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The annual Bunnies and Bonnets Parade in Downtown Campbell is a family and community affair held on the day before Easter following the City of Campbell's annual Easter Egg Hunt. In past years, the parade has featured marching bands, baton dancers, classic cars, bagpipers, floats, dog clubs, and other assorted things of interest that make up the Campbell area community.

The parade is now approaching its 16th anniversary and we're seeking participants to help us make this year's parade the best one yet. If your group, club, or organization would like to march/participate in this year's parade on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 12pm, please download the 2014 Parade Application Form and return it by Friday, April 4, 2014.

Participation is free for the general community and $50 for commercial floats. The parade will not be judged and no prizes will be awarded. This is all just for fun!

Want to help publicize the parade? Download the parade flyer!

For the entire month of March, Ma's Green Living in the Lighthouse District is celebrating how awesome bulk refills are! We'll be offering information about our products offered in bulk refills, introducing products, and we'll be having some great sales. Please keep an eye on Ma's Facebook page in March for all the latest details!

For more information on our bulk refill products and how that works, feel free to phone us at 831-373-3720.

Snap Fitness Monterey offers the following Group Classes to its members:

Circuit Pump!! (Instructor, David Alessandro)
Come join in on a fast paced workout that will push your body and increase your fitness. Your muscles will become stronger with each rep creating a lean toned body. Each training session includes a combination of both aerobic exercise and strength training. Get strong with body weight, dumbbell, TRX, slam ball, bosu ball, and plyometric exercises. Got lungs? This fast past training session will push your cardio fitness to the next level. Bring water, a towel, and get ready for your transformation to a higher level of fitness!

Training session length: 50 minutes
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 7am

TRX Yoga Fusion (Instructor, Cindy Singh RYT, MET)
The strength and resistance training of TRX (Total Body Resistance Exercise) combined with the flexibility and relaxation components of yoga. Break down tension while building upper and lower body strength and mobility. Designed for all ability levels, the TRX Yoga Fusion workout will leave you feeling stronger while giving you the peace of mind and flexibility of a daily yoga practice. This workout will improve your core strength give you greater stability and durability. It is a full body, all-around movement workout.

Training session length: 60 minutes
Small class size, space is limited
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: 7pm—8pm

For more information please visit: www.MontereySnapFitness.com

The Spirit of Campbell, opening on March 1, 2014 at Campbell's historic Ainsley House (300 Grant Street), features historic and contemporary photography exploring the city’s unique identity. The exhibit will be on view through June 30, 2014.

History, architecture, nature, and people contribute to the identity of a community. The Campbell Historical Museum invited amateur and professional photographers to submit images that capture the essence of Campbell. Participating photographers include Terrie Anderson, Jennifer Biggerstaff, Jason Brickman, Patricia Dennis, Alfiya Ganieva, Charles Gibson, Arian Hormozi, Will Lawrence, Robert Laws, Melissa Masinter, Mark Moore, Bill Noyes, Smita Radhakrishnan, Alex Sokolsky, and Roxanne Tuttle. Their work will be exhibited along with with historic photographs from the museum collection.

Visitors to the exhibit are invited to vote on the contemporary photograph they feel best represents the spirit of Campbell. The winning entry will be accessioned into the museum’s permanent collection.

The Ainsley House is open by guided tour Thursday - Saturday, 12pm-4pm, with the last tour departing at 3:15pm. Admission is $6 general, $4 for seniors, and $2.50 for youth.

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Ma's Green Living wants to help you recycle...and raise money for Save Our Shores! Along with the Tom's of Maine Brigade items (mouthwash bottles, deodorant, toothpaste tubes, etc.) we are now part of the Personal Care and Beauty Brigade! You can now bring in the following items to be recycled to earn points for Save Our Shores. There is a first shipment bonus of 100 points if we get a box shipped by March!

Personal Care and Beauty Brigade accepted waste:

1. Hair care packaging such as shampoo bottles and caps, conditioner bottles and caps, hair gel tubes and caps, hair spray bottles and triggers, and hair paste plastic jars and caps.

2. Skin care packaging such as lip balm tubes, face soap dispensers and tubes, face lotion bottles, tubes and plastic jars, body wash containers, soap tubes and dispensers, body lotion dispensers and bottles, shaving foam tubes (no cans), and hand lotion bottles and tubes.

3. Cosmetics packaging such as lipstick cases, lip gloss tubes, mascara tubes, eye shadow cases, bronzer cases, foundation packaging and bottles, powder cases, eyeliner cases, eyeliner pencils, eye shadow tubes, concealer tubes, concealer sticks, and lip liner pencils.

