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SUMMARY:Jazz at The Cherry: Julie Capili and Friends
DESCRIPTION:To kick off our 2026 concert season with elegance and energy\, Jazz at the Cherry is thrilled to welcome local jazz vocalist Julie Capili to our stage.  Julie’s subtle phrasing and exquisite vocal control radiate both creativity and playfulness\, bringing a joyful sense of exploration to every song she sings. Influenced by a wide range of artists — from Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald to Eva Cassidy and Tori Amos — she draws from many traditions while forging a style uniquely her own. \nWhile her voice may recall echoes of the great singers of the past\, Julie brings a personal touch and emotional depth to each performance\, delivering her music with the grace\, soul\, and spirit of jazz’s legendary women.  She’ll be joined by three of the Monterey Bay area’s finest jazz musicians: Bill Spencer on piano\, Pete Lips on bass\, and Ben Herod on saxophone. Together\, they promise an enchanted afternoon of timeless\, joyful jazz. \nSunday\, January 18th\, at 2pm. Doors open at 1:30pm for wine and light fare included in the $45 ticket price. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite.com. \n 
URL:https://carlcherrycenter.org/event/julie-capili-and-friends/
LOCATION:The Carl Cherry Center\, Fourth and Guadalupe\, Carmel\, CA\, 93921\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cherry Hall Theater
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SUMMARY:BOTH SHOWS SOLD OUT - Bruce Forman & Paul Contos Performing "A Letter to Duke"
DESCRIPTION:Guitarist Bruce Forman and saxophonist Paul Contos join forces in this joyful\, swinging tribute to one of jazz’s most revered icons: Duke Ellington. \nA legendary bandleader\, composer\, and pianist\, Duke Ellington is widely regarded as jazz royalty — and through their inspired interpretations of his timeless music\, Bruce Forman and Paul Contos remind us why. Both artists have worked with members of the Ellington orchestra and will share some fun “insider” stories and personal reflections that bring the Duke’s legacy to life. With deep musical chemistry\, storytelling flair\, and a heartfelt reverence for Ellington’s genius\, Bruce and Paul promise an afternoon that’s as illuminating as it is entertaining. \nDon’t miss this unforgettable afternoon of jazz at its finest — a heartfelt tribute to one of America’s greatest musical voices. \nSOLD OUT: Sunday\, February 15th\, at 2pm. (Doors will open at 1:30pm for wine and light fare included in the ticket price) \nSOLD OUT:  February 15th at 5pm. (Doors will open at 4:30pm for wine and light fare included in the ticket price) Tickets are $45. \n  \nAbout the Artists \nBruce Forman began his musical journey on piano before picking up the guitar at age thirteen. After relocating to San Francisco in 1971\, he became a fixture on the Bay Area jazz scene\, performing with artists such as Eddie Duran\, Vince Lateano\, Ray Brown\, George Cables\, Freddie Hubbard\, Joe Henderson\, and Woody Shaw. He was a regular at the Monterey Jazz Festival and gained national attention while touring with Richie Cole from 1978 to 1982. His 1992 album Forman on the Job reached #14 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. Bruce has also contributed to several Clint Eastwood film scores\, including Million Dollar Baby. \nPaul Contos has been a vital figure in West Coast jazz for nearly five decades\, both as a performer and educator. He has served as Director of the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra and the Monterey County All-Stars\, and is a longtime Saxophone Clinician for the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Education Program. Paul has shared the stage with jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie\, Clark Terry\, Wayne Shorter\, Wynton and Branford Marsalis\, Regina Carter\, and Christian McBride.  Contos is in his 17th year conducting the SF JAZZ All-Stars Orchestra in San Francisco.
