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Spa on the Plaza: Fall Specials 2019

Posted on September 12th, 2019 by Spa on the Plaza

Spa on the Plaza is offering select autumn specials on our services. Please phone us at 831-647-9000 or visit our website for more information.

Mello Massage
$175 for 80 minutes
Our new Mello Massage uses pure essential oils from the cannabis plant. CBD is non-psychoactive and may reduce inflammation, pain relief from arthritis, and stiff joints. Our massage promotes deep relaxation.

CBD & Epsom Bath
$50 for 30 minutes
Extend your experience and indulge in a Epsom CBD private bath. You'll feel like you went on a vacation!

Below are the showtimes for Osio Theater, September 13-19, 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.

BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON
Weekdays at 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:30pm
Sat & Sun at 11am, 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:30pm

Brittany Forgler is a funny, likeable, 27-year-old hot mess of a New Yorker whose trashy nightclub adventures and early-morning walks of shame make her late for work every day. But when she stops by a Yelp-recommended doctor’s office in an attempt to score Adderall, Brittany gets handed a series of diagnoses instead—elevated heart rate, high blood pressure … the list goes on. Suddenly forced to get a grip, Brittany laces up her Converse sneakers and runs one sweaty block. The next day, she runs two. Soon she runs a mile. Brittany finally has direction - but is she on the right path? Watch the trailer.

LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE
Weekdays at 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:30pm
Sat & Sun at 11:30am, 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, Wed at 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:15pm
Thurs 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 2003, in the lead up to the Iraq War, Gun receives a memo from the NSA with a shocking directive: the US is enlisting Britain’s help in collecting compromising information on UN Security Council members in order to blackmail them into voting in favor of an invasion of Iraq. Unable to stand by and watch the world be rushed into an illegal war, Gun makes the gut-wrenching decision to defy her government and leak the memo to the press. Watch the trailer.

VITA AND VIRGINIA
Weekdays at 4pm
Sat & Sun at 1:30pm, 4pm

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Below are the showtimes for Osio Theater, September 6-12, 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.

VITA AND VIRGINIA
Weekdays at 4pm, 6:30pm
Sat & Sun at 1:30pm, 4pm, 6:30pm

Set amidst the bohemian high society of 1920s England, this is the true story of a literary love affair. Vita Sackville-West is the brash, aristocratic wife of a diplomat who refuses to be constrained by her marriage, defiantly courting scandal through her affairs with women. When she meets the brilliant but troubled Virginia Woolf, she is immediately attracted to the famed novelist. So begins an intense, passionate relationship marked by all-consuming desire, intellectual gamesmanship, and destructive jealousy that will leave both women profoundly transformed and inspire the writing of one of Woolf’s greatest works. Watch the trailer.

AFTER THE WEDDING
Weekdays at 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:45pm
Sat & Sun at 11:15am, 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:45pm

Isabel, a co-founder of an orphanage in Kolkata, travels to New York to meet a potential benefactor, Theresa. Despite her frustration with the need to justify a charitable donation, she agrees to the meeting, which falls a day before the wedding of Theresa's daughter. Isabel is unexpectedly invited to the wedding and the events that ensue force her to confront decisions she made 20 years ago as well as a man from her past, who turns out to be Theresa's husband. Watch the trailer.

THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON
Weekdays at 1:45pm, 4pm, 6:30pm
Sat & Sun at 11:30am, 1:45pm, 4pm, 6:30pm

The Peanut Butter Falcon begins when Zak, a young man with Down syndrome, runs away from a nursing home where he lives in order to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Through circumstances beyond their control, Tyler, a small time outlaw on the run, becomes Zak’s unlikely coach and ally. Together they wind through deltas, elude capture, drink whisky, find God, catch fish, and convince Eleanor, a kind nursing home employee with a story of her own, to join them on their journey. Watch the trailer.

DAVID CROSBY: REMEMBER MY NAME
Weekdays at 6:30pm
Sat & Sun at 11:45am, 6:30pm

A cultural force for over 50 years, David Crosby faced an uncertain future after the 2015 dissolution of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Racked with health issues and personal obstacles, he forged a new path at the age of 77. Seeking out younger musicians and recording a pair of critically-praised new albums, Crosby now sets out to make...Read More

Liv's Baby Boutique is proud to offer a 20% discount to local students and active military families. ID is required. Visit us 800 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite B, in New Monterey. We're open Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-6pm, and carry a delightful selection of clothes for newborns to older boys and girls plus yoga mats for kids and adults.

Photo courtesy of Susan Blake.