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

Burgeoning Burlesque Icon Draws Inspiration from Bright Faces in Dark Places (Paper Wing)
by Adam Joseph
Monterey County Weekly, 02/13/14

Love, and Other Sweet Things, Are in the Air this Weekend (Carbone's)
by Mac McDonald
Monterey Herald, 02/11/14

Bay Physical Therapy & Fitness Center is pleased to introduce our newest staff member, Alexandra Land, a Licensed Massage Therapist who specializes in Swedish, deep tissue, rehab, sports, stone, and prenatal massage. Massage can be an important part of a holistic approach to pain management...or it can be a great way to pamper yourself!

Alexandra, an avid surfer, has a great knowledge of the human body and has worked at private resorts, sports academies, and in private practice. She now offers massage therapy by appointment during regular business hours and on weekends, which may be scheduled either at our office or at your home or office (prices are dependent on location).

In February and March, Bay Physical Therapy has an introductory offer for massage therapy services at our facility in the Lightouse District: $45 for 30 minutes, $60 for 60 minutes. Please phone Bay PT to schedule an appointment, 831-375-5909.

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

Paper Wing Theatre Takes Over Former Stardust Stage
by Jeannie Evers
Monterey Herald, 02/07/14

No Volunteers, No Aquarium, No AT&T Pro-Am, No Yummy Cioppino (Cindy's Waterfront & Monterey Bay Aquarium)
by Mark C. Anderson
Monterey County Weekly, 02/06/14

The Campbell Historical Museum announces that Rock Bottom Brewery of Campbell's annual Fire Chief Ale Promotion, starting February 25, 2014, will raise funds for the care and conservation of over 400 fire department-related items at the Campbell Historical Museum.

The Fire Chief Ale Promotion kicks off with a keg tapping on Tuesday, February 25 at 6pm at Rock Bottom's Campbell Pruneyard location, 1875 South Bascom Ave. Fire Chief Ale, a full-bodied amber with a dry, mildly hopped finish, is one of the specialty beers brewed throughout the year by Rock Bottom Brewery. The promotion continues through March 31, 2014, with a portion of all Fire Chief Ale sales donated to the Campbell Historical Museum and the Burn Foundation. Rock Bottom will display photographs and objects from the museum for the duration of the promotion.

Of the 10,000 objects, photographs, and documents in the Campbell Historical Museum collection, over 400 are directly related to the history of Campbell's fire department and paramedics. Rescue 25, a custom 1974 Chevrolet used by Campbell's first firefighter paramedic team, was donated to the City's Historical Museum in 2009 and restored over the course of four years. In addition, the Museum owns a 1917 American-LaFrance Double Tank Chemical Car Fire Engine re-built with parts from Campbell's first fire truck. The Museum collection also includes dozens of photographs of Campbell fire fighters as well as uniforms, equipment, and other fire paraphernalia. The collection, owned by the City of Campbell, is available to researchers by appointment.

For more information about the Campbell Historical Museum and this fundraiser, please phone Julie Carpenter, Museum Specialist, at 408-866-2758.

Mondays through Wednesdays in February, get a manicure or pedicure at Top Nails and receive a free paraffin wax treatment! Paraffin wax treatment is warm and soothing, perfect for winter days, and will leave your skin feeling nice and soft.

The bright and cheerful Top Nails salon, located at 596 Lighthouse Avenue in New Monterey, is open Monday-Saturday, 9:30am-7pm, and Sunday, 10am-5pm. Walk-ins are welcome, but we also accept phone appointments, 831-643-0697.

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

Jerry Takagawa's Solo Show at Green Chalk Contemporary Opens this Saturday
by Walter Ryce
Monterey County Weekly, 01/30/14

A Day with Dr. Michael Murray, Long Time Vet at Monterey Bay Aquarium
by David Schmalz
Monterey County Weekly, 01/30/14

The Downtown Campbell Business Association would like to remind customers that the City of Campbell has banned the distribution of single-use plastic bags as of January 27, 2014. Recycled-content paper bags or reusable bags may be handed out for a minimum charge of 10 cents per bag (this will increase to 25 cents on January 1, 2015).

The new ordinance does not pertain to restaurants, fast-food places, and nonprofit charitable reuse organizations such as Goodwill. The ordinance also allows retailers to provide protective bags for produce, meat, prescriptions, live fish, greeting cards, and garment bags (dry cleaning) at no charge.

We encourage everyone to bring your own bags when you shop! The City Council hopes the plastic bag ban will reduce pollution, free up landfill space, and protect our environment. For more information, please visit the City of Campbell's website.

