Carl Cherry Center for the Arts

The Dick Whittington Trio Presents Music from the Great American Songbook
2025-08-17 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
Jazz At The Cherry is pleased to bring back to our stage one of the Monterey Peninsula’s most well-known pianists, Dick Whittington. Joining Dick will be another local favorite, drummer Leon Joyce Jr. Rounding out the trio will be the versatile and creative bassist, Dan Robbins. Sunday, August 17th, at 2pm. Doors open at 1:30pm for wine and light fare included in the ticket price. Tickets are $45, available on Eventbrite.com. Be sure to buy yours today – this year, every performance has sold out.
Dick and his trio will treat us to an array of tunes from the Great American Songbook, featuring works by composers Harold Arlen Irving Berlin, Gershwin, Cole Porter and Richard Rodgers, as well as Jazz Standards by Dizzy Gillespie and John Lewis.
Dick Whittington
Dick Whittington grew up in Los Angeles, and while earning a degree in elementary education at Cal State Northridge, he was working gigs with: Bobby Hutcherson, Sonny Criss, Barney Kessel, Charles Lloyd, Charlie Haden, Scott Lafaro, Gary Peacock, and Billy Higgins. Dick later went on to accompany vocalists Anita O’Day, Ernestine Anderson, Dinah Washington, and Mel Torme. Over the last five decades, he has performed with many jazz greats, including: Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, James Moody, Lee Konitz, Art Pepper, Eddie Harris, and Chet Baker.
Leon Joyce Jr.
A local favorite, drummer Leon Joyce, Jr has worked for a wide variety of top artists, including Ramsey Lewis, Nancy Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Teena Marie, Monty Alexander, Clark Terry, Conte Condoli, Ellis Marsalis, Larry Coryell, Gary Bartz, Billy Harper, and Pete Fountain. He has also performed at many of the top International Jazz Festivals, including Montreux and Lugano Jazz Festivals in Switzerland and the Villingen Swing/Jazz Festival in Germany. Nationally, he has appeared in the Monterey Jazz and Blues, Playboy Jazz and JVC Jazz Festivals in California, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in Louisiana, JVC Jazz Festival in Colorado, Chicago Jazz, the South Shore Jazz and the Heritage Festivals in Illinois. He has also appeared in the Dijon, Lyon and Paris Blues Festivals in France, the Luzern Blues Festival in Switzerland, the Zacatecas and Oaxaca Blues Festival in Mexico and the Rhythm & Blues cruise.
Dan Robbins
Dan has played and recorded in settings ranging from solo, duo, trio, etc. to big band and orchestra, and is known for driving, creative, harmonically and melodically rich background and lead parts on bass. He doubles on both acoustic bass, and four, five, six, and seven-string electric bass, in styles ranging from solo jazz chord-melody arrangements, to hard-swinging jazz double bass accompaniment, acoustic and electric funk, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, Carribean, rock, R&B, blues, tango, Indian, and fusion styles, as well as arco (played with the bow) classical and contemporary interpretations of composed music. When you hear Dan perform his energetic and spellbinding solos, you will understand why he is one of the most in demand musicians on the west coast and beyond.

Monterey Comedy Improv SOLD OUT
2025-08-30 19:00 - 20:30 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
SOLD OUT
The Monterey Comedy Improv is back! The premier improv comedy troupe on the peninsula will be back in action on Saturday, August 30th, at 7pm.
Similar to “Whose Line is it Anyway,” Monterey Comedy Improv takes audience suggestions or volunteers and instantly creates hilarious scenes right on the spot. Join us for a night of fun and laughs! For audiences 16+.
Tickets are $20, available on Eventbrite.com.

