Category: Events

Upcoming Events

*After two postponements, 2016 by the Soberanes Fire and 2017 by the Mud Creek road closure, the 25th Annual Big Sur Jade Festival – October 5, 6, 7 – is set to be held at Pacific Valley School. More to follow as the event approaches.

*The 70th Anniversary of the Big Sur Grange will be held:

On Saturday September 15th, 2018 gather with your friends and neighbors to Celebrate 70 years of community engagement at our Big Sur Grange! 3-8pm. We are preparing long harvest tables beside the river, and so much more………

It’s a Potluck Picnic- Bring a bountiful savory dish for dinner. Bring your own place setting; plate, fork, and knife.

Homemade sparkling drinks and iced teas will be available for sale.

It’s a Pie contest – Enter a sweet pie into the contest! Judges will be tasting for flavor combinations, texture, originality, beauty and more! Try something new or bring a well-loved classic. Once the winners are chosen – the pies will be our dessert! All entries must arrive before 5pm.

It’s a farmer’s market – Come and gather your weeks groceries, fruits and vegetables will be on sale from Halls Organic Farm and local gardens.

It’s for all ages – Big Sur Park School will have some harvest craft activities for the young ones.

It’s wonderful acoustic bluegrass wafting through the redwoods – Local favorites Eliot’s Haircut will play during the picnic.

It’s a Contra Dance – Caller Claire Takemori and Musicians John Weed and Tyler Weed, will be leading all ages in circle and line dances in the hall after dinner.
Looking forward to seeing you there, please help spread the word up canyons and down ridges!

On Sunday September 16th

The Grange board will host a delicious pancake breakfast and a presentation by the Big Sur Historical Society.

“Revealing and remembering stories from 70 years at the Grange.”

Come at 9:30, breakfast will be in the hall at long tables. The presentation will be offered during breakfast from 10-12. Bring your memories to share.

Seating is limited so we ask that you reserve your seats ASAP by emailing kendramorgenrath@gmail.com with the amount of seats you would like. We will collect the $10.00 per seat at the door.

Health Fair – Oct. 9, 2018

Big Sur Health Fair and Community Celebration

Tuesday, October 9th  Noon – 5:00 p.m. 

Please join us at Big Sur Health Center’s annual Health Fair. Celebrate community, reunite with neighbors from the north and south, and enjoy some of the popular venues you look forward to each year:

– Dental checkups

– Flu shots

– Blood pressure

– Blood sugar & cholesterol screens (by CHOMP)

– Nutrition counseling

– Legal Services

– Our now famous delicious and healthy barbecue

Come see what else this year’s event has to offer!

For more information call (831) 667-2580.

Events in MoCo – a way to get involved

Want to be heard on the holding of special events on Highway One? Like the Dream Drive promoted by California, Central Coast and MoCo tourist agencies? Consider coming to as many of these meetings as you can. Once a month, in Salinas. Or let’s set up a rotating crew of Big Sur residents and workers to make sure our voice is hear.

Monterey County Special Events Task Force
Post Car Week Discussion
The August Special Events Task Force Meeting will be held on August 30thin the Cayenne Room. This will allow for post Car Week discussion. The agenda is forthcoming. The Resource Management Agency (RMA) of Monterey County cordially invites you to participate in our Special Events Task Force.

WHAT: Special Event Task Force, a collaborative effort to promote hassle-free special event permitting to ensure safe and successful events in Monterey County.

WHO: Special event organizers and stakeholders (e.g. hospitality industry, tent rental companies, event support companies, etc), Monterey County regulatory agencies, interested members of the public.

WHY: Event organizers will gain valuable insights and feedback on the ins and outs of special event permitting in Monterey County. County regulators will get the opportunity to provide transparency on their processes to organizers and the public. Members of the public will be able to voice their comments, interests and concerns regarding event planning in their community.

WHEN: Every fourth Thursday once a Month from 9:00-10:30 am

WHERE: The Thyme Room, Monterey County Government Center, 1441 Schilling Place, 2nd Floor, Salinas 93901

Car Week Public Meeting with Mary Adams on 7/11/18

How come car “week” is 9 days long? Extra days for set up and clean up? Inquiring minds want to know!
Dear Friends,
The upcoming Car Week (August 18 -26) will bring many visitors and activities to Monterey County. As locals, we balance the positive impacts and excitement with the intermittent frustrations caused by a major international event coming to town.
With the majority of activity set to occur in the Fifth District, I thought it appropriate to host a focused community meeting to help you prepare. In addition to outlining the economic impact to our county, our Car Week Community Meeting will:
  • Overview the comprehensive calendar of planned events;
  • Highlight events permitted by the County of Monterey;
  • Demo Monterey County Connect – your tool for reporting issues and requesting services; and
  • Enable you to ask questions and share your concerns.
Please join me on July 11, 2018 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. for an informative presentation and lively discussion. We will convene in the Laguan Seca Pavilion, located at 1021 Monterey-Salinas Highway. Representatives from the various organizations involved in readying our community for Car Week will be in attendance.
Best,
Mary.
Mary L. Adams
Supervisor
Monterey County Board of Supervisors
District 5
 Monterey County Courthouse
Supervisor Mary Adams | 1200 Aguajito Rd., Ste. 1, Monterey , CA 93940 831-647-7755
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AIDS Cycle Ride Schedule – Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara

Today’s Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2018

District:          05–Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties

Contact:         Jim Shivers or Colin Jones

Phone:           (805) 549-3237 or (805) 549-3189

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                      

AIDS/LIFE CYCLE BICYCLE RIDE ON CENTRAL COAST NEXT WEEK

CENTRAL COAST – The AIDS/Life Cycle Bicycle Ride will move through Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties next week. The cyclists will use the state highway system during the daytime hours between 6:30 am and 7 pm in the following locations:

