Unique in its approach and unprecedented in its access to the exclusive geishas of Kyoto, documentary film "Hannari: Geisha Modern" shows the Geisha as dedicated artists and proud purveyors of Japanese tradition in their full glory.

The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art will present a screening of the 94-minute film on Monday at 7 p.m. with a discussion afterward at its 1010 Broad St. location. Tickets are available at the door for $5 for members or $7 for nonmembers. 

Observe how the attention to detail in their dress, makeup and hairstyle that allows these women to truly become a "work of art." San Luis Obispo Museum of Art recognizes that film making is a visual art form and is delighted to provide a series of outstanding documentary movies inspired by its current exhibitions.

The Mission Community Services Corporation (MCSC) and its Women’s Business Center (WBC) will present a special branding seminar on Friday to help local business people navigate the world of rebranding.

The seminar, called "Things I've Learned about Branding since Changing Our Name: YMCA to the Y," features presenter Jenifer Rhynes, a 30-plus-year veteran of the Y.

Recently the Y rebranded, which encompasses more that just about a pretty logo. There is a whole platform that must be built so the logo can then represent the unpinning of thinking.

The Clark Center for the Performing Arts in Arroyo Grande will present the critically-acclaimed Canadian folk-rock band Great Big Sea on Friday at 8 p.m.  

Canadian folk-rock band Great Big Sea fuses traditional Newfoundland music with modern pop in a crowd-pleasing formula that is both heartfelt and vital. A pure force of nature - much like the ocean surge they take their name from - Great Big Sea's blend of instruments like mandolin, bodhran, fiddle and concertina, along with their vocal harmonies, revels in the melodies they create and the classic folk tunes they love.

Great Big Sea is best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage. All of Great Big Sea's albums are certified gold or platinum and have cumulatively sold over one million copies. Their most recent album, "The Hard and the Easy," was nominated for a 2006 Juno award (Canada's equivalent to a Grammy). Great Big Sea also just recently received a 2011 Juno nomination for Group of the Year.

Does your website really work for you? Is it tirelessly delivering qualified leads and informed customers? How does your website connect with your social media activity or your storefront?

SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business, presents a webinar on Thursday focusing on designing your business's website to truly boost sales and marketing efforts. Navin Ganeshan from Network Solutions will join in as the website guru.

Cuesta College is hosting a free public event on March 16 presented by celebrated author William Cross Jr. on the impacts of ethnic-racial identity in American society.

“Transacting and ‘Doing’ Ethnic-Racial Identity in Everyday Life” is scheduled from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Associated Students Auditorium, Room 5401, in the Student Center. The presentation will also be broadcast to the North County Campus in Room N1015.

Get to know your local wildflowers at the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden this Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Garden. Professor Emeritus of Biology at California Polytechnic State University, Dr. Dave Keil’s stunning presentation will not only identify our wonderful wildflowers, but give you the inside scoop on where to find them in the county.

Keil will also explain wildflower grouping in vernal pools, chaparral burns, coastal situations and more. The talk will conclude with a tour of the flowers found in the Garden.   

Keil has a lifelong interest and enthusiasm for botany. He received his B.S. and M.S. in botany from Arizona State University and his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. He has taught courses in general botany, plant taxonomy, field botany, evolution, and biogeography. He is Curator of the Robert F. Hoover Herbarium at Cal Poly.

Cal Poly Arts presents two highly-entertaining shows on the very same day: Comedic juggling superstar Mark Nizer and "American Idol" star Melinda Doolittle. 

Comedic juggling superstar Mark Nizer
Mark Nizer makes the improbable probable; the impossible – possible. Since winning several International Juggling Championships, Nizer has taken his one-man show to thousands of venues around the world, including The Kennedy Center and three encore engagements at Lincoln Center.  

On March 19, at 11 a.m. in the Alex & Faye Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly Arts presents "Mark Nizer: Live in 3-D," complete with 3-D glasses available at the door. 

Olympic medalist and famed softball player Jennie Finch will be the keynote speaker at the Cuesta College Athletic Boosters biennial fundraiser on Friday.

Finch is a 2004 Olympic gold medalist, 2008 Olympic silver medalist and was a 3-time All-American softball pitcher at the University of Arizona.

The Mission Community Services Corporation (MCSC) and its Women’s Business Center (WBC) want to help you learn to finance your entrepreneurial dreams with Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed loans - from small loans for home-based businesses to multimillion dollar real estate and manufacturing transactions. 

On Friday from noon to 1 p.m. the MCSC and WBC will host a Brown Bag Dialogue with presenter Kay Mardon, a SBA lender relations specialist. Join them at 71 Zaca Lane, Ste.130, in San Luis Obispo, Calif.