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Campbell Cares Food Drive

Posted on July 6th, 2014 by DCBA

The Downtown Campbell Business Association is partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank for a Campbell Cares Food Drive! July 12-31, 2014, the following businesses will have canned food donation barrels in-store and will be offering a special discount or promotion with the donation of two or more canned food items.

Participating businesses: Bombshell Boutique, Frost Cupcake Factory, Palazzi Slaon, Simply Smashing Boutique, Tessora's Barra di Vino, The Olive Bar, The Socialight, Tiny Tots Baby Boutique, and Urban Girl.

More Info
http://downtowncampbell.com/...http://downtowncampbell.com

Warning: Fire Inspection Scam in Monterey

Posted on July 4th, 2014 by lighthouseave

The Monterey County Fire Prevention Officers Association, together with the Monterey County Fire Chiefs Association, has issued a warning to alert business owners of a scam that includes mailed invoices from a fake fire inspection company.

At least one business in Monterey County was mailed an invoice this month from “RMZ Fire Safety” claiming payment $413.11 was due for fire inspection services that never occurred. RMZ Fire Safety’s mailing address on the invoice is in Walnut Creek, California.

The recipient reviewed the invoice and knew they had never received services from RMZ Fire Safety. Fortunately, the recipient had already been working with a local, licensed fire protection contractor, who informed them the invoice may be part of a scam. The local fire agency was called and notified of the false invoice.

The Monterey County Sheriff and District Attorney’s office have also been notified about the matter.

To avoid becoming victims of false-invoice scams, business owners should carefully review invoices before paying them to ensure the services have been received.

If anyone believes they have received a false invoice for fire inspection services, they can contact their local fire department’s fire prevention bureau, 831-596-4716.

More Info
http:mcrfd.org/...http://mcrfd.org/

West End Celebration Fashion Show Upcycle Contest: Call for Fashion Designers

Posted on July 1st, 2014 by lighthouseave

The Lighthouse District's own Cat's Meow is playing a role in the West End Celebration's Imagine. Recreate. Fashion. Show and UpCycle Contest, and would like to announce a call for fashion designers!

The West End Celebration has long been known for art of every genre. This year, it will feature a spectacular fashion show entitled Imagine. Recreate. Fashion., focusing on sustainable fashion design, using pre-owned garments from Cat's Meow as the raw materials for expression.

The UpCycle Contest, taking place during the first half of the fashion show, will be an event at which each local contestant, selected from among a pool of applicants, will present fashions he or she has designed that are inspired by a specific Monterey peninsula artist using free materials from Cat's Meow. At the show, a panel of judges will select their favorites in each category, and the overall winner will be awarded one of twenty spots in the next Community Palette Annual Event.

If you are a fashion designer who would like to apply to participate, please click here for more information and to fill out the application form.

More Info
http://westendcelebration.com/...http://westendcelebration.com/fashion.html

A Brilliant Boutique Collaboration

Posted on June 25th, 2014 by DCBA

When It's A Girl Thing, a high end fine jewelry and accessories consignment boutique and winner of The Mercury News "Best in Silicon Valley" suddenly lost their lease, owner Cindy Sanders called on her friend and fellow boutique owner Deb Rohzen, purveyor of unique new apparel and adornments at Simply Smashing! in Downtown Campbell. The two seasoned boutique owners set about finding a solution to this conundrum...the result: It's A Girl Thing has popped up at Simply Smashing!

Cindy has brought the best of the best of her stunning wares to Simply Smashing - a boutique within a boutique, if you will! It's the best of both worlds: high end designer bags and baubles, and Simply Smashing style all under one roof. The Quintessential Boutique Experience just got brilliant, daaahling! Come and visit us at 241-B East Campbell Ave. in Downtown Campbell.

More Info
http://itsagirlthinginc.com/...http://itsagirlthinginc.com/visit-us-in-downtown-campbell/

Take the Short Survey for Campbell Historical Museums!

Posted on June 19th, 2014 by DCBA

The Campbell Historical Museum & Ainsley House is seeking feedback from the public, Museum visitors, Ainsley Garden event participants, and Museum members about programs and services offered by the Museum. Feedback from these surveys will be used by Museum staff to prepare for an August 5 City Council Study Session which will help inform the Civic Center Master Plan.

Each survey is 10 questions or less, should take no more than 10 minutes to complete, and are completely anonymous.

Please take the surveys that apply to you. Surveys must be completed by June 25, 2014. Your feedback is important and appreciated!

http://www.cityofcampbell.com/museum

More Info
http://www.cityofcampbell.com/...http://www.cityofcampbell.com/museum

Snap Fitness Offering Free Enrollment in June

Posted on June 10th, 2014 by lighthouseave

Snap Fitness, your Lighthouse District health club, wants you to look and feel your best this summer. We now have a special offer for our New Monterey neighbors!

