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.

The staff of Om Studios is so excited to be back indoors with our students at 631 Cass Street, Suite B in Monterey! In addition to the indoor Pilates classes we're already offering, we'll open a limited schedule of yoga and barre classes beginning Monday April 26, 2021. We'll add to our schedule slowly based on the demand. Pre-registration is required for all classes - please sign up on our website.

For those not yet ready to return to classes inside the studio, don't worry! Outdoor and livestream classes are here to stay. View the schedule on our website.

Here are the safety measures you can expect when taking classes in-studio at Om:

*Our windows will be left open to ensure maximum airflow in our yoga room.

*We have added additional time between classes for the proper disinfection of our studio space. Every high touch point in the practice room and lobby/bathrooms will be disinfected with EPA registered, hospital-grade disinfectant every day.
Our studio is also professionally deep cleaned 2x week.

*Secure face masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times inside the studio. Water breaks are fine on your mat, but if your mask needs to be removed for any other reason, please step outside.

*Hand sanitizer stations are available in the lobby and inside the studio.

*We will not be renting any mats or equipment except blocks, so be sure to bring your own props to class. We have new props and mats available for sale in our retail store if you forget.

*Pre-registration is required for all classes and the cutoff is 15 minutes before class starts. Should class sell out, we will have 3 waitlist spots available - our system will email you to let you know if a spot has opened up.

*To allow as many students as possible with limited capacity, we are strictly enforcing our cancellation policy to 4 hours before class starts or you will loose your class. Members will be charged a $15 fee.

*There is no late entry for students once class begins. Late arrival is considered a late cancellation and will be assessed a fee of $15.

*There are no hands-on adjustments and teachers will guide the class from their mat.

Code Ninjas, located at 469 Pacific Street in Monterey, is proud to offer a wide range of summer camp options for kids ages 6-14. We encourage you to book early as seating is limited (10 spots in each regular coding camp, 6 spots in each specialty camp).

Please click here to learn more and request a camp schedule.

SUMMER CODING CAMPS - 2021
Roblox Create (Beginner/Advanced) ($225)
Minecraft Create (Beginner/Advanced) ($225)
NEW Storytelling In Scratch ($225)

SUMMER SPECIALTY CAMPS - 2021
NEW Super Mario Smash Bros Gamer Club ($225)
Drones in the Dojo ($299, includes free drone)
NEW Robo-Code And Compete ($299)
Robo-Pro Robotic ($299)

The Monterey County Office of Education and CHOMP invite families to join a discussion on the importance of testing school-aged children for Covid-19. This free online presentation will be held Tuesday, April 27, 4pm-5pm. If you wish to participate online in real time, please register in advance. There will be a recording available for those who are unable to attend at that time.

Featured speakers will be Dr. Deneen Guss (Monterey County Superintendent of Schools) and Dr. Martha Blum (Medical Director, Infection Prevention, CHOMP).

Topics of discussion will include: a general overview of testing strategy available to schools in California; what testing would look like; what information gets reported; the importance of testing for community immunity; the differences between tests and which ones will be used.

The weather is getting warmer and new men's shorts, t-shirts, and sweaters have arrived at Cypress Boutique just in time for spring and summer. Stop by the shop at 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite C in Monterey and check out our selection. We also offer curbside pick-up if you see something you like on our Instagram page.

Busy tattoo shop 831 INK, located at 225 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, wants to add an experienced tattoo artist to our team. (We are now turning away clients daily because we can’t keep up with the demand.) Interested in joining us? Please DM us on Instagram with your information. Must have a positive attitude and be self-motivated.

On Wednesday, April 21, 7pm-10pm, Pearl Hour presents Black Pearls, a pop-up engagement with rum and culture by Jasmine Senaveratna, a bar and restaurant professional who loves storytelling and curating experiences. Limited outdoor seating available - reserve your spot online.

Jasmine will center on Jamaica, Martinique and Haiti through food and drink inspired by island culture. Cocktails will open up a conversation about rum, its uniqueness to terroir, and the people that distill this spirit. Imagine this experience as a house party with music and food for thought. Expect a wave of four cocktails and four dishes (small bite, two savory, one dessert).

Pearl Hour is located at 214 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

This Mother’s Day, show Mom how much she means to you with a delicious meal at Esteban Restaurant, 700 Munras Avenue in Downtown Old Monterey. Choose from either a delectable Brunch Menu served 10am-2pm or our Tapas & Dinner Menu served 4:30pm-8:30pm.

For brunch, share the love with Chef Mario's a la carte menu including grilled stone fruit salad, shaved asparagus (with duck egg and Jamon Serrano), vegetable tagine, or a French omelet (with caviar, crème fresh, chives, and Ad Astra seeded sourdough).

Or savor a crave-worthy all-night tapas and dinner menu with all of your favorites including Crispy Pulpo (grilled octopus, remoulade, Yukon potato, chorizo, and rosemary chili oil with grilled radicchio), Grilled Lamb Chops with spiced marinade, or Mother's Day Paella (with wild prawns, littleneck clams, green lipped mussels, free range Mary’s chicken, local Spanish style chorizo).

Reservations are highly recommended. We are offering both outdoor and limited indoor seating. Please call 831-375-0176 to reserve your table. Parking is free for Esteban’s guests. Children’s menu also available at both brunch and dinner.