Print It With Dali

Dali Expo Museum Custom House Plaza, Monterey, CA, United States

Joining up with the students from the print classes at Monterey Peninsula College, the folks at the Dali are giving you the chance to create your very own art print. We'll call it art in spite of what the snobs in the art world might say. The last Saturday of each month until this class […]

Jardines (de San Juan) Dia de los Muertos Party

Jardines de San Juan 115 Third St., San Juan Bautista, CA, United States

If you like costumes and mezcal this is the place to be. There is a costume party with the theme of Dia de los Muertos and mezcal tasting. Sounds like a lot of fun.

Haunted Mirror Maze

Monterey Mirror Maze 751 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA, United States

What we have here is a maze, filled with mirrors, and lots of scary characters focusing on clowns. If that is your cup of tea, go ahead and come right in. http://montereymirrormaze.com

Ghost Walk

san juan bautista mission 406 2nd St., San Juan Bautista Mission, CA, United States

When is a place like San Juan Bautista one is aware of the history of the place. Along with this feeling is a sense of  the people who went before.  Some of us consider this an invitation to attempt to communicate or otherwise encounter the spirits of our ancestors, even if they are not really […]

Museum of the Macabre

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History 1305 East Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz, CA, United States

For one night the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History will become a creepy venue. They will focus on the stranger and weirder aspects of their collections and the ways in which exhibits are prepared. This will include a taxidermy presentation. This fills the macabre part of the title. Along the way there will be […]

Comedy Improv Night @ Dali Expo

Dali Expo Museum Custom House Plaza, Monterey, CA, United States

If you enjoy "Whose Line is it Anyway" Then come over to the Dali Expo and participate, maybe, in the performance of improv comedy at their venue. The group's years of local experience will help you have a great time here in Monterey County. [email protected]

Men on Boats

Western Stage Hartnell College, Salinas, CA, United States

The story of John Wesley Powell and the group of men he recruited to explore the West and have adventures. The twist is that the cast is not male. Filled with sly appreciation of the roles men fill and the way we approach gender roles.  http://westernstage.com Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:00.

The Wailers

Golden State Theater 417 Alvarado St., Monterey, CA, United States

Without Bob Marley since 1981, The wailers have carried on his musical legacy with the guidance of "Familyman" Barrett and Donald Kinsey. Lots of good music and probably some fascinating stories. http://goldenstatetheater.com

Dia de Los Muertos Run and Festival

East Cliff Shopping Center 21513 East Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Just in case you were looking for a chance to run with elaborate face painting and not feel self-conscious, here it is. The running part starts at 9:00 so arrive early to get painted or come already decorated. The festival part starts at 11:00 for those who just want the paint part. (Or for those […]

Walking Tour Point Sur Naval Facility

Point Sur Naval Facility Highway One, CA, United States

Now that we have less and less use for facilities like this, they have become points of interest to the curious and researchers. Come and see how we kept watch for threats from the West. Weekends through November. Maybe you too can see Russia from this remote place. http://pointsur.org