Fall Arts Preview Calendar 2018

While the world of politics is seemingly trying to shut out the voices and visions of many, the world of local art is trending in the opposite direction, as shown in this preview of events from now through the end of 2018. Traditions like the Monterey Jazz Festival are as strong as ever, continuing to uplift younger generations while honoring the legends. The upcoming Days and Nights is expanding its reach, adding CSUMB Salinas Center for Arts and Culture as a venue. Many affordably priced or free exhibits, dances and plays invite wider audiences, and many tell stories of women, immigrants and youth. It all tells us that art is in demand, and art is for the masses.

Sept. 13

Rachael Short: From the Shadows

Center for Photographic Art, Carmel 625-5181, photography.org, 6:30-8pm

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band with The Apocalypse Blues

Golden State Theatre, Monterey, 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com, 7:30pm

Sept. 14, Sept. 21

Sunstruck

Hartnell College Planetarium, Salinas, 755-6979, hartnell.edu/planetarium, 6:45pm

Sept. 15-16

Glass Pumpkin Patch of Carmel

MEarth, Carmel, 624-1032, mearthcarmel.org, 10am-5pm

Sept. 15

Monterey Korean-American Culture Center’s Korean Dance Performance

Seaside Branch Library, Seaside 899-2055, thefriendsofseasidelibrary.org 3pm

Sept. 15-Dec. 2

Human Elements

Weston Gallery, Carmel, 624-4453,, westongallery.com, Time TBD

Sept. 18

Retorno A Cuba: A Promise Kept

Monterey Peace and Justice Center, Seaside 899-7322, peacecentral.files.wordpress.com 7-9pm

Sept. 21-Sept. 23

61st Monterey Jazz Festival

This is where celebrities of today, years past and years to come all converge for a days-long lineup on multiple stages, indoors and outdoors. The fairgrounds becomes the center of jazz standards, experimental stuff and everything in between, including artists who venture well beyond the genre of jazz. Among this year’s acclaimed performers are Norah Jones, Jon Batiste, Oscar Hernández & The Spanish Harlem Orchestra and Diana Reeves. Now in its 61st year, this festival has proven it knows how to curate and cultivate new talent and reach new generations of listeners – including its own homegrown Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, which also performs. [SR]

Monterey County Fair and Event Center, Monterey. 11am-11pm daily. 888-248-6499, montereyjazzfestival.org

Sept. 20

Night Walk by Andrew Jackson

Marjorie Evans Gallery, Carmel, 601-7846, sunsetcenter.org, 5-7pm

Year of the Woman Artists’ Reception

Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey 372-5477, montereyart.org ,, 5:30-7:30pm

Thurston Moore and David Toop

Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur 667-2574, folkyeah.com, 7-10pm

Sept. 20, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Dec. 20

West Coast Songwriters Competition

Downtown Book & Sound, Salinas 435-4636, westcoastsongwriters.org 7-9pm

Sept. 21-Oct. 30

Making Our Mark: The OGS Artist Collective Group Exhibition

Open Ground Studios, Seaside, 241-6919, opengroundstudios.com, Noon-4pm Tues and Thurs

Sept. 21-22

Freaks for the Festival

Fernwood Campground and Resort, Big Sur 667-2422, fernwoodbigsur.com 4pm-1am Fri; 1pm-1am Sat, Sold out

Sept. 21

Cuarto de Milla

Fox Theater, Salinas, 332-2313, foxtheatersalinas.com, 8pm

Sept. 22

Ventana Wilderness Alliance Wild and Scenic Film Festival

Golden State Theatre, Monterey, 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com, 7pm

An Evening of Monologues

Pink Flamingo Theater, Monterey 238-2399, pinkflamingotheater.org, 8pm

Sept. 23

Träd, Gräs Och Stenar and Endless Boogie

Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur 667-2574, folkyeah.com, 3-8pm

