Events

A car show dedicated to raising funds for Jacob's Heart. All eras and types will be represented. They will have art, music and of course, cars. In Spreckels at the Veteran's Memorial Building.

For 12 years the LGBTQ+ community has been celebrating the unique and wonderful aspects of their lives. This year the party is at Central Park in Salinas from 11-4. Lots of fun, drag show, music, song, and more are in store. http://www.salinasvalleypride.com for more details.

Through the county there are over 100 artists coming together to show you their works. There will be 75 studios open to the public on two successive weekends in October (the 8th & 9th and 15th & 16th). Different media are presented depending on the artist's preferred medium. Examples and information are available at http://www.ArtsHabitat.org  […]

Not surprisingly, there are many local brewers and crafters of beer in the area. A lot of them are very good. A lot of those brewers have celebrated the making of grains by gathering and swapping recipes, stories and lies. Now you can be part of this too. Come to the Monterey Fairgrounds and be […]

What better way to get ready for Halloween than scaring the heck out of yourself in a dark room? Here's a great opportunity for just that. At the Monterey County Fairgrounds they are sponsoring a Haunted Mine filled with dead miners and, we suppose, their canaries. From 6:00 until 9:30 each of the four last […]

Award winning performer Chester Gregory will be performing some of the music that made Detroit famous. It's a safe bet that there will be some dancing in the aisles for sure. Info about the event and COVID restrictions available at http://www.slugstrong.ucsc.edu

It's a screening of the cult classic with the star of the movie, Mr Campbell. Appearing at Golden State Theatre in Downtown Monterey go to http://www.goldenstatetheatre.com  for details.

This artist explores expansive, innovative ways to make music using metals, even her own body. She has created special fingernail covers so that she may play all the tracks on an album side. Now she has come to town and will share these interesting insights and methods with us. If this sounds confusing, check out […]

Although the season is drawing to a close in many areas, because of our mild climate our season continues. Many items change but there is still a wonderful selection of the veggies that thrive in fall, as well as many apples and other fruits. The local growers and their families will be glad to see […]

And they are celebrating. For nearly the whole day the city is parading, feasting, dancing and having a blast. Local groups, schools and bands are rocking out through town. Come down to South County and see how they do it. Ain't no party like a SoMoCo party!