Monterey Jazz - A Visual Legacy
2025-09-05 - 2025-10-04 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts is proud to announce “Jazz at the Cherry Presents: Monterey Jazz – A Visual Legacy,” a vibrant photographic exhibition honoring the rich and enduring heritage of jazz in the Monterey Bay Area.
On view from September 5 through October 4, 2025, the exhibition features a curated collection of iconic and rarely seen images by Monterey Jazz Festival photographers Craig Lovell, Patrick Tregenza and others. Also showcased are works by Ron Jones, longtime official photographer for the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz. Together, these artists capture the intimacy, energy and artistry of some of the world’s most legendary jazz performers – as well as the unmistakable spirit of Monterey’s storied jazz scene.
An artists reception will be held in the Carl Cherry Center’s garden on Sunday, September 21 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. featuring live jazz, refreshments, and artist talks – a chance to meet the photographers and hear the stories behind the images.
Special guest Tim Jackson, recently retired Monterey Jazz Festival Artistic Director and Kuumbwa Jazz Founder, will also be on hand sharing his perspective on the world of Monterey Bay jazz.
The Cherry Center is proud to host this exhibition as part of its ongoing Jazz at the Cherry initiative – a celebration of jazz through visual and performing arts in Monterey County.
Pictured: Dizzy Gillespie by Craig Lovell

Soapbox Stageworks Presents: September SIzzlers
2025-09-18 - 2025-09-27 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
This September, Soapbox Stageworks is serving up four incredibly spicy – and diverse – plays. They return to the Cherry Theater September 18th, 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th. Curtain is 7pm. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased on their website, Soapbox Stageworks.org.
About the Plays:

‘Amusing Willie’, by Donald Loftus – A clever interpretation of the creative writing process and it’s surprising collaborators.

‘Ramifications’, by Alex Bernstein – A young man seeks direction from an unusual source.​

‘Rubbish’, by Earl Crittendon – What begins as a simple rummage sale spirals into a hilarious yet thought-provoking tug-of-war over history, legacy, and identity.

‘Maltese Monkey’, by Margie Semilof – An attorney must determine which of two warring adult children is worthy of a precious and storied family jewel that has no named heir in a will.

About Soapbox Stageworks:
Soapbox Stageworks began in Philadelphia by Karen Devaney, a playwright, performer, director and producer. She wanted to create a space for new works to evolve, grow and thrive.
Now located in the gorgeous Central Coast of California, Soapbox wants to explore plays and playwrights that have diligently worked their craft and are looking to workshop new material. Collaboration with the community along with local performers, directors, and playwrights, they want to give back to the community by donating 10% of all performances to a local nonprofit.
Soapbox Stageworks is a thriving local theatre that thinks and acts globally to include playwrights and thespians from around the world.

Paper Works
2025-10-10 - 2025-11-22 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
Paper Works is a compelling group exhibition that brings together a diverse group of local and national artists to explore the versatility and intimacy of paper as a primary medium. The exhibit opens Friday, October 10th, with a reception rom 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The exhibit beyond the perception of paper as a mere surface for preliminary sketches, positioning it as a dynamic and central element of artistic creation. The exhibition features over 30 works, including intricate graphite drawings, charcoal compositions, vibrant watercolors, collages and prints. The collection highlights the unique relationship each artist has with their chosen material, showcasing a range of styles from delicate realism to expressive abstraction and free-hand drawings.
Artists include Tracey Adams, Andrea Borsuk, Lisa Esherick, Ken Hale, Lisa Hochstein, Don Hughes, Kirstine Reiner Hansen, Jennifer Brook-Kothlow, Chris Leib, Rick Soto, The Temple Sisters, and Jan Wurm.
Paper Works can be seen through November 22nd, 2025. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday from noon until 4pm or by appointment.
Pictured: “Valor” by Don Hughes

Open Studios Art Tour
2025-10-11 - 2025-10-12
The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts will host two artists participating in this year’s Open Studios Art Tour. Tour hours are 11am to 5pm on Saturday, October 11th, and 12pm to 5pm on Sunday, October 12th. The event is free and open to the public.
Artists Showing at The Cherry:
Renata Abma (acrylic and oil paintings)
Gloria Shaw (fine art monotypes)

