Punk Rock at The Bunker SLO with
Plywood Love, Throw Away, Dire, Tiny Plastic Everything

Join us for an amazing show with local artist Lena Rushing. Details coming soon.

The Bunker SLO is excited to be one of the venues for this years SLO Comedy Festival. Tickets are $20 online (click the link above) and $25 at the door. Don’t miss the fun.

The Bunker SLO is excited to be one of the venues for this years SLO Comedy Festival. Tickets are $20 online (click the link above) and $25 at the door. Don’t miss the fun.

The Bunker SLO presents
Hayley and the Crushers
Featuring the art of Neal Breton, Dance performance by Heather Gray and Pals plus DJ Malik Miko

All ages welcome
Costume contest, crafts, beer and wine.
Don’t miss it!

Join us for a beginner clay workshop at The Bunker in San Luis Obispo! We will be making a Terra Cotta Tata Mug for Galentine’s Day. You will learn the basics of working with clay using the slab construction method and decorating using stamps. Adriana Lemus will guide you through this intro to clay workshop. Bring your bestie or meet some new friends at this amazing workshop!

You know those clothes that are just 2 NICE 2 DONATE? Stuff you can’t imagine sending to the bins? We have 8 sellers that are bringing their gently used goods out for you to purchase, take home and give a second life.

Gently loved clothes, shoes and accessories
Champagne and snacks for sale
Fitting rooms available
Raffle ticket on entry

DID YOU KNOW

Every time you participate in sustainable second-hand clothing, you’re prolonging the time until a piece of clothing becomes waste. Most quality garments that are bought second-hand still have another decade or two of life left in them. This, in turn, might mean that one less pair of jeans is made which means more drinking water for people who need it.

Check out local music! This is a free show but we have limited space. please RSVP here.

Join us for the first Art After Dark of the year with artist Anca Browne. Anca is a felt artist creating work rich in patterns, rules and rhythms.

Coming from a mathematics and programming background, I find works based on patterns, rules, or rhythms beautiful. I like to make pieces that have an overall organization but also have some chaos.  The underlying structure gives the work a solid attractive basis while the disruptive elements bring the piece to life.  I also often try to create pieces that look different as you change perspective.

My process starts with a sketch which is either designed directly in a drawing program or is the output of an algorithm that I coded specifically for the piece.  My works are usually constructed out of many smaller pieces that I laser cut and then "pin" on a supporting back piece. Because of this many-layered construction, my works have a 3D quality. I like using felt because of its warm tactile presence but also because the thicker, denser and stiffer felt that I am using is well suited to "building" my pieces.

The Bunker & The Frequent Weaver are proud to present an evening of Tuvan Shamanism and Throatsinging with Chingiz Kam and Arrington de Dionyso. Chingiz Kam is an initiated hereditary shaman from Tuva now living in New York City. He will conduct an authentic ritual for powerful healing adapted for the space while sharing his personal "Algysh" an ancient genre of spirit-song used by Tuvan shamans in every sacred setting. 

www.tuvankam.com

Arrington de Dionyso will present “Voice Mask” a musical performance ritual utilizing improvisatory structures to showcase an entrancing virtuosity with a variety of extended vocal techniques such as traditional Tuvan throatsinging combined with simple elements such as aluminum foil and PVC pipes to enchance the “soul” of vocal sound. 

As a “punk ethnomusicologist gone rogue”, Arrington has traveled the world in search of primordially potent sounds. He’s worked extensively within the Jathilan trance music traditions of East Java, the Master Musicians of Jajouka (Morocco), and is a devoted student of Siberian shamanism. 

www.arrington.bandcamp.com

MORE ABOUT CHINGIZ KAM

In Chingiz’s own words- “I was born on the banks of the mighty Siberian river Yenisei and raised in the city of Kyzyl, Republic of Tuva (Russia, Siberia). I have the title of Brown Bear Shaman. In my family, both on my father's side and on my mother's side, there were ancestors of shamans. Ancestors come from Tes-Khemsky and Ovyursky districts, the Republic of Tuva, which is located on the border with Mongolia.

Childhood and youth were mostly spent at the shepherd's camp of my grandparents. They have kept their culture of nomadic life up to the present. Every vacation I came to them and helped them with the housework. During this time, my special connection and love for nature and animals was formed. Just like all Tuvans always, I pastured sheep and goats, sang songs in the steppes and in the mountains. I recognized life around me through the prism of Tuvan traditions. During this period, I met many spirits of the mountains, taiga, and rivers of my native places. They sometimes appeared in the form of deer, bear, wolf, snowy owl, eagle and other animals, and sometimes as strong strange short winds.

All my life I clearly felt that someone was watching me closely. They were invisible defenders. When I was very ill, my ancestors came in dreams in the guise of various familiar people and fumigated with the help of artysh (juniper), after which I quickly began to recover. I have never been able to get lost in a dense forest or in an unfamiliar area. I felt many strange inexplicable things very accurately and my correct decisions were formed from this. Some people felt that I was a shaman and asked me to make charms and amulets. 

