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Featured Events:Dog Adoption DaysCome and meet some of our adoptable dogs. Is there room in your life for me? Every Sa from 11:00am to 1:00pm We hold adoption events on a regular basis throughout the area where you can come and meet some of our adoptable dogs. Please check back often to to find out where we'll be.
4th Saturday of the month, 11am-1pm: August 28, September 25, October 23 - Trader Joe's, 1170 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove
1st & 2nd Saturday of the month, 11am-1pm: September 4, September 11, October 2, October 9 - Pet Food Express, Rio Rd in the Crossroads Shopping Village, Carmel 3rd Saturday of the month, 11am-1pm: September 18, October 16, November 20 - The Raw Connection, 26549 Carmel Rancho Blvd, Carmel |
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Are you a famous inventor? Monterey County youth (Preschool - 17 years of age) are urged to enter the Fair this year in the Junior Home Arts Department, Home to Chippie de Munk's Great Inventions Program and participate in the feature division, division 302, under "Chippie's Great Inventions."
These classes are tied to the very creative inventions described in the Chippie de Munk: The Great Inventor book, as well as additional divisions that involve robotics, creatures and models; rocketry and aeronautics, science fair projects, Grandpa Gopher's Marshmallow Shooter, Story Book Place Settings, Chippie de Munk's Flying Machine Contest with a Glider Competition during Fair, and more!
Five of the entry classes include:
Class 1: Dude Beagle's Nut Cracker - Build a Working Nut Cracker
Class 2: Grandpa Gopher's Marshmallow Shooter - Build a working Marshmallow Shooter. Kit will be provided to entrant. Competition to be held during the Fair.
Class 3: Terry Pin the Turtle's Wind Generator - Build a working wind Wind Generator
Class 4: Brother Jack Rabbit's Ready to Launch Rocket - Build a working rocket. Rocket Launch will be held during the Fair.
Class 5: Chippie De Munk's Flying Machine Contest - Build a working paper airplane/glider. Kit to be provided to entrant. Glider competition will be held during the Fair.
For additional information please visit www.montereycountyfair.com or call the Fair at (831) 372-5863.
Limited Engagement!
Learn about the two faces of Genghis Khan: Conqueror. Statesman. Khan's infamous brutality is well known, but there was another side to the man who would form the first united Mongol nation providing artistic and religious freedom and safety for its people.
Visitors can walk through a life-size ger, the traditional nomadic dwelling, see and touch pottery, furniture, clothing, and use computer touch screens throughout the exhibition to follow characters from Khan's empire.
Marvel at Mongol weaponry - a collection of swords, leather and metal armor, mace-heads, bows and arrows, and an early firearm - all technologically advanced armaments during the period of Khan's reign.
With more than 200 authentic artifacts - many of which have never been seen outside Mongolia - are on display.
Starting May 31 see live Mongolian cultural performances.
Become a member of The Tech Museum and save up to 40% on tickets!
Exhibit Hours
Monday - Wednesday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thursday - Sunday: 10:00am - 8:00pm
Memorial Day, May 31, 2010: 10:00am-8pm
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Come on down for free Friday night concerts
2010 Concert Season Line Up TWO FREE SHOWS EACH FRIDAY! 6:30pm and 8:30pm on the Beach Bandstand!
September 3, The Tubes featuring Fee Waybill, "She's a Beauty"
The Tubes emerged onto the San Francisco music scene in 1969 and became well known for their media savvy and theatrical skills.
In the early 1980s they released the hit classic rock songs "She's a Beauty," "Talk To Ya Later," and "The Monkey Time."
Fee Waybill and The Tubes come back to help us close another concert season with a family-friendly show on the Boardwalk stage!
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California Rodeo history related sculptures, paintings and drawings will be featured in the Center's Gabilan Gallery. Bronze sculptures by Charles Russell and Frederic Remington from the Monterey Museum of Art's Davis Collection and works by Jo Mora from the collections of the Monterey History and Art Association and the Jo Mora Trust.
Special exhibitions ticket includes permanent exhibits at the John Steinbeck Exhibition Hall and the Rabobank Agriculture Museum
AAA Members get $1.00 discount
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July 24th (Sat) Little Sprouts Sing-Along Bring the little ones for a sing-along of childrens' favorites! Hayrides 11 am.
