28 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY april 25-may 1, 2024 www.montereycountyweekly.com lated craft project in case they’re not patient enough to wait for the fruits of their labors to appear on the kitchen table a few weeks from now. Get your hands dirty and enjoy the process of gardening, wherever you are. [SR] 10-11:30am English workshop, 11:30am-1pm Spanish workshop on Saturday, April 27. Cesar Chavez Library, 615 Williams Road, Salinas. Free; RSVP required. 758-7345, kathrynb@ci.salinas.ca.us, salinaspubliclibrary. org. Best of the Best Classical music by great composers like Johannes Brahms and Franz Schubert has stood the test of time. But their music can sometimes feel staid. It takes energetic, enthusiastic musicians to bring great works from the Romantic period to life, and the duo of TsienHsin Cindy Wu on violin and Ines Irawati on piano are the perfect pair to do that. This recital, part of Hidden Valley’s appropriately titled “virtuosi” programming, features great musicians performing great music in the rustic setting of Hidden Valley. Expect these accomplished artists, both known for expressivity on their instruments, to make these centuries-old songs feel relevant. [SR] 7pm Saturday, April 27. Hidden Valley Music Seminars, 104 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley. $25. 659-3115, hiddenvalleymusic.org. Keys and Strings Together, Desirée Ruhstrat (violin), David Cunliffe (cello), Aurélien Fort Pederzoli (viola) and Marta Aznavoorian (piano) make up the newly formed Chicago Piano Quartet, which nonprofit Chamber Music Monterey Bay is bringing to the Sunset Center to regale listeners with a melodic mix of four different instruments. But the familiarity between the musicians predates the quartet’s formation—Ruhstrat and Cunliffe have both performed together in two trios that include one of the other members of what is now a quartet. And it should be a lively, impressive collaboration—one of the aforementioned trios, Lincoln Trio, won a Grammy in 2017, and the other, Black Oak Ensemble, saw their latest album hit number one on Billboard’s classical chart in July 2022. This show is a chance to see what these artists have been up to since, and a pre-concert talk, which starts at 6:30pm, gives attendees an opportunity to learn about some of the finer points of classical music. [DS] 7:30pm Saturday, April 27 (pre-concert talk at 6:30pm). Sunset Center, San Carlos Street at 9th Avenue, Carmel. $25-$63. 620-2048, chambermusicmontereybay.org. Sunday, April 28 Delights, Delights The Carmel Delights—a “delicious ensemble” of dancers from the local area brought together for their love of lace, sequins and booty shaking— present Speakeasy Delights, featuring a guest performance by Vixen Deville. Members of the Carmel Delights are classically trained dancers who combine aspects of professional dancing with the fun, flirty theatrics of burlesque for a sensation that is sure to satisfy. This dance company originated in 2014 in Monterey. Since then, the Delights have performed internationally throughout the U.S., U.K. and Spain. They’re back on a hometown stage this weekend with award-winning variety performer Vixen as their host. [AP] 8pm Sunday, April 28 (doors at 7pm). Moose Lodge, 555 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Del Rey Oaks. $20-$30. carmeldelights.com. Hot Picks by Erik Chalhoub, Dave Faries, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Agata Pope˛da, Sara Rubin and David Schmalz. Send ideas to calendar@mcweekly.com HOT PICKS Saturday, April 27 Living Culture Music, food and history all come together for the Asian Cultural Fair in Salinas’ Chinatown neighborhood. Japanese, Chinese and Filipino community members share their history and many contributions to Salinas and broader Monterey County. Attendees from all cultural backgrounds are invited to enjoy traditional food, see dances, watch cultural demonstrations such as bonsa and Kendo martial art and check out exhibitions. The festival also includes a car show, craft vendors and Asian artifacts sales. A walking tour that takes curious visitors back in time to when Chinatown was booming. Nonprofit ACE (Asian Cultural Experience of Salinas) has a goal to turn the Republic Café, a place where the Asian community gathered, into a museum. Learn about their latest efforts at this festive celebration. [CJ] 9am-4pm Saturday, April 27. Salinas Chinatown, various locations; the walking tour begins at the Filipino Center, 250 Calle Cebu, and stops at the Republic Café, Moongate Plaza and the Buddhist Temple. Free. acesalinas2014@gmail.com, salinasace.org. Marine Landing Just what goes on behind the locked doors of the mysterious laboratory? Moss Landing Marine Laboratories dares you…invites you, rather…to find out during their second in-person open house. There are scavenger hunts (what could they turn up?), educational speed talks (have the scientists genetically modified the vocal cords of scholars?) and an invertebrate touch tank (don’t worry, those monsters rarely bite). Actually, we’re sure (mostly) that they don’t bite. That’s why the open house at the global marine sciences lab, operated by seven CSU campuses, is a must. In addition to the fun stuff and the silent auction, there are exhibits on everything from kelp forests to penguins. So in one day you can learn a lot about Monterey Bay and beyond, see the scope of research at the facility and get friendly with invertebrates and the humans who dedicate their lives to studying them. Laboratories can be a real good time for the entire family. [DF] 9am-4pm Saturday, April 27. Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing. Free. 771-4400, mlml. sjsu.edu. Feeling Grounded There are thousands of agricultural acres all around us, but plenty of residential homes have no yard. But does that mean you can’t have a garden? Not at all! The motto of this family-friendly workshop is “No backyard? No problem!” Learn how to turn any little sliver of space—like a front step, porch or driveway—into a thriving herb, vegetable or flower garden. Learn from the expert UC Master Gardeners how to start and maintain a real garden in a tiny space. Each participating household gets potting soil, a watering can and a choice of vegetables or flowers; children will be assigned a garden-reMarta Aznavoorian, David Cunliffe, Desirée Ruhstrat and Aurélien Fort Pederzoli are the Chicago Piano Quartet. Ride the Cyclone is a play about a high school class (played by high schoolers) who meet their doom on a faulty roller coaster, then work their way back to the land of the living. Courtesy of York School
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