- The rain last weekend didn’t deter droves of kids and their parents from attending (and playing at) the grand re-opening of the Marina Community Center Playground 3:30pm last Saturday, Nov. 19. It was a beautiful sight that showed how much playgrounds and parks mean to families, especially one that is creatively designed and centrally located near a skate park. 884-1278.
- Although it’s 10am-7pm on Black Friday, Nov. 25, the official website for Record Store Day claims “this isn’t about a crazy feeding frenzy.” But participating venues like Recycled Records in Monterey pour chum in the water with RSD exclusive releases like An Evening with Ornette Coleman, instrumentals by dark electro rap duo Death Grips, Rudy Ray Moore’s raunchy comedy album This Ain’t No White Christmas, a compilation of Scepter Records, an LP by the Sesame Street gang, RUN-D.M.C.’s Christmas in Hollis, Iggy & The Stooges, Isaac Hayes, Sun Ra, (now I’m just name dropping), Stone Roses,Lee “Scratch” Perry, Frank Sinatra, Motley Crue, Conor Oberst, Jaco Pastorius, Erykah Badu. www.RecordStoreDay.com.
- Here’s another opportunity to simply list some of the riches – here, books – available at our fingertips, should those fingertips be in possession of cash, checks or credit cards (though the event is free).Pilgrim’s Way Bookstore is celebrating Small Business Saturday, 10am-6pm Nov. 26, by putting on a local author meet-and-greet all day of Ajax Minor (Sun Valley, Moon Mountains), Dan Morgan (The Drain Dragon), Theo Maehr (Wild Whispers), Kathryn Gualtieri (The Missing Bohemian), Lynn Momboisse (Historic Homes & Inns of Carmel-by-the-Sea), Elizabeth Murray (Monet’s Garden), Robert Coburn (Bad Tidings). 624-4955.
- John A. Greenwald’s book Wild Bird: The True Jazz Age Tale of Ruth Wightman Morris tells the story of a woman who flew airplanes, wrote for Hollywood, raced cars and jet-setted with celebs like Charlie Chaplin and F. Scott Fitzgerald, and brought the party home to Monterey. It’s available at River House Books in Carmel, Monterey Museum of Art, and Amazon. www.JohnAGreenwald.com.
- The Arts Council for Monterey County puts out a helpful calendar that lists cool arts and culture events throughout the year, and does so with sweet art from a different local artist each month. 2017 artists include Marvin L. Anderson, Dexter J. Farm, David Fleming, Marie Gabrielle and eight others. It’s $15. Call 622-9060 to order.
ohn A. Greenwald's book Wild Bird: The True Jazz Age Tale of Ruth Wightman Morris tells the story of the jet-setting couple who in the 1920s lived at the residence that would later become Monterey Museum of Art-La Mirada
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