The first Ekene and Friends Experience takes places Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Monterey Museum of Art - La Mirada. Hosted by Ekene Music who hails from Nigeria, the live, curated show will showcase original music from local artists. Ekene plans to make the performance annual.

Kellsy Panno officially became KAZU’s station director on Sep. 1, after several months serving in an interim capacity. She sat down with KAZU’s Scott Cohn to discuss her long history at the station, the state of public media today and her vision for the future.

Local filmmaker Bob Franco builds on a vintage film's legacy by exploring the lives of Big Sur's artists, and the beauty, freedom and fury they encounter there.

Classical pianist Peter Dugan to perform at Carmel Music Society Gala in Sand City on Aug. 28

Music historian John Brackett authored "Touch of Grey: or How the Grateful Dead Became Pop Stars" about the Grateful Dead's only Billboard Top 10 hit, and how a local Monterey landmark played a prominent role in the song's success.

Stephanie Wittels Wachs, author, podcast host and CEO, stopped by KAZU to talk about her new book Last Day: How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis.

The historic Western Flyer that novelist John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts took to the Sea of Cortez in 1940 is docked at the Moss Landing waterfront for its next chapter, bringing art, science and community together. It's a feature of Seas the Summer from the Western Flyer Foundation.

Simon is having a book release and signing event at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Aug. 17.

comedian Maria Bamford will be performing at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey on August 15th

Inspired by the Monterey Peninsula’s coastline, Reading by the Sea by Eva Augustine Sinotte, illustrated by Harley Scroggins, takes readers on a day trip down Highway 1 to the beach. Through the eyes of a local family, readers learn about Monterey’s local environment and the meaningful simplicity of spending time together by the sea.