Arts & Culture

MY Museum is bringing a performing troupe of young children actors to perform 15 minute performances.  The first is this Saturday, April 17th @ 1:30 p.m.

The play is called Miss Nelson is Missing.  There will be 6 additional performances of different plays throughout this year.

The performances are in conjunction with shows that ARIEL Theater is producing at it's theatre at 320 Main Street in Salinas.

To check it out, MY Museum is located at 425 Washington Street in Monterey.

Admission: $7; kids under 2 are free.

Check out the newest animals making themselves at home at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

The new 7,000-foot special exhibition, "Hot Pink Flamingos: Stories of Hope in a Changing Sea," will introduce you to these amazing birds and their coastal wetlands.

This exhibit demonstrates how climate change is affecting ocean life. Along the way, you'll meet people and communities who are reducing their carbon pollution, and learn about the small changes we can all make to help the oceans.

Click here for more information.

It's called The Whammy Bar Monterey and it's scheduled to open on April 23rd.  The owner, Gary Smith, is the former owner of Monterey Live, which closed in 2009. 

Remodeling is underway.  The Whammy Bar Monterey is opening at the former site of Doc's Dance Lounge. 

The venue will feature not only local, but also national and international bands.  Smith says, "It will be a fun place to go."  They plan to work with non-profits, especially those focusing on music and children.

Smith's 12 year old son, came up with the club's name.

This week marks the 161st year of continuous operation for Monterey's Colton Hall.

Colton Hall is where California's first constitution was drawn up back in 1849, making the golden state the 31st in the union. Local history buffs unveiled a special monument today in recognition of Colton Hall's place in history.

The event was complete with actors dressed in period costume and Central Coast News asked them how California's founding fathers would handle today's big problems.

"Everybody has a right to be heard, everybody has a right to speak." says Kevin Hanstick dressed as Walter Colton. "That is what can take place then, as long as everybody is well-represented as need be, the country is doing right."

Colton Hall is named after Walter Colton, who was Monterey's first mayor.