Send ideas to calendar@montereycountynow.com 30 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY APRIL 10-16, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com donation encouraged). 658-3811, chservices. org/banding. OUT LOUD A quest into deep emotions, reflections and imagination is happening at Tor House—and you’re invited to join four Latino/Chicano poets, including Monterey County Poet Laureate Rachelle Escamilla, Manuel Paul López, M.K. Chavez and Darrell Dela Cruz in that journey. They will use the power of their words and voices to provoke and inspire attendees, sharing their inner thoughts, feelings and worldviews. The event is titled “Contemporary Latinx Poets and Robinson Jeffers,” spanning centuries and styles. [CJ] 3-4:30pm Saturday, April 12. Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation, 26304 Ocean View Ave., Carmel. $15. 624-1813, torhouse.org. HAVING A BALL Monterey Bay FC welcomes Colorado Springs to Cardinale Stadium on Saturday, April 12. The Union are riding a four-game unbeaten streak after battling to a 0-0 draw at Detroit last week. MBFC enters the weekend holding second place in the USL Championship Western Conference, just two points behind San Antonio in the top spot. [DF] 7pm Saturday, April 12. Cardinale Stadium, 4111 2nd Ave., Seaside. $22-$92. 324-2560, montereybayfc.com. Saturday, April 12-Sunday, April 13 WHALE DAYS There are whale festivals around the world, from Alaska through South Africa to Australia. But Whalefest Monterey claims to be different from all of them because of art and science elements that have been part of the local traditions. The location of this family-friendly, two-day oceanfront event is Old Fisherman’s Wharf and Custom House Plaza, where the heart of Monterey tourism beats. The festivities include interactive marine-themed exhibits, a symposium with experts, music, whale skeletons and more. Science aside, enjoy a calamari cooking demo and an abalone race. [AP] 10am-5pm Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13. Old Fisherman’s Wharf and Custom House Plaza, Monterey. Free. 238-0777, whalefestmonterey@gmail.com, whalefest.org. Sunday, April 13 ZEN TIME Writer D Allen divides his time between the Monterey Peninsula and Oaxaca, Mexico. This former philosophy teacher and firm Zen-believer wrote The World Cannot Be Broken: Looking for shelter and finding wonder in the lives we have, a nonfiction book about refugees (literal and figurative) seeking, and hopefully finding, shelter. Allen will talk and sign copies of his book at this event. “Meditation—an uncomplicated and accessible kind—is the ground from which everything in the book has taken shape,” Allen wrote in the preface. [AP] 1-2:30pm Sunday, April 13. River House Books, 208 Crossroads Blvd., Carmel. Free; book available for sale. 626-2665, thecrossroadscarmel.com/shopping/river-housebooks. TIME PASSAGES We admit it. We know nothing about the remarkable wave of migration from Spain through California and on to Hawaii that took place between 1907 and 1913. Why that particular span of time? No idea. For that, there’s the documentary Pasaje a Hawaii 19071913 (yes, bilingual). But the folks at Lighthouse Cinema aren’t content to HOT PICKS Friday, April 11 FASHION FORWARD Dress…for a cause. The Celebration of Life fashion show honors cancer survivors and raising funds for the American Cancer Society’s research and patient services; many of the models walking in the show are cancer survivors themselves. The event regularly draws over 500 guests who come to watch the show, participate in auctions, and dine—in style. The attire this year is Derby Festive (think: big hats!). All proceeds help ensure that vital information and services remain available to cancer patients and survivors. Come celebrate fashion, creativity, community and a great cause. [KR] 10:30am-2:30pm Friday, April 11. Monterey Conference Center, 1 Portola Plaza, Monterey. $200 and up. celebrationofLife@ cancer.org, acsmontereycelebration.org. TO THE BEAT For local jazz fans, this band needs no introduction. For the jazz-curious, here’s all you need to know about the Latin Jazz Collective: Band leader/ drummer John Nava is a force, not just on stage keeping the rhythm going, but also backstage, keeping this seven-member ensemble rocking local stages for years, including standing-ovation crowds at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Expect Latin inflections, big brass, and grooves that will get you up out of your chair and onto the dance floor. [SR] 7pm Friday, April 11. Wendi Kirby Music, 550 Hartnell St., Unit F, Monterey. $45. wendikirbymusic.com. Saturday, April 12 LANDS AND SEA The Pacific Ocean—the world’s largest body of water—has shaped cultures for centuries. Its weather, its flora and fauna, its vast distances that separate its islands and surrounding continents. Nonprofit Palenke Arts’ second annual Moonflower Festival is a celebration of those disparate, related cultures, with dancing, drumming and more. These Asian American, Asian and Pacific Islander cultures, both separated and united by water, melt together this Saturday in Seaside. [DS] 11am-2pm Saturday, April 12. Palenke Arts, 1713 Broadway Ave., Seaside. Free. 8999909, palenkearts.com. SOUND MINDS The Sand City Art Park comes alive with a concert to raise awareness, and money, to tackle critical issues impacting our social fabric: mental health, substance abuse and homelessness, the three of which are often intrinsically linked. Nonprofit Community Human Services hosts this free, donations-encouraged concert—titled “Banding Together”—to help fund its programs. The lineup features local bands SEA. LVL, The Rudians and Yosal Mariachi Banda, with live art by Paul Richmond. It’s six hours of good vibes, music, food trucks and drinks from Other Brother Beer and Brewbus831. Mental health has never felt more important. [DS] Noon-6pm Saturday, April 12. Sand City Art Park, 525 Ortiz Ave, Sand City. Free ($30 Hailing from Salinas, The Rudians present danceable reggae. They will play, among other local performers, at “Banding Together,” a concert and fundraiser for the nonprofit Community Human Services. CYNTHIA ZAVALA Before a 0-0 draw at Detroit, second place Monterey Bay FC had blasted nine goals in three league games. The club returns home to Cardinale Stadium on Saturday night on a four-game unbeaten streak. CELIA JIMÉNEZ
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