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Greetings!
The sweet smell of Spring is in the air.
Spring is the fodder for poets, writers and
artisans. Without a doubt, each of these
creative groups, have made a huge
contribution to the culture of the Monterey
Peninsula. Visiting the Monterey Peninsula in
the Spring will both invigorate your senses
and enrich your life with the natural beauty.
Leave the hustle bustle of every day life and
noise behind and be pampered by those who do
it best. Redeem the time and enjoy your
family and friends for a weekend, a week or
an extended stay. There's a lot to see and
do, as you will discover in this issue. Or,
just enjoy the quiet. The choice is yours.
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Big Sur International Marathon
4/26/2009
Big
Sur International Marathon
Spectacular, rewarding, mystical and
unforgettable are just a few of the words
that have been used to describe our events.
Finishing a marathon is a life-changing
experience. Finishing Big Sur will enrich your
soul. Please join us the last Sunday in April
for a run along the ragged edge of the
Western World.
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Carmel |
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Spring Savings!
Take advantage of our special rates.
Stay with us and you don't have to pay for
breakfast, WIFI internet service or even
local calls.
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Stay for 1 night at $79*.
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Stay for 2 nights-first night at $79
and second night at $69*.
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Stay for 3 nights- same as 2 nights but
third night will be at $59*!
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Complimentary upgrade to a deluxe King
upon availability at check-in
Don't Delay. Book today! Ask for Spring
Savings.
www.stayatmonterey.com
or call
888-930-7666
Comfort Inn Monterey by the Sea
1252 Munras Ave.
Monterey CA 93940
Mozart Society Series presents Triple
Helix, strings & Paul Hersh, piano
4/3/2009
All Saints Church
Dolores & 8th
Carmel
Music Society
When the award-winning and internationally
known Triple Helix musicians - violinist
Bayla Keyes, cellist Rhonda Rider, and
pianist Lois Shapiro - joined together in
1995, The Boston Globe described the results
of their union as "the livest live music in
town," with "wildly imaginative, emotionally
charged, virtuoso playing" that was
"sophisticated in musical detail,
wholeheartedly interactive, uninhibited in
emotion, and touched by a special grace."
Spring into the Prose Poem: A Writing
Workshop with Patrice Vecchione
4/4/2009
East Wing Library
Tor
House Home
Patrice Vecchione has taught poetry and
creative writing for many years, to children
and adults, through her program "The Heart of
the Word: Poetry and the Imagination," a
writing and literature program. She is an
eloquent speaker on the writing process and
on writing as spiritual practice and has
presented her work throughout the United States.
Man of La
Mancha
4/2/2009 - 4/26/2009
Pacific
Repertory Theatre
One of the most famous musicals of all time
comes to the intimate Circle Theatre! PacRep
opens opens its extraordinary 2009 season
with the classic musical telling of a story
that continues to echo throughout our world's
art, literature, movies and stages. "Dream
the impossible dream" as Don Quixote comes
alive in a spectacular new production of
Broadway's timeless musical, Man of La
Mancha. In this story adapted from the
world's first novel, a noble, romantic knight
sets out during the Spanish Inquisition to
right all wrongs in the name of the woman he
loves. Based on The Adventures of Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes, PacRep's Man of La
Mancha promises all the thrills of soaring
music, romance, fantasy, and heartfelt
gallantry.
"Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular"
4/17/200
Sunset
Center
Pink Floyd's music pours out at 10,000 watts
of concert-quality sound as lasers, animated
forms and neon figures explode throughout
Sunset Center. Fans from nine to ninety will
flock to experience the classic rock music of
Pink Floyd with incredible visual images. Get
ready for a totally different dimension.
Kenwood Winemaker Dinner
4/17/2009
La
Playa Hotel
Experience a premium selection of Kenwood's
wines:
Yulupa Brut, Reserve Sauvignon Blanc,
Russian River Pinot Noir, Jack London Syrah
and Artist Series Cabernet
Specially paired with a delectable five
course dinner by
La Playa's Executive Chef Bunyan Fortune.
Monterey Symphony presents Giampaolo
Bisanti & Alexander Sitkovetsky
4/19/2009 - 4/20/2009
Sunset
Center
Wolf-Ferrari Overture to Il segretto di
Susana Paganini Violin Concerto No.1 in D
Major Op6 Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin
Daugherty Strut Martucci Novelleta, Tempo di
Gavotta, Giga, Notturno Tchaikovsky Capriccio
italien Op45
"Cirque Le Masque"
4/26/2009
Sunset
Center
Skill. Artistry. Strength. Grace. Cirque Le
Masque offers a sophisticated,
European-style circus performance, complete
with awesome special effects and
death-defying feats. Treat everyone you know
to Cirque Le Masque's perfect blend of
theatrical imagination and creative
entertainment.
