March 16 Housing for All “Too often it feels like people are an afterthought.” So states the new book 9 Ways to Make Housing for People by David Baker Architects. Today’s housing is often to achieve something else, like perceived future resale value, code requirements, saving money or to appease the NIMBYs, the book contends. It lays out how to change that by putting people at the center of design using DBA’s “9 Ways” framework. Two architects from the firm, Daniel Simons and Pedram Farashbandi, share how DBA has designed numerous multi-family housing developments combining human-centric values and community-oriented strategies to create buildings that improve wellness and improve social bonds for residents and neighbors. Their talk is part of a series on housing presented by the American Institute of Architects Monterey Bay. [PM] 6:30pm Thursday, March 16. SandBox, 440 Ortiz Ave., Sand City. $10/AIA members; $25/non-members. 204-1644, aiamontereybay.org/2023-arts-architecture-lecture-2. March 16-26 Docu(ment) Drama Maybe it would be good for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to buy a ticket to the Pacific Repertory Theatre’s production of What The Constitution Means To Me, as the award-winning, groundbreaking play imagines how future generations will be guided by the Constitution by examining the past. Unlike some justices (but like many Founding Fathers), the play sees the Constitution as a living document and debates it with a sense of humor and hope, but also with a profound sense of human nature. Since the New York Times called it “not just the best play on Broadway, but the most important,” What The Constitution Means To Me may do us all some good— while keeping us thoroughly entertained. It plays out on the intimate stage of the Indoor Forest Theatre. Katharine Andrade White, D. Scott McQuiston and Brianna Wilbonmake up the cast. Stephen Moorer directs. Discounted previews run March 16-17. [DF] 7:30pm Thursdays-Saturdays; 5pm Sundays, March 16-26; April 2-16. Indoor Forest Theatre, Santa Rita and Mountain View, Carmel. $15- $42. 622-0100, pacrep.org. 32 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY march 16-22, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Maureen Serafini The public is invited to the show Spring Awakening, featuring Central Coast Art Association members Emily Hull Parsons, Maureen Serafini, Rita Sturgeon and Devie Tipton at Meals on Wheels in Pacific Grove (700 Jewell Ave.). Their original art is on display until April 28. A percentage of all sales benefit Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula. Serafini has been painting since the mid-1970s. Starting as a weekend painter, she first painted mainly in oils, with “a smattering of watercolors,” as she wrote on her website. “My subjects have been portraiture, landscapes and seascapes, and recently, still life.” Primarily self-taught, Serafini had the privilege to paint with many of today’s fine artists from all over the world. “I am blessed to live in such a beautiful area, and to be able to paint in and around Monterey, Carmel and Santa Cruz California,” she wrote. Visit 9am-5pm MondayFriday; masks are requested. [AP] 16-22 march HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountyweekly.com Courtesy of Meals on Wheels Courtesy of Carl Cherry Center for the Arts VISUALS Maddie Gill The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts (4th and Guadalupe, Carmel) is proud to announce Thinking Out Loud 2023, a regional art exhibition that challenges high school students to create works inspired by their lives. Each year, students from across Monterey County are invited to display their artwork across a wide range of media for exhibition at the gallery. The above piece is titled “Sisterhood” and was made by Maddie Gill from York School in Monterey. The exhibit can be seen at the Cherry Center through Saturday, March 25 during gallery hours—noon-4pm Wednesday-Saturday, or by appointment. [AP] It’s been a cold winter on the Central Coast, but that all changes when Le Jazz Hot (the quartet of the Hot Club in San Francisco) appears at the SandBox in Sand City on Sunday, March 19. R.R. Jones WhaleFest Monterey returns for its 13th year on March 18-19. Go to learn about groundbreaking research by marine scientists, stay for the live music and ocean photography.
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