Thursday, Aug. 8 Record Scratching Things once considered old and obsolete eventually become trendy again. It’s the circle of life. Take, for instance, vinyl records. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, vinyl album sales in the United States grew for the 17th consecutive year in 2023, totaling 43.2 million, up from less than a million in 2006. The Wine House in Carmel Valley hopes to keep the momentum going with its Vinyl Thursdays events. Each Thursday has a different theme, such as jazz night on Aug. 8 and “mixed bag” night on Aug. 15, where anything goes. You’re encouraged to bring your own vinyl for all to enjoy. This all begs the question: When will cassettes start their comeback? Drinks and small bites available for purchase. [EC] 4-8pm Thursday, Aug. 8. The Wine House, 1 East Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley. Free. 298-7438, thewinehousecv.com. Love Cabaret The Love is in the Air show features performances by singer/storyteller Barbara Brussell and performer Jon-Mark Hurley. Brussell is a fourth-generation Californian born in Los Angeles, raised in Carmel and bitten by the showbiz bug at the age of 3. Brussell earned a bachelor of fine arts degree on the Monterey Peninsula before studying at San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater. She premiered her cabaret act at the famed Gardenia in Los Angeles, where she was a much-lauded “fixture” for more than a decade. Hurley is an actor originally from Monterey, now residing in Los Angeles. He recently starred as Franz Schubert in acclaimed director Bernhard Rose’s film The Hurdy-Gurdy Man (2018). Wave Street Studios is an art, lecture and live music venue. It was built from the ground up as a studio sound stage to produce the best acoustic experience possible. Enjoy a full bar, signature cocktails, locally brewed beers and locally grown wines—plus, of course, the talent onstage. [AP] 8pm Thursday, Aug. 8. Wave Street Studios, 774 Wave St., Monterey. $18.52-$40. 655-2010, tinyurl.com/26sk68hu. 26 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY august 8-14, 2024 www.montereycountynow.com art in miniature The Annual Miniature Artworks Raffle by Carmel Art Association artist members is back. Participants donated one or two small works in either two or three dimensions, created on a 6-by-6-inch cradled birchwood panel. Tickets can be purchased to try and win your favorite little piece. Consider “Spring Onions’’ by Eileen Catabagan, a wonderful and inspiring addition to your kitchen. Catabagan grew up in the Central Valley. Early on she came to live on the coast, where her work has been exhibited in museum shows and galleries. Her work has won awards in art competitions and regional juried art shows. She paints in watercolor, oil and egg tempera. A reception happens at 4pm Saturday, Aug. 10 at CAA (Dolores between 5th and 6th, Carmel). [AP] 8-14 august HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountynow.com Carmel ARt Association Courtesy of North Gallery MAR VISUALS AMERICA MARTIN “We are so pleased to announce our biggest exhibition of 2024, and the most important show we have yet mounted in our new location,” says Thomas Cushman of North Gallery MAR (Dolores between Ocean and 7th, Carmel). America Martin is an internationally celebrated ColombianAmerican artist. The authentic, magnetic pull of Martin’s work is generated by her ability to express her unique vision that speaks to a universal truth, and her exceptional skill at rendering that truth via the human form. You always know when you see an America Martin painting. By blending Central and South American Indigenous artistic styles with classical Western art traditions, she creates a style of artwork that is absolutely her own. The piece presented above is titled “Woman and Seagull Make Plans.” The second artist featured during the exhibit, Personal, Yet Universal, is Hunt Slonem, known for a distinct neo-expressionist style. A reception is at 5-7pm Friday, Aug. 9. [AP] It’s a fact universally known that kittens love boxes and hiding places. Like people, they value the feeling of being safely inside. To treat them like royals, join a workshop to learn how to build a cat castle, a cat village or a cat city. shutterstock SanDee Adams is a mosaic artist. She is one of five “Champions of the Arts,” winners of a program organized annually by the Arts Council for Monterey County. Courtesy Arts Council for Monterey County
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