The 2nd Annual Great Monterey Clam Chowder & Calamari Festival to be held on Memorial Day Weekend – May 26, 27, 28, 2012 at the Custom House Plaza May, 2013; Monterey, CA
The Monterey-based Calamari Entertainment Group is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Great Monterey Clam Chowder & Calamari Festival. Don’t miss this free, family-friendly fun- filled event that will be held at the Custom House Plaza-Monterey State Historic Park, adjacent to Old Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey.
During this exciting Festival, Monterey’s waterfront will come alive on Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday through Monday, May 25, 26 & 27, 2013, with a full weekend of food, live music and cooking demonstrations.
For more information, contact Bob Massaro at 831-649-6545 or email JoAnn Crivello at jocrivello@yahoo.com
The Sea Otter Classic is “A Celebration of Cycling”! It’s a festival for anybody who enjoys or appreciates the bicycle, for any reason.
Festival hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Thursday, April 18 through Sunday, April 21, 2013. These hours include the Expo with one exception: on Sunday, the Expo closes at 4 p.m.
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That even includes a tot on a trike who’s only looking forward to a bike! This is a festival for tweens, teens, and twenty-somethings. It’s for Gen-Xers and Boomers and the Greatest Generation.
Whether a cyclist or a spectator, folks of all ages can share in the excitement and camaraderie of the Sea Otter Classic. If you love the idea of being part of a cool scene with active people who all share a passion for bicycles—people who are all a part of the cycling community—come!
Sea Otter is for road and mountain bikers. It’s for commuter bikers and recreational cyclists, and, yes, the Sea Otter Classic definitely draws the very best racers—both amateurs and pros!
Mountain Bike Races
- Cross Country (XC) – is on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) property, Fort Ord National Monument. XC starts on the racetrack at Laguna Seca and finishes on the racetrack or on the Swale at Laguna Seca.
- Downhill (DH) – is on Laguna Seca property and runs parallel to B Road. Finishes at the bottom of B Road below the Gun Range.
- Dual Slalom (DS) – is on the Swale at Laguna Seca.
- Short Track (STXC) – is on the Swale at Laguna Seca.
Road Bike Races
- Circuit – takes place on the racetrack at Laguna Seca.
- Criterium – takes place on the racetrack at Laguna Seca.
- Road – takes place mostly outside Laguna Seca (i.e., on Bureau of Land Management/BLM property). Starts on the racetrack at Laguna Seca and finishes on Barloy Canyon Road.
- Pro Road Stage – takes place outside of Laguna Seca (i.e., on Bureau of Land Management/BLM property). The stages are:Stage 1 – Criterium, on the racetrack at Laguna Seca; Stage 2 – Road, mostly off Laguna Seca (i.e., BLM property), starting on the racetrack at Laguna Seca and finishing on Barloy Canyon Road; Stage 3 – Time Trial, starts on track at Laguna Seca, ends on Barloy Canyon Road; and Stage 4 – Circuit, on the racetrack at Laguna Seca.
Cyclocross Races: takes place at Laguna Seca.
Festival Pass Sales | www.seaotterclassic.com
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!
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.
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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!
Old Monterey Marketplace
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.
