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Below are the showtimes for Osio Theater, September 27 - October 3, 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.

SNOOPY, COME HOME
Sun at 10am, 12pm
Charlie Brown's beloved dog, Snoopy, receives a letter from his original owner, Lila, who has been sick in the hospital. With his bird friend, Woodstock, Snoopy goes to visit Lila, making his way across the country despite seeing "no dogs allowed" signs everywhere. When Lila gets better, she asks Snoopy to live with her. After a farewell party, he sets out to live with Lila, leaving Charlie Brown depressed. Watch the trailer.

MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL
Weekdays at 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:45pm
Sat & Sun at 11:15am, 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:45pm

Horn player, bandleader, innovator. The very embodiment of cool. The man with a sound so beautiful it could break your heart: Miles Davis. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes, and rare photos, this documentary tells the story of a truly singular talent and unpacks the man behind the horn. Watch the trailer.

ONE CHILD NATION
Daily at 2:30pm, 7pm
This documentary is a stunning, nuanced indictment of the mindset that prioritizes national agenda over human life, and serves as a first-of-its-kind oral history of this collective tragedy – bearing witness to the truth as China has already begun to erase the horrors of its “population war” from public record and memory. Watch the trailer.

FIDDLER: A MIRACLE OF MIRACLES
Daily at 4pm
The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when "tradition" was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relations and religion were evolving. Watch the trailer.

BECOMING NOBODY
Daily at 2pm, 6pm
This documentary is the quintessential portal to Ram Dass's life and teachings. His ability to entertain and his sense of humor are abundantly evident in a conversation that brings us around to address the vast question of ultimate freedom. Watch the trailer.

LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
Weekdays at 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 7pm
Sat & Sun at 11:45am, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 7pm

A musical biography of one of the most successful and versatile female singers of the 20th century and one of the most successful recording artists of all time. At the height of unprecedented success,...Read More

Children's Birthday Parties at Code Ninjas

Posted on September 25th, 2019 by Code Ninjas

Code Ninjas, a fun coding center for kids ages 7-14, offers children's birthday parties! Your kids will have a blast building their favorite video games with friends while learning to code. They can construct drones, play with cool robotics, and engage in STEM games. Code Ninjas' experienced, helpful staff are always on hand to maximize the fun.

Call us for a customized birthday package for your ninja, 831-200-3924. We're located at 469 Pacific Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

Visit the Selfieville Gift Shop

Posted on September 25th, 2019 by Selfieville

Show your love for Selfieville and find fun gifts for all occasions in our gift shop at 417 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. The shop is filled with custom shirts, lollipops, charms, and lots more. Plus, 20% of proceeds are donated to non-profits supporting Foster Care in California. View our selection on our website.

Selfieville is an interactive attraction and experiential museum. You begin your journey at with an outstanding 3-D light show developed by the award-winning designer Bart Kresa, and your adventure continues as you experience fantasy worlds that give you countless opportunities to take the perfect selfies.

Does your office need a vacation? Well, we at Pacific Bowls and Rolls can't give you that but we CAN cater deliciousness straight to your desk! Our fresh, organic ingredients will make it feel like you're relaxing on a private beach, and you even get 20% off your first catering order. Call us at 831-583-8433 to place your order. A 24-hour advance notice is required.

Pacific Bowls and Rolls, serving up scrumptious rice bowls, salads, bahn mi, and nori rolls for omnivores and vegetarians alike is located at 475 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

Monterey State Historic Park is currently seeking new volunteers! Do you enjoy California History? Would you like to learn more about Monterey’s historic adobes? Do you enjoy meeting people from all around the world? If so, volunteering at Monterey State Historic Park is a great place for you!

Visit the Monterey State Historic Park website for more information on volunteer opportunities or call 831-649-7172 to set up a time to mentor with a seasoned volunteer and get your feet wet.

We are currently looking for people who:

*Like helping children learn about California History and can participate in our “Hands-On” school programs for 3rd and 4th-grade students.

*Enjoy meeting people from around the world and sharing California History while selling unique books and gift items at the Custom House Store.

*Resonate with the writings of famed Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and can help keep the Stevenson House Museum open on Saturday afternoons, April through October each year.

Volunteer benefits include: quarterly volunteer socials, discounts at the Historic Park stores, and discounted tickets for Monterey State Historic Park (MSHPA) events. (Note: volunteers handle cash, work around historic collections, and instruct children. All volunteers are required to pass a LiveScan background check before assuming their duties.)

Remembering Kelly Young Crowley

Posted on September 25th, 2019 by DCBA

It was an unusual sight in Downtown Campbell this Monday night. Traffic was heavy and parking spaces were hard to come by even though many of the stores were closed early. Our apologies for the inconvenience, but we were honoring a friend. We didn't plan to close the street on you, but when a river of flickering candles spills into the street and drifts silently down the road, it's a road closure by any other name. We're also sorry that some who came to the event didn't get a candle. There were 500 prepared and a few more than expected showed up.

