Send ideas to calendar@montereycountynow.com 30 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY AUGUST 21-27, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com Bay FC is staying alive. Yeah, we know. Now the song is in your head. They entered last weekend in 9th, one spot below the playoff cut line, yet only 3 points out of 5th place. That’s why they call it the USL Championship’s wild, wild Western Conference. They take on visiting San Antonio. [DF] 7pm Saturday, Aug. 23. Cardinale Stadium, 4111 2nd Ave., Seaside. $22-$59. 324-2560, montereybayfc.com. LATIN MELODY For a melodic night and enjoyment of popular music from Mexico and Latin America, Palenke Arts is the place to be. Manuel Aquino, a Mexican pianist known as El Piano de Mexico, will fill the venue with songs that are a staple in many Latin American homes. He’ll interpret classics from tango, through bolero to ranchera. Aquino is a pianist who has toured around the world and has shared space with renowned Mexican artists such as Consuelo Velázquez, Roberto Cantoral and Armando Manzanero. [CJ] 7-9pm Saturday, Aug. 23. Palenke Teen Art Center, 530 Elm Ave., Seaside. $30. 8999909, palenkearts.com. Saturday, Aug. 23- Sunday, Aug. 24 TURKISH DELIGHTS The richness of Turkish culture is not to be underestimated. If not for the Turks, there would not be yogurt, kiosks, divans or pastrami, just to name a few treasures of Türkiye. “We’re thrilled to celebrate the 25th year of the Monterey Turkish Arts & Culture Festival and share the vibrant traditions, flavors and spirit of Turkey with our community,” said Executive Director Saime Matsu. Come see whirling dervish performances, hear Turkish music and see vibrant folk dancing, learn the Turkish wedding dance, and get to know the difference between Adana kebap and doner kebap. This is a family-friendly event full of children’s activities—folk dancing, face painting and such. [AP] 11am-7pm Saturday, Aug. 23-Sunday, Aug. 24. Custom House Plaza, Monterey. Free to attend. 224-6501, info@turkfestca.org, turkfestca.org. BURN BRIGHT Alice Murphy is a successful literary editor who harbors a deep and sad secret of a child she lost in her youth in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. She meets a young soldier named Billy Cane and the connection takes her on a journey of self-discovery and a hunt to find out what really happened to her child. The Broadway musical Bright Star takes the audience on an emotional yet sweet ride, featuring bluegrass-inspired songs by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, with the book by Martin. It’s a story of love, loss, redemption and the power of the human spirit. It runs at The Western Stage weekends through Sept. 14. [PM] 7:30pm Saturdays; 2pm Sundays Aug. 23-Sept. 14. The Western Stage, 411 Central Ave., Salinas, $30/adult; $24/senior; $12/ child. 755-6816, westernstage.com. LAUGH OUT LOUD Here are some alliterative tongue-twisters for you. Homegrown Humor by Humans (that’s HHH) is hilarious. The Triple H of Comedy, as the group is known, is celebrating one year of silliness in Salinas, or cultivating comedy in their cerebral cellar. “We’re growing up,” says Jay “The Jayster!!!” Cohen. After monthly shows (the fourth Saturday of the month) for a year, Cohen and James “The Menace!!” (only two exclamation points) Mena are on a roll. Their shtick includes the audience, so prepare not only to laugh but to chime in—prepare HOT PICKS horn instruments. The lineup includes Mark Anderson and Leo P on saxophone, Jeff Bradshaw on trombone, Evan Taylor on trumpet and Marcel Anderson on vocals. As Esquire once said of the platinum-selling artist: “A man who digs Dave Koz is a man who digs life.” [KR] 7pm Friday, Aug. 22. Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey. $45-$124. 6491070, goldenstatetheatre.com. Friday, Aug. 22-Sunday, Aug. 24 DRAMA SCHOOL We know what it’s like to work in an office where multiple people share the same first name. We can’t imagine being in a high school class where not two, but three have matching names. Poor Veronica Sawyer is stuck in the middle of it all, even if her name is different. Such is the dilemma Sawyer faces in Heathers: The Musical, as she is part of a popular group of girls with the names Heather Duke, Heather McNamara and Heather Chandler, and all the drama and angst that can only ensue in high school. Paper Wing Theatre presents the musical based on the 1989 film that starred Winona Ryder and Christian Slater. [EC] 8pm Fridays and Saturdays, 3pm Sundays, 6pm Saturdays (dinner) Aug. 22-Sept. 14. Paper Wing Theatre & Supper Club, 711 Cannery Row, Suite I (upstairs), Monterey. $36/general, $80/dinner and show. 905 5684, paperwing.com. Saturday, Aug. 23 SENIOR SERVING Where in the world can you play pingpong, do jigsaw puzzles, learn woodcarving, practice qigong and have fun line dancing all in one fell swoop? At The Carmel Foundation’s 75th anniversary celebration. The nonprofit is now as old as some of the senior members it serves, but it hasn’t slowed down even a little—it’s busier than ever with meals, classes, lectures and building a thriving community. Learn what it’s all about, see the campus and be among the first to check out the brand-new Sheffield Wellness Studio with offerings like yoga and meditation. Enjoy food, an oracle card reading and hear live music at this 75th birthday party for a community institution. [SR] 10am-2pm Saturday, Aug. 23. The Carmel Foundation, 8th and Lincoln, Carmel. Free. 624-1588, carmelfoundation.org. LET IT SHOW Call it the Car Day that happens after Car Week. At the 10th annual Salinas Police Activities League Car Show in downtown Salinas, you never know what is going to show up, but there will be classics, customs, cars and trucks, along with vendors and music and more. And it’s all free. Bonus: Proceeds from participants’ registration fees benefit PAL youth programs. [DF] 10am-4pm Saturday, Aug. 23. Main Street, Salinas. Free. 512-1900, salinaspal.org. GET YOUR KICKS As the season winds down, Monterey Nashville-based bluegrass artist Rebecca Frazier plays in Monterey Thursday, Aug. 21. To date, Frazier has released two albums as a solo artist, When We Fall, released in 2013, and Boarding Windows in Paradise in 2024. The Monterey Turkish Arts & Culture Festival returns for two-day festivities Saturday, Aug. 23 and Sunday, Aug. 24. Traditional Turkish dances are one of many attractions. THE TURKISH ARTS & CULTURE FESTIVAL
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