Sept. 24

John Jensen Piano Recital

Hidden Valley Music Seminars, Carmel Valley, 659-3115, hiddenvalleymusic.org 7:30pm

Sept. 26

MAC

St. Mary’s By-The-Sea Episcopal Church, Pacific Grove, 224-3819, celticsociety.org 7pm

Sept. 27

Jerry Seinfeld

Golden State Theatre, Monterey, 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com, 7pm; 9:30pm

Range of Light Wilderness

Fernwood Resort and Campground, Big Sur 667-2422, fernwoodbigsur.com, TBD

Sept. 28

Stephen Stills & Judy Collins

Golden State Theatre, Monterey, 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com, 8pm

Daniel Hope and Friends

Sunset Center, Carmel, 625-9938, carmelmusic.org, 3pm

Sept. 28-Oct. 14

The Lusty Adventures of Tom Jones

The Forest Theater, Carmel, 622-0100, pacrep.org, 7:30pm

Sept. 28, Oct. 5

From the Earth to the Universe

Hartnell College Planetarium, Salinas, 755-6979, hartnell.edu/planetarium, 6:45pm

Sept. 22-Oct. 7

American Night: The Ballad of Juan José

The description of this timely production calls Juan José’s journey through U.S. history “fantastical.” Given today’s real-life political circumstances, it seems the only thing fantastical about it is time travel. (The play pre-dates the current White House administration.) The titular character is studying for his citizenship exam, when he’s whisked through history, meeting pop icons, confronting stereotypes, and learning the truth about people and power. At least this version of questions about Americanness comes with a healthy dose of humor. [SR]

The Western Stage, Salinas. 7:30pm Fridays and Saturdays, 2pm Sundays. 775-6816, westernstage.com 

Sept. 29

Monterey Peninsula Gospel Community Choir

Compass Church, Salinas, mpgospelcc.org 5pm

Sunset in the Streets Fall Fundraiser

Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey 372-547, montereyart.org, 5-8pm

Lab Art Party #2 featuring Katrina Kacandes and Peery Sloan

The Lab, Carmel, info@thelabarts.com, thelabarts.com, 6-10pm

Monterey County Pops’ Veterans Stand Down Performance

Monterey County Fairgrounds, Monterey 372-5863, montereycountypops.org 7-8:30pm

Life Out Loud

Pink Flamingo Theater, Monterey, 238-2399, pinkflamingotheater.org, 7:30pm

Chinese Warriors of Peking

CSU Monterey Bay World Theater, Seaside 582-4580, csumb.edu/worldtheater, 8pm

An Evening with Burt Bacharach

Sunset Center, Carmel, 620-2048, sunsetcenter.org, 8pm

Sept. 29-30; Oct. 6-7

Monterey County Artists Open Studio Tour

How many pieces of art can you gaze upon in one weekend? How about making that two weekends? The annual Monterey County Artists Open Studio Tour returns, featuring some 90 artists in workspaces across the county. And just as the name suggests, artists open their workspaces and guests embark on a self-guided tour that takes them from studio to studio, and down some lanes they may never have traveled. It starts Sept. 29-30 with Monterey Peninsula, coastal and Carmel Valley locations open to the public. On Oct. 6-7, the tour resumes through Salinas, South County and North County. An exhibition featuring one work by each artist is held at the Walter Lee Avery Gallery at Seaside’s City Hall from Sept. 10-Oct. 25. [DF]

Various locations. 11am-5pm both weekends. 624-6111, artshabitat.org.

