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SETTING THE STAGE
FOR CREATIVITY
TO FLOURISH

North County's Premier Indoor Performance Venue

West Side Story 2016

We provide a canvas for creativity to perform and thrive.

Your story. Our stage.

The spotlight

Enjoy a connected and dynamic community experience.

Your community. United.

The community

All art has a home with us.

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The Arts

EXPERIENCE...

West Side Story 2016
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November 6, 2025

RADIUM GIRLS

Templeton High School Theatre Arts

In the 1920s, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rage—until the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease.

Inspired by a true story, Radium Girls traces the efforts of Grace Fryer, a dial painter, as she fights for her day in court. As the case goes on, however, Grace finds herself battling not just with the U.S. Radium Corporation, but with her own family and friends, who fear that her campaign for justice will backfire.

Written with warmth and humor, Radium Girls is a fast-moving, highly theatrical piece performed by the drama students of Templeton High School. Called a "powerful" and "engrossing" drama by critics, Radium Girls offers a wry, unflinching look at the peculiarly American obsessions with health, wealth, and the commercialization of science.

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December 4, 2025

K-Pop Stars

Tango Entertainment & KND Project

Get ready for an unforgettable afternoon of music, lights, and dance as the K-POP STARS LIVE SHOW comes to the Templeton Performing Arts Center for two high-energy performances! This is the only live K-Pop tribute show in the United States, featuring dynamic performances inspired by BTS, BLACKPINK, Huntrix, and Saja Boys (K-Pop Demon Hunters). Produced by Tango Entertainment and performed by KND Project, winners of Best K-Pop Cover Group at the KCDF World Champions 2025 in South Korea, this show brings authentic choreography, professional dancers, and stunning visuals together for an immersive concert experience.

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December 7, 2025

A VERY MARY CHRISTMAS

Cuesta Concord Chorus

Join the Cuesta Concord Chorus and Orchestra, founded and directed by Cassandra Tarantino and accompanied by Ryan Hartzell, for A Very Mary Christmas, a radiant holiday concert featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Regina Coeli and The Coronation Mass with orchestra and soloists.

Founded in 2006, the Cuesta Concord Chorus is a vibrant community of singers dedicated to sharing their joy and love of music both locally and abroad. The ensemble offers creative opportunities for singers of all ages to perform inspiring and challenging works from a variety of eras, languages, and styles, from classical masterpieces to contemporary choral favorites.

Tickets: Pay-What-You-Can (Suggested donation: $22)
To make a donation of less or more than $22, select a Complimentary Ticket and click “Support Cuesta Concord Chorus” at checkout.

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February 14, 2026

ROY ORBISON RETURNS

Running Scared Productions

Experience the timeless music of Roy Orbison live with Roy Orbison Returns, featuring Wiley Ray & The Big O Band. This 90-minute tribute brings Orbison’s unforgettable voice and classic songs to life with heartfelt performances of favorites like “Crying,” “Pretty Woman,” and “Only the Lonely.” Join us for a night that celebrates one of music’s most iconic artists and the magic that still moves audiences today.

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February 21, 2026

LEGEND ZEPPELIN

The Cosmic Energy

Take a small peek into what a 'Bootleg Band' is with this live look-in and behind-the-scenes peek with Legend Zeppelin, recreating 1969 nightly as they intend to traverse throughout the years chronologically over a 5-year period culminating with the 1980 US Tour that never happened. This isn't nostalgia, it's history in motion.

Bringing 1969 back to 2026 every night, the show is creating a storm on the west coast, which has captured the attention of notable documentarian, Jacques St. Claire, resulting in this presentation.

Be sure to catch 1969 before they go into 1970 next year!

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March 12, 2026

OKLAHOMA!

Templeton High School Theatre Arts

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre. In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story. Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land

Coming Soon
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June 10, 2026

ELVIS: IN PERSON

Matt Stone

The GREATEST ELVIS CONCERT EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA is coming to the Templeton Performing Arts Center on June 10th!

Internationally recognized by Graceland and the Elvis Presley Estate, the show’s star, Matt Stone, performs the CLOSEST THING to the King in history! Matt brings a never-before-seen level of authenticity and attention to detail to his craft, CAPTIVATING audiences with flawless recreation of the King of Rock ’n’ Roll in his prime!

He’s not an “Elvis impersonator,” but a talented vocalist portraying the GREATEST ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIME, earning the approval of Elvis’ friends and family, who have said:

“When I heard [Matt]... now if I close my eyes that’s Elvis! It touched my heart. The only person I ever heard sing like that was my brother, and [Matt] was real close—SCARY— that’s how close it was.” -Billy Stanley (Elvis' Step Brother)

“Matt is incredibly gifted & handsome, with incredible energy and sex appeal.” Joyce Bova (Longtime Elvis Girlfriend)

He has even been heard on SiriusXM's ELVIS RADIO!

Backed by a sensational all-star band, Matt Stone MESMERIZES fans into blue-suede bliss as they’re HYPNOTIZED into thinking Elvis is BACK IN THE BUILDING at the PEAK of his prowess!

OUR FOUNDATION & FUTURE

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Through our non-profit (sister) organization, the Templeton Performing Arts Center Foundation, we have been able to bring a number of improvements and enhancements to our venue.  

 

State-of-the-art upgrades — including new LED CYC lights, advanced LED moving lights, a professional-grade light console, a cutting-edge sound board, a new Clear-Com system, a new greenroom stage monitoring system, and a digital audio snake — would not be possible without the generous support of the Foundation and donors.

Visit our Foundation website for more information about its role and commitment to securing additional funding for the Performing Arts Center's continuous growth and potential to be one of the premiere theatrical venues in all of San Luis Obispo county.

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