Steinbeck in Monterey

Monterey History and Art at Stanton Center 5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey, California

Join the National Steinbeck Center for a deep dive into John Steinbeck and Monterey with the 2025 exhibition “Steinbeck in Monterey” opening January 24, 2025 at the Monterey History and Art Association at Stanton Center.  The City of Monterey was Steinbeck’s stomping ground through his childhood and into his thirties. Here, he had some of the foundational […]

Michelle Robertson

Monterey History and Art at Stanton Center 5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey, California

A photographer takes thousands and thousands of hours of practice making mistake after mistake to begin to make sense of photography. Then and only then does she begin to have command over light, composition, form, shade, texture, and other elements of capturing a photograph. Once she has mastered command over these elements something magical begins […]

Valentine’s Tea

Casa Serrano 412 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA, United States

First Annual Hearts & Heritage Valentine’s Tea at Casa Serrano Adobe 412 Pacific StreetMonterey, CA Buy Tickets Now Celebrate the season of love with friends and family in an afternoon steeped […]

Central Coast Conference – Seldom Heard History of the Civil War Era

Monterey History and Art at Stanton Center 5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey, California

Greetings American History enthusiasts, Registration is now open for the 2nd annual Central Coast Conference, to be held at the Stanton Center on Custom House Plaza during the first weekend […]

2025 La Merienda

Memory Garden 20 Custom House Plaza, Monterey, CA, United States

2025 Annual La Merienda Celebration – the City of Monterey’s 255th birthday party features music, dance, costume, and a barbecue buffet extravaganze by Old Fisherman’s Grotto Chefs and the VIP […]