"Ballet Preljocaj Les 4 Saisons"
4/15/2009
The
Sunset Center
Under the imaginative direction of
choreographer Angelin Preljocaj, twelve
multinational dancers create an ethereal
world set to Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
Hypnotically beautiful and playful, the
whimsically costumed dancers inhabit a
magical space created by sculptor Fabrice
Hyber. Experience this rare engagement with
Europe's premiere contemporary choregrapher.
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The
Colors of Monterey Art Exhibition
April 1 - Sep 30
Quail Lodge
and Resort
The exhibit is a collaboration between Quail
Lodge & MBPAPA to promote the excellent fine
art being produced in the Monterey Bay area.
These artist continue the long art tradition
of landscape painting in Monterey. Painting
are inspired or painted in the Monterey
County. Most painting have been painted at
local locations.
National Pet Day - Dog & Butterfly Pet
Home Fair
April 11
Quail
Lodge Resort & Golf Club
The Dog & Butterfly Pet Home Fair will
display a myriad of exhibitors from pet
products, antiques, collectibles, home decor,
quilts, paintings, sculptures, to home
products, gardening products, pet food, pet
treats, services and most of all, adoptable
animals from local animal shelters who need
forever loving homes. Event features include:
Agility Demo Costume Contest Fashion Show Egg
Hunt Bunny Competition Luxury Pet Bedroom
Experience by Designer Colleen Paige Pet
Portraits Celebrities and more!
Exhibitor/Sponsor opportunities still
available! For more information please visit
the website or call 877-957-7387
Vintage Affair
4/19/2009
Chateau
Julien Wine Estate
The Barrel room doors swing open for a full
day of specialty wine tasting- library wines,
vertical tastings, Estate Vineyard vintage
releases, 3-liter bottles and much more.
Select vintages and limited editions will be
available for tasting and purchase this one
day of the year. Come and see how we have
aged over the years.
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Paintings by
Kathy Sharpe & Batiks by Pat
Preston
3/1/2009 - 5/1/2009
Venture
Gallery
Enjoy nature's beauty through Kathy Sharpe's
beautiful stokes of oils and watercolors.
And, Pat Preston's beautiful batiks.
50/fifty: 50 Gifts for the Next Fifty Years
3/28/2009 - 6/21/2009
Monterey
Museum of Art La Mirada
In celebration of a half century of such
generosity and as a demonstration of the
Museum's continued commitment to building a
collection worthy of the rich art history of
the region, the Monterey Museum of Art
presents 50/fifty, an exhibition of recent
promised our outright gifts to the collection.
Next Generation Jazz Festival
4/3/2009 - 4/5/2009
Monterey
Jazz Festival
The Next Generation Festival, which includes
MJF's Next Generation Festival Jazz
Competition, will take place in historic
downtown Monterey.
Toad of Toad Hall
Apr 9 - Apr 26
Monterey
Peninsula College - Theatre
Toad of Toad Hall is the first of several
dramatizations of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind
in the Willows. It was written by A. A.
Milne, with incidental music by Harold
Fraser-Simson. Milne extracted the adventures
of Mr. Toad (which form only about half of
the original book) because they lent
themselves most easily to being staged. Milne
loved Grahame's book, which is one of the
reasons he decided to adapt it. The play has
four main characters: Rat, Badger, Mole, and
Toad. Toad's caravan and car adventures are
included, as well as his imprisonment,
escape, and subsequent fight with the weasels
and stoats to regain his home with the help
of his friends. Although not a musical, the
play contains six songs.
The Secret Lives of Seahorses
4/6/2009
Monterey
Bay Aquarium
Join us for a behind-the-scenes video preview
of "The Secret Lives of Seahorses," the
Monterey Bay Aquarium's newest special
exhibition.
With a head like a horse, a snout like an
aardvark, a belly pouch like a kangaroo, and
the ability to change colors like a
chameleon, seahorses are anything but
ordinary. Our experts will delve into the
unique stories of leafy and weedy sea
dragons, alligator pipefish, yellow seahorses
and more - all of which will be on display in
one of the largest and most diverse exhibits
of seahorses in the country.
Art After Hours-Free Admission
4/16/2009
Monterey
Museum of Art
This monthly open house offers light
appetizers, wine and a chance to socialize
while viewing some wonderful works of art.
