Friday, Jan. 30- Saturday, Jan. 31 CHILDLIKE WONDER We may grow older, and technically become adults, but let’s face it, the child in us never leaves. It just gets buried as we take on adult expectations. Daniel Troia premieres his latest film, The Child Within, that encourages us to find ways we can reconnect with the kid we once were. The film follows Troia’s quest to search for the “Wise Man” that takes him across Italy and the Swiss Alps. Troia will hold a question-and-answer session after the screening. All proceeds will be donated to Gathering for Women in Monterey. [EC] 7pm Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30-31. Lighthouse Cinema, 525 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove. $15. lighthousecinema.fun. Friday, Jan. 30-Sunday, Feb. 1 AROUND THE VALLEY Oberlin Conservatory has been hosting student and faculty shows at Hidden Valley Music Seminars for a while, but this show is part of a brand-new program launched by Oberlin in the fall of 2025. The 11 student performers are members of Oberlin’s first-ever Music Theater cohort. The World Goes ’Round is a revue of the songbook from the multi-Tony award-winning team Kander and Ebb, with the original production winning three Drama Desk Awards. From Cabaret to Chicago, the hit-parade features such gems as “Mr. Cellophane” and “New York, New York.” [AP] 7:30pm Friday-Saturday, Jan. 30--31; 3pm Sunday, Feb. 1. Hidden Valley Music Seminars, 104 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley. $25. (831) 659-3115, hiddenvalleymusic.org. Friday, Jan. 30 SUPPORT THE SURF The Surfrider Foundation is throwing a shindig. They’re hosting a fundraiser at S.A.G.E. Collective, a Marina record shop that doubles as a venue and pop-up space. Expect food trucks and a locally curated selection of libations—beer and wine to be specific—to enjoy. Local duo Ruby Slippers featuring Greg Freeman and Kimb Massey perform live while attendees sip and snack for a good cause. Proceeds support the Surfrider Foundation’s work protecting 22 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY JANUARY 29-FEBRUARY 4, 2026 www.montereycountynow.com TONY BELLAVER Three out of four exhibits of the Winter 2026 season at the Monterey Museum of Art are already on display. One of them is Landscape ReEnvisioned, a show prepared by independent curator Helaine Glick. The exhibit focuses on landscape photography driven by experimental techniques. One of the highlighted artists is Oakland-based photographer Tony Bellaver, whose work (shown above) focuses on the extraction industry of forest clear cutting in the Pacific Northwest. Other featured artists are Debra Achen, Adrienne Defendi, Charlotte Schmid-Maybach, Brian Taylor and Vincent James Waring. On display until April 26. 559 Pacific St., Monterey. Open 11am-5pm Thursday to Sunday. [AP] HOT PICKS JANUARY 29–FEBRUARY 04 To see more local events, and add your own, visit montereycountynow.com/events TONY BELLAVER CHRISTINE CROZIER VISUALS CHRISTINE CROZIER You may know Christine Crozier as the illustrator of Clown Cantos: Elemental Joy by local author Barbara Mossberg. Now you can see her works from that book on display at Venture Gallery in Monterey throughout the month of February. The exhibit shares the book’s title. Crozier’s first formal art training had been in Chinese brush painting. “For years I have longed for an opportunity to revisit the clean, fresh simplicity of that medium,” she wrote in an artist statement. “It has been a wonderful adventure creating these works.” The gallery is located at 260 Alvarado St., Monterey and is open from 10am-6pm daily. [AP] Guitar player and singer John Morris, second from right, brings his original songs—jazzy ballads and evocative love songs—to Wave Street Studios. With Morris are Jeff Meyer (sax), Patrice Wallace (bass) and Kevin Di Noto (drums). Ensemble Monterey performs big works by big names and also lesser-known composers, giving audience members a chance to hear a variety of styles. (See details, p. 24.) CRYSTAL BIRNS
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