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Carpets and Floors, Inc., located at 471 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey, is now having a clearance sale on Karastan, Ralph Lauren, and many other area rugs, with 50-75% off the original prices. Rug sizes range from 5x6 and 7x8 to 8x9. Even better news: buy three rugs and get one rug (of equal or lesser value) free! Stop by soon and take a look, as this sale will only run until they're all gone.

Are you looking for a gift for a creative person in your life? Play Full Ground offers fun art workshops and locally-made handicrafts, and we now sell gift certificates that are good for both! Call us if you're interested in purchasing a gift certificate or you'd like more information, 831-288-8048. We're located in New Monterey at 550 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite E.

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Singing, Piano, Guitar and Ukulele Classes start in June 2018.

Don't miss your opportunity to sign up for classes in guitar, voice, piano and ukulele.

SJG School of Music and the cities of Campbell and San Jose have partnered to produce the best group music program in the South Bay with 11 locations and over 100 classes from which to choose. Classes now forming for June 2018.

Classes are conveniently offered at the following locations in both Campbell and San Jose, including:

Classes vary by location. Click on the link above to see course offerings at each location.

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Spa on the Plaza is offering specials and services to honor the feminine spirit. Please phone us at 831-647-9000 or visit our website for more information.

Mom's Spa Retreat
$165 for 80 minutes
A private tub followed by an aromatherapy massage and a de-stress back treatment with jojoba beads, chamomile, lavender, and an exotic European rose mask.

Mom's Spa Day
$210 for 2 hours
A complete immersion into the healing power of essential oils. This deeply relaxing package includes an aromatherapy massage using healing blends of fine essential oils and an aromatherapy facial and deluxe custom mask.

Thanks to some talented students from York School, Monterey County Youth Museum (MY Museum), located at 425 Washington Street in Old Monterey, has a new and improved interactive video exhibit at the museum’s popular theater.

It was MY Museum which approached York School’s Director of Technology, Kevin Brookhouser, to take on the video project. To bring it to life, the York students opted to use a small and inexpensive computer created by RaspberryPi which retails for only $35. Students volunteered after school to create an improved interactive video program, complete with new sound effects, coded using Python. They also used a laser cutter and 3D printers in the school’s Design Shop to manufacture components of the project. The housing box is made out of transparent acrylic so visitors can see the inner works of the system.

Not only does this exhibit teach visitors about theatre and video, to careful observers it shows how computers can connect to physical buttons to drive sound and video effects. The project is designed to be upgradable in the future to add new features and effects.

York students will be presenting their work at the Santa Cruz Maker Fair on May 5, 2018.

Below are the showtimes for Osio Theater, an independent, locally-owned movie theater located at 350 Alvarado Street in Old Monterey, May 4-10, 2018.

THE GREAT SILENCE (1968)
Fri at 7:20pm, 9:40pm
Sat & Sun at 11:40am, 2:20pm, 4:55pm, 7:20pm, 9:40pm
Mon - Thurs at 2:20pm, 4:55pm, 7:20pm, 9:40pm

On an unforgiving, snow-swept frontier, a group of bloodthirsty bounty hunters preys on a band of persecuted outlaws who have taken to the hills. As the price on each head is collected one-by-one, only a mute gunslinger named Silence stands between the innocent refugees and the greed and corruption that the bounty hunters represent. Watch the trailer.

1945
Weekdays at 2:40pm, 5pm, 7:20pm, 9:30pm
Sat & Sun at 12:20pm, 2:40pm, 5pm, 7:20pm, 9:30pm

On a summer day in 1945, an Orthodox man and his grown son return to a village in Hungary while the villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk's son. The townspeople - suspicious, remorseful, fearful, and cunning - expect the worst and behave accordingly. The town clerk fears the men may be heirs of the village's deported Jews and expects them to demand their illegally acquired property back. Watch the trailer.

YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
Weekdays at 2:30pm, 4:50pm, 7:15pm, 9:30pm
Sat & Sun at 12pm, 2:30pm, 4:50pm, 7:15pm, 9:30pm

Balancing between feverish dreamlike hallucinations of a tormented past and a grim disoriented reality, Joe is a traumatized Gulf War veteran who becomes an unflinching hired gun. With an infernal reputation of being a brutal man of results, he embarks on a blood-drenched rescue mission of Nina, the innocent, 13-year-old daughter of an ambitious New York senator. Watch the trailer.

FINDING YOUR FEET
Weekdays at 2:10pm, 7:10pm
Sat & Sun at 11:30am, 2:10pm, 7:10pm

When 'Lady' Sandra Abbott discovers that her husband of 40 years is having an affair with her best friend, she seeks refuge in London with her estranged older sister, Bif. The two could not be more different. But different is just what Sandra needs at the moment, and she reluctantly lets Bif drag her along to a community dance class, where gradually she starts finding her feet and romance as she meets her sister's friends. Watch the trailer.

