13th annual Erotic Art Show.
7 p.m.
-midnight on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Monterey Fairgrounds, 2004 Fairground Road, Monterey. Music by Mike Beck and the Bohemian Saints, belly dancing, drummer, fire dancing.
$12 advance/$15 at the door. Tickets at Encore Boutique at 375-1700 or Terri's Secrets at 758-9090. Information: 899-1007.
The Salinas High School Music Association's fundraiser, "An Evening in Paris." 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 3 at Sherwood Hall, 940 N. Main St.
, Salinas. Barry Brown will emcee the event, which features musical performances from the school's various programs, a silent auction and a live auction with veteran charity auctioneer Tom DiNardo, who will auction off a weekend getaway at a Paris luxury apartment. $75 per person.
455-2320.
"Casino Night and Auctions," a benefit for the restoration and conservation of San Carlos Cathedral. 6-11 p.
m. Saturday, Feb. 3 in the Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency, 1 Old Golf Course Road, Monterey.
Buffet dinner, live music with Mike Marotta Jr. and Dave Dally, casino-style games, live and silent auctions, wine toss event, cake drawing, 50/50 drawing. $75.
373-2628.
Fifth annual Junior League of Monterey County crab feed benefit. 5:30-10:30 p.
m. Saturday, Feb. 3 at San Carlos Hall, 500 Church St.
, Monterey. All-you-can-eat crab, clam chowder, salad, bread, drinks and live band. With raffle prizes, silent auction and reverse draw raffle.
$50. Tickets and information: 241-1671.
"25 to Life: The Crystal Ball," a benefit for John XXIII AIDS Ministry.
Begins at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
10 at the Embassy Suites, 1441 Canyon Del Rey, Seaside. Champagne reception and silent auction from 6:30-8 p.m.
; dinner and dancing from 8-11 p.m. Music by the SRO Big Band Orchestra.
Black tie optional. $90. 442-3959, .
22nd annual Together with Love Run and Walk. 8:15 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 11 for the children's run; 9 a.m.
for the 10K and 5K. This mostly flat, looped course around Monterey Bay is a benefit for the Monterey Rape Crisis Center. Details: 373-3955.
"Have a Heart for Students," benefit dinner and auction. 6-10 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 16 at the University Center on Sixth Avenue, CSU-Monterey Bay, Seaside. $75.
Proceeds benefit student scholarships. Brazilian food and live and silent auctions will highlight the annual event. Auction items include a pencil portrait of a person of the donor's choice by cartoonist Bill Bates; two season tickets for the Panetta Lecture Series; Super Bowl XXIII football signed by Joe Montana, Steve Young and Jerry Rice; and golf for four (and carts) at Carmel Valley Ranch.
$75. RSVP: 582-4141.
18th annual Great Taste of P.
G. 4-7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 25. Sample food and wine from area restaurants and wineries at this gala event to benefit Pacific Grove schools.
Live and silent auctions. Takes place at The Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach. $45.
642-4943, .
An Evening With Paula Poundstone.
8 p.
m. Thursday, Feb. 1 at Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel.
Note: Show contains adult material. $37. 620-2048, .
S.V.C.
D.A.'s Sweetheart Dance.
7-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
3 at the American Legion Post 41 off Jefferson Street in Monterey. Dance lesson at 6:45 p.m.
; music with DJ Pam. Couples, mixers and line dancing. No partner needed.
Snacks provided. $8. 214-7333, 261-8087.
Valentine dance and lunch. 11:30 a.m.
-3 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
8 at the Oldemeyer Center, 986 Hilby Ave., Seaside. Lunch is from 11:30-12:15 p.
m.; dance to the music of The Casuals Band. $3.
899-6809.
"Obrigado, Brazil! (Thank You, Brazil!
)" with Smuin Ballet. 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 16 and 2 p.m.
and 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
17 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. $57. 620-2048, .
FEB. 3, FEB. 10, FEB.
14 AND FEB. 17
Mating games tour at Wild Things. 7-9:30 p.
m. Saturdays, Feb. 3, Feb.
10 and Feb. 17; also Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 400 River Road, Salinas.
Explore the mating behaviors of the animal kingdom while participating in a mating game competition. The winning couple will win a one-night stay in the safari-style bed and breakfast at Wild Things. $45 couple/$25 single.
For adults only. Reservations are required. 455-1901, ext.
3.
AT T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Practice rounds begin at 8 a.
m. on all courses Mon-Wed, Feb. 5-7 at Pebble Beach.
