Issues / 1999 / Jul 22
Seaside's lone art gallery closes, leaving some to wonder about the future of the city's art scene.
In November 1995, Seaside artist Sandra Gray was on a high. An arts commissioner for the city of Seaside, she had just opened the city''s first commercial art gallery, Gray''s Art Gallery, at 1104 Broadway ...
Letters
He Loves Peruvians Lest I be misunderstood, my objection was not to the Peruvian music, I even bought one of their tapes ("They Tried to Pull the Plug on The Beatles, Too," Squid, July 15). ...
The Media Room says it's being silenced by the city of Pacific Grove.
One of the county''s coolest little concert spots could be shut down in the next couple of months, courtesy of an ongoing squabble between the venue owner and the city of Pacific Grove. At issue ...
What Comes Around, Goes Around
Smart Growth? Not in Our Backyard! Traffic jams, water shortages, and sprawling subdivisions here in Monterey County? Why, it''s all a figment of your imagination, at least according to local business honchos who are gearing ...
Jeffrey T. Heyer''s performance as Sherlock Holmes is the real reason to see this play.
The Western Stage is now presenting Hugh Leonard''s comedy spoof-cum-Sherlock Holmes murder mystery, The Mask of Moriarty, starring Jeffery T. Heyer as Holmes in a role he was seemingly born to play. Heyer''s arch delivery ...
By Catherine Coburn
If you read the Weekly''s cover story last week about women''s roles in society in the new millennium ("Women on Top?" July 8-14) you may also be scratching your head, trying to figure out which ...
Environmentalists question the impacts on the Central Coast of turning range lands into vineyards.
Coast residents love the wine industry. We love the plethora of local labels on the shelves, spending an afternoon in the tasting rooms, and the air of sophistication it lends our sleepy stretch of coastline. ...
A new performing arts center opens in Carmel Valley.
The stage is set and the curtain is almost ready to rise on Carmel Valley''s new Magic Circle Center for the Arts. We''ll have to wait for opening night next Friday to see if the ...
Conductor Bruno Weil doesn't miss a note--but he does miss most of the soul.
If J.S. Bach had been only a technician, his place in history would remain the standard of comparison. But Bach was also a man of deep feeling, a fact which sometimes escapes the notice of ...
No matter whether you're from Abilene, Texas or Aberdeen, Scotland we got your soul music.
What''s Up Chuck? Probably the biggest bang for your musical buck is at the Summer Fat Fry Music Festival in Aptos Village Park this weekend. The two-day festival features headliner Merle Haggard with Robert Earl ...
Monterey mayor responds to Evans'' public forum.
Monterey has a number of community values that the City Council always keeps in mind--public participation, fairness, protecting the city''s interests, implementing the city''s well-thought-out land use plans, and protecting our unique environment. These values ...
Monterey's newest rock club opens this weekend.
On Friday, at MoCo''s newest nightclub, club owner Kathi DeMaria will open the doors at STARZ for the very first time. Sharing the bill on opening night are two local bands, The Mudskippers and Amazon ...
Wine Industry Adopts More Sustainable Agricultural Practices
The Central Coast wine industry has adopted more sustainable, environmentally sensitive agricultural practices in the last few years. That is the conclusion of studies by the Central Coast Vineyard Team, a group funded by a ...
One Main Street Cafe
When the National Steinbeck Center opened last year in downtown Salinas, the idea was to eventually create an on-site foodservice outlet. Something to meet the basic needs of the visiting public in search of a ...
Stanley Kubrick's final film is a dark journey into a dangerous jungle of lust and love.
Who knows what darkness lurks in the hearts of lovers? Stanley Kubrick, apparently, did. Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick''s 13th, final, and most eagerly awaited feature film takes us on a bizarre nighttime ride into the ...
'Where Has John-John Gone?' John F. Kennedy Jr., 1960-1999
For many, the image of toddler John F. Kennedy Jr. saluting his father''s casket epitomizes the sadness of the tragic end of J.F.K. Now the man who was the little boy is gone. Here are ...
