In just a few short months, Monterey will feature headline acts including Diana Krall, Wayne Shorter, Bobby McFerrin, and Bob James & David Sanborn at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

The Festival features 500 artists, and more than 100 performances from iconic and emerging jazz artists, educational events, conversations, and exhibits on eight stages and more, for 30 hours of live music spanning two days and three nights, accompanied by an array of international cuisine, shopping, and more on the oak-studded 20 acres of the Monterey County Fairgrounds.

Art Opening at the    Pacific Grove Art Center     568 Lighthouse Ave. Pacific Grove, CA 93950     831.375.2208    www.pgartcenter.org

Friday, May 31st 7 – 9 pm

New exhibitions featuring:

David Henry Gill Gallery:  The Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association, “Painting from Life”, a painted record of artists’ emotional responses to life.

Louise Cardeiro Boyer Gallery:  The Pacific Grove Art Center’s “Tiny Treasures 2013 Miniatures Show”, an annual fundraiser of small treasures, big delight.

Nadine Annand Gallery:  Rhoda Draws, “Skin in the Game”, an expression of the action, joy and strength in all women.

Monterey Museum of Art to offer a Mother's Day flower pot project class for children ages 6 to 12 years, Saturday, April 11, 2013, 1-3 pm at the MMA Pacific Street, 559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA. $25 Members, $35 Non-members. Register online at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6295458887