Sept. 30

Yekwon Sunwoo on piano

Sunset Center, Carmel, 625-9938, carmelmusicsociety.org, 3pm

Peter Brooks and Steve Mansefield Benefit Concert

The Lab, Carmel, info@thelabarts.com, thelabarts.com, 5-8pm

Oct. 4-14

The Desperate Hours

Monterey Peninsula College Theatre, Monterey, 646-4085, mpctheatreco.com 7:30pm Thur-Sat, 2pm Sun

Oct. 5

Emmylou Harris

Sunset Center, Carmel, 620-2048, sunsetcenter.org, 8pm

Author Talk with Tobias Wolff

CSUMB Salinas Center for Arts and Culture, Salinas, 772-7020, csumb.edu/artscenter 5-9pm

135 Years of Natural History Exhibition

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove, 648-5716, pgmuseum.org 5:30-7:30pm

Oct. 5-30

Pastels of 49er Gold Rush Era

Salinas Valley Art Gallery, Salinas 422-4162, salinasvalleyartgallery.com, TBD

Oct. 5-20

Schoolhouse Rock Live

Ariel Theatrical, Salinas, 775-0976, arieltheatrical.org, 7pm Fri; 2pm Sat

Oct. 6

Monterey County Pops Concert

Alisal Center for the Fine Arts, Salinas 758-5715, montereycountypops.org 7-8:30pm

Van Kuijk Quartet

Sunset Center, Carmel, 625-2212, chambermusicmontereybay.org, 7:30pm

Oct. 7

Graham Nash

Golden State Theatre, Monterey, 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com, 8pm

Sept. 30-Oct. 7

Days and Nights Festival

Philip Glass’ Days and Nights Festival has always roamed. Roamed in the places, indoors and outdoors, they hold concerts and lectures. Roamed in the music and documentaries they highlight. But this fall they expand even further and hold a concert in the CSUMB Salinas Center for Arts and Culture for the first time – for free. The Salinas reception is a miniature showing of the first concert at the Henry Miller Library, featuring composer/pianist Glass and Wixárika musicians, who trace their ancestry and spiritual music to the indigenous people of Mexico. Expect the usual variety of artistic enlightenment. [MA]

Various locations in Monterey County. 2pm and 7pm Sept. 30; 7pm Oct. 2-6; 2pm and 7pm Oct. 7. philipglasscenter.org

Oct. 8

I’m With Her

Sunset Center, Carmel, 620-2048 sunsetcenter.org, 7pm

Oct. 9

Jesse Cook

Golden State Theatre, Monterey, 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com, 8pm

Oct. 11-Nov. 3

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Paper Wing Theatre, Monterey, 905-5684, paperwing.com, 8pm Thurs-Sat; midnight Sat; 8pm and midnight shows Oct. 31

Oct. 11

Soweto Gospel Choir

Sunset Center, Carmel, 620-204 sunsetcenter.org, 8pm

Oct. 12

Women’s Voices:, The Stories We Keep

Carl Cherry Center, Carmel, 624-7491, carlcherrycenter.org, 7:30pm

Oct. 13, Oct. 20

Indie Author Day

Pacific Grove Public Library, Pacific Grove indieauthorday.com, 1-5pm

Oct. 17

A Night With Janis Joplin

Golden State Theatre, Monterey 649-1070, goldenstatetheater.com 7:30pm

Oct. 18

Victoria Williams, Wildlife Freeway and Erin Durant

Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur 667-2574, henrymiller.org, 7-10pm

Oct. 19-Nov. 4

Coriolanus

Circle Theatre, Carmel, 622-0100, pacrep.org, 7:30pm Thur-Sat; 2pm Sun

Oct. 19

John Paul White

Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur 667-2574, folkyeah.com, 6-10pm

Oct. 20

Hunter’s Moon party

The Lab, Carmel, info@thelabarts.com, thelabarts.com, Time TBD

Ty Segall

Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur, 667-2574, folkyeah.com, 6-10pm

Indie Author Day

Monterey Public Library, Monterey indieauthorday.com, Time TBD

Oct. 20-21

Monterey Symphony Sound Waves: Concert I

Sunset Center, Carmel, 646-8511, montereysymphony.org, 8-10pm Sat; 3-5pm Sun

Carmel Pops! 2018

Outdoor Forest Theater, Carmel, 620-2048, sunsetcenter.org, 7:30pm Sat; 5:30pm Sun

