Savor a delicious Easter brunch at Estéban Restaurant on Sunday, April 1 with the entire family, featuring Chef Tom Snyder’s Easter brunch menu including bacon almond french toast with almond honey butter, Spanish eggs Benedict served with Serrano ham and...

Monterey Museum of Art on Pacific Street presents a 4-week, hands-on Silk Painting Workshop taught by Dianna Shea O'Briant. The workshop begins on April 3 and will continue on April 10, 17, and 24. Please register in advance.

Middlebury Institute of International Studies presents a lecture by Sarah Stroup, Associate Professor of Political Science at Middlebury College, about her book, The Authority Trap , on Tuesday, April 3, 7pm-8:30pm in MIIS's McGowan Building, Room 100.

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Join us in a safe, confidential setting designed to nurture you and create supportive connections between mothers.

All are welcome to Pacific Valley Bank's open house! Meet our new branch manager and the rest of our friendly staff and enjoy some coffee and cookies. And while you're here, you can check out our fun collection of historical photos (dating as far back as 1880).

Is it a crime to dream of improving one’s life...to take the steps necessary to do so? Paper Wing Theatre's new production, Boxcar (El Vagon) , is based on the true story of a group of undocumented men who, smuggled across the Mexican border into Texas, were trapped in a train boxcar in 120 degree temperatures. Performances are scheduled on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm, April 5-21.

Saoco Promotions presents Salsa Night at American Burger. Cover charge is only $5! We'll begin with a salsa lesson and then dance all night: salsa, bachata, merengue, and cumbia. American Burger will be serving pupusas, burgers, beer, and wine. Come and join in the fun!

First Fridays is back for 2018 after its annual winter hiatus! We're kicking off our 2018 evenings with Beagle at the Door, Duke Mantee & the Gold Money Band, Aprylle Gilbert, and the Randy Sauro + Chris Beveridge Duo.

Caffe Trieste and Kiki Wow present local favorite Dave Holodiloff , a mandolin player, vocalist, composer, and band leader known for his inventive arrangements and expressive musicianship. His extensive repertoire spans Bluegrass, Jazz, Celtic, Brazilian, Latin, Gospel, Funk, Rock, Reggae, and Traditional music from around the world.

Old Capitol Books presents First Fridays, a monthly event of literature and art. Tonight, we present the talent of CSUMB's literary arts journal, In The Ords . Admission is free for CSUMB students, $10 for all others (but no one will be turned away for lack of funds).

Bulldog British Pub presents an evening of live music featuring Tony Miles on Friday, April 6, 9pm-12am.

After years of successful touring in much of the northeastern US, Tony Miles has selected the Bay Area's fertile reggae...

Cibo Restaurant invites you to join us for a night of live Soul and R&B music featuring BTA , 9pm-12:30am. After gigging around Monterey and other venues up and down California and Nevada more than 20 years ago, they're back together again and getting us up and dancing!

Lopez Restaurante y Cantina presents an evening of live music featuring Los Morros del Norte, Shakas de la Banda, and Los de la Bahía on Friday, April 6. Doors open at 9:30pm. Advance tickets now available online.

Youth Arts Collective hosts Youth Artist Workshops called Teaching Across Generations on the 1st and 2nd Saturday of the month, 10am-12pm. The studio is open to young artists ages 8-13 to try their hand at sculpting, painting, and much more.

Monterey Museum of Art on Pacific Street welcomes all ages to join us for a Free Family Fun Day on Saturday, April 7, 11am-5pm. Today our theme is: Who Runs the Art World? Girls!

Today we’re inviting everyone...

Play Full Ground is closing its current art show, Welcome! , and holding a free afternoon Art Chat. Meet local artists Rosa Garcia, Emily Garber, and James Forkum, and get to know their artistic process and their stories. Let's chat about art together!

Join Dali17 at the Museum of Monterey for a monthly painting workshop presented by local artists Darls and Darls Fabrications, 4-6pm. The price is $35 per person or $55 for two ($5 discount for Dali17 members). Supplies provided include a canvas, painting supplies, and museum admission.

CarmelBarre in Monterey invites you to join us for a Meditation Moment on Saturday, April 7 at 5pm. Join us and take a moment to relax (we know it's hard to slow down, but it's a necessary part of a...

Caffe Trieste and Kiki Wow present Kyle Kovalik and Richard Bryant on Saturday, April 7, 6:30pm-9:30pm.

Kyle Kovalik spent many a year chasing songs and rivers around the country and abroad, with residencies or extended travel in...