A lot of things happened on Monday night that we didn't expect. Topping that list would be that we never thought we'd be celebrating the memory of someone so important to our community with a candlelight vigil after her untimely passing at the age of 48. Kelly Young Crowley was Campbell's Citizen of the Year in 2017, a board member of the Downtown Campbell Business Association (us), and our acting President this past year. She wasn't just someone we loved and was (obviously) loved by many, but she was someone who perfectly embodied the kind of place that we are and want to be.

More than just about anyone else, she knew Downtown Campbell from all angles because she lived it. She started off waiting tables at restaurants and would eventually graduate to being the general manager of Khartoum over a decade later. Somewhere in between she owned a boutique with a friend. They were actually both still waiting tables and would take turns at the shop and then go make their shifts at restaurants down the strip.

She was kinda everywhere. Over the years, Kelly had a key role in all sorts of events and activities big and small in and around Downtown Campbell. She worked on our Wine Walks, Halloween events, toy drives, and numerous other holiday events. She's scheduled entertainment for festivals and fundraised for charities. Last year, she was the coordinator for the Carol of Lights. The list of things she's touched goes on almost as long as the line of people who came to pay their respects this week.

Downtown Campbell is a culture of many hands joining together to do awesome things. If the people and organizations that make up our community were organs, Kelly would have been the heart. To a fault, she loved her community and had a bottomless desire to give to it. She was a joy to work with, cared for others, and was never too concerned about getting enough credit for the things she did.

We are not only shocked and deeply saddened by her untimely passing, but we're also going to be dealing with how we move on without Kelly the leader, Kelly the volunteer, Kelly the cheerleader, and Kelly the friend. Tonight we will have to run our first Wine Walk without Kelly. Next month it'll be our first Halloween.

There will be many non-celebratory milestones and unwelcome anniversaries. We hurt, but in honor of our dear friend, we take it one day at a time and will do our best to...Read More

Strength in Length Class at Prime

Posted on September 24th, 2019 by Prime

Instructor David Stickler teaches a dynamic strength-training class, Strength in Length, three mornings a week: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 6am at Prime Fitness. His loyal cadre of students always leave sweaty and smiling. All levels are welcome. Fee is $25 drop-in, $90 for 5 classes, $170 for 10 classes.

Under David's guidance, students of Strength in Length develop skills using elements of: suspension training (TRX, rings, ropes), powerlifting, high intensity interval training, plyometrics, yoga, and circus arts.

Originally from Durango, Colorado, David trains in a way that allows the body to heal and evolve safely during intense training, discovered by successfully recovering from his own injuries. He includes motor development skills, breath work, gait, and alignment with every workout. Passionate about movement and athletics, David is an all-around athlete and coach, with a BA in Exercise Science. He’s coached high school and college athletes, functional fitness, yoga, aerial acrobatics, and acroyoga.

Prime is located at 191 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Did you know you can fit in a barre class while your kiddos are safe and sound in CarmelBarre’s childcare room? Carmelbarre in Monterey invites moms, dads, and caregivers of children ages 2 months and up for a barre class on Monday and Friday mornings at 9:15am while we look after your kids! Take a moment to work on you and refocus the mind with a fast, efficient, all-out barre class that will strengthen, lengthen, and reshape your body and mind.

Below are the showtimes for Osio Theater, September 20-26, 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.

ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH
Wednesday, September 25 at 6:15pm
Third in a trilogy that includes Manufactured Landscapes (2006) and Watermark (2013), this documentary film follows the research of an international body of scientists, the Anthropocene Working Group who, after nearly 10 years of research, are arguing that the Holocene Epoch gave way to the Anthropocene Epoch in the mid-twentieth century, because of profound and lasting human changes to the Earth. Watch the trailer.

FIDDLER: A MIRACLE OF MIRACLES
Weekdays at 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:15pm
Sat & Sun at 11:45am, 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:15pm

The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960s New York, when "tradition" was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relations and religion were evolving. Watch the trailer.

BECOMING NOBODY
Daily at 2pm, 6pm
This documentary is the quintessential portal to Ram Dass's life and teachings. His ability to entertain and his sense of humor are abundantly evident in a conversation that brings us around to address the vast question of ultimate freedom. Watch the trailer.

LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
Weekdays at 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:30pm
Sat & Sun at 11:45am, 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:30pm

A musical biography of one of the most successful and versatile female singers of the 20th century and one of the most successful recording artists of all time. At the height of unprecedented success, Ronstadt, a restless and adventurous artist, turned away from pop music to explore an astonishing variety of musical styles, from American standards to country to classical operetta before circling back to her family roots with traditional Mexican canciones. Withstanding constant pressure from a risk-averse industry, Ronstadt insisted on following her musical instincts. Watch the trailer.

