Thursday, March 13 SMALL BUT MIGHTY If you were gifted a substantial amount of money, how would you spend it? Many would likely use it to pay overdue bills, while others might splurge on a new car. But if you were gifted that money with the caveat that it must be used to promote kindness, then what would you do? That was the idea behind Atherton resident Terri Bullock’s social experiment in 2020, where she gifted 50 people each a significant chunk of cash. The experiment is the subject of a 40-minute documentary, The Power of Small, highlighting six of the people who received the funds and the actions they took to spend them. Pacific Grove resident Rick Bragdon was one of the recipients, and he’ll share his story during this screening. [EC] 7-8:30pm Thursday, March 13. Wendi Kirby Music, 550 Hartnell St., Suite F, Monterey. $23. wendikirbymusic.com. Thursday, March 13 - Sunday, March 16 HOLD OUT How does one measure the life of another when that life is on the line? In a democratic justice system like the U.S., the burden of proof for criminal cases is “beyond a reasonable doubt.” And audience members get to see a story like this put to the test on stage at the Monterey Peninsula College Studio Theatre during MPC’s production of 12 Angry Men. Watch the emotions unfold in this adaptation of the classic American courtroom drama by Reginald Rose. In this adaptation, a guard begins by muttering that a teenager accused of murder has no chance—open and shut. [SC] 7pm Thursdays-Saturdays, 2pm Sundays, March 13-23. MPC Studio Theatre, 980 Fremont St., Monterey. $7-$20. 6451360, mpc.edu. Friday, March 14 FILM VALLEY The Watsonville Film Festival got its start 13 years ago as a one-day event inside the theater on the Watsonville High School campus. In recent years, it 24 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY MARCH 13-19, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com MOSES NYANHONGO Stone sculptor Moses Nyanhongo is represented by Gallery Sur (6th Avenue in Carmel; hours are 11am-6pm daily). Nyanhongo took up sculpture after watching his father, prominent sculptor Claud Nyanhongo, turn boulders into beautiful works of art at their rural home in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. “The rural forest landscape from my early years has had a strong influence on my work, my vision,” he wrote in an artist statement. At first Nyanhongo worked as an assistant to his father, gaining experience. Soon sculpting became his passion, consuming all his free time and school holidays, as he honed his skills. In 1999, he left his rural home and moved to Harare, the capital, to join his four artist siblings, all internationally acclaimed sculptors. [AP] 13-19 MARCH HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountynow.com COURTESY OF GALLERY SUR COURTESY OF VENTURE GALLERY VISUALS NORIKO YOSHIKAWA-CONSTANT Noriko Yoshikawa-Constant is a Japanese-born artist who first studied oil painting in Japan, then stepped away from art for nearly 20 years. She returned to it with an urgent passion for printmaking that first captivated her in 1997. Specializing in monotype prints, Yoshikawa-Constant conveys the energy, vibrancy and humor of life through depictions of dogs and cats. Working on Plexiglas and copper plates with oil-based etching ink, she captures spontaneity and emotion. Her exhibit, From the Kitchen to the Printmaker, can be seen at Venture Gallery, 260 Alvarado St., Monterey. Hours are 10am-6pm daily. On display until March 30. [AP] The “Pour Decisions” spring tour for the podcasters behind And That’s Why We Drink brings the duo’s signature humor —combined with curiosity about true crime and the paranormal—to the stage of Golden State Theatre. KEVIN GARNER PHOTOGRAPHY The Long Valley is a beautiful, meditative short film set in the Salinas Valley, made by CSUMB graduates. It debuts locally as part of the Watsonville Film Festival.
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