Issues / 1999 / Feb 11
Miracles--Clemente Trio provides rich musical feast for Santa Catalina students.
What a pleasure to see fine classical chamber music squandered, like youth itself, on the young! Despite blustery weather, a few of us intrepid oldtimers joined a full house of Santa Catalina School students in ...
Disco, Love and Lust--Celebrate weekend of love with Disco Inferno, Tuck and Patti, The Fingers and Erotic Art Show.
Everything celebrates a comeback sooner or later. Undoubtedly, you''ve pulled some wrinkled old item from your closet, only to discover that it had become the latest in fashion--again. Over the years, the one fad continuously ...
Frankenstein's father provides fodder for exploration of love and friendship.
In 1957, Golden Age of Hollywood director James Whale was found dead--a suicide--in the swimming pool of his Pacific Palisades home. By that point, the English migr director of some 21 feature films had not ...
Letters
Knickers in a Knot It was about a year ago we all got our knickers in a twist over the proposed monstrous Cannery Row Mall (Marketplace). Petitions were signed by thousands and letters sent to ...
Will the proposed Cannery Row Marketplace invigorate the Row or ruin it?
Two years ago, the Monterey City Council and the Coastal Commission authorized the Cannery Row Marketplace LLC (limited liability company) to "deconstruct" the crumbling San Xavier Cannery warehouse. The decision to destroy the historic, cannery-era ...
McGarrett's has started a "party bus" for CSUMB students, but is that something the school should be providing?
Even before Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB) opened its doors four years ago, the word went out among club and bar owners in downtown Monterey: Prepare for the weekend student onslaught. "That influx onto Alvarado ...
Out of Place and Out of Line
Now, Where Did We Put Those Frozen Dinners? At last. America West, which started regular daily jet service between Monterey and Phoenix as of Feb. 1, has lifted Monterey Airport out of its stunning provincialism ...
The Monterey County grand jury takes the county planners to task.
The biggest problem with the recently released 1998 Monterey County grand jury final report may be figuring out just where the problems lie. The report, issued last month, takes the Monterey County Planning and Building ...
John Lennon's art still conjures images of the '60s--30 years later.
In the long and turbulent history of the Beatles much has been said and written about their music and other creative endeavors. And probably none of the other bandmates received more scrutiny than their spiritual ...
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? heads this year's line-up at MPC's tiny SRO theater.
Working on a play in the 42-seat SRO theater at Monterey Peninsula College gives actors and directors a certain sense of freedom. Partly it''s because the space is consciously set up as a venue for ...
Grand Jury Travesty --Monterey County's 1998 grand jury report fails to meet standards of impartiality.
California law requires that each county have a grand jury. Each civil grand jury defines and decides what local agencies it will examine and what issues it will look into. Because of the multiplicity of ...
Grace Notes--Jazz pianist Lynne Arriale creates beautiful sounds from silence.
It''s what you don''t hear as much as what you do hear that characterizes the lovely, mellifluous sound of jazz pianist Lynne Arriale, who returns to the Monterey Peninsula in a trio setting for two ...
Make Mine Sake
Used to be, it was a drink that couldn''t get no respect. At least here in this country, back when Japanese restaurants were considered a novelty, and where the sake that was served was always ...
Developing History
The word "development" sounds an alarm in the minds of many. But the Cannery Row Marketplace could revitalize a neglected part of the Row. What do folks really want? Matthew Wilson Age: 21 Occupation: Job ...
In search of new sources of inspiration for Valentine's Day? Try these.
The symbiotic relationship between food and love is as old as time. From the first moment that a baby suckles its mother''s breast, the connection between food and love is set for a lifetime. It''s ...
Carmel Beach Cafe
Sitting squarely on one of the busiest thoroughfares in Carmel-By-The-Sea, Carmel Beach Cafe is privy to the view of a steady tide of passersby, a flow that on most days seems without end. Unless you're ...
Musical Outpouring --Whether you're celebrating dead presidents or Cupid, there's a helluva weekend ahead.
It''s a long weekend with a squishy pink holiday in the middle of it, and the local clubs are vying for our after-dark attention. Sounds like good news all the way around. Start out at ...
