Arts and Life

Over the past two weeks, young people from all over Monterey County have been participating in a new camp called Exploradores de Monterey, which staff say is an evolution of a long-running summer program in the area called Los Niños.

In the heart of the Salinas Valley, there’s an arts and cultural enrichment center called Sol Treasures. Every summer, they host a children's art camp to inspire kids of South Monterey County to learn and grow in the world of art.

This weekend, the Henry Miller Memorial Library will host this year's BiG SuRCuS, an immersive cabaret performance whose creators say reflects the creativity and wildness of Big Sur.

Beer has been around for a long time, about 13,000 years. It’s since been refined into stouts, pale ales, hefeweizens, lagers and other classic styles. But recently, the craft beer explosion has led to some pretty interesting flavors: Belgian fruited beers, milk stouts, orange wheat, habañero IPA, chocolate stouts and many more. Central Coast Brewing in San Luis Obispo has a very popular Peanut Butter Stout. Playing With Food met up with George and Matthew at CCB to find out how a Peanut Butter Stout is made…and why.

The project will include three murals representing past, present, and future.

The museum says the funds will help it offer free, hands-on learning opportunities for young people.

This year’s theme was “Shine!”

Ten weeks of free, live music started on June 24. Concerts will take place every Friday, with the last show on August 26.

A new artistic and historical experience is available for communities across San Luis Obispo County to immerse themselves in. The artist's name is Camille Hoffman, and her exhibit aims to call attention toward the history of the first documented Filipinos on Chumash land — a history the artist says has been forgotten.

After a major health scare in 2015, Ed Caraeff sold the rights to his iconic rock photographs and embarked on a “bucket list” trip across the country in his camper van, which he’s been doing for nearly seven years now. During a stop in San Luis Obispo last month, Caraeff came to the KCBX studio and talked about his life, work and travels.