THURSDAY 7/22

HOTEL WORKERS PROTEST | MONTEREY – Hotel workers protest in Monterey and 14 other cities in the US and Canada. 6pm. Hyatt Regency Monterey, 1 Old Golf Course Rd., Monterey. 375-2246 ext. 17. www.unitehere483.org

SATURDAY 7/24

THE 411 ON GRAYWATER | SEASIDE – Sustainable Seaside takes you from laundry to landscape in this class on installing a home graywater system. 9:30am. Oldemeyer Center, 986 Hilby Ave., Seaside. 658-5601 www.mpwmd.dist.ca.us

SUNDAY 7/25

E-WASTE RECYCLING | MONTEREY – Jettison those old copiers, cell phones and monitors safely. 9am-3pm, Monterey County Fair, 2004 Fairgrounds Rd., Monterey. 372-5863. brickman@brickmanmarketing.com

MONDAY 7/26

FREE AND LOW-COST MEDS | SEASIDE – Assemblyman Bill Monning hosts a meeting with the Partnership for Prescription Assistance on prescription drug assistance. 9am. Oldemeyer Center-Bayonet Room, 986 Hilby Ave., Seaside. 649-2832. www.pparx.org

HOT DRINKS AND HOT TOPICS | SALINAS – Review the big issues facing Monterey County with Supervisor Jane Parker. 5:30pm. Cherry Bean Coffeehouse, 332 Main Street. 883-7570. Jane.Parker@monterey.ca.us

HELP FOR KIDS WITH ASTHMA | SALINAS – Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital still has space available for kids younger than 15 who want to have fun and learn to manage their asthma. $55; scholarships are available. 755-0782. svmh.com/asthmacamp

TUESDAY 7/27

HEALTHY COOKING DEMO | SALINAS – Come to the farmers market at Natividad Medical Center, where Chef Todd Fisher whips up roasted beets in sherry vinaigrette. 1pm. 1441 Constitution Blvd., Salinas. 747-7455. www.everyonesharvest.org

WEDNESDAY 7/28

SUSTAINABLE SALINAS | SALINAS – Learn about where your water comes from, how it’s recycled and how to conserve it. 6:30pm. Sherwood Village Senior Apartments, 808 N. Main St., Salinas. 402-5171. www.sustainablemontereycounty.org