www.montereycountynow.com AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 29 HOT PICKS on their own, with helpful docents along the way. If you’ve ever wanted to fulfill your dream of being a spy, here’s your chance. [EC] Noon-2pm Sunday, Aug. 31. Point Sur Naval Facility, 19 miles south of Rio Road in Carmel. $15/adults, $5/children ages 6-17, free/children ages 5 and under. 625-4419, pointsur.org. BRIGHT NOTES There are different ways to get a glimpse of the past. One of them is through music. Madregalia, a forum for singing early music on the Monterey Peninsula, brings an opportunity to listen to Renaissance and early Baroque music, a concert where local instrumentalists play rich and melodious notes using viols, recorders, violins and percussion instruments from the era. This year, Madregalia celebrates 20 years of sharing a love of polyphony. The program includes music from various composers including Giovanni Gabrieli, John Dowland, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier and more. [CJ] 2:30pm Sunday, Aug. 31. All Saints Episcopal Church, Dolores and 9th, Carmel. Suggested donation $25. 624-3883, pastymemusic.com. READY FOR REGGAE Big names in reggae are coming to Salinas, and all under one roof. The Reggaefest 2025 lineup includes Mykal Rose, the Jamaican singer and songwriter who was the lead singer of Black Uhuru from the late 1970s into the ’80s. Since going solo, Rose has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe, bringing his Jamaican roots to global audiences. Reggaefest also features roots singer Johnny Clarke, Prezident Brown, Kava Jah and Lujan. Expect food, drinks and vendors to round out this 21+ experience. [EC] 5pm Sunday, Aug. 31. Fox Theater, 241 Main St., Salinas. $54-$113. tickets831.com. Monday, Sept. 1 WORKING SONGS By the time Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, the labor movement was already a force to be reckoned with, bringing dignity and rights to workers. On this Labor Day, 131 years later, we can celebrate by not working—and by listening to community members raise their voices in song. Pull up a chair or blanket on the Seaside City Hall lawn to hear performances by the Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir (at 1pm) and the Monterey County Pops! orchestra (at 2pm). The labor-themed program features vocalists Symphonic Sidhu with the labor marching song “Bread and Roses” from 1912, Elise Rotchford with Dolly Parton’s “Nine to Five,” and Eliodoro Vellecillo with “De Colores.” Expect uplifting classics like “This Land is Your Land” and of course some John Philip Sousa to round out the day. [SR] 1-3pm Monday, Sept. 1. City Hall lawn, 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside. Free. 484-5511, montereycountypops.org. Hot Picks by Sloan Campi, Erik Chalhoub, Dave Faries, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Agata Popęda, Katie Rodriguez, Sara Rubin and David Schmalz. Rob Osler writes mysteries with LGBTQ+ main characters. Meet him at the Pacific Grove Public Library on Saturday, Aug. 30. (See p. 28.) Inside Seventh & Dolores Steakhouse, Carmel-by-the-Sea—international small plates with award-winning wines and Champagne, Wed–Mon, 3–10 PM SATURDAY AUGUST 30 SPILL THE TEA: A NOT-SO-TRADITIONAL 7D TEA PARTY WITH TREATS, SPECIALTY TEA, AND OPTIONAL BOOZY ADD-ONS OPENING THURSDAY AUGUST 28 www.7dsteakhouse.com
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