Snap Fitness in New Monterey's Lighthouse District would like to introduce you to our new fitness professionals, yoga instructor Cindy Singh and personal trainer David Alessandro. To get started on you personal fitness plan for the new year and for more information about Snap Fitness 24/7 and our free group classes, please visit our website at www.snapfitness.com/montereyca.

Cindy Singh teaches the Shiva Rea Prana Flow style of yoga, in which she recently earned her 200-hour yoga certification. Shiva Rea Prana Flow focuses on using the breath to move into and out of various postures. Students will feel a free-flowing rhythmic style of class set to music. Postures are held for shorter durations of time, while emphasizing an increase in the intensity of the pose.

David Alessandro has been a personal trainer since 2011, and has spent more than 20 years teaching resistance training and martial arts. His areas of focus are strength training, HIIT, Muay Thai/kick boxing workouts/pad drills, sports specific training, plyometric training, and nutrition planning.

David works with each person to develop a program which will progress them towards their personal goals and goals and aspirations. A certified personal trainer who is TRX certified, a Guro in Filipino Multi-Style Eskrima, and a graduate of The Natural Gourmet Institute for Health & Culinary Arts, David strongly feels that resistance training, physical fitness, and a healthy diet are essential to maintain independence and vitality in life whether you're younger or older.

Paper Wing Theatre is pleased to report that, on February 7, 2014, we officially opened our newest location at 2115 North Fremont in Monterey. Now we have two theatres where you can enjoy quality entertainment!

Two venues means so many more options for you. We will continue to show 7 to 10 events per season at our 320 Hoffman location in New Monterey's Lighthouse District, and are excited to announce 7 additional shows at our newest space at 2115 North Fremont, located between Caruso's Corner restaurant and Denny's.

We are also happy to announce that our sister project, Recovery Theatre Inc., will be launched this year. The goal for Recovery Theatre Inc. is to expose those recovering from drug and alcohol dependency to the performing arts, specifically focusing on live theatre.

What all of this good news means for you: more theatre shows to choose from; a variety of comedies, musicals, dramas, original works, and the classics to be entertained by; a bigger assortment of outside music and performance events; and more chances to be part of a production.

Please check out our website and continue to buy tickets to our shows - the bulk of our business is reliant on your ticket purchases and patronage! If you wish to donate an additional amount to support our work, please click here.

The Lighthouse District's own Bay Physical Therapy & Fitness Center wants you to know that, as of January 1, 2014, California residents have improved access to physical therapist services thanks to Assembly Bill 1000, signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in the fall. This "direct access" law means that many people can receive physical therapy treatment without the hassle of obtaining a referral from their doctor.

Under the previous law, patients could only be seen for an evaluation, fitness and wellness services, and treatment for a condition that had been the subject of a medical diagnosis. This new law expands patient access to physical therapy for immediate treatment for up to 45 days or 12 visits, whichever comes first.

In addition to therapy, Bay Physical Therapy & Fitness Center offers gym and fitness services at a cost of only $45 per month for unlimited use during business hours (Mon-Thur 8:30am-6pm & Fri 8:30am-4:30pm) or $5 per visit. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please phone us at 831-375-5909.

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

Superior Salmon and the Power of Travel: An Inspiring Coastal California Book Signing Comes Monday
by Mark C. Anderson
Monterey County Weekly, 01/24/14

Music Offerings this Week Are All Over the Map
by Mac McDonald
Monterey Herald, 01/21/14

Photos: Zoe Boekbinder in Monterey
by Nic Coury
Monterey County Weekly, 01/26/14

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

Monterey Planners to Consider Apartment/Retail Project
by Larry Parsons
Monterey Herald, 01/13/14

Vaping Presents a Controversial and Untested Alternative to Traditional Smoking. Here's the Lowdown.
by Walter Ryce
Monterey County Weekly, 01/16/14

Ma's Green Living in the Lighthouse District offers bulk refills of many environmentally-friendly household items, and we're pleased to announce that we now offer bulk quantity discounts. The more you fill, the more you save!

Bulk Quantity Discount
5% off purchase of 30 - 59 ounces
10% off purchase of 60 - 119 ounces
15% off purchase of more than 120 ounces

Ma's offers a wide range of products including shampoos and conditioners, soaps and lotions, kitchen and bathroom cleaners, laundry soaps, and more. You can bring your own container or purchase one of ours! Please click here to read how it works.

To get the quantity discount it doesn't all have to be in one container (i.e., you can fill 7 bottles of the same dish soap to get the discount), but it does have to be the same product. Please note: this cannot be combined with other discounts.

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