Enjoy the Blues Monterey Bay Style!
Dixieland Monterey – Jazz Bash by The Bay
On March 1 – 3, 2013
At the Portola Hotel & Spa
and Monterey Conference Center
They welcome you to Monterey’s waterfront, where they’ve been presenting the best in Dixieland, big band, swing, ragtime, blues, zydeco and gypsy jazz for over 30 years!
Check out the all the Bands, Events and Buy Tickets here.
You are invited to First Night Monterey 2013 – Celebrating its 20th Year!!!
Celebrate Monday, December 31, 2012 from 3 PM through Midnight. In Historic Downtown Monterey – Over 22 performance sites, most venues are indoors. First Night Monterey goes on “Rain or Shine”!
This year’s theme is “Celebrate Monterey!” and you are invited to a very special party as they transform the streetscapes, buildings, theaters, churches and concert halls throughout Historic Downtown Monterey into a fun, informative and unique way for the community to experience multiple forms of art on an evening where we celebrate our uniqueness, our commonness and the coming of the New Year!
Red Beans & Rice
Activities begin at 3:00PM with the Opening Ceremony staged on Colton Lawn stage on Pacific Street. Kids Night Out! begins at 3:30PM with interactive art activities face painting, henna tattoo artists, puppet art theater, folk music and magic show will entertain children of all ages. Grand Finale starts at 11:15PM.
Join everyone for the Twilight Procession at 5:30 as we process down Alvarado Street. Commit your New Year’s resolution at the interactive resolution sculpture.
From Classical to Hip Hop, Jazz to Reggae, Dance Venues to the Written Word and a whole lot of art! First Night Monterey brings in musical heavy hitters to ring in the New Year’s Eve 2013.
Monterey Bay Property Management
Wishes You A Very Happy New Year!!!
For More Info Visit – FirstNightMonterey.org | Buy your button today!
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First Night Monterey is a non-profit 501c3 dedicated to providing Monterey Peninsula with a free, inter-generationally programmed, family-friendly, alcohol-free, public celebration, showcasing the unique culture of Monterey County through expressive, creative traditions of performing and visual arts. First Night Monterey 2013 in partnership with the City of Monterey, offers artists opportunity to use Monterey’s historic downtown as a broad canvas. First Night Monterey is a public celebration of the arts that revives the ancient tradition of marking the passage of time with art, ritual and festivity. It is an annual family-friendly, inter-generationally programmed, non-alcoholic New Year’s Eve celebration in Historic Downtown Monterey. |
Live Like a Local at the Monterey and Pacific Grove Farmers’ Markets
Pacific Grove Certified Farmers’ Market
Mondays – 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM – Central and Grand Ave
The Pacific Grove Certified Farmers’ Market’s new location is Central and Grand Avenue, right in front of Jewell Park, the Natural History Museum, and the Pacific Grove Library, where parking is easy.
This is where you will find native Pagrovians on Monday afternoons! At the Pacific Grove Certified Farmers’ Market, you will find fresh quality fruits and vegetables (many certified organic) from small-scale family farmers who bring you the best from their fields, their gardens, and their orchards.
When you shop at California Certified Farmers Market, you are supporting California growers and your local community, as well as doing something great for yourself and your family!
Tuesdays – 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM –Alvarado Street between Del Monte and Pearl
The Old Monterey Farmers Market, established in 1991, covers an amazing 3.5 city blocks and runs every week of the year – rain or shine. During the summer, it’s the largest gathering of people in Monterey County, attracting more that 10,000 locals and tourists in one location.
You will most certainly run into someone you know! In fact, many attend just for the social experience! You will travel the world in just three blocks, finding not only a vast array of produce, but also local arts and crafts, handmade jewelry, furniture, clothing, international food, flowers, and pastries.
Cannery Row Block Party!
Any day of the week, Cannery Row feels like a party – but on June 3rd we make it official.
That’s when we’ll be celebrating the ninth annual Cannery Row Block party – and if you’re vacationing in the Monterey area, we sure hope you can stop on by the “Row” between 11am and 5pm.
Just look for the balloons and listen for the music: Michael Annotti & the Kings, the Chicano All-Stars Band, and Matt Masih & the Messengers.
There will be all kinds of food and family fun: live animal shows, balloon artists, games, crafts, contests and prizes. See you there!
Don’t Squid Around!
I mean, do squid around… cause there’s gonna be oceans of family fun at Monterey’s first annual Clam Chowder and Calamari Festival, May 26-28.
Clam Chowder and Calamari?
Yep. Let it never be said that the city of Monterey has trouble finding excuses to celebrate. This free festival at the Custom House Plaza at Fisherman’s Wharf will feature music and entertainment, arts and crafts, marine exhibits, cooking demos, and plenty of food and drink. (Besides soup and squid, there will be fish and chips, pasta, sandwiches, strawberry shortcake, caramel apples, cookies, ice cream and more.)
Beer, wine and margaritas will be available, and three live bands will play each day, including John “Broadway” Tucker, the Cachugua Playboys and Red Beans and Rice.
Hours are 11am – 7pm Saturday and Sunday and 11am – 6pm Monday.
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