Thursday, Aug. 3 Historical Drama Mic’d Up at the Press Club continues with its next installment, featuring playwright and producer Tom Parks. Parks has built a career in Carmel as a local theater writer, actor, director and producer following a 30-year career in Hollywood working as a dialogue coach with actors. Taking his experience into his own hands, Parks’ musical background makes writing cabarets a favorite, but Parks is no stranger to dramas, particularly biographical ones. Parks has brought multiple shows to the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts in Carmel and published a book titled Three Women, Three Voices, Three Plays about three historical women writers that he’s featured in his own work. During his interview at The Press Club with Weekly Staff Writer Agata Pope˛da, Parks will talk about his latest play and how he selects real people to include in his work, often historical figures. [KH] 12:30-1:30pm Thursday, Aug. 3. The Creperie Cafe @T he Press Club, 1123 Fremont Blvd, Seaside. Free. 394-5656. mcweekly.com/pressclub. Mandolin Win You can probably tick off a dozen guitar gods, right? But what about…let’s call them mandolin monarchs— musicians who can make the violin section of a symphony put their instruments down and go home in despair, silence the fiddles at a bluegrass hoedown and then have a sold-out stadium raving over a rocked out solo? Really, there are only two such artists. And both are not only coming to Sand City, but also are bringing their mandolins. Yes, we’re talking about Grammy nominee Mike Marshall and world-renowned virtuoso Caterina Lichtenberg. They can take a mandolin from serene to joyous to powerful, proving that it is the most versatile of all stringed instruments. You may not believe that statement now, but you will after hearing them perform. [DF] 7pm Thursday, Aug. 3. Sand Box, 440 Ortiz Ave., Sand City. $40. sandboxsandcity.com. Friday, Aug. 4 Ride the Wave Oceanographer, adventurer and inventor Kim McCoy 26 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY august 3-9, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Linda Elling Linda Elling is the featured artist at Salinas Valley Art Gallery for the month of August. Born in the Midwest, Elling grew up with either a crayon or a pencil in hand. After 22 years in Santa Fe, where she pursued art education, participated in several painting workshops and started exhibiting in an art gallery, Elling moved to the Central Coast of California. Now she is able to paint full-time and is eager to pursue the subjects that have captivated her fascination and imagination. “‘All Things Salinas’ is my subject for the August show,” she writes in an email. The reception will take place during Salinas’ First Friday event at 5pm on Friday, Aug. 4. [AP] 3-9 August HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountyweekly.com Courtesy of Gallery Sur VISUALS Shane PenniNgton Shane Pennington of Dallas, Texas has joined the team of artists featured at Gallery Sur in Carmel. The artist’s medium includes copper, chromed copper, computer, and stainless-steel wire, as well as 3-D printing and paint, delicately handwrapped into sculptures upwards of 9 feet high. Pennington’s current art series, Lifting Light, explores the connection between trees and the interconnectedness of all life on Earth. “I chose the title Lifting Light to encapsulate the essence of trees as luminous vessels that possess the ability to both hold and elevate light,” Pennington explained in an artist statement. “They provide us with the air we breathe, shelter, and a source of inspiration.” [AP] It’s officially August and that means one thing in Carmel Valley—the annual Carmel Valley Fiesta. Go for the live music and car show, stay for the arts and crafts and barbecue. Or the other way around—there’s lots happening. Carmel Valley Kiwanis Club Mike Marshall and Caterina Lichtenberg are mandolin monarchs—true virtuosos of the instrument. And you can see them perform Thursday, Aug. 3 in Sand City. Claudia Kempf Courtesy of Salinas Valley Art Gallery
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