* FREE ENROLLMENT for the month of June - savings of $99
* Call 831-373-3990 to set-up an appointment or stop by the Monterey Club during staffed hours
* Access Key $25
* Monthly rates
* No contracts means no hassles!
* No hidden processing or cancellation fees
* 24/7 key controlled access - like having your own private gym
* No crowds - no lines - no waiting
* FREE Fitness Assessment and equipment tutorial
* FREE website to track your workouts
* Access to all 1,300+ Snap Clubs at no additional cost

More Info
http://www.snapfitness.com/...http://www.snapfitness.com/gyms/monterey-ca-93940/4309

The Bull & Bear Logo Contest

Posted on June 6th, 2014 by omba

The Mucky Duck American Restaurant & Bar in Old Monterey will change its name to the "Bull & Bear" at the start of 2015, and the owners would like for you to be a part of this process! Buich Bros Restaurant Group (owners of the Mucky Duck) would like to reach out to all those willing to assist in the creation of our new logo through this free contest.

Submissions will be open from now until Aug 31, 2014, when the field will be cut down to 16 finalists. Submissions can be submitted via email (subject "Logo contest"), in person, or via snail-mail to The Mucky Duck, 479 Alvarado St, Monterey CA 93940. Please note: only serious applicants need apply. Any offensive (religious, racist, or sexual) artwork will be quickly laughed at and discarded.

Rules & Prizes:
1) Contestants must include their contact information. Failure to do so can result in use of your design without credit to you, the artist.

2) All logo submissions must pertain or be relevant to the history of the "Bull vs. Bear" concept.

3) Any submissions must be original artwork. Must be in highest resolution formats, preferably "vector" so it can easily be transferred/recreated onto menus, material, ads, etc.

4) Please remember to have any potential logo submissions converted to an e-file which can be conveniently shared/sent via email.

1st Place: $200; dinner for 4 in our front room; Three one-year Duck Club memberships for 2015; and a Bull & Bear swag package.

2nd Place: $100; dinner for 4 in our front room; two one-year Duck Club memberships for 2015; and a Bull & Bear swag package.

3rd Place: Dinner for 2 in our front room; one one-year Duck Club membership; and a Bull & Bear swag package.

Please feel welcome to contact the Mucky Duck by phone, 831-655-3031 or by email for details and questions.

More Info
http://www.muckyduckmonterey.com/...http://www.muckyduckmonterey.com/special/

Update: Social Wave 2.0 Launching on June 4th

Posted on May 30th, 2014 by sheldon

I wanted to let you know that we've had a slight change in plans with regards to the Social Wave 2.0 launch originally scheduled for June 1. Because of some unexpected delays (Murphy's Law, anyone?) the launch has now been scheduled for Wednesday, June 4.

On Wednesday, June 4, SocialWave.net will be down. No one will be able to edit or add new events and announcements to the website that day/night. In addition, there will be no Social Wave newsletter published the week of June 2.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at support@socialwave.net. We're looking forward to rolling out this new system and showing you what it can do!

Lighthouse District in the News, 05/29/14

Posted on May 29th, 2014 by Lighthouse District

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 full articles.

Three Area Bars Do Three Totally Different Things [Carbone's]
by Mark Anderson
Monterey County Weekly, 05/29/14

Paper Wing Theatre Goes Rogue and Unleashes Reservoir Dogs on Us
by Walter Ryce
Monterey County Weekly, 05/29/14

Paper Wing Opens "Reservoir Dogs," "Nerve"
by Jeannie Evers
Monterey Herald, 05/28/14

Snap Fitness: Personal Trainer David Alessandro

Posted on May 29th, 2014 by Lighthouse District

Snap Fitness Monterey (399 Lighthouse Avenue) is pleased to introduce our personal trainer David Alessandro. David instructs our Circuit Pump class on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 7am. He is also available for personal training, small-group training, and nutritional counseling.

David is an A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer, a Guru in Filipino multi-style escrima, and is certified in TRX as well as CPR/First Aid/AED.

For more information and to become a member of Snap Fitness, please visit our website.

play! Monterey Travel Program Through Dec 2014

Posted on May 27th, 2014 by Lighthouse District

The Scholze Park Community Center is pleased to announce that the play! Monterey Travel Program Newsletter (formerly known as the Golden 55 Travelers Program Newsletter), listing information on all our trips now through December 2014, is available for download here as an Adobe PDF file. Just click this link to download the document.

