August 2021 Monterey Bay Parent Magazine

OUT & ABOUT Our top picks for AUGUST
8/3 FREE! Preschool Stories at Jewell
Park. Miss Mary and Barnaby
Bear will be reading stories
and singing songs. All ages
are welcome. However, the
content will specifically be
developmentally appropriate
for preschoolers. Presented by
Pacific Grove Library and held
weekly on Tuesdays.
www.pacificgrovelibrary.org
8/7, 8 Salinas Valley Food & Wine
Festival 2021. Main Street will
be filled with wine tasting stops,
food sampling stations, live
music, artist/artisan vendors, and
the opportunity to experience
world-class wines, craft beers,
and gourmet foods. Admission
to the main festival is free.
Purchasing a ticket includes
wine and beer tastings along
with samplings of culinary
delights from local chefs,
caterers, and restaurants.
salinasvalleyfoodandwine.com
8/7 FREE! 2021 Hiroshima-Nagasaki
Remembrance Day and Peace
Lantern Ceremony. This beautiful
and moving tradition honors
those who suffered the atomic
bombings in 1945. The event
starts at 7 p.m. with lantern
making and traditional Taiko
drumming by Shinsho Mugen
Daiko. Sundown will signal the
launching of the peace lanterns.
peacecentral.wordpress.com
8/14 FREE! Monterey Bay Parent
Magazine Back to School Bash.
Join us Del Monte Center in
Monterey as we celebrate back
to school!. Vendors will be on
hand with information about
preschool options, private
schools, medical care and much
more. The first 300 children
will get a free lunch tote from
Stanford Children’s Health.
We’ll also have an amazing
back to school themed balloon
installation for photos. Lots of
freebies and giveaways.
montereybayparent.com
8/15 70th Annual Pebble Beach
Concours d’Elegance. A tradition
going back over half a century,
the Pebble Beach Concours
d’Elegance is where the
world’s collector cars meet and
compete. Only the 200 best
collector cars in the world roll
onto the legendary 18th fairway
of Pebble Beach Golf Links.
pebblebeachconcours.net
8/23 FREE! We Create Art Festival 2021.
This is a week-long street and
public art installation in the
West End focused on bringing
two artists together on one wall
to celebrate and merge their
individual styles and create
unique public masterpieces for
all to enjoy. Twelve artists will
collaborate with each other on
six walls throughout Sand City,
over the course of a week.
wecreateart.com
8/28 FREE! Monterey Greek Festival
2021. You won’t be able to
resist the mouthwatering smell
of traditional Greek food. While
you’re munching on dolmades,
you can watch traditional dance,
listen to music and even learn
a little at a cultural lecture. Sip
a cup of Greek coffee while
you order that ever-popular
dessert, baklava. Then step up
to the stage yourself for a lesson
in Greek dance! A traditional
taverna will open in the evening,
serving Greek and American
beer, wine and ouzo.
montereybaygreekfestival.
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28 montereybayparent.com MONTEREY BAY PARENT • august 2021