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J2 SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 1990 LOS ANGELES TIMES Calendar of Events BEST BET Tongva People; Rancho Los Alamitos, 6400 Bixby Hill Road, Long Beach; 1 to 4 p.m. today; information: 431-3541 (free). Home Tour "A Grand Tour" of historic homes will feature the 19th Century Civil War landmark, Greek Revival style home of Gen.

Phineas Banning and homes from the 1920s and 1930s; tour begins at the Banning Residence Museum, 401 E. Wilmington; 10 a.m. today; information: 835-8177 ($12, $15 with box lunch). Country Falre Food, games, crafts and merchandise will be available at Artesia Chamber of Commerce's Country Faire; Artesia Park, 18750 Clarkdale Artesia; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday; informaUon: 924-6397 (free). Shipboard Tours The Duncan, a guided missile frigate, will be open for tours as part of the Navy's ship visitation program; Long Beach Naval Station, Terminal Island, Pier Gate 17; noon to 4 p.m. Saturday; information: 547-6202 (free). Legal Services A team of attorneys will offer legal assistance to financially needy persons age 60 or older who reside in Los Angeles County outside the city of Los Angeles, as part of the county LAWS (Legal Assistance for the Welfare of Seniors) project; Santa Fe Springs Neighborhood Center, 9255 Pioneer Santa Fe Springs; by appointment on Wednesday; information: 692-0261 (free). Music and Dance Garden Concert The Danbury Municipal Band will perform as part of a series of concerts presented by Rose Hills Memorial Park; Pageant of Roses Garden at the cemetery, 3900 S.

Workman Mill Road, near Whittier; 3:30 to 5 p.m. today; information: 692-1212, ext. 329 (free). Cello Quartet "From Serious to Sousa," a program for cello quartet and be presented as a fund-raiser for the free Capella Chamber Series of concerts during the year; Long Beach Unitarian Universalist Church, 5450 Atherton Long Beach; 3 p.m. today; information: 498-1743 Patio Party The Bernie Pearl Blues Band with Harmonica Fats will perform as part of a series of concerts presented by the City Grill; at the restaurant.

Fountain Plaza, One World Trade Center, Long Beach; 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday; information: 499-7040 or 495-2472 (free); the reggae band Jumbalaya will perform from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday (free). Classical Ensemble The Professional Christian Wind Ensemble will perform a program featuring works by Reed, Mendelssohn, Hindemith, Grainger, Prokofiev, Sibelius and Wagner; Crowell Hall, Biola University, 13800 Biola La Mirada; 8 p.m. Friday; information: 903-4892 Baroque Concert The Los Angeles Baroque Orchestra will perform Handel's Water Musick in its entirety for the first concert of its fifth season; Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 370 Junipero Long Beach; 8 p.m.

Saturday; information: 578-7698 ($15 general admission, $9 students and senior citizens). For those involved in the international chess championships, the Cold War is not over. The game is cloaked in mystery and political and romantic intrigue, or so it is portrayed in the hit musical "Chess," which will be performed by the Long Beach Civic Light Opera to open its 1990-91 season. "Chess," unlike most hit musicals, has been rewritten during each of its revivals, each version successful in its own right. The original production, written by Tim Rice, was fully staged for the first time at the Prince Edward Theatre in London.

The show focused on the media circus that surrounded the world chess championships. When it opened in New York in 1988, a new version was written by Richard Nelson, focusing on the politics surrounding the event. In February of this year, director and choreographer David H. Bell presented a version at the Lincolnshire Marriott Theatre in Chicago concentrating on romantic and competitive relationships during the games. Bell will bring this critically acclaimed version to the Terrace Theatre in Long Beach.

A cast of Broadway veterans has been assembled for this production. Jodi Benson, who recently received international attention as the voice of Ariel in "The Little Mermaid," will make her LBCLO debut in the starring role as Florence Vassey. Robert Yacko, returning to the Terrace Theatre from the title role in "Sunday in the Park with George," will portray the Russian chess expert, Anatoly Sergievsky. Kim Strauss will continue his Lincolnshire Theatre role as Freddy Trumper, the American chess champion. Ann Cast members, from left, Robert Yacko, Ann Morrison, Jodi Benson and Kim Strauss.

