Community Calendar

Join Us Friday, January 16th for the Locals’ Favorites Wine Fridays 2026 Fundraiser for Peace of Mind Dog Rescue (POMDR). 100% of the proceeds will go to Peace of Mind Dog Rescue to help senior dogs and senior people

Date: Friday, January 16th, 2026.
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Hofsas House Poolside Meeting Room, 3rd & 4th Ave on San Carlos Street, Carmel
Cost: $15.00 per person

Includes one glass of wine and nibbles. Additional glasses of wine can be purchased for $5.00 per glass.

Reservations are required, and space is limited to 40 attendees. To make a reservation, contact Carrie at 831-624-2745 or carrie.theis@hofsashouse.com

Espressivo, Santa Cruz’s “Small, Intense Orchestra,” will perform on Saturday, January 17th at the Peace United Church of Christ in Santa Cruz and on Sunday, January 18th at the First Presbyterian Church of Monterey.

Both concerts take place at 4:00pm.

Guest conductor and Salinas native Alan Truong will lead the ensemble in an exciting program of music by George Enescu, Jean Francaix, and Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari.

Tickets are available at the door or from www.espressorch.org.

Bookshop Santa Cruz hosts UC Santa Cruz Professor Gregory O’Malley on February 2nd discussing His New Book “The Escapes of David George”

Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes prize-winning Historian and UC Santa Cruz Professor Gregory O’Malley for a discussion about his new book “The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution.” The book details the dramatic story of a Black man’s relentless search for freedom in Revolutionary America.

This event takes place on Monday, February 2nd at 7:00pm and is cosponsored by The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz.