Soul of CA

Valentine's Day Hike at Eden Rift
2026-02-14 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Eden Rift Vineyard, 10034 Cienega Rd., Hollister, CA, 95023, United States
Eden Rift Vineyards is inviting you to have a leisurely walk in their vineyard. It can 1.5 or 2.5 miles with or without refreshment from their vines and can involve pizza, if you are hungry. At worst it will be a lovely walk in lovely San Benito County. Looks like a winning day for any loving couples. More info is at dre@edenrift.com

Pacific Biological Labs Tours
2026-02-14 10:00 - 13:30 | Pacific Biological Laboratories, 800 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
If this name isn’t familiar, this one may be, Ed (Doc) Ricketts. He was the scientific friend of John Steinbeck and the model for Doc in the Cannery Row novel. They had many adventures and were a rich source of stories. This lab is the meeting place and headquarters for Doc’s business which collected and shipped specimens of sea creatures. It is open for tours today at 10:00 and 11:30. Go to https://www.montereypl.libcal.com/event for details and tickets.

Farmers Market Salinas (downtown)
2026-02-14 09:00 - 14:00 | Downtown Salinas, 1 Main St., Salinas, CA, 93901, United States
The days are growing longer, the signs of spring are showing themselves, the fields are warming, and produce is beginning its long trip to your table. Although these plants are just getting started, we live on the Central Coast and our farmers have been keeping busy with their fields and are still bringing fresh vegetables to us. So you can take advantage of their hard work and buy their fresh and tasty produce. Come out and check what is available. More markets are listed at https://www.montereycfb.com

Farmers Market Santa Cruz (West)
2026-02-14 09:00 - 13:00 | 15th & East Cliff, Santa Cruz, United States

Farmers Market Aptos
2026-02-14 08:00 - 12:00 | Cabrillo College Aptos Campus, Cabrillo College 6500 Soquel Ave., Aptos, CA, 95003, United States

Poetry Workshop @ Old Capitol Books
2026-02-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Old Capitol Books, 559 Tyler St., Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
Brian Sheffield, a local writer and poet is the host and will help participants craft their best poetry and imagery. Bring your ideas and works in process and get lots of input. The gatherings will occur every second Friday at the bookstore in the future. If you want more information go to https://www.oldmonterey.org

Demetri Martin (Quick Draw)
2026-02-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Golden State Theater, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
Martin’s comedy features a drawing pad and his interesting insights about life and language. You can enjoy his insights and observations at the Golden State. The Golden State Theatre is one of the best venues for entertainment in the Monterey Bay area. Go to their website for more information and tickets. It’s at https://www.goldenstatetheatre.com

Songs Of Love (Gone Wrong)
2026-02-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Power Plant, Highway One, Moss Landing, CA, United States
It’s an hour of non-romantic songs of love and loss. And it only goes for an hour and is acoustic to boot. Probably because it is presented by Not Loud Concerts. More info is available at https://www.eventbrite.com/events/

Mercado Popular Salinas Sports Complex
2026-02-13 16:00 - 21:00 | Salinas Sports Complex, N. Main Street, Salinas , CA, United States

Farmers Market Watsonville
2026-02-13 14:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Watsonville, Downtown Plaza, Watsonville, CA, 95076, United States

Farmers Market Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
2026-02-13 12:00 - 17:00 | Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Romie Lane , Salinas , CA, United States

Farmers Market CSU Monterey Bay
2026-02-12 14:00 - 18:00 | CSUMB University Center, 4314 6th St., Marina, CA, United States

Farmers Market Carmel BTS
2026-02-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Carmel BTS, Carmel

Farmers Market Seaside
2026-02-12 08:00 - 17:00 | CA

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am
2026-02-12 - 2026-02-15 | Lodge at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach, CA, 93953, United States
It’s a joyful gathering of golfers. If that’s not an oxymoron. The pros are of course quite serious and so are many of the amateurs but the whole vibe of the experience is light and highly dependent on the weather. It varies from fair and cool to tempestuous and cold. Let’s see what happens. Details are found at https://www.attpbgolf.com

Farmers Market King City
2026-02-11 16:00 - 19:00 | Downtown King City, King City, CA, United States

Farmers Market Hollister
2026-02-11 15:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Hollister, Hollister, CA, United States

Pacific Grove Museum Experience
2026-02-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Cesar Chavez Library, 615 Williams Rd., Salinas, CA, 93905, United States
The peninsula is coming to East Salinas! The award winning PG Museum of Natural History is bringing several exhibits to the Cesar Chavez Library in Salinas. You can check out the fossils, animals, and flowers that are part of the museum’s collection of of local flora and fauna. Go to https://www.library.salinas.gov for details. The exhibit will return on May 13th.

Farmers Market Santa Cruz (downtown)
2026-02-11 13:00 - 17:00 | Cedar & Lincoln Sts., Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Paint Your Partner Night
2026-02-10 18:00 - 20:30 | Wine Experience, 381 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
You bring your creativity and willingness to try something new. They supply the materials and the wine and give you the time and support to unleash your muse. Oh, bring someone along so you can create an image of them. Or just paint frommemoy. Maybe you can get a break in the charge? More details are at https://www.eventbrite.com

American Agitators
2026-02-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Unitarian Universalist Church, 490 Aguajito Rd., Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
The recent events throughout the country are bringing more attention to the role of agitators/organizers in our political process. This is a film about some of them. Expect to have some ideas challenged through the course of this documentary. The hosts will be An McDowell and Bill Monning. More details are available from https://www.COPAiaf.org

Farmers Market Monterey
2026-02-10 16:00 - 19:00 | Downtown Monterey, Monterey, CA, United States

Nick Offerman (Big Woodchuck Tour)
2026-02-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Golden State Theater, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
Star of TV and films, Offerman is also an accomplished woodworker. It seems he is touring and featuring his divergent skills. The Golden State Theatre is one of the best venues for entertainment in the Monterey Bay area. Go to their website for more information and tickets. It’s at https://www.goldenstatetheatre.com

Farmers Market Pacific Grove
2026-02-09 15:00 - 18:00 | Downtown Pacific Grove, Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove , CA, 93950, United States

Farmers Market Carmel Valley
2026-02-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Carmel Valley Community Center, 25 Ford Rd., Carmel Valley, CA, 93924, United States
Since Groundhog Day has made its prediction about our winter we now know what to expect. Or do we? What we do know is that there are wonderfully fresh foods at the Markets and that the people there are friendly and knowledgeable. After all, they grew the stuff! Yes, we are in the waning days of winter and more selection is around the corner. While we wait, check out the farmers markets. They have the stuff you want and need. More sites and dates are at https://www.montereycfb.com

Farmers Market Marina
2026-02-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Marina Village Shopping Center, Marina

Farmers Market Live Oak
2026-02-08 09:00 - 13:00 | Mission St & Western, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Capturing the Cosmos
2026-02-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Monterey Peninsula College, Morgan Stock Theatre 980 Fremont, Monterey, CA, 93940, United States
The recent addition of the Vera C. Rubin Digital Observatory to the array in Chile will be a real change in our knowledge of the cosmos. Find out a lot more about this BIG development at this talk. Dr. Steve Ritz will present at this MIRA event. Lots more info will be found by asking at mira@mira.org

KPop (Live) Stars
2026-02-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Sherwood Community Center, N. Main St. , Salinas, CA, 93901, United States
One hopes that the title says it all because there is precious little to describe the evening’s entertainment. If you are a fan of KPop music you should definitely check this out. There will be two shows, one at 4:00 and the second at 6:30. Tickets, etc are available at https://www.eventbrite.com

Living History @ San Juan Bautista
2026-02-07 11:00 - 19:00 | San Juan Bautista State Park, San Juan Bautista, CA, United States
On the first weekend of the month the history oriented folks, who enjoy role playing, in the area get together and show the rest of us what people did and how they lived in the past. Here at the San Juan Bautista State Park they specialize in the mission era and the post Gold Rush era. Come out and ask questions and observe the surprisingly complicated processes of daily life that early residents had to go through. Details and dates are at https://www.business.sanbenitochamber.com
