What a find! This centrally located music center is a must-see in Carmel. The acoustics and ambiance are fitting to the natural surroundings. The prices are reasonable, the staff are very friendly and the snacks are perfect. The concert we attended was the highlight of our Carmel stay. Oh yes, and we just adored the pre-show lecture.
Review Source:Yup, I'm a new fan of the venue, seats are in fact comfy as previous reviewers have mentioned. We sat in the balcony and that was fine and am guessing the best seats in the house would be the front row of the aforementioned balcony.. The shame is we went to see '1964 The Tribute' a Beatles cover band that apparently is the best cover band on the planet. All I can say is the competition must be pretty damn thin as we didn't stay to the end.. Oh well !
Review Source:Was here for a conference. First of all, this place is hidden in the local streets of Carmel by the Sea. Once you get off the freeway, you have to make several turns and stops before you reach the Sunset Center.
If you have to present in the Chapman room, be ready to use an old computer (although I'm not sure if the laptop was provided by the Sunset Center or the conference organizers). If you're using powerpoint, please help the audience and use a dark background as there is no way of dimming the lights.
Overall, a very nice venue for any cultural event. Very clean bathrooms. Plenty of parking in lot and on the street. Lots of B&Bs within walking distance, but the closest chain hotel is in Monterey.
Very nice place to have seen the Tibetan Monks. Â
Staff were very friendly, and funny, too. Â : ) Â My husband was trying to say "general seating" and that he could sit anywhere. Â The usher was very good with him and did not let him "sit just anywhere"....with a smile on his face. Â
Ah, the story of my life.
Walking through Carmel late Saturday evening my wife and I were trying to look for any kind of nightlife. Â Behind us a couple called to us and asked if we wanted tickets to a show. Â Keeping it legit we went with the flow and ended up at Sunset Center sitting five rows away from Mr. John Tesh. Â
Now the concert was great, exceeded expectations and now I have a great respect for Mr. Tesh. Â Can't hate on a person when they perform with tons of passion buckets and heart. Â After the concert I did end up ripping out some of my chest hair in a testosterone laden rant just to keep it real with myself and listened to a little Tupac on the way back to the hotel but once again, I totally dig John Tesh.
On that bombshell, the Sunset Center is a lovely performing arts theater situated in a cutesy area of Carmel. Â The acoustics and sight lines are great and the staff is friendly. Â We totally enjoyed our time at the concert and are grateful for the nice couple that provided us the "nightlife" we were seeking for free. Â You Rock Teshmeister!
Attended a Monterey Symphony and Choral concert at this venue. Â Smaller type auditorium setting in an older but remodeled building. Â The seats were theater type and the acoustics were very nice. Â Both the music and voices were clear and distinct. Â
Has a nice lobby and many outdoor seats for the intermission break. Â
Nice venue for the performing arts in the Monterey peninsula area.
This is a review of the conference center itself.
We were looking for a reasonable place to hold a three day workshop in Carmel. After visiting several hotels in the area, it was way too expensive to hold it at their locations (we are a nonprofit in many senses of the word!). WE came across the Center and spoke with Barb, who was very helpful. The cost was extremely reasonable and the rooms, while somewhat austere, was more than adequate for our needs. We had access to Carpenter Hall and the kitchen adjacent to it. Staff was very helpful and accommodating to the usual last minute changes. Free parking was readily available and overall, the experience was pretty awesome.
Very few wonderful venues like this in our area; this one's a treasure! Â We had great seats last night for Smuin Ballet's winter performance. Â They were incredible! Â Interestingly this was Saturday night and it wasn't sold out. Â Too bad.
There are always fantastic art exhibits here too. Â The current one are photos of China, Vietnam and other parts of Asia - wonderfully done.
Such a great venue. The salon I work at had a event called Light , which is our annual breast cancer awareness event. Which included a fashion show. We used a few rooms at the venue, the room where we had the runway show had great lighting and sound. This place also has a lot of different events here. Kathy Griffin and David Sedaris have also had shows here.
Review Source:While the center itself is nice, I would not recommend seeing the nutcracker here! Â I would recommend Ballet Fantasque's Nutcracker, showing at Santa Catalina. Â Fantasque has better dancers and brings in guest stars from San Francisco to peform the Pas De Duex. Â
If you have the time and money, go see both! Â They play on different days, so go support your local ballet companies! Â
Sunset is a great venue for the Bach Festival!
What an amazing place. Great sound and experience. We can't wait for the Nutcracker this year. It runs December 11, 12th, and 13th. I bought tickets yesterday and they were selling quick so get them if your interested. The have a gala event on Friday night that was amazing last year and a tea party for kids on Sunday.
This is not one to miss.....
We saw John Mayall and Dave Mason at the Sunset Center Theater. My friend Hank was playing with Mayall, so we got on the guest list (whoo!) and we got to go back stage. Plush digs for the musicians!
The theater itself is very nice and holds about 1000 very wealthy people, all well-dressed. This is not Gilman Street or even the Frieght and Salvage. The architecture is civic Spanish Mission style. Even the balcony seats looked as if you would feel close enough to the performers.
Mayall and performed well, if very close to the tried and true blues formula. Guitarist Buddy Whittington can play, and is an awesome singer too. John should let him sing some backup.
I enjoyed the vintage posters from years past that showed ticket prices topping at $1.25. Now that's a good deal. If only I could get my band booked here!
The Sunset Center is an absolutely gorgeous venue. It's design is very user-friendly and the acoustics are fantastic.
Mummy goes to the Bach Festival every year like it's her job and I'll tag a long on a couple of the performances. Seeing classical music here is mesmerizing. The Monterey Symphony performs here and I keep meaning to go, but with San Francisco so close I use up my number-of-live-classic-music-concerts-I-can-see-Âbefore-I-get-bored quotient before I work my way down to Monterey.
I wish they more events that appealed to me. Tracie P's review mentions that Los Lobos played there in 2005. I would eat off my right arm to see Los Lobos at The Sunset! How freaking cool! So this is the only drawback to the Sunset Center, which isn't their fault. It's just that their demographic tends to be pretty out-of-sync with mine. I think I was one of maybe a dozen people under 60 the last time I went. Â Unfortunately, most of the events there just don't appeal to me.
But really, if you find an event you like, this would be a great part of an evening or weekend away, especially with all the great restaurants in the area.
All around great location
Great seating, good sound, comfy seats, easy parking, newly renovated, and nice choice of events.
You would think that a town that specializes in crappy art featuring crystaline sculptures of busty mermaids and bronzed paintings of dolphins and dogs would likely go in big for cheeseball entertainment.
Fortunately not. They bring in good stuff.
Heating/Cooling system is slow to adjust. Sometimes you cook before the AC can catch up to the mass of people.
I graduated from Middle School at the Sunset Center! Â I felt like a rock star, even though it was waaaay before the big renovation and not at all glamorous. Â
The center itself has gone through many changes in the last few decades, and it's turned out to be one of the nicest venues in town. Â It's definitely the place to see classical music, if you can get a hold of their schedule. Â
A very special place for locals and tourists alike!
I had this mission to see Los Lobos live and discovered they would be playing an accoustic concert in carmel at the Sunset Center last March. Â We drove through a rain storm to see them and spend the night in Carmel. Â Let me tell you, it was an incredible night and as good as Los Lobos were, the star of the night was this venue. Â If you want a special reason to visit Carmel, check to see their concert lineup. Â A small intimate theatre, a treasure....
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