Healing Sound Bath
2025-10-09 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Sound alchemist ValiAnna presents a free, monthly sound bath every month at Pacific Grove Public Library. Calm your nerves, breathe in healing vibrations from musical crystal and glass bowls. Please bring a mat or cushion to use on the floor or sit in the library’s chairs. All ages welcome. Sponsored by MCGives! donations.

Art of Rehabilitation
2025-10-10 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-13 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-14 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-15 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-20 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-21 08:00 - 17:00 and 8 more dates | County of Monterey Building, 168 West Alisal Street, Salinas, 93901
What if art could change lives?
A powerful new exhibit at the County of Monterey Administration building in Salinas proves it can. The installation showcases work by inmates from Soledad Correctional Training Facility—videos, audio, poetry and visual pieces that reveal the transformative potential of creativity and rehabilitation behind bars.
Created through the Life on Art’s – Rehabilitation program, these works are more than art—they’re part of a proven strategy to reduce recidivism and prepare inmates for successful reentry into society. The program complements existing education and mental health services, giving incarcerated individuals a vital tool for self-expression and healing.
Each piece tells a story. Hear directly from the artists themselves as they share the thoughts, struggles, and hopes that shaped their work. This isn’t just an art show—it’s a window into the humanity of people often unseen, and a testament to the rehabilitative power of creative expression.

TONY FURTADO TRIO WITH OTTER OPRY AT MONTEREY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
2025-10-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Monterey United Methodist Church, 1 Soledad Drive, Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
What do you get when you put three brilliant multi-instrumentalists together? You get a fantastic show! And that’s just what Otter Opry has in store for you on Friday, October 10th, with the unbeatable combination of Tony Furtado, Luke Price, and Simon Chrisman bringing their special brand of music to the stage.
Tony is an evocative and soulful singer, a wide-ranging songwriter and a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist adept on banjo, cello-banjo, slide guitar and baritone ukulele who mixes and matches sounds and styles with the flair of a master chef. (He’s also an accomplished sculptor, but that’s another story.)
Luke – a five-time Grand National Fiddle Champion – is a multi-instrumentalist performer, composer and studio musician based in Portland, OR. He has his roots in American fiddling and swing traditions, which have influenced his rhythm, taste and style as they have spread into Soul, Jazz, Pop and Americana. Luke brings a unique voice to any music he plays, whether he’s on the fiddle, electric guitar or singing.
Hammer dulcimer wizard Simon Chrisman brings a whole new approach to an instrument previously thought to have limited range and technique. His inventive virtuosic touch and sophisticated rhythmic sensibilities are redefining the instrument and earning the attention of musicians from all over the world.
With their dizzying musical toolbox, the Tony Furtado Trio represents the best in Americana Roots. This is a show you definitely don’t want to miss! The event includes a delicious chicken dinner at 5:30pm ($15 before October 4th, $20 at the door). Online sales will end at 11am the day of the performance.
7pm. Monterey United Methodist Church, 1 Soledad Drive, Monterey. $35/show (CBA members $30; 15 and under free); $15-20/pre-show dinner. Tickets and information at www.otteropry.org.

Open Studios Art Tour Weekend 1
2025-10-11 08:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00 | Monterey County, CA, United States
Discover the vibrant creativity of Monterey County at the Open Studios Art Tour 2025!
Open Studios Art Tour is a free, self-guided event over two weekends, giving you the chance to visit artists’ studios, explore their creative processes, and even take home a one-of-a-kind piece. Plan your journey easily with our mobile app and printed guide, and don’t miss the opportunity to celebrate and support local art!
Tour will be held over two weekends: October 11–12 & 18–19, 2025
This year, we’re pleased to also include a Special Exhibition including all participating OSAT artists at the Walter Lee Avery Gallery (inside Seaside City Hall) — a curated showcase running from Sept. 8 – Nov. 6. Experience the magic of original artwork up close, meet the artists at the Artist Reception on Friday, Sept. 19, and get inspired by the incredible talent in our community.
Also includes Special Exhibition at the Walter Lee Avery Gallery:
Sept. 8 – Nov. 6, 2025, | Mon. – Fri. 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
And don’t miss your chance to meet the OSAT artists at the Artist Reception: Friday, Sept. 19th at 7pm

Carmel Art Walk
2025-10-11 16:00 - 19:00 | Throughout Carmel by the Sea, CA, 93921, United States
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 the Carmel-by-the-Sea artist colony legacy. Follow the blue lanterns at each gallery.

Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium
2025-10-11 17:30 - 18:30 | Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Pacific Grove Public Library hosts a monthly reading by poets from Central California and beyond, organized by the Monterey Bay Poetry Consortium. Enjoy all styles of poetry, created fresh by local poets. Sept. 13: Avery Burns and Lee Knight Jr.; Oct. 11: Chrissy Hernandez and Brandi Kary.

Live Music at PG Library
2025-10-17 17:30 - 18:30 | Pacific Grove Public Library, 550 Central Ave, Pacific Grove, CA, 93950, United States
Pacific Grove Public Library presents Rhythms & Reads, monthly live music concerts. September 19 features the Miranda Perl Trio, entertaining with classic jazz and pop hits. October 10 features the Andrea Carter Trio, jazz with the vocalist from Andrea’s Fault. All ages welcome, no cover.

Open Studios Art Tour Weekend 2
2025-10-18 08:00 - 2025-10-19 17:00 | Monterey County, CA, United States

Monterey Symphony Opens 80th Season with world premiere of Steven Mackey’s Saxophone concerto featuring Timothy McAllister
2025-10-18 19:00 - 21:30, 2025-10-19 14:00 - 2025-10-20 17:00 | Sunset Center, San Carlos St at Ninth Ave, Carmel by the Sea, CA, 93921
Carmel/Monterey CA – Come celebrate the Monterey Symphony’s 80th Anniversary season opening concerts on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 7:30 PM and Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 3:00 PM with Music Director and conductor Jayce Ogren.
“We begin our 80th anniversary season with the world premiere of Anemology, a Monterey Symphony co-commission with the Seattle and Utah symphonies. This brilliant, colorful, and intoxicating new work pairs one of the greatest composers of our time, Steven Mackey, with one of the most dynamic soloists working today, saxophonist Timothy McAllister. It’s not to be missed, nor is Rachmaninoff’s dramatic and tuneful Symphony No. 2, one of my favorite pieces in the repertoire,” says Jayce Ogren.
“McAllister possesses a rare and special virtuosity which I’ve become familiar with through various collaborations over the past 20 years. His playing howls, grooves, flutters, and flows like the wind,” says Mackey. Mackey worked closely with McAllister during the composition process to explore the saxophone’s range of sounds, textures, and extended techniques, shaping the wind-inspired sound world the composer envisioned. “In Anemology, the saxophone soloist is the wind, and the orchestra is the landscape, topography, scenery, etc. that is stirred and animated by its movement,” says Mackey.
SATURDAY:
All Saturday night patrons are invited to an opening night pre-concert party in the Sunset Center lobby. Guests will be treated to live music, one complimentary glass of champagne, and a photobooth. The event is 6:00-7:30 PM and is included with all concert tickets. Additionally, a pre-concert lecture by Musicologist Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli with guest composer Steve Mackey will be held on Saturday, 6:30-7:00 PM in the Sunset Center auditorium.
SUNDAY:
The Symphony Lobby Sessions return this season with live music in the lobby from 1:30-1:50 PM. The October Lobby Session features Symphony principal bassoonist Anne Ranzani. Additionally, a pre-concert lecture by Music Director Jayce Ogren with guest composer Steve Mackey will be held on Sunday, 2:00-2:30 PM, in the Sunset Center auditorium.
Tickets are $50 for Tier 3, $70 for Tier 2, and $90 for Tier 1 seats. Students, teachers, and military tickets are $12.
About the Monterey Symphony: The Monterey Symphony was founded in 1946 and presents double weekend performances during the academic calendar, opening the season at Forest Theater, followed by six more programs at the Sunset Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea. For each program, the Symphony orchestra is comprised of 80 professional musicians from throughout California. The Symphony is committed to bringing people together through orchestral classical music and using the healing powers of music to transform lives. The Symphony actively engages patrons of all ages through a variety of partnerships and initiatives, including performances for thousands of local school children. Jayce Ogren, the Symphony’s 12th Music Director, recently renewed his contract through 2030. The Symphony’s stated mission is to entertain and engage our community through musical performance and education. Monterey Symphony regularly receives national attention for the strength of its audience support, robust subscription renewals and audience retention.
Performances at Sunset Center, Carmel, San Carlos and 9th Ave.
www.montereysymphony.org
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The Ocean Arts Festival
2025-10-25 13:00 - 16:00 | CA
The 5th annual Ocean Arts Festival will feature ocean-themed visual and performing arts created by young artists under the age of 25. Local science organizations offer information tables with related art activities led by dynamic scientists. The festival brings together science and art. It provides opportunities for young artists to experience the power of creativity to expand understanding of ocean science. It will deepen artists and audiences commitment to ocean stewardship.
The first Ocean Arts Festival took place in 2019 at the SpectorDance Studio in Marina. The concept of the festival evolved from SpectorDance’s signature work: Ocean Trilogy, a multidisciplinary performance inspired by a 10-year collaboration with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
From 2022 to 2024, SpectorDance presented the Ocean Arts Festival in partnership with the Monterey Museum of Art. In 2025, SpectorDance is excited to partner with the YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula for the 5th annual Ocean Arts Festival. This family-friendly event celebrates the power of the arts to teach, inspire, and generate positive change in the world.
The Ocean Arts Festival celebrates the power of the arts to teach, inspire, and generate positive change in the world. The Ocean Arts Festival sparks original thought, conversation, and action, and through artistic expression encourages participants to become aware of their social and environmental impact.
Together, let’s raise our shared voices for the health of our ocean and the planet!

