Campbell Farmers' Market fans, rest assured that the market will be open as usual on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. The Farmers' Market will follow its normal operating hours.

Update: Apparently there are a few who know a bit of the backstory of this lot and do not want to support its owner. That is understandable, except Orchard City Parking (the business) is owned and run by someone else. The lot is being rented to Orchard City Parking by the owner and Orchard City Parking was responsible for paying for and performing the renovations.

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Hello again? As of this month, you have a new old super convenient parking option in Downtown Campbell, but you'll have to pay for it. Orchard City Parking has taken over the lease on the empty lot that's between Therapy and the Courtyard Shops and they've converted it to a 22 space paid parking lot. It's $3/hour and $30/max per day.

A lot of people have been upset with this lot becoming a paid lot and there's confusion as to what's happening here. No, it's not a trend. All of the other parking spaces in Downtown Campbell remain free with their usual limitations. This is just another parking option being offered by a business that leased the private lot that was once leased to the City of Campbell and offered by the City as a free public parking lot.

Unbeknownst to many, it was private property then and it's still private property now. Neither the City of Campbell nor Downtown Campbell are charging you to park down here.

If you're still itchy that it's not free, think of it this way... just don't park there and let someone else decide that an easy parking spot is worth $3/hour. Every car that parks here is one fewer car that'll be competing with you for a free parking spot. Nobody has parked here for years and no parking was removed to install this lot. Whether you ever park here or not, parking just got a little easier for everyone.

If $3 an hour in a centrally located spot is worth it for the convenience factor for you, then go for it! Otherwise, continue using the same free parking lots and on street parking that you've been using for the last 4+ years.

Below are the showtimes for Osio Theater, an independent, locally-owned movie theater located at 350 Alvarado Street in Old Monterey, December 15-20, 2017.

ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ.
Daily at 1:10pm, 4pm, 6:50pm, 9:40pm
Plus Sat & Sun at 10:20am
Roman J. Israel, Esq. is a dramatic thriller set in the underbelly of the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system. Denzel Washington stars as a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when a turbulent series of events challenge the activism that has defined his career. Colin Farrell costars as the ambitious, monied lawyer who recruits Roman to his firm. Watch the trailer.

WONDER WHEEL
Daily at 2:15pm, 4:45pm, 7:20pm, 9:40pm
Plus Sat & Sun at 11:45am
From Woody Allen, a story of four characters whose lives intertwine amid the hustle and bustle of the Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s: Ginny (Kate Winslet), an emotionally volatile former actress now working as a waitress; Humpty (Jim Belushi), Ginny's rough-hewn carousel operator husband; Mickey (Justin Timberlake), a handsome young lifeguard who dreams of becoming a playwright; and Carolina (Juno Temple), Humpty's long-estranged daughter, who is now hiding out from gangsters at her father's apartment. Watch the trailer.

THELMA
Daily at 4:15pm, 9:20pm
Thelma has just left her religious family in a small town in Norway to study at a university in Oslo. She soon begins experiencing violent, unexpected seizures. She also finds herself intensely drawn toward Anja, a beautiful young student who reciprocates Thelma's powerful attraction. As it becomes clearer that Thelma's continuing seizures are a symptom of inexplicable, often dangerous, supernatural abilities, Thelma is confronted with tragic secrets of her past, and the terrifying implications of her powers. Watch the trailer.

MY FRIEND DAHMER
Daily at 4:20pm, 9:25pm
Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys in the US between 1978 and 1991 before being captured and incarcerated. This is the story before that story. Dahmer is an awkward teenager struggling to make it through high school with a family life in ruins. He begins to act out at school, and his goofball antics win over a group of band-nerds who form The Dahmer Fan Club, but this camaraderie can't mask his growing depravity. Watch the trailer.

JANE
Daily at 2:30pm, 7:15pm
Plus Sat & Sun at 12:15pm
Drawing from more than 100 hours of never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives for over 50 years, award-winning director Brett...Read More

A pop-up store for St. Moritz Sweaters is now open at 728 Lighthouse Avenue in Monterey (next to Pixels Graphic Design). After 33 years in Carmel, St. Moritz is liquidating their entire inventory so the owners can retire, which means that they've got some great holiday deals in this temporary store. Women's and men's sweaters made of fine wool, cotton, cashmere, alpaca, and/or angora are now up to 85% off retail prices.

The shop is open daily, 11am-6pm. For more information, please call 831-224-4789.

Singing, Piano, Guitar and Ukulele Classes start in January 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 10 locations and over 100 classes from which to choose. Classes now forming for January 2018.

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

• Campbell Community Center
• Almaden Community Center
• Bascom Community Center
• Berryessa Community Center
• Camden Community Center
• Evergreen Community Center
• Mayfair Community Center
• Seven Trees Community Center
• Southside Community Center
• Willow Glen Community Center

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

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