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World's greatest ukulele player plays Golden State Theatre.
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World's greatest ukulele player plays Golden State Theatre.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Dec 1, 2016

Ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro’s YouTube channel can keep you engaged for hours, easy. Whether it’s the Hawaiian native’s spot-on uke inter…

Epsilon builds on its popularity as its neighboring restaurant closes down.
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Epsilon builds on its popularity as its neighboring restaurant closes down.

  • Mark C. Anderson
  • Updated Nov 3, 2016

Note: This story has been updated to reflect a change in the closing timeline for Bakai Wine Bar.

Monterey Museum of Art brings free arts festival to Marina.
Arts & Culture

Monterey Museum of Art brings free arts festival to Marina.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Mar 24, 2016

In three breezy minutes, the freshly made experimental film Night Life follows a band of young men at nighttime and dusk in what looks to be t…

Best local live music offerings for 2016.
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Best local live music offerings for 2016.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Dec 31, 2015

Assembling 2016's best live music offerings on the Monterey Peninsula.

Jake Shimabukuro, The Smithereens and Wynonna top Sunset Center's 2015-2016 music lineup.
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Jake Shimabukuro, The Smithereens and Wynonna top Sunset Center's 2015-2016 music lineup.

  • Adam Joseph
  • Jun 1, 2015

’80s power pop rockers The Smithereens, ukulele savant Jake Shimabukuro, the king of the American Songbook vocalist Michael Feinstein and Gram…

Nature inspires artists, who then attempt to pay nature homage.
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Nature inspires artists, who then attempt to pay nature homage.

  • Walter Ryce
  • May 28, 2015

• Open Ground Studios won the last Community Palette art, craft and entrepreneur competition in Sand City. Painter Amanda Burkman placed secon…

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