Thursday, Sept. 28-Sunday, Oct. 15 Roman Britain Here’s a perfect recipe for an excellent night out at the theater: a love story, royalty/commoner relations, trickery, an invading army, an evil stepmother, the Roman Empire—all in The Bard’s hands. William Shakespeare wrote Cymbeline at the height of his success. Now, the story of big questions—love and war, life and death—comes to the outdoor stage courtesy of Pacific Repertory Theatre. It’s adapted and directed by PacRep’s Director-in-Residence Kenneth Kelleher, and features outstanding players including River Navaille as Imogen and Cassidy Brown as Iachimo. Join them in a grand adventure. [SR] 7:30pm Thursdays-Sundays, Sept. 28-Oct. 15. Outdoor Forest Theatre, Mountain View Avenue at Santa Rita Street, Carmel. $37/general admission; $22/general admission for two nights of previews, Sept. 28-29; $10-$27/seniors, students, teachers, military, children. 622-0100, pacrep.org. Friday, Sept. 29 Get Creative CreativeMornings Monterey Peninsula returns. This morning forum, dedicated to connecting creative people living in the area, is bringing in Eli Woolery, a product designer from Stanford University, and the co-host of Design Better Podcast. Woolery is an expert on “product, user interface and user experience design.” Don’t forget to come early for coffee and pastries, or consider staying after the presentation to network. CreativeMornings is an international initiative with hundreds local chapters around the world. “It’s a space where ideas can percolate and where we can question norms,” CreativeMornings MRY host Danny Bernstein wrote on the project’s website. “Our belief is rooted in the fact that everyone is inherently creative and that living a creative life requires courage, honesty, and community.” [AP] 8:30am Friday, Sept. 29. Wave Street Studios, 774 Wave St., Monterey. Free. 655-2010, creativemornings.com. 26 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY September 28-october 4, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Nancy Olaeta October’s featured artist at the Venture Gallery by the Portola Hotel in Monterey is Nancy Olaeta, who will have her new works on display throughout the month. Olaeta’s works are inspired by walks around the Monterey Peninsula and on the Big Sur coast. Towering, majestic redwoods, fields of valley lupines and rocky coastlines teeming with coastal flora are among the scenes that have received Olaeta’s distinctive artistic interpretations in oils. The above painting is titled “Springtime, Pt. Lobos.” An opening reception for the exhibit happens from 3-6pm on Saturday, Oct. 7. Olaeta grew up on the Monterey Peninsula with a father who was a professional artist. She paints at home using oils on canvas; she is also a fused glass artist. [AP] HOT PICKS september 28–october 04 To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountyweekly.com Courtesy of Venture Gallery Hanif Wondir VISUALS Hanif Wondir This mural by Hanif Panni (who goes by the artist name Hanif Wondir) celebrates the Asian American and Pacific Islander community’s history on the Monterey Peninsula. It includes a young Chinese railroad worker overlooking a set of tracks, weary from the day’s work but remaining optimistic as he envisions the future. At center is a representation of the Point Alones (Pacific Grove) Chinese fishing village, which burned down on May 16, 1906. In the bottom right-hand corner is a depiction of Gerry Low-Sabado, who was born in Monterey and was a fifth-generation descendant of one of the original Chinese families to settle in the Monterey area. Low-Sabado was an activist who dedicated her life to honoring, documenting, and telling the story of Chinese history and their contributions to the local community. Find this mural behind the Catalyst Dispensary, 3100 Del Monte Blvd., Marina. [AP] Los Lobos is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The group brings its signature sound, a mix of rock and roll, folk and R&B with traditional Latin music like cumbia and norteño, to the Sunset Center this week. AustinCityLimits CreativeMornings MRY is back on Friday, Sept. 29 for its second month, this time with product designer Eli Woolery. Eli Woolery
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