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Opera singer Marielle Murphy returns to the Peninsula for performances in Carmel, Sand City.
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Opera singer Marielle Murphy returns to the Peninsula for performances in Carmel, Sand City.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jan 22, 2026

Opera singer Marielle Murphy is sitting at one of the long tables inside Alta Bakery in downtown Monterey, looking around because it’s been su…

Hartnell College theater students take on one of Shakespeare’s less familiar plays.
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Hartnell College theater students take on one of Shakespeare’s less familiar plays.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Mar 6, 2025

Measure for Measure is one of the less-commonly staged of Shakespeare’s plays. Part comedy, part tragedy, it is based in the 17th-century seam…

Local English actor F. Howard Burnham brings Charles Dickens’ 'A Christmas Carol' to life in Carmel.
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Local English actor F. Howard Burnham brings Charles Dickens’ 'A Christmas Carol' to life in Carmel.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Dec 21, 2023

Local English actor F. Howard Burnham has been mastering this gig for over 30 years – Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the famous Christmas…

Santa Catalina School stages an outstanding rendition of Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on The Orient Express.’
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Santa Catalina School stages an outstanding rendition of Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on The Orient Express.’

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jan 19, 2023

The audience was enchanted, cheering and clapping after each scene on Friday, Jan. 13, when Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express pre…

Students from Salinas will open the prestigious Drum Corps International Competition.
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Students from Salinas will open the prestigious Drum Corps International Competition.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jul 7, 2022

Outfitted with drums and sticks, students from Alisal Union School District practice at Monte Bella Elementary in Salinas. One. Two. Three. Ti…

SpectorDance’s choreographers showcase is a testament to dance as a vehicle for social change.
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SpectorDance’s choreographers showcase is a testament to dance as a vehicle for social change.

  • Agata Popęda
  • May 19, 2022

Since 1997, SpectorDance’s recurring choreographers showcase has presented the local audience with over 450 dancemakers – both locals and gues…

The writer and performer reflects on creativity, fame and isolation as she prepares for a show at Sunset Center.
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The writer and performer reflects on creativity, fame and isolation as she prepares for a show at Sunset Center.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Jan 13, 2022

The “night mayor” of New York City is coming to Carmel to tell us what’s wrong with the world.

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  • Feb 5, 2020
Teatro Campesino put on two different shows within an hour of each other. How did they do?
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Teatro Campesino put on two different shows within an hour of each other. How did they do?

  • Walter Ryce
  • Sep 2, 2014

Last weekend, on Sunday, El Teatro Campesino in San Juan Bautista presented visitors with a fine nearby getaway that conflated a three-day wee…

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