For January 20 through 26

Center for Photographic Art A Sense of Place. Opening Reception. Photographs by Martha Casanave, Ruth Mayerson Gilbert and Marissa Roth. Sunset Center, San Carlos at 9th, Carmel. 625-5181. Reception: 1/21, 6-8pm. Closes: 3/3.

Monterey History and Art Association Las Familias. Special Event. Personal artifacts belonging to Monterey''s "first families," including the Alvarados, Larkins, Coopers and Vallejos, along with paintings and documents from Monterey''s early days. Docent-led tours every Saturday until the end of February, 1:30-3:30pm, at the Perry-Downer House, Scott and Van Buren streets, Monterey. 372-2608, ext. 10. Closes: 2/29.

Monterey Museum of Art--Civic Center Third Thursday. Music, wine and appetizers by Bernardus Lodge. Add to the museum''s community whale mural, and tour the current exhibit: Late Modern: Prints from the Collection, an exhibition of the museum''s holdings, including works by Calder, Rauschenberg, Motherwell, Rosenquist and Krasner. Closes: 5/14. 559 Pacific St., Monterey. 373-2061. Third Thursday: 1/20, 5-7pm.

Philadelphia Fringe Festival Call for Entries. Unusual, boundary-breaking works by visual and/or performing artists are sought for the annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival, running Sept. 1-16. Deadline for applications is March 15. Call 215-413-9006, or visit www.pafringe.com.

Richard MacDonald Studio Studio tours offered every Saturday in January at 1pm, featuring MacDonald''s golf sculpture designed for this June''s U.S. Open. Ryan Ranch, 16 Lower Ragsdale, Monterey. 624-8200.

Santa Catalina School Gallery Sowing Peace: Cultivating Change Through Creativity. Opening Reception. Banners by Santa Catalina students and members of communities from around the world, created for the Sowing Peace Project by Carmel artist Paola Berthoin (see article this page). 1500 Mark Thomas Dr., Monterey. 655-9300. Reception: 1/21, 5:30-7:30pm. Closes: 2/27.

Sunset Center Demonstration. January CCAA demonstration by Michael Bailey, watercolors; showcasing Mirielle Barmann, watercolors. San Carlos at 8th, Carmel. 372-2841. Class: 1/24, 7:30pm.

Back Porch Fabrics Year 2000 Challenge. Quilts made with special fabrics for the new century. 157 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove. 375-4453. Closes: 2/17.

Carl Cherry Center for the Arts The Green Whale of Winter. Art by elementary school children inspired by the annual gray whale migration. Guadalupe at 4th, Carmel. 624-7491. Closes: 2/18.

Carmel Art Association A retrospective exhibit of the paintings of the late Clarence Bates, an association member since 1946. Dolores between 5th and 6th, Carmel. 624-6176.Closes: 2/1.

Carmel Valley Manor Retrospective of the works of Anna McConnell. 8545 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel Valley. 626-4806. Closes: 1/31.

Community Bank of Central California The Cannery Row Collection of Robert Lewis Photography. Photos of Cannery Row during this little-known era; locals are invited to help identify the people and places in the pictures. 484 Lighthouse Ave., Monterey. 649-5010.

KAZU''s Up-to-Date Gallery A Twitch in Time. Y2K-compliant twitching machines by John Random. 167 Central Ave., Pacific Grove. 375-7275. Closes: 1/31.

Maritime Museum of Monterey Floating Treasures from the East. Unique collection of models of Chinese sailing junks made in the 1920s and ''30s. 5 Custom House Plaza, Monterey. 372-2608. Closes: Summer.

Martin LaBorde Gallery Soul Blueprints. Paintings and mixed-media by Marale Childs. 6th between Dolores and Lincoln, Carmel. 620-1150. Closes: 1/31.

Monterey Airport Air Born. Exhibition by five local artists who share a love of aviation; also, wooden plane constructions by fourth-graders at Carmel''s All Saints'' Day School. 200 Fred Kane Dr., Monterey. Closes: 3/30.

Monterey Museum of Art--La Mirada At the Millennium: Contemporary paintings from Northern California. Works by more than 25 artists, in the Dart Gallery. 720 Via Mirada, Monterey. 372-5477. Closes: 3/19.

