2009 Monterey Jazz Festival
Iconic musicians mix with a newer breed of jazz cats on the final night.
Sunday's finale lineup at the 52th Monterey Jazz Festival had all the major players. The main stage area saw the likes of two iconic pianists: Dave Brubeck with his quartet, and Chick Corea playing alongside ...
2009 Monterey Jazz Festival
Folk things and guitar strings come to Monterey Jazz with Pete Seeger and Susan Tedeschi
Playing with his grandson, Americana music icon Pete Seeger filled the main stage area on Saturday afternoon, telling stories of fan-favorite songs, Irving Berlin and protest music. Following his special set, blues guitarist Susan Tedeschi ...
Stage Mother
Sand City artist Susan Collins sets the course for MJF.
If you’ve gone to the Monterey Jazz Festival in the last 16 years, chances are you have seen them – abstract and angled, wild and imaginary. And very colorful. “I love everything about color!” says ...
Black Night
A sideline slideshow from Monday Night Football in Oakland.
Wearing spiked collars, elaborate armor and wolf masks, they howled long and loud before a national Monday Night Football audience, summoning a sold-out stadium's thunder shower of noise that rained down upon the field early ...
2009 Triathlon at Pacific Grove
Athletes bear the frigid water, a 40k bike ride and a run along the coast in PG.
A 7:15am start was early on Satuday for the Olympic distance triathlon. Mixed with very cold ocean water and then transitioning from a wetsuit, to a bike and finally to running shoes, the Triathlon at ...
2009 First Tee Open
Juniors and amateurs team with pros at Pebble Beach.
It was a sunny day in Pebble Beach. A good day for golf and that is exactly what was happening. The annual First Tee Open brings together Professional Golf Association (PGA) pros and teams them ...
2009 Monterey Bay Reggae Festival
Unity, peace and music come together at the 14th year for reggae.
Although he wasn't there, Bob Marley's message of one love and respect for each other was definiely present. "The music gets people together," says Rocky Allen Bailey, MC for the festival, which takes place at ...
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The view from a camera of a Saturday night in Monterey.
With nothing else to do on a Saturday night, I wandered around Monterey with my camera in hand, looking for something interesting. A handful of shows from the blues of "Big Cat" Tolefree at Sly ...
Card Player
Royce Turpin keeps the baseball card market swinging in Monterey.
Royce Turpin saw a pack of football cards for the first time in 1981, football Hall of Famer Joe Montana’s rookie year. “My cousins, who were die-hard [Los Angeles] Rams fans, would rip open packs ...
2009 Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Race
Classic and antiques zip through the turns at Laguna Seca.
During one of the more active Car Week events, auto collecters from all over the country put on their helments and raced their prized rides at Laguna Seca for the 2009 Rolex Monterey Historic Automotive ...
2009 Concours d'Lemons
Gremlins, Pacers and other oddities create a different scene during car week.
William Babaian's 1983 Mitsuhishi Sapporro Technica is named "Charlene." Babaian—a Monterey resident—and his son decided "it would be in good company" at the Concours d'Lemons on Saturday at Toro Park in Salinas. The plain Jane ...
2009 Car Week
Shiny, swoopy cars in downtown Monterey auction off for quite a bit.
Ferraris and Porsches were up on the block while the lightning fast voice of the auctioneer at Russo and Steele called the financial shots in the Marriott Hotel in downtown Monterey on Friday. Bids hits ...
2009 Concorso Italiano
True Italian style rolls into Laguna Seca.
Emile Dell'Aquila peaks into the engine of his shiny black and silver 1975 Maserati Bora, which he explains can comfortably cruise at 125 m.p.h. "This car just makes me smile," he says with a grin. ...
An Unhealthy Debate
Supporters and skeptics turn out for Monterey health care town hall.
Jake Parent of Monterey stood on the street outside Monday night’s health care town hall meeting holding a sign that reads “Support the Public Option.” He said he supports Obama’s plan. “Health care should be ...
2009 Bronco World Series
Mexico City trounces Monterey 16-7 on Sunday night.
The Monterey fans kept cheering until the final out in the 7th inning, but after a seven-run 3rd inning, Mexico City was in charge of the entire game. The young Pony League players smacked balls ...
2009 California International Airshow
Images from Friday night at the Salinas Airshow.
As the sun set into a warm, orange blob on Friday, spectators and planes both cast long shadows across the runways in Salinas. Young fans talked excitedly about the giant robot dinosaur who breathed fire ...
