Issues / 2004 / May 06
Folk Rock Royalty
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion carry on their families’ tradition.
In the 1930s, author John Steinbeck and folk musician Woody Guthrie were each chronicling the plight of migrant workers living in California. Guthrie even named one of his songs, “Tom Joad,” after the protagonist in ...
Humanity’s Pain
Dogville may make audiences think, and squirm.
The Danish director Lars von Trier (Breaking the Waves , Dancer in the Dark) has made the most masterful film of his storied career. Yet what he has achieved in technical audacity and precision of ...
Outside
Fast Flingers: At MPC, Ultimate Frisbee is high-speed fun.
Over the last few years, I have heard a lot about the Wednesday night games of Ultimate Frisbee at Monterey Peninsula College. I have heard things like, “Wow, those guys sure are fast,” and “Damn, ...
Rhyme and Reason
Moliére’s romp gets updated and localized in Staff Players’ production.
Moliére’s The Intellectual Ladies , written in the mid 1600s and originally named The Learned Ladi es, was penned entirely in rhyme. The translation by Freyda Thomas, with which the Staff Players Repertory Company closes ...
Wine Art and Science
Doug Meador works viticultural magic with numbers and dirt.
Doug Meador is a farmer. But pigeonholing him with a one-word moniker is akin to labeling Oprah Winfrey a talk-show host. This maverick head honcho of Ventana Vineyards and Meador Estate has quietly (hah!) tilled ...
Carmel’s New Faces
Political newcomers promise change, but line up with the old guard.
Two weeks ago, at a ceremony featuring a parade led by a pair of bagpipers, new Carmel city council members Erik Bethel and Michael Cunningham were sworn in at City Hall alongside third-term Mayor Sue ...
Letters
An Un-Christian Christian I was saddened to read the letter written by Mr. Fink, referencing the “Anti-Christian Agenda” of the Weekly [Letters, April 29-May 5]. Mr. Fink is of the opinion that if the Weekly ...
Foodchain
The More Things Stay… During my twenty-year run in the restaurant game, I’ve seen the scene change from a time when folks did the three-martini lunch to the present time, when getting them to enjoy ...
Squidfry
(NOT) LISTENING TO THE LíDERES… Squid swam across an interesting letter the other day: It was addressed to Salinas Planning Manager David Swanson, from Lidia Rodríguez, the president of an East Salinas residents’ group, Líderes ...
Art Listings
Art Listings
Art Openings | Events Art Across America Architectural Digest hosts a private tour and progressive cocktail party through several of Carmel’s art galleries, with commentary about Carmel’s art scene. Thursday 5/6, 6-8pm. Call (212) 286-3141 ...
Editorial
Despair Itself: A note of hope at the Panetta Lecture.
In a perfect world, this past week would have been pure pleasure—it was the kind of week that rekindles our hope in life. The days were hot and long; flowers bloomed in the woods and ...
Out of Space
NASA astronaut Daniel Bursch is spending time on the ground as a Naval Postgrad instructor.
“You wake up six hours before launch—if you managed to sleep at all the night before,” says NASA astronaut, Navy captain and former test pilot Daniel Bursch. Bursch, 46, is a veteran of four space ...
Conga Master at Sunset
Conga Master at Sunset
A bandleader who seems to have gracefully solved the problem of touring with a sizable ensemble is Poncho Sanchez, who brings his hard-working Latin jazz band into the Sunset Center on Friday, concluding the Monterey ...
Old World Love
Monterey art ambassador Gerald Wasserman puts his European adventures into paint.
Gerald Wasserman has been an artist on the local scene for as long as most people can remember. He’s been painting and sculpting here since 1945, the year he arrived in Carmel after his discharge ...
Farr Meets With Stem Cell Initiative Backers
On Tuesday, May 3, Rep. Sam Farr met for breakfast at Carmel’s La Playa Hotel with a group of parents of diabetic children, all members of Monterey’s chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). ...
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Las Palmas Perfection
You could hear a pin drop, but for the wildlife squawking and squealing in the background of this Las Palmas beauty. It’s a split between city life, with neighbors up and down the street in ...
BRAC: The Next Attack
The Pentagon’s 2005 Base Realignment and Closure round could be the biggest ever.
One year from now, on May 15, 2005, barring catastrophe or political upheaval, a list of military installations deemed eligible for closure will be released by the Pentagon. Military posts that are economically crucial to ...
Big Night Out
The Old Bath House is a place for serious dining.
I must have run across half a dozen Web logs from visitors to the county that said things like: We visited the Aquarium, played Pebble Beach, and had dinner at The Old Bath House. It’s ...
Greens Revolution
Local chefs and growers are rediscovering some great leafy veggies.
They come in all shapes and sizes and have mysterious sounding names, and often more than just one. They can be slightly scary looking and have been known to intimidate some Midwesterners, who believe that ...
Lions Young and Not
Winard Harper brings his Sextet to J& %s; Poncho plays the Sunset.
Back when the term had some commercial cache, drummer Winard Harper was the quintessential young lion. As co-leader of the potent neo-hard-bop band The Harper Brothers, Winard and his younger sibling Philip, a stalwart trumpeter, ...
Theater Listings
Theater Opening Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Previews Thurs 7pm, opens Fri 8pm, continues Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm. Tom Stoppard’s brilliant 1966 plays explores the theme of Fate vs. Free Will by “concluding” the Hamlet ...
Design for Humans
Architect Sim Van der Ryn, pioneer of sustainable building, will speak at Aquarium.
Architect Sim Van der Ryn, one of the world’s leading authorities on sustainable architecture, has been talking the talk and walking the walk for more than 35 years—teaching at UC Berkeley and pioneering green design ...
Street Talk
Tribute to Mom: Asked outside Macy’s at Del Monte Center in Monterey.
Q: What’s the best thing your mother has done for you?Follow-up: What’s your mom’s favorite breakfast food (for breakfast in bed)? Shelley Nielsen Labor Relations Clerk | MartinezA: She’s always loved me unconditionally. Of course, ...
A Latin Original
Mario Flores hits Sly’s.
For local conga player Mario Flores, a love of Latin jazz might be hereditary. Growing up in the Central Valley town of Modesto, Flores was introduced to music via his father’s massive record collection of ...