SMILE: A Clown’s Ascension
2025-10-16 - 2025-10-18 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
For the first time in the United States, Henry Miller’s luminous parable, “The Smile at the Foot of the Ladder” comes to life on stage in a bold new adaptation: SMILE: A Clown’s Ascension.
An Event to Remember
This is not just another play — it is a once-in-a-lifetime convergence of literature and theater. It is a threshold where architecture shelters imagination, where laughter deepens into joy. Years from now, the question will be asked: Were you there?
Performances are Thursday, October 16th through Saturday, October 18th at 7:30 pm, and a matinee on Saturday, October 18th at 2pm. Tickets are $40, available on Eventbrite.com using the links below. Due to language and subject matter, the play is suggested for 14 and up.
October 16 – Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel (7:30 pm)
October 17 – Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel (7:30 pm)
October 18 – Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel (2:00 pm)
October 18– Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel (7:30 pm)
Presented, not coincidentally, during the international symposium Henry Miller in the 21st Century — already described by one writer as “Live Aid for Miller aficionados”—this production promises to be one of the highlights of the cultural season.
About the Play
At the center of SMILE: A Clown’s Ascension is Auguste, a world-famous circus clown known for his smile of mystic bliss. Yet fame leaves him unsatisfied. He yearns to give audiences more than laughter — he longs to offer them nothing less than everlasting joy. What could be more fitting, or more impossible, for a clown?
Where pantomime, music, and performance merge into one luminous gesture. Inspired by the cubist painter Fernand Léger — whose postwar circus imagery inspired and accompanied Miller’s fable, reinforcing its parable-like quality — this adaptation reimagines a modern fable as a living parable for our times.
The Creative Team

Dennis Leroy Kangalee — Actor/Writer, starring as Auguste. A celebrated radical artist known for his uncompromising passion and truth.
Magus Magnus — Co-Writer & Director. Poet, playwright, and visionary of Poets Theater with a record of staging works in groundbreaking spaces.
Justine Stock — Producer (J. Stock Productions). A seasoned producer and arts advocate bringing over 20 years of theatrical experience. She is the managing director and co-founder of New Canon Theatre Co.

Don’t Miss This Moment
The performance is more than a play. It is the beginning of something that may resonate for years to come: a unique collaboration, a meeting of artistic giants, and a cultural landmark of lasting importance.
Seating is limited. History will only be made once.
Be there.
Content Disclosure:
SMILE: A Clown’s Ascension is appropriate for ages 14 & up. It contains thoughts of suicide, strong language, violence, racism, and loud bang that may be distressing to some audience members.

Darrell Voss Trio
2025-10-19 14:00 - 16:00 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
Jazz At The Cherry is excited to extend our reach southward, connecting with the vibrant jazz scene of San Luis Obispo. At its heart is drummer Darrell Voss, a driving force on the Central Coast for many years. He’ll be joined by two of the region’s finest — bassist Dylan Johnson and pianist Marshall Otwell — to form a powerhouse trio. Together, they’ll bring an afternoon of spirited, straight-ahead jazz: swinging standards, lyrical ballads, and soulful blues. Their groove is infectious, and after hearing them, you may find yourself planning a trip south to experience more of the exceptional jazz talent thriving in the San Luis Obispo area.
Performance is Sunday, October 19th at 2pm. Doors open at 1:30 for wine and light fare (included in the ticket price. Tickets are $45, available on Eventbrite.com.
Darrell Voss
Band leader Darrell Voss, percussionist and educator, has been a central figure in the Central Coast music community for over 30 years. A member of the Cuesta College music faculty since 2000, he teaches in the applied music program, is a key member of the jazz faculty, and has co-directed the Summer Jazz Workshop for the past eight years. Darrell has performed or recorded with The Starlight Dream Band, Jim Barnett Trio, John Proulx, Rick Jarrett, Jeff Babko, Andy Martin, Charlie and Sandy Shoemake, Randy Brecker, Pat Kelley, Doug McDonald, Robert Alberts Quintet, and Kathryn Loomis, among many others. He continues a full schedule of performing and teaching across the West Coast. He received his degrees from Cuesta College and Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, and studied with Jeff Hamilton, Charlie Shoemake, Steve Houghton, and classical percussionists Ross Sears and Paulene Soderholm. He has also participated in the Stanford Jazz Workshop, USC Masterclasses, Percussive Arts Society, and Jazz Educators Network events.
Marshall Otwell
Jazz pianist Marshall Otwell is internationally recognized for his artistry and extensive career in performance and education. He spent more than eight years as pianist and musical director for Carmen McRae, touring worldwide and recording several albums with her, including the Grammy-nominated Live at the Great American Music Hall with Dizzy Gillespie. He currently resides in Los Osos, California, teaches part-time at Cuesta College, and continues to share his deep love of jazz with students and audiences alike. Marshall has toured with Freddie Hubbard, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Charlie Musselwhite, and has performed or recorded with Michael Brecker, Ray Brown, Chick Corea, Gerry Mulligan, Sarah Vaughan, Mel Tormé, Zoot Sims, Percy Heath, Ernie Watts, Ernestine Anderson, Andrea Carter, Steve Wilson, and many others. He has also been featured at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, opening for Diane Schuur and Lavay Smith, and appeared at the Monterey Jazz Festival with his own trio as well as with Dave Becker’s Central Coast All-Stars. He has contributed to jazz education as a faculty member at Jazz Camp West, a trustee for Kuumbwa Jazz in Santa Cruz, and as a part-time instructor at Cuesta College.
Dylan Johnson
Electric and acoustic bassist Dylan Johnson has been a mainstay of the Central California music community for over 25 years. In addition to having performed extensively on both coasts of the U.S., he holds a master’s degree from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music and completed his undergraduate studies at Berklee College of Music. Based on the Central Coast of California, he performs regularly with Inga Swearingen, Charlie Shoemake, and often accompanies touring jazz artists in addition to projects in many other styles. Dylan has accompanied John Abercrombie, Ray Vega, Shunzo Ohno, Marco Benevento, Joe Russo, Adam Nussbaum, Jeff Hirshfield, George Schuller, Jim Pugh, Pablo Menendez, Colin Bailey, Lanny Morgan, Gary Foster, Red Holloway, Bruce Forman, John Stowell, Frank Potenza, Pete Christlieb, Stacy Rowles, Ron Stout, Bob Sheppard, Jimmy Branly, Paul Kreibech, Steve Ture, and Wynton Marsalis. He is currently on the music faculty at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Playfest '25!
2025-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
Playfest ’25! is Soapbox Stageworks’s third annual ten-minute play celebration!
This year, we have six brand new plays to be performed:

