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Monterey Bay Aquarium invites you to join us for Evenings by the Bay! Our extended summer hours - until 8pm on Saturdays and Sundays - allow you to see the Aquarium in a whole new light.

Stroll our galleries with fewer people as you enjoy a glass of wine and listen to a variety of musical performances on Saturdays and live jazz from Monterey Jazz Festival musicians on Sundays.

In addition, enjoy sustainable bites in our Cafe, including brick-oven pizzas, fresh-tossed salads and desserts. All of our dishes feature the freshest, local ingredients sourced from Monterey Bay and the Central Valley.

For a complete entertainment schedule and a list of other featured guests each evening (such as wineries), please visit the Evenings by the Bay webpage.

The Scholze Park Community Center is pleased to announce that the play! Monterey Travel Program Newsletter (formerly known as the Golden 55 Travelers Program Newsletter), listing information on all our trips now through December 2015, is available for download here as an Adobe PDF file. Just click this link to download the document.

The play! Monterey Travel Program isn't just for seniors: many trips are available for adults of all ages. For more information on trips, please phone 831-646-3878.

Prime Monterey, the Lighthouse District spot for fitness, athletics, nutrition, and lifestyle, is pleased to announce three new classes! All levels are welcome.

Harmony's Fit Camp
Tues & Thurs: 6am - 6:50am
Cardio and strength conditioning, including intervals, circuit training, TRX, kettlebell and body weight exercises.
*Instructor, Harmony Drew: “I want to share my passion of working out with others. I realize the importance of enjoying a workout and feeling proud of yourself for getting up and doing it. Getting physically strong has great impact on self-esteem and inner strength."

Foundation Training
Thurs: 12pm
Developed by a physical therapist, improves coordination, alleviates chronic pain, strengthens you for any physical activity.
*Instructor, Mia Hurst: With over twenty years of experience in the movement arts, Mia loves working with those who are committed to embracing the best version of themselves so that they can impact the world with their high vibration. She not only motivates, but inspires an authenticity in her clients, resulting in physical and mental sustainability and brilliance in body, mind, and spirit.

Primefit
Mon, Wed, Fri: 11am (no class in August)
High intensity training building mobility, strength, and endurance using kettlebells, parallettes, gymnastic rings, clubs, and your own body weight
*Instructor, Jolie Kobrinsky: Jolie, who can now officially call herself a Spartan, strives to make physical improvement daily, unavoidable, and delightful for herself, her clients, and her community. She believes the body is an expression of our state of mind, our inner self, so building a cleaner, leaner, stronger, wiser, and more radiant body is the most direct way to achieving our greatest potential.

Monterey County Weekly has teamed up with Monterey Beer Festival to bring you Monterey County Beer Week 2015. And the Lighthouse District's own La Bahia Mexican American Restaurant is on board with beer specials every day of the week!

Sat, June 6, Beer Special: Pacifico & Victoria day $2.50

Sun, June 7, Beer Special: Modelo Especial & Negra Modelo day $2.50

Mon, June 8, Beer Special: Coors Light & Tecate day $2.50

Tues, June 9, Beer Special: Blue Moon & Sierra Nevada Day $2.50

Wed, June 10, Taco Wednesday & Beer Special: $1 tacos all day with choice of: chile colorado, chile verde, chicken filling, grilled chicken alpastor, or beef. Beer Buck special: 6 beers for $20.

Thurs, June 11, Beer Special: Budweiser & Bud Light

Fri, June 12, Beer Special: Corona $2.50

Sat, June 13, Taco Saturday & Beer Special: $1 tacos all day; beers for $2.50

Alyssa Jones Pilates, located at 801 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite 213, is now offering a Grand Opening Special of three private Pilates sessions for only $120!

Pilates is an amazing workout for everyone no matter what your fitness level may be. Alyssa Jones Pilates specializes in private and semi-private sessions for those needing rehabilitation, athletic improvement, or pre- and postnatal program designs. These sessions are personalized to your fitness goals and needs. Please contact Alyssa Jones Pilates at (858) 232-9741 or [email protected] for more information or to schedule an appointment. Please note: this offer is only good through July 31, 2015.

On the Beach Surf Shop is proud to sponsor the 2015 Monterey Bay Skate Jam Series! The one and only monthly skateboarding event on the Monterey Peninsula, 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 4 age divisions: 8 and under, 9-12, 13-15, and 16 and up. Riders will be judged based on (in order of importance): 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. Dates and locations are as follows:

April 18 - Marina Skate Park, Marina City Teen Center, 304 Hillcrest Ave
May 16 - Marina Skate Park, Marina City Teen Center, 304 Hillcrest Ave
June 20 - Marina Skate Park, Marina City Teen Center, 304 Hillcrest Ave
July 18 - Marina Skate Park, Marina City Teen Center, 304 Hillcrest Ave
(Please note the change of venue on July 18 to Marina Skate Park!)
August 15 - Marina Skate Park, Marina City Teen Center, 304 Hillcrest Ave
September 19 - Marina Skate Park, Marina City Teen Center, 304 Hillcrest Ave

Was Green Chalk Contemporary once an alley? Located between a restaurant and a dive shop, it is only 12 ft. wide but 65 ft. long with pipes hanging along brick walls. A 1929 picture shows that while it was not an "official" alley, Green Chalk was once a walk-through between Lighthouse Avenue and the old lumber yard near Cannery Row.

May 2 - May 31, the highly imaginative artist Laurel Farrin will transform Green Chalk into The Back Alley. For this provocative exhibit, Ms. Farrin will use assemblages of paint, cardboard, and debris typically found in any alley. All are welcome to the opening reception on Saturday, May 2, 5pm-8pm.

Ms. Farrin says, “This show is about what’s in an alley - where stuff goes that no longer fits or doesn’t fit together - the leftovers, the forgotten, the unwanted, the discards. The back alley is where broken things are left, where weeds grow. The back alley is where kids play. The back alley is where we go to to hide, to abandon and sometimes to find and rescue rare treasures.”

Green Chalk Contemporary art gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday, 1:30pm-6pm and by appointment. For more information, please phone Gail Enns at 831-718-7232.

Do you want beautiful, “look at me” lashes? Do you want to skip on mascara? Oya Salon’s Esthetic Room is now offering both Mink Lashes and Faux Mink Lashes!

Lash extensions are applied directly to your natural lashes, individually. The look can vary from natural to very full and dramatic depending on your desired look. When lashes are properly cared for, fills should be done every 3-4 weeks. Lashes can last up to 3 months, which is the full period of your natural hair growth cycle. The bond that is used is waterproof and medical grade adhesive, so you can resume with your daily activities immediately after application.

In April, Oya is offering Faux Mink Lashes for only $190 and Mink Lashes for $240. Book your lash appointment with Emily, Oya's Esthetician and Certified Lash Technician, at 831-656-0570. All consultations are complimentary.

Current Comics is now selling tickets to BIG WOW ComicFest, the biggest local ComicCon, taking place April 18 and 19, 2015 at San Jose Convention Center. We have 1-day and 2-day adult and child tickets available at the shop through Thursday, April 17. When you purchase adult tickets from us, you save $5 off the online price. BIG WOW is a great show with great comic writers, artists, Cosplayers and actors; it's definitely worth going to!