Thursday, March 30
One country, indivisible, with libertines and music for all.
What''s Up, Chuck? By God, it''s a weekend that makes a person proud to be an American.You want good roadhouse, rockabilly blues? The kind of music that made this country great? We got it this ...
Food for thought at the Indoor Forest Theater.
As the illustrious Irving Berlin put it so many years ago, "I only want what''s the best thing for you and the best thing for you would be me." That in a nutshell is the ...
The Third Miracle's overwhelming quietness leaves one yearning for something a little splashier.
Ever since The Exorcist, we''ve come to expect movies about the spirit world to be filled with lots of special effects, flashing lights and green-pea soup. The currently popular conception of contact between human beings ...
Photographer Tina Modotti captures the heart and soul of the Mexican people.
Photography For decades, she was known primarily as Edward Weston''s lover, model and muse. Yet as evidenced by the traveling exhibition of her photographs opening Saturday at the National Steinbeck Center, Tina Modotti is more ...
Searching for the roots of MoCo's thriving Latino art community.
Art History It is one of the least understood and appreciated aspects of Monterey County''s cultural history. You could look for it in this area''s museums and art galleries, but you probably won''t find it ...
Two Carmel artists pay tribute to their mothers with an unusual photographic installation in P.G.
Two Mothers Remembered, an exhibition/installation by Carmel photographers Anna Rheim and Donald R. Anderson, is not what you might expect from a traditional photography exhibition dedicated to an artist''s mother. Vast, sculptural pieces that mix ...
Street Talk By Aaron S.
It''s usually hard to find people on the street willing to talk to us. So, for our final Street Talk duty, we managed to find some victims who couldn''t run away. John Steinbeck Age: 98 ...
From The Editorial Desk
Under the pier on Cannery Row, starfish are on the hunt. The Pisasters are creeping up the slimy poles that held the canneries in place. A camera catches purple, orange and brown arms climbing and ...
A new Carmel Valley Village restaurant proves that great food doesn't have to empty your bank account.
Dining Review "If they build it, you will come." Those were my dining partner''s words as he dipped a fork into his inaugural first course at Cafe Rustica, four nights after dream team Paulo Kautz ...
Those nasturtiums and marigolds on your plate are doing more than just looking pretty.
Exciting new research has lead me to the discovery of the ultimate menu to celebrate the triple arts of cookery, seduction and romance. Here are my findings: A dinner for two, done in three courses ...
More discriminating coverage of local classical music would serve the community well.
Classical Preparing to write a short advance piece about a local production, I approached the presenter for additional material, adding, "I try to help when I can, between being..." "Bitchy?" was instantly proposed by the ...
Artifacts
Young Sculptors Honored When Monterey Sculpture Center founder Larry Fischer was a kid taking art classes at the Seaside Youth Center, there were no paid teachers. Now that he's all grown up with a successful ...
Just when youth crime is down, California voters slap juveniles with harsher treatment.
Juvenile Injustice When two Seaside minors were found at the scene of a brutal rape and beating just days after the passage of state Proposition 21, many Monterey County residents heaved a sigh of relief ...
The Unicorn mounts a fine show about the strength of filial--and other--love.
"How does one say thank you for 40 years of love?" asks Harry Mitchell, a character from David Steven''s play The Sum of Us. It is a question any one of us might ask if ...
Sea Studios' groundbreaking TV series, "Shape of Life," is one small slither for a flatworm--and one large jump in the understanding of evolution.
Under the pier on Cannery Row, starfish are on the hunt. The Pisasters are creeping up the slimy poles that held the canneries in place. A camera catches purple, orange and brown arms climbing and ...
No Hand Wringing
In the March 23-29 edition of the Weekly, it states in your news brief that Anthony Holguin will be tried as an adult, thus "greatly decreasing his chances of a normal adult life." After all, ...
HDTV And You
There is a revolution in television, it just hasn''t reached you--yet. Don''t despair. High Definition Television (HDTV) and Digital Television (DTV) will undoubtedly be here before long. Unless you have a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) ...
Thursday, March 23
Best Of 2000
BEST PLACE TO BUY ART SUPPLIES Searle 639 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey, 373-0126 Sometimes in the course of international intrigue it becomes necessary to frame someone. Or to paint them into a corner. One frequently has ...
