30 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY december 28, 2023-january 3, 2024 www.montereycountyweekly.com Send ideas to calendar@mcweekly.com HOT PICKS Mannheim Steamroller’s renowned annual Christmas concert rolls into the Sunset Center on Saturday, Dec. 30, closing out the year in Carmel’s largest venue. Courtesy of Mannheim Steamroller 10am-noon Sunday, Dec. 31. MY Museum, 425 Washington St., Monterey. $20; $10/ members. 649-6444, mymuseum.org. History and Culture Life coach and author Glodean Champion, the Black Leaders and Allies Collaborative and the Juneteenth Coalition are teaming up to bring a special Kwanzaa celebration to Monterey. Kwanzaa is a week-long celebration—based on African harvest traditions—that, this year, runs Tuesday, Dec. 26 through Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. It culminates, typically on the sixth day, with a feast called Karamu—and that’s what you’re invited to partake in. The meal is potluck style and open to all. Bring a dish and get ready to dive into conversation with neighbors and new friends. [TCL] 6:30-8:30pm Sunday, Dec. 31. Monterey History & Art at Stanton Center, 5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey. $25. eventbrite. com/e/celebrating-kwanzaa-celebrating-community-tickets-773489557087. On the Town Every Dec. 31, downtown Monterey comes alive with more art and entertainment than any one person can take in. First Night Monterey, which premiered in 1992, is a family-friendly, alcohol-free event with stages along numerous streets in downtown, and also includes performances indoors at Golden State Theatre and Monterey’s Conference Center. The event features music of genres spanning the spectrum, dance, spoken word and youth performances. It’s nine straight hours of arts in action. For a full schedule, see p. 24. [DS] 3pm-midnight Sunday, Dec. 31. Various locations in downtown Monterey. $18/youth; $29/adult; $85 for a family pack that must be purchased online; tickets (buttons) are also for sale at local Safeways, Andronico’s and Grove Market and can also be purchased at the event. firstnightmonterey.org. Hot Picks by Tajha Chappellet-Lanier, Dave Faries, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Agata Pop˛eda, Sara Rubin and David Schmalz. Zeppelin, The Who and Mozart collaborated on a concert tour. Davis got the ball steamrolling. And they bring this multimedia magic to Sunset Center for two shows. [DF] 2pm and 7pm Saturday, Dec. 30. Sunset Center, San Carlos and 9th, Carmel. $75- $135. 620-2048, sunsetcenter.org. Fjord the Love of Dance End 2023 with a whirl by learning a few new dance steps at the New Year’s Eve-Eve Contra Dance and Norwegian dance workshop led by Elizabeth, Mattias and Hans Gaver of the group Feleboga (“Fiddle Bows”), visiting from Norway. The family band has played festivals all over Europe, Iceland and the U.S. They’re coming to Monterey to lead an evening of contra dance, sponsored by the Monterey Country Dance Community. No prior dance experience is necessary and you don’t need to bring a partner. The workshop is followed by an optional potluck dinner, then a contra-beginners orientation. Follow that with a few hours of dancing the night away to some spirited music. [PM] 4-10pm Saturday, Dec. 30. Dance workshop from 4-6pm; potluck dinner 6-6:30pm; orientation 6:40pm; contra dancing from 7-10pm. YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula, 600 Camino El Estero, Monterey. $12/general; $5/students and active military with ID; free/ children ages 12 and under. montereycontradance.org. Think and Paint The Arts Council for Monterey County, Suzy Adra and Carmel Art Association offer this invitation to a meditative painting workshop. Born in Lebanon and raised in Lebanon and the Far East, Adra is an intuitive artist, certified yoga instructor, energy healing practitioner and trauma release practitioner. Meditative painting practice is the approach that begins with a short meditation and is designed to be minimalist and abstract. Focus on minimal brushstrokes that cannot be changed once placed on the canvas. Adra is the founder of Bíja Healing Sanctuary and the creator of ArtkeyTypes, a therapeutic painting process. She self-published her first book Sex in the Twenty First Century: Healing Collective and Individual Trauma in 2020. Maximum capacity at this workshop is 30 attendees. [AP] 7-8:30pm Saturday, Dec. 30. Carmel Art Association, Dolores Street between 5th and 6th, Carmel. $25. 6246176, suzyadra.com/offerings-emotional-release. Sunday, Dec. 31 Twelve O’Clock Somewhere The countdown. The anticipation as the ball drops. Then the stroke of 12. Noisemakers blare, party hats and streamers fly. People cheer and carry on. And then they head back into the daylight, perhaps for a little lunch. Yes, it’s the Noon Year’s Celebration at MY Museum—all the festivities of a New Year’s party, but much more family friendly. And it allows the kids to welcome 2024 without having to stay up until midnight (and the parents to head home from a party without knocking back a preemptive Alka-Seltzer). Reservations are required for this popular fete. [DF] A Christmas Carol, but make it burlesque. That’s what the dancers of Carmel Delights (and guests) are bringing to Pearl Hour. Don’t miss the show. Courtesy of Carmel Delight’s Dance Company Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African American culture that runs from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1—local celebrations happen this weekend in Salinas and Monterey. shutterstock
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