Oct. 21

Greenfield Harvest Festival

Greenfield Cultural Arts Center, Greenfield 402-0206, greenfieldartscenter.org, 11am-5pm

Scott Ainslie

The Lab, Carmel, info@thelabarts.com, thelabarts.com, 4:30-6:30pm

Oct. 26

Monterey County Pops Performance

Gonzales High School, Gonzales, 484-5511, montereycountypops.org, 7-8:30pm

Oct. 29-Dec. 5; Nov. 9

Fall Art Competition

Walter Avery Art Gallery, Seaside 899-6811, ci.seaside.ca.us, TBD exhibition hours; Nov. 9 reception 7-8:30pm

Oct. 31-Nov. 12

Day of the Dead Altar

Carmel Art Association, Carmel, 624-6176, carmelart.org, Time TBD

Oct. 19-Nov. 30

You’d Be Prettier if You Smiled

When the Monterey Museum of Art presented The New Domestics, Finding Beauty in the Mundane, the exhibit started something more than recognition of women gaining notice in contemporary art. Just what defines beauty or mundane? What roles do class and gender play in behavioral expectations or the objectification of women? And how do artists address the social and cultural pressures on female identity? This exhibition at the Carl Cherry Center will further these and other important conversations. It features work by the Temple Sisters, Susan Abbott Martin and Maria Porges. [DF]

Carl Cherry Center, Carmel. 5-7pm reception on Oct. 19. 624-7491, carlcherrycenter.org

November, dates TBD

Drawing, Painting & Creating pop-up student work exhibit

Open Ground Studios, Seaside, 241-6919, opengroundstudios.com, Time TBD

Nov. 1

Día de Los Muertos

Alisal Center for the Fine Arts, Salinas 758-5715, alisalfinearts.org, 6pm

The Soldiers’ Chorus of The United States Army Field Band

Sunset Center, Carmel, 620-2048 sunsetcenter.org, 8pm

Nov. 2

Honoring Our Ancestors, Lost But Not Forgotten

Sol Treasures, King City, 386-9809 soltreasures.com, Time TBD

Día de los Muertos

Greenfield Cultural Arts Center, Greenfield 402-0206, greenfieldartscenter.org, 5-8pm

Dias de Muertos: Separación y Refugio exhibition and performances

CSUMB Salinas Center for Arts and Culture, Salinas, 772-7020, csumb.edu/artscenter 5-9pm

Pilobolus: Come to Your Senses

Sunset Center, Carmel, 620-2048 sunsetceter.org, 8pm

Nov. 2-Dec. 13

Tiny Treasures Annual Fundraiser

Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove 375-2208, pgartcenter.org, Time TBD

Nov. 3

Music from Copeland House

Sunset Center, Carmel, 625-2212, chambermusicmontereybay.org, 7:30-9:30pm

Monterey Cowboy Poetry Festival

The Lab, Carmel, info@thelabarts.com, thelabarts.com, 10am-10pm

Monterey Cowboy Festival

Monterey County Fair and Event Center, Monterey, info@montereycowboy.org, montereycowboy.org, Noon-10pm

Nov. 4

Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas

St. Mary’s By-The-Sea Episcopal Church, Pacific Grove, 224-3819, celticsociety.org 3pm

Nov. 9

An Evening with David Crosby and Friends

Golden State Theatre, Monterey, 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com, 8pm

Nov. 10-Dec. 22

2018 International Juried Exhibition

Center for Photographic Art, Carme 625-5181, photography.org, Time TBD

Nov. 11

Bob Cheevers and Louie Ortega

The Lab, Carmel, info@thelabarts.com, thelabarts.com, 4:30-6:30pm

Nov. 14-Dec. 23

Mamma Mia!