The next featured Landmark home is the J.C. Ainsley House (No. 2) at 112 N. Second Street. This classic Queen Anne Victorian Style house was built before 1900. It once stood at the site of the Ainsley Cannery on N. Harrison Avenue. When the cannery needed to expand in 1919, the house was moved by a capstan arrangement using a horse for power to its current location. It was moved a block at time in this manner. It moved south on Harrison to Campbell Avenue then to Second Street. This was the Ainsley’s second home in Campbell. It became their son Gordon Ainsley’s home in 1924, when J.C. Ainsley’s third and final home was finished on the corner of Bascom and Hamilton Ave.

This house is defined by its projecting second story gables and extensive entrance porch on the first floor that wraps itself around the corner of the house. It is embellished with a few decorative elements such as its horizontal shiplap siding, French doors, brick chimney and symmetrical placing of windows. It is a fine example of the Queen Anne Style, showcasing good design, composition and craftsmanship, and it retains most all of its original materials and design features.

In 1964, Thomas and Audrey Tuttle purchased the house from Mrs. Alice Cowdrey, an active member of the Campbell Methodist Episcopal Church in Downtown Campbell.

At that time, four bedrooms on the second floor of the house had been transformed into a separate apartment with its own bath, kitchen and back stairs entry. The Tuttles were raising ten children and quickly returned the apartment to its original design. All of their children went on to graduate from Campbell High School. Now in her 90’s, Mrs. Tuttle still lives in this wonderful house.

Susan Blake, Campbell Historic Preservation Board.

Check out the archives for This Place Matters for more stories about Campbell's historic homes.

Lighthouse District in the News, 08/30/19

Posted on August 30th, 2019 by lighthouseave

Welcome to Lighthouse District in the News, an occasional post featuring recent news articles on Monterey's Lighthouse District. Please click the link below to read the article.

Morsels: Nancy Dean's
by Raul Nava
Monterey County Weekly, 08/27/19

Lilify invites you to explore our first signature ceramic collection created in collaboration with Alex Marshall Studios, RITUAL: gloss black and matte white handcrafted drinking vessels.

The Lilify x Alex Marshall RITUAL collection is in homage to our habitual mini moments – turning our day-to-day routines into a rite. Waking up to bright espresso, stopping mid-morning for a spot of tea, returning home after a hectic day to a bracing cocktail, sitting down with a beloved book and a soothing chalice of cabernet - the familiar and frequent traditions that allow each of us to brake and to just be.

Alex Marshall Studios is based out of Chico, California. Alex is the artist and her husband, Andrew, is the business manager. The team creates ceramics that are conceptual and connecting, organic yet modern, stunning as well as utilitarian.

We love watching people fall in love with Alex’s work, just like we did. Visit us and view these beautiful pieces in person at 281 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Below are the showtimes for Osio Theater, August 30 - September 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.

AFTER THE WEDDING
Weekdays at 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:45pm
Sat & Sun at 11:15am, 1:45pm, 4:15pm, 6:45pm

Isabel, a co-founder of an orphanage in Kolkata, travels to New York to meet a potential benefactor, Theresa. Despite her frustration with the need to justify a charitable donation, she agrees to the meeting, which falls a day before the wedding of Theresa's daughter. Isabel is unexpectedly invited to the wedding and the events that ensue force her to confront decisions she made 20 years ago as well as a man from her past, who turns out to be Theresa's husband. Watch the trailer.

THE OTHER STORY
Weekdays at 6pm
Sat & Sun at 1:30pm, 6pm

Two rebellious young women – one fleeing the chaos of secular hedonism for the disciplined comforts of faith, the other desperate to transcend her oppressive religious upbringing for sexual and spiritual freedom – cross paths unexpectedly in Jerusalem, to startling consequences. Watch the trailer.

THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON
Weekdays at 1:45pm, 4pm, 6:30pm
Sat & Sun at 11:30am, 1:45pm, 4pm, 6:30pm

The Peanut Butter Falcon begins when Zak, a young man with Down syndrome, runs away from a nursing home where he lives in order to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Through circumstances beyond their control, Tyler, a small time outlaw on the run, becomes Zak’s unlikely coach and ally. Together they wind through deltas, elude capture, drink whisky, find God, catch fish, and convince Eleanor, a kind nursing home employee with a story of her own, to join them on their journey. Watch the trailer.

