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GPACIFIC GRoOVE CoHAMBEdR OF CO MMOERCE 59THl ANdNUAL April 9 & 10, 2016 Saturday and Sunday Days Downtown Pacific Grove STREET FESTIVAL and FAIR g or . E V O R G C I F I PG Rotary Parade • Carnival Rides • Petting Zoo • Pony Rides • YMCA Fair Beer & Wine Garden • Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast • Pie Eating Contest Quilt Show • Classic Car Display • Fireman Challenge • Mustache Competition C A P . w w w | 4 0 3 3 . 3 FREE ADMISSION S P O N S O R S : Project Bella/Domaine Hospitality, California American Water, Central Avenue Pharmacy, 37 . 1 3 8 J.R. Rouse of Sotheby’s International Realty, & Asilomar Conference Grounds This program is brought to you FREE by Pacific Grove’s only weekly NEWSpaper Marge Ann Jameson, Publisher • Dixie Lane, Editorial • With Peter Mounteer and Others Page 2 Good Old Days 2016 Welcome to Good Old Days! On behalf of the City of Pacific Grove at the event. Please patronize these great Free Fingerprinting for Children and the Pacific Grove Chamber of Com- organizations. A special thanks to the vol- The Pacific Grove Masonic Lodge #331 merce, we wish to thank Alan Cohen for unteer groups, the Good Old Days Plan- will again fingerprint children free of chairing the Good Old Days celebration ning Committee, and Chairman Alan charge in an effort to promote child safety for over 14 years. We greatly appreciate Cohen. Finally, we wish to acknowledge and defense against abduction and preda- your time and energy. the hard work and dedication of all city tion. This service will be conducted at the Now in our 59th year, Good Old Days staff and department heads, especially the Masonic Lodge during the hours of 10:00 continues to be the largest music and arts City’s public works crew. a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sat. April 9 and again festival in the tri-county area, offering five There is some pride that comes with liv- on Sun., April 10, the days of the Good entertainment venues and more than 230 ing on the Peninsula. How ever you are Old Days Celebration in Pacific Grove. food and craft vendors. And admission is involved, this area sustains a community The Masonic Lodge is located next to the always free. The event schedule contains spirit like no other. Good Old Days is Pacific Grove Post Office. Fingerprinting traditional favorites as well as many new proud to be part of this spirit. of young children has proven to be an ef- entertainers and activities. fective tool in the process of locating and returning missing children. All are wel- We appreciate the groups and individu- Health Code Regulation: No come. For more information, please call als responsible for bringing you such a Dogs in the Food Area (831) 649-1834. great event. First, we wish to thank Pa- We recognize that pets are part of the cific Grove City Council and Mayor Bill family and as such, pets are welcome at SPECIAL NEEDS Kampe for approving the Good Old the Good Old Days. Please help us com- Days. The event would not take place if it ply with the law by keeping pets away Welcome to Good Old Days. All stages, sites, building and areas are accessible. Dis- were not for the services provided by the from the food sections during the Good abled parking is available in the City’s parking lot between Bank of American & City. More than 30 nonprofit groups and Old Days. Thank you for respecting the Fandango Restaurant. If you have any special needs, please contact Rita Pescatore at community service organizations will be law. (831) 373-3304 or email [email protected]. All requests must be in writing and 24 hours prior to the event. Thank you. Where to Eat Although there are over 40 food vendors at the Good Old Days, we are requesting our members and locals to frequent the downtown restaurants during your visit to the festival. Pacific Grove restaurants support our schools, nonprofits, and youth groups. Below is a list for your consideration: th 17 Street Grille Max’s Grill Aliotti’s Victorian Corner Pacific Thai Cuisine Fandango Restaurant Passionfish Goodies Deli Peppers MexiCali Café Holly’s Lighthouse Café Petra Restaurant International Cuisine Red House Cafe jeninni kitchen + wine bar Toasties Café Mando’s Restaurant ThisThis is is the the fourth third annualannual PG PG Rotary Rotary Good Good Old Old Days Days Beer Beer and Wine andGarden. Wine Located Garden. at Located the Rabobank at the Rabobankcourtyard on courtyard the corner on of Mauricio’s Restaurant theLighthouse corner ofand Lighthouse Grand, a variety and Grand,of premium a variety craft beers of premum hard cider craft beers, hard cider and wine are available for purchase. and wine are available for purchase. Proceeds support the many Thank You Good Old Days Proceedswonderful servicesupport projects the many of Rotary. wonderful The Garden service is open projects throughout Parade Chairman Ken Cuneo ofGood rotary. Old The Days