If you're sheltering with a bunch of adults and you all need a cocktail to get you through, LvL Up now has a party sized mixed drink for your (don't) DIY at home cocktail party needs! This week's featured drink is the classic Mojito and it's available in Single, Double or the new Party Size (750ml). Sorry, Baby Yoda not included.

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You might only be coming to Downtown Campbell briefly to grab some food to take back home, but Simply Smashing is making sure there's always going to be something interesting to look at in their storefront window! Local artist (and former Downtown Campbell shop keeper), Lorraine Lawson, is the featured artist who's going up this month. When you're coming to pick-up dinner from Sushi Confidential, stop a moment and admire Lorraine's brilliant abstract canvases from afar.

Need a new mattress? Mattress Nation, a locally-owned store located at 296 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, is now offering video shopping as well as online chat and phone orders. Please contact our staff at 831-704-3000 or visit our website and save up to $800 on Tempur-Pedic, Sealy, and Stearns & Foster mattresses during our Memorial Day Sale.

Monterey Public Library recognizes that this is an unprecedented period for our community. Businesses are shutting their doors and signature community events have been canceled. We have also witnessed remarkable instances of connection, creativity, and solidarity as we strive to keep our Monterey communities together.

We wish to capture and preserve our community's experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this Together: Community Voices sets out to document our community's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic through writing and art.

Become part of this historical record by submitting an entry to In this Together: Community Voices. Submissions can be poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoir, reflections, photographs or artwork; all forms of expression document how we cope, survive, and live as our lives have changed. These submissions will document our experiences and will become a historical record that we will be able to look back on. Help us record this time through your personal lens.

To submit your experience, please visit this page.

The past two months have presented unparalleled challenges to our Monterey community and there will certainly be additional unforeseeable challenges as we move through the next phases in social distancing and toward a new and different "normal" in our daily lives.

Sushi Fly would like to thank our guests and employees for being so patient and for doing their part to slow the spread of Covid-19. Your loyal support of our restaurant over the past two years has been greatly appreciated.

As we look toward the future, we have been planning for a new and different reality that might include a new and more limited menu, waiters with face masks and gloves, disposable menus, and tables six feet apart,

Because we anticipate that we will have to reduce the capacity of our already small restaurant, we will be introducing to-go orders, online ordering, and curbside pick-up.

Our hours of operation will be Fridays and Saturdays starting May 15, 3pm-8pm. Please have your orders placed before 7:30pm. You can place your orders on our website.

Our staff has been extremely patient with our closing and we thank them for sticking with us during these trying times. All of us are looking forward to seeing you again.

-Mike Adams
Owner, Sushi Fly

The Monterey County Film Commission, located in the Lighthouse District, is pleased to announce that Reyna Bautista Gonzalez, a student majoring in Cinematic Arts & Technology at CSUMB, is the winner of the 2020 Monterey County Film Commission's Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award.

Reyna is originally from Whittier. She'll use the $2,000 award to to pay for special effects and music rights in post-production for her film short, Prism, a dark comedy in which a seemingly normal dinner party unravels into a sinister affair. She also plans to use the funds to enter the short into film festivals.

In addition, another CSUMB student, Kristin Rebozzi of Morgan Hill, received a $1,000 special award to go towards her senior thesis film to be shot later this year. She is in pre-production and plans to use Monterey County locations as she works with a student collaborator on her narrative short film.

For more information on the scholarship fund, please phone MCFC at 831-646-0910.

No doubt it's been a tough couple months for many small business owners across the country, and Cat's Meow is no exception. The good news is we've begun getting product out onto the internet through Poshmark and will soon start posting more on Instagram and reaching across as many platforms as we can. We're now offering curbside pickup for all local online orders and gift certificates!

The bad news is we haven't only taken a financial hit, but also a physical hit to our storefront. Two weeks ago, a driver crashed into our display window damaging priceless pieces, compounding the anxiety of these uncertain times. The firefighters who responded to the emergency call kindly took the time and effort to board up the window, but it's looking kind of rough out front.

That said, we are keeping our head and hopes high. We have an amazing community here in Monterey, and we're so thankful for everyone who has shown up for us so far. We couldn't do it without you! Call us at 831-393-2287, visit us online, and pick up your latest Cat's Meow fashion finds at 601 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill is now open for walk-up, curbside service at 426 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey! Monday and Tuesday we're open for beer only, 2pm-7pm. Wednesday through Sunday, we're open 12pm-7pm with a new takeout menu posted on our website. It features burgers, daily meal specials, and cocktails, bottled wine, and beer to-go.