ISLE OF DOGS
Weekdays at 1:50pm, 4:20pm, 6:50pm, 9:10pm
Sat & Sun at 11:20am, 1:50pm, 4:20pm, 6:50pm, 9:10pm

When, by executive decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump, Atari, the 12-year-old ward of the corrupt mayor, sets off alone in a miniature plane and flies to Trash Island in search of his dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack...Read More

Did you know that local residents can volunteer to gather data or help the public understand more about the natural environment found around Monterey Bay? Some volunteer opportunities with Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary are one-day events, while others occur over several months. To learn more about any of these activities and/or sign up, please contact Lisa Emanuelson, Volunteer Coordinator.

Snapshot Day is Saturday May 5th this year, when data is gathered for annual comparison. Training for this activity will be Saturday, April 29th.

Urban Watch is conducted in Pacific Grove twice a month for five months each year. Water quality is monitored one week; the next time, trash that’s making its way into the bay is monitored. Training for this activity will be May 16, 2018, in Pacific Grove.

Team Ocean involves kayak naturalists who educate people on the water between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Bay Net involves many volunteers up and down the coastline who educate more than 45,000 people each year about coastal flora and fauna.

First Flush monitors water quality at 37 outfalls between Carmel and Half Moon Bay on the first rain event of the year that exceeds 0.1”. Training for First Flush is conducted in the Fall each year.

Thank you to New Monterey Neighborhood Association for sharing this information with us. If you live in New Monterey, we encourage you to join this great organization and get involved in your community!

If you’re excited about the new movie Avengers: Infinity War, Current Comics has the Marvel Comics classic it’s based on! The paperback of Thanos: The Infinity Gauntlet is available for just $19.99. We also have other Thanos stories and related Punko POP figures in the shop. Visit us at 400 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey.

Below are the showtimes for Osio Theater, an independent, locally-owned movie theater located at 350 Alvarado Street in Old Monterey, April 27 - May 3, 2018.

YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE
Weekdays at 2:30pm, 4:50pm, 7:15pm, 9:30pm
Sat & Sun at 12pm, 2:30pm, 4:50pm, 7:15pm, 9:30pm

Balancing between feverish dreamlike hallucinations of a tormented past and a grim disoriented reality, Joe is a traumatized Gulf War veteran who becomes an unflinching hired gun. With an infernal reputation of being a brutal man of results, he embarks on a blood-drenched rescue mission of Nina, the innocent, 13-year-old daughter of an ambitious New York senator. Watch the trailer.

FINDING YOUR FEET
Fri, Mon, Tues, Wed at 2pm, 4:30pm, 7pm, 9:30pm
Thurs: 2pm, 9:30pm
Sat & Sun at 11:30am, 2pm, 4:30pm, 7pm, 9:30pm

When 'Lady' Sandra Abbott discovers that her husband of 40 years is having an affair with her best friend, she seeks refuge in London with her estranged older sister, Bif. The two could not be more different. But different is just what Sandra needs at the moment, and she reluctantly lets Bif drag her along to a community dance class, where gradually she starts finding her feet and romance as she meets her sister's friends. Watch the trailer.

FINAL PORTRAIT
Weekdays at 2:30pm, 7:10pm, 9:25pm
Sat & Sun at 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 7:10pm, 9:25pm

Final Portrait is the story of the touching and offbeat friendship between American writer and art-lover James Lord and Alberto Giacometti, revealing unique insight into the beauty, frustration, profundity and sometimes the chaos of the artistic process. Set in 1964, while on a short trip to Paris, Lord is asked by his friend, Giacometti, to sit for a portrait. The process, promises Giacometti, will take only a few days and so Lord agrees - ultimately wondering "how much longer can it go on like this?" Watch the trailer.

ISLE OF DOGS
Weekdays at 1:50pm, 4:20pm, 6:50pm, 9:10pm
Sat & Sun at 11:20am, 1:50pm, 4:20pm, 6:50pm, 9:10pm

When, by executive decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump, Atari, the 12-year-old ward of the corrupt mayor, sets off alone in a miniature plane and flies to Trash Island in search of his dog, Spots. There, with the assistance of a pack of newly-found mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire prefecture. Watch the trailer.

LEISURE SEEKER
Daily at 4:40pm

A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker, traveling from Boston to the Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West,...Read More

One of Monterey Hotel's many amenities is a complimentary breakfast, served fresh daily to our guests! We offer pastries and breads (gluten-free options available!) from the locally-owned Paris Bakery, along with seasonal fresh fruit, yogurt, and hot and cold cereals. Round it out with Boyd's organic coffee, Tazo teas, hot chocolate, and orange juice. Yum!

The historic Monterey Hotel is located in the heart of Old Monterey at 406 Alvarado Street. It offers Victorian-inspired accommodations with details like hand-carved wood furnishings, ceiling fans, and plantation shutters, coupled with modern amenities such as complimentary Wi-Fi, premium cable TV, and a business center.

Do you prefer sweet treats or savory treats? Either way, Osio Theater has both! We’re now carrying not just waffle corn dogs but also Belgian waffles on sticks. Yes, you read that right: Belgian waffles on sticks. Can one dream of anything better than that? We think not. Visit us, catch a great movie, and enjoy some amazing treats at 350 Alvarado Street in Old Monterey.

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