www.montereycountynow.com SEPTEMBER 25-OCTOBER 1, 2025 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 35 Send ideas to montereycountynow.com/events HOT PICKS Ordinary Love,” “Cherish the Day” and “The Sweetest Taboo.” [AP] 8pm Saturday, Sept. 27. Fox Theater, 241 Main St., Salinas. $31-$62. 758-8459, tinyurl. com/ye7j9xbr. Sunday, Sept. 28 CULTURAL EXCHANGE Seaside’s Oaxaca by the Sea event began as a celebration of the growing Oaxacan community locally. Expect cuisine, artisan crafts, live music and dance performances, traditional attire—the joyful display of various cultural elements of this southern state of Mexico. Now in its fifth year, the festival is still a celebration of culture, but given the zenophobic policies from the U.S. presidential administration, it also represents something more—an act of resistance to those who would expel immigrants. The Oaxacan community helps make Seaside, and Monterey County, what it is. It’s our turn to learn from their traditions. [SR] 11am-4pm Sunday, Sept. 28. Seaside City Hall, 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside. Free. 8996700, ci.seaside.ca.us. MARINE ART The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History has partnered with local artist and marine biologist Cady DeLay for a series of field sketching classes open to all knowledge levels and ages 12 and up. Participating artists under age 18 are offered the opportunity to show their works in an exhibition that will hang at the Monterey Regional Airport in February 2026. Each class will take place in a new area and focus on specific methods of art and exploration. Spots include the P.G. Monarch Sanctuary, Huckleberry Hill and tidepools at Asilomar. [AP] 11am-2pm every other Sunday, Sept. 28-Dec. 14. Various locations. $35; $25/age 18 and under. 648-5716, pgmuseum.org/fieldsketch. Tuesday, Sept. 30 SOLVING PROBLEMS The first thing the filmmakers behind this documentary about solutions to homelessness want you to know is, “This is not just another film about homelessness.” Instead, Beyond the Bridge is envisioned as a starting point for community collaboration, for real policy solutions that can set us on a path toward lasting solutions. “It’s really a positive event,” says Jill Allen, executive director of event host Dorothy’s Place. “People expect a film about homelessness to be depressing. It gives you a glimpse of what people’s life is like but it doesn’t dwell on it, it dwells on solutions.” The evening begins at 5pm with a panel discussion and meet-and-greet with the filmmakers and community leaders. A screening follows. And Allen emphasizes that all are welcome, including (and maybe even especially) people who think homelessness is a problem too big to solve. “We welcome the naysayers, and we’ll even feed them,” she says. [SR] 5-8:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 30. Sherwood Hall, 940 N. Main St., Salinas. Free. 757-3838, dorothysplace.org/beyond-the-bridge. Hot Picks by Sloan Campi, Erik Chalhoub, Dave Faries, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Agata Popęda, Katie Rodriguez, Sara Rubin and David Schmalz. Taste flavors from Oaxacan cuisine, listen to Oaxacan music and see Oaxacan dance at Oaxaca by the Sea in Seaside on Sunday, Sept. 28—it’s a feast for all the senses. CELIA JIMÉNEZ www.folktalewinery.com TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 30 Rising country star John Morgan takes the stage at Folktale Winery for a starlit night of great music, incredible food, and fine wine. John MMgan WINE COUNTRY CONCERT
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