Thursday, Sept. 25 SIPPIN’ AND SAMPLIN’ If you hadn’t noticed yet, downtown Pacific Grove is going through a transformation, with new places for drinking, eating and listening to music or seeing a movie. The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce’s 13th Annual Flavors of Pacific Grove is a perfect way to sample all that the town has to offer currently. A ticket entitles you to sips of wine, beer and kombucha, plus bites from over 22 restaurants, from savory to sweet. (Don’t miss the town’s new brewpub, Hops and Fog—that’s a maybe, while it is temporarily closed due to a fire—or the new ice cream shop, Colette’s.) Live music will be playing all over town with performances by The Wharf Rats, Blue Fire Band, Gert Brock Music, Victor Lane and Shannon & the Night Divers. The event takes place rain or shine. [PM] 5:30-8pm Thursday, Sept. 25. Downtown Pacific Grove. $75; contact the P.G. Chamber of Commerce for ticket information before the event. 373-3304, business.pacificgrove.org. UP A CREEK You may not be familiar with Noah Reid the singer, but for Schitt’s Creek fans, you know him well as Patrick, the dreamy love interest of David, who was played by Dan Levy, the show’s co-creator with his father Eugene Levy. As a singer-songwriter, Reid brings together a blend of folk, country and alt-rock for a sound and a style of storytelling that harkens back to some of the performers of the 1970s he was inspired by. Reid just launched his “Live Again” tour, starting in his native Canada and then through the U.S. He’s definitely worth a listen. [PM] 7pm Thursday, Sept. 25. Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey. $43-$84. 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com. POWERFUL GOOD Trying to describe a Lauren Monroe performance is like…like…well, words often used are “dynamic” and “visceral.” Call it mindfulness through music. It is more than a concert, it’s a multi-sensory experience—the surround-sound feel of percussive rock, the spirit of Americana, narratives meant to inform or inflame the senses. She calls it “The Magnetic Stage.” The entire performance reaches for your soul. 32 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY SEPTEMBER 25-OCTOBER 1, 2025 www.montereycountynow.com CRAIG LOVELL The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts presents Monterey Jazz – A Visual Legacy, a photographic exhibition honoring the rich and enduring heritage of jazz in the Monterey Bay area. See the curated collection of iconic and rarely seen images by Monterey Jazz Festival photographers Craig Lovell, Patrick Tregenza and others. Also showcased are works by Ron Jones, longtime official photographer for the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz. The exhibit is on display through Oct. 4. The gallery is located at 4th and Guadalupe in Carmel; regular hours are noon-4pm Wednesday-Sunday. [AP] HOT PICKS SEPTEMBER 25–OCTOBER 01 To see more local events, and add your own, visit montereycountynow.com/events CRAIG LOVELL VISUALS FIFTH-GRADERS AT FOREST GROVE Each year, fifth-grade students at Forest Grove Elementary in Pacific Grove come together to create a community chalk art mural. This year, prekindergarten students were involved, too. A parentartist, Kim Kasner Stone, designed the mural. This year’s theme is “Spaced Out,” featuring the solar system. The style is cartoonish with wild colors, but with enough detail to identify celestial objects. Each student decorated their own star with their name and favorite colors—330 students total. “The purpose of choosing the solar system was simply to make something that each child knew something about,” Kasner Stone wrote. “One little guy was quoted as saying, ‘We’re making space!’ with a smile on his face.” The school is located at 1065 Congress Ave., Pacific Grove and is open to the public on weekends. See it before the first rain comes. [AP] Themes of trust and disinformation in An Enemy of the Pueblo are as relevant today as ever. From left to right, Milly De La Vara, Kiara Plaza and Jovita Molina in Western Stage’s production (see details, p. 34). Canadian singer-songwriter Noah Reid plays in Monterey on Thursday, Sept. 25. He released his first album in 2016; he has recorded four to date. JAKE SHERMAN PAUL BLACK PHOTOGRAPHY
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