Thursday, July 25 CLOWNING around If you’re not afraid of clowns, two of them are coming to meet with Monterey County children. Coventry & Kaluza are “clown school sweethearts” from the Bay Area. They bring jokes, acrobatics, juggling and some advanced hula-hooping. According to their website, they are leading “a new generation of clowns.” Jamie Coventry and Natasha Kaluza graduated from the Clown Conservatory at the San Francisco Circus Center. He is a harmonica addict and eccentric juggler. His partner is The Super Duper Hula Hooper. Their assistant is Finey, a poodle mix that was rescued in Oakland on Valentine’s Day 2020. The doggy made his debut performance of sitting and giving a high-five just one week after being adopted. He’s since added a variety of tricks, including speaking and pirouettes to his repertoire. He’s now performed in over 100 shows with his “parents.” There are just 59 seats available in the community room, where this intimate show takes place; registration is required. [AP] 1-2pm Thursday, July 25. Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific St., Monterey. Free. 646-3933, monterey.gov/library/events. Jam On It Getting what you pay for is a good thing. And at this event, you’re breaking even in a good way. For $20, you get to learn about elderberries from Kate Reneker of Carmel Berry Company, along with a glass of wine (to sip onsite) and a jar of elderberry preserves (to take home with you and enjoy). Why elderberries? Well, apples had Johnny Appleseed. Alcoholic beverages had John Barleycorn. Elderberries have John Re…sorry, Kate Reneker. She kinda broke the trend. Reneker is the stateswoman of organic elderberry products like her preserves. Her company makes them into syrups, gummies and other goodies. All we know is that you’ll learn something and bring home something good. [DF] 6pm Thursday, July 25. LadySomm, 3728 The Barnyard, Carmel. $20. ladysomm.com. Vibes in the Vines The roots of ALO—aka Animal Liberation Orchestra—started with three middle school friends who formed a band in Saratoga, California, and who then followed each other to attend college in Santa 28 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY July 25-31, 2024 www.montereycountynow.com LORI THOMPSON There’s a new gallery opening in Monterey (271 Portola Plaza). Reflections Elegante Fine Art Gallery is owned by Lori and Gary Thompson, who have a ribbon-cutting event at 3pm on Wednesday, July 31. (The ribbon-cutter will be Monterey Mayor Tyller Williamson.) The oil painting above, titled “Jazzy Car” by Lori Thompson, represents two of Monterey’s loves, for jazz and classic cars. While Lori is an artist, Gary manages the gallery. Lori started drawing as a young girl; her media are oil and acrylic. She is also the curator for art shows at Monterey Regional Airport and president of the Central Coast Art Association. [AP] 25-31 July HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountynow.com COURTESY OF LORI THOMPSON VISUALS SILKEN THREADS This image by Kenneth Parker, titled “Hands of Akasagarbha Bodhisattva,” comes from the Many Colored Silken Threads exhibit at Carl Cherry Center for the Arts in Carmel. The exhibit explores the artwork of Jeanne D’Orge—Mrs. Carl Cherry, and the creator of the art center—by contemporary artists and photographers. They have created works that reinterpret and remix elements, themes and the palette of D’Orge. Their works speak to the expanding diversity of the stories and illustrate how today’s artists continue to find inspiration in the methods and pictorial traditions of the Cherry Center’s history. The exhibit includes photographs, paintings, drawings and sculpture by 10 area artists, displayed alongside select works by D’Orge. Participating artists include: William Giles, Ruth Mayerson Gilbert, Robert Armstrong, Rob Barnard, Jennifer Brook-Kothlow, Judith Foosaner, Tom Davies, Richard Murai, Robertson Parkman and Parker, whose work is shown above. [AP] This is how watching a movie at Henry Miller Library in Big Sur looks and feels. Redwoods above are watching too. Doomsdays is an indie comedy from 2015. Expect elements of quirky, dark comedy onscreen. COURTESY OF HENRY MILLER MEMORIAL LIBRARY Soprano Molly Quinn is in town to perform at the Carmel Bach Festival, and she also makes a stop at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church for a duet featuring sacred songs. Cheyenne Tan KEN PARKER
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