Jan. 13-14 Sunny Vibes If there’s one thing we’re sure everyone (including the land itself) is in need of after all this rain, it’s a ray or two of sunshine. While the actual sun may or may not make an appearance this weekend, the Los Angeles-based band Mapache promises to bring sunny sounds to Fernwood for two nights of shows (the Saturday, Jan. 14 show is sold out). Sway to the sounds and sweet harmonies of Sam Blasucci and Clay Finch, and imagine the sunnier days of spring that are just ahead. [TCL] 10pm Friday and Saturday, Jan. 13-14. Fernwood Tavern, 47200 Highway 1, Big Sur. $50. folkyeah.com/#/mapachebig-sur-113-114. Jan. 14 Beyond Epic The tale of two star-crossed lovers, Queen Dido of Carthage and Aeneas, told by Virgil in the epic poem Aeneid, was the inspiration for one of the top Baroque operas of its time, Dido and Aeneas, by composer Henry Purcell in 1688. The story is peak tragic: The two are brought together by the Greek gods Juno and Venus, only to have two other gods, Jupiter and Mercury, tear them apart; Dido is so bereft with grief that she ends her life with Aeneas’ sword. Her end is made all the more dramatic by doing so on top of a pre-built funeral pyre that is set ablaze after she succumbs. Part of Purcell’s opera is “Dido’s Lament,” and the world-famous Brentano Quartet—featuring Mark Steinberg (violin), Serena Canin (violin), Misha Amory (viola) and Nina Lee (cello)—has set out to perform a new piece inspired by both Purcell and the broader story of Queen Dido that they are calling “Dido Reimagined.” They bring the piece to the Sunset Center courtesy of Chamber Music Monterey Bay, along with Purcell’s aria and other selections of Baroque opera. It should be epic in its own right. [PM] 7:30pm Saturday, Jan. 14. Sunset Center, San Carlos Street and 8th Avenue, Carmel. $30-$75. chambermusicmontereybay.org/concerts. 24 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY january 12-18, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Jane Kim It must be her experience as a scientific illustrator and her eye for details that makes the work of Jane Kim so moving and precise. This San Franciscobased muralist, fine artist and illustrator has work on display at the Monterey Museum of Art until March 26; her multimedia artworks are presented within a solo exhibit called Migrations. In an artist statement, Kim described her goal as “to communicate information about the natural world through visual art.” The exhibit highlights wildlife along the migration corridors that wildlife shares with people. “Combining that with my passion for art leaves me with unrefined excitement and sharing even a fraction of that with the rest of the world is the best gift that I know how to give,” the artist writes. Kim has created large-scale public art across the country, including the Wall of Birds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and works for the National Aquarium in Baltimore. [AP] 12-18 january HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountyweekly.com Courtesy of Ink Dwell Adrian-Martinez VISUALS Adrian Martinez Visit the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel between now and Feb. 17 to see contemporary California photography at its best. A group exhibit titled With Soft Eyes gathers photographs by Adrian Martinez, Austin Leong and Henry Wessel. While both Martinez and Leong are young artists (both born in 1990), Wessel was born in 1942 and died in 2018. He was the one who coined the term “soft eyes” to describe how he photographs the world. Martinez has been showing his work in group exhibits since 2016. In addition to being a photographer, he works as an independent publisher and curator. The founder of illetante collective + books, he lives in San Francisco. [AP] The Los Angeles-based band Mapache sings sunny songs with sweet melodies, perfect for curing the wintertime blues. They play at Big Sur’s Fernwood Tavern on Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14. courtesy Mapache Author Meg Hoerey comes to BookWorks for a conversation with Jennifer Carson, founder of the P.G.- based literary organization To the Lighthouse. David Zaugh
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