Thursday, Sept. 14-Saturday, Sept. 17 creepy and kooky The most famous dysfunctional family, the Addams Family, originated in the 1930s in a comic strip. They bring humor, song and all of their distinct yet universal family drama to the stage nearly a century later in a still-relevant adaptation for the theater, The Addams Family Musical. This is the final weekend for an energetic run on an outdoor stage under the trees, by Pacific Repertory Theatre. [SR] 7:30pm Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 14-16, 4pm Sunday, Sept. 17. Outdoor Forest Theater, Santa Rita Street and Mountain View Avenue, Carmel. $42/general admission; $38/seniors; $28/teachers, military; $16/students; $10/children under 12. 622-0100, pacrep.org. Friday, Sept. 15 Trickle Down “Oh Superman, where are you now?” The question was raised by the band Genesis in their 1986 single “Land of Confusion,” which is better known for its music video featuring a puppet caricature of then president Ronald Reagan dreaming—in Superman costume—of coming to the rescue (after going to bed at 4:30pm; if you lived through it, you get the joke). Well, the Teflon President is at it again. This time his life plays out on stage—fittingly for the man who starred in Bedtime for Bonzo—in a one-man play titled Ronald Reagan Saves the World. Paul Messinger plays Reagan as he shares his unauthorized recollections. It’s a stroll through a challenging era when ketchup was a vegetable and trees caused pollution, but walls were also about to be torn down. Also fittingly, a portion of the proceeds will go to the Alzheimer’s Association of Monterey County. One night only. [DF] 7pm Friday, Sept. 15. Carl Cherry Center, 4th and Guadalupe, Carmel. $35. 624-7491, carlcherrycenter.org. 24 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY September 14-20, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Michelle Magdalena Maddox Michelle Magdalena Maddox is a photographer and editor of Magdalena Magazine, a unique limitededition arts and activism publication focusing on ecological restoration and human rights with a feminine gaze. This issue, titled Regeneration, features an insight into the local Esselen Tribe of Monterey County’s recent landback successes, as well as a sustainable fashion feature on Peruvian actress and activist Nat Kelley in a melange of meaningful stories about women’s issues, food, poetry and art. Maddox speaks at 2pm Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel. A magazine signing will take place after the talk; the magazine will be available to purchase and framed silver gelatin prints from the best of her collection will also be on display. [AP] 14-20 September HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountyweekly.com Michelle Magdalena Maddox Donald Kellogg VISUALS Donald Kellogg Winter Light is the title of Donald Kellogg’s exhibit—now on display at Pacific Grove Art Center’s Boyer Gallery. “The exhibit features ephemeral moments during the winter in Yosemite Valley when pristine light and unspoiled nature combine to make something beautiful,” Kellogg wrote. “An almost spiritual sense of stillness and calm replaces the crowds and hustle of the summer season. It is my hope that this exhibit will inspire you to visit and to marvel in this beautiful place at this quiet time.” Kellogg is a fine art photographer and a retired plastic surgeon. [AP] Get out your shovel and pail and get ready to craft your best sand castle design—the Carmel Beach Sandcastle Contest, now in its 60th year, is sort of the Olympics of sand castle building. Leslie Fenton Folktale Winery’s sun-soaked patio and stage overlook the hills of the Santa Lucia Mountains. Add wine and country music for the first Wine Country Harvest Festival. courtesy Folktale
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