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Jad Josey reads from his debut poetry volume at Henry Miller Memorial Library this Friday.
Arts & Culture

Jad Josey reads from his debut poetry volume at Henry Miller Memorial Library this Friday.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Mar 19, 2026

Los Osos-based Jad Josey has been always writing poetry in the background of his other writing pursuits. From a young age, he was rewriting ot…

One exhibit focuses not on a visual artist but a novelist, presenting Henry Miller’s world.
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One exhibit focuses not on a visual artist but a novelist, presenting Henry Miller’s world.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Aug 28, 2025

“Who’s gonna do it?” “Well, I don’t know.” And I said, “I’ll do it.” …

Five local and local-ish poets will meet at the Henry Miller Memorial Library to read their latest work.
Literature

Five local and local-ish poets will meet at the Henry Miller Memorial Library to read their latest work.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jun 1, 2023

Poet Laura Schulkind has been writing in Big Sur since her recent “for the most part” retirement from public education law. During Covid, she …

David Portner, performing as Avey Tare, brings music with a sense of place to Big Sur.
Music

David Portner, performing as Avey Tare, brings music with a sense of place to Big Sur.

  • Jesse Herwitz
  • Apr 20, 2023

Three days after David Portner’s 44th birthday, he will have packed his bags, traveled across the country, and readied himself to kick off the…

Jack Kerouac’s Big Sur retreat is celebrated in a centennial event at Henry Miller Memorial Library.
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Jack Kerouac’s Big Sur retreat is celebrated in a centennial event at Henry Miller Memorial Library.

  • Paul Wilner
  • Aug 25, 2022

It’s been 100 years since Jack Kerouac was born. Commemorative events are being held across the nation, including his home town of Lowell, Mas…

Vieux Farka Touré brings his music, inspired by life in Mali, to the California coast.
Music

Vieux Farka Touré brings his music, inspired by life in Mali, to the California coast.

  • Jesse Herwitz
  • Apr 28, 2022

Not all music sticks with us. But Vieux Farka Touré, performing Thursday, May 5 at the Henry Miller Memorial Library for the first time, is ma…

Big Sur’s resident ethereal musician hosts a dusk-to-dawn Earth Day celebration.
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Big Sur’s resident ethereal musician hosts a dusk-to-dawn Earth Day celebration.

  • Christopher Neely
  • Apr 21, 2022

To map the evolution of the Earth Night celebration scheduled for April 22 at Big Sur’s Henry Miller Memorial Library is to trace the ambition…

Celebration of life planned for famed Big Sur architect Mickey Muennig, 86.
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Celebration of life planned for famed Big Sur architect Mickey Muennig, 86.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jun 19, 2021

Mickey Muennig has been called “the man who built Big Sur,” as well as one of the top 100 architects in the U.S. and the “unsung pioneer of Ca…

Events to look forward to, this weekend and beyond.
Arts & Culture

Events to look forward to, this weekend and beyond.

  • Marielle Argueza
  • May 21, 2021

California will officially reopen on June 15. But until then, there are still plenty of virtual experiences to enjoy from the comfort of your …

Maja Kjaer Jacobsen of Fru Skagerrak on fiddles, musical tradition and roaring sessions.
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Maja Kjaer Jacobsen of Fru Skagerrak on fiddles, musical tradition and roaring sessions.

  • Jesse Herwitz
  • Jan 17, 2020

After meeting in Denmark during the 2011 Tønder Folk Festival, Anna Lindblad of Sweden, Maja Kjær Jacobsen of Denmark, and Elise Wessel Hildru…

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