| Event Name | Organization | Dates | City | | Joan RiversPresented by Sunset Center at Sunset Center February 10, 2012 Joan Rivers is one of the hardest-working and most wickedly funny celebrities in the world. An entertainment legend of unparalleled accomplishment and talent, she’s an internationally renowned comedienne, Tony-nominated actress, best-selling author, Emmy Award-winning television talk show host, playwright, screenwriter, motion picture director, columnist, lecturer, syndicated radio host, red carpet fashion laureate, businesswoman and most importantly, a proud mother and grandmother.... | Sunset Center | 02/10/12 | Carmel by the Sea |
Day of Japanese American RemembrancePresented by Sand City Arts Committee February 19, 2012 A special ceremony for Day of Japanese American Remembrance hosted by the Japanese
American Citizens League of the Monterey Peninsula will be held at The Independent in
conjunction with Transcendental Vision and Heroes All: Our Nisei Veterans. Among the
speakers will be Larry Oda, past National President of the Japanese American Citizen
League, and Tom Graves. | Sand City Arts Committee | 02/19/12 | Sand City |
2002 Arabian NightsPresented by Monterey Symphony at Sunset Center February 18-February 20, 2012 Max Bragado-Darman, conductor; Ekaterina Semenchuk, mezzo-soprano ********** Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture; Berlioz: Le nuits d’été (Summer Nights); Ravel: Sheherazade; Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade | Monterey Symphony | 02/18/12- 02/20/12 | Carmel by the Sea |
Concertos on Concert 2Presented by Youth Music Monterey at Sunset Center February 25, 2012 Junior Youth Orchestra & Honors Orchestra featuring TWO 2011-12 Concerto Competition Winners: Johny Lim, York School Violinist, performing Bruch's Violin Concerto in G Minor, and Hayoung Youn, Pacific Grove High Flutist, performing Carl Stamitz Concerto for Flute in G Major, Op.29 | Youth Music Monterey | 02/25/12 | Carmel by the Sea |
Amy Obenski’s Carbon Conscious Music TourPresented by Amy Obenski at The Alternative Cafe March 2, 2012 With music as her guide, Amy Obenski is crossing the U.S and France on a “Carbon Conscious” tour. The goal is to raise awareness about the links between climate change and deforestation.
Her songs are more based on reflections of every day life than environmental musings. But the haunting and ethereal style of Amy's songs has drawn the attention of audiences and critics alike. Her track, Carousel, from Amy's second album, Kite, was... | Amy Obenski | 03/02/12 | Seaside |
DanuPresented by Sunset Center at Sunset Center March 9, 2012 Hailing from historic County Waterford, Danú is one of the leading traditional Irish ensembles of today. Their standing room only concerts throughout Ireland are a true testament to their high-energy performances and glorious mix of ancient Irish music and new repertoire. For over a decade, Danú’s virtuosi players on flute, tin whistle, fiddle, button accordion, bouzouki and vocals (Irish and English), have performed around the globe and recorded seven critically... | Sunset Center | 03/09/12 | Carmel by the Sea |
Forbidden BroadwayPresented by Sunset Center at Sunset Center March 15, 2012 New York’s longest-running Broadway blood bath is back for another night of biting satire and hilarity! Gerard Alessandrini’s infamous homage to the Great White Way lovingly bites the hand that feeds it with wicked sketches and side-splitting songs re-written to the tunesof your favorite musicals. Adored by critics, Forbidden Broadway has won Drama Desk, Obie and Outer Critics Circle Awards. Most of its victims(stars and casts) make a point of stopping by to see what Alessandrini... | Sunset Center | 03/15/12 | Carmel by the Sea |
Sunrise in ScotlandPresented by Monterey Symphony at Sunset Center March 24-March 26, 2012 Karen Kamensek,guest conductor, László Fenyö, cello, Paul Hodgins, bagpipe ****** Davies: An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise; Schumann: Cello Concerto; Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 “Scottish” | Monterey Symphony | 03/24/12- 03/26/12 | Carmel by the Sea |
Music Salon - Musical Art QuintetPresented by Monterey Symphony at A Taste of Monterey Wine Visitor Center April 1, 2012 Come and hear high energy, groove oriented chamber music presented by Musical Art Quintet – the current ensemble in residence for Classical Revolution. You will hear styles ranging from tango to salsa, blues, jazz, electonica, and yes, classical. *This event is limited to 100 guests. | Monterey Symphony | 04/01/12 | Monterey |
