December 2, 2016 • CEDAR STREET
Times • Page 13
Howard Burnham Reprises The Shake family is pleased to announce that the 2016 annual turkey drive raised Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’
2016 Salvation Army Turkey Drive Will Feed Over 7,000 This Holiday Season
$36,725.00 to purchase 1,843 turkeys and hams for the Salvation Army, Monterey Peninsula Corps to distribute to Monterey Peninsula families in need this holiday season. Turkeys were distributed at the Sabu Shake, Sr. Good Samaritan Center in Sand City on Thanksgiving and the remaining will be distributed through Christmas. “We had an overwhelming amount of support again this year and are pleased that the community comes together each year to support the Salvation Army, which continues to make a difference in the lives of those in need in our region,” said Sabu Shake, Jr. The annual fundraiser is sponsored by Chris Shake and Sabu J.R. Shake and began in 2008 with a challenge from the Shake Family for the community to donate 200 turkeys. Last year 1,749 turkeys were donated. “Each year the turkey drive gets bigger and bigger and due to the overwhelming support this year we will be able to feed over 7,000 families this holiday season,” said Captain Paul Swain of The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army has been working together with the Monterey Peninsula community for over 130 years. Through various programs they provide services to the homeless, low-income families, and youth of all ages and run a holiday assistance program each Thanksgiving and Christmas. For more information about the Salvation Army visit www.tsamonterey.com
Venture Gallery holiday open house
Venture Gallery is planning a special event for the Holidays on 12/9 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. There will be special exhibits, light refreshments, live music and even free handcrafted ornaments for the first 100 guests. The event is free, open to the public and suitable for all ages. Norman Muhl, who was an art teacher at Pacific Grove High School will be firing Raku pottery on a portable kiln which will be fun to watch, and guitarist Joseph Lucido will be playing while we pass around snacks and cookies along with the wine and cider. This is your chance to meet gallery artists who are presenting new works with power, whimsy, color and light to bring your decor alive! Special solo show by acclaimed artist Carole Belliveau "Wings Over Monterey", introduction of nine new artists to the Gallery, with beautiful signed ornaments for the first 100 guests. We hope to see you. Please note there is NO Charge...the tickets mentioned in this announcement are free and just help us plan so we have ample refreshments for all our guests. Friday, December 9, 2016 From 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM (PST) 260 Alvarado St 60 Alvarado Street near Custom House Plaza Monterey Contact Maria@poroyart.com or 831-641-9940 with questions.
Poetry in the Grove will explore the work of Elizabeth Bishop
Poetry in the Grove explores the life and work of Elizabeth Bishop this month. Bishop published a precious 101 poems in her lifetime, carefully crafting and polishing each to perfection. Join us from 3:00 to 5:00 pm on Saturday, 12/3/16, for an informal discussion of the work of this winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1956.
Excerpt from “At the Fishhouses,” by Elizabeth Bishop Cold dark deep and absolutely clear, element bearable to no mortal, to fish and to seals . . . One seal particularly I have seen here evening after evening. He was curious about me. He was interested in music; like me a believer in total immersion, so I used to sing him Baptist hymns. I also sang “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” He stood up in the water and regarded me steadily, moving his head a little. Then he would disappear, then suddenly emerge almost in the same spot, with a sort of shrug as if it were against his better judgment. We meet at the little house in Jewell Park at 578 Central Ave, next to the Library in PG. All are welcome to join the discussion.
Performed by Howard Burnham in the manner of Dickens’ 1867 tour of the USA
Charles Dickens visited America twice in 1842 and 1867. By an oversight, he failed to come to California on either occasion, but this will be rectified at the Carmel Arts Association on Friday, December 23 at 6:30 p.m. British born actor, Howard Burnham, will perform his popular characterization of Charles Dickens giving a dramatic ‘reading’ of his most beloved Christmas book. For the past decade, Burnham has been the featured “Mr. Dickens” at the Myrtle Beach Dickens Christmas Festival. He has given this acclaimed show in England and across the nation to standing ovations. He creates a “cast” of 40 characters from the curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge to winsome little Tiny Tim to give a heart-warming, life-affirming and humorous interpretation of the beloved Christmas story. Tickets: $10 in advanced (up until 5:00 p.m. on the day of the performance)/$15 at the door. “Like” us on Facebook where we post short updates, traffic, weather, fun pictures and timely stuff. If you follow us on Twitter, you’ll also get local sports updates and we even tweet tournaments and playoffs.