URL:https://carlcherrycenter.org/event/second-show-bruce-forman-paul-contos-performing-a-letter-to-duke/
LOCATION:The Carl Cherry Center\, Fourth and Guadalupe\, Carmel\, CA\, 93921\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cherry Hall Theater
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260419
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SUMMARY:Porchlight Stories - Now Accepting Submissions
DESCRIPTION:The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts announces “Porchlight Stories\,” a live spoken-word storytelling series that brings together authentic personal narrative by members of the community. \nEveryone has a story to tell. We want to hear yours! At Porchlight Stories\, each participant will share a five to seven-minute true story about themselves performed from memory and centered on a transition\, a turning point when something real was at stake and the outcome truly mattered. \nSubmissions close Saturday\, April 25th. Select storytellers will be invited to perform May 14th on the Cherry stage. For detailed guidelines and entry information\, please use this LINK.
URL:https://carlcherrycenter.org/event/porchlight-stories-now-accepting-submissions/
LOCATION:The Carl Cherry Center\, Fourth and Guadalupe\, Carmel\, CA\, 93921\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260327T190000
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SUMMARY:Portraits in Song: Sabelle\, featuring Jewel Arianna
DESCRIPTION:Portraits in Song is a new intimate concert series highlighting the craft and storytelling of exceptional emerging artists. Each limited-capacity evening invites audiences to experience songwriting up close — sharing not only original music\, but the stories and creative journeys behind it. \nThe inaugural concert features Carmel native Jewel Arianna\, whose original world music explores connections between human behavior\, philosophy\, and science. Headlining the evening is Sabelle\, a beloved Carmel artist blending folk\, Americana\, and soft pop with a poet’s voice and modern sensibility. \nThe performance will be held Friday\, March 27th\, at 7:00pm\, doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $25 (wine and light fare provided)\, available on Eventbrite.com. \nAbout the Artists \nThe daughter of a Jazz singer and a Salsa dancer\, Jewel Arianna is a singer/songwriter whose stylistic influences range from Jazz to Latin to Indian classical music\, which entranced her with its intricate melodic nuances and poetic themes. An academic background in astrophysics and non-dual Hindu philosophy strongly influence her lyrics\, and many of her original songs seek to convey scientific concepts through the metaphors of human emotional experience. Her overarching artistic ethos is to explore the liminal space where science\, philosophy\, and embodied experience intertwine through the medium of music. \nSabelle is a Canadian/American Singer-songwriter based in Monterey\, California\, known for her soft\, resonant sound and poetic lyricism. Drawing inspiration from John Mayer and Kacey Musgraves\, and the folk stylings of the ‘60s and ‘70s\, her music blends timeless storytelling with a fresh emotional depth. Her original songs are a perfect mix of eclectic soft-pop and country-folk\, to bring forth a new\, exciting sound to the world of music. Sabelle has been performing all around the Central Coast for the past few years\, while growing an active YouTube audience with almost 1\,500 subscribers\, where she posts weekly original compositions and covers. She released three new songs in 2025 and released her newest song\, “Sold on Your Love\,” alongside a music video debut this February 2026. \n 
URL:https://carlcherrycenter.org/event/portraits-in-song-sabelle-featuring-jewel-arianna/
LOCATION:The Carl Cherry Center\, Fourth and Guadalupe\, Carmel\, CA\, 93921\, United States
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SUMMARY:Portraits in Song: Peter Barnes Martin with special guest Rags Rosenberg
DESCRIPTION:The music of Peter Barnes Martin is born from a love of Indie-Folk\, Jazz & Bluegrass. His act is characterized by its down-to-earth sense of storytelling and vocals\, paired with high energy instrumentals and creative improvisation. The evening will open with poet/songwriter-storyteller Rags Rosenberg. \nThe performance will be held Saturday\, April 18th\, at 3:00pm. Doors open at 2:30. Tickets are $25\, and can be purchased at Eventbrite.com. (Wine and light fare included in ticket price.) \nAbout the Musicians: \nPeter Barnes Martin is a full-time musician from Rochester\, New York\, based out of Monterey\, California. His composition and performance is influenced by indie folk\, americana and jazz and can be compared to artists such as Nick Drake\, Iron and Wine\, John Mayer and Chet Baker. In addition to his work on the Central Coast\, he has toured throughout Michigan and the Carolinas and was a professional jazz musician in New York City from 2019-2020. \nIn March 2023\, Peter self-released his debut album\, “Anywhere is Home\,” followed by a 10-date tour spanning from San Diego\, California to Seattle\, Washington. In September 2024\, Peter started working on his second project\, “The Lake\,” with a full release expected Fall 2026. Additionally\, he continues to perform frequently\, building a presence and following throughout the Central Coast. He looks forward to working with new festivals and venues interested in emerging artists.\n________ \n\nRags Rosenberg has been playing guitar since he was nine years old and writing songs since Bob Dylan proved that songs could change the world. He spent 14 years in Nashville honing his craft\, but having grown up listening to the likes of Leonard Cohen\, Tom Waits and Kris Kristofferson\, he wasn’t a good fit for country music. In 2008 he moved to a small cabin in Joshua Tree and returned to the poetic style of songwriting he loved. With a weathered voice and a watchful eye\, he channels the witness\, the poet\, and the man with a go-bag by the door. His new album\, Song of the Bricoleur  debuted at #6 on the Folk Music charts in September and his song “John Doe” was a finalist in the 2026 International Acoustic Music Awards.
