Parker-Lusseau Pastries and Cafe invites you to try our lemon bichon - it's gonna blow your mind. It's layers of flaky puff pastry (feuilletage) rolled in sugar for a crisp caramelization and filled with a small amount of vanilla bean pastry cream and lemon zest. Aaaah! The simple things in life can be real treasures.

Try it here at 539 Hartnell Street in Downtown Old Monterey. And don't worry - this is not a limited-run item. We’ve been making lemon bichon for years and we're not planning on discontinuing it. We like it too much.

Haute Beauty Guide boutique, located at 71 Pearl Street in Downtown Old Monterey, is proud to carry Savon de Carmel's 150G French Utility Soap. It's a 72% plant-based bar soap, infused with lavender and inspired by the traditional Savon de Marseille soaps of France, but made nearby in Carmel Valley!

Specially designed with plant based oils and soothing shea butter, this lovely rich lavender soap cures for 4 weeks and is then washed in salt water from the Monterey Bay. After being left to dry, it is once again bathed in water to rinse the remaining salt residue.

Savon de Carmel's soap contains no palm oil or parabens and is vegan, all natural, and organic. It is available in bars (small) or cubes (large) both in the store and online for curbside pickup or shipping.

Youth Arts Collective, located at 472 Calle Principal in Downtown Old Monterey, is happy to announce that we will resume in-person mentoring and art making on June 7. During this transition period we will need to limit the number of students attending at any one time until we return to the more open studios for the members at some later date.

Each of the current YACsters have committed to two chosen days per week. We will follow all safety protocols that the state and city mandates, including masks, social distancing, air purifiers, good ventilation, hand sanitizing, and daily cleaning. We also require all members and staff to be vaccinated.

For those young artists who want to apply to YAC, please email Marcia Perry to begin the process.

YAC’s Board of Directors, staff of artist mentors, and founders Meg and Marcia are all deeply grateful to the wonderful community of individuals, businesses, and foundations that have ensured Youth Arts Collective’s survival during this time of separation (including our landlord, Nick Craft!) Thank you one and all. YAC is coming back!

Do art. Be kind.

Peter B's Brewpub, located at 2 Portola Plaza in Downtown Old Monterey behind the Portola Hotel & Spa, is thrilled to announce Natalie Mika as the new Head Brewer of the award-winning brewery. Mika has been brewing beer professionally at Peter B's since 2019. A Monterey County native, Mika is a self-proclaimed lab nerd and has worked with fermentation science since 2013.

A graduate of California Polytechnic University with a degree in Wine and Viticulture, Mika launched her career in the wine industry working for five vintages at Bodega Calle in Argentina, Scheid Vineyards in Greenfield, VinLink Winery in New Zealand, and The Wine Group in Soledad.

Mika is now brewing in time for Peter B’s planned reopening in the summer of 2021. In addition to the brews that have become so popular at Peter B’s Brewpub, Mika says, “I’d like to do some fruited Belgian style beers. Making a Belgian beer with some Riesling grapes has been something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and hopefully, I’ll get to do that in the late summer or fall."

Supercuts, located at 488 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey, is offering 20% off all gift card purchases throughout the month of June 2021. Gift cards make great gifts, never expire, and are good at most Supercuts locations (including Supercuts Monterey). You can even stock up on gift cards for yourself and save!

Click the links below to start exploring. Spaces are filling up fast! Register today to secure your spot! If the camp is already full, add your child's name to the wait list and we will contact you if a spot becomes available.

Current Openings:

Campbell Day Camp

Campbell Day Camp - Ages 4-12

July 6-9th

July 19-23rd

July 26-30th

Day Camp: Camper Cubs (4-5 YRS)

June 14-18th

June 21-25th

July 6-9th

July 19-23rd

July 26-30th

August 2-6th

Art Beat Camps

Design, Create, Build! (5-10 YRS)

Ultimate Art Camp (5-10 YRS)

Woodland Elves & Fairies Camp (5-10 YRS)

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Franklin Street Collaborative invites you to join us on Saturday, May 22, 11am-2pm, for Miss Lippe's Dumplings and Nitro Cycle Coffee. Miss Lippe's will be holding tutorials in how to make dumplings! If you preorder a pork dumpling-making mini-kit ($13) from Miss Lippe, you can pick it up from her today at the event and take it home to cook.

Franklin Street Collaborative is located at 201 West Franklin Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

Cypress Boutique Monterey carries men’s lightweight jackets perfect for this unpredictable spring weather in addition to a variety of seasonal men's clothing and accessories in a range of sizes. Come and check out the shop at 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite C in Monterey.

Jupiter's Legacy, Season 1 is now on Netflix. Want to dig deeper? At Current Comics, we have in stock all four volumes of this superhero series with a twist created by Mark Millar, Frank Quitely, and more.

Current Comics offers in-store shopping at 400 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey as well as curbside pickup and shipping through our website.

Now that snow season is done, surf rentals are back at On The Beach Surf Shop! We rent surfboards, bodyboards, skimboards, and car racks for a full day (24 hours) or half day (4 hours). Visit us at 693 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Please note: you must be over 18 or have a parent or guardian present to sign the rental form, plus a valid ID and credit card.

Comanche Cellars Wine Room is pleased to announce our new tasting menu! Visit us and try the 2019 Comanche Cellars Chardonnay, 2018 Comanche Cellars Pinot Noir, 2018 Dog & Pony La Vaquera, 2018 Dog & Pony Desperado, and the 2017 Comanche Cellars Merlot. Our five-flight tasting is $20 per person - if you make a two bottle purchase, we'll waive one tasting fee.

We're located at 412 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey, and now open for outdoor and indoor wine tasting and retail wine sales. Curbside pickup of wine bottle purchases is available.

Mythic Games, located at 561 Tyler Street in Downtown Old Monterey, is happy to announce that you can now preorder Magic The Gathering: Modern Horizons 2 on our website. It's scheduled to be released on June 18, 2021 - you can choose to pick it up at our store or have it shipped to you.

The prerelease kit is $50, the bundle box is $99.99, the draft booster box is $249.99, and the set booster box is $299.99. Please support your local gaming spots.