The KAZU Green Room

Pianist Lucian Ban and violist Mat Maneri present "Transylvanian Dances" at the Sandbox in Sand City, an immersive project featuring the musicians' live performance, rare archival footage and historical wax cylinder music recordings

The first Ekene and Friends Experience takes places Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Monterey Museum of Art - La Mirada. Hosted by Ekene Music who hails from Nigeria, the live, curated show will showcase original music from local artists. Ekene plans to make the performance annual.

H.R. 1 will reduce federal Medicaid spending by nearly $1 trillion over the next decade, leading millions of Californians to lose their health insurance coverage. In Santa Cruz County, roughly 1 in 3 residents rely on Medi-Cal, and many are patients at Salud Para La Gente in Watsonville, where Dr. Devon Francis is the chief medical officer.

Local filmmaker Bob Franco builds on a vintage film's legacy by exploring the lives of Big Sur's artists, and the beauty, freedom and fury they encounter there.

Classical pianist Peter Dugan to perform at Carmel Music Society Gala in Sand City on Aug. 28

Music historian John Brackett authored "Touch of Grey: or How the Grateful Dead Became Pop Stars" about the Grateful Dead's only Billboard Top 10 hit, and how a local Monterey landmark played a prominent role in the song's success.

Stephanie Wittels Wachs, author, podcast host and CEO, stopped by KAZU to talk about her new book Last Day: How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis.

The historic Western Flyer that novelist John Steinbeck and marine biologist Ed Ricketts took to the Sea of Cortez in 1940 is docked at the Moss Landing waterfront for its next chapter, bringing art, science and community together. It's a feature of Seas the Summer from the Western Flyer Foundation.

Simon is having a book release and signing event at Bookshop Santa Cruz on Aug. 17.

Comedian Maria Bamford will be performing at the Golden State Theatre in Monterey on August 15th