“The Productive Cough” by David Kosky — An absurd comedy about a patient’s allergy to news that creates unusual side effects that an MD diagnoses as psychosomatic.
“Meet Me in Paris” by Kacie Devaney — When Judy tells her husband, Marty, that she wants a radical change in their forty-year marriage, the discussion doesn’t go as planned.
“Proxima B” by Robert Paul Moreira — A brilliant Latina astrophysicist yearns for her colleagues’ recognition, but instead gains the attention of a person she wished she’d never met.
“Days of Separation” by Gordon M. Bolar — When a cynical actress and her theatre-critic husband attempt to discuss their impending divorce, a secret is revealed.
“Sacramental Blocks” by Karen Devaney — A dark comedy about Catarina, an Italian woman in Sonoma, California trying to save the family vineyard during Prohibition.
“I’ll Be Seeing You” by Donald Luftus — It’s 1944, and Joey wants his girl Jenny to wait for him before shipping off to Europe. But is she ready to commit?

Come celebrate with us on Saturday, November 22nd at 7pm. Tickets are $35, available at soapboxstageworks.org

Along Came Betty
2025-12-07 14:00 - 16:30 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
Jazz At The Cherry is pleased to bring back Along Came Betty for another traditional December jazz treat. Join us Sunday, December 7th, for some great music, wine and light fare–all included in the ticket price. Doors open at 1:30pm; performance begins at 2:00pm. Tickets are $45, available online at eventbrite.com.
Spark up your holiday spirit with some of the best bebob and straight-ahead jazz on the West Coast. Along Came Betty will delight you with their rich harmonized sax and trumpet, backed by the classic piano, bass and drums rhythm section.
This group of highly talented musicians (Bill Spencer, piano; Brian Stock, trumpet and flugelhorn; Paul Tarantino, saxophone; Pete Lips, 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 of hard-bop, a seminal movement of 50s and 60s jazz.
Sponsored by Robert Evans and Michele Littell

Make Merry at The Cherry
2025-12-12 17:00 - 19:00 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
Make Merry at The Cherry: (With Wine!)
The Cherry Center invites you to Make Merry at the Cherry on Friday, December 12th, from 5-7pm.
Our holiday open house will feature a chance drawing for a wine wheelbarrow filled with a large collection of fine wines, reasonably-priced art by noted local artists, wine poured by Scheid Vineyards, and seasonal goodies. The event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by: CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

