Rosemary & Thyme Afternoon Tea Celebrate Mother’s Day with an elegant afternoon tea experience designed to delight and indulge. Enjoy a beautifully curated selection of delicate finger sandwiches, freshly baked scones with clotted cream and jam, and an assortment of handcrafted sweet treats, all served on vintage china. Paired with a selection of fine teas, […]
Soap Box Stageworks presents… 3 PLAYS. 1 POWERFUL NIGHTStories that inspire. Women that changed the world. General Admission $35 20% off for groups of 5 or more! Buy Tickets Here May 22nd & 23rd – 7pm Flyer
Buy tickets now! 2026 Annual La Merienda Celebration – the City of Monterey’s 256th birthday party features music, dance, costume, and a barbecue buffet extravaganza by Portola Hotel & Spa and the VIP Merienda Barbecue Committee who will create a five-star culinary experience! Entertainment by:Jonathan Valverde & Mike MarottaMariachis & Folkorico Dancers Dress: Early California […]
Tanya Tomkins and Felix Fan Mayo Hayes O’Donnell Library155 Van Buren StreetMonterey Who could forget Tanya Tomkins’ electrifying performance in the 2025 “Breakfast of Champions” concert featuring Beethoven’s fiery “Razumovsky” Quartet? This work featured modern cello, but Tanya is equally at home on the Baroque cello — quite a different instrument that features gut strings, a slightly lower […]
The hidden story of the California Coast, told through generations of immigrants, surges of industry, and three marine species caught in the dragnet of human history. In Tin Can Coast, Ogilvy does a masterful job of weaving together the enmeshed fates of the California Current’s fisheries, the immigrant communities that first exploited them, and the […]
A Landmark Celebration of Early Monterey Bay Motoring Culture This immersive exhibit explores the birth of Monterey Bay automotive culture at the dawn of the horseless carriage age and the pioneering racing spirit that shaped California’s early motoring history. In partnership with History San Jose, the exhibit includes rare early racing vehicles, and original artifacts […]