Bakai Wine + Tapas and Kiki Wow present Joel Kemps on Saturday, April 7 at 7:30pm. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Joel Kemps is a veteran musician who has played blues, jazz, and funk for five decades and has shared...

Cibo Restaurant invites you to join us for a night of live blues and R&B music featuring Joanne LeBlanc and The Fugitive Blues Band , 9pm-12:30am.

Joanne LeBlanc discovered her passion for singing in 2011...

Union Yoga presents Take Your Vinyasa , a workshop taught by Kelli Nairn on Sunday, April 8, 1pm-4pm. Fee is $35. Register now online.

In many vinyasa yoga classes teachers will say 'take your vinyasa.' For those...

On the second Sunday of each month, come to Old Capitol Books to see the featured poets of the Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium. This afternoon's featured poets are Dan Lineham and Dane Cervine, who will read from their work. There is a suggested donation of $5.

American Burger hosts The Monterey Ukulele Club's weekly jam session almost every Sunday, 4pm-6pm. All are welcome to come, play ukulele with the group, and sing along!

Bulldog British Pub presents guitarist and singer-songwriter Dave Miller (a.k.a. Nomad). Come listen to songs that inspire, enlighten, and get your booty groovin'!

Come to Sovino to play Wine Bingo! Really, it's everything you like about Bingo, with wine and Sovino vocabulary associated with the numbers. Come and learn a little, play a little, drink a little. There shall be prizes!

This meeting of the Recycle Book Club features Eric Garner's Attorney, Joe Doyle, who will be discussing Matt Taibbi's book, I Can't Breathe .

Due to the increased interest in this event, this book club event will be moved...

Grapes Of Laugh is a monthly live comedy event with five stand up comics performing live for you with no cover charge. The headliner for April will be John Lehre. Also featured are Arjun Banerjee, Gail Jones, Nathan Mosher, Jeen Yee, and host, Johnny Corn.

Paper Wing Theatre presents the award-winning Boxcar (El Vagon) , written by California playwright Silvia Gonzalez S. Performances are scheduled on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8pm, April 5-21. Tickets are $23 general admission, $20 for students, seniors, and military....

Caffe Trieste presents singer-songwriter Mark Stuart. Touring full-time, he brings his years of experience to the stage and focusing on the songs he has penned and recorded, delivered with a soulful singing voice and highly memorable guitar playing.

Bakai Wine + Tapas presents singer-songwriter Amy Obenski . Her soothing yet powerful vocals lay at the forefront of her music, which glides seamlessly between folk, jazz, and rock.

Sovino Wine Bar presents an evening of live music featuring vocalist, guitarist, improv pianist, and songwriter Ace de la Vergne on Friday, April 13 at 8pm. Hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana, and Alabama, Ace's music has Southern roots...

Bulldog British Pub presents an evening of live music featuring Santa Cruz singer-songwriter Matt Masih , leader of Matt Masih and the Messengers.

Cibo Restaurant invites you to join us for a night of live classic rock music featuring the Blue Fire Band, 9pm-12:30am.

Blue Fire is a talented group of musicians who play fun top 40 dance music....

Lopez Restaurante y Cantina presents an evening of live music featuring Banda Ayotitlan, Banda Los Nuevos Sauceda, Banda La Marinera, and Banda Corazon Solteco on Friday, April 13. Doors open at 9:30pm. Ages 21 and over only, please. For more...

Bombshell Boutique is hosting a Spring Fundraising Event for Campbell Christian Schools (CCS). 20% of all sales on Saturday April 14th and Sunday April 15th will be donated to CCS.

Om Studios invites you to join us for a Beginners Level 1 Yoga Workshop taught by Michael Simpson on Saturday, April 14, 11am-1pm. This is the perfect opportunity to begin or to re-establish a yoga practice. Fee is $45....

2nd Saturdays is back for 2018 after taking the winter months off! Come enjoy your Saturday afternoon with us by browsing through the creations of local artists and makers while enjoying some live music!

Join us for "April Showers Bring....." A collection of flower photographs taken by local photographer, Faye E. Kala.

Meet the photographer!

Refreshments will be served.

This exhibit will be showing at Simply Smashing through May 2018 -...

Caffe Trieste and Kiki Wow present Joel Kemps on Saturday, April 14, 6:30pm-9:30pm. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Joel Kemps is a veteran musician who has played blues, jazz, and funk for five decades and has shared the stage with...

Cibo Restaurant invites you to join us for a night of live R&B and soul music featuring Cougar Unleashed , 9pm-12:30am.

Rhonda "Cougar" Crouch, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, brings a fresh spin...

