Trouble getting your wetsuit on? Tired of boring old wetsuits? Slipins are now in stock at Bamboo Reef Dive Shop in Monterey! SlipIns DiveSkins/SurfSkins are tight fitting, full body lycra suits designed to make it easier to slip in and out of a wetsuit - wet or dry.

Manufactured in Southern California, Slipins have comfortable foot stirrups and thumb holes with a 17"-20" front zipper up to the neck. The real joy is when no wetsuit is needed - wearing just your SlipIns gives you overall skin protection and excellent sun protection (60+ UPF). It's also excellent protection from stinging critters, fire coral, and abrasions. The polyester/lycra blend has four-way stretch, plus it breathes, wicks moisture and dries quickly. It even comes in fun patterns (such as "whale shark" shown here).

Visit Bamboo Reef at 614 Lighthouse Ave in Monterey.

Join us on a virtual tour of Campbell's historic homes! Each month, we'll feature a different house that reveals an interesting slice of the Orchard City's character and history.

May is National Historic Preservation Month, and the Historic Preservation Board is doing a series of short stories highlighting Campbell’s Landmark homes. This month’s featured home is the Galindo-Queraz-Leigh House located at 140 Peter Drive.

One of the most significant and possibly the oldest home in Campbell, this magnificent house started out as a primitive board and batten cottage in the 1830s’. Originally part of Santa Clara Mission’s grazing land prior to 1848, it was deeded to Juan C. Galindo when Mexico ceded California to the United States. Mr. Galindo enlarged the cottage using Ohlone Indian labor, buying lumber from the Mission, as his family grew to include eleven children.

John D. Gueraz bought the house in the late 1850’s and his additions reflect his Swiss heritage and Louisiana French background. Mr. Gueraz continued to enlarge it, creating a salt box style with inward swinging iron pinned shutters on all the windows.

High A. Leigh an English sailor, settled in the area in 1874. Mr. Leigh and his mother Delicia Leigh purchased the house and 180 acres of land from Mr. Gueraz for $16,300, in cash. It remained in the Leigh family until 1971. Leigh Avenue is named after the family. This house has a National Historic Register Listing. The present owners are to be commended for the outstanding care they have taken of the house. They have done much needed updating and renovation, while preserving the architectural integrity and uniqueness of this local treasure.

“When we lose a Historic Place, we lose part of who we are.”
~National Trust for Historic Preservation~

by Susan Blake Historic Preservation Board

Well, we have some sad news. Rockie Arambula, the owner of the recently closed Moonfyre Metaphysical in Downtown Campbell has lost her fight with cancer.

In 2003 when she started Moonfyre, it was the start of the perpetual slog that we now know as the Great Recession. You couldn't pick a much worse time to start a business and those early years for Moonfyre were also deeply unstable times in Downtown Campbell too. Especially when you're a small business, location matters and Downtown Campbell in 2003 wasn't one that mattered very much.

It was pretty bleak in Downtown Campbell, but in difficult years our "culture of doing stuff" started taking shape, eventually transforming Downtown Campbell into one of the most admired small downtowns in the Bay Area. Rockie and the Moonfyre gang were there at the start. They were one of the founding members of the band and one the few original members still on stage when they closed after 16 years this January. They helped start the turnaround and endured to see it grow roots and blossom.

Some legacies are written by specific deeds. Those legacies run their course when there's nobody left who remembers your name. Other legacies have no shape. They're composed of thousands of little things too small to record, but too large to define as a whole. These are the legacies of being a part of something bigger than yourself and it will be the legacy of Rockie and Moonfyre. Long after nobody can recall the name of the shop that used to be at 401 E. Campbell Ave, the presence of Rockie and the many friends she's brought into the Downtown Campbell fold, will still be felt.

You will be missed, Rockie.

If you'd like to show some love to Rockie's family, there's a Meal Train page and a GoFundMe page to help the family cover final costs for Rockie.

Meal Train: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/ze9mod
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/medical-fund-and-financial-assistance-for-rockie

Estéban Restaurant and Monterey Jazz Festival announce the 2nd annual Next Generation Jazz Dinner Series, happening May 30 - September 12, 2019. Every Thursday, 5pm-7pm, some of the best jazz students in Monterey County will perform on the terraza at Estéban Restaurant, beginning with a performance by the Monterey Jazz Festival All-Stars. Reservations are required - please phone 831-375-0176. Performances are included with your meal.

Estéban Restaurant, located at historic Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa at 700 Munras Avenue in Monterey, serves Modern Spanish cuisine. The hotel and restaurant are part of the Inns of Monterey, a primary sponsor of the Monterey Jazz Festival.

Mattress Nation's biggest sale of the year is our Memorial Day Event, May 5 - June 3, 2019. Save up to $1000 on select Stearns & Foster mattress sets and up to $700 on select Tempur-Pedic mattress sets. We're located at 296 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey and we're locally owned and operated.

Below are the showtimes for Osio Theater, May 17-23, 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.

PHOTOGRAPH
Thurs at 7pm
A struggling street photographer in Mumbai, pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develop a connection that transforms them in ways they could not expect. Watch the trailer.

