26 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY november 2-8, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Send ideas to calendar@mcweekly.com HOT PICKS Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley is perhaps Carmel Valley’s most famous resident writer. Get to know her at a library event on Saturday, Nov. 4. Daniel Dreifuss er to learn more about a special interior designer from our own backyard. [PM] 1-2:30pm Sunday, Nov. 5, Stanton Center Theatre, 5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey. $20. 204-1644, aiamontereybay.org/events. Lifetime with Nuttycombe It’s Just a Lifetime is the title of an evening with and the documentary about musician Craig Nuttycombe. Join to watch an offbeat documentary about an almost-famous Woodstockera singer/songwriter, now in his 70s and still strumming, with 16 albums to his name. Retired handyman, devoted dog owner, and 1960s troubadour: Craig Nuttycombe is the surviving half of Lambert and Nuttycombe, the West Coast’s answer to Simon and Garfunkel. Following the screening there will be a catered intermission, during which time the audience can mingle with the filmmakers. After that there will be an intimate concert with Nuttycombe and Duane Inglish, the accordionist and bandleader from Café Musique, back in the theater. [AP] 2-4:30pm Sunday, Nov. 5. Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, 4th and Guadalupe, Carmel. $25. 624-7491, carlcherrycenter.org. Beer, Boat, Bash What is the marine science nerd equivalent of a bat signal? A squid signal? Is there a giant conch shell hiding in a local lab that can be blown at a frequency only marine scientists can hear? If there isn’t one yet, perhaps that might be a topic of discussion at the nonprofit Western Flyer Foundation’s “Art and Science Soirée” at Seaside’s Other Brother Beer Co., which will host those nerds and any other smart, fun-loving folks who want to celebrate the impending return of the Western Flyer—the boat made famous by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts, who in 1940 traveled on it with a crew from Monterey to the Sea of Cortez, a trip that became the subject of Steinbeck’s book The Log from the Sea of Cortez. (For more on the Western Flyer’s return, see cover story, p. 18.) The event features Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson speaking on scientific surrealism and adventure, marine-inspired merch from local artists, music, and kelp and abalone sandwiches from a pop-up by lowtide, a local seafood collective striving to share the bounty of the Monterey Bay. It should be a convivial affair. [DS] 4pm-close Sunday, Nov. 5. Other Brother Beer Co., 877 Broadway Ave., Seaside. 747-1106, otherbrotherbeer.com. Hot Picks by Tajha Chappellet-Lanier, Dave Faries, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Rey Mashayekhi, Agata Pop˛eda, Sara Rubin and David Schmalz. historic museum are destinations, but the courtyard is a world-class setting all its own. Step into the garden to be immediately transported to a tranquil place, far removed from any hustle and bustle. A new sculpture of an oak tree, created by blacksmith artist Max Randolph, is now on display. Check out the sculpture and the newly retrofitted mission and sip local wines at this courtyard gathering. The restoration has been years in the making and this event is a celebration of that work, plus a chance to appreciate the enduring magic of the third mission in California, still an active parish today. [SR] 3-6pm Saturday, Nov. 4. Mission San Antonio de Padua, end of Mission Road, Jolon. $45- $60. 385-4478 ext. 10, missionsanantonio.net. Summers Time Sometimes Andy Summers is introduced as if his body of work as lead guitar for The Police represents the height of his career. Well doo-doodoo, da-da-da. That’s all we have to say about that. Here’s a guy who was inspired by Thelonius Monk, dove first into R&B, then picked up the psychedelic rock sound before studying classical guitar. He was Jimi Hendrix’s introduction to England and played with Eric Burdon and the Animals. But he is also versed in Brazilian tradition and… well, there’s nothing he can’t do with a guitar. And there’s more. Summers has published several books of his photography (and had exhibitions of his work) and wrote an autobiography. Walk on the moon? He could do that, too. This is not a man afraid of giant steps. So his current tour, “The Cracked Lense and a Missing String Tour,” is really a multimedia showcase of his talents and anecdotes. [DF] 8pm Saturday, Nov. 4. Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey. $39.50-$79.50. 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com. Sunday, Nov. 5 Original Influencer Frances Adler Elkins was the interior designer for the elites of Pebble Beach and the Monterey Peninsula a century ago, stretching northward to San Francisco and later eastward to Chicago. She’s widely considered to be one of the most influential American designers of the 20th century and one of the best of all time. After Elkins bought and redesigned her own home, Casa Amesti, an 1830s adobe, in 1918, friends in Pebble Beach who were building their homes clamored for her expertise. They were drawn to how Elkins blended English, French and Chinese furnishings in a harmonious and symmetrical way. The rooms felt luxurious and yet at the same time were relaxed, comfortable and cozy. Scott Powell, author of Frances Elkins: Visionary American Designer, shares details of Elkins’ innovative style in a lecture that includes images of interiors and exteriors, with special emphasis on Chicago and the North Shore, Pebble Beach, Monterey and Carmel. Powell’s book will be available for purchase and signing after his talk. This is a great opportunity for any design-lovcourtesy David S. Boyd Restoration work at the remote Mission San Antonio has been ongoing for a long time— check out what’s been done and updated during an afternoon visit to the courtyard. Parker Seibold Frances Adler Elkins was a famous and influential interior designer—designing for the elites of Pebble Beach, San Francisco and Chicago. Learn more about her and see images of her designs at a lecture on Sunday, Nov. 5.
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