Sept. 7-23

Pacrep’s Julius Caesar


7:30pm Fri-Sat; 2pm Sun. Golden Bough Theater, Carmel. 622-0700, www.pacrep.org


Sept. 15


An Evening with Bob Newhart 


8pm. Sunset Center, Carmel. 620-2048. www.sunsetcenter.org


Sept. 16


Mariachi Festival


4-10pm. Sherwood Hall, Salinas. 775-4721, 753-1274. 


Sept. 16-30 | Art and Nature: Drawing from the Collections


Join science illustrator and instructor Erin E. Hunter on an artistic journey through the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History’s collections in various media. The focus of the Sept. 16 class is birds; Sept. 23 is mammals and Sept. 30 is insects. 1pm-4pm. Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove. 648-5716, www.pgmuseum.org


Sept. 21


Documentary Screening of La Source: Where Water Runs – Life Flows


7:30pm. Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur. 667-2574, www.henrymiller.org 


Sept. 21-Oct. 7


Western Stage’s September Shoes


7:30pm Fri and Sat; 2pm Sun. Studio Theater, The Western Stage, Salinas. 755-6810, http://westernstage.com


Sept. 21-30


I Love a Gershwin Tune, How About You?


7:30pm Fri; 2pm and 7:30pm Sat; 5pm Sun. Carl Cherry Center, Carmel. 624-7491, www.carlcherrycenter.org


Sept. 21-23


Monterey Jazz Festival


6:30-12:10pm Fri; 12:45pm-12am Sat; noon-11pm Sun. Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey. 888-248-6499, www.montereyjazzfestival.org


Sept. 22


Sylvie Simmons’ I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen


3pm. Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur 667-2574, www.henrymiller.org 


Sept. 22 | Family Day


The Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) invites families to explore, create and play in the galleries while discovering Auguste Rodin’s world of sculpture. 11am-4pm. Monterey Museum of Art-Pacific, Monterey. 372-5477, www.montereyart.org


Sept. 22-23


Old Monterey Fine Arts Festival


10am-5pm. Transit depot parking lot, Monterey. 818-813-4478, www.westcoastartists.com 


Sept. 24-30 | BLUE Ocean Film Festival 


The conservation-focused film festival features and conservation summit has over 100 finalist ocean films, filmmaker discussions, ocean photography exhibits, film and photography workshops, conservation seminars and panels, VIP parties and more. (See story, p. 16.) Various locations throughout the Peninsula. 920-3527, www.blueoceanfilmfestival.org


Sept. 27


The Art of Art Collecting


6pm. Transportation provided from the Monterey Museum of Art-Pacific, Monterey. 372-5477, www.montereyart.org


Sept. 28-Oct. 14 | PacRep’s *Much Ado About Nothing*


Pacific Repertory Theatre’s second play in their Carmel Shakespeare Festival (the first is Julius Caesar, playing now), about love and marriage, gossip and trickery, arrives as fresh, relevant and funny as it must have struck theater-goers 400 years ago. Artistic Director Kenneth Kelleher directs the 1940s update, proving the timeless poetry of the tragic comedy. 7:30pm Fri-Sun. Outdoor Forest Theater, Carmel. 620-0100, www.pacrep.org


Sept. 28-30


Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival


Starts 4pm Sept. 28. Sunset Center, Carmel. 626-6243, www.sunsetcenter.org


Sept. 28


Artists Equity’s Gala for the Monterey County Artists Studio Tour


7pm-9pm Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove. 659-5003, www.pgartcenter.org


Sept. 29-30 | Monterey County Artists Studio Tour 


That it’s in its 23rd year speaks to its longevity. But here’s some advice that will help with your own longevity at this mega-event of Peninsula art: Go to the Pacific Grove Art Center to get a close up look at a work by each of the 56 artists, get the map, plot your course, eat a hearty breakfast and pace yourself like it’s a marathon. 11am-5pm. Various locations throughout the county. www.montereystudiotour.com


Sept. 29


Monterey Summer of Love Festival


10am-10pm. Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey. www.summer67.com


Sept. 29


Tatz and Throttle Showcase


11am-6pm. 315 Bitter Road, King City. 902-5222, facebook.com/Tatzn.throttle


Sept. 30


Hula for Moola: Salinas Circle for Children Fundraiser


2-7pm. Aloha Terrace, Hyatt Regency, Monterey. 424-7232, www.salinascircle.org


Oct. 4-21


MPC Theater company Barefoot in the Park


7:30pm Thu-Sat; 2pm Sun. Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey. 646-4213, www.mpctheaterco.com


Oct. 5, Nov. 2, Dec. 7


Artistas Unidos First Fridays Artwalk


5-8pm. Various venues in Oldtown Salinas, Salinas. 594-1799, www.artistasunidos.com


Oct. 5-7


Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation Fall Festival


5-7pm Fri; 8:45am-5pm Sat; 9am Sun. Tor House, Hyatt Carmel Highlands, Carmel River Beach, Carmel. www.torhouse.org


Oct. 6-7 and Oct. 13-14


ARTOBERfest! Artists’ open studio tour


11am Sat-Sun. Various locations throughout Salinas (Oct. 6-7) and Salinas Valley and South County (Oct. 13-14). 594-1799, www.ArtoberfestSalinas.org


Oct. 7


Carmel Music Society with Lynn Harrel and Jon Kimura Parker


3pm. Sunset Center, Carmel. 625-9938, www.carmelmusic.org 


Oct. 10-14


Carmel Art and Film Festival


Various times and locations in Carmel. 625-3700, http://carmelartandfilm.com


Oct. 12


Trio Solisti featuring world premier of arc of life by Kevin Puts 


7pm discussion with Kevin Puts; 8pm concert. Sunset Center, Carmel. 625-2212, www.chambermusicmontereybay.org


Oct. 18


Perla Batalla Concert


7:30pm. CSUMB World Theater, Seaside. www.csumb.edu/worldtheater. 


