It’s time to party – and it’s FREE! The summer season kicks off Sunday, June 5 from 11am – 5pm with the annual Cannery Row Block Party, a lively family favorite with kids’ games, balloon artists, food, music, and entertainment.
There will be live animal shows at the Bubba Gump Plaza, and four live bands playing at Steinbeck Plaza: Long Distance Flyers, Red Glare, Nu-Horizon and Local Groove.
Jellybeans, cinnamon rolls and magic tricks…. flaming cocktails, cioppino and Dippin’ Dots… from palm reading to wine tasting, Cannery Row truly has something for everyone!
Walk to Cannery Row…
We have some great places to stay nearby, too.
Like an oceanfront duplex just a short walk from Cannery Row along the beautiful coastal trail.
Be sure to ask for the “June Special.” Rhiannon@MontereyRentals.com
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Monterey County Fairgrounds will rock June 24-26 as the 26th annual Monterey Bay Blues Festival kicks off with continuous music on three stages.
Don’t miss this eclectic line up of “blues anyone can use.” From Friday evening to Sunday night, the festival promises food and fun for everyone – and families are welcome.
Here’s just a taste:
Uplifting soul and gospel by the unstoppable Mavis Staples… the irrepressible funk of the Barkays and the Dazz Band… crowd-igniting blues/rock/jazz/funk by Blues at Eleven… Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band’s third generation Zydeco… soul stirring classics by R&B legends Peabo Bryson, Freddie Jackson and Jeffrey Osborne.
Tickets are on sale now, and this event always sells out.
Need a place to stay while you get your groove on?
This 3 bdrm/3 bath coastal beauty is still available. It’s oceanfront, with all the blue you could ask for.
Contact:
Reservations@MontereyRentals.com
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We have Farmers Markets almost every day of the week in Monterey County, but two of our very favorite seasonal markets re-opened this month:
The Carmel Farmers Market at the uber-charming Barnyard Shopping Village (Highway 1 and Carmel Valley Road) is open on Tuesdays from 9 am until 1 pm, and the Del Monte Farmers Market at the Del Monte Shopping Center next to Whole Foods (Highway 1 and Munras Avenue, Monterey) is open Sunday mornings from 8 am until noon.
From orchids to artichokes, both offer an awesome array of locally grown produce and specialty items: pasture raised grass-fed meat, fresh seafood, farm fresh organic eggs, organic honey, fresh baked goods, flowers and potted plants.
Now… where to chop those yummy veggies?
Whip up something amazing in the warm sunny kitchen of this Pacific Grove jewel, with views all the way across beautiful Monterey Bay.
Then, after dinner, pop open a chilled Monterey Chardonnay and soak in the hot tub under the stars.
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Fasten your seatbelts as comic genius Ann Randolph takes you on a “cross country flight” you will never forget. The winner of the San Francisco Bay Critic’s and L.A. Weekly awards for “Best Original Script” and “Best Solo Performer,” Randolph will perform her one-woman show LOVELAND in Carmel Valley on May 21.
Hilarious and deeply human, the mercurially gifted Randolph embodies many characters in LOVELAND, including Frannie Potts – an out of control, sexually charged misfit overwhelmed by grief after losing her mother.
Writer/performer Randolph, whose last solo show was produced by Mel Brooks and the late Anne Bancroft, will also host a half-day writing workshop on May 21.
LOVELAND will play Saturday May 21 at 8pm at Hidden Valley Music Seminars, 88 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel. Admission is $20 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/170872
Randolph’s WRITE YOUR LIFE Workshop will be held in the same location on Saturday, May 21, from 10am – 2 pm. Admission is $50 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/170906.
For more information on either event, call 800-838-3006.
Here’s what the critics say:
- “You’ll laugh. You’ll cry… Randolph mines new depth of hilarity.”
-San Francisco Chronicle
- “Riotously demented and brilliantly humane.”
-SF Bay Guardian
- ” Brilliantly funny… irreverent, hilarious and deeply human. Ann Randolph is a comic genius.”
-SF Bay Times
- “The kind of breakthrough dramatic experience one yearns for but rarely gets.”
-The Huffington Post
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Great chefs. Gourmet cuisine. Fine wines.
