June 26, 2011 New Doors in Monterey
Nice looking gates and doors in Monterey, CA.
Tags: art, California History, Monterey, Monterey California, travel and tourism
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June 18, 2011 Soledad is Where It’s At!
Soledad in South Monterey County has dueling slogans: “Where it’s At!” versus “Feel the Momentum.”
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- Puerto Nuevo Mariscos restaurant. Love it!
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- Friend of my friend, Jacob Ruelas.
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- Jacob Ruelas at left with his lifelong friends at the Soledad Car and Culture Fair.
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- Soledad Car and Culture Fair.
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- Soledad Car and Culture Fair.
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- Soledad Car and Culture Fair.
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- Soledad Car and Culture Fair.
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- Soledad Car and Culture Fair.
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- Soledad Car and Culture Fair.
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- Soledad Car and Culture Fair.
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- Soledad Car and Culture Fair.
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- Look at that little dog!
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- Big dog, little dog.
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- Produce truck vendor.
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- Store on a truck.
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- Tour bus of big group of lady musicians from Mexico. On Tour!
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- Tour bus of big group of lady musicians from Mexico. On Tour!
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- Soledad carnival.
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- Ticket booth at Soledad Carnival in 2010.
I spend a lot of time in Soledad with my “SoMoCoCAT” and “Conexión Comunitaria” work.
Speaking of…starting July 9, we’re offering a FREE Music Video Workshop at the Center for Employment training in Soledad. The idea is to help local artists promote their work by teaching them to make their own music videos.
Fred Segura of local hip hop recording label, 2Face Entertainment, will be one of the instructors. Local filmmakers, Juan Ramirez and Eric Palmer who made the acclaimed documentaries, “Concrete Paradigm” and “Letters from Within” will also instruct.
Anyway…Feel the momentum! because Soledad IS where it’s at!
Tags: Conexion Comunitaria, Monterey County, Monterey County California, Soledad, SoMoCoCAT, South Monterey County
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May 29, 2011 Thrifthound on the Beat: Part 2
I never buy retail if I can help it. There’s so much good, weird, cheap and free stuff out there, and recycling is good for you.
Check out my other Thrifthound finds.
Tags: Monterey, Monterey County California, Pacific Grove, Salinas, shopping, thrift shopping, yard sales
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May 17, 2011 Wigs ‘n Wine in Salinas
On Friday the 13th, Trish Sullivan, the doyenne of the Salinas Arts and Culture scene, and her husband, local artist and musician, Dan Beck, hosted a Wigs ‘n Wine party in their lovely backyard oasis to celebrate daughter Tara’s visit.
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May 17, 2011 Remains of the Bay: What was this creature?
We found this below the dunes in Seaside, CA. It was boneless, rubbery, and entirely organic matter, meaning no rope, plastic, or any other man made detritus as far as I could tell. It must have been relatively fresh because it didn’t stink.
What is it?
Tags: CA, marine creatures, Monterey California, Seaside
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March 6, 2011 Today’s El Camino Real in Greenfield
These pix were taken last week along El Camino Real, the main street that runs through Greenfield, CA. The El Camino Real is part of the historic road that linked missions and other important sites in early California.
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- La Union Indigena community meeting at Greenfield School on 2/24/11.
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- Triqui woman in her ‘wapil’ at La Union Indigena community meeting at Greenfield School on 2/24/11.
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- La Union Indigena community meeting at Greenfield School on 2/24/11.
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- La Union Indigena community meeting at Greenfield School on 2/24/11.
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- Obviously, Spanish is the language most commonly spoken in Greenfield.
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- Other than the library, this is Greenfield’s only public computer center…and it costs $5 per hour.
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- This future site hasn’t changed for the past 4 years…we tried to help move the project forward, but nothing…their loss. In the meantime, my grassroots project–the one they ignored–has grown 500%! Just MOVE! Go! Do it!
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- This is the center for an advocacy group for local indigenous Oaxacan community. They speak languages unrelated to Spanish like Triqui, Mixtec, and Zapotec.
Tags: California History, Greenfield, local business, Monterey County, Oaxaca, South Monterey County, travel and tourism, Triqui
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February 21, 2011 Look at This Weird White-Speckled Water Worm
What is this thing?!
I found it in post-rain tiny pool of water in a cranny in the base of the Sloat Monument. Sloat Monument is on Fort Mervine on the historic old Presidio of Monterey.
But what is this fascinating little creature? It’s transparent so you can see it’s wiggly little innards. I spent about 20 minutes watching it squirm and float around.
How did it get there and what will happen to it when the water dries up?
Tags: iPhone photography, Monterey, Monterey California, Presidio of Monterey California
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