Ancestral shamans also gave life lessons and the necessary knowledge for shamanic practice to one degree or another. They began to actively “work” at the time when I was about 27 years old. At that time, I had already graduated from the university and worked in my specialty. Any technique stopped working next to me, because of this there were problems at work. Reality seemed to become unreal and I experienced health problems, but the results of all tests showed that I was healthy. This went on for a couple of years, until the ancestors of the shamans “in their own ways” found me a mentor - a practicing Tuvan shaman, who is also a member of the “Adyg Eeren” society. I was initiated by three strongest shamans of the “Adyg Eeren” society, one of whom was the Supreme Shaman of Tuva. So I started my practice in a shamanic clinic in Kyzyl.”

Chingiz will be the first shaman of his lineage to travel to the West Coast of the United States.

Every first Friday of the month you may walk into our local coffee shop and see a table of women deep in discussion or laughing too loudly, as we critique each other’s “art-in-progress”. 

This is our Art Group; we don’t have an official name - we can never agree on one. We come from different art backgrounds and work with a variety of mediums. One thing we all feel strongly about is art and women’s issues…..

The Artists:
Judy Johnson-Williams
Peg Grady
Lisa Falk
Vicky Hoffman
Kate Moldauer
Cynthia Kevorkian

Join Arty Farty for an extended gift making event. Kiddos will be painting t-shirts, custom coozies, fuse bead earrings, holiday cards and gift wrap. Give your little one the gift of making gifts.

Space is limited for this extended class.

Contact Arty Farty at artyfartyslo@gmail.com to reserve your space. YAY

Pick up some holiday giftos direct from the artists at The Bunker SLO.
Original artwork, prints, stickers, postcards, pins, coloring books and more.
Support local artists.

Featuring art by:
Claudia Makeyev @mermaidscientist
Lori Wise @aloha.art
Missy Reitner-Cameron @missyreitnercameron
Zoë Lindstrom @conveniencestoreboar
Gold Coin Candles @goldcoincandles
Paige @hazey.daizey
Mia @wolves.jewelry

Also be the first to get a sweet Bunker SLO t-shirt or bring a shirt for us to screen print. (1 per human) YAY!

Bob & Wendy

with special guest Paul Griffith

-No cover / Donations Accepted

-Beer and Wine available for purchase

-Reserve your seats by texting or calling Bob at 805 235-5456

-Seating is limited, so reservations are recommended.

-Doors open at 2:30pm, show at 3pm

Arty Farty is back at The Bunker! This fun fall workshop will take place on 11/19 at 4:30pm. There is a suggested donation of $30 to cover supplies and insurance. Workshop theme is TBD, but will be festive!

You're invited to go 'Beyond the Notes' with hors d'oeuvres and wine.

“The Phenomenal Pärt” presented by Dr. Andrew Shenton

Arvo Pärt developed a new compositional technique called tintinnabulation which has produced music that resonates with diverse audiences and has consistently made him the most performed living composer in the world. This talk explores his tintinnabuli technique and explains the phenomenon of this transcendent music.

Enjoy an evening of fun with music and the performing arts community of the Central Coast! You're invited to attend the San Luis Obispo Master Chorale's event featuring Dr. Andrew Shenton, Professor of Music at Boston University, as part of the Beyond the Notes series. Dr. Shenton will present "The Phenomenal Pärt" accompanied by hors d'oeuvres and wine. Kindly pre-register for this event so your attendance is expected. Plus, share in the camaraderie with Music Director Dr. Thomas Davies, the talented soloists and singers of the Chorale, and meet the speaker!

About the presentation:

About the presenter:
Andrew Shenton is a scholar, author, performer, and Professor of Music at Boston University. Born in England, he first studied at The Royal College of Music in London and holds bachelor, masters and doctoral degrees from London University, Yale, and Harvard, respectively. Dr. Shenton is Conductor of Vox Futura and has toured extensively in Europe and the US. He has been the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards and has given more than 80 premieres by composers, including Arvo Pärt. Moving freely between musicology and ethnomusicology, Shenton’s work is best subsumed under the heading ‘music and transcendence,’ and includes several major publications.

About the concert: 

San Luis Obispo Master Chorale presents “Chants Encounter”
 
San Luis Obispo Master Chorale's 2023/2024 season begins on November 19 at 3:00 pm with “Chants Encounter.” This performance features Estonian-born composer Arvo Pärt’s Te Deum and W. A. Mozart's Mass in C minor. Pärt utilizes the beauty of chant mixed with bell-like chords (tintinnabulation) to create a dramatic rendering of the fourth century prayer.

Mozart’s Mass, a wedding gift for his wife Constanza, is influenced by the choral works of Bach and Handel, as well as eighteenth century opera. This work has all the best of Mozart: beautiful melodies, brilliantly written counterpoint, large choral sound with intimate chamber music. “Chants Encounter” will also include Mozart’s concert aria, Per questa bella mano, for baritone and double-bass.

Concert soloists include sopranos Alba Franco-Cancél and Amy Goymerac, tenor Jon Lee Keenan, baritone Joel Balzun, and Ken Hustad, double-bass.

Live music from Chris Beland Band and Chandler Haynes
$10 suggested donation
Beer and wine available for purchase

R.A.C.E. Matters and Raise Up SLO present Beat Party, A Youth Drumming Program.
Celebrating The 50th anniversary of Hip Hop. Ages 10 and up welcome

Join us for a panel discussion on climate & art with storm chaser Justin Snead & fine folks from the Central Coast Climate Coalition

Meet storm chaser and photographer Justin Snead.

Book launch for Luke Johnson’s “Quiver” 
and readings by: Luke Johnson
Kathryn deLancellotti
& George Perrault

FREE EVENT