Thursday, Oct. 3 Tasty Soiree Carmel is home to dozens of restaurants, so it would be impossible to try them all in one night, but one of the village’s more enduring traditions, Taste of Carmel, lets you sample a good many in one fell swoop. Now over 35 years old, this swanky party is the premier fundraiser of the Carmel Chamber of Commerce. This year the party features more than 30 local restaurants plus wineries and craft beer makers offering their finest food and beverages. The theme for the night is “Masquerade at the Mission.” Partygoers are encouraged to don a mask and festive attire for a mysterious evening that features live music from the Money Band. Perfect for dancing off all those delectable dishes. For ages 21 and up only, and furry friends are not invited. [PM] 6pm Thursday, Oct. 3. Carmel Mission, 3080 Rio Road, Carmel. $200 (limited tickets available at the door). 6243876, membership@carmelchamber.org, tasteofcarmel.org. Freak Out Singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart’s middle name, Obi, was inspired by Obi-Wan Kenobi. And while not a jedi in the Star Wars universe, the force is strong with Banhart. Born in Texas and raised in Caracas, Venezuela and later California, Banhart’s music is oft-described as “freak-folk,” whatever that means, but it hits like the music of a multicultural artist playing for the people. With his lyrics often in Spanish, it might be challenging for monolingual English speakers to follow along, but his hypnotic melodies nonetheless inspire reflection in the redwood grove at the Henry Miller Library in Big Sur. And tickets are going fast—individual tickets are already sold out. [DS] 6:30pm (doors 5:30pm) Thursday, Oct. 3. Henry Miller Memorial Library, 48603 Highway 1, Big Sur; shuttle, starting at 5pm, leaves from the Loma Vista lot at 47540 Highway 1. $311/two tickets, $459/three tickets, $607/four tickets; shuttle included for all. 667-2574, henrymiller.org. 24 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY october 3-9, 2024 www.montereycountynow.com José Ortiz Artist José Ortiz is the founding director of Hijos Del Sol, and in this painting documents someone he met in the Salinas nonprofit’s after-school program 16 years ago. “He was a quiet boy with dark, playful eyes, a bit cheeky and had curly hair,” Ortiz writes in an artist statement about Pepe and his brother, who he’d sometimes drop off at home after class. “The two boys would race toward the door of their home. Jaime, his brother, always wanted to win at any cost. Pepe found the antics of his brother to be amusing. Today Pepe continues living in the same first floor as a single man. He is a great illustrator, painter, fabricator, admired teacher, and a marvelous person...In my journey, I have walked along fantastic characters, Pepe is one of them. What is important for me is that in life, I was able to see him and then paint him.” [AP] 3-9 October HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountynow.com Jose Ortiz Courtesy of Pacific Grove Public Library VISUALS Pacific Grove public library Texture: Proof of Presence exhibit is a collaboration between the Pacific Grove Public Library and Celadon Arts. Curated by Gail F. Enns and Christine Crozier, the exhibit centers on the experiences of three artists and a poet: Ruth Bolduan, Jacqueline Canterbury, Lydia Nakashima Degarrod and Heidi McGurrin. Their work is imbued with various humanistic and social messages. Each uses texture in assertive ways so that it becomes one of their work’s most important features. The exhibition is designed to promote cultural understanding, community engagement and creativity. Workshops, poetry readings and lectures by the artists, curators and others are meant to facilitate an understanding of the art in the exhibition, which opens with a reception at 5:30pm on Friday, Oct. 4 at the P.G. library (550 Central Ave.) and is on display until Jan. 4. [AP] The cult musical was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1973. Two years later The Rocky Horror Show was turned into a cult movie. Sarah Gaudoin Every child should learn to ride a bike to have an adventurous youth. A mountain bike day for children is a perfect way to start conquering the world. Michael McGirr
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