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Best Hell Ever: A Family Comes Together and Falls Apart in Tracy Letts' Unmissable Hit 'August: Osage County'
by Water Ryce
Monterey County Weekly, 08/16/12

Paper Wing Opens Local Premiere of Prize-Winning 'August: Osage County'
by Lily Dayton
Monterey Herald, 08/08/12

Family Dysfunction Played to Nth Degree in 'August: Osage County'
by Carolyn Vierra
Monterey Herald, 08/15/12

Off the Menu: Tacos, Take Two (Taqueria del Mar)
by Raul N.
Monterey Herald, 08/08/12

Update: We had to drop Singin' in the Rain from the runoff because the copyright owners are currently not allowing any showings of it

After four weeks of collecting nominations for the Sundown Cinema Audience Choice movie for 2012, we're down to four finalists in contention to win the honors to be the movie for our season end finale! With one exception, there's a definite musical theme to our finalists this year.

Voting closes at 4pm on Friday, August 24th. The winner will be announced at our showing of The Candidate later that night. You may vote for as many movies as you like. Let the voting begin and may the best movie win!

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Bargain Bites from a Number of Taco Shops Around Town (Taqueria del Mar)
by Raul N.
Monterey Herald, 08/01/12

History Goes Crazy Cute: Eighty Weedy Sea Dragons Born at Monterey Bay Aquarium
by Mark C. Anderson
Monterey County Weekly, 08/05/12

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Shooting Starrs: A Fresh Singer-Songwriter Acoustic Showcase at Carbone's Features Six Musicians on the Last Tuesday of Every Month
by Adam Joseph
Monterey County Weekly, 07/26/12

Reggae May Take the Spotlight but There's a Lot of Everything Else in Town [Carbone's]
by Mac McDonald
Monterey Herald, 07/25/12

Paper Wing Exposes Traditional Arts to 'Red-Hot Summertime Burlesque'
by Lily Dayton
Monterey Herald, 07/18/12

Come on down to Carbone's in New Monterey's Lighthouse District! Throughout August, there's lots going on in the evenings:

Mondays: Locals' Night
Tuesdays: Turtle Races
Wednesdays: Ladies' Night
Thursdays: NPS/DLI Night
Fridays Open Darts Night
Sundays: NFL on the TVs, and we'll give away a free trip to Las Vegas every Sunday!

Carbone's, your friendly neighborhood bar: old school, new rules at 214 Lighthouse Ave.

UPDATE: We messed up the deadline date for the end of movie nominations. Movie nominations must be in no later than 5pm on Tuesday, August 7th (not 14th).
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The 2012 Sundown Cinema season is approaching the half-way mark and that means it's time to start collecting suggestions for our August 31st season finale, the Audience Choice Film.

In this first round of the selection process, you can make up to three movie suggestions for the Audience Choice Film. You may email your picks to sundown@downtowncampbell.com, reply to this post, or submit your favorite films in person at Sundown Cinema. The deadline for nominations is 5pm on Tuesday, August 7th.

The most-nominated movies will be announced on downtowncampbell.com on August 15th, and you can vote for them in our online poll. Whichever movie gets the most votes by 4pm on Friday, August 24th will be screened on August 31st at our finale.

Send us your suggestions and may the best movie win!

If you need great Hawaiian music for your Summer Luau, stop by Monterey Island Trade at 801 Lighthouse Ave before July 31 to purchase CDs by some of the wonderful musicians who've performed for Hawaiian Nights at American Burger!

Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) is in the process of implementing a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system that will run along the busiest traffic corridors on the Monterey Peninsula. BRT combines the high-quality service and speed of rail transit with the lower cost and greater flexibility of buses. To develop the first BRT corridor in Monterey County, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has provided $2.77 million in funding, and the state is providing an additional $2 million in transportation bond funds.

