Friday, May 29 BEACHY KEEN What is better than a sunset at the beach? Not much, really. However, if it came with music, that would be very cool. And thanks to the Sunset Music Series at Asilomar, it is. This week the day ends to the tunes of Matt Masih & The Messengers, perhaps the area’s ultimate party your ass off band. Their blend of funk, soul and ska will have you grooving old school, with originals and covers. There are food, drinks and s’mores kits for sale. As everyone knows, the combination of sunset, the beach and live music becomes even more awesome with s’mores involved. [DF] 6-9pm Friday, May 29. Asilomar Conference Grounds, Social Hall west deck, 800 Asilomar Ave., Pacific Grove. Free. (831) 372-8016, visitasilomar.com. GET PSYCHED Windows emerged from Los Angeles in 2018, the brainchild of musician Matteo Arias—a project steeped in old California country, classic surf rock and West Coast psychedelia. The band debuted with the 2019 single “The Ballad of Whiskey Pete” before releasing a 2024 EP, Raindrops on the Open Road. The record shows the bands influences—Canned Heat, the Lovin’ Spoonful, Relatively Clean Rivers—while pushing the sound forward with a modern psychedelic edge. In Pacific Grove, they play with Big Sur’s own representative in psychedelic rock, Richard Tripps. Tripps formed a band under his name in 2023, but has been writing and recording music for years before that, making him a local musical institution. [AP] 7pm Friday, May 29. Pop & Hiss, 215 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. $5. (831) 275-3303, popandhiss.net/calendar. Saturday, May 30 POWER OF COLOR Time flies when you are having fun. It’s time for the fourth annual Chalk the Block community festival, open to anyone and everyone who likes to color. Inclusivity is baked in—the event is hosted by Art Abilities, a nonprofit which empowers neurodivergent people through art. This year’s theme is “My Neighborhood.” Participants will take over the 22 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2026 www.montereycountynow.com MYRON OLIVER All four exhibits that comprise Monterey Museum of Art’s summer offering are now on display. The piece shown above, “Old Custom House, Monterey, California” was painted by Myron Oliver (18911967) in 1934. It is part of A Visual History of Art and Architecture in Monterey, a show curated by local artist Joaquin Turner and art historian Cynthia Wagner Weick. Oliver was born to a muralist and portrait painter father, became an “unemployed artist,” as he described himself early on while registering for a military draft, and became very active in Carmel, at some point serving as the Carmel Art Association’s president. The exhibit explores Monterey’s art and architectural traditions and is up until Aug. 30. MMA is located at 559 Pacific St., Monterey, open 11am-5pm Thursday-Sunday. [AP] HOT PICKS MAY 28– JUNE 03 To see more local events, and add your own, visit montereycountynow.com/events MYRON OLIVER VICTORIA STÖCKER VISUALS VICTORIA STÖCKER A new cafe with freshly painted walls is an invitation for color, and Los Angeles-based, Monterey-raised designer/artist Victoria Stöcker is seizing the opportunity with a new exhibit, Silver Linings, that will be on display at Six Over Coffee Co. for the month of June. The work is a combination of screen prints, colored pencil/gouache illustrations—mostly roses— and the common theme throughout is a metallic element (hence the title, silver linings). The opening, free to attend, is also an interactive art party. Chris Powers, the force behind The Underground Forrest, will be making live screenprints of a graphic featured in the show and Silverstein’s Delicatessen sets up a food pop-up. The opening takes place from 3:30-7pm Friday, May 29 at Six Over Coffee Co., at 160 Webster St., Monterey. [SR] Monterey Bay FC forward Riley Bidois battles for possession of the ball during the club’s 2-0 win over Birmingham Legion at Cardinale Stadium on May 23. The victory broke a winless streak to start the young season (see p. 24). COURTESY MONTEREY BAY FC Monterey-based musician Gary Meek and Brazilian vocalist/musician Claudia Villela perform in Monterey on Sunday, May 31. (See details on p. 26.) RR JONES
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