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Deadline Nears for Monterey County Artists to Apply for Individual Artists Grant

MONTEREY COUNTY — Applications are closing soon for an Individual Artists Grant through the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC).

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Carmel Bach Festival Hires a New Executive Director.

The upcoming 87th Carmel Bach Festival is rolling out on June 13 and runs until June 27. Since its longtime executive director Steve Friedlander died in 2023, the festival board was forced to look someone to fill his big shoes.…

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Santa Cruz County Actors’ Theater Presents Powerful Local Drama: White Sky, Falling Dragon

This month at the Actors' Theater in downtown Santa Cruz we have a rare opportunity to experience a very local story. White Sky, Falling Dragon is a play in two acts by playwright Steve "Spike" Wong and running April 19 …

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Mee Memorial Healthcare System Reveals Vibrant Mural in King City

KING CITY — Mee Memorial Healthcare System (MMHS) has announced a new mural in King City with artists Paul Richmond and Brenda Scettrini-Saglio, who designed the scene located at 809 Broadway St., facing Canal Street.

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New Look and Name for 2024 Artists Studio Tour

MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) will be continuing the Artist Studio Tour’s legacy, previously run by Arts Habitat.

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We Could Use Some Helping Hands (Or Tentacles)…

Dear KSQD Community: We are having a blast growing the station and making strides in fulfilling our mission to build community through quality broadcasting. 2023 saw the expansion of not only our signal but also our connection with the region …

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Sand City Is Trying to Create a Landmark That Will Both Define and Energize Its Core.

The vision for Sand City’s Art Park was hatched during the height of the pandemic, when the community still wanted to socialize, but also stay outside and at a distance. Whether or not the term “social distancing” will stand the…

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College art scholarships available for Monterey County high school seniors

MONTEREY COUNTY — Applications are currently being accepted for the 2024 College Arts Scholarship offered by the Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC).

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Alliance on Aging’s 2024 Trashion Show in King City transforms waste into wearable art

KING CITY — Alliance on Aging’s 2024 Trashion Show in King City was a groundbreaking success, captivating more than 300 attendees with its innovative approach to transforming waste into wearable art.

Image caption: Sign up for a free spin through the Capitol Building and its gardens.
20 Free Things to Do in Sacramento County

Home to the state capital, Sacramento County offers many amusements for visitors and locals alike. But only some require no cash outlay.

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Publishing in Paradise

Based in California’s most iconic vacation spot, Katherine Hill celebrates Tahoe Guide’s 42nd birthday.

Image caption: If there’s one thing Donald Trump supporters hate more than “liberal” San Francisco, it’s Taylor Swift. So they’re now 49ers fans for the Super Bowl.
Taylor Swift Has San Francisco-Hating Trump Fans Rooting for the ’49ers

Taylor Swift is so hated by fans of Donald Trump, they’ve set aside their hatred of San Francisco to root for the ’49ers in the Super Bowl, because Swift’s boyfriend plays for their opponents, the Kansas City Chiefs.

Image caption: Inadvertently, the beloved Muppet Elmo called attention to the mental health dangers of being too heavily online.
Lawmakers Now Calling for Regulation of Social Media

Lawmakers in California and other states are now making attempts to prevent the reported harms to children caused by social media platforms. The U.S. Senate got into the act as well, at a dramatic Jan. 31 hearing.

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The Carmel art gallery scene gets an update with at least five gallery closures since December.

Five galleries have closed in Carmel, the Central Coast’s mecca for visual arts, in the past two months. Dolores Street, where the 1927-founded Carmel Art Association has its headquarters, seems to be the site of the exodus.

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Starting today, First Theatre in Monterey will open for public tours.

The First Theatre in downtown Monterey, hosted California's first-ever paid theatrical production in 1848, but wasn't regularly used for that purpose until 1937.

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Monterey County's second poet laureate is Rachelle Escamilla.

The Arts Council for Monterey County and the Monterey County Board of Supervisors announced Tuesday, Jan. 23, that Rachelle Escamilla has been chosen as the 2024-2025 Monterey County Poet Laureate.

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