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Coverage of the 42nd Scottish Games and Celtic Festival
Kilts, Haggis and men throwing giant, heavy objects were a plenty at Toro Park in Salinas during the 2009 Scottish games. Fans of the caber toss, hammer and stone throws feasted on traditional food and ...
California Rodeo Salinas - Sunday
Broncs, bulls, steers and a whole lot of cowboys on the final day of the California Rodeo Salinas.
The best riders in all the events came together for tough competition Sunday, all hoping to win a coveted California Rodeo Salinas belt buckle. Events from bareback and bull riding, to steer wrestling and calf ...
Full of Bull
The professional bull riding tour makes its annual stop in Salinas.
Rodeo cowboys are some of the toughest sportsmen around, especially the professional bull riders. They get tossed, kicked and trampled in hopes of bragging rights for top spot and prize money. On Wednesday, 45 of ...
Pure Bull
The best five ways to enjoy California Rodeo Salinas.
The bad-ass bullfighter’s comment was surprising, and quickly dismissed. “You know,” he said, “That was good. You could give a career in bullfighting a shot.” “Um, thanks,” I said. “But… ” Ten minutes in the ...
Far From Kansas
Wizard of Oz fans gather at Asilomar.
Paul Bienvenue has a first edition of the second "Oz" book for sale. His copy of "The Marvelous Land of Oz" is in pretty good condition. Its bright red cover is faded and page ends ...
2009 U.S. Red Bull Moto GP - Sunday
Dani Pedrosa takes first place away from Rossi.
Nearly 47,000 fans watched on Sunday as Dani Pedrosa stole the limelight away from fan favorite and race superstar Valentino Rossi during the 2009 U.S. Red Bull Grand Prix. Rossi finished second at Mazda Raceway ...
2009 U.S. Red Bull Moto GP - Day 3
Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo both suffer crashes during Saturday's qualifying race.
In the last laps of their qualifying run on Saturday afternoon, Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo took serious crashes within a minute of each other. Lorenzo was stretchered off the track. During a press conference ...
2009 U.S. Red Bull Moto GP - Day 2
The Doctor is in, the lead.
Some fans waited in the hot sun for nearly three hours, smashed up against a fence, for Moto GP superstar Valentino Rossi to sign a helmet, poster, jacket and loads of other memorabilia following Friday's ...
2009 U.S. Red Bull Moto GP
Full coverage of the 2009 Moto Grand Prix.
In his heavy, classic Italian accent Moto GP fan favorite and superstar Valentino Rossi said at a press conference Thursday he was looking forward to this weekend's race, especially the track's infamous corkscrew where Rossi ...
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Artists at the 2009 Monterey Bay Blues Festival create a joyous community through music.
In blue suit with sparkly lapels, red loafers and big sunglasses, blues legend Clarence Carter took center stage. His wife handed him his blond electric guitar. "Once I figure out how to get the volume ...
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The best live music shots from Monterey Live.
Over the past year, Weekly photographer Nic Coury wandered down to mid-Alvarado many nights, camera in hand, for the folk and rock shows of Tornado Rider, Sarah McCoy and Super Lucky Elephant.
What record/book/clothing would you take to a desert island
Asked at Pilgrim’s Way Bookstore in Carmel.
DAVE ELGIN | Sales | Carmel A: Autobiography of a Yogi, because it’s an amazing read; Supper’s Ready by Genesis, a great band at the peak of its power; and my glasses so I could ...
Mvsevm Madness
P.G. approves museum transfer.
The Pacific Grove City Council voted 6-1 Wednesday night to transfer operational control of the P.G. Museum of Natural History to a private entity, the Museum Foundation of Pacific Grove. Opponents of the public-private partnership ...
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The Butterfly Criterium bike race returns to Pacific Grove.
Road racers got a chance to hit the streets of Pacific Grove during Sunday's Butterfly Criterium with the return of this short-track road race that made it's debut in 1970s, but stopped for many years ...
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Animal Collective creates a blissful soundscape among the Big Sur redwoods.
"I wish the fog would come lower, because that would be awesome!" said one member of the Animal Collective before the band began its encore at Henry Miller Library Wednesday evening. The outdoors venue, just ...
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The Sunshine Freestyle Surfabout draws big crowds out to the beach during a warm coastal weekend.
The 29th year of the Surfabout contest had the local big name riders competing in an array of events in qualifying rounds Saturday. Riders swooped, spun and duck dove though nice swells on Carmel Beach ...
Milk Man
Former Harvey Milk aide talks about change in Salinas.
“Please don’t divorce my daddies!” reads one sign among the many multicolored banners that plaster the paint-chipped walls inside the Salinas Center for Change, where a full house of about 75 people gather to rally ...
