Thursday, Dec. 4 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS CSU Monterey Bay invites the community to spend an evening with students, local crafters and vendors at the university’s third annual Winter Night Market. This family-friendly event is a good place to do some holiday shopping; the community and student vendors will fill the CSUMB ballroom (room 101) and Inter-Garrison Plaza. There will be free hot cocoa and activities for all ages. Live music will be played by CSUMB alumnus Glenn Bell. The event is sponsored by Associated Students’ entrepreneurship club and the Institute for Innovation and Economic Development. [AP] 4-7pm Thursday, Dec. 4. CSUMB, Otter Student Union, 3118 Inter-Garrison Road, Seaside. Free. starteaga@csumb.edu, csumb.edu/as. LIGHT THE NIGHT Strike up the band and cue the lights, the Pacific Grove Parade of Lights is back for its 22nd outing to welcome the holiday season. This year’s theme is “Jingle and Glow,” with floats, bands, dance teams and more marching along Lighthouse Avenue, all lit up with twinkling lights. You might even see little pug dogs in lighted mini cars zooming by. For sure you will see Santa Claus, who always makes an appearance in the parade. This is a fun event for people of all ages. It’s jingle all the way, rain or shine. [PM] 6-8pm Thursday, Dec. 4. Lighthouse Avenue, downtown Pacific Grove. Free. (831) 373-3304, pacificgrove.org. Thursday, Dec. 4-Friday, Dec. 5 ART DEPARTMENT All year, art students and faculty at Monterey Peninsula College are honing their craft. This season, the art department hosts a big sale of art pieces. Whether or not you’re shopping for a gift, it’s a chance to see what the MPC team is making across mediums, from photography to ceramics to jewelry, and to meet the student artists and their mentors. If you are shopping for holiday gifts, it’s a chance to support a budding artist with a purchase. This event is a fundraiser for the art department, with funds going to support the purchase of materials. [AP] 30 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY DECEMBER 4-10, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com PAUL ADAMS The Center for Photographic Art is opening its 2025 International Juried Exhibition with an award ceremony and reception at 4pm on Saturday, Dec. 6. This year the juror was British-born, Maine-based artist and writer Cig Harvey, whose specialty is largescale color photography. Above, we see Paul Adams’ “Train To Elba,” featured in the exhibit. Adams, the current head of photography at Brigham Young University in Utah, was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, and grew up backpacking and exploring the coastal ranges and rivers above the Arctic Circle in Alaska. CfPA is located inside the Sunset Center, San Carlos and 9th, Carmel. Gallery hours are noon-4pm Wednesday through Sunday. The show will remain on display until Jan. 4. [AP] 4-10 DECEMBER HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit montereycountynow.com/events PAUL ADAMS GLACIAL ETCH MEDIA VISUALS ILUMINADO Monterey Museum of Art is back with Iluminado, a 22-day series that invites the community to become part of an art installation. Multimedia artists Hanif Wondir and Domini Anne collaborated with photographer Joe Ramos, creating an immersive, multi-elemental sensory experience for visitors. This year, the museum’s holiday trees are made by a group of local and regional artists, who prepared engaging art prompts to activate viewers. The artists are Edi Matsumoto, Elizabeth Murray, Mark Schlegel, JP Frary, as well as Sea Sevilla and Avelino SanherHernandez of La Neta Murals. Iluminado opens 5-8pm Friday, Dec. 5 and will remain open through Dec. 22 All activities and access to the museum are free during that time. Monterey Museum of Art is located at 559 Pacific St., Monterey. Museum hours are 11am-5pm Thursday through Sunday. [AP] The Camerata Singers are in full 40-member voice, with performances in both Salinas and Monterey. They will get the seasonal party started with a program of traditional and contemporary holiday favorites. (Details on p. 32.) COURTESY CAMERATA SINGERS Grammy award-winning Cuban-Canadian artist Alex Cuba draws from the vast African influence on the colorful tapestry of Latin music. (Details on p. 34.) NICO LARROSA
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