OFFICIAL SECRETS
Fri, Mon, Tues, Thurs at 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:15pm
Wed at 1:30pm, 4pm
Sat & Sun at 11am, 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:15pm

She risked everything to stop an unjust war. Her government called her a traitor. Based on true events, Official Secrets tells the gripping story of Katharine Gun, a British intelligence specialist whose job involves routine handling of classified information. One day in...Read More

Power and Posture Class at Prime

Posted on September 17th, 2019 by Prime

Prime Fitness and Personal Training presents a class entitled Power & Posture every Wednesday at 8:30am taught by Mia Hurst. Everyone is welcome, from those with mild, chronic pain, to those in high performance.

Power & Posture is a bodyweight program that trains the posterior chain muscles for maximum mechanical advantage, peak strength, and structural integrity and flexibility. It helps restructure movement patterns, heal injuries, improve game, and increase injury resistance. The results are a bodily structure designed for efficient and effective movement, at all times ready and equipped to respond with maximum results for a relatively minimal expenditure of energy.

Mia Hurst is a Master Instructor for Foundation Training. She strongly believes in the transformative power of physical and mental autonomy and sustainability.

Businesses Open During Construction at the New Monterey Center

Posted on September 17th, 2019 by PixelsMonterey

The New Monterey Center has started clean up and reconstruction on the former Martinizing building, home of American Burger, Pixels Graphic Design, Beck's Shoes, Mary Jane'z Novelties, Ooh La La Boutique, and Orchid Nails (all located on Lighthouse Ave between Irving and Prescott in Monterey). During this time, all of the businesses will remain open with regular hours - stop by and say hello!

New Wellness Center at Spa on the Plaza

Posted on September 17th, 2019 by SpaOnThePlaza

There is a big difference between superficial beauty and beauty from the inside out. We know this intuitively but our culture celebrates the young and beautiful which can make us feel inadequate. At Spa on the Plaza in Downtown Old Monterey, we understand true beauty is seen in the serenity of expression and in the clarity of one’s eyes. Beauty is a state of mind and not the standard reflected by the photoshopped models we see on the cover of magazines.

This sentiment is the underlying principle of Spa on the Plaza’s mission statement: “At Spa on the Plaza, we understand that your spa experience should nurture on many levels.”

Although these words may seem simple, they are implying that healing and well being happen on multiple dimensions. It is not just about an excellent massage or expensive potions, it is about the genuine smile of our employees, the beautiful and serene ambiance, the impeccable housekeeping, the relaxing music, and the delectable scent of essential oils wafting through the air.

We recently took this concept further; in January 2019 we opened the Wellness Center at Spa on the Plaza. We now offer women's workshops and detox programs because if one wants beauty from the inside out we need to pay attention to what we eat, what we do, what we think, and who we spend our time with. We invite you to view our Wellness Center Calendar on our website and encourage you to sign up early for these exciting workshops.

Spa on the Plaza is located at 201 Alvarado Street in Monterey. Join us for new beginnings and new friendships!

Signature Handcrafted Linen Wear at Lilify

Posted on September 16th, 2019 by Lilify

When Lilify creates our signature line of linen wear, we incorporate our belief in ethical best practices, our respect for fine fiber, and our love of silhouettes that are simultaneously relevant and timeless.

Our pieces are made out of 100% fine European sourced linen. Linen is a textile made from the fibers of flax. It is beloved for being a strong, absorbent and exquisite natural fabric. The quality and weight of the textile allows for garments that offer both a flattering drape and a lithe movement.

Our pieces are hand sewn locally by a team of three talented, dedicated garment makers. Colleen, Sarah, and Erin have been sewing their entire lives and approach their skill with passion and an artful care. We have an abundant stock of our styles, in many shades, available in the shop, located at 281 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey. In addition, we are able to have any piece, in any available color, constructed with a 2-3 week lead time. (We offer free shipping.)

Lilify designs our pieces to be classically elegant and informed by modern lines - refined and easy to wear. Our pieces are designed to make you feel the most "you" in all your endeavors – chic, straightforward, sophisticated, yet understated. We invite you to explore our collection on our website.

Meet Val Valdez, New Trainer at Prime

Posted on September 16th, 2019 by Prime

Prime Monterey welcomes the newest addition to our team, trainer Val Valdez! Contact Val through our website for more information or to make an appointment to work with her. Our studio is located at 191 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Val's background is in rehabilitation, physical therapy, weight lifting, and a deep understanding of how to get back to the exercises and the daily activities you love like walking, biking, gardening, and daily living. She's passionate about the education part of the workout. She’s delighted when, over time, her clients understand the importance of building muscle, when they feel good, energized, and sleep better...and it happens organically.

Val best serves those who have had pain and are trying to get back to function. possibly even those who are scared of movement. Her goal is to get them back to loving their bodies and feeling great. Whatever age or stage, Val will educate you on proper form and technique and gently push you out of your comfort zone with safe and effective exercises.

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