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Below are the showtimes for Osio Theater, November 29 - December 5, 2019. Osio, a nonprofit movie theater dedicated to independent, foreign, and art films, is located at 350 Alvarado Street in Old Monterey. Purchase advance tickets on our website.

JOJO RABBIT
Weekdays at 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:30pm
Sat & Sun at 11:15am, 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:30pm

This World War II satire follows a lonely German boy whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism. Watch the trailer.

MARRIAGE STORY
Weekdays at 1:45pm, 4:30pm, 7:15pm
Sat & Sun at 11am, 1:45pm, 4:30pm, 7:15pm
A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes Watch the trailer.

THE IRISHMAN
Daily at 12:30pm, 5pm
An epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century. Spanning decades, the film chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its inner workings, rivalries, and connections to mainstream politics. Watch the trailer.

FRANKIE
Daily at 2pm
Unfolding over the course of a late summer’s day in the fabled resort town of Sintra, Portugal, three generations gather for a vacation organized by the family matriarch. In this fairy tale setting, husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and lovers, stirred by their romantic impulses discover the cracks between them as well as unexpected depth of feeling. Watch the trailer.

PARASITE
Weekdays at 6:45pm
Sat & Sun at 11:15am, 6:45pm
Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks. Watch the trailer.

PAIN AND GLORY
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Shelley Bennett Skincare Products for the Holidays

Posted on November 24th, 2019 by ShelleyBennett

Shelley Bennett Skincare, located at 588 Houston Street in Downtown Old Monterey, contains a retail shop full of great skincare products perfect for holiday gift-giving. We offer our own Shelley Bennett Skincare products, Caudalie's full line, and Image Skincare's clinical line, in addition to skincare tools such as jade rollers, organic cotton washcloths, and more. These items make great holiday gifts and stocking stuffers for the discerning woman.

Shelley Bennett Skincare is a small, owner-operated business. Please phone the office for product inquiries and pick up times, 831-324-4611. Shipping and local delivery are available.

The Shelley Bennett Skincare Line

Shelley Bennett Refining Jojoba Cleanser
Use daily or a couple times a week of face, neck, décolleté, and body for a renewed, smooth texture. It will feel refined, osft, and healthy! Key ingredients include alpha and beta hydroxy acids, biodegrable jojoba esters, green tea, and aloe.

Shelley Bennett Pumpkin Exfoliating Mask
Use 1-2 times a week as a delicate yet thorough exfoliant on face, neck, and décolleté. Dissolves dead skin using enzymes to leave skin feeling regenerated and fresh. Key ingredients include pumpkin seed oil, powder, and flakes with glycerin and warming zeolite.

Shelley Bennett Glycolic Moisture Mask
Use once a week alone or added to your Jojoba Cleanser for a kick of stimulation on face, neck, and décolleté. A fine line smoother as well as an anti-bacterial for those unwelcome breakouts. Key ingredients include vitamins A, C, and E as well as glycolic acid and licorice extract.

Shelley Bennett Milk and Honey Firming Mask
Use once every 7-10 days for a special treat on face, neck, and décolleté. This calming mask is healing as it firms your skin and leaves it hydrated and glowing. Key ingredients include milk proteins, oat kernel extract, honey, and vitamins 1, B5, and E.

Shelley Bennett White Charcoal O2 Detox Mask
Use as needed for a burst of brightness, detoxification, and radiance on face, neck, and décolleté. This bentonite clay based mask infuses oxygen, white birch charcoal, and olive leaf extracts into the skin with a bubbling sensation that will keep your skin feeling alive.

Holiday Gifts at Casual Island

Posted on November 24th, 2019 by FeralMarket

Casual Island, a locally-owned, family-operated business, offers a fun selection of holiday gift items that are sure to please the whimsical person in your life. We have a great collection of novelty socks, funny refrigerator magnets, art, and knick-knacks referencing pop-culture hits such as Star Wars and Rick & Morty, in addition to our collection of women's clothing and accessories.