Morrison will play the part of Svetlana, the Russian wife. The arbitrator will be played by Eddie Mekka, known for his television role as Carmine on "Laverne and Shirley." "Chess" will celebrate its Los Angeles premiere from Thursday to Oct. 21 at the Terrace Theatre, Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, 300 E. Ocean Long Beach. Performances are at 8 p.m Tuesday through Saturday with 2 p.m.

matinees on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets range from $12.50 to $32.50. For more information, call 436-7506 or (714) 826-9371. -MIKE RAMOS Chinese Artist "Centric 40," featuring work by Wenda Gu that juxtaposes common objects with proposed works of art; part of the Los Angeles Arts Festival; University Art Museum, Cal State Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Long Beach; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, continues through Dec. information: 985-5761 (donations requested). Sculpture Exhibit "Centric 41," featuring work by leading American sculptor Keith Sonnier including neon sculpture, paper and maquette works, and original drawings, collages, photocopies, fax transmissions, photographs and other documentary material used in his public sculpture; University Art Museum, Cal State Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Long Beach; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, opens Tuesday and continues through Dec. 16; information: 985-5761 donations requested Ceramics Exhibit "Lukman Glasgow: Journey of an Artist, a Retrospective" features 50 works by this noted, late ceramist; Downey Museum of Art, 10419 Rives Downey; noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, through Oct. 28; information: 861-0419 (free).

Faculty Exhibit New members of the Cal State Long Beach Art Department faculty, both full-time and part-time, will display their works; Gallery at the university, 1250 Bellflower Long Beach; noon to 5 p.m. daily, continues through Thursday; information: 985-8201 (free). Landscape Exhibit "Landscape: A Post-Modern Interpretation" will feature the contemporary works of Darlene Campbell, Denna Capparelli, Jay Gam and Gary Geraths; Biola University Art Gallery, 13800 Biola La Mirada; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, continues through Oct.

26; information: 903-4807 (free). Juried Exhibit "Colorful Concepts," a membership show by the Long Beach Art Assn. and judged by Hal Reed, internationally known artist and critic, will be on exhibit; Long Beach Art Assn. Gallery, 447 Long Beach Long Beach; noon to 4 p.m. daily through Oct.

27; information: 435-5995 (free). Gallery Exhibit The paintings and installations of Barbara Benish are on display; Mendenhall Gallery, Whittier College, Mendenhall Administration Building, 13406 E. Philadelphia Whittier; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, ends Friday; information: 693-0771 (free).

Lectures and Workshops Medical Lecture Dr. Donald A. B. Lindberg, director of the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, will discuss "Medical Information: Feast or University Library Special Collections, Cal State Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Long Beach; 7:30 p.m. Thursday; information: 985-4047 (reservations required).

Theater Long Beach Community Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim Long Beach; auditions for "Absent Friends," a British comedy by Alan Ayckbourn, will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Monday in the Playhouse Theatre, callbacks at 7 p.m. Tuesday; auditions for the musical "Nine" will be in the Studio Theatre from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday and Oct. 7 for female roles only, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Oct. 8, and 6:30 to 10 p.m. Oct.

9 for callbacks; information: 494-1014 (bring photos and resume; dance clothes and sheet music needed for Club Meetings sponsored by the La Mirada Human Services Department; Room 73, Senior Wing, Kling Center, 12900 Bluefield La Mirada; 12:30 p.m. Thursday; information: 943-0131, ext. 237; free admission and popcorn for senior citizens; "Raging Bull" will be shown Oct. 11 and "Field of Dreams" is scheduled Oct. 18.

Friday Film Series "Amadeus," winner of eight Academy Awards, will be shown with a discussion following the film led by English professor Anne Kiley; part of a weekly series presented by Whittier College; Hoover Lautrup Auditorium, Philadelphia Street and Painter Avenue, Whittier; 7:45 p.m. Friday; information: 907-4227 University Women The American Assn. of University Women, Long Beach branch, will meet at the Petroleum Club, 3636 Linden Long Beach; 10 a.m. Saturday; information: 493-6228 the Huntington Park and Rio Hondo branch of the AAUW will hold its first meeting of the season; Huntington Park Recreation Center, 3401 Florence Huntington Park; 6 p.m. Wednesday; information: 632-6874 or 633-1689 (call for reservations).

