Welcome to our arts event calendar! This calendar supports arts programs and events in Monterey County. Find your next creative adventure, or submit your event to be added here upon approval.
Join us for our upcoming First Friday Pacific Grove Celebrating Independent Businesses!!! July 5, 2024 from 6-9pm! Enjoy Community, Live Music, Art Openings, Artists, Great Food and fun for the whole family!
Founded and run by local artists, the Carmel Art Walk is a free and family-friendly event. Support our local artists and keep the HEART of Carmel beating strong! Carmel Art Walk is the second Saturday every month from 4pm-7pm and is open to the public. Tour artist-owned galleries and meet the artists who carry on […]
There will be a free to public Artists' Reception on Friday, July 19th, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Seaside City Hall.
SESSION 1: June 24-28, 2024 | 3-5PM SESSION 2: July 22-26, 2024 | 5-7PM Rehearsals at 517 Hartnell Street, Monterey | Concert Venue TBA Flute choir is an ensemble consisting of all different kinds of flutes (piccolos, C flutes, alto flutes, and bass flutes). KFS is offering two 5-day Flute Choir Camp sessions this summer. […]
Join artist and naturalist Morgan Lewis of Ripple in the Wild/Monterey Bay Field Sketch Club for a morning of sketching shorebirds in Moss Landing. Birds provide a unique and often challenging subject, they rarely sit still for very long! This two hour workshop will cover all the basics to get you started sketching birds in […]
FREE after-hours access to the Museum on the First Friday of the month. Join us for an evening of art, music, and community gathering!
Enjoy FREE after-hours access at the Museum on the First Friday in August. Join us for a special evening featuring a community coloring project inspired by a piece in our Into the Blue exhibition. Relax with live music by Kailey Wilson. Refreshments available for purchase from Albatross Ridge and Other Brother Beer Co.
Join us for the latest artist reception for the ArtWorks @Salinas art exhibit Glaze, Stain, Pour: Embodied Alter-Tales by Dani Torvik, to be held on the first Friday of each month starting at 5:30 pm the first Friday of August, and September, to see the art, meet the artist, and enjoy tasty refreshments and appetizers. […]
Spend a fun-filled afternoon at the Museum creating art inspired by our Into the Blue and Bay of Life from Wind to Whales exhibitions! Enjoy free admission to the Museum and experience our exhibitions with the whole family!
This evening of remembrance, reflection, and hope marks the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945. Gather to honor the lives lost and those affected by the violence of nuclear warfare. This is the 20th anniversary of the Peace Lantern Ceremony organized and sponsored by the […]
Join artist Gary Lopez for a presentation on astrophotography, a unique photographic medium that showcases the many wonders in the skies. The artist, currently featured in MMA's Into the Blue, will guide participants through his process and experiences in the astrophotography field. About the Artist: Gary Lopez is a fine art astrophotographer. His photographs are […]
An annual celebration to honor those individual or organizations that have made a profound impact on the arts in our region.
Founded and run by local artists, the Carmel Art Walk is a free and family-friendly event. Support our local artists and keep the HEART of Carmel beating strong! Carmel Art Walk is the second Saturday every month from 4pm-7pm and is open to the public. Tour artist-owned galleries and meet the artists who carry on […]
Lauren Wall will lead a crochet amigurumi of a mushroom using a pattern that the artist herself has created. Crochet can be done in an individual or group setting, creating a communication bridge for people of all ages and backgrounds Note: Some experience with crochet stitches recommended.
Pre-Series: Baroque & Unknown Book Circle Ready to dig into the history of unknown composers in advance of the Baroque & Unknown series events? Read in tandem with other local music lovers by exploring excerpts from Anna Beer’s book Sounds and Sweet Airs. Sounds and Sweet Airs details the lives of composers Francesca Caccini, Barbara […]
Photographs by Chuck Davis and Ryuijie August 30 - December 8, 2024 Yū-gen | The Language of the Sea Yū-gen | The Language of the Sea celebrates the artistry born from an adventurous collaboration of best friends. Loosely translated as a profound and implicit sense of beauty, Yū-gen is the guiding vision for guest curator […]
We can all use a good laugh these days! Come to the Community Stage at the Monterey County Fairgrounds and watch "Controlled Chaos" put their own twist on traditional improv. Quick wit and spontaneous energy is combined with truth in comedy to bring something fresh to the stage! A good time is guaranteed for all.
The 91st Annual Festa Italia Santa Rosalia Fisherman’s Festival is set to captivate the community, inviting all to join in the festivities honoring the city's Italian heritage and the indelible contributions of its local fishermen, past and present. Festa Italia is a beloved family-friendly free event, known for its immersive experience of Italian sights, sounds, […]
FREE after-hours access to the Museum on the First Friday of the month. Join us for an evening of art, music, and community gathering!
Enjoy FREE after-hours access at the Museum on the First Friday in September. Get those black and white cell phone filters ready for a photo project inspired by Henrietta Shore and Edward Vision in Double Vision and Chuck Davis and Ryuijie in Yū-gen | The Language of the Sea. Featuring with live music by Gin […]
