Friday, Jan. 5-Monday, Jan. 8 A Great Escape It’s a brand new year, and that calls for fun with friends. If you haven’t been yet (or even perhaps if you have) may we suggest a trip to the escape room? This adventure will be characterized by using all of your wits and smarts to solve the immersive puzzle within the allotted time. And it’s always good to exercise your puzzle-solving skills, no matter the year. The various locations of Escape Room 831 offer a range of different genres of puzzles, from Alice in Wonderland-themed to bank robbery-themed and even one set in the New York City subway. Reservations are required so gather a group now and book a room—it may be a tense 60 minutes of play time, but there’s no feeling like solving all the riddles and being released back into the world, victorious. [TCL] 11am-8pm (10pm Friday and Saturday) Friday, Jan. 5-Monday, Jan. 8. Escape Room 831, 765 Wave St., Monterey; 599 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey; and 700 Cannery Row, Monterey. 241-6616, escaperoom831.com. Friday, Jan. 5 Winter Mood In 1828, composer Franz Schubert set 24 poems by German poet Wilhelm Müller to pared-down music for a pianist and a vocalist. He called the elegant song cycle “Winterreise,” or “Winter Journey.” In his invitation to the premiere performance, Schubert wrote: “Come over to Schober’s today, and I will sing you a cycle of horrifying songs. I am anxious to know what you will say about them. They have cost me more effort than any of my other songs.” That’s because they are about much more than the season, but a personal journey that takes place in the darkness. The message is still poignant today, the music still evocative. And it comes to an intimate live performance indoors at Henry Miller Library this weekend, with Andrew Munn (bass) on vocals and Peter Grunberg on piano. Prepare for the journey, as if Schubert himself invited you personally in 1828. [SR] 7pm Friday, Jan. 5. Henry Miller Memorial Library, 48603 Highway 1, Big Sur. Free. 667-2574, henrymiller.org. 22 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY january 4-10, 2024 www.montereycountyweekly.com David Hohmann David Hohmann presents his exhibit titled Back at it! In the Gill Gallery at the Pacific Grove Art Center. Hohmann works in his private Marina studio. He started drawing as soon as he could pick up a pencil in elementary school, and was strongly influenced by the popular Saturday morning cartoons of the 1960s. As Hohmann grew into his teen years, he was impressed with the pen and ink illustrations of underground magazines (Zap Comix, etc.) and rock ‘n’ roll posters of the ’60s and ’70s. “Every drawing starts fresh, with no preconceived plan, “ he wrote on his website. “I create as I draw; I let the artwork ‘piece’ itself together.” On display until Feb. 22. [AP] 4-10 january HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountyweekly.com Courtesy of Carmel Art Association Cara Weston VISUALS Cara Weston This photo, Rain Rain Go Away by Cara Weston, won second place in the Center for Photographic Art’s 2023 International Juried Exhibition. Born in 1957, Weston continues to live and work in the community of Carmel—a landscape that has inspired her parents, Cole Weston and Helen Prosser Weston, as well as uncle Brett Weston and grandfather Edward Weston, recognized as leading visionaries in modern photography. The photo above was taken in Big Sur. The exhibit is on display until Jan. 21. [AP] Petty Theft is a San Francisco-based Tom Petty tribute band that has been traveling the U.S. playing the rock star’s hits since 2003. Catch the best of the bay on Friday, Jan. 5 at Monterey’s Golden State Theatre. Daniel Swan World-traveling bassist Andrew Munn comes to Big Sur’s Henry Miller Memorial Library on Friday, Jan. 5 for a performance of Franz Schubert’s “Winterreise.” Oz Jacob Tabib
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