Local women's high school holds its annual fund-raiser. Come and meet lots of interesting people and support women's education. http://notredamesalinas.org

Mission San Antonio de Padua is holding its annual rose cutting. For a small fee one can get a cutting from one of their VERY beautiful rose plants. Then, before you rush home to plant it, stop for a bit and relax with a delicious brunch.  All of this is accompanied by music and sales […]

This area has such a close link with the ocean is is easy to take it for granted. Films like this one help us keep a proper perspective on the precious resource that has such a profound influence on us. http://santacruzpl.org

The Monterey County Orchestra has a marvelous program which brings their musicians into local schools and gives the students an opportunity to hear and see some of the instruments and the music they produce. This is one way to raise the money to fund the project. Come hear accomplished musicians who play for orchestras like […]

You have certainly heard of the ukulele phenom who does so many things with this simple, traditional instrument. Here's your chance to see what all the fuss is about. http://riotheatre.com

What do the big thinkers of the past have to tell us about learning and using that info? What is the best way to use their insights when educating our children and ourselves? This discussion aims at helping us use the information available to us.

Here's an entertainer with one of the more remarkable pedigrees in American music. Come and hear how she has embraced her family background and made it something relevant for the modern country music listener. Don't think that her music is just for C&W aficionados. http://goldenstatetheatre.com

Here's an entertainer with one of the more remarkable pedigrees in American music. Come and hear how she has embraced her family background and made it something relevant for the modern country music listener. Don't think that her music is just for C&W aficionados. http://goldenstatetheatre.com

Michael Katakis, the manager of the Hemingway Literary Estate, presents this lecture and discussion of the influential writer and his travels, as well as his legacy in the modern world. http://sunsetcenter.org

This group has been playing this area for a looong time. Made up of a changing roster of talented musicians, they have got the jazz sound down to a science. You have the chance to see live jazz in a most intimate setting. http://kuumbwajazz.org