Thursday, April 23 DON’T CHATTER What is Ian F. Svenonious doing in a place like Carmel? Is he here to bring the capitalist establishment to its knees? Or is he running some kind of underground meetup? Either way, he’s here. Leftists rejoice. He comes as his musical persona, billed as Name Names, to the Fadeaway Session at Bud’s at La Playa to spin some interesting and perhaps revolutionary music. The Los Angelino is not only a talented musician behind rock ‘n’ roll combos such as Escape-ism, Chain & the Gang and the Make-Up, but he’s also a satirist and author of essays like Against the Written Word and Censorship Now!! Come hear what he’s spinning, we promise it’s only music. [SC] 6pm Thursday, April 23. Bud’s at La Playa, Camino Real and 8th, Carmel. Free. (800) 582-8900, fadeawaysessions.com. Friday, April 24 ZEN HOUSE Mark Farina is always ready to perform and create music, probably because he’s always in the zone. He must have some kind of meditation practice and it must be behind turntables; that’s just from observing the way he DJs. According to his bio, he doesn’t stop touring and his next stop leads him to another house for house music: Monterey’s Compact Disco. But there’s a twist in Farina’s sound because he also loves jazz and has blended all of his influences together into something he calls Mushroom Jazz. Things may get sonically weird when he’s performing, or perhaps you’ll find some kind of musical enlightenment. [SC] 7pm Friday, April 24. Compact Disco, 420 Tyler St., Monterey. $30. Ages 21+. (831) 920-2518, compactdisco.org. SING ALONG First, the good news for movie-lovers who know that movies in the theater are better than movies seen from your couch: After a months-long hiatus, Lighthouse Cinema is back to showing movies. Second, the good news for people who can’t help but sing along to the soundtrack—at this screening of The Sound of Music, you are expected to belt it out. Lyrics will be shown on screen, so you do not have to test your memory, just your enthusiasm. This is the first in what Monterey 26 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY APRIL 23-29, 2026 www.montereycountynow.com CHRIS ROBERTS-ANTIEAU Chris Roberts-Antieau is a fiber artist from Michigan. She calls her works “embroidered tapestries,” created with the use of fabric appliqué, thread painting and hand embroidery. Her subject matter is the natural word and its magic around her. Roberts-Antieau emphasizes she never went to art school or college. “My work is about joy,” she says. “It’s about the mysterious origin of joy, and the wonder of childhood.” Roberts-Antieau has galleries in Santa Fe, New Orleans and now in Carmel. She also draws, paints and creates mixed-media works. The above piece is titled “Barn Owl.” Visit Antieau Gallery at Ocean and 7th, Carmel to see more; gallery hours are 11am-6pm daily. [AP] 23-29 APRIL HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit montereycountynow.com/events CHRIS ROBERTS-ANTIEAU JUSTIN HEART VISUALS HARTNELL STUDENT ART SHOW The annual Hartnell Student Art Show for 2026 is now on display at the Hartnell College Art Gallery, showcasing a range of multimedia student works created in Hartnell art classes. Expect drawing, sculpture—represented by Justin Heart’s piece, shown above—painting, photography, mixed-media and digital art. “The exhibition reflects the vibrancy of the college’s Visual & Performing Arts program and provides students with professional exhibition experience in a gallery setting,” according to an announcement about the show. The gallery is located on campus at Visual & Performing Arts Center (Building J), 411 Central Ave., Salinas. Gallery hours are 10:15am-4:30pm on Mondays, 9am-6pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9am-2:30pm on Wednesdays and 12:30-3:30pm on Friday. On display until Friday, May 1. [AP] Local baroque group I Cantori di Carmel takes on a big performance with J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion. Their chamber ensemble, Central Coast Chamber Choir, performs this iconic take on the story of Jesus’ crucifixion (see details, p. 28). SOPH GONZALES One of the creative things you can make at a nature printing workshop with Monterey artist Elizabeth Murray on April 26 is an image of a redwood round (see p. 28). COURTESY ELIZABTH MURRAY
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