Sundays through September 3
Steinbeck House Tours
Salinas
Tel: 831-424-2735
www.steinbeck.org/SHouse2.html
One of the finest old houses in Salinas will be open for summer afternoon tours every Sunday. Its significance? Novelist John Steinbeck was born and raised here, and many treasures from his childhood remain.
September 7-24
Alicia in Wonder Tierra
Monterey
Tel: 831-646-4213
www.mpcfaculty.net/drama_dept/sroplays.htm
Alice isn't the only young girl to cross the border between reality and another world... In Sylvia Gonzales' play, Alicia rediscovers her Mexican cultural roots after stumbling over enchanted pottery in an old curio shop. At MPC's Studio Theatre.
September 7-October 1
Woman in Black
Carmel
Tel: 831-622-0100
www.pacrep.org
The boundaries between reality and fantasy, between the sensible daylight and creeping nighttime horrors, all are blurred in Stephen Mallatratt's gothic adaptation of Susan Hill's suspenseful novel.
September 8
Folk Music at The Farm
Salinas Valley
Tel: 831-455-2575
www.thefarm-salinasvalley.com
Chill out beside a blazing bonfire and sing along to a strumming guitar, as The Farm revisits folk-song classics.
September 8
Carmel Readings
Carmel
Tel: 831-784-4960
http://nwu7.org
Poets Bryant Clifford and Ed Jarvis read from their most recent works at the Sunset Center, part of a regular series sponsored by the National Writers Union Chapter 7.
September 8-10
Shakespeare in Hollywood
Carmel
Tel: 831-755-6816
www.westernstage.org
Playwright Ken Ludwig plays fast and loose with The Bard's A Midsummer Night's Dream as he retells the real-life story of how Warner Brothers made the play into a movie in the 1930s (which starred Jimmy Cagney and Dick Powell).
September 13
Writers Roundtable
Monterey
Tel: 831-883-4486
http://nwu7.org
Mari Lynch Dehmler speaks at Bay Books on 'The Fine Art of Wordworking: How editors help,' part of a regular series sponsored by the National Writers Union Chapter 7.
September 15-17
Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey
Tel: 925-275-9255
www.montereyjazzfestival.org
Every year we ask: how can this longest-running jazz festival in the world get any hotter? And then the line-up of artists comes out, and we say: oh, that's how. In 2006, Arena/Lyons Stage headliners include Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, McCoy Tyner, Roy Hargrove, The Yellowjackets, and bluesy vocalist Bonnie Raitt. Plus hundreds of superb performers appearing on stages all around the Monterey County Fairgrounds.
September 15-October 8
Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing
Salinas
Tel: 831-755-6816
www.westernstage.org
Stoppard's wry intellectual gymnastics take a backseat to revealing the quality and nature of love, and how inarticulate it can make the most verbally adroit of men. One of his best, performed at The Western Stage.
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September 21
Third Thursday at MMA
Monterey
Tel: 831-372-5477 ext 12
www.montereyart.org
Enjoy a mellow cocktail hour of art, wine and nibbles at the Monterey Museum of Art, during this free monthly event.
September 29-October 15
Measure for Measure
Carmel
Tel: 831-622-0100
www.pacrep.org
Shakespeare once again dallies with mistaken identity, subterfuge and double-dealing dukes, but this Measure is more dark than merry, for all it stands among his comedies. Concluding Pacific Repertory's Shakespeare season at the Forest Theater.
September 30-October 1
13th Annual Old Monterey Seafood and Music Festival
Monterey
Tel: 831-655-8070
www.oldmonterey.org
Fresh seafood including clam chowder, salmon, shrimp and sushi, live music and crafts, all around Custom House Plaza and Alvarado Street.
September TBA
11th Annual Monterey Bay ReggaeFest
Monterey
Tel: 831-394-6534
www.mbayreggaefest.net
Enjoy a host of well-known and up-and-coming reggae artists who fill two stages at this lively event. Also includes great island cooking, arts and crafts, kids play area, Reggae Lounge and a Rastafari Museum of Culture.
September TBA
19th Annual Greek Festival
Monterey
Tel: 831-424-4434
An ethnic festival featuring authentic Greek food, live music, traditional dancing, a taverna and crafts.
September TBA
Festa Italia-Santa Rosalia Festival
Monterey
Tel: 831-625-9623 or 831-375-4263
Non-stop Italian music, bocce competitions, arts and crafts, delicious Italian food.
September TBA
18th Annual Artists Studio Tour
Monterey County
Tel: 831-754-ARTS
www.artists-equity.org
Self-guided tour of more than 70 local artists' studios throughout the county open to the public for this Artists Equity sponsored event.
September TBA
42nd Annual Carmel Mission Fiesta
Carmel
Tel: 831-624-9035
Featuring a variety of international musical entertainment, children's games, Farmer's Market, fabulous barbecue, and shopping galore at local artisans booths.
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