Issues / 2002 / May 23
Armin Hansen shrugged at modernism and forged a singular style.
Photo: Old Men and the Sea-In pieces such as "Sardine Barge," Monterey painter Armin Hansen gave brooding, masculine treatment to one of his favorite subjects, fishermen. For students of local art history and California art, ...
Newsbriefs
Pacific Grove Donnybrook? Pacific Grove was the scene of an alleged altercation between a city employee and a private citizen at a public meeting on May 14. City detective Chris Hunkel is investigating an incident ...
Squidfry
HURLING PLATES... Wanna know what Squid really hates? Pastel license plates. For several years now Squid''s been scowling at the buttermint-hued plates on out-of-state cars and wondering who was responsible for the esthetic felonies. Arizona''s ...
Star chefs lend a hand to the Aquarium's celebration of sustainable eating.
Photo by Catherine Coburn; Get Fresh: Tony Baker of Montrio and Alice Waters of Berkeley''s Chez Panisse joined other chefs at the Aquarium to sing the praises of healthy cuisine that won''t break the ecosystem. ...
Sly humor and skilled directing make About a Boy an early summertime surprise.
Photo: Nick Off the Old Block: Trust-funded bachelor Hugh Grant and son-of-a-wreck Nicholas Hoult are an unlikely team in the film adaptation of Nick Hornby''s About a Boy. ''They say no man is an island, ...
It's playtime at the neighborhood park with the Weekly's editorial staff.
Photos by Randy Tunnell. It is a windy Wednesday in May. The editorial staffers at the Weekly-Eric Johnson, Jessica Lyons, Andrew Scutro, and me, Traci Hukill-have just put another issue of the paper to bed. ...
Foodchain
MAY BRIDE... One person who always understands is Julie Howard, the Susan Leach of Ventana Vineyards. Julie will be getting herself a husband (much to the chagrin of local bachelors, especially Jim Folger) on May ...
Or just stand in a Mystic Tan booth and be spritzed like one.
Photo by Randy Tunnell; Sun Shower: That Mystic Tan "technology" may be on the cutting edge and all, but our reporter sees no reason to let it get in her hair. Note that her palms ...
Marina prepares attractive offer for new city manager.
On Tuesday night, May 21, the Marina City Council faced a hard choice. In a growing city that needs a steady hand, the elected representatives had to decide who should be the next city manager. ...
Asked at Cigarettes Cheaper in Monterey.
Q: Name something that should be banned tomorrow. Follow Up: Name something illegal that should not be illegal. Paul Johnson Actor/Monterey A: I think larger vehicles should be banned. There''s too much traffic. Monterey wasn''t ...
Davis proposes to cut $10 million from Monterey County budget.
When Gov. Gray Davis announced that the state faced a multibillion-dollar shortfall in January, county officials knew the resultant budget cuts would hurt local programs, says assistant County Administrative Officer Rosie Pando. But they didn''t ...
Three great talents, one great Carmel Jazz Festival.
The story of this weekend''s Carmel Jazz Festival practically writes itself. The account includes a local-boy-makes-good tale about a young jazz player, studying at the prestigious Berklee School of Music, in a homecoming gig; there''s ...
SpectorDance presents a week-long celebration of a new kind of dance.
Photo by Randy Tunnell; Charles Anderson, who danced with the New York City Ballet before launching the Moving Arts Dance Company in San Francisco, is guest choreographer for Monterey Dance Week 2002. The building isn''t ...
Letters
Get the Lead Out The Weekly''s article describes one option in detail of what to do with the wood from the demolition of buildings at Fort Ord ["Water From Wood," May 9-15]. Unfortunately your research ...
Hotpicks
friday 5|24 Kids Love A Circus; Animals Not As "Wild" About The Idea BENTLEY BROS. CIRCUS The folks over at the Bentley Bros. Circus headquarters in Myakka City, Fla., assure us that all the circus ...
A summertime guide to outdoor fun.
BIXBY OCEAN RANCH HIKE 5/25, 9am. The Big Sur Land Trust is hosting a tour of this amazing property, which has been closed to the public for years. Meet in the Big Sur Land Trust ...
Best Of The Rest 05/23/02
thursday 5|23 Toastmasters Morning 6:35am. Every Thursday morning the Toastmasters meet to practice public speaking. Unitarian Universalist Church, 490 Aguajito, Carmel. 641-0652. Business Lecture 6:30pm. Salinas business woman Brigid McGrath Massie, a nationally recognized marketing ...
Mexico's Bishop Ruiz will give CSUMB commencement address.
Photo: Viva Ruiz-Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia, who negotiated for the Zapatistas in Chiapas, Mexico, says Catholic values require commitment to justice. In 1983, Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia informed Pope John Paul II about the devastation ...
