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we.Mural Fest 2024 Comes to Sand City

09/24/2024

Sand City is hosting the fifth annual we.Mural Fest September 29 - October 4 during which artists will add new murals to buildings throughout the city.

Authors and Ideas Festival Spends a Day With Local Students

09/20/2024

More than 1,400 students from local school districts were invited to the 18th annual Pebble Beach Authors and Ideas Student Festival the morning of Friday September 20.

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Monterey County Pops! Launches Music Series Across South Monterey County

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Pops! has announced an upcoming series of music programs designed to enrich the lives of South Monterey County residents through educational residencies and special performances.

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Arts4MC Launches Revamped Grant Program to Boost Equity in Local Arts

MONTEREY COUNTY — Arts Council for Monterey County (Arts4MC) has announced the launch of a revamped grant initiative for its Community Arts Grants.

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A Treasured Monarch Butterfly Stained Glass Window Has No Place to Land in P.G. – For Now.

Over 20 years ago, developer Nader Agha decided to adorn the Holman Building in Pacific Grove with a large, half-moon shaped, Tiffany-style stained glass window depicting Butterfly Town’s beloved monarch butterflies.

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Arts4MC Launches Grants to Help Under-Resourced Arts Organizations.

Arts Council for Monterey County is back with another (revamped) grant to support inclusive, under-resourced local art. Organizations can receive up to $7,500 during two funding cycles each year. The application cycle will last until Nov. 12.

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Gary Griggs: “California Catastrophes: The Natural Disaster History of the Golden State”

Gary Griggs, UCSC Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences tells us about his new book, California Catastrophes: The Natural Disaster History of the Golden State, about the history of disasters in our state and what we can expect in the future.

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More Murals Are Underway in Sand City for Annual Festival.

The we.Mural Festival in Sand City has been taking place since Sunday, Sept. 29; it will last until Friday, Oct. 4. Just like in 2023, it is curated by the husband and wife muralist duo, Cameron and Crystal Moberg.

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Monterey County Free Libraries Shifting Hours of Operation at 10 Branches

MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective Oct. 1, 10 branches of Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) will be adjusting their hours of operation.

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Monterey County Free Libraries Shifting Hours of Operation at 10 Branches

MONTEREY COUNTY — Effective Oct. 1, 10 branches of Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL) will be adjusting their hours of operation.

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Salinas Teacher Publishes a Coming-of-Age Novel.

Jen Ghastin has been thinking about writing this novel for a long time. In fact, she did—over the years—bits and pieces. But only a few years ago she got serious about the project, and finished and managed to publish The…

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Open Studios: Past, Present, and Future!

On Talk of the Bay, host Suki Wessling welcomes Ann Osterman, outgoing producer of Santa Cruz County's acclaimed Open Studios Art Tour, collage artist Bree Karpavage, past artist and incoming producer, and painter Jason Cohen, first time presenter in the …

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