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This weekend’s top events: MotoGP, Bach and more!
The big weekend event: Over 120,000 motorcycle racing fans will come to Monterey County for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, which begins Friday. This race will be extra exciting, as Valentino Rossi (pictured during last year’s race at left) will compete, only a few weeks after he... »
What to do this weekend: July 16-18
There’s so much to do this weekend in Monterey County that it is impossible to do it all! Humpback tail, Monterey Bay, California, by Michael Rymer If you like watching animals of any type, Monterey County is the place to be this weekend. As we reported earlier this week, hundreds of whales are still crowding Monterey... »
This weekend’s top events: July 9-11
Friday Celebrate the Carmel Plaza’s 50th anniversary tonight with the kick-off of one of the summer’s best weekly events! The “Jazz at the Plaza” series starts tonight with music by the smooth-voiced Neal Banks, wine from Ventana Vineyards, and great food from Bistro Beaujolais. 5-7pm, Ocean Avenue and Mission Street, Carmel. $15. Warm up for the... »
Limekiln State Park reopens today!
We considered holding off on posting this until Tuesday, so we could have the park to ourselves this weekend! Limekiln, by Matthew High Big Sur’s Limekiln State Park, a favorite of local hikers and campers, reopens today. The park was closed for two years as it recovered from the Chalk fire of 2008. Campsites at Limekiln State... »
This weekend’s events: Fourth of July parties and more
A recipe for Fourth of July weekend fun: start with two cups of the largest Christian music festival on the West Coast, add a pile of vinyl records in a redwood forest, mix in a cup and a half of Fourth of July picnics, barbecues, parades and lawn parties, a tablespoon of 10K race,... »
What to do this weekend: June 25-27, 2010
This weekend fans of blues music are headed to the Monterey County Fairgrounds for the 25th Annual Monterey Bay Blues Festival. Artists include Kenny Lattimore, Sista Monica with her Gospel Choir, Johnny Rawls, Big Daddy Cade, Artwork Jamal, Mike Hammar & the Nails, Con FunkShun, and more. There are shows Friday night, all day... »
Top weekend events: Things to do besides the U.S. Open
As you may have heard, there’s a little golf tournament in town this weekend. Not heading out to watch Tiger? There’s plenty of other ways to stay busy this weekend. Friday If you ride a sport bike or just admire them, head to Oldtown Salinas tonight for Mazda Raceway Sportsbike Night. Sport bikes park (for free!)... »
What to do this weekend: 6/11-6/13
Monday marks the beginning of golf’s greatest annual tournament, the U.S. Open, held this year at Pebble Beach. Whether you’re in town early for the big week or just looking for some fun, here’s some things to keep you busy until Tiger hits the links. Friday Monterey County’s oldest wine festival, the Monterey Wine Festival, holds... »
This weekend’s top events: June 4-6
Friday It’s time for the Salinas First Fridays Art Walk! Catch live music, art exhibits and more. 5pm-8pm, 100-300 blocks of Main Street and surrounding areas, Salinas. Pacific Grove offers its own take on the same theme with the Wine, Art and Music Walk, which lives up to its descriptive title. 6pm-9pm throughout downtown Pacific Grove;... »
Memorial Day Weekend 2010’s top events
Sure, technically the first day of summer isn’t for another three weeks, but (at least for Americans) the three-day Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer season. It’s time to break out the grill, hang out at the beach, and celebrate the long weekend with the following events. Friday Classic rock cover band Cheeky Spanks have... »
This weekend’s top events: May 21-23
There’s signs that summer’s on the way. The sun is out, flowers are blooming and every weekend is full of great events! Cooking For Solutions is the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s annual celebration of sustainable cuisine. Friday night features the Cooking For Solutions gala, while Saturday is full of celebrity chef cooking demonstrations at the Aquarium,... »
This weekend’s top events: May 14-16
There’s a lot of great events going on throughout the weekend in Monterey County! For the artistic crowd, nothing could be better than the Carmel Art Festival, which runs from Thursday through Sunday. Painters duke it out mano a mano in the plein air competition (no body-checking, guys), plus there’s lectures, receptions, gallery events, an... »
This weekend’s top events: April 30-May 2
This weekend, triathletes will flood the Salinas Valley’s Lake San Antonio Recreation Area for the Wildflower Triathlon, known by many as the Woodstock of triathlons. Meanwhile, Big Sur becomes a music lover’s epicenter as Yo La Tengo play a sold-out show at the Henry Miller Library on Friday night and the Mother Hips headline... »
Scenes from the 25th Big Sur International Marathon
Sunday was the 25th running of the Big Sur International Marathon. Our intrepid photographer headed out to take a few photos. (For many more photos, see our Big Sur International Marathon Flickr set. Great scenery Yes, that’s Pebble Beach in the far background. Pace runners at the Big Sur International Marathon carry a stick with several balloons... »
This weekend’s top events: Big Sur Marathon and more!
Hold onto your hats and don’t try to drive Highway One south of Carmel on Sunday…the Big Sur International Marathon is in town this weekend! Expect to see even more athletically toned individuals along the sidewalks of Monterey County this weekend. If you’re a race participant and looking for somewhere to carbo-load (or if... »