OB People’s Market to host gallery show Mixing art with everyday experience, the Ocean Beach People’s Organic Food Market presents its Winter Art Show on Saturday, Jan. 29, featuring fine artist Irene Corey, stitchery artist Elizabeth Abbott and emerging photographer Sally Levens. An artist reception will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m., with music performed by the Chuck Walker Trio and a food-spread prepared by the People’s Market’s award-winning delicatessen. All are welcome and there is no charge. People’s is located at 4765 Voltaire St. and is open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, visit www.obpeoplesfood.coop. Point Loma Actors Theatre launches spring workshop Point Loma Actors Theatre will host the first meeting of the spring 2011 Actors Workshop and Showcase beginning Monday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. The evening will include orientation, cold readings, registration, casting and refreshments. The workshop and showcase is open to actors of all levels. The goal is to elevate actor skills through focus on script analysis, motivation, character development and performance. The workshop material will consist of a series of contemporary short plays and monologues. At the conclusion of the 8-week workshop, all members of the workshop ensemble will present two evening showcase performances in front of live audiences in the historic theater in Point Loma. Productions are led by David Sein, who has has been a producer and director of theater for the last 25 years. The workshop takes place Mondays from Feb. 14 through April 4. Showcase performance dates will be Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9. Membership is $150. For more information, call (619) 318-6250, or e-mail [email protected]. Liu among authors to share spotlight for readings Nine local female authors have joined forces to launch a new group and introduce their latest releases, including Judith Liu of Point Loma.   The launch party takes place Saturday, Feb. 19 and will include readings, musings, hors d’oeuvres and live music. Liu spent 30 years conducting personal interviews and hunting through dusty archives to research her book, “Foreign Exchange.”  The narrative revolves around two women — one the author’s mother who attended an American Episcopalian missionary school in central China — and the other, an American woman who went there as a short-term teacher in the 1930s.   Their lives intersected at the school during the brief time of peace in China.  Set within the context of the school’s history, their tales provide a snapshot of China and its educational system before the founding of the People’s Republic. The launch party takes place from 6 to 9 p.m. at Hair Drezzers on Fire, located at 3463 Adams Ave. For more information, visit www.sandiegowritingwomen.blogspot.-com. Dellas’ new book featured at downtown library A new children’s book by Point Loma author Melanie Dellas will be featured at the Central Branch Library downtown during the month of February as part of the 45th annual Local Authors exhibit. Dellas’ work, “Fantastic, Fabulous Creatures and Beasts Vol. 1,” is based on mythological creatures and beasts from various countries and on folklore from around the world. The book, currently available for $15.95 through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, is illustrated by Christopher Bennett, whose contributions are described as very “Tim Burton meets Where the Wild Things Are.” Dellas, a magazine and book editor since 1995, is a native of Michigan, a graduate of Purdue University with a degree in professional writing. After working in Seattle and New York, Dellas moved to San Diego and ran her own magazine for 10 years. She now is a grant writer and editor for the nonprofit Mainly Mozart. “This was inspired by my love of history,” Dellas said in a recent statement. “As a child, there was a certain thrill in discovering mythology from around the world and seeing how closely related it all was. After having my children, I decided it was time to put my favorite myths into a book that would not only entertain them, but teach them about the various cultures and their folklore.” The Central Branch Library is located at 820 E. St. For more information on the local authors exhibit, visit www.sandiegolibrary.org. Dellas said book signings are forthcoming. Museum slates move to Liberty Station The Women’s History Museum and Educational Center has been renamed The Women’s Museum of California. In addition, museum officials are planning to move the facility from its current home in Golden Hill to a new location at the NTC Promenade at Liberty Station in Point Loma in early 2012. The Women’s Museum of California is only one of five women’s history museums in the country, according to its director, Ashley Gardner. The organization began in 1983, and because of increased activity, interest and donations, the collection is being moved to a larger, more accessible space at Liberty Station, Gardner said. NTC Foundation officials have apparently been courting the museum for the last two years as part of the Promenade project’s phase II. Gardner said the museum produced 40 events for nearly 1,000 people in 2010. For more information, call (619) 233-7963, or visit www.whmec.org. Friday Night Liberty offers wealth of activities Peninsula residents and neighbors can explore the NTC Promenade Arts and Cultural District in a special series of events called “Friday Night Liberty,” held the first Friday of every month. The series allows visitors to explore Liberty Station’s arts and cultural hub in an evening of art, receptions, music, food, drink and exhibits — at the same time supporting local artists and designers. The next event takes place Feb. 4. Among the activities: • The Mandell Weiss Gallery at Dance Place San Diego features a new gallery exhibit at Dance Place capturing “Auditions and Art of the Dance.” • Jean Isaacs, artistic director of San Diego Dance Theater — renown for her innovative “Trolley Dances” series around San Diego — has collaborated with photographer Chris Pantaleoni and painter Peggy Fischbeck from Barracks 19 at NTC Promenade to create an exhibition featuring dancers from her company and San Diego. • Sophie’s Gallery and Gift Shop presents “Gotta’Have Heart: Asian Fusion,” a Valentine celebration featuring Asian-inspired art, jewelry and scrolls. • Visions Art Museum will feature an opportunity to view extraordinary quilt and textiles. • The San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery’s “Passion for Paint” is representative of some of the best watermedia artists working today.   Friday Night Liberty is open to the public and musicians have the opportunity to perform with their bands, as a soloist or as part of an instructor-led ensemble. Friday Night Liberty happens at 2640 Historic Decatur Road. For more information, call (619) 573-9260, or visit www.NTCPromenade.com