Visit us and find a little something for everybody this holiday season. We're located at 261 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey, across the street from Portola Hotel & Spa.

Luminata Books and Gifts is Stocking Stuffer Central this holiday season! With many gift choices below $10 and even more priced at $10-$20, it's a great spot to find stocking stuffers for friends, family, and colleagues. Visit us at 631 Cass Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

Luminata carries books, music, greeting cards, jewelry, candles, crystals, incense, personal care products, wind chimes, stained glass, children's toys, and more.

Haute Beauty Guide presents a holiday pop-up shop now through December 23, 2019 at our spa at 71 Pearl Street in Downtown Old Monterey. We have a wide selection of California-made goods including cards, candles, nuts, jewelry, and art perfect for holiday gifts.

Our selection includes Archipelago candles, Blue Sky Feathers jewelry, Sonder Goods baskets, Lightwell Co. fragrances and candles, Messy Play Kits for kids, and skin care products by Nash & Jones and Jan Marini. Visit us and

The Leather Company loves celebrating the holidays! Stop by our shop, full of great gifts, and find up to 80% off on select items in December. We carry handbags, wallets, jackets, shaving kit bags, and much more. We're located at 638 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Want to learn how to work with leather and create your own accessories? The Leather Company has classes coming soon. Be sure to stop by and sign up for our mailing list.

It's holiday raffle time at Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill! We're hosting a raffle for guests who donate non-perishable food to our food drive, now through December 17, 2019. All donations will go to the Food Bank for Monterey County.

Present your canned donations to the host or beer garden to receive raffle ticket(s). For every 5 cans/items donated, you’ll receive a raffle ticket! The Grand Prize includes a $100 gift card, Monterey Beer koozie, Mai Tai shades, Monterey Beer hat, ASB trucker hat, and an ASB koosie.

The drawing will be held the week of December 18, 2019, so get busy and donate! We're located at 426 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

The Curtis Gallery, now open at 451 Washington Street in Downtown Old Monterey, is excited to offer you the rare opportunity to own an original copper photogravure plate by ethnologist and photographer Edward S. Curtis. These one-of-a-kind, unique, and historical plates and vintage prints represent the images of Native American tribes visited by Curtis during the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Please visit us at The Curtis Gallery or visit our website to find that perfect gift for the person who has everything.

Monterey Holistic Health is offering CBD gift baskets this holiday season! A CBD-only retail shop, we're a locally-owned, family-run business that's here to educate people about CBD and our products.

We carry full spectrum CBD and hemp-derived products for you and your dog or cat including lotions, creams, tinctures, and edibles (including dog treats). We also carry our own line of CBD flower and CBD pre-rolls.

Stop by our shop at 623 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey and we'll help you create your custom gift basket. We're open 10am-9pm, seven days a week.

Hello Bulldog British Pub fans! Our kitchen is currently closed for remodeling, but the bar is still open! Come by for a drink and catch some sports on our wide screen TVs.

Stay tuned to our Facebook page and Instagram page for updates - we'll let you know as soon as our bright, shiny, newly remodeled kitchen re-opens here at 611 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Our hours during the remodel are Monday-Friday, 2:30pm-2am, and Saturday and Sunday, 11:30am-2am.

The holidays will be here before you know it! The Perfect Crumb Bakery has a beautiful selection of holiday desserts perfect for your celebration. But please remember to place your order soon to avoid disappointment. Stop by our bakery and cafe at 301 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, or give us a call at 831-241-6269.

We offer traditional cheesecake, pumpkin cheesecake (pictured here), pumpkin pie, pecan pie, apple pie, berry pie, buttermilk pie, white sweet potato pie, cherry pie, key lime pie, carrot cake, chocolate cake, and more.

Below are the showtimes for Osio Theater, November 15-21, 2019. Osio, a nonprofit movie theater dedicated to independent, foreign, and art films, is located at 350 Alvarado Street in Old Monterey. Purchase advance tickets on our website.