Garden weekend; is open Saturday throughout from 9am Good to 6pm Old and Days Sunday weekend; Saturdays from 9am to 6pm and Sunday from 9am from 9am to 5pm. The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce extends a very special thank you to Ken to 5pm. For your enjoyment, we present, live at the Beer & Cuneo, PG City Council Member, for chairing the Pacific Grove Rotary Parade dur- Wine Garden... ing the Good Old Days. All of your hard work is greatly appreciated. SATURDAY - Moe Ammar, President, Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce StephenSATURDAY Covell 11am–2pm Acoustic-IndieBoscoe’s Brood Soloist 11pm - 1pm This is the third annual PG Rotary Good Old Days Beer and Wine Creative acoustic fun Garden.The WharfLocated Rats at the Rabobank courtyard on the corner of Firefighter Combat Challenge Lighthouse3pm–6pmBest Mustache and Grand, Competition a variety of premium craft beers hard cider Competitors start at a starting line, and on signal, run to climb a ladder with hose. and wine are available for purchase. Proceeds support the many Once at the top, they lay the hose down and reach over the edge to hoist another Classic1pm Rock 5-piece wonderful service projects of Rotary. The Garden is open throughout hose up to their level. $100 cash prize Good Old Days weekend; Saturday from 9am to 6pm and Sunday When they climb down, they aim the charged hose at a target. from 9am to 5pm. The final event is the “Manikin Drag” with a 160-pound manikin. TheSUNDAY Wharf Rats 2pm - 5pm And they’ll compete in their turnouts - fire repellant pants, helmets and coats of the VictorySATURDAY Lane sort they wear every time the alarm goes off. set of turnouts, including the breathing Classic Rock 5-piece Stephen1pm–4pm Covell apparatus, weighs about 60 pounds. 11am–2pmClassic Rock Power Trio Acoustic-Indie Soloist The Wharf Rats 3pm–6pmSUNDAY Classic Rock 5-piece Sean Ryan 1pm - 4pm AcousticSUNDAY originals & covers Victory Lane 1pm–4pmVictory Lane Classic1:30pm-4:30pm Rock Power Trio Classic Rock Power Trio The Firefighter Combat Challenge will take place on Sunday, April 10, begin- ning at 11:00 a.m. on Lighthouse Avenue, between 19th Street and Park Street. 2016 Good Old Days Page 3 Have a Good Old Time! 2016 Good Old Days On-Going Events Schedule Saturday and Sunday, April 9 & 10 • 9 am – 5 pm Monterey County’s Largest Arts & Crafts Show ~ Over 220 vendors from 12 states (On Lighthouse Ave. between 11th and Congress Ave.) Carnival rides Quilt Show by Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild for the entire family. (In front of the Post Office) 10 am – 5 pm • $5 per person, children 18 and under free with parent Pony rides ( Jewell Park across from PG Museum of Natural History) (Chautauqua Hall, 16th Street and Central Avenue) • For more information, visit www.mpqg.org Petting Zoo (18th and Lighthouse) • • Pacific Grove Rotary Club Beer Garden • 9 am – 5 pm Bubble Fun Water Bubbles for kids to walk on water! Serving beer and wine. (Rabobank Courtyard, 561 Lighthouse Ave.) Kids get into the ball and try to run, crawl and walk on water. (Jewell • Park across from PG Museum of Natural History) Free Fingerprinting for Children • 10 am - 4 pm • Pacific Grove Masonic Lodge #331 will fingerprint children free Good Old Days Latin Stage DJ Willi Entertainment is bringing of charge in an effort to promote child safety and defense against the Latin Rhythm to PG. abduction and predation. All are welcome. For more information, call Special guests from all over the county will be performing and 649-1834. (Masonic Lodge, 130 Congress Avenue) instructing Latin Dances, Zumba and Latin Singers. And everyone is welcome to dance with us! (Chase Bank, Forest & Lighthouse) • Saturday Special Events Sunday Special Events BookWorks Dance Stage • All Day A new attraction on Saturday only is the BookWorks Dance Stage. 11 am – 2:00 pm Monterey Fire Department Fire Fighters Nine dance groups from around the Monterey Peninsula will perform Combat Challenge back-to-back throughout the day. A great competition of several firemen from the tri-county. Enjoy and • support your favorite Fire Department. For more information: 831- 8 am – 11 am Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast 646-3900. $5, Proceeds benefit Pacific Grove charities (Jewell Park across from the Museum) 10 am – 11 am PG Rotary Good Old Days Parade Over 100 entries! (On Pine Ave. between Granite and Grand Ave.) 10:30 am – 5 pm YMCA presents Kids Fair Free event with lots of prizes! Inflatable obstacle course, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, face painting, crafts and healthy snacks. (Jewell Park across from Museum, Central and Forest) 11 am – 5 pm Classic Car Show (Grand Avenue between Laurel and Lighthouse Ave.) ? pm Best Mustache Competition The Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce and Phill’s Barber Shop will be hosting the second annual Best Mustache Competition.