Tournament rounds begin at 8 a.m. Thu-Sat with the final round at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Sunday, Feb.
11. Practice rounds are $50 advance/$60 after Feb. 4 and are good for three days of practice rounds (Mon-Wed).
Tickets are $50 daily for Thu-Sun. (800) 541-9091, 644-0333, .
A Day of Romance in Old Monterey.
The tours are at 11 a.m., 11:30 a.
m., noon, 1 p.m.
, 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.
m. Saturday, Feb. 10.
Living History presentations (four short plays) at Larkin House, Cooper-Molera Adobe, Diaz Adobe and the Stevenson House. Featuring romantic stories presented by historic characters from 19th century Monterey. Tea and scones, music and period dancers.
$16 per person. Credit card orders: 649-7109. Tickets by cash or checks at the Cooper-Molera store at 649-7111.
Shanghai Acrobats. 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado St., downtown Monterey.
Tickets at 372-3800, (888) TIX-4ALL or online at .
Steinbeck's Birthday Celebration. Events star at 10 a.
m. Sat-Sun, Feb. 24-25 at the National Steinbeck Center, 1 Main St.
, Oldtown Salinas. Join a hometown celebration as Salinas remembers the life and works of native son and Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Open house at the Steinbeck House, readings from his books at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas and other special events.
796-3833, .
Russian American Kids' Circus. 7:30 p.
m. Thursday, March 1 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. Presented by Performance Carmel.
Circus arts, theater, dance music and comedy performed by Russian and American children. $37/$47. 620-2048.
Performance of Carmel presents Theater of Illusion. 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 7 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. $37/$47/ 620-2048, .
"By the Light of Lanterns: Stories of Monterey's Early Chinese Settlers.
" 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
3 at the Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific St., Monterey. The CSU-Monterey Bay student-produced documentary will be screened after a presentation by Geraldine Low-Sabado, descendant of the first Chinese immigrants to the Monterey area.
Free, but seating is limited. Reservations suggested. 646-5601.
51st annual kosher-style take-out lunch and bake sale. 9 a.m.
-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
1 at Temple Beth El, 1212 Riker St., Salinas. The kosher-style lunch includes a corned beef or pastrami sandwich, salad, kosher dill pickle and homemade cake for dessert.
$10. Orders of 15 or more are delivered free in Salinas if ordered by 5 p.m.
Jan. 30. 424-9151.
Talk host Rich P e pe presents visiting chef Tiberio Sabatini. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 1 at Salud at Whole Foods, Del Monte Center, Munras and Highway 1, Monterey. To complement Tiberio's cuisine, P e pe will host a tasting of the wines from Castello della Sala, including the famed Cervaro, perennially voted the top white wine of Italy.
$45. 333-1600.
Chocolate: The Taste of the Month.
6-7:30 p.m. at Salud at Whole Foods, Del Monte Center, Munras and Highway 1, Monterey.
The food talk will cover the history and folklore of chocolate. Sample various types of chocolate. 333-1600.
Wine and Dine: Sparkling Wines series. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 8 at Salud at Whole Foods, Del Monte Center, Munras and Highway 1, Monterey. Showcases wines joined with specially paired small bites.
Chefs Mark Doton and Kristina Scrivani will show you how to prepare some treats to pair with wines. $30. 333-1600.
A how to romantic dinner for two. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Salud at Whole Foods, Del Monte Center, Munras and Highway 1, Monterey. This class includes hands-on and demonstration, recipes and tips.
$35. 333-1600.
Rich P e pe presents author Anita Alan.
6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
15 at Salud at Whole Foods, Del Monte Center, Munras and Highway 1, Monterey. In her book "Big Sur Inn: The Deetjen Legacy," Alan traces the inn and restaurant history from the poetic inspiration that compelled Helmuth Deetjen to create an intimate refuge for travelers, artists and celebrities. Many of Deetjen's favorite recipes are offered in the book and chefs P e pe and Kristina Scrivani will cook and integrate them with the book talk.
$35. 333-1600.
21st annual Masters of Food Wine.
Feb. 22-25 at the Highlands Inn Park Hyatt Carmel, four miles south of Carmel on Highway 1, Carmel. Ticket information: (800) 401-1009, .
Stories for Adults series presents storyteller Patrick Ball. 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 14 at the Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific St., Monterey.
Ball will combine Celtic harp and storytelling. For ages 16 and up. One free ticket with a valid MPL card; additional tickets are $8.
646-3949.