Films while their family is breaking up; Long Beach Community Playhouse, Playhouse Theatre, 5021 E. Anaheim Long Beach; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. matinees Oct. 14, 21 and 28; continues through Nov.

information: 494-1616 ($9 and $10, season tickets $69 to $92). "Tracers" A performance piece based on the experiences of a group of Vietnam veterans is being presented by the Long Beach Community Players; Long Beach Community Playhouse, Studio Theatre, 5021 E. Anaheim Long Beach; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. matinee Oct.

7, through Oct. 13; information: 494-1616 ($9 and $10). "Twelfth Night or What You Will" The romantic Shakespearean comedy about mistaken identity will be presented by the Cerritos College Theatre Department to open its 1990-91 season; Burnight Center Theatre at Cerritos College, 11110 Alondra Norwalk; 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Oct. 11 through 13, plus 2:30 p.m.

matinee Oct. information: 924-2100 ($7.50 general admission, $6 students and senior citizens). Drama Auditions The Long Beach Community Players will hold auditions for two plays, "Absent Friends" and Playhouse and Studio theatres, "The Body Shop" A brutal comedy by Alexander Buravsky, one of Russia's leading playwrights, provides a hard and humorous look at Moscow in this time oiglasnost and perestrotka; opens the California Repertory Company's 1990-91 season; California Repertory Theatre, Cal State Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Long Beach; opens Friday and runs on selected dates through Dec. 9, information: 985-5526 ($30 to $42 for season tickets). "One More Spring" An adaptation of the Robert Nathan novel will be presented by the National Theatre of the Deaf, a professional ensemble of deaf and hearing actors who combine sign language with the spoken word; University Theatre, Cal State Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Long Beach; 8 p.m.

Saturday; information: 985-5526 $15 general admission, $12 students). "Broadway Bound" The Long Beach Community Players are presenting the third comedy in Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy; "Broadway Bound" tells the story of two brothers trying to break into comedy writing Art Exhibits Travel Film Series "Peerless New Zealand" will be shown as part of the 1990-91 travel film series presented by Long Beach City College; Millikan High School auditorium, 2800 Snowden Long Beach; 7:30 p.m. Thursday; information: 599-8103 (season tickets $37, or $32 for students, children 17 and younger and senior citizens); the film will be shown again at the same time Friday at Lakewood High School auditorium, 4400 Briercrest Lakewood; and at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Ebell Auditorium, 1100 E. 3rd Long Beach.

Movies for Seniors "Showboat" will be shown as part of a weekly series Special Events Cultural Exhibit "Pinong Lao: Laotian Ethnic Harmony," an official program of the 1990 Los Angeles Arts Festival, will present "Refugees of Laos: Four Tribes in California," an exhibition of artifacts, handicrafts, textiles, samples of traditional dress and musical instruments; FHP Hippodrome Gallery, 628 Alamitos Long Beach; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday; continues through Nov.

16; information: 432-8431 (free). Items for Calender of Events may be mailed to 12750 Center Court, Suite 150, Cerritos Towne Center, Cerritos 9070 1 Events must be open to the public. Publicity notices must contain time, day, date, place, address, name of sponsoring organization, if an admission fee will be charged and a telephone number where someone can be reached for additional information. Materials should be received two weeks before the event. Native Celebration Traditional games, dancing and exhibits on rock art, food, language and lifestyles of the Tongva People, also known as Gabrielino Indians and the first Native American occupants of the Rancho Los Alamitos site, will be part of a celebration for the RICKCORRALES Los Angeles Times Angelia Myles flies a thousand feet above the Artesia Freeway in Compton.

View through the bubble nose of her police helicopter spans nearly 360 degrees. Right side of panoramic photo is looking west PEOPLE Police Helicopter 's Lifesaving Role Helped Woman Officer's Interest in Pilot Job Take Flight showing courage and taking the time to help others. Naomi Sheffield, 42, and two daughters, Chrystal, 11, and Lisa, 20, of Cerritos received awards for helping a young man who was being stabbed and beaten by a gang in Long Beach on April 21. The assailants fled when the family screamed and yelled at them. The Sherfields then helped the victim into the family car and remained with him until medical help arrived.

