Youth Arts Collective has recently been publishing some great videos, walking through various art projects suitable for all ages. In the latest video, join YAC artists Marcia Perry and Raven Cook as they teach you how to make your very own spiral mobile! These are beautiful, decorative pieces where you can let your creativity run wild, and it's a great project to do with family, friends, or on your own.

Youth Arts Collective is located at 472 Calle Principal in Downtown Old Monterey. The organization's mission is to inspire creativity, kindness, and confidence in our youth through artistic expression and mutual respect. Do art. Be kind.

Show your love for locally owned Shear Addiction Barbershop and Hair Studio with our new, limited edition t-shirt featuring the great state of California. We have gray, white, and black regular fit tees in stock. These are all pre- shrunk and high quality, and cost $28 each.

Stop by the shop at 160 Webster Street in Downtown Old Monterey or phone us at 831-884-5608 to have yours delivered locally or shipped to wherever you want.

Joy and jubilation! Nacho Bizness announces our new menu items including waffle fries, burritos, mac’n’cheese bowls, and enchoritos plus liquid delights such as beers on tap, beers in cool cans, and local Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot noir wines on tap. (And that's in addition to the awesome nachos.)

Visit us at 470 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

We at Grace Lifestyle Boutique absolutely love this beautifully rich and moisturizing goat milk lotion from Simplified Soap, now available in the shop. It's exactly what we all need to restore softness after constant use of hand sanitizer. Come try it, you’ll love it too! We're located at 459 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey and offer curbside pickup and shipping on request.

A new season is upon us, which means it’s time for Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill's bartender, James Wall, to roll out some new signature drinks at our brewpub at 426 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey!

OCEAN EYES
California citrus vodka, creme de violette, dry vermouth, lemon, orange bitters (tall)

HAZY BANDIT
Rye whiskey, lemon, honey, ginger liqueur, firewater bitters, house hazy IPA (on the rocks)

MOMENT OF ZEN
California gin, Green Chartreuse, lime, cucumber (tall)

KIWI ME SOFTLY
Rum, falernum, lime, kiwi (on the rocks)

Cypress Boutique Monterey invites you to find your perfect summer look with our high waisted, jean, and cotton twill shorts for women! We have a large selection for you to choose from at the shop, 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite C in Monterey.

As the weather warms and we head out into the world, a super cute take on a crossbody bag is ever more essential. Lilify's leather, unlined, half moon crossbody bag is handmade in Georgia by Neva Opet and is available in black and brown leather at our shop at 281 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey and at our online store.

The Campbell Creates 1st Annual Art Contest invites you to vote for your favorite artwork! Everyone is welcome to vote! Click the link below to participate!

Want to support a local, family-owned business? Escape Room 831 sells board games on our website! We carry a range of fun escape games for the whole family including the EXIT series, the UNLOCK series, the Ravensburger Puzzle series, and the Choose Your Own Adventure series, in addition to the ridiculously funny Kids Against Maturity, the cooperative board game Pandemic, and the matching game Spot It!

Games can be picked up at Escape Room 831 (curbside pickup available), or locally delivered to Monterey, Pacific Grove, Marina, Seaside, or or Salinas. We're located at 599 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Venture Gallery presents a show by Nicholas Montgomery, our featured artist for May. Nicholas creates beautiful portraits and images of events using handwritten words that are relevant to the subject. As Nicholas writes, "They say 'a picture is worth a thousand words' so why not create a picture out of those thousand words?"

Come and support this young, up-and-coming artist and purchase a print of one of his distinctive, timely works. Nicholas will appear at Venture Gallery on May 15, 12pm-2pm - all are welcome to stop by and speak with him about his art.

Venture Gallery is now open for in-store shopping Thursdays - Sundays, 10am-6pm. Nicholas Montgomery's artwork will be featured through May 2021. Venture Gallery is located at 260 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Visit our website to shop online for work by our local artists.

Earth to Arbor Day Family Scavenger Hunt

Get out doors and celebrate Earth and Arbor day this month!

The Campbell Youth Commission and Parks & Recreation Commission are partnering to bring you an extra special Earth and Arbor day celebration this year! Bring your families downtown to locate some of our unique trees and features. If you can correctly guess their locations, you will win a gift card to The Campbell Creamery!

How to Participate

• On April 22nd, we will share a map and photos of unique trees and features in downtown Campbell

• Print these pages or look at them on your phone as you walk around downtown and try to locate these spots with your family

• When you find a tree or feature, match it with the letters on the map!

• Bring your answers to the Campbell Creamery on April 30th between 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm. The first 20 people to have at least 5 correct matches will be given a $5 gift certificate to the Campbell Creamery!

Comanche Cellars is hosting a dumpling and wine party on Zoom on Tuesday, May 4 at 6pm. While you sip our wines from the comfort of your own home, the talented Emily Lippe will teach you how to fold and cook dumplings.

Fee is $80 and includes a 30-piece make-your-own dumpling kit (choice of Thai chicken basil dumplings or pork chive dumplings) and two bottles of curated wine. Tickets can be purchased online or at our wine room at 412 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. You will need to pick up your dumpling party pack at our wine room - please call for details, 831-747-2244.

Happy Hour is back at Sushi Fly! Tuesdays - Thursdays, 5pm-6pm and Sundays, 3pm-5pm, we're offering hand rolls for $5 and sake bombs or champagne bombs for $5.

Sushi Fly is now offering outdoor dining, limited indoor dining, and take-out at 413 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. We're open Tues-Wed, 5pm-8pm; Thu-Sat, 12pm-2pm & 5pm-8pm; and Sun, 3pm-7pm.