The Rose Books and Obscurities, located at 136 Bonifacio Place in Downtown Old Monterey, has just added over a dozen new titles on Eastern philosophy and religion to our collection.

Highlights include an 1884 first edition of The Life of Buddha by Rockhill in excellent condition; an early edition of The Celestial Song by Edwin Arnold featuring the sought-after binding variant; and a stunning copy of The Buddhism of Tibet by Laurence Waddell.

About The Rose Books

The Rose Books and Obscurities carries a well-balanced selection of antiquarian collectible works and second hand books in all price ranges. The bookshop is small but dense in subject matters and carefully cultivated to satisfy serious collectors and general readers alike.

🎉 Celebrate Parks & Recreation Month! 🎉

Join Us for a Month of FREE EVENTS This July!

www.campbellca.gov/july

🎶 Summer Concerts – Weekly on Thursdays, 6:30–8:00 PM

⚽ Day at the CCC – July 26, 12:00–2:00 PM

🕺 Adaptive Dis-Glow Dance – July 30, 7:00–9:00 PM

🌟 All events are free and open to the community!

It’s not too late to join us for summer camps and classes! Visit www.campbellca.gov/register 

Fall Activity Guide is now available online!

Visit www.campbellca.gov/activityguide

Youth Arts Collective invites you to view our 2025 Summer Art Show, showcasing over 100 original works created by YAC’s talented young artists and mentors. The show will open with a reception on Friday, July 25 and continue for a month at our studio and gallery, 472 Calle Principal in Downtown Old Monterey. Hours are Monday - Friday, 3pm-7pm & Saturday, 12pm-4pm

Online Gallery

Can’t make it in person? Visit our online gallery to see the full Summer Show and enjoy delightful "meet the artist" videos, each one offering a glimpse into the unique personalities and creative journeys behind the work. The online exhibit will open July 25.

About YAC

Youth Arts Collective is a nonprofit art studio and mentorship program for motivated high school and college artists. Our mission is to inspire creativity, kindness, and confidence in our youth through artistic expression and mutual respect. Do art. Be kind

Are you a Monterey resident having trouble paying your electric/gas bill? PG&E has two financial assistance programs - details are below.

Match My Payment Program

This new program provides bill assistance to eligible customers. Enroll to match every dollar you pay up to $1,000 toward your past due balance. This program offers qualified customers help paying past due energy bill balance. Find out about eligibility and apply here.

Relief for Energy Assistance through Community Help (REACH)

REACH offers qualified customers help paying the energy bill during a crisis. REACH provides an energy credit up to $300 based on the past due bill (energy credit support is subject to funding availability). PG&E contracts with Dollar Energy Fund to accept and process assistance requests for the PG&E REACH program. Find out about eligibility and apply here.

Thanks to the City of Monterey for sharing this information with the community! Sign up for the City's weekly email updates here.

Welcome to Lighthouse District in the News, an occasional post featuring recent news articles on Monterey's Lighthouse District. Please click the links below to read the articles.

Pearl Hour welcomes popular San Francisco house music DJ David Harness for a homecoming
by Sloan Campi
Monterey County NOW, 07/03/25

The cupcake craze may have come and gone, but it brought big interest in small treats [The Perfect Crumb]
by Agata Popeda
Monterey County NOW, 07/10/25

Monterey Core Fitness presents a new class: HIIT Pilates, a unique fusion of Pilates and HIIT that delivers a full-body burn, taught by Katy Sandlin on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7am and Saturdays at 8:30am.

About HIIT Pilates

This class combines core-focused strength, controlled functional movement, and energizing intervals. Expect intentional flows, creative combinations, and challenging sequences using bodyweight and props like bands, blocks, and weights. Come ready to sweat, build strength, and feel muscles you didn't know you had.

About Monterey Core Fitness

Learn more about Monterey Core Fitness group classes and our gym here. Located at 191 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, we offer a variety of membership levels and class passes.

Mission 19 Taqueria introduces our new Summer Tostada! It features cooked shrimp along with cucumber, red onion, and cilantro, all marinated in Mission 19's special house sauce and served on a corn tostada.

This delicious tribute to summer is available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 598 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. Don't miss it!

The new Superman film, directed by James Gunn, is now in theaters, and Current Comics has some fan favorite, best-selling Superman graphic novels in stock so you can continue reading the adventures of the man of steel. We have some great stories to choose from at the shop, 400 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Our staff has seen the movie and we think it’s amazing! Fun, emotional, compelling, funny and inspiring - we're excited that the new DC Universe is off to a great start.

We have sad news: The Break Room, located at 724 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, will be closing on September 1, 2025.

With heavy hearts, the owners of The Break Room would like to thank their guests for all the great times in the last four years and invite you to get one last rage in while the doors are still open.

Appointments are available through August 31, so book online and go get your frustration out by bashing up stuff in full safety gear.

🎉 Celebrate Parks & Recreation Month! 🎉

Join Us for a Month of FREE EVENTS This July!

www.campbellca.gov/july

🎶 Summer Concerts – Weekly on Thursdays, 6:30–8:00 PM

🎥 Movie Night at John D. Morgan Park – July 11, 8:00–11:00 PM

🎨 Artside: Plein Air Painting – July 13, 9:00–11:00 AM

🐾 Pups, Pops & Cops – July 16, 10:30 AM–12:00 PM

🏛️ Free Day at Ainsley House & Museum – July 19, 11:00 AM–3:00 PM

🏓 Pickleball Tournament – July 20, 2:00 PM

⚽ Day at the CCC – July 26, 12:00–2:00 PM

🕺 Adaptive Dis-Glow Dance – July 30, 7:00–9:00 PM

🌟 All events are free and open to the community!

Grit + Tonic Pilates is offering some great deals right now on Pilates Reformer group classes and private sessions at 476 Tyler Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Learn more and register here.

New Client Special
3 Group Classes for $75
(save $63)

Summer Special (good through 8/31)
Buy 2 private sessions, get 1 free
(save $125)

Grit + Tonic instructors Arianne and Melody are committed to supporting and inspiring students at all levels, from beginning to advanced. Come as you are and work on gaining strength, energy, and mobility.

The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and Mercedes-Benz have chosen Monterey County Youth Museum as one of the local nonprofit organizations to benefit from their annual car drawing. The winner of the drawing will receive a beautiful 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 (MSRP $45,000).

MY Museum has been given 2,250 tickets to sell for $100 per ticket. All funds raised will be used for MY Museum's educational programs and will provide subsidized museum visits for schools and families in challenging circumstances.

The drawing will be held on August 17, 2025 at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance (you need not to be present to win). Tickets can be purchased in person at MY Museum, over the phone at 831-649-6444, or by reserving tickets online - we will call you for payment. Once payment is made we will mail you your tickets and receipt.

Help us bring joy and learning through play to children! Be assured that every time someone buys a ticket (or two or three) for the car drawing, MY Museum staff do the happy dance in the office.

Please note: winner of the car will be responsible for all applicable taxes, licensing, and transfer fees. Delivery is limited to within the USA only.

Did you know you can hold your child's birthday party at MY Museum? Monterey County Youth Museum was voted the “Best Place for a Birthday Party” in the Monterey County Weekly 2025 Reader’s Poll.

Private parties at MY Museum include 2 hours of exclusive playtime for up to 50 guests, a scavenger hunt, a photo opportunity, one goody bag for each child in attendance under age 12, and you get to enjoy the museum all to yourself! Plus, you're welcome to bring snacks and/or sweet treats and non-alcoholic beverages to enjoy in the party room.

For more information, please visit MY Museum's website. The museum is located at 425 Washington Street in Downtown Old Monterey.