Aug 14th (Sat) Summer Harvest Puppet show 11 am. Followed by a watermelon-eating contest, grilled corn & hayrides. Second puppet show 2 pm.
Aug 28th (Sat) Honey Day Learn about bees from our local honey man Dale Hillard 11am.
Sept 10th (Fri) Folk Music Evening Come out and enjoy classic folk music by the bonfire. 6:30-8:30 pm.
Oct 2nd (Sat) Apple Day Learn how to maintain apple trees with Hank Van Brocklin. Includes grafting, pruning, etc. 11 am.
Oct 16th (Sat) Fall Festival Start the day with a puppet show at 11am. Followed by pumpkin races and hayrides. Puppet show 2 pm. Visit our pumpkin patch.
Nov 13th (Sat) Day of Thanksgiving Vegetable treasure hunt for children all day. Pumpkin toss, target match and hayrides at 11 am.
Dec 3rd (Fri) Christmas Night at The Farm Sing carols around a bonfire, moonlight hayrides, hot apple cider, and homemade cookies. 6-9 pm.
Dec 18th (Sat) Closing for The Season. Last Day open until March 2011. Open until 5pm.
Merry Christmas!
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Wild Things is home to over 130 exotic animals including big cats, bears, primates, hyenas, and much much more. From Anteaters to Zebras our goal is to educate people about the wonderful world of wildlife and promote conservation. For you thrill seekers ask about an overnight adventure you'll never forget or a full contact experience
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E. Charlton Fortune ("Effie" to her friends) was a California Impressionist painter from an established San Franicsco family who granted her exposure to high art, intellectual rigor and travel to Europe. She achieved acclaim with her lyrical landscapes, but after studying with Armin Hansen in the 1920s, she settled in Monterey and joined the Carmel Art Association and Monterey Guild, where she created liturgical (religious) works for the remainder of her career.
This exhibit, The Liturgical Arts of E. Charlton Fortune and the Monterey Gujild 1828-1958, assembles key works from this phase, including previously unseen works like "Serra's First Mass at Monterey," in the form of ceramics, textiles, metalworks, woodcarvings, paintings and photographs from Fortune's personal albums, provided by heirs of August Gay, Mission San Juan Bautista, Monterey Museum of Art and various other galleries.
Come join us on our daily 1pm tour. We are home to over 100 exotic animals including big cats, bears, primates, hyenas and much much more. From anteaters to zebras our goal is to educate people about the wonderful world of wildlife and promote conservation. Do you want to take a walk on the wild side? We offer a variety of full contact tours that allow you to safely interact with many of our animal friends.
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Land & Sea, Paintings and Photographs of Monterey and Beyond
Featuring paintings, photographs, watercolors and etchings, Land & Sea will offer visitors a unique look at how Monterey's natural and urban landscape has influenced the many artists who lived and worked in Monterey and abroad.
Additionally, French cinematographer Eva Lothar's award-winning short film on Cannery Row, Street of the Sardine (1968), will be screened in the Bunny and Miller Outcalt Photography Gallery.
Tours are available upon request. Call 831.372.5477 x 104 for more information.
Join us for Jazz at the Plaza, Carmel Plaza's premier summer concert series. Enjoy live jazz, tastings from local Monterey County wineries, indulgent delicacies from our very own Bistro Beaujolais & interactive fashion shows every Friday evening, all summer long.
July 16 Roger Eddy / J. Lohr Vineyards
July 23 Scott Brown / Pierce Ranch Vineyards
July 30 Lisa Taylor / Scheid Vineyards
August 6 Derek Smith / Ventana Vineyards
August 20 Andrea's Fault / Parsonage Village Vineyard
August 27 Steve Ezzo / Carmel Road Winery
Sept. 3 Dennis Murphy / da Giovanni Winery
In partnership with the Monterey County Vintners & Growers Association and Steve Ezzo Entertainment, Carmel Plaza invites you to become part of a community tradition.
Wine & Food Package: $15 per person. Must be 21 years of age to consume.
831.624.1385
We appreciate your abstaining from consuming alcohol not provided by this event as our current permit and ability to continue this community event each week depends on your support and observance of this policy.
Friday, July 23 - Official Feast of Lanterns
Official Feast of Lanterns Opening Ceremony
Join the Royal Court for the 2009 Feast of Lantern official Opening Ceremony. Winners of the business and residential window decorating contests will be announced. Refreshments will be served; 1 pm at the Elmarie Dyke Open Space next to Chautauqua Hall. Free.