Harlem Gospel ChoirPresented by Sunset Center at Sunset Center April 7, 2012 The world famous Harlem Gospel Choir is America's premier gospel ensemble, and has traveled the globe for 25 years sharing its joy of faith while raising funds for children's charities. Today the Choir presents the finest singers and musicians from black churches in Harlem and the New York area. The authentic Harlem Gospel Choir, unlike its imitators, embodies the true New York spirit of gospel - every concert infectiously enthusiastic; a roller coaster ride of singing and dancing! The... | Sunset Center | 04/07/12 | Carmel by the Sea |
The Taj Mahal TrioPresented by Sunset Center at Sunset Center April 12, 2012 Composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and two-time GRAMMY winner Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world — West Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. Inspired... | Sunset Center | 04/12/12 | Carmel by the Sea |
From Fertile GroundPresented by Monterey Symphony at Sunset Center April 21-April 23, 2012 Max Bragado-Darman, conductor ****** Smetana: “Má Vlast”, Nos. 2, 4; Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine; Kodály: Missa Brevis; Enescu: Orchestral Suite No 1; Tchaikovsky: “Hungarian Dance” and “Spanish Dance” from Swan Lake | Monterey Symphony | 04/21/12- 04/23/12 | Carmel by the Sea |
1964...The TributePresented by Sunset Center at Sunset Center April 28, 2012 Presented by Strut Productions: The tribute takes their audiences on a musical journey to an era of rock history that will live in all of our hearts forever. They are hailed as the most authentic and endearing Beatles tribute in the world, choosing songs from the pre-Sgt. Pepper era and recreating an early 60’s live Beatles concert with period instruments, clothing, hairstyles and onstage banter. Best Beatles tribute on earth. - Rolling Stone Magazine | Sunset Center | 04/28/12 | Carmel by the Sea |
| Season Finale Concert | Youth Music Monterey | 05/06/12 | Salinas |
An Evening with Shirley MacLainePresented by Sunset Center at Sunset Center May 11, 2012 Shirley MacLaine is an icon of the stage and screen who has danced her way through adversity with wit and grit. Her indelible performances in The Apartment, Sweet Charity, Postcards from the Edge and Steel Magnolias have won her countless awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1983’s Terms of Endearment. Join us for a rare intimate evening as she shares stories, photos, wisdom and tantalizing behind-the-scenes... | Sunset Center | 05/11/12 | Carmel by the Sea |
Art in A Box WorkshopPresented by Carmel Foundation at Carmel Foundation November 12, 2011-June 9, 2012 Collage Workshop with friendly people on the second Saturday of each month, Sept - June. We'll be making greeting cards, doing collage with fabric and boxes; all supplies provided: magazines, scissors, glue, etc. Donation requested. Register at 624-1588. Membership not required. Location: Carmel Foundation, Lincoln at Eighth, Carmel CA 93921 | Carmel Foundation | 11/12/11- 06/09/12 | Carmel |
West End CelebrationPresented by Sand City Arts Committee August 24-August 26, 2012 Celebrating 11 years of art and entertainment in Sand City, California! This year's event takes place August 24-27, 2012! See www.facebook.com/westendcelebration for more information | Sand City Arts Committee | 08/24/12- 08/26/12 | |
From Dawn to Dusk: Gottardo Piazzoni’s Final MuralsPresented by Monterey Museum of Art La Mirada at Monterey Museum of Art La Mirada April 27, 2011-December 1, 2012 Gottardo Piazzoni (1872-1945) moved from Switzerland to his family’s ranch in Carmel Valley in 1887. Subsequent study in Paris and San Francisco exposed the young Piazzoni to the revolutionary artistic developments of modernism and the muted symbolic pallet of tonalism which infuses his paintings of the California landscape. Piazzoni’s most ambitious project was a series of fourteen monumental murals commissioned for the San Francisco public library—now the... | Monterey Museum of Art La Mirada | 04/27/11- 12/01/12 | Monterey |
1st Friday Art WalkPresented by Artistas Unidos at Downtown Salinas January 6-December 7, 2012 Please join us in Oldtown Salinas to celebrate th1st Friday of Every Month - free! Celebrate Community! Art, Live Music, Dance, Poetry, Book Signings, Art Projects, Food, Friends - Old & New, Family, Fun! | Artistas Unidos | 01/06/12- 12/07/12 | Salinas |