Golden Bough Theatre, Carmel, 622-0100, pacrep.org, 7:30pm Thur-Sat; 2pm Sun

Nov. 15-Dec. 8

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

Monterey Peninsula College Theatre, Monterey, 646-4085, mpctheatreco.com 7:30pm Wed-Sat (except Nov. 30)

Nov. 16

Thanksgiving Art Show

Youth Arts Collective, Monterey, 375-9922, yacstudios.org, 5-9pm

An Unpredictable Evening with Todd Rudgren

Golden State Theatre, Monterey, 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com, 8pm

Nov. 17-18

Monterey Symphony Sound Waves: Concert II

Sunset Center, Carmel, 646-8511, montereysymphony.org, 8-10pm Sat; 3-5pm Sun

Nov. 24-Nov. 25

Gem Faire

Monterey County Fair and Event Center, Monterey, 372-5863, gemfaire.com 10am-6pm Sat; 10am-5pm Sun

Nov. 25

An Evening with Bruce Hornsby

Sunset Center, Carmel, 620-2048 sunsetcenter.org, 7pm

Nov. 30

Jerry Takigawa’s Balancing Cultures-A Sansei’s Sense of Legacy

Alvarado Gallery, Monterey, 242-8743, monterey.org, 8am-4:30pm

Nov. 30-Dec. 1

Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet

Sunset Center, Carmel, 620-2048 sunsetcenter.org, 7:30pm Fri; 2pm Sat

Nov. 30-Dec. 15

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Karen Wilson Children’s Theatre, Salinas 775-0976, arieltheatrical.org, 7pm Fri-Sat

Dec. 6

An Irish Christmas

Golden State Theatre, Monterey, 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com, 8pm

Dec. 7

Jake Shimabukuro

Golden State Theatre, Monterey, 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com, 8pm

Posada performance and exhibit

CSUMB Salinas Center for Arts and Culture, Salinas, 772-7020, csumb.edu/artscenter 5-9pm

Dec. 7-Dec. 30

All Members Art Show

Salinas Valley Art Gallery, Salinas 422-4162, salinasvalleyartgallery.com, TBD

Dec. 7-Dec. 31

Little Gems Holiday Exhibition

Dawson Cole Fine Art Gallery, Carmel 624-8200, dawsoncolefineart.com, 1-4pm reception on Dec. 8

Dec. 8

Holiday Open House

Carmel Art Association, Carmel, 624-6176, carmelart.org, 5-7pm

Dweezil Zappa

Golden State Theatre, Monterey, 649-1070, goldenstatetheatre.com, 8pm

Dec. 9

Tuba Christmas

Monterey Conference Center, Monterey (503)353-7400, tcmonterey.wixsite.com/tcmonterey, 1-2pm

Dec. 10-Jan. 31, Dec. 14

Seascribes, Independent Photographers and Monterey Sculpture Center exhibit

Walter Avery Art Gallery, Seaside, 899-6811, ci.seaside.ca.us, 7-8:30pm reception on Dec. 14; exhibit hours TBD

Dec. 14-15

Director’s Cut pop-up exhibition

Carl Cherry Center, Carmel, 624-7491, carlcherrycenter.org, Time TBD

Dec. 14-16

SpectorDance Holiday Performance

SpectorDance, Marina, 384-1050 spectordance.org, 7:30pm Fri; 2pm Sat; 7pm Sun

Dec. 16

Along Came Betty

Carl Cherry Center, Carmel, 624-7491, carlcherrycenter.org, 3pm

Dec. 21

Winter Solstice Party

The Lab, Carmel, info@thelabarts.com, thelabarts.com, Time TBD

Dec. 29-30

Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tribute Concert

Golden Bough Theatre, Carmel, 622-0100, pacrep.org, 7:30pm Thu-Sat; 2pm Sun

Dec. 31

First Night Monterey

Alvarado Street and surrounding area, Monterey, 373-4778, firstnightmonterey.org 3pm-midnight