HAIL SATAN?
Weekdays at 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:15pm
Sat & Sun at 11:45am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:15pm
This hot-button documentary tracks the mercurial rise of the Satanic Temple. In a mere 6 years the Temple has become the most controversial and divisive religious movement in America. The Temple’s founder and enigmatic leader Lucien Graves, backed by his rapidly growing congregation, aims to redeem the soul of America by way of a Satanic revolution. This documentary charts the group's growth and questions its validity. . Watch the trailer.

RAMEN SHOP
Thurs at 2:30pm, 5pm
Fri, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs at 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:15pm
Sat & Sun at 12:15pm, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:15pm
When Masato, a young ramen chef from Japan, finds his late Singaporean mother's journal, he takes it with him to her native country, hoping to put together the story of his family and his life. Masato leaves his hometown in Japan to embark on a culinary journey to Singapore to find out the truth about his past. He uncovers a lot more than family secrets and delicious recipes. Watch the trailer.

IYENGAR: THE MAN, YOGA, & THE STUDENT'S JOURNEY
Daily at 3pm, 6pm
(No 6pm show on Sunday)
Considered to be one of the most important yoga masters in the world, B.K.S. Iyengar is credited with bringing the ancient art of yoga to the modern masses. Born in Southern India 100 years ago, the legendary guru is the founder of Iyengar Yoga, a form of Hatha known for its rigorous mental and spiritual focus. Filmed before he passed away in 2014, this intimate portrait centres on Iyengar's legacy and teachings while illuminating the life-changing holistic methods at the core of his practice. Watch the trailer.

THE CHAPERONE
Weekdays at 2:15pm, 7pm
Sat & Sun at 12pm, 2:15pm, 7pm
Louise Brooks, the 1920s silver screen sensation who never met a rule she didn’t break, epitomized the restless, reckless spirit of the Jazz Age. But, just a few years earlier, she was a 15 year-old student in Wichita, Kansas for whom fame and fortune were only dreams. When the opportunity arises for her to go to New York to study with a...Read More

On the Beach Surf Shop is proud to sponsor the 2019 Monterey Bay Skate Jam Series! Our skate jams are designed to be a fun and interactive competitive event for riders, friends, and family alike. With a live DJ, product tosses, food, and drinks (and, on occasion, demos, games of skate, and other fun events), we invite skaters, friends, and family to come out and enjoy the day with us.

There are 3 age divisions: 9 and under, 10-15, and 16 and up. Riders will be judged based on: creativity, style, consistency, variety (in tricks and use of obstacles), and difficulty.

Sign-ups start at 9am, contests start at 10am. Normally, the event runs until 3pm (but with new events the contest could run a little later). Dates and locations are as follows:

May 18 (please note - because of rain, we may need to postpone this first event - watch our Facebook page for details) - Monterey Skate Park, El Estero Park, Pearl St & Camino Aguajito

July 13 - Monterey Skate Park, El Estero Park, Pearl St & Camino Aguajito

September 14 - Monterey Skate Park, El Estero Park, Pearl St & Camino Aguajito

Below are the showtimes for Osio Theater, May 10-16, 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.

THE CHAPERONE
Weekdays at 2:15pm, 4:30pm, 7pm
Sat & Sun at 12pm, 2:15pm, 4:30pm, 7pm
Louise Brooks, the 1920s silver screen sensation who never met a rule she didn’t break, epitomized the restless, reckless spirit of the Jazz Age. But, just a few years earlier, she was a 15 year-old student in Wichita, Kansas for whom fame and fortune were only dreams. When the opportunity arises for her to go to New York to study with a leading dance troupe, her mother insists there be a chaperone. Norma, a local society matron who never broke a rule in her life, impulsively volunteers to accompany Louise to New York for the summer. Watch the trailer.

IYENGAR: THE MAN, YOGA, & THE STUDENT'S JOURNEY
Daily at 3pm, 6pm
Considered to be one of the most important yoga masters in the world, B.K.S. Iyengar is credited with bringing the ancient art of yoga to the modern masses. Born in Southern India 100 years ago, the legendary guru is the founder of Iyengar Yoga, a form of Hatha known for its rigorous mental and spiritual focus. Filmed before he passed away in 2014, this intimate portrait centres on Iyengar's legacy and teachings while illuminating the life-changing holistic methods at the core of his practice. Watch the trailer.

THE CHAPERONE
Weekdays at 2:15pm, 4:30pm, 7pm
Sat & Sun at 12pm, 2:15pm, 4:30pm, 7pm
Louise Brooks, the 1920s silver screen sensation who never met a rule she didn’t break, epitomized the restless, reckless spirit of the Jazz Age. But, just a few years earlier, she was a 15 year-old student in Wichita, Kansas for whom fame and fortune were only dreams. When the opportunity arises for her to go to New York to study with a leading dance troupe, her mother insists there be a chaperone. Norma, a local society matron who never broke a rule in her life, impulsively volunteers to accompany Louise to New York for the summer. Watch the trailer.

RED JOAN
Weekdays at 2pm, 4:30pm, 7pm
Sat & Sun at 11:45pm, 2pm, 4:30pm, 7pm
In 2000 in a village in England, Joan lives in contented retirement. Then her tranquil existence is shattered as she’s arrested by MI5 for providing intelligence to Communist Russia. For Joan has been hiding an incredible past; she has been a spy. Cut to Cambridge University in the 1930s: the young Joan, a demure physics student, falls intensely in love with a seductively attractive Russian saboteur. During WWII, working at a top-secret nuclear research facility,...Read More