Mattress Nation is holding a Black Friday Sale through the month of November 2015! Get great savings and, after Thanksgiving, free gifts with qualifying purchases. Visit the shop at 296 Lighthouse Ave Suite D.

Now through December 1, 2015, save up to $600 on select Stearns and Fosters flat or adjustable mattress sets and save up to $300 on TEMPUR-Breeze mattresses (plus receive up to a $300 Tempur-Pedic Visa prepaid card by mail on Tempur-Pedic adjustable bases purchased with TEMPUR-Breeze mattresses).

Now through November 30, 2015, save up to 50% off memory foam mattresses, starting at $249, and save up to $300 on iComfort and iSeries mattresses and up to $1000 on select Serta adjustable foundations.

And November 27-29, 2015, 10am-12pm, make a minimum purchase of $999 and receive a free Samsung TV, Keurig product, or Beats headphones. Please note: you must print this ad and bring it to the shop to qualify.

Green Chalk Contemporary art gallery is pleased to present Exploring the Southern Sierra, a solo exhibition by Alan Sonneman, November 7 - January 10. Everyone is welcome to join us for a talk by the artist on Friday, December 11, 5pm-6pm.

Alan Sonneman, a long time California resident, has spent the past 17 summers in the high alpine regions of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains documenting many of the National Park’s most compelling scenic views. Moving slowly from place to place, using a camera to record his observations, Sonneman captures these direct experiences of time and place in both photographs and paintings.

Sonneman created this body of work with an awareness of its context to art history as well as to contemporary art. In their affinity with the massive scale of the physical world, these paintings bring to mind the work of Michael Heizer or James Turrell as much as Fredrick Church or Thomas Moran. But they also evoke a time when Romantic artists were not afraid to address the idea that art could be a transcendent experience. Sonneman is searching for something found in a moment of complete silence, a place where the scale of nature gives us a direct understanding of our own identity and our relationship to the world. This is the world as it is... its forces and its immense scale.

Recently, the Department of State Arts in Embassies Program acquired several of Sonneman’s paintings for the new U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. Two of these works depict the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Green Chalk Contemporary art gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday, 1pm-5pm and by appointment. For more information, please phone Gail Enns at 831-718-7232.

Oya Salon is continuing to grow! Currently, we are accepting applications for our cutting-edge apprentice program. We're looking for licensed stylists who are ambitious, hard-working, and eager to advance their careers.

As part of the apprentice program you will: receive ongoing education from Karastase, R+CO, Wella, and Oya Academy; take part in exciting local events and charities; participate in editorial work for local publications and fashion shows; work at the top salon in Monterey County for the past 10 years; and apprentice under world-renowned educator and Artistic Director Brian Bode.

Please submit your resume in person or via e-mail to info@oyainc.com.

The annual “Carol of Lights” festival will be held on Saturday December 5, 2015 from 5:00pm until 8:00pm, the Downtown Campbell Business Association invites you to the streets of Historic Downtown Campbell for this free event. This non- commercial, family oriented event brings people in the Campbell community together for an evening of Holiday fun. There are a variety of attractions for the children, including; real snow, bounce houses, a petting zoo, pony rides, arts and crafts, face painting, etc.

After the passing of our beloved Sally Howe, a group of community members and volunteers have taken on this event in her honor. In the past, Sally’s fundraising efforts have been through recycling, community dinners, personal donations, bunco nights, and so on. Since this event has become more popular, the committee is seeking more donations from individuals, local businesses and corporate level sponsors. We need your help in order to carry on this festive downtown tradition!

The sponsorship amounts and benefits are as follows:

• $1,000 Sponsorship: Full banner with business logo and information in a populated area during the festival. Prominent recognition on website, social media sites, event poster and brochure.
• $500 Sponsorship: Business logo on smaller banner with business logo in a populated area during the festival. Recognition on website, social media sites, event poster and brochure.
• $100 Sponsorship: Business listed on poster and printed materials.

Please make check payable to “Campbell Parks and Recreation Foundation”. This foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation and any donation made is fully tax-deductible.

Sincerely,
The Carol of Lights Event Committee
Non Profit EIN: 45-2418433 (Campbell Parks and Recreation Foundation)

Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill has just launched a brand new, seasonal fall menu highlighting Chef Jeremiah Tydeman’s take on simple, American classics executed with international influence. The new menu comes in a sleek new format, designed by local studio The Wecker Group.

“We wanted to reinvent the feel of our menus to evoke a fun, more approachable aesthetic that fits to our concept better,” says head brewer and co-owner, JC Hill. “Chef Jeremiah has completely transformed the menu, adding a new dynamic that called for an entirely fresh look.” Hill was able to squeeze in a “Beer & Food 101” section in the new menu as a pairing guide to educate the brewery’s patrons.

Chef Tydeman was brought onto the Alvarado Street team in June of this past summer and has slowly been introducing some of his New American dishes with a worldly twist, like homemade chicken pot pie, a Vietnamese-style lamb burger, curry pumpkin soup, a Hawaiian poke-style tuna tartare, and the ultra-decadent truffle crawfish mac ‘n cheese. Tydeman was also intent on including a not-so-traditional clam chowder by creating a Manhattan-style tomato based chowder stocked with PEI mussels and chunks of Baker’s bacon.

“It’s been a blast creating dishes around certain beer styles, there are so many different combinations of flavors and textures that beer and food can both play off each other,” says Tydeman. He’s currently working on dishes for a five course beer and sparkling wine collaboration dinner between Alvarado Street and Caracciolli Cellars on New Year’s Eve, to be held at the brewery.

Bride ’N Formal by the Bay is having a huge inventory clearance sale, featuring 50% and more off select wedding gowns, formals, mother-of-the-bride dresses, and girls’ dresses. We have to make room for new merchandise! Stop by our store at 209 Pearl Street.

Coastal Home Furniture Gallery presents our Anniversary Sale - everything in the store is up to 40% off (with the exception of wallbeds). Hurry in for the best selection!

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey presents the Winter Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Monterey Marriott in the San Carlos Ballroom. Congratulations, graduates!

Seating for the ceremony begins at 12pm. The ceremony begins at 1pm. The hors d'ouevres and champagne reception will be held at 2pm at Samson Student Center.

It's a spoonful of fall! Esteban Restaurant at Casa Munras invites you to experience all our favorite fall flavors in the Lentil Tajine with butternut squash, turmeric, and cinnamon.

Our photos from the CampbellCon Pop Culture / Comic Convention that took place at the Campbell Community Center on November 7th, 2015 have been posted in our photo gallery.

CampbellCon 2015 Photos