URL:https://carlcherrycenter.org/event/portraits-in-song-peter-barnes-martin-featuring-rags-rosenberg/
LOCATION:The Carl Cherry Center\, Fourth and Guadalupe\, Carmel\, CA\, 93921\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cherry Hall Theater,Highlight
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260419T140000
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SUMMARY:Kenny Stahl and Friends - Jazz at The Cherry
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT \nJazz At The Cherry is pleased to welcome back to our stage flautist\, Kenny Stahl.  A mainstay in the Monterey jazz scene\, Kenny is a multi-faceted and highly talented jazz journeyman.  One of jazz’s finest flutists\, Stahl has performed with numerous jazz heavyweights such as guitarist Kenny Burrell\, trumpeter Art Farmer\, and tenor saxophonists David Murray\, Benny Golson\, Stan Getz and George Coleman.  Joining Kenny will be the legendary Bruce Forman on guitar\, drummer Billy Jones\, and bassist Michael Marcus.  Get ready for a soul-pleasing afternoon of jazz with some of the Monterey Peninsula’s standout jazz musicians! \nSunday\, April 19th\, at 2pm. Doors open at 1:30pm for wine and light fare included in the ticket price. Tickets are $45\, available on Eventbrite.com. SOLD OUT
URL:https://carlcherrycenter.org/event/kenny-stahl-and-friends-jazz-at-the-cherry/
LOCATION:The Carl Cherry Center\, Fourth and Guadalupe\, Carmel\, CA\, 93921\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cherry Hall Theater,Highlight
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SUMMARY:Lear\, Munich 1945
DESCRIPTION:A New Play by Tom Parks \nOne of Germany’s greatest actors and his wife are hunkered down in a Munich hovel waiting anxiously for the conquering Americans who are about the take the city. Before the war\, Manfred Lohre was celebrated for his portrayal of King Lear. That stage is now dark\, and the city is in ruins from constant bombarding while the couple struggle to make sense of the war and find an elusive peace in their own tension-filled lives. \nThe play opens Friday\, May 1st through Sunday\, May 24th. Performance times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. Tickets are $35\, available by calling (831) 717-7373.
