Thursday, April 9 GUMSHOE IN SPACE It goes without saying that detectives investigate crimes that originated on Earth. Some cases, though, involve things that come from beyond the atmosphere, and Joseph Gutheinz is there to solve them. Gutheinz led the 1990s-era Operation Lunar Eclipse, which tracked down a stolen moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission. That investigation spurred Gutheinz to take a deeper dive into the moon rocks and lunar dust that had been gifted to states and nations, finding that there wasn’t any accountability on behalf of NASA and the recipients to safeguard these out-of-this-world objects. Gutheinz will speak on his career of tracking down moon rocks and tackling international fraud. [EC] 6-7:30pm Thursday, April 9. Monterey Peninsula College Library, Building #16, Sam Karas Room, Monterey. Free. RSVP at mpc.edu/moonrocktalk. (831) 655-5507. GARAGE BAND Writing a bill for a performance like Abby Jeanne & The Shadow Band requires a felt-tipped sharpie. That’s a metaphor for writing in bold, because these girls come ready to rock. Guitar, drums, bass and vocals—simple enough for a garage in New York City and elegant enough for Pop & Hiss in Pacific Grove. With a ’50s and ’60s doo-wop tone, your dancing shoes will probably need more tread by the time they’re finished playing. The vocals of the group, led by Milwaukee born-and-raised Jeanne, have been compared to that of Etta James, while the rest of the band has the garage-punk influence of bands like The Ramones and mixed with a dash of The Ronettes. They get a local warm-up from opening band The Turistas—a perfect welcome wagon after a long trip from New York City. [SC] 7pm Thursday, April 9. Pop & Hiss, 215 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. $5. (831) 275-3303. popandhiss.net. Thursday-Sunday, April 9-12 SAYS WHO If the Cat in the Hat is your spirit animal, oh the thinks you can think. For example, you might think that Horton and Gertrude set out to save the Whos down in Whoville, but Horton once again is left 26 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY APRIL 9-15, 2026 www.montereycountynow.com ROBYNN SMITH Aptos-based painter and printmaker Robynn Smith is the founder of Print Day in May, an annual, global celebration of printmaking. She often shows her works along with Eva Bernstein, another local painter and printmaker, as she does this time, in the Emerging Narratives show, now on display in the Pacific Grove Art Center. Both artists are steeped in the tradition of observational drawing, with years of study supporting each other’s approaches. Drawing is the basis of their practice. Walking the line between observation and abstraction drives both, with Bernstein tilting toward abstraction and Smith (whose work is shown above) toward representation. On display until April 23. The gallery is open noon5pm Wednesdays through Saturdays, and 1-4pm on Sundays. [AP] 9-15 APRIL HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit montereycountynow.com/events ROBYNN SMITH JACQUI TURNER VISUALS JACQUI TURNER Photographer Jacqui Turner’s solo exhibit at Temple Garage, Holding On, is a journey through memory. Her luminous black-and-white photographs immortalize precious objects, each of them a symbol of time passing. Turner used to be a dancer and choreographer, and her study of movement and lightness have informed her almost 40-year-long practice as a photographer. “In Jacqui’s work, hands become vessels of memory—holding not just objects, but time, love and the stories we carry forward,” Ashlee Temple of Temple Garage said about the show. The exhibit is part of PhotoCarmel 2026. Meet the artist at 3-5pm on Sunday, April 19. 542 Ortiz St. Unit 5, Sand City. Hours: 11am-2pm Thursdays; 3-7pm Fridays; 10am-2pm Saturdays. Through May 10. [AP] Headlining Saturday’s lineup on the main stage at the Monterey Museum of Art’s fourth annual block party on April 11 is Sensory Tribe, a local, eight-member band that plays a blend of Latin, hip-hop and reggae music. (See p. 28.) BILL BROWN The Aria women’s choir performs three times each year, and for its spring show on April 11 is accompanied by pianist Jon-Mark Hurley (see details, p. 28). SEAN BOULWARE
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