Norwalk resident Kenneth Murphy, 38, chased a man and a woman in his pickup after they robbed a bank in the city March 20 and drovr- off. During the pursuit, Murphy used a two-way radio to call his wife, who alerted sheriff's deputies. They joined the chase and arrested the bank robbers. Long Beach residents Natalie Bower, Manuel Nunes, Michael Kisting, Rick Lavezzo and Mark Likowski also received awards. Last November, Bower, 29, chased a man who stole a woman's purse.

The suspect escaped, but Bower provided a description to police, who later arrested the man. On Oct. 25, 1989, Nunes, 34, chased and caught a man who had stolen a woman's purse. Nunes, a jogger, held the suspect until Long Beach police arrived. In May, Kisting, 22, Lavezzo, 23, and Likowski, 34, captured two men who were breaking into cars behind their apartment building.

new challenge, and I knew that was it." She applied for a position with the Compton air unit, and finished among the top three candidates in an oral examination. She and another applicant were selected. Myles works the night shift, where she gets involved in various police actions ranging from routine patrol to highspeed chases. Officer Jack McConnell, a 23-year veteran with the department and Myles' observer, said she "is an excellent pilot and a good cop. I trust her." Her mother, Lorraine Myles, said she always hoped her daughter would choose a safer line of work, but understands the source of her daughter's "adventurous" spirit.

Two of Angelia Myles' uncles and several cousins have worked in law enforcement, and her former husband was a Compton police officer. AL STEPHENSON For The Times Reps. Carlos Moorhead and David Dreier, from left, pause on Capitol steps in Washington with Armando Moreno of Norwalk, daughter Jenni and wife Cathi. Angelia Myles thinks of herself as "just a typical female" with an atypical job. "I'm afraid of bugs and I love to shop in the mall," she said.

But she has no fear of flying. Myles, 30, is the only female helicopter pilot in the five-member Air Support Squad of the Compton Police Department. She is part of a handful of female police officers in the Los Angeles area working as helicopter pilots or training to become pilots. Myles started flying with the Compton unit in 1988, a year after the squad was organized to help fight crime in the city of more than 86,000. A graduate of Compton High School, Myles became a Compton police officer shortly after receiving a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Cal State Long Beach in 1982.

She worked on patrol and in the narcotics unit before deciding to become a pilot. Myles said she became interested in flying about three years ago, when two officers were shot and wounded during a narcotics raid. "A sheriff's helicopter landed on a lawn without knocking over a flower pot. Within minutes the wounded officers had been picked up and taken to the hospital," Myles said. "I needed a Jenni, attended the reception, along with families who won similar awards in Texas, Illinois and Florida.

A son, Alex, 23, and a daughter, Debbie, 17, are attending college. Model families are selected each year from the four states by the Hispanic American Family of the Year Foundation, based in North Hollywood. Armando Moreno is vice president of urban affairs with Glendale Federal Bank, and is a member of the Norwalk -La Mirada Unified School District Board of Education. Cathi Moreno is a secretary in the district's curriculum department. She is also one of the choir directors for the Beatitudes of Our Lord Catholic Church, which the family attends.

A $4,000 scholarship from the foundation has been placed in a trust fund toward Jenni's college education. She is in the eighth grade at La Mirada High School. LEE HARRIS Material for this column may be mailed to Lee Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12750 Center Court, Suite 150, Cerritos Towne Center, Cerritos 90701, telephone 924-8600. Nine Southeast area residents were among 13 people honored last week by Los Angeles Dist. Atty.

Ira Reiner with the Courageous Citizens Award for bravery and heroism. Reiner, who presented the awards during a luncheon at the Long Beach Superior Court, praised the recipients for The state's Hispanic American Family of the Year for 1989, the Armando Moreno family of La Mirada, was honored last week at a White House reception hosted by First Lady Barbara Bush. Moreno; his wife, Cathi, and a daughter..