Upcoming Events

Sovino Wine Bar is hosting a pop-up show featuring beautiful jewelry made locally by Nautilus and Sway. Buy three items and get a fourth free. Come check it out!

East Village Coffee Lounge and Kiki Wow presents The Hounds of Heaven, performing a mix of original compositions and generally undiscovered album covers that have been reinterpreted. This performance will include selections from Springsteen, Petty, Bruce Hornsby, Vince Gill, Don Henley, Daryl Hall, and more.

MY Museum presents a Fun & Games Night for ages 21 and up only! Join us for tons of fun board games (both oldies but goodies and hot new ones), music and entertainment, awesome food from various local restaurants, and an amazing selection of beer and wine. Admission is $39 in advance, $45 at the door.

Join the Monterey Peninsula's premiere comedy improv troupe for their shows on the second and last Saturday of every month. They use audience suggestions and volunteers to create hilarious scenes right on the spot similar to the hit show "Whose Line Is It, Anyway?!" It's perfect for parties and date nights!

Cibo Restaurant invites you to join us for a night of live music featuring Pacific Groove , 9pm-12:30am. Take rock, funk, jazz, pop, reggae, and blues, put it in a blender, and you have an idea...

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents Bobby Love . Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

East Village Coffee Lounge presents the Leon Joyce Organ Trio playing traditional, contemporary, and Latin jazz. Drummer Leon Joyce, Jr. has worked with a wide variety of top artists including Smokey Robinson, James Carter, Clark Terry, Patti LaBelle, and Mary Wilson. Come check it out! $10 cover.

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents local singer-songwriter Lindsay Beery. Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to this talented musician with a beautiful, strong voice.

This weekly improv comedy class, presented by Monterey Comedy Improv , explores spontaneity, creativity, and humor through improvisation. Most importantly, learn the fine art of saying “Yes.” Newcomers are welcome!

Classes are held on Tuesdays, 6:30pm-7:30pm, at the...

Come to Sovino to play Wine Bingo! Really, it's everything you like about Bingo, with wine and Sovino vocabulary associated with the numbers. Come and learn a little, play a little, drink a little. There shall be prizes!

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents singer-songwriter Lex Land, who pays reverent tribute to songs of old both through her own renditions of classic songs as well as lovingly crafted original compositions in that style. Opening for Lex tonight is local favorite Browyn Koryn.

East Village Coffee Lounge and Kiki Wow present singer-songwriter Rose Merrill on Friday, January 31, 7pm-9pm. $10 recommended donation.

Rose Merrill is mountain country woman with grit who dared to blend folk, rock, and country music with...

Old Capitol Books is thrilled to announce a night of poetry on Friday, January 31 at 7:30pm to raise money for the production of Imaginary Animal – a play written by poet and scholar Rachelle Escamilla. Joining Rachelle Escamilla...

Cibo Restaurant invites you to join us for a night of live rock music featuring VYBE , 9pm-12:30am.

VYBE is a collaboration of talented, seasoned musicians who came together in early 2010 and have become...

Sazón Express invites everyone to join us for our Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, February 1. We'll be open 11am-2am on Saturdays, serving up fresh, delicious Mexican cuisine and craft beer in a fast-casual setting.

Uncork your creativity at Paint with Dali, a monthly painting workshop at the MHAA Salvador Dali Museum. Paint, canvas, and brushes are provided as experienced local artists lead you step by step through the process of unleashing your inner Salvador Dali.

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents the musical duo Songbird Meadow . Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

A sweet fusion of...

MHAA Salvador Dali Museum is hosting a reception for Different Tiempos , an exhibit by artist Avelino Santoyo Hernandez (a.k.a Avelino Sanher), on Saturday, February 1, 6:30pm-9:30pm. Admission is $10. All are welcome!

East Village Coffee Lounge and Kiki Wow present an evening of original live music featuring Lauri Hofer Romero with Sam Nilsson on Saturday, February 1, 7pm-9pm.

Lauri Hofer Romero is a highly regarded singer-songwriter who also expresses her creativity...

Sovino Wine Bar presents an evening of live jazz music featuring the Akina Miyata Duo on Friday, February 1, 8pm-10pm.

Akina Miyata is a jazz singer from Japan who studied at MIIS in Monterey and who now...

Are you ready for some football? Puma Road at Portola Plaza invites you to come watch the Big Game on one of our three huge TVs and enjoy some wine with us on Sunday, February 2, 3pm-8pm.

East Village Coffee Lounge presents the Shay Salhov Quartet on Sunday, February 2, 5pm-7:30pm, performing exciting, original music and a fresh approach to jazz standards. Cover charge is $10.

Shay Salhov, an Israeli born saxophonist, received his...

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents Out of the Blue. Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

Out of the Blue is a class...

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents local singer-songwriter Lindsay Beery every Tuesday in February and March, 5pm-7pm. Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to this talented musician with a...

Sovino Wine Bar and Merchant presents a Paint and Sip Class ! Tonight, local artist and retired art teacher Bunny Paivine will be teaching an easy-to-follow painting class. You’ll take home your own 11 x 14 canvas painting. Fee is $40, advance registration required. All materials and instruction are included. Wine is extra.

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents the musical duo Max and Bronwyn . Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.

Max and Bronwyn...

Alta Bakery and Cafe presents a Chocolate Class on Friday, February 7 at 5:30pm, taught by Chefs Ben Spungin and Matt Sommerville. Fee is $55 per person. Space is very limited. Please e-mail Alta to register.

Learn...

East Village Coffee Lounge and Kiki Wow present the award-winning alternative pop artist She Nova on Friday, February 7, 7pm-9pm.

She Nova is now on her debut world tour, bringing her one-women show of gutsy pop anthems...

Kimberly Ford , the veteran Santa Barbara songstress fronting a national revival of Joni Mitchell’s music, will sing Mitchell's iconic Blue album at the Monterey Center for Spiritual Living on February 7 at 7pm. Tickets are $25...

East Village Coffee Lounge and Kiki Wow present virtuoso guitarist Reid King on Saturday, February 8, 7pm-9pm. $5 cover charge.

Reid King has a long history in the music business, starting with his forming of the original...

Join us for a comedy improv show on the second and last Saturday of every month at the Dream Theater at the MHAA Salvador Dali Museum. The Peninsula's premier improv troupe uses audience suggestions and volunteers to create hilarious scenes...

East Village Coffee Lounge presents the Gary Meek Quintet performing high quality modern jazz on Sunday, February 9, 5pm-7:30pm. Cover charge is $10.

Gary Meek is an American jazz and fusion saxophone and keyboard artist who...

Puma Road at Portola Plaza presents musician Steven J. Shook. Enjoy wine tasting, wines by the glass, and wines by the bottle while you listen to one of our favorite local acts.