THE IRISHMAN
Daily at 12:30pm, 5pm
(No 5pm show on Thurs 11/28)

An epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century. Spanning decades, the film chronicles one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history, the disappearance of legendary union boss Jimmy Hoffa, and offers a monumental journey through the hidden corridors of organized crime: its inner workings, rivalries, and connections to mainstream politics. Watch the trailer.

FRANKIE
Weekdays at 1:30pm, 3:45pm, 6pm
(No 6pm show on Thurs 11/28)
Sat & Sun at 11am, 1:30pm3:45pm, 6pm

Unfolding over the course of a late summer’s day in the fabled resort town of Sintra, Portugal, three generations gather for a vacation organized by the family matriarch. In this fairy tale setting, husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and lovers, stirred by their romantic impulses discover the cracks between them as well as unexpected depth of feeling. Watch the trailer.

PARASITE
Weekdays at 3:45pm, 6:30pm
(No 6:30pm show on Thurs 11/28)

Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks. Watch the trailer.

THE REPORT
Weekdays at 1:45pm
Sat & Sun at 11am, 1:45pm

The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate's sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral, and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden. Watch the trailer.

PAIN AND GLORY
Daily at 4:15pm, 6:45pm
(No 6:45pm show on Thurs 11/28)

Salvador Mallo, a film director in his physical decline, has a series of re-encounters — some of them in the flesh, others remembered. Through his childhood in the 60s, when he emigrated with...Read More

Escape Room 831 is offering gift certificates and humorous t-shirts which make great holiday gifts for friends, family, or co-workers. You can order gift certificates anytime online, but the t-shirts are only available at 599 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. We're open 6 days a week, 11am-10pm (closed Tuesdays).

We have two t-shirts (pictured) that are sure to get a laugh. They're soft, 100% cotton, unisex shirts with the stylish Escape Room 831 logo on the sleeve, and they're only $15 each!

Give the gift of Monterey’s best escape room experience with Escape Room 831 gift certificates. Order a gift certificate online and either e-mail it to the recipient, print out the certificate yourself, or stop by our 599 Lighthouse Avenue location in Monterey and pick it up.

Liv's Baby Boutique and Accessories is holding a big holiday sale from now until Christmas 2019. We have a shop full of delightful items for newborns, toddlers, young children, and mothers. Help us make room for new inventory!

Up to 25% off clothing for newborns, toddlers, & children up to size 14
Up to 25% off Moby Baby baby carriers
Up to 40% off the Bassinet To Go
Up to 40% off women's purses and handbags

Located at 800 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, we're open 10am-6pm.

Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, and the staff at Chic Event Rentals (485 Lighthouse Ave in Monterey) wanted to inform you of their 2019 Thanksgiving schedule so you can make sure you get your orders placed in time.

The last day to place orders for Thanksgiving is Friday, November 22, 2019. Both deliveries and showrooms will be closed Thursday, November 28 through Sunday, December 1.

All deliveries and will-call pickups for the weekend will occur on Wednesday, November 27 and pickups and will-call returns will occur on Monday or Tuesday, December 2 or 3.

If you have any questions, please contact Chic Event Rentals at 831-375-1055

Monterey High School Special at Sur Burger

Posted on November 19th, 2019 by Sur Burger

Sur Burger is offering special deals to Monterey High School students valid anytime. Just show your Monterey High ID and get our cheeseburger, fries, and a fountain drink for only $7. We're also offering milkshakes for $2.50, garlic fries for $1, and bottled water for $1.

We always welcome Monterey High students! We have free wi-fi and there's good music playing. Come hang out after school or on the weekends and get something to eat. We're located at 409 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey, next to Golden State Theatre.

Just in time for the holidays, the Joseph Boston Store is happy to offer these amazing, locally handmade wooden ornaments from Little Herb Girl. Come and check them out at our shop, located at 210 Olivier Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Many are Monterey-themed and they make great gifts and stocking-stuffers.

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