Poetry writing workshop with Patrice Vecchione. 2 p.
m. Saturday, March 3 at the Monterey Public Library, 625 Pacific St., Monterey.
Writing exercises, inspiration, encouragement and feedback. For adults and teens ages 16 and up. Free.
Registration required. 646-3949.
In the Mood: A 1940s Musical Revue.
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
1 at the Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado St., Monterey. With a big band orchestra, singers and dancers.
$75/$49.50/$39.50/$29.
50. (888) 849-4255, .
The Carmel Music Society presents a recital by Brazilian pianist Arnaldo Cohen.
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
3 at the Sunset Center, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. $42 premium/$32 general/$20 student. 625-9938, .
Carl Saunders/Med Flory Quintet. 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 3 at The Jazz Blues Co., San Carlos and Fifth, Carmel.
Doors open at 7 p.m. $40.
624-2892.
Musical afternoon at the Carmel Woman's Club. 2 p.
m. Monday, Feb. 5 at San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel.
With Ree Brunell, Lee Durley and Bob Phillips. $3. 375-0818.
Mendelssohn String Quartet. 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 9 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. Presented by Chamber Music Monterey Bay.
$27-$41/plus Kids Up Front are free. 625-2212, .
Ensemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra presents "Buried Treasures.
" 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
10 at the Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado St., downtown Monterey. There will be a pre-concert lecture at 7 p.
m. $27 general/$24 seniors and students. 372-3800, .
Karla Bonoff and Livingston Taylor. 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. $37.
620-2048, .
Monterey Symphony Concert IV with conductor Max Bragado Darman. 8 p.
m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Salinas Community Center, 940 N.
Main St., Salinas; 3 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 18 and 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 19 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. Salinas tickets: $12/$18/$28/$38.
Carmel tickets: $30/$42/$48/$50/$55. 620-2048, .
Doc Severinsen and his Big Band.
8 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
22 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. $77. 620-2048, .
The Turtles featuring Flo and Eddie.
8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. $57.
620-2048, .
Willie Nelson in concert. 8 p.
m. Sat-Sun, Feb. 24-25 at the Golden State Theatre, 417 Alvarado St.
, downtown Monterey. Note: Saturday show is sold out. $125/$95/$85/$65.
372-3800, .
Sunset Center presents singer Cleo Laine. 8 p.
m. Feb. 27 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel.
$57. 620-2048, .
27th annual Dixieland Monterey's "Jazz Bash by the Bay.
" 1-11 p.m. Friday, March 2; 10 a.
m.-11:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 3; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.
m. Sunday, March 4 at the Monterey Conference Center, 1 Portola Plaza, Monterey. Featuring 20 bands including Mighty Aphrodite, San Francisco's BED and the Bay area's Jazz Birds, four youth bands and 14 jazz greats.
Tickets and information: (888) 349-6879, .
"Harry Chapin: A Celebration in Song," featuring the Chapin family. 8 p.
m. Sunday, March 4 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. $47/$57.
620-2048, .
Paula West with the George Mesterhazy Quartet. 8 p.
m. Saturday, March 10 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. $57.
620-2048, .
Chamber Music Monterey Bay presents pianist Jon Nakamatsu. 8 p.
m. March 17 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. Nakamatsu was named the Gold Medalist of the 10th Van Cilburn International Piano Competition in 2002.
$42. Ask about the Kids Up Front and Freet program. 620-2048, 625-2212, .
Performance Carmel prsents Neil Berg's 100 Years of Broadway with Rita Moreno. 8 p.m.
Wednesday, April 18 at the Sunset Center Theater, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. $57. 620-2048, .
The Sunset Center presents The Four Tops. 8 p.m.
Friday, April 20 at the Sunset Center, San Carlos and Ninth, Carmel. $67. 620-2048, .
"The Dating Game -- Dating Old Photos," with Shirley Jolliff. 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 1 at the Family History Center, the Church of Later-day Saints, 1024 Noche Buena, Seaside. Bring photos, paitings or drawings and Jolliff will teach you cludes she uses to date pictures of people in old photographs.
The talk is after a short meeting of the Monterey County Genealogy Society. Doors open at 6 p.m.
; the library is open for research until 9 p.m. Free.
375-2340, .
Local authors of books on pet behavior will talk at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Pacific Grove Library. 2 p.
m. Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, 165 Forest Ave.
,
Pacific Grove. Authors speaking are veterinarian Dr. Frank Kocher, psychologist and animal behaviorist Dr.
