Arts & Culture

Thanks to the efforts of the Pajaro Valley Arts and a cast of volunteers, the 20th annual “Sculpture IS: In the Garden” has been installed at the two-acre Sierra Azul Nursery demonstration gardens in Watsonville. “With twenty successful exhibitions behind us, we are excited to...

Boys on a Pee-Wee Softball team suit up for a game in Watsonville on Jan. 16, 1957. (Sam Vestal/ Pajaronian file)

Two exhibitions open together at PV Arts in downtown Watsonville on May 26 that explore the world of print and image-making.  “Over the Edge: Printmaking Without Limits” showcases experimental print practices that push the medium past its standard boundaries, while “Voice for the Voiceless: The...

Watsonville Union High School takes on Santa Cruz High on Feb. 8, 1957.

Megan Kavanaugh (lower left) of Bio S.I. and Gina Bella Colfer of Wilbur Ellis Organics enjoy lunch along with about 280 other women at Agri-Culture’s 18th Annual Down to Earth Women’s Luncheon Thursday at Driscoll’s Rancho Corralitos. Speeches, an auction and lively conversation filled...

Dozens of people gathered on the upper floor of the Civic Plaza Building in downtown Watsonville Wednesday to celebrate the annual PVUSD student art exhibition. The exhibit, which can be seen throughout the building, features 315 works of art from students ranging from kindergarten–12th grade....

Foreign visitors get a tour of the Garbage Department in Watsonville on Jan. 19, 1957.

These women enjoy an evening with the Grandmother's Club in April of 1957.

These men examine the damage in a plane crash at the Watsonville Airport on Sept. 25, 1954. According to aviation history buff Gary Plomp, the plane is a Grumman TBF-5 Avenger Carrier, which was used in WWII as torpedo bombers and level bombers. TBFs...

Editor's note: This the second part of a two-part series on travel writer Tarmo Hannula's recent trip to Paso Robles. To see part 1, click here. On a recent overnight road trip to Atascadero, after exploring the innards of the Salinas Valley, my wife Sarah...