OFFICIAL PROGRAM PG Rotary Parade • Carnival Rides • Petting Zoo • Pony Rides Beer & Wine Garden • Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast YMCA Fair • Quilt Show • Classic Car Display • Firemen Challenge SPONSORS: Union Bank of California, California America Water, J.R. Rouse/Sotheby’s, 831.373.3304 | www.PACIFICGROVE.org 831.373.3304 Central Avenue Pharmacy, Asilomar Conference Grounds, & Safeway. This program is brought to you by Join the funPacific andGrove’s only weeklydon’t NEWSpaper be left out! Marge Ann Jameson, Publisher • Dana Goforth, Ad Sales We’ll print the musicShelby Birch and Theprofiles, Cedar Street Irregulars, Distribution the daily schedule, andSave features this Pullout about exhibitors Section! Thousands of extra copies delivered on March 28 and even more on hand at the event and around town! Call Dana 831-297-2071 Deadine is looming! Page 2 Good Old Days These Are The Good Old Days! More than 230 vendors from hose advance, and a victim rescue. This year’s 58th Annual Good Old 12 states will display their arts, crafts These events are done all in a row and Days Festival is scheduled for April and other wares alongside 30 food your time stops when the last event 11 - 12 in downtown Pacific Grove; booths at the Good Old Days street is complete. The primary purpose for and on both days the activities will go fair, which is the largest gathering of the Firefighter Combat Challenge is from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. The arts and craft vendors in Monterey to promote physical fitness, an essen- event, which is free to the public, County. tial part of structural firefighting. typically draws a great crowd of locals Quilts by the Bay, the Monterey Other family fun activities on and visitors strolling up and down Peninsula Quilters Guild’s 36th An- Saturday and Sunday will include Lighthouse Avenue to take in the nual Quilt Show, will be held April carnival rides, YMCA family fair, many wonderful things Good Old 10, 11 and 12, 2015 in historic Chau- classic car show, pony rides. Days has to offer. tauqua Hall. The show kicks off with Admission to Good Old Days is free There will be entertainment on a reception for MPQG members and both days. five stages with more than 60 bands, their guests on the evening of Friday, performers and shows scheduled. April 10. Tickets for the reception ‘Fall Foliage’ is a, 86” x 100” quilt. Good Old Days kicks off Satur- It will be raffled off Sunday af- are $10 and available at the door or ternoon. Tickets are available in day morning with the Pacific Grove in advance from Guild members. The advance at Back Porch Fabrics, Kiwanis Club’s Pancake and Sau- Show hours are 10:00 a.m to 5:00 157 Grand Ave. in Pacific Grove. sage Breakfast in Jewell Park at 7:30 p.m.; admission is $5.00 for adults, a.m. Cost is $6. At 10 a.m. an old- children 12 and under are free. In Raffle drawing for all quilts will be fashioned patriotic parade, staged by addition to a colorful display of 200 Sunday afternoon and winners need the Pacific Grove Rotary, will feature quilts in traditional, art and digitally not be present to win. www.mpqg. dozens of entries. Among those will enhanced styles, a boutique will offer org/quilt-show. be community groups, bands, old- a variety of unique, handcrafted items The Firefighter Combat Chal- fashioned wagons, antique vehicles for sale. An assortment of quilt fabric lenge will take place on Sunday, and more. The parade route extends will also be on sale in the Garage Sale. April 6, at 10:00 a.m on Lighthouse along Pine Avenue between Alder The show also features a mini quilt Avenue, between 19th Street and Street and Fountain Avenue. raffle, in which visitors can win beau- Park Street. The Combat Challenge Among the parade entries will tiful handmade small-scale quilts. In is a 5-event physical challenge that be the 2015 Royal Court of the Feast addition, raffle tickets for “Fall Foli- firefighters throughout the area par- of Lanterns, Pacific Grove’s iconic age,” an 86” X 100” quilt, are available ticipate in and try to complete for celebration which dates back more for purchase now or during the show. the fastest time with full structural than 100 years. Queen Topaz and To purchase tickets in advance, con- turnouts and breathing apparatus her Court will introduce themselves tact a Guild member or go to Back The Firefighter Combat Challenge will (weight 65 lbs). Competition events a mingle with the crowd after the pa- Porch Fabrics at 157 Grand Avenue take place on Sunday, April 6, at 10:00 include a tower climb with a high- rade ends and entertainment begins in Pacific Grove, (831) 375-4453. a.m on Lighthouse Avenue, between downtown. rise pack, hose hoist, forcible entry, 19th Street and Park Street. This is the third annual PG Rotary Good Old Days Beer and Wine Garden. Located