were pretty good. But put the rare Martin Committee trumpet in the right hands and it delivers spellbinding magic. And to experience that, you need Chris Botti. His trumpet is from the big band era. Its mouthpiece dates back to the Jazz Age. Its voice, when Botti plays, conjures the greatest of those sounds, with his own intricate power. No wonder some guy named Sinatra asked him to tour when Botti was still a college student—Chris Botti is in a league all his own. [DF] 7:30pm Wednesday, June 14. Sunset Center, San Carlos and 9th, Carmel. $65-$115. 6202048, sunsetcenter.org. Wednesday, June 14-Sunday, June 18 juneteenth on screen The Monterey History and Art Association presents a Juneteenth Film Festival to celebrate and amplify the richness of Black stories and uplift the voices of Black storytellers across both feature films and short films. Expect five days of 12 films and selected shorts. The event honors Black actors/actresses, writers, directors and filmmakers through films that present compelling stories and educate on racism and Black history. Titles include Black Fist, a blaxploitation crime drama from 1975, as well as The River Niger, a 1976 movie about a series of crises in an American Black family. Proceeds from ticket sales go to the Juneteenth Coalition, an alliance of activists that fights injustice and systemic racism in Monterey County. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each screening. [AP] Various times Wednesday, June 14 to Sunday, June 18. Monterey History and Art at Stanton Center, 5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey. $5 per screening; $40/festival pass. 372-2608, bit.ly/StantonCenterJuneteenthFilms. Hot Picks by Tajha Chappellet-Lanier, Dave Faries, Kyarra Harris, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Rey Mashayekhi, Agata Pop˛eda, Sara Rubin and David Schmalz. 30 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY june 8-14, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Send ideas to calendar@mcweekly.com HOT PICKS Get Tough Picture yourself on a boat, a rather small specialty ocean kayak, with one to three other people, rowing for 2,800 miles across the Pacific Ocean from Monterey to Hawaii. Got it? If this stretches the imagination that’s fair enough—just 82 people in 33 boats have ever successfully completed the mission, which takes at least a month of round-the-clock rowing (and not an insignificant amount of luck with weather). But soon a new group of hopefuls will take to the water—the 14 teams participating in the inaugural World’s Toughest Row Pacific Challenge are busy preparing in Monterey Harbor; their estimated departure date is June 12. “Our event truly tests the strength of human spirit at the mercy of mother nature,” Race Director Carsten Heron Olsen said in a statement. World’s Toughest Row is not the only trans-Pacific rowing race—The Great Pacific Race, which began in 2014, now starts in San Franscisco but has launched from Monterey in the past. There are also those who attempt the crossing without a formal race—in May 2021 Heather Taylor set out to do it solo (the Weekly was there to see her off). While she did not make it all the way to Hawaii, a few weeks later a British team called Endurace Limits left Monterey Harbor and was successful in their mission. [TCL] For more information about the World’s Toughest Row, visit worldstoughestrow.com/ the-pacific or stop by Monterey Harbor before June 12. World’s Toughest Row outside selves and have a space to know that there is room for us here,” says event organizer Michaela Barbara Miller. Join the in-person audience for free, or catch a livestream. [CJ] 2pm Sunday, June 11. Wave Street Studios, 774 Wave St., Monterey. Free. The event will be livestreamed at wavestreetlive.com/ browse. Dance through time A burlesque show is a little different than other dance shows—you can expect expert moves ranging from pointe ballet to twerking. Burlesque also reveals the body in a celebration of its form, so you can also expect to see thighs, butts, bellies and boobs, in all their glorious, diverse beauty. The Carmel Delights know how to have fun with a theme, and tonight’s show is dubbed “Time Machine Burlesque: Interdimensional Sexiness!” Expect dancers to take you back as far as prehistoric times and forward thousands of years into the future. What these eras have in common is they’re embodied by dancers who are having a great time, meaning audiences will too. [SR] 8:30-10pm Sunday, June 11. Other Brother Beer Co., 877 Broadway Ave., Seaside. $15/ advance; $20/door. carmeldelights.com. Wednesday, June 14 Genealogy Greenies Do you know your family’s history? We’re talking beyond the last three generations, when everything was pen and paper. Genealogy can be tough to navigate for beginners, and with all of the available resources out there it can be overwhelming to find the best ones for your journey. Learn from someone who’s been there before. The Salinas Public Library is offering a genealogy basics workshop virtually for everyone to attend. Find out which resources people use the most, how to gather additional details from family and friends, and how to make the most of the internet in this digital age. [KH] 5:30-7pm Wednesday, June 14. Virtual event. Free. Register at bit.ly/40lJ5Kr. Shake Your Botti Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie—they Richard Lawson seen here in Black Fist, a crime drama from 1975 that is part of the Monterey History and Art Association’s Juneteenth Film Festival. Timothy Galfas via Wikimedia Commons Chris Botti is a very famous trumpeter, having even won a Grammy in 2013. He was also once named one of the 50 most beautiful people by People magazine.
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