URL:https://carlcherrycenter.org/event/lear-munich-1945/
LOCATION:The Carl Cherry Center\, Fourth and Guadalupe\, Carmel\, CA\, 93921\, United States
CATEGORIES:Cherry Hall Theater,Highlight
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260514T190000
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SUMMARY:Porchlight Stories
DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the weekly NPR “Moth Radio Hour\,” storytellers tell a 5 to 7 minute true story about themselves without prompts or notes. Each personal story defines an event or series of united events where something could be gained or lost . Their stories tell tales of love\, midnight adventure\, childhood misconception\, teenage thugs\, and more. The storyteller’s perception of reality\, themselves\, or their relationships is altered in unexpected ways as is our own. Expect to be intrigued\, amused and moved by these very personal stories\, and don’t be surprised if you find yourself bursting out with laughter or holding back tears. The performance will be held Thursday\, May 14th from 7-8:30pm. Tickets are $20\, available on Eventbrite.com. \nThe evening is hosted by the celebrated musician\, composer\, and theatre producer\, Mark Governor\, who returns to Carmel for this one night event. Among the storytellers are Moth regulars\, Mindy Meyers and JP Frary; Henry Miller Library executive director Magnus Toren; actor\, singer\, and storyteller\, Michael Lojkovic; 93-year-old German immigrant and author\, Hans Lehmann; prize winning artist and architect\, Polly Osborne; and painter\, photographer\, Elizabeth Murray. \nThe event is produced by the Carl Cherry PorchLight Committee which includes Carl Cherry Center Executive Director\, Robert Reese; Board Members: Ellen Osborne\, Jim Dultz\, Anne Mitchell\, Kris Swanson\, Camille D’Avenas\, and Robin Mckee. This is the first show of a planned 3 part series. \n  \nParticipants \nHost: \nMark Governor is a composer\, songwriter\, playwright and record producer most well known for his work on films like “The Hobbit” and “Pet Sematary 2”\, the ubiquitous SpongeBob SquarePants track “Jellyfish Jam”\, and his rock musical “shAme”. A former Carmel resident\, he now lives In San Francisco where he continues to create and produce music and theater. \nStorytellers: \nJP Frary designs and builds furniture and sculptures in a wood shop on the old Alameda Naval Base. He specializes in using recycled materials in ways that make them look new. He is the Resident Storyteller at Redwood Nights in Fairfax\, CA. Otherwise\, his stories can be heard in hardware stores and lumber yards. \nHans Lehmann\, 93\, was born in Germany\, and immigrated to the United States in 1939.  He graduated from the Webb Schools.  Received degrees from the University of Colorado\, Harvard\, and an honorary discharge from the US Army.  Worked at Macy’s for 28 years\, has published 3 books\, and lives in Carmel.  He writes a blog twice a week. \nFirst appearing on-stage as ‘Rumpelstiltskin’ in grade school\, Michael Lojkovic has performed many staged readings at the Cherry. As a community songleader\, he’s taught songs from Orcas Island to Soledad Prison to Big Sur and founded Vocal Activists Monterey Peninsula (VAMP) in 2025. Acting every fall at Colton Hall’s California Constitutional Reenactment\, Michael is currently writing a musical ‘TrumpelThinSkin: Gagging on Gold Amidst Samsara Beds of Straw.’ \nFor over 50 years Elizabeth Murray’s passion for nature and spirit has inspired her dedication to cultivating beauty through painting\, writing and diverse projects around the world. Her work has shown around the world in Museums with Monet\, permanent installments in corporate collections and in her historic Bohemian Artist home and Gardens in Monterey\, California. \nMix 2 cups humor and word-smithing\, with 1 cup New York wise-crackings. Sift through a lens of creativity. Add a dash of nightly story telling practice from her childhood dinner table\, with peppery sarcasm. Stir well and you have the unique stylings of Mindy Myers. Mindy is a playwright\, storyteller\, young adult book author\, and culinary educator. \nPolly Osborne is an artist and architect living in Monterey\, California.  She was mentored by her uncle in art\, her stepfather in architecture\, and her parents in humor and good sportsmanship. She shows her work at the Carmel Art Association.  Her pesky little sister made her tell this story. \nMagnus Toren is Executive Director of the Henry Miller Memorial Library in Big Sur\, a Swedish-born former sailor whose life spans ocean crossings\, remote islands\, and cultural curation. A storyteller\, musician\, and podcaster\, he blends adventure with stewardship\, sustaining a unique literary haven while exploring ideas\, places\, and people through conversation and art. \nThis event was sponsored\, in part\, through funding from:\nArts Council for Monterey County\,\nCarmel Woman’s Club\nCarmel-by-the-Sea Rotary\nCommunity Foundation for Monterey County\nMonterey County Board of Supervisors\nGibson Family Foundation\nMonterey Peninsula Foundation\nMonterey Peninsula Volunteer Services\nPebble Beach Company Foundation\nYellow Brick Road Benefit Store
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