Lopez Restaurante y Cantina presents Noche Costena , an evening of live music featuring El Nuevo Acapulco Tropical, El Mar Azul de Beto Cortez, and Luz Roja Nueva Generación on Saturday, April 14. Purchase your tickets online -...

The Monterey Museum of Art on Pacific Street will host The Listening Place, Readers Theater as they present The Skin of Our Teeth , a Pulitzer prize winning play by Thornton Wilder, on two consecutive Sundays, April 15...

American Burger hosts The Monterey Ukulele Club's weekly jam session almost every Sunday, 4pm-6pm. All are welcome to come, play ukulele with the group, and sing along!

CarmelBarre in Monterey presents a Yoga Basics Workshop taught by Megan McKenzie on Sunday, April 15, 4pm-5:30pm. This 90 minute workshop is perfect for those who have never done yoga before or even for those who have practiced but want...

On The Beach Surf Shop will be closing down our Snowboard and Ski Tech and Rental Department for the season on April 15. But our tech shop will open, waxing up boards and skis until then. We had a great...

Bulldog British Pub presents an evening of live music featuring Zack Freitas on Sunday, April 15, 8pm-11pm. Zack sings with all his heart and writes some great original songs.

MIIS presents Powering Partnerships: A Panel Discussion with Labor and Environmental Advocates Finding Common Ground on California Climate Policy on Tuesday, April 17, 6pm-7pm, in Irvine Auditorium in the McCone Building. This event is free, but online registration...

Sovino Wine Bar and Merchant presents a Paint and Sip Class ! Tonight, local artist and retired art teacher Bunny Paivine will be teaching an easy-to-follow painting class. You’ll take home your own 11 x 14 canvas painting. All materials and a glass of wine are included in the $50 fee.

Get the Scoop about St. Lucy School! Join us for ice cream, meet our teachers and learn more about enrollment at St. Lucy School. We look forward to meeting you! We'll meet at the St. Lucy School playground at 76...

Play Full Ground presents a Drink & Do evening, where we pour out our creativity in a fun and relaxing atmosphere. Tonight, we'll create our own sketchbooks and share some drinks and conversation. No experience is required! Fee is $30 - buy your ticket online .

The Leather Company presents a Belt Making Class. We have over 30 years of experience creating leather belts - come and learn from a professional! You'll create a 1.25" or 1.5" belt, casual or dress style, including a heavy duty solid brass or nickel buckle. Fee is $125 per student; all materials and tools provided. Register online or at the shop.

Bon Ton L'Roy's Lighthouse Smokehouse presents Cristina Vane and Friends from Venice Beach! Playing a unique blend of country blues, Delta blues, and folk, Vane's signature silver resonator, slide guitar playing, and powerful vocals are unmistakable and unforgettable.

Is it a crime to dream of improving one's life...to take the steps necessary to do so? Paper Wing Theatre's new production, Boxcar (El Vagon) , is based on the true story of a group of undocumented men who, smuggled across the Mexican border into Texas, were trapped in a train boxcar in 120 degree temperatures. Final performances are scheduled April 19-21 at 8pm.

Join scientists Stephen Po-Chedley from the Lawrence Livermore Lab and Andrea Fassbender from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, as they represent a non-partisan group called Climate Voices. Climate Voices, brings scientists and communities together. Po-Chedley and Fassbender will discuss what exactly Climate Change is and how is it affecting our society.

The Leather Company presents a Beginning Leather Tooling Class which includes preparing the leather and cutting for tooling, creating and designing the pattern for projects, swivel knife cutting, decorative stamping, beveling, and background and shading techniques. Fee is $225 per student, all materials and tools provided. Register online or at the shop.

Lopez Restaurant y Cantina and the Monterey Bay Tequila and Mezcal Tasting Club invite you to join us for our popular monthly tasting series. Enjoy high quality tequilas and mezcals plus small appetizers and music. We typically have 3-4 brands...

Welcome to our new class “Wine Glass Painting” to learn the basics and the art of how to create your own amazing handpainted wine glass. Presented to you by local artist and designer Sonya Paz.

Luminata Books and Gifts presents Introduction to Crystals and Gemstones, a free class by Valerie White. She will be teaching the uses and properties of these beautiful gifts from nature's storehouse. Everyone who attends will receive a small pocket crystal as a gift.

Cibo Restaurant invites you to join us for a night of live Rock and R&B music featuring Sky Park, 9pm-12:30am.

Skypark is a Santa Cruz band playing fun, danceable, top 100 hits past and present. Songs...

