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September 2019
Celebration ’69
Celebration ’69, a multimedia experience featuring live music, images, video and storytelling, will play one last time this year at the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel. Proceeds from the performances will go to All Things New Church in Monterey. Friday and Saturday, September 13 and 14 at 7:30 pm; Sunday, September 15th at 2 pm. Donations are $20. The show focuses on stories about six of the year’s most iconic historical events including, among others, Woodstock, the Apollo…
Find out more »Smart Shorts Celebration of Film
The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts will be screening the Smart Shorts Celebration of Film on Saturday, September 14th, from noon to 3:00 p.m. in the center’s theater in Carmel. The afternoon will feature thirteen original short films submitted from around the globe for entry in the event. Smart Shorts was developed to encourage filmmakers ages 12 and older to create, express and share their lives and perspectives through films shot exclusively on smartphones and tablets. Sponsored, in part, through donations from MCGives and the Arts Council…
Find out more »October 2019
“The sound of water ” – The Art of Catching the Moment: A Haiku Writing Workshop
“The sound of water”—The Art of Catching the Moment, a haiku workshop with poet Elliot Ruchowitz Roberts, will be held at the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts on October 12th, 2019, from 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM. The program is open to readers and writers of all levels of experience with haiku. Price for the one-day event is $60. Scholarships are available. For more information or to reserve a ticket, please call (831) 624-7491 or (831) 920-0383. The workshop…
Find out more »November 2019
Monterey Plays with San Francisco
Monterey Plays, an Arts Council for Monterey County sponsored festival of short and one act plays written by Monterey playwrights. Tickets are $25 for Friday/Saturday performances (7:30 p.m. curtain); and $20 for Sunday matinee performance (2:00 p.m. curtain). Tickets are available on brownpapertickets.com. Friday, Nov. 1/Saturday, Nov. 2: Euterpe by David Norum; Daylight Savings, by Erik Roycraft; Bank Street Blues, by Nina Solomita; He Fell In, But I Did Not, by Nina Solomita; Conversation, by Joe Nance; The Cats by David Norum; And Still I love…
Find out more »December 2019
Along Came Betty – Jazz at The Cherry
We are pleased to welcome back Along Came Betty to our theater stage for another round of rich, harmonized sax and trumpet, backed by the classic piano, bass, and drums rhythm section. Along Came Betty (Biff Smith, piano; Brian Stock, trumpet and flugelhorn; Paul Tarantino, saxophone; Steve Uccello, bass; Patrick Tregenza, drums) has performed at many local and national jazz venues, including the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Big Sur Jazz Festival. Since 1998, they have been celebrating the spirit…
Find out more »January 2020
Open Auditions – Comedy Variety Showcase
"Our mission is to inspire, create, and deliver entertaining comedy experiences in an intimate theatre setting." Open Auditions: 5:30-6:30pm on Monday, December 23rd, 30th, and January 6th. Carl Cherry Theatre, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel. Comedy Variety Showcase will feature comedic acts and embrace every style of comedy performance such as stand-up, sketch, improv, storytelling, impressions and more. No experience required. Anyone ages 16 and up who can make us laugh will have the chance to perform. The live show will…
Find out more »SOLD OUT Comedy Variety Showcase
Attention Comedy Lovers: Come watch some of the best local comedic acts performing various styles of comedy such as stand up, sketch, improv, stories and more. We can all use a good laugh these days! Celebrate with us after the show with cake and sparkling beverage! For more information, visit comedyvarietyshowcase.com Tickets are $15 general admission, available on brownpapertickets.com or by calling (831) 624-7491. Saturday, January 18th at 7:30pm. Carl Cherry Theatre for the Arts. Program Note: Some material may…
Find out more »Janka
The Janka Project and the Fresno Arts Council in conjunction with the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts present Janka, an eyewitness account of the Holocaust journey of Janka Festinger. This powerful performance will put you into the middle of Hitler’s Final Solution. The play was written by Janka's son, Oscar Speace, and stars Janice Noga in the title role. Janka’s courageous journey of survival and hope, through two of history’s most notorious death camps – Auschwitz and Dachau, to…
Find out more »March 2020
POSTPONED Silents: Before Movies Talked
silents: before movies talked has been postponed. PLEASE CHECK BACK FOR NEW DATES AND TIMES. A new play by writer-director Tom Parks. Hollywood! All the glitz, the glamour, the pulse, and the romance of the movies! One of America’s most honored film critics said it: “Everything I know I learned at the movies.” So true for the millions of people the world over who celebrate each occasion they step in front of a cinema box office today. But what about…
Find out more »POSTPONED Rick Forschino Trio – Jazz at The Cherry
This program is postponed. A new date will be posted shortly. Jazz at The Cherry is proud to present the Rick Forschino Trio. Together, they will cover the work of renowned jazz artist, Michel Petrucciani. During his brief thirty-six year life, Petrucciani stunned the jazz world with his expansive compositions and stylistic renditions. His unbounded approach to the medium inspired Monterey Jazz Festival icon, Charles Lloyd, to come out of retirement in 1982 and begin touring with him. Rick Forschino’s…
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