• Ukulele Jam

    American Burger 738 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey, CA, United States

    They're everywhere, but more fun than the mobile phones that also are everywhere. Now you can see some folks having real fun with ukuleles. Come to American Burgers and bask […]

  • UCSC Arboretum Community Day

    UCSC Arboretum 1156 High St. , Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    On the first Tuesday of each month the University of California Santa Cruz opens their arboretum to the public for free. In addition, the will have several docents and naturalists […]

  • Solitary Garden

    Baskin Art Studio 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    An art installation focusing the viewer's attention of the gradual absorption of the incarcerated individual into the space that is  doing the confining. As the plant growth covers the 6x9 […]

  • Patience Munjeri

    Scotts Valley Public Library 251 Kings Rd., Scotts Valley, CA, United States

    A virtuosa at the Zimbabwean instrument, the mbira, Ms. Munjeri will speak on the topic of the role of elders in perpetuating the music and the traditions around the music […]

  • Naming Mt. Thoreau

    BookShop Santa Cruz 1520 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Several years ago a group of Henry  Thoreau scholars and enthusiasts decided to climb a previously unnamed mountain in the eastern Sierra Nevada as one step in renaming it for […]

  • Nella

    Sunset Center San Carlos & 9th, carmel, CA, United States

    If this name isn't familiar, you need to check the list of recent nominees for the Latin Grammies. This young woman has sprung onto the scene after her audition tapes […]

  • Happy Hour @ Citricada Cantina

    201 Main St. 201 Main St., Salinas, CA, United States

    Salinas' downtown is undergoing a renaissance of a sort. This enterprise is a part of it. They have a looong Happy Hour (three hours) on Fridays and Saturdays and offer  […]

  • Boomer Humor

    Carmel Foundation Lincoln & 8th, Carmel By The Sea, CA, United States

    two comics, one Johnny Steele is a fixture on the San Francisco scene and the other, Richard Stockton, is a well known local funny man. They will entertain us with […]

  • Cars & Coffee

    Weather Tech Laguna Seca Raceway 1021 Monterey Salinas Highway, Salinas, CA, United States

    Occasionally the folks at Weather Tech Raceway (Laguna Seca to locals) open the track and paddock to car lovers and their vehicles. They provide the coffee, from Castle Rock Coffee, […]

  • Tea & Tarot

    Pilgrim's Way Bookstore Dolores and Sixth, Carmel B.T.S., CA, United States

    One of the longest-lasting spiritual bookstores in the area, Pilgrim's Way hosts a Tarot reading, every Saturday morning, for your enlightenment and peace of mind. While you are being read […]