Leave It to Cleve
Equality activist Cleve Jones speaks in Salinas.
"How many people have seen [Milk]? Well, I really was that cute!" says Cleve Jones, referring to his portrayal by Emile Hirsch in Gus Van Sant's 2008 biopic about the openly gay San Fransisco Supervisor ...
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Runners take on a brisk Sunday morning along Highway 1 for the 2009 Big Sur International Marathon.
Chilly winds didn't stop the giant crowd that gathered for a 6:45am start at Big Sur Station on Sunday. Finishing in top spot was 22-year-old Ryan Hafer of Colorado Springs, Colo., with a time of ...
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The final day of Sea Otter provides the Downhill Finals and Cross Country racing.
Fans gathered early to watch the finals of the Pro Men's and Women's Downhill on Sunday morning and crowed under the shade to get away from the overbearing sun. The final day of the 19th ...
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Day 3 of the 2009 Sea Otter Classic brings races and dust under a warm sun.
A very warm sun brought a summer feel to Saturday at Laguna Seca during the 19th Sea Otter Classic. Bike racers hit the road, short track and dual slaloms in attempt to claim victory. Fans ...
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The 2009 Sea Otter Classic brings a whole lot of energy to Laguna Seca.
Bike races, street tricks and loads of cool, new bike tech filled the green hills in Monterey today on the second day of the 2009 Sea Otter Classic. Under a warm sun, young trick masters ...
Jazz Fest Next Generation Winners
Berkeley High School took the honors as the top high school combo in the Monterey Jazz Festival's recent Next Generation Festival contest and East Bay performers also did well in the Top Conglomerate Big Band ...
Clocking In
How a Monterey man spends time working on time.
The walls at About Time are filled with them – clocks of all sizes and sounds, from all over the world, with styles ranging from cuckoos to grandfathers. Their stuttered, constant ticking could drive you ...
Blue Note
The Next Generation Festival brings young sounds to a classic jazz sound in Monterey.
The smooth sounds of blurting saxophones, slap of stand up basses and constant rhythm of drums flowed out to the street during the Saturday performances of the 52nd Next Generation Festival in Monterey. The three-day ...
Joanna Newsom debuts new songs in Big Sur
On Saturday night in Big Sur, about 75 (Pitchfork claims 50, but many folks were milling outside due to the sold-out show) people crammed into Fernwood's main hall to see singer/songwriter Mariee Sioux, but were ...
Art and Soul
A locally-made art documentary premieres at the first Golden State Film Festival in Monterey.
The movie is a piece of art itself as the its subject is art for the sake of art. "New Brow: Contemporary Underground Art" premiered tonight at the first Golden State Film Festival in Monterey. ...
We’ve got gangs we don’t need. What are some that we do?
Asked at the John Steinbeck Library in Salinas.
Follow-up: What would be the initiation? A: A song and dance gang. It would bring a little cheer to the city. Getting Jiggy: Do a square dance with the mayor, because he looks like he ...
Peter and the Festival
Opening night of the first annual Golden State Film Festival.
After asking Peter Bogdanovich for three minutes of his time for a quick portrait in the lobby of the historic Golden State Theatre in Monterey, I snapped five frames and told him I was done. ...
Describe your ultimate in-county dream day.
Asked at Coffee Mia in Marina.
Follow-up: What category for the Best Of (real or imaginary), should you win? AIMEE REACH | Student | Marina A: Tanning during a sunny day at Lovers Point Beach with some cute boys around. Sore ...
Think Pink
Monterey teachers protest layoffs.
Pink t-shirts, hats, pants and hair doused Colton Hall's green lawn on Friday, March 13, as nearly 150 local teachers, educators and students gathered to protest the diminishing state of education in California. The state's ...
Still Rolling
Del Monte Gardens skates through the eras attracting families to the rink.
Disco made it popular. Roller derby made it dangerous. And, since 1957, Keith Burchell has made it his passion. “Skating has been really the only thing I’ve wanted to do in my life,” says the ...
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Folk legend Joan Baez warms up a rainy Monday night in Monterey.
A sold out Golden State Theatre in downtown Monterey was home to a near two-hour show by singer/songwriter Joan Baez and her band. She played hits like "Diamonds and Rust" and closed the show by ...
Rain Delay
Wet and windy weather delays the final day of the Pro Am.
A blustering sky prevented the mid-morning tee offs of the pros at Pebble Beach today. The weather also caused a 40-foot Monterey pine to fall across the third fairway and a news tower to topple ...