Pacific Grove Art Center Maria Park''s reflex paintings; paintings by Michelle Echenique; Exploring Virtual Worlds, digital art by Loren Means and Daniel Schulman-Means; and Vanishing Cultures of the Tibetan Plateau, photographs from Nepal and Tibet by Craig Lovell and Joe Smolen. 568 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. 375-2208. Closes: 2/11.

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History Whales 2000. Scientifically accurate depictions of whales by Larry Foster. 165 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove. 648-3116. Closes: 6/18.

Pebble Beach Post Office Watercolors by Dorothy Smith. Next to The Lodge, 17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach. Closes: 1/31.

Sally Griffin Senior Center Watercolors and acrylics by Jan Valtr. 700 Jewell St., Pacific Grove. 375-4454. Closes: 1/31.

Seaside City Hall Art exhibit by the five members of the Carmel branch of the National League of American Pen Women. 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside. 899-6336. Closes: 1/28.

Valley Art Gallery Many Mini Minis. The gallery''s all-member miniatures show. 218 Main St., Salinas. 422-4162. Closes: 1/31.

Zantman Art Galleries V.I.P. Collection. Large paintings by nine of the gallery''s artists. Mission at 6th, Carmel. 624-8314. Closes: 2/12.

The Boor, by Anton Chekhov, and A Village Wooing, by George Bernard Shaw. Previews Thursday and Friday, 8pm; Opens Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2:30pm. Two classic short comedies by masters of the genre, presented by the Staff Players Repertory Company. Indoor Forest Theater, Santa Rita at Mountain View, Carmel. $15/General; $10/ Seniors and students. 624-1531. Closes: 2/13.

27th Annual Olio Revue Friday and Saturday, 8pm. Melodrama. The Troupers of the Gold Coast present a full-scale olio, featuring old-time singing, dancing and general carrying-on. California''s First Theatre, Scott and Pacific streets, Monterey. $10/General; $5/Children; $8/Seniors. 375-4916. Closes: 1/31.

Bea and Me: Not Just Another Evening with Beatrice Lillie Friday and Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm. Musical. Layne Littlepage brings back an updated version of her one-woman musical celebrating the life of 20th-century comedienne Beatrice Lillie. Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Guadalupe at 4th, Carmel. $14/General; $12/ Children and seniors. 6625-7559. Closes: 2/7.

Deathtrap Friday-Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 7pm. Thriller. Ira Levin''s mystery thriller about a writer who will go to any lengths to get his work published. Hoffman Playhouse, 320 Hoffman Ave., Monterey. $15/General; $12/Seniors. 649-0259. Closes: 2/6.

Winnie the Pooh Saturday, 2pm and 4pm; Sunday, 1pm and 3pm. Children. Rob Foster returns as Pooh, romping in the woods with Tigger, Eeyore and the gang. Hoffman Playhouse, 320 Hoffman Ave., Monterey. $5/General. 649-0259. Closes: 2/20.

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe Friday-Saturday, 7:30pm. Comedy. Carmel High student Monica Hunken in a one-woman show by Jane Wagner. $7/General; $5/Students. Carmel High School, Highway 1 at Ocean Ave., Carmel. 624-1821. Closes: 1/22.

The Servant of Two Masters Friday, 8pm and Saturday, 12:15pm. Comedy. Santa Catalina students put on Tom Cone''s new version of the comedy by Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni. Santa Catalina School Performing Arts Center, 1500 Mark Thomas Dr., Monterey. $5/General; $3/Children and seniors. 655-9341. Closes: 1/22.

CSUMB Student Film Six women, one girl and two men needed for a student film, To Love. Auditions Monday, noon-5pm and Tuesday, 5-10pm, Bldg. 45, Room 103, 6th Avenue on the CSU Monterey Bay Campus. Call Nicole for more information at 917-3401.

Monterey Peninsula Children''s Chorus Boys and girls (especially boys) are encouraged to audition for the Monterey Peninsula Choral Society''s children''s chorus, grades 3-9. All rehearsals at Bethle- hem Lutheran Church, 800 Cass St., Monterey. Call 649-1818 for audition and rehearsal times.

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