Volunteers and eager students make the Salinas Center for the Musical Arts an inspiration.
Every Monday at 5pm, the Frank Paul School in East Salinas is transformed from an ordinary elementary school into a virtual music conservatory, when it is temporarily reincarnated for the evening as the Salinas Center ...
From The Editorial Desk
Headquarters has just received an urgent e-mail from its operatives within MoCo's hacker underground. Reports have been confirmed that a cabal of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs known as SISCO, (Secret Infiltration and Subversion of County Operations) ...
Best Of Monterey County 2000
Time may be running out for OOO! If she is going to recover SISCO's computer operations disc in time, she is going to need help from MoCo's hacker underground to hunt down SISCO's counter agents. ...
Guest conductor Alexander Anissimov gets unexpected results from Monterey Symphony.
Classical At last Sunday''s concert in Carmel, the sensitive ear immediately recognized that Monterey Symphony guest conductor Alexander Anissimov got both a fresh snap from the strings and, to boot, a customized sound. As demonstrated ...
Artifacts
You Can Dance If You Want To Students in the Hartnell College dance department are bringing dance to the people with Centrifugal Dance Force, a community outreach performance troupe that has been dancing up a ...
La Gazette offers a voice and a vocation to modern feminists.
Feminism Among the deluge of women''s media, it can be difficult to find a publication that genuinely celebrates women without trying to sell them something or bombarding them with unrealistic images. While Oxygen Media''s female ...
Best Of 2000
BEST AUTO MECHANIC Pat McDonald Wayside Garage, 1901 Del Monte Blvd., Seaside, 899-2425 Agent 000 clocks a lot of miles on the odometer tailing the bad guys. And when it comes to those high-speed chases ...
Student e-mail implies censorship and prejudice at CSUMB.
Information Age It''s beginning to be a familiar scenario on the Cal State University Monterey Bay campus. Last spring, university President Peter Smith and former Vice President of Academic Affairs Dell Felder were accused of ...
Art Events
D.E. Craghead Fine Art Gallery Opening Reception. Annual show by painter Michael Albrechtsen. Dolores at 6th, Carmel. 624-5054. Reception: 3/25, 4-7pm. Closes: 3/26. First Murphy House Opening Reception. Carmel Heritage Society presents the sculptures and ...
Monterey's new Indian restaurant does justice to a fascinating cuisine.
Dining Review If trying to figure out where Olivier Street is has you puzzled, here''s a hint: Think Sensory Gardens. These delightful public gardens bloom year-round in the lovely stretch of pedestrian walkway between the ...
Thanks for WILPF
I am a 21-year-old, fourth-year student at California State University Monterey Bay and was compelled to write to say "thank you" for your article ("Keeping the Faith," 3/16) on the Women''s International League for Peace ...
In Indian cookery, it's the spices that make the meal.
Here''s the antidote for the bored, diminished, apathetic palate: Put a little jhinga on it. My food forecast is that Indian cuisine is soon to follow in the footsteps of Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Japanese and ...
You Look Mahvelous, Darling
You Look Mahvelous, Darling Ever wondered why, when you look at the obit section, the photo of the 90-year-old who just passed away shows him as a 19-year-old soldier? I've often marveled at this phenomena. ...
Street Talk
The rising cost of fuel is driving us all crazy, and draining our wallets and tanks. In a matter of weeks, gas prices shot through the roof, catching many drivers off guard. What do locals ...
Big Sur locals may lose their only video store.
Small Business The rainy winter months in Big Sur cause a large amount of the local population to turn to alcohol or video rentals for relief. Therefore, the possible closure of Big Sur''s only real ...
Artist Norman Foster finds inspiration in the abstract.
It is a deceptively fine line that every artist walks in search of creative inspiration. Like a high wire circus performer, the artist stands perched precariously between transcendence and oblivion, struggling to reconcile the dynamic ...
Fernando Filipelli brings the Argentine tango from his homeland to Carmel.
Men lead graceful, turning movements. Ladies relax their upper bodies and move in sync with their partners. Friends chat as they turn dizzying circles. Newcomers smile in nervous anticipation. Tango melodies emanate drama and romance. ...
Thursday, March 16
Irish whiskey, long the poor cousin of Scotch, is finally asserting itself in the liquor market.
