Feb. 20 Drawing Close A six-week-long figure-drawing course is coming back to Pacific Grove Art Center. Learn to master the charcoal pencil, similar to a brush in creating figure drawings with accuracy, energy and movement. Apply light and shadow with an understanding of value and edge relationships to lend form and volume to your figure. This course emphasizes both use of expressive lines and application of value. Warren Chang is a Monterey-based figure drawing expert with 40 years of experience in teaching the subject. After graduating from Pacific Grove High School, Chang studied figure drawing at Monterey Peninsula College. When in college, he was asked to join the graduate class in figure drawing as a freshman, and soon he was teaching others, while still a student. Chang used to teach figure drawing in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Now he teaches right here in Pacific Grove. [AP] 6-9pm Mondays from Feb. 20 to March 17. Pacific Grove Art Center, 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. $550 (includes model fee). Class size up to 15 students; register in advance. 277-8474, warrenchang@sbcglobal. net, warrenchang.com. Hot Picks by Tajha Chappellet-Lanier, Dave Faries, Kyarra Harris, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Rey Mashayekhi, Agata Pop˛eda, Sara Rubin and David Schmalz. 28 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY february 16-22, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Send ideas to calendar@mcweekly.com HOT PICKS ’Saur-ing Scenery Take a stroll on any trail in Monterey County. The views are breathtaking, certainly. And there’s plenty of wildlife—birds, deer, perhaps even a condor. Nice, but it hardly compares to a hike through the Triassic, Jurassic or Cretaceous eras. A mountain lion? Try not to quake with fear when you encounter a rampaging Apatosaurus or hear the threatening woosh of a Pterodactyl. If you’re thinking “Dinosaurs? I pump those things into my hybrid,” well, think again. They are back—Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Spinosaurus, the fearsome 50-foot Megalodon, and dozens of other creatures that dominated earth 200 million years ago. Jurassic Quest brings life-size animatronic dinosaurs to the Monterey County Fair & Event Center this weekend, Feb. 17-20. You can walk with dinosaurs that look and sound real. They are detailed down to the teeth, so it’s best to be careful. There are also interactive shows with infant dinos (never get between a baby rex and its mother) and something that could never have happened in the jolly Jurassic: dinosaur rides. The event also features games, crafts and fossil digs. But you know—life-size dinosaurs that move. It’s the great outdoors as it existed in prehistoric times, a hike like no other. Just keep an eye out for asteroids. [DF] 1-8pm Feb. 17; 9am-8pm Feb. 18-19; 9am-5pm Feb. 20. Monterey County Fair & Event Center, 2004 Fairground Road, Monterey. $22; $19/seniors; free/ages 2 and under; $36/ kids unlimited ticket gives access to rides, other events. 372-5863, jurassicquest.com. courtesy of Jurassic Quest outside tain music that made the genre so popular in the first place—yet the group is equally steeped in innovation. Hosted by Otter Opry. Online ticket sales close at noon on Feb. 18. [DF] 7pm Saturday, Feb. 18. Monterey United Methodist Church, 1 Soledad Drive, Monterey. $35; $30/CBA members; free/ages 15 and under. 375-8285, otteropry.org. Sounds of Spain Travel around the world—all from a comfy seat in Seaside—via the music of the Al Firdaus Ensemble. Founded in 2012 by the English violinist and singer Ali Keeler, the group is based in Granada, Spain, and includes musicians from England, Spain and Morocco. Al Firdaus plays traditional Sufi music and tours around the world. This is their first appearance at Palenke Arts— and Palenke’s first time hosting an international touring group. [TCL] 7:30pm Saturday, Feb. 18. International School of Monterey, 1720 Yosemite St., Seaside. $25. palenkearts.com. Feb. 18-19 Seeking Enlightenment Music has the ability to lift the soul, providing healing and balance, especially in challenging times like the ones we’ve been experiencing in recent years. The Monterey Symphony is offering a season of soul-lifting music which began with “Emergence” in November, as we emerged from the pandemic’s darker times. The series, which is led by Musical Director Jayce Ogren, continues this week with “Enlighten,” featuring selections from modern composer Jessie Montgomery interwoven with classical pieces by Beethoven and Mozart. The Beethoven piece, Piano Concerto No. 2, features award-winning pianist Ron Dank. Dank is acclaimed for his mastery of a wide range of musical styles and has appeared as a soloist around the world. The series continues with “Eternal” in March, “Ethereal” in April and “Elemental” in May. [PM] 7:30pm Saturday, Feb. 18 and 3pm Sunday, Feb. 19. Sunset Center, San Carlos Street and 9th Avenue, Carmel. $44-$85. 620-2048, sunsetcenter.com. Feb. 19 Artfully Local Captain + Stoker is increasingly taking on the role of a community gathering space—a fitting job for a coffee shop, if they want it. To that end, the Monterey shop hosts its monthly mini-market, where you can shop artisan goods from a bunch of local vendors while caffeinating, snacking and visiting with friends. Vendors on the lineup include Happy Vintage Friend, What Matters Books, Art by Lacey, What’s Poppin’ Popcorn and more. Plus there will be all of C+S’s regular coffee drinks, pastries and toasts on hand for when you get hungry. [TCL] 9am-2pm Sunday, Feb. 19. Captain + Stoker, 398 E. Franklin St., Monterey. 901-3776, captainandstoker.com. Palenke Arts in Seaside hosts the international touring group Al Firdaus Ensemble, who will play a blend of Celtic, flamenco and Sufi-inspired music. Ali Keeler
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