Things to do in #Monterey in July!
California Rodeo
July 17, 2014 – July 20, 2014
Travis Webb
A premier event in Monterey County, the largest Rodeo in California and one of the top 20 in the US.
The Carnival is open July 11th-20th, week days from 4pm to 10pm and on weekends from 11am to 11pm.
MORE INFO: Salinas Sports Complex
Carmel Bach Festival
July 19, 2014 – August 2, 2014
The 2014 Festival throughout Carmel, Pebble Beach and Monterey. There are many free or low cost activities throughout the festival.
MORE INFO: Carmel Bach Festival
Feast of Lanterns
July 23, 2014 – July 27, 2014
This Festival has evolved over its 100-plus year history from the ceremonial end to the Chautauqua Assembly with a lantern parade to the beach and fireworks over the bay to a multi-cultural community event filled with entertainment.
More Info: Feast of Lanterns
Ferrari Challenge returns to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
The Ferrari Challenge returns to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with three full days of racing where fans can see the swift and exotic Ferrari 458 Challenge cars attacking the technically-demanding 11-turn road course. The series allows Ferrari owners the opportunity to compete wheel-to-wheel while providing Ferrari enthusiasts and motorsport fans the chance to watch the Prancing Horse run in its natural environment – the race track.
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Being offered at $5,900/mo is this beautifully furnished Monterey rental. At over 5400 square feet this is one of the largest homes in Monterey’s Mar Vista area. This home is perfect for entertaining large and small groups of people whether you are using the indoor or outdoor spaces.
Beautiful Monterey Furnished Rental!
The kitchen offers ample space to prepare meals for large groups of people or a small intimate gathering. The formal dining room, living room and sun room all flow nicely together, allowing guests to gather as they seem fit. The family room with gas fireplace is nice sized and open to the kitchen. During the daytime, the sun lights up the interior of the home including the central courtyard that features a built in BBQ with granite counter-top. This leads to the landscaped back yard which has a small lap pool and a gas fire pit. At night, outdoor lighting transforms this area into an environment that is cozy and comfortable.
Monterey 5 Bed 4.5 Bath furnished rental.
With 4 bedrooms plus a guest apartment, this property has plenty of room for guests. There are two bedrooms on the main level of the home, each with its own bathroom and French doors out to the yard. There is a third bedroom that was used as an office. It too has French doors, but they lead to the courtyard. The guest apartment is located over the garage and has a small kitchen, a full bath and a great room that can be used as a bedroom. There is a balcony with stairs leading down to the pool area. In addition, there is a powder room located on the main level of the home, near the family room.
Master Bath
The master retreat of this home is truly wonderful and takes up the entire second story of the home! It offers a curved staircase that lights up at night, a jetted tub set on granite slabs, a large sitting area with a built in flat panel TV, a walk in shower, his and her closets and lots of natural light.
Amazing Back Yard with Pool, BBQ and Fire Pit Two-car garage w/ electric door openers. Plenty of storage/closet/cabinet space throughout this home Walking distance to a park with tennis and basketball courts Centrally located in Monterey.
To view this property, please e-mail matt@montereyrentals.com
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86th Academy Awards – #Oscar Parties In Monterey
As Hollywood celebrates the 86th Academy Awards Presentation on March 2, partiers will join in as well in #Monterey at the Monterey County Film Commission’s annual fundraiser, “Hollywood’s Big Night” at the Cannery Row Brewing Company, 95 Prescott Ave. The local event begins at 3:45 p.m. and the Oscars presentations begin on the live telecast at 5:30 p.m.
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The Carmel Valley Chamber of Commerce and AT &T will hold the Night with the Stars event on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at The Peninsula Ballroom at Quail Lodge & Golf Club. Bringing Hollywood to Carmel Valley with a Red Carpet Reception beginning at 4:00 pm followed by the presentations of the Business Star Awards at 4:45 pm and a three-course dinner and live cast of the ACADEMY AWARDS® at 5:30 pm. This glamorous event will include raffle opportunities for staycations, private vineyard tour, SF Giants tickets and SCRAMP – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca season pass.
Stay for the after party to include dancing and fun from DNA Entertainment.
First Night Monterey is
the place to be on December 31st.
This family-friendly, alcohol-free New Year’s celebration takes place at over 25 performance sites downtown (most venues are indoors).
This year’s theme is “SEACHANGES” and Alvarado Street will be illuminated in colorful lights as more than 200 artists join to “dance, act, play, perform, create, and sing our way into 2014!”
THE FIRST ACT for the Young & Young-at-Heart!
After the opening ceremony at on Colton Lawn and Pacific Street at 3 pm, Kids Night Out! Kicks off with music, songs, drumming, dance, ballet, folk dancing in traditional costumes, face art, balloon magic, art creating, hat making and more!
At 5:30 pm, all are welcome to join the Twilight Procession down Alvarado Street from Portola Plaza to Pearl Street with stilt walkers, dancers, marchers, giant puppets, and parade floats. Sign-up your group!
THE SECOND ACT: THE MAIN EVENT!
Blues to Rock to Country, Hip-Hop to Folk! FNM 2014 will have a complete line-up, delighting the entire family.