The Travelers Program isn't just for seniors: many trips are available for adults of all ages. For more information on The Golden 55 Travelers Program, please phone 831-646-3878.

Works for Sale Exclusively at Green Chalk

Posted on May 26th, 2014 by Lighthouse District

Green Chalk Contemporary currently has several works for sale which are available exclusively through our gallery. A list is below. Please click on the links to view each piece. Prices are available on request.

Rebecca Clark, Sweetgum (2012), graphite on paper, 16" x 22"

Rebecca Clark, Brahman (2013), graphite on paper, 8.75" x 6.5"

Rebecca Clark, Salvia (2013), graphite on paper, 6.5" x 6.5"

Tom Nakashima, Treepile, intaglio, 26" x 53"

Richard Whittaker, Hidden Pond (2005), archival pigment print on acid-free paper, 20" x 16"

Katherine Sherwood, Confluence (2014), mixed media on canvas, 24" x 18"

Katherine Sherwood, Necklace, mixed media on canvas, 24" x 28"

Green Chalk Contemporary art gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday, 1pm-7pm and by appointment. For more information, please phone Ami-Sue Lawless at 831-601-0534.

Social Wave 2.0 Launches on June 1st

Posted on May 20th, 2014 by sheldon

It's finally going to happen. I talked a little bit about our plans to release an entirely re-imagined Social Wave in a previous announcement, but wasn't yet at a point in which I could nail down a date for the new release.

The new Social Wave system is nearly ready to unveil. We'll be doing that on June 1st, 2014 sometime during the day. Please expect the system to be unavailable for most of the day. Satellite sites like our Downtown sites will remain up, but you will not be able to add or edit events and announcements.

Undoubtedly there will be some bumps and bruises that will come along with a change of the magnitude that we have in store so we want to make sure that all of our regular users remember that they can email us at support@socialwave.net in case they have any issues after the relaunch.

Old Posts Will Be Left Behind
Every account that has been used at least once in the past three years will be ported over to the new system along with everything posted in the past five years under that account. Inactive accounts and content posted more than five years ago will be moved on a case by case basis. If you think you'll be affected by our decision to drop anything older than five years old, let us know and we'll include your stuff as part of our exceptions.

If you have a merchant profile and there's a photo attached to it that's older than five years, don't worry. It'll be included. Also, if anything gets missed, this old system is going to be available as a data source to grab stuff from for a good long while before we completely shut it down.

Everyone will need new passwords
One big thing that will affect everyone is that all accounts will need to reset their passwords upon logging into the new system.

No More Forums or Reviews
Discussion forums and reviews will be discontinued in the new release. At some point we plan to introduce a comments system, but that likely won't happen in the initial release.

New Features to be Rolled Out Regularly
It's going to take some time to get all of the new features that we'd like to implement completely built out. We plan to be adding to the new version on a monthly basis so we'll be actively soliciting feedback on what you like, don't like, and what you want to see.

Film Commission Awards 2014 Scholarship to Jessica Moss

Posted on May 12th, 2014 by Lighthouse District

The Monterey County Film Commission, located in the Lighthouse District, is pleased to announce that Jessica Moss, a student at CSUMB, was the winner of the 2014 Monterey County Film Commission’s Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award.

Moss, who hails from Marina, is a senior in the Cinematic Arts & Technology Department at CSUMB. She'll use the $2,000 award to help cover costs for her final thesis project, The Maw, an animated film short. Her film will use traditional animation, created frame by frame, in addition to digital animation. It requires specialized equipment as well as an extended time commitment.

For more information on the scholarship fund and Jessica Moss, please click here or phone MCFC at 831-646-0910.

Yoga Classes 4 Days a Week at Snap Fitness

Posted on May 9th, 2014 by Lighthouse District

Beginning May 12, 2014, the schedule for free group classes at Snap Fitness in the Lighthouse District will be changing to accommodate more members. The ever popular TRX Yoga Fusion Class will still be available Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 7pm-8pm, but on Wednesdays at 7pm, by popular demand, there will now be a Regular Yoga Class! This will give more Snap Fitness members the opportunity to get a workout with yoga instructor Cindy Singh.

What is TRX Yoga Fusion? It features the strength and training of TRX (Total Body Resistance Exercise) combined with the flexibility and relaxation components of yoga. Break down tension while building upper and lower body strength and mobility. Designed for all ability levels, this workout will leave you feeling stronger while giving you the peace of mind and flexibility of yoga practice.

Please contact Snap Fitness Monterey for more information on classes or memberships, 831-373-3990. Download our June class schedule here.

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