A Book Party in Three Acts - Reception and Reading From Tom Parks' New Memoir
2025-12-14 14:00 - 16:00 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
“I didn’t really know who I was until I reached 60. I did not want to live the unexamined life. And so, I examined. The results are pending.” from Tom Parks’ new memoir, “A Life Backstage”
A Book Party in Three Acts
Friends and fans of Carmel’s most popular and prolific playwright, Tom Parks, are invited to The Carl Cherry Theater on Sunday, December 14th, from 2 – 4 pm for a reception and reading from his new memoir, “A Life Backstage.”
ACT I: Grab a glass of wine and a copy of Tom’s book in the Cherry gallery.
ACT II: Listen to a few of Tom’s actor/ friends read from his book in the Cherry theater.
ACT III: Return to the Cherry gallery for a food and wine reception.
The event is free. To reserve your seat for the reading, use this Eventbrite Link.

New Year's with The Cherry Trio
2026-01-01 15:00 - 16:30 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
Join The Cherry Trio — Elizabeth Gaver (baroque violin), Penny Hanna (viol), and Michael Peterson (harpsichord) — to ring in the New Year with music from seventeenth century France and Germany!
The trio will perform the third “Piece de Clavecin en Concerts” of Rameau – a suite of French dance movements for the harpsichord accompanied by violin and viol. In addition, they will play trio sonatas by Krieger and Buxtehude, both with solo melody lines for the viol as well as the violin. The program also includes pieces by Abel for solo viol, a solo for harpsichord, and traditional Norwegian dances dating from the 18th century.
Thursday, January 1st at 3pm. Tickets are $40, available on Eventbrite.com.
Please join us after the concert for a reception.

Almost True Stories: New Works by Donald Lee Andrews and Rick Soto
2026-01-16 - 2026-02-21 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
“Almost True Stories: New Works by Donald Lee Andrews and Rick Soto” opens January 16th with an artist’s reception from 5 to 7 pm. The reception offers a unique opportunity for the community to meet the artists, discuss the inspirations behind the collection, and experience the energy of the local art community firsthand. This event is free and open to the public.
The exhibit showcases a vibrant collection of new paintings that bridge the gap between individual identity and shared artistic brotherhood. Attendees can expect a diverse array of works that highlight Rick Soto’s signature approach alongside the distinct, evocative style of Donald Lee Andrews.
Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4pm or by appointment. The exhibit will close Saturday, February 21st.

Jazz at The Cherry: Julie Capili and Friends
2026-01-18 14:00 - 16:00 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
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.
While 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.
Sunday, 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.

Jazz at The Cherry Presents: Bruce Forman & Paul Contos Performing “A Letter to Duke”
2026-02-15 14:00 - 16:00 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
Guitarist Bruce Forman and saxophonist Paul Contos join forces in this joyful, swinging tribute to one of jazz’s most revered icons: Duke Ellington.
A 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.
Don’t miss this unforgettable afternoon of jazz at its finest — a heartfelt tribute to one of America’s greatest musical voices. Performance will be held Sunday, February 15th, at 2pm. Doors open at 1:30pm for wine and light fare included in the ticket price. Tickets are $45, and can be purchased on Eventbrite.com.

About the Artists
Bruce 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.
Paul 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.

2026 Thinking Out Loud Regional Art Competition
2026-03-07 - 2026-03-28 | The Carl Cherry Center, Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel, CA, 93921, United States
The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts is proud to announce Thinking Out Loud 2026, a regional art competition that challenges high school students to create works inspired by their lives. Each year, students from across Monterey County are invited to display their artwork across a wide range of media for exhibition in our gallery.
Thinking Out Loud will open with a reception for the student artists on Saturday, March 7th, from 2-4pm. The event is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4pm or by appointment. The exhibit will close Saturday, March 28th.

Established in 1948, the mission of the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts is to enhance the quality and diversity of artistic, educational and cultural programs in Monterey County by encouraging public programs and interactions between artists and the community.
Thinking Out Loud is made possible, in part, through a grant from the Arts Council for Monterey County, Monterey County Board of Supervisors, and funds from:
Carmel Woman’s Club
Carmel-by-the-Sea Rotary
Community Foundation for Monterey County
Dion and Judith Dow
Gibson Family Foundation
Mitchell Family Charitable Fund
Pebble Beach Company Foundation
Yellow Brick Road Benefit Store

Pictured: “The Neighborhood” – Regan Takashima, York School
First Place, 2025 Thinking Out Loud Art Competition