World dance in the street! International costumed dancers, including Chinese Lion dancers will be on the streets. Dancing to the sounds of oldies, rock-n-roll, the tropical beats and West African sounds.
Monterey Center for Spiritual Living: This beautiful Sanctuary resounds with mellow sounds, beautiful voices and great arrangements; choral, classical and cool jazz throughout the night!
Monterey Conference Center: Three floors of music, art and community! Learn to dance, dance to the sounds of live bands, rap, make a rhythmic beat from reclaimed items at the Junk Jam. Celtic, Folk, Flamenco, Dance, Marimba are just a few of the sounds heard.
Golden State Theatre: Savor the sounds more live entertainment, from Folk to Blues, all the way to the New Year! 2014 performing artists.
GRAND FINALE – THE COUNTDOWN TO 2014!
The Grand Finale! Our 2014 headliners are two renowned local bands that will bring us into the New Year; Mike Beck and the Bohemian Saints with their Americana/Country music style, and Chris Cain with his original sound of jazz-inspired blues! Both events feature a countdown to the New Year!
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Buttons are $15 (age 6-15) and $22 (16 and up). Children 5 and under are free.
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Haunted Mirror Maze!
Monterey Mirror Maze
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Experience the maze themed as a haunted house!
This year Mirror Maze will be haunted on
October 18, 19, 25, 26, 30 & 31st, from 8 pm – 11 pm.
More Info & Directions
#halloween #monterey #carmel
2nd Annual Downtown PG Trick or Treating Event!
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Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 10:00am until 4:00pm
Trick or treat throughout downtown Pacific Grove.
FREE candy & goodies for ghosts & goblins of all ages!
Just look for the Halloween balloons outside your favorite participating downtown businesses & join in the fun!
Don’t forget it’s also Science Saturday: Spiders & Snakes at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History!
Live music & entertainment throughout the day!
All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Presented by: The Downtown Pacific Grove Business Improvement District, the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce & the City of Pacific Grove |
97th Annual Carmel-by-the-Sea Birthday Celebration
and Halloween Parade
Ocean Avenue on October 26th.
This is the perfect event for children (and pets) to show off their Halloween costumes! Enjoy refreshments and entertainment at the Sunset Center following the parade in honor of Carmel’s 97th Birthday Celebration.
Pumpkin Pandemonium at the Del Monte Center
The very popular community event, Pumpkin Pandemonium, is returning to Del Monte Shopping Center again this year!
Del Monte Shopping Center will be holding its fun and festive 10th Annual Pumpkin Pandemonium and Community Trick-or-Treat event on Halloween, Thursday, October 31, 2013 from 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
There will also be a special Pumpkin Patch with FREE pumpkins while supplies last and many merchant specials offered throughout the day. Pumpkin Pandemonium is a free family celebration which combines family, friends and the community trick-or-treating in a safe environment.
From 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM, families can trick or treat at special candy stations located throughout the shopping center. Over 28,000 pieces of candy have been ordered this year to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth, cialis online India! More details can be found at www.shopdelmonte.com
At 10 a.m., on July 4th a U.S. Navy Seal jump team will parachute onto Alvarado Street to kick off an Independence Day parade. This year’s parade will have more participants than last year’s parade, watch out for the giant balloons and a birthday cake float.
The “Big Little Backyard BBQ and Entertainment Extravaganza” from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. will happen on the lawn at Colton Hall. The barbecue on the lawn at Colton Hall will feature live music on two separate stages. Bands include the Monterey Community Band, Pop Fiction, The Money band and The Fundamentals. There will also be carnival booths, jump houses, face painting and more.
Ending the evening is the concert at 7 p.m. at Jacks Park. Live music will be performed by Monterey County Pops! with more than 40 musicians. The concert will also feature soloists Erasmo Aiello and Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Hulsey.
There will be no fireworks display and fireworks are strictly banned.
Nope, it was the Space Shuttle Endeavour!
Photo by Matt Collins
Our apologies if you tried to call our office Friday morning – we were all outside with our necks craned to the sky.
Because after orbiting the globe nearly 4,700 times and logging in more than 123 million miles, the Endeavour flew over the Monterey Aquarium and Cannery Row as part of a goodbye lap over California. What an awesome sight!
Maybe it’s sipping a latte from a real china cup. Or the tall terracotta pots spilling with brilliant flowers, or the bubbling fountain that reminds me of a Roman piazza.
Maybe it’s the way the sea rushes right under the pilings, swirling shades of emerald and jade.
Maybe it’s the large patio with tables and umbrellas overlooking Monterey Bay and the whole coastline.
Some people still swear by Starbucks, but Cafe La Strada at 400 Cannery Row is hands down my favorite place for coffee on the Peninsula. They brew Peet’s coffee, the service is great, and they have a good selection of panini, pastries, quiche and salads.
The cozy interior makes it a great place to hang out when it’s cold outside. But on a good day…. it’s all about the sea and the sunlight. Soak in the sunshine, listen to the waves crash: it doesn’t get any better than this.
Believe me, you don’t even have to drink coffee to love Cafe La Strada.
