The conference takes place in late June, Thursday to Saturday. Thursday finds us on the hotel beach, settling back for the luncheon barbecue spread.  Later, as evening falls on minds astir from afternoon seminars, jazz-based sounds resonate from the balcony above the waves.  Our conference always overlaps with the Monterey Blues Festival dates.  To learn more of this year's festival, click on the following link:

The Monterey Blues Festival

Perhaps drive the Coast Road to Big Sur — or seek the ghosts of Jeffers, Steinbeck, Kerouac, Miller, Nin — or take a sunset sailing cruise across the Monterey Bay.  Here are some links to fun things in the area: 

 The Monterey Bay Aquarium  (3 miles)

Fisherman's Wharf  (2 miles)

Cannery Row  (3 miles)

17-Mile Drive  (4 miles)

Carmel Mission  (7 miles)

Pebble Beach  (9 miles)

Big Sur  (17 miles)

Santa Cruz Beach & Boardwalk  (40 miles)