32 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY July 25-31, 2024 www.montereycountynow.com Send ideas to calendar@montereycountynow.com HOT PICKS SHARED CEREMONY The tradition of the Japanese Obon Festival is designed to honor ancestral spirits—so it’s perfectly fitting to celebrate in Salinas’ Chinatown neighborhood, honoring not just ancient ancestors but generations of Japanese and Japanese American residents who made Salinas what it is today. The underlying concept may be about looking back, but the event itself is very much of the moment and a joyful experience. Expect a bonsai dispay, a tea ceremony, martial arts demonstrations and live music from KT & the Sunshine Band. The Monterey Taiko Group performs drumming at 3pm and Obon dancing takes the stage at 4pm. Between it all, Japanese food is available for sale, and the chance to connect with a very present, living history. [SR] Noon-5pm Sunday, July 28. Buddhist Temple of Salinas, 14 California St., Salinas; parking is available at Salinas Adult School, 20 Sherwood Place, with a free shuttle to the event. Free. 424-4105, btsalinas.org. SOMETHING SACRED There is beautiful baroque music that might move you. Then there is beautiful baroque music heard in a church that is guaranteed to move you. Something about sacred sounds in a sacred setting, whether or not you believe in anything at all, is old music at its best—church music in the church. This program features soprano singer Molly Quinn and organist Benjamin Sheen with baroque arias, organ works based on chant and Les Angelus by Louis Vierne. A lucky local bonus of the Carmel Bach Festival is world-renowned musicians passing through town, which leads to this intimate duo performing in the afternoon; a reception follows. [SR] 3pm Sunday, July 28. St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, 28005 Robinson Canyon Road, Carmel Valley. $25; free/students, youth ages 18 and under. 624-6646, saintdunstanschurch.org. BODY OF KNOWLEDGE The premise sounds radical, because in this era of technocrats wielding power and influence, it is: Science that empowers human beings is better than science that pushes people into machine dependency. That is a premise that Mihai Nadin shares in an upcoming address on the heels of his latest book, Disrupt Science: The Future Matters, on top of 35 others he’s written or edited, plus 200 peer-reviewed articles. Nadin lives locally but his career and education are global. He is a professor emeritus of computer science at the University of Texas in Dallas, and studied in Bucharest and Munich. He speaks about how to prepare for the coexistence of human and artificial intelligence because, whether we like it or not, it’s here to stay. [SR] 7:30pm Sunday, July 28. Congregation Beth Israel, 5716 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel. Free. 624-2015, carmelbethisrael.org. Hot Picks by Erik Chalhoub, Dave Faries, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Agata Pope˛da, Sara Rubin and David Schmalz. SANDOR NAGYSZALANCZY Hungary-born Sandor Nagyszalanczy is a Santa Cruz ukulele player. In addition, he builds furniture, and is a writer and freelance photographer. youthmusicmonterey.org 831.375.1992 JUNIOR YOUTH & HONORS ORCHESTRAS, SOUTH COUNTY STRINGS, ORCHESTRA IN THE SCHOOLS & CHAMBER ENSEMBLE PROGRAMS Registration is now open online at our website and also at upcoming booths. Monterey Farmers Market Booth Tuesdays, August 6th & August 13th, 4-7pm Del Monte Center Back to School Bash Booth Saturday, August 10th, 10am-3pm Audition times for Honors & Junior Youth Orchestras are still available on Thursday, August 15th, 4 - 8:30pm Orchestra in the Schools registration is open to all students without audition. Building the next generation through music! Youth Music Monterey County Join us!
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