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April 4-6
Next Generation Jazz Festival
Monterey
831-373-3366
www.montereyjazzfestival.org.org
The Monterey Jazz Festival turns the spotlight on the young up-and-coming musicians who will form the vanguard jazz music in the coming decades with a newly expanded event augmented by fresh performances and activities.
April 5
National Marine Sanctuary Annual Symposium
Monterey
831-647-4255
www.montereybay.noaa.gov
Special annual symposium features speakers from MBARI, Moss Landing Research Station and more.
April 6
Julliard String Quartet
Carmel
831-620-2040
www.sunsetcenter.org.org
One of the world�s best known ensembles, the Juilliard String Quartet is admired for performances characterized by clarity of structure, beauty of sound, purity of line and an extraordinary unanimity of purpose.
April 8
American Brass Quintet
Carmel
831-620-2040
www.sunsetcenter.org.org
When this group gave its first public performance over forty-six years ago brass chamber music was relatively unknown to concert audiences, but it was to be the beginning of an international concert career for the ensemble that Newsweek calls "the high priests of brass."
April 9
Stories for Adults featuring Taelen Thomas: "Mark Twain on the Mississippi"
Monterey
831-646-3949
www.monterey.org/library
Thomas portrays Twain at age 50, recalling how he grew up alongside the Mississippi, and earned a license to pilot a steamboat between St. Louis and New Orleans in the 1850's. For ages 16-up.
April 12
San Antonio Mission Days
Jolon
831-385-4478
Mission life in the early 1800's: padres, indians, soldados, vaqueros, and early Californio families will mingle with you and your family. See how adobe bricks are made. See homemade bread baked in an outdoor oven. Hear the mission Bells and join our Celebration!
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April 12-13
Arlo Guthrie
Carmel
831-620-2040
www.sunsetcenter.org.org
If there is a first family of folk music in this country, it would be the Guthries. From the Dust Bowl to Vietnam, from Woody to Arlo, they have been the musical conscience of America. As Arlo says, "in the songs, the humor, the commitment to keep making the world a little better for everyone."
April 16-17
Neil Berg's 100 Years of Hollywood
Carmel
831-620-2040
www.sunsetcenter.org.org
From Dorothy and the Scarecrow to Moulin Rouge, the silver screen has never sparkled more brightly.
April 17-20
Sea Otter Classic Cycling Festival
Laguna Seca, Monterey
831-373-2331
www.seaotterclassic.com
Called the Bikestock of North America, this massive cycling event features fun rides, road racing, mountain bike racing, BMX racing, kids events, and a consumer tradeshow that highlights the latest in cycling hardware, clothing and good. Racers range from first timers to Olympic champions.
April 23
Leine Roebana presents Sporen
CSUMB
831-528-4580
www.csumb.edu/worldtheater
Leine Roebana has made a name for itself with its demanding choreography, aggressive attacks and visual complexity. In Sporen, the result is a dance that confronts different movement approaches and different ideologies of the body.
April 27
Big Sur International Marathon
Big Sur
831-625-6226
www.bsim.org
This marathon, consistently named the "Best Marathon in North America" by the Ultimate Guide to Marathon, is set along one of the most breathtaking routes in the world. Also includes a 21-mile power walk, 5K run, 9-mile walk, 10.6-mile walk and marathon relay.
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