May you live to be a hundred years, with one extra year to repent! May the grass grow long on the road to hell for want of use! May your troubles be as few and ...
Street Talk
It''s a scary world out there and many people--perhaps even you--are irrationally afraid of something. But don''t feel bad; at least we didn''t catch you on the street. Penny Marshall Age: 35 Occupation: Teacher Resides: ...
Your Letters
Weekly Flunks Regarding your recommendations for the recent ballot propositions: Your score of eight out of 20 (40 percent) should alert your readers to the extreme nature of your bias. Most importantly, the people of ...
Celtic, Country and Blues, and a band that does all three.
What''s Up Chuck? After you get done pouring the Guinness down your throat and shouting "Erin go Bragh!" on Friday, call a cab. With St. Patty''s day on a Friday night, there are going to ...
Power rock performances dominate week.
Rock Returning from Los Angeles is the rock ''n'' roll powerhouse GiftHorse. When this quartet made its debut at the Long Bar last October, the single "Heather''s Arrest," was the most requested song on KMBY. ...
Local skaterboarders say Monterey park is not all it's cracked up to be.
Board Sports For years, the only place that a local skateboarder could find a curb to grind or a few stairs to jump was the parking lot of a bank or an abandoned alley with ...
Artifacts
Hot Plate Special A one-day showing of what is being called a rare Pablo Picasso etched plate will take place Saturday at Carmel's Bohemian House, to raise money for an Ukrainian orphanage for young victims ...
Thursday, March 9
Dave Moore delves into the recesses of the soul; Bob Paisley performs bright bluegrass.
What''s Up, Chuck? The highlights of this week''s music scene are almost at opposite ends of the spectrum. While singer/ songwriter Dave Moore seems to be at work exposing (and exorcising) his demons, bluegrass guitarist/singer ...
John Schlesinger's The Next Best Thing is two-thirds insight into gay parenting and one-third sappy crap.
Movie Review I''ll say this for The Next Best Thing: There''s certainly more to it than the ad campaign would lead you to believe. Director John Schlesinger, whose lengthy career has given us some of ...
Street Talk
How do you feel about drinking and driving? We all know that a cab home can be pretty pricey. At the end of a heavy night it can still be tempting to get behind the ...
The Nrityagram Dance Ensemble brings an ancient Indian dance form to Monterey.
Dance In southern India, about 35 kilometers from the bustling city of Bangalore, heavy with traffic, sounds and smells, sits a 10-acre retreat dedicated to one simple vision: the preservation of a traditional Indian dance ...
New Group presents its spin on growth in Monterey County.
Land Use The complex and contentious struggle over land use, planning and development in Monterey County just got a lot more confusing with last week''s release of a report by the new land-use group Common ...
Artifacts
That Dam Art In some countries, mothers send their children out to throw stones at occupying armies. We're a little more gentle here in Monterey County, however--we're only asking the kids of Carmel Valley to ...
Your Letters
Water Alternatives I have heard so much about the water shortage that I'd like to encourage people to support efforts to: (1) Deregulate the pricing of water. If the price of water corresponded to its ...
The Front Page is both timely and outdated, but a thoroughly enjoyable production nonetheless.
This Ben Hecht/Charles MacArthur comedy, first performed in 1928, is the premiere production of MPC''s Season 2000, a chronological retrospective of 20th-century American theater. Filled with hard-boiled reporters, corrupt politicians, women who are either hags ...
What could bring friends closer than a delicious meal shared in pleasant company?
MFK Fisher, food writer and gastronome, knew how to dine alone and do it well. But she knew even more the soul-pleasing pleasures of being among friends. She wrote: Dining partners, regardless of gender, social ...
The Weekly rides along with the Monterey police on a wild Friday night.
It''s 10:15pm on a Friday night when Officer Bob Guinvarch and I pull out from the Monterey police station. The night starts off tame enough as we circle downtown. We make several passes down Alvarado ...
Had too much to drink in Monterey? Think you're doing the right thing by walking home? Think again.
On New Year''s Eve a few years ago, "Victor" welcomed in the new year like many area locals and tourists--by partying the night away in downtown Monterey''s various hot spots. Victor, a Monterey businessman and ...
Tony Baker carries on Montrio's tradition of new American regional cuisine.
Dining Review One of the things that denizens of the Monterey Peninsula can brag about is being home to a number of restaurants that are altogether disproportionate to our geographic size. We''ve got that big ...