Saturday, July 24 - Family Fun Day
at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Join the Royal Court for Family Fun Day at the Museum. There will be lots of activities for the entire family, including the traditional Chalk Fest. 11 am to 3 pm. Free.
Friday, July 30 - Pet Parade
Come one, come all - join the Royal Court as they lead the young and young-at-heart and their pets in a march down Lighthouse Avenue. Costumes from around the world encouraged. Parade participants gather in Caledonia Park at 2 pm. Parade starts at 2:30 pm. Free.
Friday, July 30 - Sock Hop
Join the Royal Court to dance, dance, dance! Learn dances from around the world. Dance with the Royal Court. The party starts at 6 pm, at Chautauqua Hall. (Tickets will be available.)
Saturday, July 31 - Pageant Day at P.G. Performing Arts Center
Children's activities start at 11 am; Feast of Foods at noon; Flag Ceremony followed by entertainment; sponsors walk, introduction of the Royal Court and the pantomime of the Legend of the Blue Willow with entertainment representing people from around the world begins at 7 pm.
After crops are harvested, fruits and vegetables are left in the field to be plowed for the next planting. But less so than before Ag Against Hunger began inviting volunteers to their county-wide gleanings to collect food for the poor. Farmers contact AAH, who, within sometimes days, assembles pickers to meet at The Cooler at 495 Brunken, Salinas, where the produce is refrigerated before being dispersed, and caravan to the particular field. Bring a bag to take produce home as an immediate reward. The May 22 barbecue with AAH folks and farmers kicks off the Monterey County season; the gleanings take place Fridays and Saturdays through November 13, when another barbecue for gleaners that fills bellies and warms hearts. Call to RSVP.
May: Sat 22, Fri 14, Fri 28
June: Sat 05, Fri 25, Sat 19
July: Sat 10, Fri 16, Sat 24, Fri 30
Aug: Sat 07, Fri 13, Sat 21, Fri 27
Sept: Fri 10, Sat 18, Fri 24,
Oct: Sat 02, Fri 08, Sat 16, Fri 22, Sat 30
Nov: Fri 05, Sat 13
8:30am meet
Various locations throughout Monterey County, call for details 755-1480
Catalyst World Cup Summer Schedule
With direction and coaching from the UCSC Soccer program coaches and players, each week is designed to teach the key skills of the game, inspired by the world's best, with special emphasis on the FUNdamentals of passing, dribbling, and scoring. Don't miss these amazing opportunities for your young player to enjoy and celebrate the greatest game in the world: SOCCER!!!
SOUTH BAY CAMPS
Advanced Scoring, Attacking and Goalkeeper Camp, Three Special Weeks for the Motivated Player and Team, 9-11 $95, Boys & Girls ages 7-14
Week 1: June 21-25 Gilroy High School
Week 2: June 25-July 2 Morgan Hill, Sobrato High School
Week 3: July 5-9 Hollister, Veteran's Memorial Park
Super FUNdamentals Boys and Girls, Ages 6-14, 9am-noon, $125
Little Skillsbuilders Boys and Girls, Ages 4-6 9:30-11am, $75
Week 4: July 19-23 Gilroy High School
Week 5: July 26-30 Morgan Hill, Sobrato High School
Week 6: Aug 2-6 Hollister, Veteran's Memorial Park
Click here to register online!!!
MONTEREY BAY CAMPS
Advanced Scoring, Attacking and Goalkeeper Camp, Three Special Weeks for the Motivated Player and Team, 9-11 $95, Boys & Girls ages 7-14
Week 1: June 22-25 Carmel Middle School
Super FUNdamentals Boys and Girls, Ages 6-14, 9am-noon, $125
Little Skillsbuilders Boys and Girls, Ages 4-6 9:30-11am, $75
Week 2: July 28-July 2 Pacific Grove Middle School
Week 3: July 26-30 Marina, Glorya Jean Tate Fields
Week 4: Aug 2-6 Carmel Middle School
We hope that this summer, during the most exciting time for soccer that comes along only once every four years, your young players will join us to celebrate the beautiful game! Thanks!!!
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The festival caters to the future generation of garlic lovers with an interactive children's area. The Gilroy Garlic Festival is a celebration of food, fun and family. It is the Garlic Festival's policy to provide a safe, family-friendly atmosphere for all Festival patrons and volunteers. Therefore, the Garlic Festival refuses entry or admission to anyone wearing clothing or paraphernalia indicating or signifying membership in a gang, including a motorcycle club.