Sea Otter Classic Cycling Festival
4/16/2009 - 4/19/2009
Laguna
Seca
Made in Monterey
4/18/2009 - 6/21/2009
Monterey
Museum of Art
Illuminating the rich history of the Monterey
artistic landscape, this exhibition presents
the most important works in the Museum's
permanent collection. The entire Museum will
be devoted to showcasing a chronological and
thematic display of paintings, photography
and works on paper.
THE FIRESIGN THEATRE Forward Into The
Past...Celebrating Nick Danger's 40th Birthday!
4/24/2009
Golden
State Theatre
The Golden State Theatre is proud to welcome
the legendary alternate-reality comedy group
The Firesign Theatre to Monterey.
The Firesign Theatre, once described by The
Library of Congress as "The Beatles of
Comedy," specialize in a unique, multi-media
form of non-linear humor. They were ranked
among the "Thirty Greatest Comedy Acts of All
Time" by Entertainment Weekly in 1997.
Día del Niño
4/26/2009
Monterey
Bay Aquarium
Celebrate a day for children and families
with a craft room, live music, prize drawings
and Latin performances throughout the
Aquarium. Children 12 and under will be
admitted free all day.
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52nd
Annual
Good Old Days Celebration
4/4/2009 - 4/5/2009
Pacific
Grove
A Pacific Grove tradition!! Includes the
County's largest arts and crafts show, with
over 225 art and food vendors in downtown
Pacific Grove, a parade down Pine Avenue;
live entertainment on five stages; California
Police Motorcycle Competition; old-fashioned
games and contests and lots of family fun.
Free admission. More info: 831-373-3304
Wildflower Show
4/17/2009 - 4/19/2009
Pacific
Grove Museum of Natural History
The first wildflower show in the state with
more than 600 species, varieties and lesse
taxae of local flora on exhibit at the
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History.
More info: 831-648-5716.
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Pebble Beach Spring Horse Show
3/24/2009 - 4/5/2009
Pebble
Beach Equestrian Center
The first show in of the season is the Pebble
Beach Spring Horse Show. Rated "A" by the
United States Equestrian Federation, this
show is a great introduction to the season
for trainers with young horses and for up and
coming riders to gain some great experience.
2nd Annual Pebble Beach Food & Wine Event
4/16/2009 - 4/19/2009
Pebble
Beach Food & Wine
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Monterey Symphony presents Giampaolo
Bisanti & Alexander Sitkovetsky
4/18/2009
Sherwood Hall
Monterey
Symphony
The young British violinist Alexander
Sitkovetsky was born in Moscow in 1983 into a
family with an established musical tradition
and at the age of eight Alexander made his
debut performance as a soloist with the
chamber orchestra in Montpellier, France, and
later that same year he was invited to become
a pupil at the Yehudi Menuhin School where he
studied with Natalia Boyarsky and Professor
Hu Kun. He participated in Master classes
given by Lord Menuhin, Dmitry Sitkovetsky,
Mauricio Fuks. Georgy Pauk, Maya Glezarova,
Zvi Zeitlin and Abram Stern. In 1998 he took
part in a master class given by Maxim
Vengerov which was broadcast over the
European TV network. Currently Alexander is
studying with Professor Pavel Vernikov in Vienna.
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Lula Washington Dance Theatre
4/9/2009
CSU
Monterey Bay
The World Theater is proud to bring you its
eighth season of outstanding performing arts
presentations. In the coming year, audiences
will experience the finest in music, dance,
and cultural celebration that have become the
benchmark of our annual series. This year, we
are pleased to offer premium seating as well
as ticket pricing that makes these special
live presentations more affordable to all
ages and families in our community.
Join us and enjoy all of the sights, sounds,
and spectacles that only lively arts can
provide-in a beautiful state-of-the art
facility in the dynamic environment of
California State University Monterey Bay.
All dates, programs, and artists subject to
change.
City of Seaside Egg Fest
4/11/2009
Oldemeyer Center
986 Hilby St
Festivities begin at 11:00 AM.
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Chalone Appellation Pinnacles Wine Festival
4/25/2009
Pinnacles
Wine Festival
The Chalone Appellation, situated in the
Gabilan Mountain Range of Monterey County,
displays many unique features consisting of
jagged volcanic rock merging at the
Pinnacles, rolling green vineyards, and
bright limestone and decomposed granite
soils. The Chalone Appellation is unique due
to these convergences of extreme geography.
The resulting wines from the area are lush,
concentrated and have a distinctive mineral
taste.
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