The new MST project, known as the "JAZZ" line, is a 6.75-mile Bus Rapid Transit line that starts at the Edgewater Shopping Center in Sand City and runs along Fremont in Seaside and North Monterey, through downtown Monterey and along the visitor-intensive Lighthouse Avenue corridor in New Monterey, ending at the world famous Monterey Bay Aquarium. The entire corridor is MST’s busiest route and is currently served by local buses carrying approximately 3,800 passengers per day. With the introduction of the BRT technologies, including queue jump lanes, transit signal priority (TSP), and increased stop spacing, travel times through this busy corridor will be decreased by as much as 25 percent.

This project involves the installation of custom-designed bus shelters that reflect a strong brand image for the new service. They will offer GPS-enabled electronic passenger information signage and other enhanced amenities, as well as minimal curb and sidewalk improvements to ensure that all stop locations meet ADA requirements. Pavement at stops and at the new queue jump locations will be upgraded to accommodate BRT operations. The low-floor buses that will operate on the BRT corridor are already TSP-enabled and will be repainted to reflect the strong brand image of the new service. It is not anticipated that right-of-way will need to be acquired as all project activities are expected to take place within the public domain.

In June, 2012 the project began construction, creating 40 local construction jobs in addition to fabrication jobs statewide. Operation of the BRT service is expected to commence in September of 2012 to coincide with the 55th anniversary celebration of the Monterey Jazz Festival. To download a list of planned bus stops within the City of Monterey (as of June 2012), please click here.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium Restaurant
by Marc C. Anderson
Monterey County Weekly, 06/28/12

Oya Salon is proud to announce the addition of the exclusive Arrojo American Wave System. This new and innovative technique and equipment for hair will allow the Oya Salon Team to create enhanced texture, volume, and style.

The American Wave System allows stylists the ability to change the texture of hair, give fine hair types a volume boost, and create dramatic waves and curls without dryness, damage, or off-putting smells. In addition, it virtually eliminates styling restrictions by using soft tool design wraps.

As an exclusive Arrojo Ambassador, Oya Salon is one of the few salons in California to offer this service. And it's available now! Please phone 831-656-0570 to make your appointment.

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Cake Walk: Identifying the Right Ceremonial Confection is a Decision that Lasts Forever [Mrs. Delish's Cupcake Boutique]
by Cassie Firwood
Monterey County Weekly, 06/14/12

Sundown Cinema is seeking reliable, responsible volunteers with a good sense of humor to serve during our 2012 season, June 29 - August 31!

What is Sundown Cinema? It's a free outdoor movie series held on Friday nights in the parking lot next to Therapy in Downtown Campbell. Now in our 9th year, we screen classic films geared for all ages. Sundown Cinema is run entirely by volunteers and we pay for our operating budget through donations from the audience and sponsorships by local businesses and organizations. This is cinema run by the community for the community!

All of our volunteers work hard but we have a lot of fun. Many of our volunteers return year after year, but it's inevitable that some move away and have other issues take priority, so we're always looking for new folks to join our team!

We ask each volunteer to serve 3 Fridays over the course of our 10-week run - we'll work with your schedule to pick dates that work for you. Every Friday night, we have two main volunteer jobs:

Concessions Stand
Two people serve at the popcorn and concessions stand from 7pm until the movie ends (usually 11pm or a little later).

Greeting
Two people serve as greeters on the sidewalk, handing out Sundown Cinema flyers and answering questions from passersby and the audience. One greeter serves 7pm-9pm, and the other greeter serves 7pm until the end of the movie (usually 11pm or a little later).

Don't worry! We'll train you! If you're interested, please contact info@downtowncampbell.com by June 18, 2012.

The Lighthouse District's own Cat's Meow made it on TV recently, getting featured on the show Mrs. Eastwood & Company! In the show, Dina Eastwood and a friend indulge in a little retail therapy. You can check out the 2-minute clip online here.

Congratulations to Melinda Collis, owner of Cat's Meow!