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Brain Space

From music festivals to NFTs – a look back on 2023 in arts and culture in Monterey County.
Arts & Culture

From music festivals to NFTs – a look back on 2023 in arts and culture in Monterey County.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Dec 28, 2023

As the year draws to a close, we pause to take a look back at the artistic and cultural events that graced Monterey County’s galleries, stages…

Fall Arts Calendar 2022
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Fall Arts Calendar 2022

  • Oct 6, 2022

OCTOBER

Rock, Bach, blues and jazz are all hallmarks of the thriving (and historic) Central Coast music scene.
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Rock, Bach, blues and jazz are all hallmarks of the thriving (and historic) Central Coast music scene.

  • Paul Wilner
  • Oct 22, 2021

“If there’s anything we try to preserve, it’s creating or recreating opportunities to come together to experience music joyfully, and enjoy the emotional uplift that comes from that experience.”

Looking back on a long history of Monterey County music through some highlights.
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Looking back on a long history of Monterey County music through some highlights.

  • Paul Wilner
  • Oct 22, 2021

From the Golden State, into the future.

Fall Arts Calendar 2021
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Fall Arts Calendar 2021

  • Sep 24, 2021

Now through Jan. 9

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Steve Vagnini

  • Aug 17, 2021

Question: What song has the best guitar solo?

Jazz Fest tickets go on sale, and go quickly this year.
Music

Jazz Fest tickets go on sale, and go quickly this year.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jul 14, 2021

They have been on sale for only a day, but tickets for the upcoming 64th Monterey Jazz Festival—to be held from Friday, Sept. 24 to Sunday, Se…

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LIVESTREAM: California Roots Music Festival

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  • Updated Aug 30, 2019

Monterey >> Now a fixture on the entertainment calendar in Monterey, the Ninth Annual California Roots Music & Arts Festival takes p…

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