Third Studio brings the magic of storytelling to schoolchildren and prisoners.
Joseph Campbell wrote that myths are the stories we live by. There are simple, primal myths that show up, in different guise, in most every culture: the creation of the world, the bringing of fire, ...
Thursday, March 2
Tasting vintage ports is an exercise in excess.
When I closed my eyes and sipped the 1927 Fonseca Guimaraens last Thursday at the Masters of Food and Wine vintage port tasting at the Highlands Inn, I noted the hints of cinnamon and cardamom. ...
From The Editorial Desk
In case you've been living in Zimbabwe for the past few months, just thought we'd let you know that the California Primary is Tuesday, March 7. Here's your chance to cast your ballot for presidential, ...
Pac Rep's Guys and Dolls is a real hit.
Pacific Repertory Theatre''s 2000 season opened last weekend with a slick and breezy Guys and Dolls that left the first-night audience cheering. The 1950 musical combines elements of a Damon Runyan story, four irresistible lead ...
Artifacts
Cirkut Photo in Smithsonian Local photographer Steve Shapiro, director of the Focus Photographic Gallery in Carmel, has just had a photo of San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and his staff accepted into the Smithsonian Institution ...
Street Talk
With Election Day just around the corner, we set out to find the voice of local voters. Amid the high-cost advertising and counter-advertising, campaign signs appearing and disappearing, celebrity endorsements, and political rallies, we wanted ...
Magnus Toren keeps Henry Miller's memory and spirit alive in Big Sur.
Books and Authors When Magnus Toren gave up his medical studies in Sweden in 1977 to sail around the world, he had no idea he would eventually wash up in Big Sur, fall in love, ...
How Many Trees Did We Cut Down for All of This?
The political farmers are having a bad season. Beginning about a month ago, they began planting crop after crop of signs, hoping for rich harvests of Fosmarks, Kremers, Johnsens and Bs (among others). It was ...
Four nights of world-class roots music.
What''s Up, Chuck? It''s another week where you can find top-notch, live, roots music four nights of the week. Sure, it''s heavy on the acoustic end of the scale, but sometimes its the simple stuff, ...
Why We Need Measure B
Monterey has a coast of scenic, environmental and historic value, yet the weakness of current regulations and the power of developers make preservation of this national tourist destination uncertain. Measure B, the Coastal Protection Initiative, ...
Two candidates vie for the Latino swing vote.
Board of Supervisors, District 1 Crime, jobs and housing top the issues in the District 1 race between Salinas City Councilmember Fernando Armenta and political consultant Paul Fickas, who are vying to replace departing Simon ...
Coast Weekly Endorsments
Measure B Measure B, the Monterey Coastal Protection Initiative, is one of the most complex issues Monterey voters have faced in many years. Even though we've been studying the initiative intensively, our Editorial Board was ...
Kate Tamarkin makes Symphony debut.
Classical At last appearing before the orchestra that engaged her as music director last spring, Kate Tamarkin found her Monterey Symphony in need of some serious work. Early last Sunday afternoon, Tamarkin conducted a one-hour ...
Curtis Hanson's Wonder Boys, his follow-up to L.A. Confidential, marks a 180-degree turn.
Review Wonder Boys is a shaggy-dog story about middle-age makeovers and youthful beginnings, estranged wives and pregnant lovers, unfinished novels and anxious editors, murdered dogs and lost vehicles, and pot-induced hazes and the art of ...
Radio Flyers, JP5.
Rock Don''t be confused. The Radio Flyers who are playing at BlueFin Cafe this week are not the same Radio Flyers who played the Long Bar last week. Returning to the BlueFin Cafe is the ...
Why is tough-talking Joe Grossman bad mouthing nice-guy Congressman Sam Farr?
The 2000 Primary Joe Grossman doesn''t understand Sam Farr. He doesn''t understand why Farr voted for NAFTA. He doesn''t understand why Farr hasn''t come out in support of striking Teamsters at Basic Vegetable Products in ...
Later Life is a delicate comedy about late love and second chances.
"Everyone has a story," says one of the colorful characters who populates A.R. Gurney''s Later Life, currently playing at Carmel''s Carl Cherry Center for the Arts. And indeed, everyone does. The fun in director Conrad ...
