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Reflections Elegante Places in Herald's Reader's Choice Awards 2025

Congratulations to Reflections Elegante Fine Art Gallery, which has been awarded Second Place in the Best Art Gallery Monterey Peninsula Award by Monterey Herald's Readers' Choice 2025.

Reflections Elegante is located at 271 Alvarado Street in Downtown Monterey.

Book Signing with Fantasy Author Joyce Sherry at Old Capitol Books

2/7/26

Free

Old Capitol Books

Old Capitol Books invites you to book signing event by local fantasy author Joyce Sherry for her debut novel, A Tale for the Shadows, on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 1pm. Free and open to everyone!

Old Capitol Books Open 6 Days a Week

Good news, book lovers! Old Capitol Books is now open six days a week. Visit us Tuesday - Sunday, 12pm-6pm, on the second floor of 482 Alvarado Street.

Poetry Books at The Rose Books and Obscurities

Be inspired by poetry as you begin the new year! The Rose Books and Obscurities has a beautifully curated collection of poetry books available at 136 Bonifacio Place and online .

We've assembled a wide-ranging group of poets including Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Tennyson, Philip Levine, Robert Pinsky, Derek Walcott, Pablo Neruda, T. S. Eliot, Thom Gunn, and many more. Come browse the shelves.