DAVID CROSBY: REMEMBER MY NAME
Weekdays at 6:30pm
Sat & Sun at 11:45am, 6:30pm

A cultural force for over 50 years, David Crosby faced an uncertain future after the 2015 dissolution of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. Racked with health issues and personal obstacles, he forged a new path at the age of 77. Seeking out younger musicians and recording a pair of critically-praised new albums, Crosby now sets out to make a mark in a world different from the generation he came to define in the 60s. With unflinching honesty, self-examination, regret, fear, exuberance, and an unshakable belief in family and the transformative nature of music, Crosby shares his often-challenging journey with humor and bite in this documentary film. ...Read More

Maybe on Monday is proud to carry affirmation stones. Each stone is unique and each piece is one of a kind - just like a human soul! These river stones are filled with infinite positive vibes and have hand-carved messages on them; positive words and thoughts to inspire you on your journey. They make perfect gifts! Visit Maybe on Monday at 251-B Pearl Street in Downtown Old Monterey.

Reserve the Jazz Room at Montrio Bistro

Posted on August 27th, 2019 by Montrio

Mix business with pleasure! The Jazz Room at Montrio Bistro seats 18 people and is ideal for business or smaller gatherings. This intimate space at our restaurant, featuring boardroom-style seating, is perfect for a company party or family get together. Please call us at 831-648-8881 for more information or to make a reservation. We're located 414 Calle Principal in Downtown Old Monterey.

Pacific Bowls and Rolls invites you to visit us at 475 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey and check out our new sculpture by local artist Melissa Chin-Parker! This piece, called Once is Forever, is a swirling tide of plastic bags, food packaging, and single-use forks and spoons, depicting the harsh reality of human impact on nature.

Pacific Bowls and Rolls is committed to help keep our oceans clean by using sustainable ingredients and low-impact packaging.

New Hours for Boxing Strong's Youth Boxing Class

Posted on August 25th, 2019 by Prime

Boxing Strong, located at Prime Fitness at 191 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, is moving its Youth Boxing Class to Saturdays, 2pm-3pm. All boys and girls, age 8-12, are welcome. (For age exceptions, please contact Coach Masha).

In the class, we'll dive into boxing technique and fundamentals, work individually and in pairs, get fitter and stronger, drive confidence and, of course, have fun and make new friends. You can register now online.

Plus, now through October 19, 2019, sign up for a membership (2 month commitment) and receive a free pair of Boxing Strong® gloves. Monthly memberships are $99 for 4 classes (every Saturday). Monthly memberships expire after 5 weeks.

Bella's Studio New Hours

Posted on August 25th, 2019 by BellasStudio

Fall is moving in to replace our breezy summers, and Bella's Studio, Downtown Old Monterey's sewing, craft, and design studio, is following suit with seasonal changes. It's time to adjust our hours!

Beginning in September, Bella's Studio will be open 4 days a week: Monday-Thursday, 10am-5pm. The studio will be closed Fridays, and available on Saturdays by appointment. We're located at 140 W. Franklin Street, Suite 309.

From the needle-phobic beginner to the seasoned expert, everyone is invited to Bella’s Studio – a unique, creative space established to teach the art of sewing, craft and design. The studio offers personalized classes and is fully equipped with Baby Lock sewing machines, dress forms, fabric, notions, and more… All you have to bring is your desire to learn and create.

Bull and Bear Whiskey Bar and Taphouse invites you to join us for all your football action this season. We're open for all NFL games which we screen on our six TVs. We offer Southern-style brunch on Saturday and Sunday and $5 happy hour seven days a week (4pm-7pm on weekdays and Saturdays, 9am-10pm on Sundays).

Monterey Museum of Art is looking for dynamic art lovers for our volunteer docent team! Our annual training starts September 9 and continues each Monday through the second week of November. Please e-mail our Education Department for an application and more details.

Docents directly support MMA’s mission by interacting with the public, creating awareness, and appreciation for California art. Docents provide tours to Museum guests, assist with art projects for our school tour program, participate in Family Days, and assist with program facilitation.

MMA is now seeking friendly, articulate, and flexible individuals to share their enthusiasm for art with museum visitors. No previous experience is required, but applicants must enjoy interacting with the public, be interested in art, and have a willingness to learn. Applicants must be able to make a 2-year commitment to our docent program.

AFKgg Gamer Lounge's is Back!

Posted on August 22nd, 2019 by Lvl Up

AFKgg Gamer's Lounge that was formerly in Downtown San Jose is back as of this weekend! It's now AFKxp in Downtown Campbell and it's upstairs of LvL Up Arcade/Gastropub in the old "Gaslighter Theatre" building. It'll be the perfect pairing of a PC/Console gaming lounge upstairs with Coin-op gaming downstairs.

Saturday 8/24 is your first chance to check out the NEW #AFKxp location in Downtown Campbell!

4PM SF Shock Watch Party (all ages)
Tix http://bit.ly/2YZ2FS3
Info http://bit.ly/2NddM2y

7PM The International #TI9 Pubstomp/ DOTA2 Watch Party (18+)
Tix http://bit.ly/2MmakmG
Info http://bit.ly/2KQhAUB

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