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s 10th Annual Cooking for Solutions event kicks off Friday, May 20, with the Cooking for Solutions Gala featuring gourmet dishes by celebrity chefs and 70 outstanding restaurants, organic wines from 60 premium West Coast wineries, a sushi lounge, a silent auction, and book-signings by Rick Moonen, Cindy Pawlcyn and P. Allen Smith.
A host of activities over “three delicious days” are planned around the theme of discovering how our choices protect the health of the soil water and ocean wildlife:
Celebrity Chef Cooking Demonstrations • May 21 – 8-11:30 am
Featuring sustainable seafood by Michael Cimarusti (Providence, Los Angeles), William Dissen (The Market Place, Asheville) and Virginia Willis (author & TV personality). Includes a continental breakfast and take-home recipes by all the chefs.
Coastal Living Pavilion Presentations • May 21 – 9:30 am-4: 30 pm, May 22 -10 am-3 pm
Laugh while learning about protecting the planet during two days of special presentations and cooking demonstrations from the Food Network’s Alton Brown and Robert Irvine, author and TV host P. Allen Smith, and Nathan Lyon, host of PBS’ Growing A Greener World.
Food & Wine Adventures • May 21 – 9:30 am-3:30 pm
Take part in one of six group events led by our celebrity chefs-each exploring sustainable foods in the kitchen and on the farm. Depending on the adventure, you’ll join John Ash and Peter Pahk; Seth Caswell, Eric Warnstedt and Ed Kenney; Cindy Pawlcyn; Bun Lai; Rick Moonen or Charles Phan.
Saturday and Sunday Salon Series • May 21 and May 22
Intimate events with leaders in the sustainable and organic food movement. Programs range from compelling conversations to cooking demonstrations – all in a small-group setting.
Sustainable Foods Celebration • May 21 – 10 am-6 pm
With Sam Choy, Mark Dommen and Lee Richardson. Learn more about sustainable seafood, organic agriculture and sustainable winemaking at information booths as you visit the aquarium galleries. Attend cooking demonstrations by celebrated chefs and sample sustainable seafood. Mingle with local growers and producers and graze on local produce and artisan foods while the kids enjoy making crafts, photos and trying healthy snacks in the Kids’ Zone.
Savor the Gulf Coast Champagne Breakfast • May 22 – 8-10 am
A Korbel champagne/mimosa reception plus live music with a Cajun flair, followed by a seasonal, sustainable breakfast buffet – Southern-style. With Virginia Willis, Lee Richardson and Regina Charboneau, who’ll share their love for the Gulf region and its cuisine.
P.S. Need a fabulous place to stay by the Bay? Pamper yourself in this spiffy ocean view Monterey Penthouse – or check out our inventory at Monterey Rentals.com
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Monterey Vacation Rental reservationists Ashley Magallanes and Rhonda Navarro turned me on to Sushi Heaven in Carmel. “The combinations really are heavenly,” Rhonda said.
A person would be foolish not to follow up on a recommendation like that, right?
Sometimes “hole in the wall” is a good thing, like this super cozy sushi bar tucked away on Dolores Street, two blocks east of Ocean Avenue.
Whoever wrote the menu really had some fun, and the chefs back up all the writer’s promises. Try their nigiri/sashimi/roll combos: the “Fantasia,” the “Love Boat” – or, for big eaters – the “Titanic.”
I couldn’t help ordering the “Mama’s Boy” roll – crab, green onions and nuts – because it reminded me of a boss I once had, but the sushi roll combinations go on for pages: from “Crunch” (a California Roll topped with shrimp tempura) to the alarming “911” and the intriguing “007.” Golfers might enjoy the “Whole Nine Yards” or the “Grand Slam” – while honeymooners will probably lean toward “Sensual Pleasure”… or go straight for the “Climax.”
Speaking of cozy, why stay in a hotel when you can rent a two bedroom cottage just a few blocks away? Reminiscent of times gone by, Las Ardillas is lovingly furnished in old-style Carmel with antiques and knickknacks.
Snuggle next to the stone fireplace, or share the outdoor patio with an ardilla (squirrel) or two, under Carmel’s legendary bluebell skies.
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