Abiding by social distancing regulations, we have taped off 6ft standing positions and have a one-way line system set up right on Alvarado Street. Please phone in your food orders in advance so things don't get crowded on Alvarado Street, 831-655-2337.

Come and say wassup to Wade and Dre as they are slinging all of this week’s releases as well as Anniversary Ale VI. We're pumped to be back, y’all!

The Code Ninjas Monterey center is back open to the public! Our new operating hours are Monday-Friday, 2pm-6pm, and Saturday-Sunday, 10am-2pm. We can't wait to see those award-winning smiles at 465 Pacific Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

Do your kids like computers? They'll love Code Ninjas! Our center is a fun and welcoming place where girls and boys ages 7-14 learn to code by building their very own video games. They have a blast while learning coding, robotics, math, logic, and teamwork.

Your child’s health and safety are our top priority and we're enforcing strict safety measures as advised by the CDC. Here are the steps that we’re taking to ensure a clean and safe dojo:

Cleanliness
*Increased frequency of professional cleaning
*Increased frequency of in-house cleaning by employees, especially devices, tables, door handles, bathrooms, and other frequently used surfaces
*Computer, monitor, mouse, and workspace cleaned between every student session
*No food or drink permitted in the lobby or dojo (coffee bar temporarily closed)

Social Distancing
*Increased distance between individual student workstations in the dojo
*Careful monitoring and enforcement of no-contact interactions
*Reduced student capacity in the dojo as needed, per local regulations

Personal Health & Hygiene
*Increased enforcement of hand washing and sick policies including mandatory temperature self-checks by staff
*Increased volume of sanitation stations

Bella's Studio, Monterey's sewing, craft, and design studio, is offering summer sewing camps for kids this summer, but with a twist. As we emerge out of our shelter-in-place reality and ease into a new normal, being creative and flexible is paramount. To help parents feel comfortable with the children with whom your kids are hanging out, Bella has designed her camp curriculum to meet that concern.

Details
Choose your friends and the week you attend. The camp curriculum will be customized for the students enrolled. We'll have a minimum of 2 campers and maximum of 4 campers per session. Each session will meet daily, Monday-Friday, 10am-2pm. Fee is $350 per child, which includes all supplies, materials, and a daily snack. Campers must bring their own lunch and beverage. $100 deposit is required to reserve your week.

Kids' Camp Options
We are offering the following camp themes...or you can tell Bella your ideas! Sewing camp themes include: All Dolled Up; Snuggle Quilt and Cozy Pillow; PJ Party; Soft and Cuddly; Totes, Pouches, and Organizers; Aprons, Table Runner, and Dish Towels; Just for the Boys; and Sewing Campers' Choice.

5 Week-Long Camps
June 22 - June 26
July 6 - July 10
July 13 - July 17
July 27 - July 31
August 3 - August 7

Sign up early as space will fill up quickly! Please phone Bella at 831-920-2272 or e-mail her to register. Bella's Studio is located at 140 W Franklin Street, Suite 309, in Downtown Old Monterey.

Cult Taco has reopened for curbside pick-up and delivery! We're now serving breakfast tacos and burritos, classic lunch tacos and burritos, take-and-bake meal options (i.e., enchiladas), and margaritas to go Tues-Sat, 9am-3pm. Please place your order on our website.

Cult Taco, located at 481 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey, is a modern taqueria inspired by the vibrant cuisine and art of Mexico. We offer many gluten free and vegan options.

To support your home yoga practice, Om Studios is offering Yoga Prop Bundles. Prop Bundles are priced at $99 and include one small rectangular bolster, two Manduka blocks, one blanket, and one Manduka strap. It's everything you need to create an in-studio experience at home! Purchase yours online today.

Bundles are available only for curbside pickup by appointment at our Monterey studio (631 Cass Street) or for local delivery on the Monterey Peninsula. Questions? Please e-mail us.

Melville Tavern is happy to announce that we've reopened for curbside pickup! That's right, we're serving our delicious burgers and sandwiches, wood fired pizzas, pasta, salads, and bottled beer and wine to go. Just check out our menu, place your order over the phone, and pay by credit card. When you arrive, stay in your vehicle and we'll bring your food out to you.

We're very excited to offer you our wood fired, freshly baked pizzas. After a 2-year hiatus, our wood fired brick oven is now back in operation, and we're making some great pizza! Try our Margherita, Mediterranean, Pepperoni, Tavern, Pesto Chicken, Hawaiian, or Barbecue pizzas.

Melville Tavern, located at 484 Washington Street in Downtown Old Monterey, is open daily, 12pm-8pm. Our phone number is 831-643-9525.