Send ideas to calendar@montereycountynow.com 30 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY august 22-28, 2024 www.montereycountynow.com Saturday, August 24-Sunday, August 25 Travel Abroad The good news about the annual Turkish Festival is that you can skip the costs and complexities of actually traveling abroad, and instead head to Custom House Plaza to soak up some Turkish culture at the Monterey Turkish Arts & Culture Festival. Kidfriendly activities include puppet making, folk dancing and games; Group Anadolu headlines with traditional music; whirling dervishes and belly dancers perform. As for the colorful and flavorful culinary side of the culture, traditional Turkish food and drink items are available for purchase (think baklava, doner kebab, borek, famously strong Turkish coffee and more). [SR] 11am-7pm Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 24-25. Custom House Plaza, Monterey. Free. 6557509, turkfestca.org. Sunday, August 25 County Roots Close your eyes, think of small North Monterey County towns, and you might envision quiet, slow-moving, one-block communities. On a normal weekend that fairly describes Aromas, but this is no normal weekend: It’s Aromas Day. The neighborhood comes to life with live music, information booths, local artists showing their work, food vendors, a kids’ zone and a car show in the church parking lot. To maximize the fun, you need to fuel up; kick things off with a burrito breakfast at the Aromas Grange (400 Rose Ave.) from 8-11am. [SR] 9am-4pm Sunday, Aug. 25. Downtown Aromas (around Blohm Avenue and Carpenteria Road). Free. aromasdayvnp@gmail.com, aromasday.com. Latke Love For more than 30 years, Congregation Beth Israel has hosted its signature event, the Jewish Food Festival. It’s easy to see why people keep coming back year after year—it’s a one-stop shop for traditional Jewish foods such as latkes, matzah ball soup, kugel and more. But there’s even more than just the treats. The festival features unique opportunities to learn about the culture, with a mock Jewish wedding, storytelling, crafts for the kids, music and more. The synagogue also opens its doors for the community to tour. Come for the food, stay for the activities. (And if you’re still hungry, take some food home.) [EC] 10am-3pm Sunday, Aug. 25. Congregation Beth Israel, 5716 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel. Admission is free, prices vary for food. 624-2015, carmelbethisrael.org/jewish-food-festival.html. JAZZ JOURNEYMEN There’s a treat in store for lovers of classic jazz as world-class musicians Akira Tana, John Wittala and Steve Rudolph put on a show in Carmel appearing as Akira Tana’s Hidden Valley Trio, before they begin a residency at Hidden Valley Music Seminars. They’ll be playing a selection of tunes from the Great American Songbook and other jazz standards—a chance to hear classical jazz at its finest. Wine and light fare, served a halfhour before showtime, are included with the ticket price. [PM] 4pm Sunday, Aug. 25. Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, northwest corner of 4th Avenue and Guadalupe Street, Carmel. $35. 624-7491, carlcherrycenter.org. Hot Picks by Erik Chalhoub, Dave Faries, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Agata Pope˛da, Sara Rubin and David Schmalz. HOT PICKS saying that it would be the best of all things, you’re wrong, because it gets better. The ninth annual Salinas Police Activities League Car Show features all of the above. But it also supports a long list of local youth programs. And it is free for spectators to attend. So, yeah. It goes without saying that this event is a must. [DF] 10am-4pm Saturday, Aug. 24. Downtown Salinas. Free. 512-1900, salinaspal.org. Mask-Making Marie-Clare Treseder Gorham is a folk artist heavily influenced by the ethos of the California Arts and Crafts movement as well as medieval themes. Her practice includes hand-painted textiles, amateur carpentry, and perhaps most notably, the shell mural on the façade wall of the Paloma Furnishings building on Mission and Sixth in Carmel. Sunset Cultural Center and the Carmel Public Library host a coloring and mask-making workshop with Treseder Gorham, inviting everyone to get in on the inspiration and technique behind her work (and these particular mediums). While the workshop is recommended for ages 3 to 11, all are welcome. Advance registration is recommended, but not required. [AP] 11am-1pm Saturday, Aug. 24. Sunset Center Terrace, 8th and San Carlos Street, Carmel. Free. 620-2048, sunsetcenter.org. Classy reunion Some Peninsula locals may remember the All School Reunion, where anyone who attended junior high school back when there were junior high schools got together every two years to greet old classmates. It’s now called Monterey Flashback Weekend, with a sold-out party at Embassy Suites on Friday. The party continues the next day at Deja Blue with live performances by the Al James Band from 3-6pm and Minor Williams from 6-9pm. No need to pretend you went to school locally, the music is open to all. [PM] 3-9pm Saturday, Aug. 24. Deja Blue, 500 Broadway Ave., Seaside. No cover. 324-0044, dejabluelive.com. Killing Time They may look the part—most members of Harry and the Hitmen dress in suits—but the only slaying they’ll be doing is with their music. The Santa Cruz-based band members are masters of Motown and soul music, but you never know what their concerts will turn out to become. That’s because the six multi-instrumentalist band members are also improvisers, so expect plenty of genre-bending experimentation in what’s sure to be a dance party. Harrison Murphy (drums), Jesse Toews (bass, vocals), Andrea “Button” Pisani (vocals), Scott Makson (vocals, keyboards, trumpet), Nick Gyorkos (vocals, guitar bass trombone) and Ryan Morgan (vocals, tambourine, trombone, harmonica, guitar, bass) will keep the variety of tunes pumping. These are the types of hitmen you want to see coming after you. [EC] 10pm-midnight Saturday, Aug. 24. Fernwood Tavern, 47200 Highway 1, Big Sur. Free. 6672422, fernwoodbigsur.com. Valerie June is not just a singer—although she’s a mesmerizingly beautiful singer—she’s also a poet, illustrator, philosopher, yoga and mindfulness instructor and an actor. Expect a blend of all of those skills on stage at Henry Miller Memorial Library. Potato latkes are just one of the many traditional foods available for sale at Congregation Beth Israel’s annual Jewish Food Festival. Come hungry. Daniel Dreifuss
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