Friday-Sunday, Jan. 17-19 Chilling Tale It’s not just that rock in your drink that’s giving you a chill—it’s the stories written by the master, Edgar Allan Poe. This speakeasy experience converts the interior into a dimly lit, intimate bar, perfect for sipping on cocktails while diving deep into the macabre and mysterious. The concept is something Poe himself might’ve been into: Hear four of his stories (The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, The Masque of Red Death and The Black Cat), each accompanied by a cocktail (with names like Pale Blue Eye and The Nevermore). This immersive experience is the result of teamwork between expert mixologists and expert Poe historians. They’ll retell the stories, with a dash of historical context—retain what you can four cocktails deep, but you’re sure to absorb the spooky vibe. [SR] 6pm and 8pm Friday, Jan. 17; 8pm Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 18-19. Fox Theater, 241 Main St., Salinas. $50; ages 21+. 758-8459, edgarallanpoebar.com. Wrong is So Right Preparing for a play takes a lot of rehearsing, so that everything goes just right when the curtain lifts on opening night. What if then nothing goes right? In The Play That Goes Wrong the mishaps are played to hilarious effect. Follow along as the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society presents The Murder at Haversham Manor, a 1920s mystery play. Much to the performers’ dismay, one terrible disaster takes place after another, from doors sticking, props falling off walls and floors collapsing, plus forgotten lines, missed cues, a corpse that won’t stay dead and other calamities. The real-life thespians of Santa Catalina School will do everything right so it all goes wrong for big laughs. [PM] 7:30pm Friday-Saturday, Jan. 17-18 and Jan. 25; 2pm Sunday, Jan. 19; 12:45pm Friday, Jan. 24. Santa Catalina School Performing Arts Center, 1500 Mark Thomas Drive, Monterey. $15; $12/seniors, students, military; $10/children 12 and under. 655-9340, santacatalina.org. Dark Take What defines film noir? Moody set pieces, cynical characters and Humphrey Bogart, for starters. While the Eclectic Collective can’t get Bogart for obvious reasons, its upcoming dramedy still has some serious 22 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY january 16-22, 2024 www.montereycountynow.com Kim Weston Come to Winfield Gallery in Carmel (Dolores between Ocean and 7th) to put your hands on Kim Weston’s limited edition book Growing up Weston, in the Presence of Women. Get your book signed (2-5pm Sunday, Jan. 19); there is a pop-up show event Friday-Sunday, Jan. 17-19. Growing up Weston is a magnum opus of the photographic medium, a guidebook to the lives of the Weston family going back four generations. It’s as much an in-depth history of the Westons’ personal lives as it is an archive of artistic mastery. It is a step-by-step illustration of the Weston family’s photographic genius, narrated by Kim through his viewpoint, not just about his life but about his family and those who inspired him. You will discover the rich history behind the art, revealing the inner workings that drove the creative processes. [AP] 16-22 january HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountynow.com Kim Weston Lewis Watts VISUALS Lewis Watts The Center for the Photographic Art in Carmel is showing works of Lewis Watts, a photographer, archivist/curator and professor emeritus of art at UC Santa Cruz. His research and artwork broadly center around the cultural landscape, primarily in communities of the African diaspora. He is the author of Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era (2006, with a new edition published by Heyday Books in 2020). Lewis is also the author of New Orleans Suite: Music and Culture in Transition (2013) and Portraits (2019). His work is inspired by his historical and contemporary interests and representation of people in the African diaspora. It’s on display until Feb. 9 in the CPA gallery (inside the Sunset Center, San Carlos and 9th, Carmel). [AP] Celebrate the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 20 at the annual march in Seaside (shown above), or at events in Salinas or Marina. And then it’s time to continue working toward equality for all. nic coury Have you zoomed out and thought about how the Earth fits into our solar system lately? This image shows storms brewing during the 2024 hurricane season, but a talk by a NASA scientist at the Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy helps put it in perspective. NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using data from DSCOVR EPIC
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