Here is your chance to let The Foolish Times know who offers the best pizza in Monterey County.
Chicago Deep Dish, New York Thin Crust, St. Louis Cracker Crust, Detroit Square, California Style or the original Neapolitan. So many choices and all tasty...even with pineapple!
Winners will be reviewed in the November issus of Foolish Times.
Attention all ghouls and goblins: Monterey Museum of Art (or, shall we say, the Monsterey Booseum of Art?) is getting creepy and creative for their next virtual Free Family Fun Day on Saturday, October 24, 11am-5pm! They’ll be sharing art projects all day that are sure to give you chills and thrills. (But mostly thrills!) Come join in the family fun! Details available soon on the museum's website.
In its physical (non-ghostly) incarnation, Monterey Museum of Art is located at 559 Pacific Street in Downtown Old Monterey.
Sovino Wine Bar and Merchant is hosting an online painting class with local artist Bunny Paivine on Saturday, October 17 at 6pm. Learn how to paint this picture from the comfort of your own home! Fee is $30 per person and includes paint, supplies, and their delivery. (You can order wine from us, too!)
Purchase your tickets here. Class details will be sent to you following your purchase. Please purchase your tickets by Thursday night, October 15, to ensure delivery of supplies.
You may know that Alta Bakery and Cafe carries a great selection of baked goods plus soups, salads, sandwiches, pizzas, and coffee and tea...but did you know we also carry an amazing array of desserts? Check out the photo - Alta is a wonderland of sweet treats! We invite you to visit our cafe at 502 Munras Avenue in Downtown Old Monterey and try one of our delicious confections. It's sure to make your day.
Working from home has become the norm and employees are moving less throughout the day. Keep your employees healthy by encouraging mindfulness and movement breaks! Union Yoga in Downtown Old Monterey offers group rates for streaming and recorded yoga and meditation packages including access to private outdoor classes. For more information, please e-mail us or text 203-832-6854.
Mythic Games Monterey is happy to announce that supplies for Games Workshop's Warhammer 40K are finally here! After much trouble and many gremlins the great restock has arrived just for you. We've got the spray paints, the paint pots, the paint brushes, and models, the written rules, and the (60"x44") battle mats to really bring the room together. Visit our retail shop at 561 Tyler Street in Downtown Old Monterey to check it out.
Sazon Express Cocina Mexicana is letting our chef loose and we're now offering our full menu for take-out, delivery, and outdoor dining. Enjoy tacos, burritos, burrito bowls, mulas, quesadillas, sopes, nachos, and more! We're open for dinner Tuesday - Friday (4pm-9pm) plus lunch and dinner on Saturday (11:30am-9pm) and Sunday (11:30-8pm). We're located at 431 Tyler Street in Downtown Old Monterey.
(Pssst! Come for lunch here on Saturday and Sunday, 11:30am-3pm, and you can order bottomless mimosas with your meal.)
This year, Alvarado Street Brewery's friends over at Ventana Wilderness Alliance (VWA) are hosting this year's Wild and Scenic Film Festival virtually! For the past 3 years Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill has been sponsoring this awesome event which was held at the beautiful Golden State Theater right on Alvarado Street, but the VWA has adapted to the current circumstances and is having a virtual screening on October 8.
Alvarado Street Brewery and Grill has partnered with the VWA to bring you "Dinner, Drinks and a Film Fest!" If you head to VWA's website, you can purchase a bundled ticket which includes a to-go dinner and beer for two as well as the on-demand screening of the film. All proceeds will benefit VWA's stewardship programs including Trail Crew, Volunteer Wilderness Rangers, and Youth in Wilderness.
Dinner includes one shareable appetizer (either House Smoked Wings or Fried Brussels Sprouts) and two entrees - your choice of seasonal Kale Salad (with additional protein choices available) or your choice of a Chicano Burger or Alvarado Burger with Fries - plus a 4-pack of their amazing beer. The meal can be picked up on the day of the festival at Alvarado Street Brewery, 426 Alvarado Street. VWA will coordinate times and menu choices by email upon purchase.
