Issues / 1999 / Feb 18
Road Shows--From the travelling Mick Overman to touring Dread Zeppelin, the road is a musician''s best friend.
Mick Overman is busy, to say the least. The first thing I pulled from his publicity package was a full page (small print!) listing of places where he has performed--I counted about 400. In a ...
The Dress may become the biggest decision a bride makes--next to choosing the groom.
On your wedding day you want to look special and unique, but many haute couture designs advertised in magazines and displayed in bridal salons are too much of a financial stretch for most peoples'' budgets. ...
Roberto Benigni delivers a moving, unsentimental comedy set against an unlikely backdrop.
Life Is Beautiful is the drama every comic probably wishes he had made. This Italian "concentration-camp comedy" believes that the powers of humor and joy are strong enough to overcome any adversity, even that of ...
Jazz Messengers--Local musicians keep the spirit of jazz alive.
As host to the world''s preeminent jazz festival, one would think that jazz is a thriving musical art form here on the Monterey Peninsula. Yet, except for that one special weekend each September when thousands ...
Sign on at the Universal Life Church's Website, and you, too, can perform legal marriages in these United States.
Steve Retsky is an instructional technician in the drama department at Monterey Peninsula College. Lari Witt is assistant to the provost of Monterey Institute of International Studies. Steve Webster is a senior marine biologist at ...
Every bride wants her bower bedecked with blooms.
One of the most important features of any wedding, whether it''s on a mountaintop, in Las Vegas, or in the family church, is the flowers. Whether a bride creates the floral arrangements on her own ...
Carmel author meets neighbors who could be straight from his WWII thriller about stolen artworks.
Sometimes nature imitates art, and truth is more implausible than fiction. Last August, Edgar Award-winning author Aaron Elkins moved to Carmel after putting the finishing touches on his latest novel, an international art thriller called ...
Castroville steps forward with a new revitalization plan.
North County It is Monterey County''s second oldest city and, as the world''s largest agricultural producer of artichokes, the county''s second largest income-producing region. Yet, for residents of the self-styled "Artichoke Center Of The World," ...
You might be too busy to eat at your own reception, but your guests will be ready to dive in.
Your wedding day is your special day. And after you''ve said your "I do''s," sealed the deal with a kiss, and been pronounced man and wife, it also becomes a special day for all your ...
Weddings--planner
Nine Months or Longer: Decide budget. Research premarital requirements. Decide style and size of wedding. Reserve date and location for wedding and reception. Select attendants. Start shopping for rings. Compile guest list. Select bridal gown, ...
City leaders know Salinas needs another library, but where should it go?
As a city with almost 130,000 residents, Salinas is woefully underserved when it comes to libraries. Between the main John Steinbeck Library, and its two smaller branches--El Gabilan on North Main Street and Cesar Chavez ...
Monterey Joe's
After passing through the hands of several owners and more than a few chefs, Monterey Joe's now appears to be sitting squarely in the saddle of the restaurant community. Under the proprietorship of Chris and ...
The Universal Life Church Isn't The Only Non-traditional Church That Ordains Ministers By Mail.
Longtime Big Sur resident Penny Vieregge, 70, paid $25 for her mail-order ordination from the Oregon-based Church of the Divine Immortality almost 20 years ago. Like Steve Webster, she became ordained initially to marry friends ...
Three Sides to Every Story
Excuse Me, What Exactly Did You Mean By That? The Cannery Row Marketplace struck gold when they dug up a letter last week from Thomas Myles Steinbeck (John''s son) to the Monterey City Council, touting ...
Letters
Cheaper Option In response to two items in the Feb. 4 edition of CW concerning airline service, I offer the following comments: Last September I had the occasion to go to Colorado Springs on a ...
Not the Licks --Slide guitarist Roy Rogers leads a parade that includes Bill Bourne and Eric Bibb.
"It''s not about the licks," says slide guitarist Roy Rogers. "What I''m interested in is if it''s music that moves me. The deeper I dig, hopefully it gets you in touch with your inner emotions." ...
Walking down the aisle with your offspring--keeping everyone happy.
It was a wet foggy June day when Connie Breiman and Jeff Watts got married. The air was so moisture-laden, their outdoor ceremony was moved indoors to the Pebble Beach Lodge, according to the back-up ...
Monterey County is just the place to make your wedding dreams come true.
"Anytime anything can be done differently [so that it] means something to the special couple, well, that''s what they should do," says Elena Young of Special Moments Bridal Consultants. And Elena should know. After four ...
The Big Day--Wedding Ceremonies
We asked how married folks remembered their big day, and most smiled fondly. Whether people in the ''90s still want traditional ceremonies is less clear, with wedding dreams ranging all over the spectrum in Monterey ...
Disappearing Strings--Brawny performance by pianist Robert Levin obscures his string accompaniment
The smooth-talking Robert Levin advised the Chamber Music Monterey Bay audience at Sunset Center to forget all about Beethoven''s fourth piano concerto. He then proceeded to play Beethoven''s fourth piano concerto on a modern Steinway ...
Kiddie Show--Monterey City Council is playing games with historic preservation.
When I was a child, Kukla, Fran, and Ollie mesmerized me. As an adult I am experiencing a case of deja vu watching the Monterey City Council. In early January, the council, at the direction ...
