# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Western Flyer: From Literary Legend to Living Legacy
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 28 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 28 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Come explore the Western Flyer’s journey and hear  the update on opportunities to visit and tour the vessel .About this EventWestern Flyer: From Literary Legend to Living LegacyIn 1940, John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts chartered the Western Flyer for a six-week expedition to Mexico’s Gulf of California. Their journey inspired Steinbeck’s classic The Log from the Sea of Cortez and influenced generations of readers, scientists, and conservationists. More than 80 years later, the historic fishing vessel has been restored, not as a museum piece, but as a working platform for research and education, blending science and the arts.Sherry Flumerfelt, Executive Director of the Western Flyer Foundation, shares the remarkable story of the vessel’s history, restoration, and new life at sea, including its 85th anniversary return to the Sea of Cortez in 2025, its 2026 Pacific Northwest expedition, and its current programs in Monterey Bay. Through photographs and stories, she explores how the spirit of curiosity, observation, and connection to the natural world that shaped Steinbeck and Ricketts’ 1940 expedition continues aboard the Western Flyer today. She will also share an update on opportunities to visit and tour the vessel and the Foundation’s plans for a future home in Monterey.A raffle for a free group tour of the Western Flyer! Reception to follow the lecture.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/monterey/western-flyer-from-literary-legend-to-living-legacy/100002003261324548
- **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, trips-adventures, literary-art, Sports, science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Age Limit: All Ages
  - Doors Open At: 5:30 PM
  - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
  - Location: Irvine Auditorium
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Monterey
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Irvine Auditorium
- **lat**: 36.5987604
- **long**: -121.8966508
- **full address**: Irvine Auditorium, 499 Pierce Street, Monterey, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Western Flyer: From Literary Legend to Living Legacy being held?
  - **A:** Western Flyer: From Literary Legend to Living Legacy takes place on Wed, 28 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 28 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Irvine Auditorium, 499 Pierce Street, Monterey, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Western Flyer: From Literary Legend to Living Legacy?
  - **A:** Western Flyer: From Literary Legend to Living Legacy is organized by Old Monterey Foundation.

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