Friday, May 2 TOM CATS Any tribute band that takes their craft seriously must have a clever name, and Petty Theft—a Bay Area-based band that covers songs by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers—delivers. More importantly, their music captures the singular, rocking rapture of Petty’s sound, and is the next best thing to the real thing. Petty Theft swings into Monterey this Friday night as part of their 2025 Swingin’ tour, and promises to bring some raucous, joyful energy we could all use more of right now. [DS] 7pm Friday, May 2. Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey. $34. 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com. Friday, May 2-Saturday, May 3 LITTLE MUSICAL Come on down to the farm. There, if you are lucky, you can meet a little red hen with educational ambitions. She teaches her barnyard friends about hard work, cooperation and sharing—and she is good at it, too. The cast of The Little Red Hen consists of local children ages 5 to 11, and the music is fun and won’t challenge your patience, since the show is short and sweet—a perfect event for families. This American fable was first printed in 1874. Don’t let the little hen do it all: harvest and grind the wheat to make her bread and now, chase you into the theater. [AP] 7pm Friday, May 2; 2pm Saturday, May 3. ARIEL Theatrical, 320 Main St., Salinas. $6; free/children ages 3 and under. 775-0976, arieltheatrical.org. Friday, May 2-Sunday, May 4 KEEP IT CIVIL The Civil War continues to rumble and swell through American culture. Some conservatives try to frame the conflict as one over “states’ rights” (it was, only in that the South demanded the right to keep slaves). And some hold dear the statues honoring those who fought against the United States. For the second year, Woodbury Historical Tours hosts “Seldom Heard History of the Civil War Era,” a conference featuring presentations by distinguished scholars, 26 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY MAY 1-7, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com NORMAN MUHL An exhibit by Norman Muhl, titled In Plain Sight, is now on display at the Pacific Grove Art Center (568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove). Muhl’s medium is photography of everyday details, light and shadows. “We move through our community surrounded by an environment filled with shapes and colors randomly interacting with line and form, continually moving and changing our view of the world,” he wrote in an artist statement. “An artist’s job is to pay attention and to effectively communicate their response.” This show is a documentation of Muhl’s own personal journey and a chronicle of what he found. [AP] 1-7 MAY HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountynow.com NORMAN MUHL BECKY OLVERA SCHULTZ VISUALS BECKY OLVERA SCHULTZ Becky Olvera Schultz is an Indigenous artist of mixed ancestry. The artist, based in Aptos, creates non-wearable and non-ceremonial art masks in Native American and Southwestern styles, using clay and mixed media. These colorful, life-like masks are painted and adorned, serving as the artist’s personal representation of Indigenous peoples. After a hiatus as an artist, Schultz found her way back to creating through grief, after her brother died and she participated in a powwow committee and drumming class for grief therapy. Schultz’s work can be found in 480 Lighthouse Gallery. (The gallery is at 480 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove and hours are 11am-3pm daily except Mondays). Olvera Schultz’s work has been widely exhibited throughout the West, including at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. To view more of her work, visit nativeexpressions.com. [AP] Pacific Grove is happy being Pacific Grove. That includes a classic celebration, the Good Old Days, with music, local vendors, games and food. (Hint: The good days are very much present tense at this two-day festival.) DMT IMAGING – MICHAEL TROUTMAN Residential architecture and indoor/outdoor design? Yes, please. This adventure adds music to the package, courtesy of the Carmel Bach Festival. COURTESY OF CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL
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