Thursday, Dec. 7 Be a Scrooge It’s Christmastime, which means all sorts of warm, fuzzy, feel-good events are happening all over Monterey County. One masterful actor, F. Howard Burnham, embodies a different approach than Santa for this appearance: He’ll be in character as Ebenezer Scrooge, the cold-hearted protagonist in A Christmas Carol. Scrooge—and maybe Burnham, if he decides to speak too—appears in conversation with Weekly staff writer Agata Popeda in this seasonally thematic installation of Mic’d Up at The Press Club. Burnham has experience in dozens of roles, from Winston Churchill to Thomas Paine to Lewis Carroll. Those characters may or may not be mentioned, but audience questions for Scrooge (or Burnham) are welcome. [SR] 12:30-1:30pm Thursday, Dec. 7. The Creperie Cafe at The Press Club, 1123 Fremont Blvd., Seaside. Free; food and drink available for purchase. 394-5656, montereycountyweekly. com/pressclub. To Market A great way to find handcrafted gifts and support small businesses is to attend pop-up holiday markets. CSU Monterey Bay will host its first Winter Night Market with over 20 vendors and a variety of products including candles, jewelry, food, bread and more. The event features products from local businesses, including those owned by students and alumni like Miss Lippe’s Dumpling Party, Blissful Teas, Sun Paxx, Johnny Wicks Candle Company and Vadroka Illustrations. The night market also includes a hot chocolate bar—a drink to keep you warm while you shop around. Happy hunting. [CJ] 4-8pm Thursday, Dec. 7. Otter Student Union Plaza, 3118 Inter-Garrison Road, Seaside. Free to attend. 582-3000, csumb.edu/events. Thursday, Dec. 7-Saturday, Dec. 9 Made In Narnia A trip to the magical land of Narnia, created by an English writer and devoted Catholic C.S. Lewis, is a quintessential holiday-time experience. The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe starts like a nativity adven36 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY december 7-13, 2023 www.montereycountyweekly.com Annie Hooker This is your last chance to see Urban Jungle, a solo exhibition of paintings by Annie Hooker (the greatgranddaughter of Pebble Beach founder Samuel F.B. Morse) at Gallery MAR in Carmel. The artist says her “urban jungle” upbringing in San Francisco and her eventual migration to the Sierra Nevada mountains are significant influences on her style. She also draws heavily from pop art, street art, outsider art and modern art. Yet her subject matter is most closely associated with Western artwork. All of which leads Hooker to ask questions like, “Why can’t a buffalo be blue, or a deer be red?” So in her painted world, they are. On display until Sunday, Dec. 10. [AP] 7-13 december HOT PICKS To see more local events, and add your own, visit calendar.montereycountyweekly.com Courtesy of Gallery MAR Courtesy of Carmel Art Association VISUALS Mark Farina As the holiday season approaches, Carmel Art Association is thrilled to present its annual December exhibition, The Art of Gifting, encouraging visitors to give the gift of art. This exhibition runs until Jan. 1, 2024. An opening reception takes place from 4-7pm on Saturday, Dec. 9. Join the event with local artists—plus live jazz and wine. The Art of Gifting brings together the collective talents of CAA artist members (including Mark Farina, above), showcasing smallscale treasures meant to inspire the art of giving. Artworks range in size from 6-by-6 inches to 12-by16 inches. [AP] Lucy (Melanie McGirr) meets Faun Tumnus (Anders Lindstrom) at the lamp post in ARIEL Theatrical’s production of C.S. Lewis’ childhood classic The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Sam Bailey Local actor F. Howard Burnham gets the Mic’d Up treatment on Thursday, Dec. 7—he (as Ebenezer Scrooge) will be in conversation with staff writer Agata Popeda. Nic Coury
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