Fabio To Host Garlic Showdown
Fabio Vivani, the dynamic star of Bravo Television Network's "Top Chef" series, will host the Gilroy Garlic Festival Garlic Showdown on July 26, Festival officials announced today.
The Garlic Showdown, presented by Raley's and Nob Hill Foods, will match four prominent Bay Area cooking professionals in an Iron Chef competition on the Festival's cook-off stage. The contestants will be given a "secret ingredient" and will have two hours to prepare, plate and serve their creations to a select panel of judges.
The acquisition of Fabio as Garlic Showdown host is regarded as a strong boost to the event, according to Garlic Festival recipe chairman Dennis Harrigan. A native of Florence, Italy, Fabio currently specializes in molecular cuisine, using cutting-edge technology in the preparation of food. Fabio said his specialty is "northern Italian comfort-style foods".
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Salinas Public Library is mixing creativity and technology! This summer teens are going crazy with iPads, Apple computers and digital camcorders. There are THREE Digital Art Contests with $100 cash prizes and many workshops for digital photography, comic creation and filmmaking.
There are loads of hands-on technology workshops happening for teens running now through August 12. These workshops are actually designed to help teens create prize winning digital art! Topics covered include digital photo stylizing, digital comic creation and digital video editing. Due to the hands-on nature of these workshops space is LIMITED>>>> Must go online and register / various dates and times!!!
Sign-up online by visiting website .... Deadline to submit entries August 15th ..... Winners will be showcased at 2 p.m. on Saturdays, Aug. 21 and 28, at Cesar Chavez and John Steinbeck libraries, respectively.
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Amish Quilt Exhibit at the de Young Museum exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, California, November 14, 2009 - June 6, 2010. The exhibition features approximately 48 full-size and crib quilts dating from the 1880s to the 1940s. Quilts made by girls and women of various Amish communities in Pennsylvania and the Midwest are visual distillations of their way of life. The Amish faith embodies the principles of simplicity, humility, discipline, and community, but their quilts are anything but humble. Using a rich color palette and bold patterns, these quilts are truly a unique contribution to American textile history. The quilts highlight the beauty and complexity of the abstract patterns.
Monterey State Historic Park is a collection of significant historic houses and buildings interspersed throughout Old Monterey. The inside of the Stevenson House, Larkin House, Cooper-Molera Adobe, and Casa Soberanes can ONLY be viewed with a State Park Guide. Guided Walking Tours begin at the Pacific House Museum in Custom House Plaza - a great way to start your discovery of Monterey.
Step into the past on the "Monterey Walking Path of History" and view the site where Spanish explorers first landed in Monterey in 1602. See one of the nation's last remaining whalebone sidewalks. Walk the same streets that famed author Robert Louis Stevenson walked in 1879. Explore this two-mile path and discover some of California's most historic homes, buildings and beautiful gardens along the way.
Gardens are open daily: May - Sept: 9am-5pm; Oct - April: 10am-4pm
Five Guided Tours, daily except Thursday:
Cooper-Molera Adobe, 525 Polk Street, 12 & 3pm
Casa Soberanes 336 Pacific Street, 11:30am & 3pm
Larkin House, 510 Calle Principal, 10am & 12pm
Stevenson House, 530 Houston Street Open 1:30-4pmSunday to Wednesday and 1-4pm Saturday, tours daily 2pm
Walking Tours of Old Monterey at 10:30am, beginning at the Pacific House Museum, Custom House Plaza, near Fisherman's Wharf.
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A walking tour of Pacific Grove's finest art venues. The event is complimentary and open to the public. Art Walk maps will be available at any of the participating locations and at the Chamber. The hours are from 6:00-9:00 pm. More info: 831-373-3304 or www.pacificgrove.org.
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ARIEL Theatrical 2010 Season
Little Red Hen
The Fabulous Fable Factory
Seussical (at Sherwood Hall, not included in the Season Pass package)
Miss Nelson has a Field Day
Jack and the Beanstalk
Peter Pan
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Schoolhouse Rock Live!
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail
2010 Season Passes Now Available
Adults: $58 ¦ Seniors (60 & older): $48 ¦ Children (3-12): $38. Call to get new prices as of Jan 1, 2010.
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