Send ideas to calendar@montereycountynow.com 26 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY september 19-25, 2024 www.montereycountynow.com Peace, Everyone The Peace Coalition of Monterey County and the Monterey Peace and Justice Center are celebrating the 25th annual International Day of Peace with a potluck dinner and three short videos about peace and about an international organization, Mayors for Peace. They have invited 12 Monterey County mayors, seven of whom are members of the organization, which currently has 8,410 mayors from 166 cities internationally. The public is invited to attend and to bring a potluck dish to share. The walls will be adorned with United Nations Association posters of children being educated about peace worldwide to echo this year’s theme: “Cultivating Peace.” Maybe, hopefully, the generation depicted in the images will finally bring us toward real world peace. [AP] 5pm Saturday, Sept. 21. Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside. Free. 8997322. peacecentral.wordpress.com. Saturday, Sept. 21-Sunday, Sept. 22 Not-So-Hidden Gems Here’s a show that rocks. No, we’re not talking about guitars, drums and other instruments banding together to create rocking music on stage. This show literally rocks. Carmel Valley Gem & Mineral Society’s 62nd annual Gem Show returns with all sorts of stunning gems, minerals, fossils and more. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to promoting the study of mineralogy and geology and, to that point, will host a variety of demonstrations to inspire budding collectors and those that are gem-curious to get into this rocky world. The show also includes vendors, a silent auction, jewelry and more. Rock on. [EC] 10am-5pm Saturday, Sept. 21 and Sunday, Sept. 22. Monterey County Fair & Event Center, 2004 Fairground Road, Monterey. $5; free/children under 12. cvgms.rocks. Seaside studios The 17th annual Seaside artist tour takes place over two days, hosted by the Seaside Artist Association, founded in 1997 by longtime artist and photography teacher Sandra Gray and now-Seaside City Councilmember Dave Pacheco. Its 44 members hold a yearly tour, inviting the public inside the studios, garages or backyards of working artists, offering a chance learn about their processes, where the creativity happens. The tour includes demonstrations, exhibitions and opportunities to meet the artists (see story, p. 36). Visitors also have the ability to purchase artwork directly from the artists. [AP] 11am-5pm Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 21-22. Locations throughout Seaside. Free. bit.ly/ SeasideArtistTour. Sunday, Sept. 22 cross cultural The colorful costumes and dances recognizable as Oaxacan tradition return to Seaside to celebrate the city’s third “Oaxaca by the Sea” event. Attendees can enjoy Mexican and local performances while experiencing a taste of “La Quelaguetza,” an indigenous festival that’s one of the most important festivities in the state of Oaxaca. This new tradition celebrates Seaside’s sister city relationship with Oaxaca de Juárez, and three years in has already helped elevate the strong Oaxacan diaspora presence in Seaside. Join in with food, music and dance. [CJ] HOT PICKS him right. “We have 100 people who can play Elvis, but we have one who can play Johnny Cash,” the director said. And since then, Barker has walked the line, playing 1,000 shows in places like Jackson, or Gatlinburg in mid-July. He’s been everywhere, man. In fact, Barker could be the Man in Black, transported from the 1960s in a ring of fire, accompanied by riders in the sky (and maybe Mexican horns). The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash is that real. [DF] 8pm Friday, Sept. 20. Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey. $46.26-$81.80. 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com. Friday, Sept. 20- Saturday, Sept. 21 just right You may remember the 19th-century fairy tale of Goldilocks, who wanders into the home of three bears and proceeds to eat their porridge, sit in their chairs and sleep in their beds, offering her unsolicited review of each. The story didn’t make much sense when we were kids, and it still weird—is the takeaway that you should eat your porridge in case a random person breaks in to eat it? Unclear, but it’s part of our collective psyche, and the adorable actors of Ariel Theatrical take on the classic in this production of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. [SR] 7pm Friday, 2pm and 7pm Saturday, Sept. 20-21. Karen Wilson Children’s Theater, 320 Main St., Salinas. $7.25. 775-0976, arieltheatrical.org. Saturday, Sept. 21 Past to Present Tucked nearly out of sight on the northwestern edge of Salinas, the Monterey County Historical Society’s campus is an unassuming window into the past. There’s the historic Boronda Adobe, built between 1844-1848 and the oneroom Lagunita School, built in 1897, that’s been renovated since being relocated from its original location on San Juan Grade. And for those who want to do some research, there’s so much more. On Sept. 21, the society is opening its doors to the public with Rancho Day at the Adobe, a day of re-enacting what daily life was like 150 years ago with live demonstrations of cowboy roping, blacksmithing, leatherwork, soapmaking, spinning and quilting. The day will also see David Ford playing Ignacio Boronda’s violin, circa 1880, and a charro horse dancing demonstration. There’s going to be a vintage photo booth, fresh produce, as well as new and used books for sale. It’s a day to imagine living that rancho life. [DS] 10am-4pm Saturday, Sept. 21. Monterey County Historical Society, 333 Boronda Road, Salinas. Free. 757-8085, mchsmuseum.com. Print Shop One of the oldest forms of photography is the cyanotype, or sun print, using chemically treated paper and the sun to capture prints of objects laid on top of the paper. A brilliant white negative of the image is revealed on a background of bright blue. Artists Jenny Grossman and Madi McKay are leading a workshop at the Monterey Museum of Art to teach participants of any skill level how to make their own cyanotype paper and then use the different seaweeds and algae of Monterey Bay to make prints. Then they’ll show how to take the images even further, adding mixed media elements like watercolors, oil pastels and charcoal to embellish the prints. Stretch your creative muscles and bring home a frameable piece of handmade art. [PM] 1:30-4:30pm Saturday, Sept. 21, Monterey Museum of Art, 559 Pacific St., Monterey. $60. 372-5477, montereyart.org. Is this the same Johnny Cash who went down, down, down into a ring of fire? It sure looks, sounds and vibes just like him, but it’s Shawn Barker with a spot-on tribute show. Carmel-based artist Edi Matsumoto has long been drawn to realist portraits, and they take a zoomorphic turn in her latest work, on display in her new gallery. Edi Matsumoto
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