- The nine-week-long NEA/National Steinbeck Center Big Read came to an end last week, Oct. 18. Steinbeck Center’s marketing coordinator, Eric Mora, who had a big hand in the events, reports (from Marseille, France) this look back: “Throughout our Big Read campaign we saw members of our community – students, teachers, artists, actors, poets, activists and residents – wrestle with Claudia Rankine’s words and ideas. To some, the NEA Big Read was an introduction to new concepts and a new awareness to the lived experience of people of color. To others, it was an affirmation that they are not alone in facing microaggressions. To all, it was reminder that interactions between people are rarely black and white and that we all have much to learn in order to understand one another.” steinbeck.org.
- Open Ground Studios in Seaside has hosted 12 hours of art workshops with students from Monterey, Alisal, Salinas, Pacific Grove, Seaside and Santa Catalina high schools, with assistance from CSUMB interns, faculty and staff, dozens of adults from the community, and the Arts Council for Monterey County, all revolving around the subject of bullying and rising above it. The exhibition opens 1-3pm Sunday, Oct. 29, at OGS. 241-6919.
- Here is a trifecta of Monterey Jazz Festival news. 1) MJF’s top student jazz players from Monterey County, aka the MJF High School All-Stars, playCarl Cherry Center 3pm Sunday, Oct. 29, for $20 a ticket. 2) MJF presents Celebrity Summit, a jazz festival cruise Jan. 27-Feb. 3, 2018, featuring Chick Corea, Marcus Miller, Robert Glasper, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Leslie Odom Jr., Dr. Lonnie Smith, Don Was, Lalah Hathaway and many more. 3) MJF’s 2018 Artists-in-Residence will be Tia Fuller and Ingrid Jensen. montereyjazzfestival.org.
- The city of Seaside is getting into the Halloween spirit by hosting the annual (and free) Halloween Bonanza at Oldemeyer Center 6-9pm Tuesday, Oct. 31, with a haunted house, costume contest, candy bags and glow sticks for the first 500 youths. To borrow a segment from Bill Maher, here is a New Rule: If you know little kids are going to be present, it’s not the right venue to break out the It killer clown mask with butcher knife. That would be personality disorder-ish, somewhere on the lack-of-empathy scale. 899-6803.
- The Greenfield Cultural Arts Center celebrates the Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos 5-8pm Wednesday, Nov. 1, with art, altars, music, dance and food. info@firstnightmonterey.org.
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