Thursday, Sept. 7 Hollywood Hits After two nights at Carmel’s Forest Theater, the Monterey Symphony is bringing this year’s pops concert—Love Letter to Hollywood, Vol. 1—to Sherwood Hall in Salinas. This concert is all about classics of the silver screen and will see the orchestra, led by Associate Conductor Brad Hogarth, play tunes from movies including Coco, Star Wars, Pink Panther and more. This is the Symphony’s first time back in Salinas since 2018. President and CEO Nicola Reilly says they stopped performing there when they could no longer afford it. But after some years spent regaining momentum (plus a pandemic in there to keep it interesting), they’re back. “We look at this, and probably the next couple of years, as rebuilding years in Salinas,” Reilly says. [TCL] 7pm Thursday, Sept. 7. Sherwood Hall, 940 N. Main St., Salinas. $25/adults; $12/students over 18, teachers and active-duty military; free/under 18. 646-8511, montereysymphony.org. Friday, Sept. 8 Oh Andrew Andrew Carnegie, an icon of private wealth, was also one of the founding fathers of the American library system. Between 1886 and 1919, his donations of more than $40 million paid for 1,679 new library buildings in communities large and small across America. Imagine if you could travel back in time and meet this complicated individual and perhaps inquire him regarding your personal finances. Pacific Grove Public Library presents a profile of its founder-patron, the Scottish-born American entrepreneur and philanthropist, as performed in character by the actor-writer Howard Burnham. Burnham will take us back to 1918 Scotland, when the aging Carnegie gives an account of his life from humble origins as a poor weaver’s son in Dunfermline, Scotland, to his extraordinary realization of the American Dream, 26 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY September 7-13, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Stacey Gregory Assemblage artist and painter Stacey Gregory flips game boards upside down and tosses out the rule books. Using recycled and unconventional materials, her work explores an incredible range of topics including our volatile relationships with technology, the body politic, climate change, startup culture, equal pay for equal work, the Ukrainian War, pandemics, cultural appropriation, Monopoly and The White Lotus. Her exhibit, ENDGAME, can be now seen in the Annand Gallery of the Pacific Grove Art Center. “I reference ancient history, Greek mythology, scientific research and art history to compose pieces that reach back to the origins of these contemporary issues and follow them through history to show if or how society has progressed,” Gregory wrote on her website. The above piece is titled “Jennifer Coolidge as Monica Vitti.” [AP] 7-13 September HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountyweekly.com Courtesy of Stacey Gregory Courtesy of Carmel Art Association Alicia Meheen VISUALS Alicia Meheen Autumn is just around the corner, and the Carmel Art Association has a lineup of three shows to attend. One is a collaboration between watercolorists Alicia Meheen and Roianne Hart. Their show is titled Paint Potpourri. Meheen’s interests range from iconic Carmel coastal scenes to the Sierra to inland vineyards. Meheen lives in Carmel and began watercolor painting en plein air with Dorner Schueler in 1963. A reception happens from 4-7pm on Saturday, Sept. 9; the show is on display until Oct. 2. [AP] Monterey Symphony brings the whole symphony orchestra, led by Associate Conductor Brad Hogarth, to Sherwood Hall in Salinas for Love Letter to Hollywood, Vol. 1—featuring tunes from movies including Coco, Star Wars and more. Manny Espinoza The City of Marina celebrates the installation of a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr.—and, of course, King’s legacy. celia jimenez
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