Aug 22 Friday
Marshall Otwell was pianist and musical director for Carmen McRae for 8 years. He has performed and/or recorded with many of the best known musicians in jazz, including Ruby Braff, Michael Brecker, Ray Brown, Benny Carter and many others. Come see him with local Jazz favorites Dylan Johnson, Andre Copher, and Sunny Wright for this beautiful performance under the stars.
Aug 23 Saturday
The Stone Soup Music Festival & Street Fair is a community tradition that has thrived for over 30 years in the city of Grover Beach. Each August, the Clark Center gathers staff, volunteers, sponsors, and donors to cook up a stew of great music, food, crafts and wares to share with the community. It's a showcase of amazing talent. From local crafts to world treasures and a wide variety of food, beer, wine, and beverage options, the Street Fair brings vendors from across the Central Coast and beyond to the streets surrounding the Festival.
Explore the Beach Like Never Before with NatureTrack Trax Accessibility Program! NatureTrack Foundation is making beaches and trails more accessible by offering monthly outings where individuals can experience the outdoors using the Freedom Trax device. This innovative mobility solution transforms a manual wheelchair into an all-terrain power chair, enabling greater independence and adventure in nature.In addition to the monthly outings, NatureTrack also offers the Freedom Trax for people to borrow free of charge, allowing individuals to take the device on their own outdoor adventures at no cost.Discover how you can take part in these accessible experiences at NatureTrack.org.
A large art show and sale will feature the finest artists of the Central Coast to raise funds for the Save Cuesta Inlet non-profit. Cuesta Inlet is a Los Osos gem, where kayaks and canoes dot the shores with fabulous views of the Bay. The goal is to keep this wonderful asset open to the public of boaters, artists, dog walkers, and all nature lovers.
Enjoy a late summer evening in the tasting room with our seasonal menu crafted by the one and only @chefnicolaallegretta. Throw some dice, play some dominoes, groove to the DJ.
We bring plants into our lives for many reasons, one of which is the calming environment that they provide. This class aims to help you take full advantage of that with a variety of breathing exercises and guided meditation you’ll learn in our peaceful and verdant space. Kamanda Forest, a breathwork and meditation teacher on the Central Coast, will be leading the class.
Choreographer, Lisa Deyo, draws from a mix of ballet, jazz, modern and musical theater to tell human stories brimming with emotion. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy professional concert dance for free. Make your reservation at DEYODANCE.
Aug 24 Sunday
Join us at the historic Bay Theatre for an evening of surf and earth-inspired films. We'll be featuring multiple award winning film The Road to Patagonia, an inspiring story of surf, adventure, and love—the love of two people, of humanity, and for the earth. The Road to Patagonia won the Best Film and Best Documentary at the Byron Bay International Film Festival, the Audience Choice awards at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival and Florida Surf Film Festival.—We're also showcasing Para Siempre Coco, a short 8mm surf and travel film documented and scored by local surfers Sequoia Wade-Dunleavy and Scott Smith.—And we're showing Morro Bay High School Film Festival winner Trashman by Eli Waldman and Thomas Standridge, an ecological short story about trash filmed on the Central Coast. We'll have local wine, beer, and cider and slices from Pizza Port to purchase at the event—and a chance to win 2 nights at Treebones Resort and 1 dinner at the Lodge Restaurant in Big Sur.The proceeds will go towards serving our most vulnerable neighbors.