30 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY APRIL 23-29, 2026 www.montereycountynow.com Send ideas to montereycountynow.com/events HOT PICKS No, you don’t, obviously. And there have been many near-death events. Hear—and see—all about it in a live talk featuring big screen highlights from the Netflix documentary series Our Planet. Dan Tapster, the showrunner for such acclaimed series as Life of Mammals, MythBusters, The Dinosaurs, Our Planet and Life On Our Planet, presents a look at the science behind the Earth’s greatest hits (and near misses), as well as the techniques used by documentarians to recreate those extinct giant lizards. A Q&A follows. If you want to experience nature with as much art, but less violence, take part in a nature printing workshop with artist Elizabeth Murray. It starts with a look at her current exhibit of work reflecting kinship with the Earth, then on to the workshop. Print from tree rounds, leaves and feathers to create your own piece of reverence for the planet to hang on the wall. [DF] 12:30-2:30pm (Nature Printing Workshop); 3pm (Life On Our Planet Live Talk) Sunday, April 26. Marjorie Evans Gallery (workshop), Sunset Center theater (talk), San Carlos and 9th, Carmel. $20/workshop; $25-$60/talk. (831) 620-2048, sunsetcenter.org. FOR THE CHILDREN Mothers, fathers and even grandparents have their days to be celebrated. What about the children? North Monterey County Unified School District has set aside a day just for them with the Día del Niño Festival de Familia/Day of the Child Family Festival. The event is designed to celebrate children, culture and community, with fun activities including games, raffles, prizes, a STEAM lab, mobile health clinic, food and live performances. This year the festival also includes a car show. [PM] 12:30-5:30pm Sunday, April 26. North Monterey County High School, 13990 Castroville Blvd., Castroville. Cash donations accepted at the gate. (831) 633-3343, nmcusd.org. Tuesday, April 28 LIBERTY FOR ALL Constitutional scholar Jeffrey Rosen is coming to Carmel to talk about how the Constitution has guided our nation through its most turbulent periods. Rosen is a writer and professor who has spent his career making the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court accessible to everyday Americans. He teaches law at George Washington University and has written nine books—a couple of which became New York Times bestsellers—covering topics ranging from the way the Founders thought about power in America to the life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. For over a decade, he led the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to civic education, before stepping back from that role in early 2026. His local appearance is the annual Carmel Public Library Foundation’s fundraiser. [AP] 7pm Tuesday, April 28. Sunset Center, San Carlos and 9th, Carmel. $45-$175. (831) 624-2811, carmelpubliclibraryfoundation.org. Hot Picks by Sloan Campi, Erik Chalhoub, Dave Faries, Celia Jiménez, Pam Marino, Agata Popęda, Katie Rodriguez, Sara Rubin and Aric Sleeper. Lydia Deetz (Kaia Greening) wants Beetlejuice (Ty Ortega) to scare away everyone who visits her haunted house. But she gets more than she bargained for, leaving audiences to witness the chaos in Beetlejuice Jr. STEPHEN MOORER CLOSING SALE F INAL WEEKS UP TO 70% OFF PHOTOGRAPHY & SCULPTURE Fine Art Prints Starting at $50 Now through May 15TH, 2026 6th Avenue between Dolores & Lincoln, Carmel-by-the-Sea (831) 626-2615 www.gallerysur.com Continuing online HONORING 36 YEARS OF ART AND COMMUNITY Monterey Museum of Art 559 Pacific Street Monterey, Ca 93940 Thursday – Sunday 11 am – 5 pm montereyart.org Mary DeNeale Morgan: Doyenne of the Carmel Art Colony April 30 – August 16, 2026 New Acquisition: Arthur Mathews’ The Bathers May 1 – August 23, 2026 Jane Olin: Some Trees May 7 – August 23, 2026 A Visual History of Art and Architecture in Monterey May 7 – August 30, 2026 Celebrating California Art: Crafting Culture and Tradition in Monterey May 14 – August 16, 2026 Image credit: Mary DeNeale Morgan (1868–1948), Late Afternoon, Monterey Coast, c. 1930–1931, oil on canvas, 39 x 35 in. Collection of Marilyn and James Hebenstreit. SHOWCASING THE WORK OF ARTISTS INSPIRED BY THE MONTEREY PENINSULA The ARTof PLACE
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