Artist Workshop: Dia de los Muertos With Maria Evelin Anda Murillo
2025-10-25 13:30 - 16:30 | 559 Pacific St, Monterey, CA, United States, California
Join local artist Maria Evelin Anda Murillo for a personalized, hands-on workshop designing your own 3D printed ofrenda to honor loved ones for Día de los Muertos.

Learn about the rich traditions behind this sacred celebration and create meaningful pieces using art, color, and memory. All materials are provided—just bring photos or memories to inspire your creation.

Open to all experience levels!

Exhibit Reception - Art of Rehabilitation
2025-10-28 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-28 16:30 - 18:30 | County of Monterey Government Building, 168 West Alisal Street, Salinas, 93901
Art of Rehabilitation Gallery Reception
Not just another art reception—it’s a conversation about second chances, the humanity of the unseen, and the proven impact of rehabilitation through creativity.
Join us for an inspiring event celebrating the transformative power of creativity. This special reception features the groundbreaking Art of Rehabilitation exhibit, showcasing powerful stories and works by Soledad Correctional Training Facility inmates.
Hear from compelling speakers about how art is reducing recidivism and preparing incarcerated individuals for successful reentry. Experience the stories behind the video, audio, and visual installations, and discover how creative expression becomes a tool for healing and redemption.
October 28, 2025 4:30-6:30pm
County of Monterey Administration Building
168 West Alisal Street, Salinas
Free and open to the public
Refreshments served. Come be inspired by art that truly changes lives.

Escher String Quartet with Luke Fleming, Viola November 01, 2025 Sunset Center, Carmel
2025-11-01 18:30 - 21:30 | CA
The extraordinary Escher String Quartet will open our 59th Season at Sunset Center on November 1st, and will be joined by violist Luke Fleming for a program of Haydn, Rogerson, and Brahms. Described by the Guardian as “one of the finest quartets of their generation,” we welcome the Escher back for their third performance for Chamber Music Monterey Bay. The Brahms and the Rogerson are viola quintets, which are works less frequently programmed (one has to hire an additional musician!) and feature an especially rich sound courtesy of the two violas. We are fortunate to have the acclaimed violist Luke Fleming as CMMB’s Artistic Program Director, and he will join the Escher Quartet as a performer in the viola quintets. The Gramophone lauded Mr. Fleming’s “superlative technical and artistic execution.”
Composer Chris Rogerson’s compositions have been praised for their “haunting beauty” and “virtuosic exuberance” by The New York Times, and celebrated for their lyricism. The Philadelphia Inquirer hailed him as a “big discovery.” Rogerson has composed music for cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Benjamin Beilman, pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, the Dover Quartet, and many others. His music has been programmed at venues around the world. He was awarded the 2022 Stoeger Prize from Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the highest honor awarded for contributions to chamber music. Chamber Music Monterey Bay co-commissioned the Rogerson viola quintet and the performance in Carmel will be the West Coast Premiere. We invite you to join us for our Season Opening performance and for Escher’s “high voltage interpretations” (The Strad).
The concert will be preceded by a 30-minute talk by violist and Artistic Program Director Luke Fleming. These informative and entertaining talks begin at 6:30 and will provide ticket-holders with deeper insight into the evening’s program.
