Friday, June 9-Sunday, June 11 CARVING OUT A NEW TRADITION The Monterey Bay Jade Festival is back, this year with exciting new additions to the usual booths— there are over 40 exhibitors—dedicated to this illustrious gemstone. On the first night of the three-day festival, organizers are hosting an exclusive screening of the film Circle of Life by photographer and storyteller Andrew B. Matheson. The film uncovers the intriguing and sometimes mysterious world of jade, sharing stories of its history and cultural significance and explaining how it’s formed within the Earth and later transformed into works of art. Then on Saturday and Sunday, the festival presents the inaugural Georg Schmerholz Jade Carving and Natural Stone Exhibition, named for the master sculptor and jade artist. Now is your chance to see up-close how jade is crafted into exquisite jewelry and artwork. [PM] Festival: 1-7pm Friday, June 9; 10am-6pm Saturday, June 10; 10am-4pm Sunday, June 11 at Custom House Plaza, Monterey. Free. Film: 7pm Friday, June 9 at Stanton Center Theatre, 5 Custom House Plaza. Free/general admission; $20/VIP table. Exhibition runs Friday and Saturday, inside Stanton Center; free. montereybayjadefestival.org. Saturday, June 10 WELL ISN’T THAT SPECIAL Is Bay Area native Dana Carvey the funniest person on Earth? Maybe. Is there anyone else on the planet who does funnier impressions? Definitely not. Those who came of age in the 1980s and ’90s know Carvey from his classic characters on Saturday Night Live— the Church Lady and Hans (from Hans and Franz) stand out, but don’t sleep on “Massive Head Wound Harry,” which is a classic that still holds up. By the time you’re reading this, the show is probably sold out (as of the time of writing this, there are no adjacent seats left), which is a shame for anyone who hasn’t had a chance to experience Carvey’s comedy yet. But, pro tip: In the summer of 2019, on the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, Conan dropped several episodes of a “Deep Dive with Dana Carvey.” It’s probably the funniest piece of podcasting ever recorded. The bit where Carvey does impressions of Elvis, Hitler and the Kennedys in a bunker (Obama also makes a cameo) will make you buckle over in laughter. [DS] 8pm Saturday, June 10. Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey. $89 (for the tickets that remain as of press time). 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com. Sunday, June 11 SALINAS VOICES Salinas Juneteenth celebrates its third anniversary prior to the big festival (which will be held Saturday, June 17) by hosting an intergenerational panel where Black Salinas residents will share their history in Salinas, its impacts, legacy and future. The event is part of Unheard Voices, the Salinas Edition—presented by independent production studio Wave Street Studios. “We want people to be educated, we want people to be represented, we want to represent our28 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY JUNE 8-14, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com DAVID LIGARE This hyperrealist artist from Carmel Valley is known for his depictions of the body and the landscape, the latter often being the Californian coast. The Chris Winfield Gallery in Carmel is pleased to present an exhibition of drapery paintings by David Ligare from 1972 when the artist lived in Big Sur, to recent revivals of his Thrown Drapery series. First shown in New York in 1978, the paintings were created after a piece of white cloth was thrown into the air, captured with a camera and then redrawn on the canvas to conform to a geometrical structure. Ligare’s paintings are in the collections of many museums including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the de Young Museum in San Francisco, the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut, the Monterey Museum of Art and the Uffizi in Florence, Italy. Ligare was born in Illinois but grew up in Southern California. He has lived in Monterey County since 1968. On display from June 10 to July 8. [AP] 8-14 JUNE HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountyweekly.com COURTESY OF THE PACIFIC GROVE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY VISUALS ILLUSTRATING NATURE It’s not too late to see artwork by the CSU Monterey Bay Science Illustration Program’s 2023 graduating class at the annual Illustrating Nature exhibit at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. This exhibit showcases the intersection of art and science with 54 original works depicting subjects that span the field of natural science, including zoology, botany, geology, human anatomy and more. Students in the program learn the skills necessary to become effective visual science communicators in both digital and traditional media in courses that bridge classic natural history illustration methods with contemporary tools and applications. Above— “Desert Evening” by Emily C. Mitchell. On display until June 19. [AP] Comedian Dana Carvey is a very funny guy—he performs Saturday, June 10 at Golden State Theatre. If you can’t catch him there, but need a laugh, we have a podcast suggestion for you. Carmel Delights brings “Time Machine Burlesque: Interdimensional Sexiness!” to Other Brother on June 11.
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