Larry Lachman and parrot consultant Diane Grindol. Free. 236-8177.
David Richo will talk about "Building a Healthy Personality: Free of Anxiety, Full of Enthusiansm." 9:30-4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Conference Center, Steinbeck Forum, 1 Portola Plaza in downtown Monterey. Tickets at Bay Books in Monterey, The Works and The Mind Shop in Pacific Grove and Pilgrim's Way in Carmel.
$65 advance/$80 at the door.
"The Impact of Women's Politics on Women's Art in the 20th Century," is the topic of a talk by Dr. Phyllis Peet, art historian and director of Women's Studies at Monterey Peninsula College.
The reception will begin at 7 p.m.; talk at 7:30 p.
m. in the Karas Room of the Monterey Peninsula College library, 980 Fremont St., Monterey.
373-4197.
Monterey Regional Park District hikes at Garland Ranch. 9 a.
m. Saturday, Feb. 3 for a moderate four-hour walk up Saddle Trail to Vasquez: 10 a.
m. Sunday, Feb. 4 for a three-hour hike to the mid-level trails in the central part of the park.
Free. Bring water and snacks. No dogs please.
372-3196, .
Annual whale migration whale-watching trips. Two-hour tours leave from the Monterey Municipal Wharf No.
2. Reservations recommended. $22 adults/$15 ages 12 and under.
372-7440.
Historic garden tours. 10:30 a.
m. ongoing Fridays. Tours start at Casa del Oro Memory Gardens at Pacific and Scott streets, Monterey.
Visit the gardens associated with Old Monterey Historic Adobes. $5 donation per adult. Reservations at 649-3364; leave a message.
Tours of Point Pinos Lighthouse. Self-guided tours from 1-4 p.m.
Thursdays-Mondays. The lighthouse is on Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove. The entrance is from Asilomar Avenue.
$2 donation suggested. Information: 648-5716 or .
Carmel Heritage Society Walking Tours.
9:30 a.m. Saturdays.
Join a docent and hear the colorful history of Carmel. $10 per person. Group tours are available.
Reservations not required. Meet at the First Murphy House, Lincoln and Sixth, Carmel. 624-4447.
Point Sur Lightstation State Historic Park walk tours. 10 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 10 a.
m. Sundays. Arrive early.
The tour is about three hours and is limited to 40 people. Moonlight tours available. Meet outside the Highway 1 farm gate, 19 miles south of Rio Road (look for signs -- near the Point Sur Naval Facility).
$8 adults/$4 for ages 6-17/age 5 and under free. 625-4419.
Docent-led tours of Elkhorn Slough.
10 a.m. and 1 p.
m. Saturdays and Sundays, rain or shine. Early bird tours are scheduled for 8:30 a.
m. the first Saturday of the month. Meet at the visitor center at 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville.
$2.50 day-use fee. 728-2822, .
Carmel Walks. 10 a.m.
Tue-Fri; 10 a.m. and 2 p.
m. Saturdays. The two-hour walk includes a tour of Carmel cottages, secret gardens and hidden courtyards.
Meet in the outdoor courtyard of the Pine Inn, Lincoln Street and Ocean Avenue, Carmel. $25. 642-2700, .
Robinson Jeffers Tor House Tour. 10 a.m.
-3 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
$7 general/$4 college students/$2 for high school students. 26304 Ocean View Avenue, Carmel. Reservations: 624-1840 or Mon-Thu from 9 a.
m.-1 p.m.
at 624-1813.
Ghost Walk of Old Monterey with local historian Gary Munsinger. Daily.
527 Hartnell Street, downtown Monterey. Relive the tales of Old Monterey. Visit the sites of the ghost in the garden, ancient burial grounds, hidden treasure, hauntings, hangings and frequent ghostly sightings.
$22 adult/$80 for four adults/$7 children under 12. By reservation only. 624-1700.
Monterey Movie Tours. 1 p.m.
daily. Passengers will board a bus in front of the Portola Plaza Hotel, 1 Portola Plaza, Monterey. The three-hour daily tour takes passengers to some of the 190 locations of films that have been shot around the Peninsula.
There is also live narration aboard the bus along with movie clips. $49 adults/$45 seniors/$35 children. 372-6278.
Writing workshop with Ray McGinnis. 7-9 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 30 at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 301 Corral de Tierra Road, Salinas. McGinnis is the author of "Writing the Scared: A Psalm-inspired Path to Appreciating and Writing Sacred Poetry.
" Donations accepted. 434-2453.
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