- Jeff Hoke is the local creator of the book and website – and, really, the conceptual place – called The Museum of Lost Wonder. And it is an immersive place that engages the imagination and the intellect. He’s just launched a holiday page of the website that is interactive, fun, charming and amazing. You can find it at www.LostWonder.org/Happy_Holidays.html. And when you’re done playing in the scene that he’s created, check out the rest of the website of archaic curios, alchemy and mysticism.
- The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is an actual museum that is kind of a kindred spirit to the Museum of Lost Wonder. They report that the migrating monarch butterfly population is lower this year in these parts – down to 11,000 from last year’s count of 24,000. That doesn’t mean there are less of them. They could be migrating elsewhere, the museum assures – Northern California has seen an increase. But to lure them to return, they suggest we can plant milkweed. 648-5716, www.pgmuseum.org/monarchcounts.
- Sometimes tragedy shines light on the good in the world. Lori and Eric Lochtefeld have pledged to donate and match 100 percent of the concession sales from their six First Night Monterey performances by the Black Irish Band and Blues at Eleven to the Salinas Police Officers Association to go to the 9-year-old girl who survived the horrific child abuse by former Salinas residents. Even if you don’t go, you can donate at www.salinaspd.com/spoa-victims-fund.
- Robin Gregory has been a mom, a mystic, a journalist, a lay minister and an infant massage instructor. Now she is also an author. Her YA novel, The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman, published last month, is about an abandoned boy found in 1892 by a couple who take him in, not knowing that he has magical powers. He also has disabilities. He is, in many ways, special. But that doesn’t spare him from the poignancy of life. It’s been featured by Kirkus, been awarded the Gelett Burgess Medal, and an audiobook is in production. Find out more at www.MadMysticalJourney.com.
- It was shuttered for a spell, but has made a triumphant return. El Yanqui, the Monterey Peninsula College newspaper, published a Dec. 10, 2015 issue. (Disclosure: current Weekly intern Tabitha Brown wrote a story in that issue.) Part of their mission: “We are here to reveal truth, encourage understanding and to share information.” A worthy endeavor indeed. Good luck, fellow colleagues.
A Kids Doodle iPhone app piece by 8-year-old Marina artist Olive Somogyi.
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