Send ideas to montereycountynow.com/events 26 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY NOVEMBER 12-18, 2026 www.montereycountynow.com Building K, Room 116, 411 Central Ave., Salinas. $20; pay-what-you-can option. linktr. ee/hartnelltac. ROLE PLAY William Shakespeare may have been one of the most creative people of his time, but even that creativity had limits. For instance, he never wrote about Hamlet battling an army of orcs. Audiences can take Shakespeare’s iconic characters to places he never imagined with Dungeons and Shakespeare on the Paper Wing Theatre stage. It’s a mashup of the epic tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons and the English writer’s greatest characters, where the audience becomes the player, helping guide the adventure for the performance. Maybe Juliet rebuffs Romeo and instead becomes a sword-wielding badass. The choice is yours. [EC] 7:30pm Friday-Saturday, Nov. 13-14; 3pm Sunday, Nov. 15. Paper Wing Theatre, 711 Cannery Row (second floor), Monterey. $28. (831) 905-5684, paperwing.com. Saturday, Nov. 14 RESTORE AND REUSE Before you toss that jacket with a broken zipper or ditch the toaster that only browns on one side of the bread, consider bringing those items to the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Repair Fair. Community experts will be on hand to teach you just how to fix such pesky problems, along with other fixes like darning holey socks and getting a bike rolling again. In these days of high prices, learning how to repair clothing and household items is a great way to save money—it’s also a fantastic way to keep items out of the local landfill. [PM] 10am-2pm Saturday, Nov. 14. Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. Free. Education@PGMuseum.org, pgmuseum.org. HAVE MERCY You might feel like you’re ascending when you listen to the Aria Women’s Choir’s “Where Mercy Dwells: Sacred Songs for Women’s Voices” performance. Composed of women singers from the Central Coast, Aria Women’s Choir performs sacred masterworks, jazz, musical theater and contemporary choral music. From the dark and dramatic O virtus Sapientiae to the hurried intensity of Elijah Rock!, their performance offers a captivating array of music. If you can’t make it, a tip: Their rehearsals are free to attend on Tuesdays from 7pm-9:30pm. [CO] 3pm Saturday, Nov. 14. First United Methodist Church, 915 Sunset Drive, Pacific Grove. $29; $24/ seniors, veterans; $13/ youth 18 and under. (831) 760-8824, ariamonterey.org. RUN FOR IT These young runners might look like they’re coming out of nowhere, speeding on by—but they’re celebrating the culmination of an eight-week session of Girls On The Run Central Coast programming, focused not just on physical activity but developing life skills and friendships for third- through fifth-graders. Unlike other 5Ks, this one is not timed. It’s a noncompetitive event focused on the joy of collective activity, and you can join in the magic of crossing the finish line. The evening kicks off with a celebration in which you can learn about the achievements of participating girls, and help empower the next generation. [SR] 5-8pm Saturday, Nov. 14. Breaker Stadium track at Pacific Grove High School, 615 Sunset Drive, Pacific Grove. $25/race registration; $10/ages 12 and younger. gotrcentralcoast.org. BE COOL Anyone who has seen the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction knows HOT PICKS comes from high school students,” said York Performing Arts Director Spencer Williams. “This cast has worked with a performer who has lived inside this show professionally, and they’ve brought that same standard into every rehearsal. Audiences are going to see a pop concert, not a school play.” [AP] 7pm Thursdays-Saturdays; 2pm Sundays, Nov. 12-Nov. 22. Gatanaga Theatre at York School, 9501 York Road, Monterey. $22; $17/students, faculty; free/Nov. 12. our.show/sixinmonterey. Friday, Nov. 13 SMART ALECK The sultan of satire and subtle humor, David Sedaris, is a master of riding the line between silly and serious. With more than a dozen story and essay collections under his belt, Sedaris has covered copious topics from quitting smoking in the “When You Are Engulfed in Flames” essay “The Smoking Section,” a fan favorite, to navigating his sexuality, obsessive-compulsive tics, secret planets, voyeuristic spiders, aging, family dynamics and beyond. The essays in his latest work, titled The Land and Its People, were dubbed “among the best of his career” by Publishers Weekly. [AS] 7pm Friday, Nov. 13, Sunset Center, 908 San Carlos St., Carmel. $55-$115. (831) 6202048, sunsetcenter.org. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 13-14 QUILT COLLECTIVE Art is fun, especially when people collaborate with others to create a community project. Another bonus: reusing and recycling materials along the way. Last Chance Mercantile at ReGen Monterey is a pro at the latter. This event brings art and community into the mix. Attendees will create a hand-made quilt using discarded materials, needles and thread. Artist Emily Birmingham leads the effort, and demonstrates traditional quilt-making skills. All skill levels are welcome to participate. Materials are provided. [CJ] 10am-3pm Friday-Saturday, Nov. 13-14. Last Chance Mercantile, 14201 Del Monte Blvd., Salinas. Free. (831) 264-6900, lastchancemercantile.org. Friday-Sunday, Nov. 13-15 LETTUCE CURTAIN The curtain rises on the so-called “Lettuce Curtain,” giving viewers a chance to see the story of the housing crisis and its effect on Salinas Valley farmworkers. About 20 Hartnell College students take part in the bilingual play La Cortina de la Lechuga. Written by Cristal González Ávila, who has directed several plays throughout Monterey County, the play brings a story about daily struggles of the Latino community into the spotlight. It’s directed by Luis xago Juárez, produced by River Navaille and features multimedia by Alfredo Avila, including live projected translations for language accessibility in both English and Spanish. [RH] 7:30pm Fridays-Saturdays, 2pm Sundays, Nov. 13-22. Hartnell College Theatre Arts Artist Emily Birmingham leads a community project of transforming old clothes and rags into a hand-stitched masterpiece. Join this two-day effort starting Friday, Nov. 13. EMILY BIRMINGHAM Salinas’ own Flaco El Jandro plays in Seaside on Saturday, Nov. 14. His third EP, Salaztlán, was named in Vogue México’s 30 Best Latin Music Albums of 2025 (see p. 27). NICOLE PEREZ
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