Bulldog British Pub presents an evening of live music featuring Tony Miles on Friday, April 20, 9pm-12am.

After years of successful touring in much of the northeastern US, Tony Miles has selected the Bay Area's fertile reggae...

Lopez Restaurante y Cantina presents an evening of live music featuring Banda Perla del Sol, Los Reyes de la Banda, Los del la Bahia, and 1er Nivel on Friday, April 20. Ages 21 and over only. Doors open at 9:30pm.

Stock up on dresses at Plato's Closet on April 21 and 22, when all dresses will be priced at $5. We're open on 10am-9pm on Saturday and 11am-7pm on Sunday.

Cha-ya Japanese Tea and Things is happy to announce the return of two talented women - jewelry artist and metal-smith Ling-Yen Jones, and clothing designer and jewelry artist Patti Wells - on April 21 and 22, 11am-3pm.

Ling-Yen's jewelry...

Join Lilify as we welcome local makers Leyna Allred of Urb Apothecary and Katie Shea of Golden Bear Bitters to the shop! Urb Apothecary brings the healing power of plants into daily beauty and grooming while Golden Bear Bitters uses fresh, locally grown herbs, citrus, and roots to make healthy, enjoyable bitters and tonics.

This workshops you teach you the basics of using Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint. Hands on techniques will be taught including wet and dry distress, using milk paint as a stain, and two color distress with wax puck.

Old Capitol Books presents The History and Practice of Experimental Poetics with Lucas Bailor in celebration of National Poetry Month. This free lecture will discuss experimental poetry’s history and the various ways it's interpreted in contemporary writing.

Youth Arts Collective presents our 7th Annual LiveART, 5pm-10pm. Tonight, 30+ artists from the community sit side by side creating original art which goes up on the LiveART Laundry Line for sale that night. Simultaneously, a large sketch circle with 15+ artists surround and draw 5-minute portraits of people, all while listening to seven live bands playing back to back. Come join us!

Caffe Trieste and Kiki Wow present keyboardist Tom Lawson on Saturday, April 21, 6:30pm-9:30pm. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Tom Lawson, known primarily as keyboardist/vocalist with Monterey area bands such as Blues at Eleven, strips the music down to the...

Cibo Restaurant invites you to join us for a night of live R&B music featuring L.A. Project , 9pm-12:30am.

L.A. Project was inspired by a vision to play R&B Soul songs that were not being...

The Monterey Museum of Art on Pacific Street hosts The Listening Place, Readers Theater as they present The Skin of Our Teeth , a Pulitzer prize winning play by Thornton Wilder, on two consecutive Sundays, April 15 and 22, at 1:30pm. This play, a timeless epic of survival, takes us on the journey of humankind with all its ups and downs.

Join us for April's concert featuring the jazz-tinged country vocals of Ren Geisick

American Burger hosts The Monterey Ukulele Club's weekly jam session almost every Sunday, 4pm-6pm. All are welcome to come, play ukulele with the group, and sing along!

Bulldog British Pub presents the talented local musician Dan Frechette , an eclectic multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter inspired by jazz, blues, and folk music from the 30s to the 70s.

MIIS's Hayward Sustainability Speaker Series presents a lecture by Reverend Deborah Streeter entitled Blue Theology: Can Faith Communities Be Effective and Trusted Partners with the Ocean Conservation Community? , on Tuesday, April 24, 6pm-7:30pm in MIIS's McGowan Building, Room 100....

Tobin Gilman will be discussing The McGlincy Killings in Campbell, California: An 1896 Unsolved Mystery.

Recycle Book Club meets once a month (sometimes twice) here at Recycle Bookstore to discuss a book-of-the-month, like all book clubs do. The difference...

MIIS's Hayward Sustainability Speaker Series presents a lecture by Dr. Katharine Mach and Dr. Wil Burns entitled Are Geo-Engineering and Carbon Dioxide Removal Essential to Meeting the Paris Target? , on Wednesday, April 25, 6pm-7:30pm in MIIS's McGowan Building, Room...

Fleet Feet Sports in Monterey is working with HOKA this month to host a fun run. HOKA reps will have the chance to demo their newest FLY Collection and we'll have games and chances for you to win some swag. After the run, we'll grab a drink and the first round is on us.

Middlebury Institute of International Studies presents a lecture by Dr. Michel Gueldry entitled Speaking with the "Enemy": Approaches and Strategies for Engaging Climate Change Skeptics - and Their Limits , on Thursday, April 26, 6pm-7:30pm in MIIS's McGowan Building, Room...

