For History Buffs and Arts & Culture
For History Buffs
Arts & Culture - Monterey Reads | Teen
Scene | Storyteller Entertains Adults
Workers' Shack Show Life on the Row
Transient workers who labored in the sardine processing factories along
Cannery Row came from many parts of the world. They brought their own
touch to the shacks they called home as they worked in the fishing and
canning industry.
To shed light on this historic piece of Monterey’s past, the City offers a
glimpse into the living quarters provided to these Row workers through the
recreated Cannery Row Workers’ Shacks.
Discover the austere living conditions experienced by the workers and peek
into their world through the shacks’ windows. The furnishings are based on
the belongings of three workers: a Spanish cannery worker, a Filipino
reduction processor and two Japanese fishermen, who lived in these
shanties, or similar ones. Although women played a major role in the
industry, mostly single men stayed in the cabins.
Scores of these shanties dotted Ocean View Avenue (Cannery Row) from
1915-45; and, in 1996, the City preserved three along Bruce Ariss Way near
the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
A Bruce Ariss mural called Across from Doc’s Lab adorns the
entrance to the buildings. The mural was recently reproduced and adds a
touch of Steinbeck’s Cannery Row color to the reality of the working and
living conditions encountered along Cannery Row.
Monterey Reads! the Same Book this Summer
Read the same book as your neighbor or co-worker this summer and help make
Monterey an even friendlier place!
The Monterey Public Library encourages everyone to read The No. 1 Ladies’
Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith over the next few months. In
the pages, you’ll find wisdom, humor and keen observations about human
nature. It’s a story about community and appeals to men and women, teens
and adults alike.
Share a common experience with your community. Turn to another person in
line at the bank or market and have a brief chat about the book you’re
both reading. Helping to unite the community through reading – that’s the
idea behind Monterey Reads!
Drop by the Library to borrow the book, get your Monterey Reads! button
and be a part of Monterey Reads! To get more info, call 646.3949 or visit
www.monterey.org/library .
Teen Scene Focuses on Poetry
The Monterey Public Library celebrated National Poetry Month in April by
hosting the Tenth Annual Monterey County High School Poetry Awards.
Thirty high school poets, along with their families, teachers and friends,
packed the house to honor the teen poets and listen to a reading of the
award-winning poetry.
Tape-delayed cablecasts of the program are airing on cable Ch. 24 and 25
in Monterey.
For more info about teen poetry or other Library cultural programs, call
646.3949 or email
mccombs@ci.monterey.ca.us .
Storyteller Entertains Adults
Storyteller Donald Davis will take you on a memorable journey back to the
southern Appalachian mountains of North Carolina for stories that are
poignant, heartwarming and hilarious.
Join us in the Library Community Room, July 16 at 7 p.m. or on July 17 at
2 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance only at the Check out Desk. Hurry!
Sell-out guaranteed.
For info on stories for adults, call 646.3949 or email
mccombs@ci.monterey.ca.us
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