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The Arts Council for Monterey County recognized several individuals and organizations during its annual Champions of the Arts Gala in January. This year's celebration included dinner, live jazz, dancing and a silent auction, along with tributes to winners in several categories. Ar tists honored at the event include music educator Peggy Carroll, Melissa Chin-Parker of The Western Stage, and Richard Bains, who has chaired the music and performing ar ts depar tment at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB) since the university opened in 1994. This year's lifetime achievement award went to Alan Silvestri. During more than three decades as a composer, he worked on the scores for some of Hollywood's most buzzed- about films—including "Forrest Gump," "Cast Away," "Back to the Future," "The Polar Express" and others. Silvestri and his family also operate Silvestri Vineyards in Carmel Valley. The Friends of the Monterey Public Library will present the 12th annual Monterey Chocolate and Wine Tasting on Friday, Feb. 17, from 7-9pm. The schedule includes live music, a chocolate and cake tasting, beer garden, silent auction and other festivities. Tickets and information for the fundraiser, which supports librar y programs, are available at www.mplfriends.com. P ro Football Hall of Famer and six-time Pro Bowl pick Eric Dickerson and John Daly, PGA tour player and 1995 British Open winner, swinging by The Humidor for cigars…Five-time Grammy-winning artist Faith Hill, known for country hits like "This Kiss" and "Breathe," spotted at Bernardus Lodge & Spa. Dancer Julianne Hough, who won a 2015 Primetime Emmy for her "Dancing with the Stars" choreography work, also recently visited the property…An impres- sive selection of artists performing at Monterey's Golden State Theatre this fall, including five-time Grammy Award-winning reggae musician Ziggy Marley, singer and poet Art Garfunkel, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member Mary Chapin Carpenter and comedian Tracy Morgan, as well as Fleetwood Mac co-founder Mick Fleetwood and his blues band, American folk musician Loudon Wainwright III and singer-songwriter Iris DeMent…Author Jane Smiley, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her 1991 release, "A Thousand Acres," reading and signing copies of her books at the Steinbeck Library in Salinas and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey…2016 Senior British Open winner Paul Broadhurst taking the trophy at this year's Nature Valley First Tee Open in Pebble Beach… C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • W I N T E R 2 0 1 7 55 Julianne Hough C-Notes Action from the Sea-and-be-Scene refuge.com | 27300 rancho san carlos road, carmel CA 93923 | 831.620.7360 MASSAGE HOT POOLS COLD POOLS CEDAR SAUNA EUCALYPTUS STEAM ROOM INDOOR & OUTDOOR RELAXATION heat up cool down relax "two weeks of travel, competitive golf and no better way to relax than right here at refuge... it's like none other. " - bobby clampett, pga senior tour player Photo: Ga Fullner / Shutterstock.com