once lived within Black churches but has extended beyond church walls into mainstream culture, with the likes of Marvin Gaye, Simon & Garfunkel, the Doobie Brothers and many other performers covering gospel works. Nash told the Weekly in 2019 that MPGCC is not religious: “It’s a community choir, so there is no church affiliation. But we definitely do sing gospel.” One of the enduring traditions of the choir is celebrating Gospel Music Heritage Month with a special concert each September. This year they are bringing special guests Terrence Kelly and the Oakland Interfaith Community Choir, James Mitchell and Lawrence K. Matthews, along with the MPGCC Touring Singers, who are recently back from a tour in London. Regardless of one’s spiritual leanings, expect to leave feeling uplifted and inspired. [PM] 4-6pm, Saturday, Sept. 30. Greater Victory Temple, 1620 Broadway Ave., Seaside. Free; donations accepted. mpgospelcc@aol.com, mpgcc.org. Wolves, Man The Rolling Stones. Kool and the Gang. Aerosmith. Bob Dylan. Joan Baez. Los Lobos. These are acts that are unique to the world of popular music because they span generations, relating to fans in their 20s as well as to those in their 90s and…Los Lobos? That’s right, the East L.A. band has been the steady undercurrent of American music since 1973— that’s 50 years of recording albums like How will the Wolf Survive? and Kiko while reaping Grammy awards. Los Lobos drives genre pedantics mad, assuming everything from rock, blues and zydeco to cumbria and boleros into their infectious performances. It was Los Lobos that single-handedly…wait— how many guys are in the band?...that five- or six-handedly resurrected the great Ritchie Valens for a new set of fans. For all of the above, the band was inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame, which to us beats the crap out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, because Laura Nyro. That’s enough said. We’ll let Los Lobos take it from here. [DF] 7:30pm Saturday, Sept. 30. Sunset Center, San Carlos Street and 9th Avenue, Carmel. $49-$89. 640-2048, sunsetcenter.org. Sunday, Oct. 1 Band of Brothers Swiss-raised brothers Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez have won plenty of fans with their Latin-influenced, guitar-driven instrumental grooves. Those fans include Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach, who invited the pair to Nashville to record and produce their most recent album as Hermanos Gutiérrez, 2022’s El Bueno y el Malo (which was released on Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound label). NorCal concert curator FolkYeah is now bringing the Hermanos to Big Sur, where their two shows at Henry Miller Library this weekend are already sold out. But hey, you can always try Craigslist or call in a favor—it’ll be worth it. [RM] 3pm and 7pm Sunday, Oct. 1. Henry Miller Memorial Library, 48603 Highway 1, Big Sur. $85-$125. 667-2574, henrymiller.org. Hot Picks by Tajha Chappellet-Lanier, Dave Faries, Kyarra Harris, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Rey Mashayekhi, Agata Pop˛eda, Sara Rubin and David Schmalz. 28 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY September 28-october 4, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Send ideas to calendar@mcweekly.com HOT PICKS Friday, Sept. 29-Saturday, Oct. 28 Miles To Go 4000 Miles is the title of a play by contemporary American playwright Amy Herzog. The play, which ran off-Broadway in 2011, was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Now, it’s coming to The Western Stage at Hartnell College. After suffering a major loss while on a cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo seeks solace from his feisty 91-year-old grandmother Vera in her West Village apartment. Over the course of a single month, these unlikely roommates infuriate, bewilder, and ultimately reach each other. 4000 Miles looks at how two outsiders find their way in today’s world. The local cast includes Patricia Horsley, Elizabeth Lippa, Hannah Rebancos and Johnny Rome. The play is directed by Joyce Sherry. [AP] 7:30pm Sept. 29-30, Oct. 7, 13, 21, 27,-28; 2pm matinees Oct. 8, 14, 22, 28. The Studio Theater at Hartnell College Performing Arts Center (Building K), 411 Central Ave., Salinas. $28; $24 Seniors/Military/Teachers; $16 Students (Hartnell students free); $12 kids age 5-15; FLEX PASS: $145 for 6 tickets. 755-6816, westernstage.com. Saturday, Sept. 30 Kids on Bikes They say “it’s just like riding a bike” as if riding a bike is easy. Add in uneven surfaces like trails of dirt, sand and rock, and traveling on two pedal-powered wheels is even harder. But the folks in the Monterey Off Road Cycling Association (MORCA) want you to see that mountain biking doesn’t have to be intimidating; in fact, it can be a fun way to cruise through Fort Ord National Monument, covering a lot more ground than you otherwise could by walking or running. This event takes the intimidation factor out of off road cycling. Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day is open to all young beginner mountain bikers and their accompanying adults. Bring bike helmets and water bottles (to reduce trash) and, of course, a good attitude to try something new. A limited number of loaner bikes are available. Have fun out there. [SR] 10am-1pm Saturday, Sept. 30. Fort Ord National Monument, 15301 Watkins Gate Road, East Garrison. Free. morcamtb.org. Oh Happy Day Sixteen years ago, the Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir directed by John L. Nash Jr. was born, bringing the joy of gospel music to the region and beyond. It’s an artform that Alejandro and Estevan Gutiérrez (of Hermanos Gutiérrez) were raised in Switzerland by their Swiss father and Ecuadorian mother. They’re all the way in California, at the Henry Miller Memorial Library, this weekend. Jim Herrington In spite of the popular saying, riding a bike isn’t easy. But it is fun—get out this weekend during Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day. Here, kids have fun on bikes during the Sea Otter Classic 2022. Daniel Dreifuss
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