  • Sunday, June 3, the riders will use southbound State Route 1 and US 101 before arriving at Harvey West Park in Santa Cruz County during the afternoon hours.
  • On Monday, June 4, the riders will leave Santa Cruz and use portions of southbound State Route 1 and US Highway 101 ending their day at San Lorenzo County Park in King City in Monterey County.
  • On Tuesday, June 5, the riders will leave King City and use a portion of southbound US Highway 101 before reaching the Paso Robles Fairgrounds in San Luis Obispo County.
  • On Wednesday, June 6, the cyclists will leave Paso Robles using Hwy. 46 West to Hwy. 1 south through Morro Bay and State Route 227 through Pismo Beach before reaching Preisker Park in Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County.
  • On Thursday, June 7, the cyclists will leave Santa Maria towards State Route 1 and continue south ending their day at Ryon Memorial Park in Lompoc in Santa Barbara County.
  • On Friday, June 8, the riders will leave Lompoc and use State Route 246, State Route 1 and US Highway 101 towards southern Santa Barbara County before ending their day at San Buenaventura State Beach in Ventura County.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be present to maintain a safe environment for motorists, cyclists and support vehicles.  The riders will travel single file with the flow of traffic.

Caltrans reminds motorists to move over and slow down when driving through highway construction zones.

For traffic updates on other state highways on the Central Coast motorists can call Caltrans District 5 Public Affairs at (805) 549-3318 or visit the District 5 website

at: http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist05/road_information.htm or for more information on this event you may visit:   https://www.aidslifecycle.org/the-experience/the-route/

Amgen Tour is 5/15/18

Because they can’t ride the coast (I am guessing) they will be taking on our neighbors in Carmel Valley and Cachagua. *Sigh* At least they are fast, unlike the Marathon that closes Highway One for at least 1/2 a day or the Concours which ties up Peninsula traffic for a week.

Cachagua Fire reminds you about the upcoming Amgen Tour of California bicycle race that will be closing down much of the Fire District on May 15th from approximately 1:00 – 2:30 pm. The cyclists will be traveling along Carmel Valley Road from Greenfield to Tassajara Road to Cachagua Road and continue on from there to Laguna Seca. There will be over 100 racers with team cars, medical personnel, ambulances, and California Highway Patrol escorts. We are told that the CHP will stop all traffic while the racers are passing through. You will be required to park in a driveway or pull out and your keys must be put on the roof of the vehicle until the CHP gives the okay to move. https://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/2018-stage-3-mens

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From the Tour Marshall, 2017-2018 via FB:
Yes, AmGen is a business in research of pharmaceutical development; but that is only one aspect of their business. The parent company owns many interests; one being the Tour of California. Three years ago, they hired A.S.O (Amaury Sport Organization), a European based company who promotes and operates all the major UCI pro races in Europe, including the Tour de France, to take over the reigns of the Tour of California. This is why the ToC is now a fully legit UCI Grand Tour. Eric Smith, A.S.O.’s US Technical Director (head honcho for ToC who makes final decisions on which cities are chosen as “host cities”, which routes are chosen, and who are hired to work on the ToC race. He is also my boss.

Wile it’s true, the ToC operates on a “rolling” traffic blockage (which means the freeways, roads, service streets and intersections are blocked (all vehicles are cleared from the road under blockage), and that section remains closed until the race (peloton, teams cars, race officials, medical, media, CHP and other vehicles that are part of the traveling entourage) passes by and the CHP reopens that (rolling) section. Along with the CHP, seven teams (each of 5-6 staff workers) of traveling Coursre Marshals, work with the CHP in ensuring these rolling road closures are done and maintained (ahain, until the CHP clears the road). Thete are about 70 vehicles which comprises the supporting entourage for the Pro Racers.

As for the “keys on top of the car roofs”. Pure non-sense! Will never happen. What could likely happen is, in tbe coming years, the Tour of California is enlarged to a full 21 days of Pro racing.
Enjoy the day, anf tbe Tour of California.
Greg Lozaga
AmGen ToC Traveling Course Marshal (2017- 18),
AToC Podium/Stage Security (2010-2016),
USA Cycling Race Official,
Founder/Owner “Fierce Cycling Adventures”,
Creator/Distributor “Cycle the West” road calendar.

Tourist Tuesdays, 4/10/18

Noon, from a Highlands Neighbor:

”I called Christine Poe around 9:30 and was transferred to her after a short wait. She was very understanding of the frustration we are all experiencing in getting through the Rio Road/Hwy. 1 intersection. I mainly spoke with her regarding the safety issues of having that intersection blocked if there an emergency, the possible impatience of a driver deciding to pass other vehicles, and the lack of well timed traffic lights. She did tell me that engineers were scheduled to be at the site today to discuss the traffic situation and she would add my safety concerns to their discussion. She also suggested having Highway Patrol there to control traffic in person might alleviate the problem. Unfortunately, the CHP site notes that they do not have the man power to do so.”

6:30 am – With the road work at Rio Rd. to last through the summer, this will be the 3d summer in a row where local Big Sur businesses face challenges. Patience will be required, and weekend trips to town will be curtailed. Three big events are scheduled during this construction project: Big Sur Marathon, Sea Otter Classic, and Amgen. The Concours is scheduled for the end of August. Any bets on whether the construction will be finished in time?

I am taking this day off from Tourists and Tourism and enjoying the spring weather and planning for gardening projects. I need grounding and balance.