The last Friday of the month is Customer Appreciation Day at Cat's Meow ! Come in between 1pm and 6pm, "Meow!", and we will offer 50% off our one-of-a-kind clothing and accessories (some restrictions may apply). Please be prepared to show your ID, as this special is only for Monterey County residents, local students, and members of the military.

Caffe Trieste and Kiki Wow present Vick Silva on Friday, April 27, 6:30pm-9:30pm. Donations are gratefully accepted.

To attend a Vick Silva performance is to feel the blues, celebrate reggae, and breathe the timeless energy of rock and roll....

It’s been a tough year. The headlines on North Korea are flooded with stories of weapons, high tensions, and the Kim regime. However, the Liberty in North Korea group (LiNK) at MIIS chooses hope. Join them on Thursday, April 26,...

This month, at the Theory and Philosophy Reading Group at Old Capitol Books , we'll explore the poetry and prose of Henry David Thoreau, whose nature writings were an essential part of the New England Transcendentalist movement. Come talk about theory, philosophy, and how it relates to current events with a friendly group of readers and thinkers.

Cibo Restaurant invites you to join us for a night of live classic rock music featuring Silverback , 9pm-12:30am, featuring a group of five talented musicians from as many different backgrounds, including pop, jazz, rock, and...

Bulldog British Pub presents an evening of live music featuring the Troy Oshann Duo. Troy Oshann is the rock voice of Monterey. The lead singer for Blues at Eleven and Vybe, he can make you feel the music with his masterful, powerful vocals.

Lopez Restaurante y Cantina presents an evening of live music featuring Fuerte Impacto, Los Shakas de la Banda, and Herencia de Rancho on Friday, April 27. Doors open at 9:30pm. Ages 21 and over only, please.

This spring, Prime welcomes fitness coach and personal trainer Julie Schnitzer to our team! Julie will offer a new morning bootcamp called TeamFit (Tues/Thur at 6am, Sat at 7:30am) beginning May 1. Meet Julie and try a free TeamFit workout at Prime on April 28! Please click here to sign up.

This workshop will guide you in creating a beautiful focal decor piece for your home! We will use Debi's DIY Chalk + Clay Paint to add texture and color to the backboard. Dark and Decrepit liquid patina will be use to "stain" the tag and then we will stamp of small word of your choice on the board.

The Leather Company presents a Kids' Class designed for kids age 8-12 years with parental supervision. In the class, kids will pick two projects to work on in order to learn basic leather skills such as how to prepare leather, stamp designs, and add finishing touches.

Caffe Trieste and Kiki Wow present The Fields of Eden on Saturday, April 28, 6:30pm-9:30pm. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Singer/songwriter Kiki Wow plays regularly throughout the Monterey Peninsula both classic favorites and original songs. Her engaging vocals and rhythm...

Bakai Wine + Tapas and Kiki Wow present Joel Kemps on Saturday, April 28, 8pm-10pm. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Joel Kemps is a veteran musician who has played blues, jazz, and funk for five decades and has shared the...

Cibo Restaurant invites you to join us for a night of live rock and R&B music featuring The Beach Cowboys , 9pm-12:30am.

Sammy Roye and Jack Hanson formed the Santa Cruz Beach Cowboys in 1998....

Monterey Bay Aquarium invites you come visit us today and celebrate Dia Del Nino , a day for children and families! We'll be offering a family craft room to create a take-home souvenir, bilingual feeding programs in Spanish and English, and live music. Children 12 and under will be admitted free all day.

Learn the foundations of AcroYoga in a guided environment were we focus on body awareness, safety, and communication. This workshop will help you become stronger, more flexible, and relaxed. Surprise yourself with what you can do!

American Burger hosts The Monterey Ukulele Club's weekly jam session almost every Sunday, 4pm-6pm. All are welcome to come, play ukulele with the group, and sing along!

Bulldog British Pub presents an evening of live music featuring Boscoe's Brood on Sunday, April 29, 8pm-11pm.

Sam Regalado, the face and creator of Boscoe's Brood, grew up in Los Angeles and earned his musical stripes with...

IT'S TIME!

Come get your nostalgia on! Join us next Monday for a full menu of exciting high-end pub fare, themed cocktails, craft beers, and over 25 classic arcade and pinball machines. It has been a long time coming,...

Middlebury Institute of International Studies presents a lecture by Dr. Scott Myers-Lipton, Professor of Sociology at San Jose State University entitled CHANGE! A Student Guide to Social Action , on Monday, April 30, 6pm-7pm in MIIS's McGowan Building, Room 102....