Join curator Lydia Nakashima Degarrod, Ph.D., for an exclusive afternoon in the gallery of Under the Guard Tower: The Watercolors of Chikaji Kawakami now showing at Monterey Museum of Art. Delve into Kawakami's story as Degarrod highlights select paintings, provides...

Slowfiber presents a workshop on seam binding! Learn how to sew the edges on quilts and coats by machine or by hand on Saturday, November 16, 12pm-4pm. Fee is $80. Register on the Slowfiber website. ...

As we come to the end of 2024, join local artist Edi Matsumoto at Monterey Museum of Art to create a visual representation of your dreams, goals, and motivations for 2025. Build your own collage using magazines, word cutouts, and other visual materials, and create a vision board that inspires you. Register here.

Every Tuesday and Saturday is Fondue night for a limited time! Join us for our house made special blend of Fondue.

Join Monterey Public Library Friends and Foundation for light bites and a conversation with local cookbook author, recipe developer, and food writer Caroline Chambers at Irvine Auditorium. Tickets are $50.

Chambers develops recipes that dirty minimal dishes, use fewer ingredients, and require less time but still taste fantastic.

Wendi Kirby Music presents Bridges of Sound , a concert of piano music by Michael Martinez and Samer Fanek . Join them for an evening of evocative, cross-cultural music where East meets West. Tickets are $25 - purchase here .

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents singer-songwriter RJ DeMarco , lead singer of the band Fernway . Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

Albatross Ridge Winery and Kitchen presents singer-songwriter Kito Rayburn . Experience the magic of live music along with award-winning wines, tapas style light bites, and a rotating selecting of craft beer.

Om Studios presents an Ecstatic Dance Workshop led by Jamie Oksas on Saturday, November 16, 6:30pm-8:30pm. Fee is $30. Register on our website. In this class, there are no dance moves to get right - this is an open space to allow your body to lead.

Come down to Bulldog Sports Pub and watch UFC 309 on Saturday, November 16. The fights start at 7pm - come early for good seats and enjoy some food and drink.

Tonight's match will feature the men's Heavyweight Championship bout, Jones vs. Miocic, and a men's Lightweight rematch, Oliveira vs. Chandler.

The Golden State Theatre presents History that Doesn't Suck! with Professor Greg Jackson on Saturday, November 16 at 8pm. Tickets are $38-$119. For more information and to purchase tickets, please click here ....

Compact Disco presents a night of eclectic disco music featuring DJ Julius Papp of San Francisco and Monterey's own Kenny Summit on Saturday, November 16. Free until 9pm, $10 after. Ages 21+ only.

Julius Papp's dance music roots lie in Disco of the 70s and New Wave of the 80s, but he's known for blending Soul, Latin, Afro, Disco, Jazz, and Electronic sounds with such fluidity that it can be difficult to identify his style.