Happy anniversary to Rosine's Restaurant in Downtown Old Monterey! Forty years ago today, on September 30, 1980, Rosine's Restaurant opened in the Del Monte Shopping Center, and six years later it was moved to its current location at 434 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. That's a huge milestone for a family owned and operated business.
The Culcasi Family, owners of Rosine's, are very thankful all the support they’ve received throughout the years and for their dedicated staff, some of whom have been working there for decades. Rosine's Restaurant restaurant is now open for outdoor dining, take-out/pick-up and delivery Sun-Thurs, 9am-8pm and Fri-Sat, 9am-9pm. View the menu on the website.
IT'S TIME TO VOTE! A permanent Monterey County Elections ballot drop box for voters is installed at Monterey Public Library, available 24 hours a day until November 3 at 8pm. The County will empty it on a regular basis. Just drop your ballot safely in the box at 625 Pacific Street in Downtown Old Monterey - it's easy to do and completely free (of course).
To view a list of other ballot drop box locations in Monterey County, please click here. To check your voter registration status, please click here.
Shear Addiction Barbershop and Hair Studio is celebrating our 4th anniversary in business with a special deal for the entire month of October 2020! This month only, buy one full priced beard, shave, or hair product (valued at $15 or more) and get 50% off a Shear Addiction t-shirt or crewneck sweatshirt, or buy two full priced products and receive a FREE Shear Addiction t-shirt or crewneck sweatshirt.
Shear Addiction carries a variety of beard, shave, and hair products by Prospectors, Crown Shaving Co., Schwarzkopf, Hanz De Fuko, Altas Hair, and Hair Evolution, plus pre-cocktail mixers by Camp Craft Cocktails.
This offer is available both in-store and for curbside pick-up. Shear Addiction is located at 160 Webster Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Can't make it down here? We can ship it to you via USPS. Please phone 831-884-5608 or e-mail us for more information and/or to make your purchase.
Venture Gallery presents a show by Barbara Lee Furbush and Noriko Constant, our featured artists for October. We invite you to come and view their lovely fine art prints. Venture Gallery is now open for in-store shopping Thursdays - Sundays, 10am-6pm. We will be hosting a demonstration by Barbara and Noriko in front of the gallery on Saturday, October 17, 2pm-3pm.
We often think of a print as a reproduction of an original painting (sometimes called a giclee). But in this case, a fine art print (or monotype) is the original artwork. Noriko Constant and Barbara Lee Furbush share a passion for printmaking and the endless ways to create an image and this show highlights how the medium supports different visions.
In the monotype process, ink is moved around on a flat surface and you can never make another image that is exactly the same - this is what makes it so exciting and unique. If you visit the gallery in October, you will see several examples of work created with different techniques accompanied by an explanation of the process.
Barbara and Noriko's artwork will be featured through October 2020. Venture Gallery is located at 260 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Visit our website to shop online for work by our local artists.
Nomads Fine Rugs is happy to announce our 40th Anniversary Sale! Through the end of October 2020, we're offering 40% off everything in our showroom which features a wide variety of handmade rugs from around the world, both new and antique. Visit us at 486 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey.
Middlebury Institute for International Studies presents the WorldViews Speaker Series online on 10/14, 10/28, and 11/11, discussing today's vexing world problems. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, this series will be held entirely on Zoom. All are welcome. Please register in advance here - log in details will be provided after you register.
Wednesday, October 28, 12pm
The Ocean Climate Action Plan: Turning Ideas Into Advocacy
Detailing the Ocean Climate Action Plan’s path from development into law.
Speakers: Assoc. Prof. Jason Scorse (Director, Center for the Blue Economy) and Elise Birkett (MA Candidate, '22)
Wednesday, November 11, 4:30pm-5:30pm
The US-Russian Nuclear Predicament: Are We Doomed to Cooperate or Simply Doomed?
For more than a half century, Washington and Moscow have worked to manage their nuclear competition and to cooperate in preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. But what’s the future of this often rocky relationship? We'll discuss insights into US-Russian nuclear dynamics and their implications for world stability.
