Thursday, Oct. 22 MUSICAL STARS Chamber Music Monterey Bay has accomplished quite a feat: The organization has endured for 60 years, bringing exceptional chamber music performances to enrich the cultural life of the region. To celebrate its diamond jubilee, the group is hosting a special 60th anniversary season launch event featuring acclaimed astrophotographer Gary Lopez, who creates breathtaking images of the universe’s ancient light. Lopez will deliver a presentation of his work which intersects art, science and music. The evening includes a wine reception, hors d’oeuvres and a first look at the season lineup. [PM] 5-7:30pm Thursday, Oct. 22, Carmel Woman’s Club, 907 San Carlos St., Carmel. $60. (831) 625-2212, chambermusicmontereybay.org. IMAGINATION NATION If you’ve been to a Disney theme park, you’ve seen the work of Joe Rohde. Rohde spent four decades with Disney Imagineering, the crew behind the fantastical attractions that are often viewed as the pinnacle of theme park design. He was the lead designer of Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida, the Guardians of the Galaxy attraction at Disney California Adventure and countless other projects. He’ll be in town courtesy of the California Architectural Foundation and the AIA Monterey Bay Chapter the day before the Monterey Design Conference kicks off, speaking on his new book, Floating Mountains: The Art of Imagining the Impossible, and taking audience questions. The Disney nerds will surely ask him about what’s going on with the Disco Yeti. [EC] 5:30-7:30pm Thursday, Oct. 22. Chapel at Asilomar Conference Grounds, 800 Asilomar Ave., Pacific Grove. $50- $75; Sold out. (916) 448-9082, pavilion.aiacalifornia.org. Thursday, Oct. 22-Saturday, Oct. 24 SEA OF GREENS The kelp forest is a thing of beauty and biodiversity—and you don’t need to get into the frigid waters of the Pacific Ocean to learn about and appreciate it. The seventh annual California Seaweed Festival cel30 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY OCTOBER 22-28, 2026 www.montereycountynow.com MEMENTO MORI Monterey State Historic Park has a new exhibit on display, Though Lost to Sight, In Memory Dear: An Exploration of Memento Mori and Posthumous Portraiture at the Casa Gutierrez Community Art Gallery, 590 Calle Principal, Monterey. The exhibit features the park’s collection of posthumous portraits, hair wreaths and hair jewelry, each tied to the life of the person it once belonged to. Many of these pieces have never been shown publicly. Displayed together, they tell a story of family, love and loss, and trace how attitudes toward death changed from the late colonial period through the Victorian era. The exhibit is open 11am-3pm Fridays and Saturdays through Nov. 28. [AP] 22-28 OCTOBER HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit montereycountynow.com/events CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS 480 LIGHTHOUSE GALLERY VISUALS POSTER TIME Hundreds of posters are now on display—and for sale—at 480 Lighthouse Gallery in Pacific Grove. From movie posters to album covers, this is your chance to add the poster you have always wanted to your collection. Get the Marilyn Monroe image you’ve always wanted or a directory of mushrooms you can hang above your desk. The posters come in a wide variety of genres, such as anime, fine art, comics, concerts, gaming, horror, humor and manga, and that’s in addition to movies, musicians, singers, sports and television. There is also a large-format printer for creating custom posters of public domain images requested by customers. Every poster is $9, and the gallery is open noon-3pm every Saturday and Sunday, located at 480 Lighthouse Ave. in Pacific Grove. [AP] To help celebrate Chamber Music Monterey Bay’s 60th season, fine art astrophotographer Gary Lopez presents his amazing images depicting the cosmos at the music organization’s season launch event on Thursday, Oct. 22. GARY LOPEZ The Great Tidepool in Pacific Grove regularly reveals a diversity of seaweeds. Learn how to identify them and more at Seaweed Festival events from Oct. 22-24. DANIEL DREIFUSS
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