Oct. 19, 20, 2


Monterey Symphony’s “Delicacy”


7:30pm Fri. Steinbeck Institute for Arts and Culture, Salinas. 775-4735, www.steinbeck.org. 8pm Sat and 3pm Sun. Sunset Center, Carmel. 620-2048, www.sunsetcenter.org


Oct. 20


Salinas Food and Wine Festival


100-300 blocks of South Main Street, Salinas. www.salinasvalleyfoodandwine.com


Oct. 26


Heartbreaker: A Live Rock Tribute to Led Zeppelin


8pm. Sunset Center, Carmel. 620-2048. www.sunsetcenter.org


Oct. 26-Nov. 11


Western Stage’s I Hate Hamlet


7:30pm Fri-Sat; 2pm Sun. Studio Theater, The Western Stage, Salinas. 755-6810, http://westernstage.com


Oct. 26-Nov. 24


Day for the Dead 2012


Alisal Center for the Fine Arts, Salinas. 758-5715, www.alisalcenterforthefinearts.org


Oct. 27 | Monterey Bay Bacon, Blues & Brews Festival


This is the first of this event, but the powerful combination of bacon dishes by some of the Peninsula’s best known chefs and restaurants, blues music and craft beers and local wines all but ensures it won’t be the last. Noon-6pm. Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey. www.BaconBluesFest.com


Oct. 27-Jan. 13 


Deeper: Explorations in Ocean Light Black and White Photography


2-4pm. Oct. 27 panel discussion, Carpenter Hall; 4-6pm opening reception, catalog sale and signing, Center for Photographic Art, Sunset Center, Carmel. 624-2811, www.photography.org


Oct. 28


Youth Music Monterey County Season Opener 


2pm. Sunset Center, Carmel. 375-1992, www.YouthMusicMonterey.org


Nov. 1 


The Acting Company’s Of Mice and Men


8pm Sunset Center, Carmel. 620-2048. www.sunsetcenter.org


Nov. 3


Stories from This American Life host Ira Glass


8pm. Sunset Center, Carmel. 620-2048, www.sunsetcenter.org 


Nov. 8


2012 Photographic Art Auction


6-9pm. Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley. 625-5181, www.photography.org


The Chucho Valdes Quartet


8pm. Sunset Center, Carmel. 620-2048. www.sunsetcenter.org


Nov. 9-Dec. 14 | Becoming Visible: The Face of Homeless Women in Monterey County


Employing still photography, video and narrative text, the exhibit takes a multi-layered look at the issues and metaphors confronting homeless women throughout Monterey County. 5-7pm Fri Nov. 9 opening reception; runs through Dec. 10. Carl Cherry Center, Carmel. 624-7491, www.carlcherrycenter.org


Nov. 8-11 


United Nations Association International Film Festival


7pm Thu-Sat; 1:30pm Sun. Golden State Theater, Monterey. 625-9414, www.unamontereybay.org


Nov. 10


December People Holiday Concert


7:30pm. CSUMB World Theater, Seaside. www.csumb.edu/worldtheater


Nov. 10-Dec. 8


White Christmas


7:30pm Fri-Sat; 2pm Sun. Main Stage, The Western Stage, Salinas. 755-6810, http://westernstage.com


Nov. 11


Carmel Music Society with Jeffrey Kahane on piano


3pm. Sunset Center, Carmel. 620-2048. www.sunsetcenter.org


Nov. 13


Judy Collins


7:30pm. Sunset Center, Carmel. 620-2048. www.sunsetcenter.org


Nov. 16


A Tribute to the Music of John Denver


8pm. Sunset Center, Carmel. 620-2048. www.sunsetcenter.org


Nov. 16, 17, 18


Monterey Symphony’s “Power” featuring Tanya Gabrielian on piano


7:30pm Fri. Steinbeck Institute for Arts and Culture, Salinas. 775-4735, www.steinbeck.org.


8pm Sat and 3pm Sun. Sunset Center, Carmel. 620-2048. www.sunsetcenter.org


Nov. 18


I Cantori’s Annual Messiah Sing-a-Long


3pm. Carmel Mission Basilica, Carmel. 644-8912 


Nov. 30 – Dec 2 


Monterey Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival


4:30pm Fri; 9am Sat; 9am Sun. Monterey Conference Center, 1 Portola Plaza, Monterey. www.montereycowboy.org


Dec 7


Carmel Music Society with the Los Angeles Piano Quartet 


8pm. All Saints Church, Carmel. 625-9938, www.carmelmusic.org


Dec 1


chamber music monterey bay’s Poulenc Trio


8pm. Sunset Center, Carmel. 625-2212, www.ChamberMusicMontereyBay.org


Dec. 14-16


Dance Kids of Monterey County’s Nutcracker


7pm Fri-Sat; 2pm Sun. Sunset Center, Carmel. 620-2048, www.sunset.org


Dec 15


Monterey Bay Symphony Children’s Holiday Concert


3pm. Golden State Theatre, Monterey. www.montereybaysymphony.org.