at the Rabobank courtyard on the corner of Lighthouse and Grand, a variety of premium craft beers hard cider and wine are available for purchase. Proceeds support the many wonderful service projects of Rotary. The Garden is open throughout Good Old Days weekend; Saturday from 9am to 6pm and Sunday from 9am to 5pm. H H SATURDAY PACIFIC GROVE Stephen Covell 318 GRAND AVE. 11am–2pm Acoustic-Indie Soloist 831-375-4322 The Wharf Rats 15% Off Clothing 3pm–6pm Classic Rock 5-piece (additional 10% off sale items) CLOTHING: Castelli • Craft • Hincapie • Pearlizumi SUNDAY SHOES: Sidi • Pearlizumi • Mavic Victory Lane HELMETS: Giro • Bell 1pm–4pm Classic Rock Power Trio This program is brought to you by Pacific Grove’s only weekly NEWSpaper Marge Ann Jameson, Publisher • Dana Goforth, Ad Sales Shelby Birch and The Cedar Street Irregulars, Distribution Good Old Days Page 3 2015 Good Old Days On-Going Events Schedule Saturday and Sunday, April 11 & 12 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monterey County’s Largest Arts & Crafts Show ~ More Than 220 vendors and information booths from 12 states ~ th (On Lighthouse Ave. between 11 and Congress Ave.) Carnival rides for entire family. (In front of Post Office) Pony rides ( Jewell Park across from PG Museum of Natural History) Petting Zoo (18th and Lighthouse) Bubble Fun Water Bubbles for kids to walk on water! Kids get into theball and try to run, crawl and walk on water. ( Jewell Park across from PG Museum of Natural History) DJ Willi Entertainment is bringing the Latin Rhythm to Pacific Grove! Special guests from throughout the county will be performing and instructing Latin Dances, Zumba and Latin Singers. And everyone is welcome to dance with us! (Chase Bank, Forest & Lighthouse) 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Quilt Show by Monterey Peninsula Quilters Guild. $5 per person, children 12 and under free. (Chautauqua Hall, 16th Street and Central Avenue) For more information, visit www.mpqg.org 10 a.m .– 5 p.m. Pacific Grove Rotary Club Beer Garden Serving beer and wine. $7 per drink. (Rabobank Courtyard, 561 Lighthouse Avenue) 2015 Good Old Days Music Festival Schedule Saturday, April 11 Sunday, April 12 Moonalice Stage Moonalice Stage 13th Street and Lighthouse Avenue, 481 Lighthouse Avenue 13th Street and Lighthouse Avenue, 481 Lighthouse Avenue 1:00 – 4:00 pm. .......... Moonalice, Renowned Psychedelic Rock and Blues Jam Band 1:00 – 4:00 pm. .......... Moonalice, Renowned Psychedelic Rock and Blues Jam Band Bank of America Stage Bank of America Stage 16th Street and Lighthouse Avenue, 601 Lighthouse Avenue 16th Street and Lighthouse Avenue, 601 Lighthouse Avenue 10:00 am .................................................................. Cypressaires, Barbershop Chorus 10:00 am. ........................................................................Samz School of Rock, Rock 11:30 am ........................................................................ Thom Cuneo Jazz Band, Jazz 1:30 am ................................................................................. Jamaica’s Belly Dancers 1:00 pm. ........................................................................ Linda Arceo Band, Pop/Rock 1:00 pm ...............................................Casey Frazier, Americana/Country/70’s Rock 2:30 pm. .......................................The Snarky Cats, Psychedelic Blues/Motown/Funk 2:30 pm. ................................................... Touch’d Too Much, AC/DC Tribute Band 4:00 pm. ........................................ The LightFighters, Rock n’ Roll/Blues/Alternative 4:00 pm ........................................................................... Mambo Wally, Punk2Funk 5:30 pm .......................................................................Stu Heydon Blues Band, Blues 17th Street Grill Stage 17th Street Grill Stage 17th Street and Lighthouse Avenue, 617 Lighthouse Avenue 17th Street and Lighthouse Avenue, 617 Lighthouse Avenue 10:00 am .........................................................................Folsom Youth, Rock ‘n Roll 10:00 am ..................................................................................... Mental Musk, Rock 11:15 am .....................................................................The Pip Squeeks, Rock ‘n Roll 11:15 am .........................................................ASha-Med, Alternative/Garage/Punk 12:30 pm ............................................................................ Rollin’ & Tumblin’, Blues 12:30 pm. ..................................................... Higher Ascension, Reggae Rock Fusion 1:45 pm ..............................................................Rayburn Brothers Band, Folk/Rock 1:45 pm. ...................................................................................Hidden Motion, Rock 3:00 pm