Speakers: Prof. William Potter (Founding Director, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies) and Aubrey Means (MA Candidate ‘20)
Back-to-School activities are now taking place at Code Ninjas, located at 469 Pacific Street in Downtown Old Monterey. We have invested over $15,000 in the newest and freshest gaming laptops. With these new HP Omen gaming laptops, coding, engineering, and robotics can be taught to our students with greater ease. We've also upgraded our curriculum and added many programming opportunities for our students.
New to the Code Ninjas dojo:
Modding with Minecraft
Flight Simulators
Rubix Cube showdown with Sensei Bogdan
Overwatch Introduction with Sensei Evan
Fortnite Creator
Javascript Web Development with Sensei Evan
Please contact Code Ninjas Monterey at 831-200-3924 or via e-mail to learn more. You can also book a free 30-minute session and tour.
At Code Ninjas Monterey, kids ages 7-14 learn to code in a fun, non-intimidating way – by playing and building video games they love. Kids have a blast and can’t wait to come back. Parents are thrilled as their children gain confidence and new skills including coding, math, logic, and problem-solving and as they progress from white to black belt. Our core promise is: kids have fun, parents see results. We believe in these words so much that it’s written on the walls in our center.
Revival Ice Cream is celebrating our 4th birthday and we cannot do it without you! Please join us on Sunday, October 4. Doors open at 11:30am.
On our special day we'll offer:
Revival Birthday Cake Ice Cream
The super special flavor you wait for all year! It has vanilla ice cream (colored Revival green with spirulina), gluten-free cake pieces, and raspberry sauce.
Birthday Ice Cream Sandwiches
Decorated for our celebration with sprinkles!
Dairy-Free Bee's Knees
We've had so many requests to make a dairy-free version of our award-winning, best-selling Bee's Knees Ice Cream that, only on October 4, we will be serving it dairy-free just for you.
We are so appreciative of the love from our customers, producers, and retail partners. We hope you'll join us at 463 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey (wearing your face mask and respecting social distancing, of course).
Montrio Bistro, located at 414 Calle Principal in Downtown Old Monterey, has extended its fundraiser in support of the Food Bank for Monterey County. With the “Pick It Up, Pay It Forward” campaign, now lasting through December 31, 2020, 10% of all proceeds from take-out orders will be donated to the food bank. (Please note: this is for take-out orders only, and does not apply to delivery orders.)
With the difficulties of the pandemic, food banks are struggling to keep up with growing demand. So come and pick up your favorite meal today to help us support this cause! Our dishes make your taste buds feel great and nothing feels better than helping others in need.
Ken and Mona Donkersloot, owners of Montrio Bistro, Tarpy's Roadhouse, and Rio Grill restaurants, have a new goal to raise $50,000 across all three restaurants. Visit Montrio's website to view our take-out menu and place your pick-up / take-out order at 831-648-8880.
The Historic Garden League in Monterey continues to help keep the gardens at the Cooper-Molera Adobe beautiful during the fall season. A big thanks to these wonderful volunteers! The Historic Garden League is a non-profit organization formed to restore, support, and preserve the historic gardens of this area and to offer the opportunity to gain knowledge and appreciation of them. Interested in volunteering? Visit their website.
The Cooper-Molera Adobe is located at 506 Munras Avenue in Downtown Old Monterey. The Cooper-Molera Museum is currently closed by order of the Monterey County Health Department to slow the spread of Covid-19. But the gardens on the property remain open, as does Alta Bakery, home of amazing breakfasts and lunches, coffee and tea, and baked treats, all available for take-out or outdoor dining.
Grace Lifestyle Boutique has new dresses in stock for fall! They're both comfortable and stylish. Come and check them out at 459 Alvarado Street in Downtown Old Monterey. Grace is open for in-store shopping and also offers curbside pick-up and shipping - visit our Instagram page to view some of our newest looks.
Do you ever get a craving for chocolate? Here’s a new item to satisfy your impulse: Valrhona Chocolate Fondant Cake at Parker-Lusseau Pastries and Cafe. It's gluten free and very tasty. Visit the shop at 539 Hartnell Street in Downtown Old Monterey and try a slice. The kitchen is currently producing a couple batches of this delightful indulgence each week.