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Are you attending the Carmel Bach Festival? The Festival Boutique is open each night from 6:30 until 9. Friday is the last night!

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As a part of our 31 Days of Women in Music, we interviewed 5 of our female orchestra members. Please enjoy this first interview with MSO Principal Flute, Dawn Walker.

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Here are the young stars performing online Saturday at 5 pm. How many do you know? Please show up to honor their dedication to their art! The link will be posted on the Star Foundation website. https://starfoundationmc.org/

We will continue regular business hours during the new stay at home directive: 11-6 Mon-Sat In-store browsing is ok with mask, hand sanitizing and 6' distancing. Curbside service and shipping are available too 831-648-0508... Downtown Pacific Grove #downtownpg See more

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Shop Local, Dine Local in Downtown Pacific Grove! This holiday season enjoy holiday promotions, sales, cheer and seasonal flavors during Downtown Pacific Grove'...s Holiday Open House Shopping & Dining event! Business hours vary at each, individual Downtown PG Business & Restaurant. Visit & support your favorite Downtown PG Businesses all season long! Social distancing guidelines will be enforced. Masks required. This event will take place rain or shine. Sponsored by the Downtown PG BID, Pacific Grove Chamber & City of Pacific Grove. Event updates available at https://fb.me/e/h9hLccl7R

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We’re very proud and excited to present John Wineglass in a live interview with Youth Music Monterey on Wednesday, November 4th, at 5 pm. Staff and students wil...l participate in the discussion which will be informative, insightful, and thought-provoking, as venture into hot topics in the music world. RSVP on the website or use this link. It’s free! https://www.youthmusicmonterey.org//interview-with-john-wi See more

Music teachers are not exempt. Their challenges are even greater.

Come see our new display setup. Open 11-6 Mon-SatCome see our new display setup. Open 11-6 Mon-Sat

The Carmel Bach Festival is beginning its search for its next Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. Our goal is to attract an exceptional musical leader to... drive the continuing evolution of the artistic elements of the more than 80-year-old Festival, the longest-running summer music festival in California. Talented musicians, generous donors, devoted patrons, and the beautiful Central Coast community of Carmel-by-the-Sea are the key characteristics of the Festival, said President Cyril Yansouni. We look forward to finding the inspiring, collaborative and forward-thinking leader to build on our solid foundation and provide artistic vision and leadership for the next chapter of the Festival’s life story. More information: https://bachfestival.org/carmel-bach-festival-launches-art/

Work continues. We continue to be OPEN 11-6

Repairs have begun. WE ARE OPEN 11-6

Building repairs begin Wednesday morning. We will be open 11-6 as usual.Building repairs begin Wednesday morning. We will be open 11-6 as usual.

For professional musicians all gigs have been cancelled, rescheduled or postponed. Not all musicians/entertainers have another stream of income and are struggling right now. I know most everyone’s industry is affected, but here are some not so fun facts on the live entertainment industry: * Legendary New York Metropolitan Opera has just announced its closure until September 2021. Their musicians, choirs, stage techs, etc, along with the rest of the industry have been withou...t pay since last April. * Broadway is closed until mid-2021 * 6 West End venues THINK they can open right now. * Cirque du Soleil went bankrupt and cut over 3500 jobs. * Feld Entertainment (family tours - Disney on Ice, Monster Jam, circus, etc) has permanently fired 90% of their workforce. * Live Nation and other concert promoters have laid off a majority of their employees. * Talent agencies who plan & book concerts, appearances, festivals, etc have laid off over half their employees. * Cruise ship artists are unemployed and amusement park productions have no idea when they will be rehired. * There are no concerts, festivals, or tours scheduled until 2021 and if they don't perform next year they are likely to go bankrupt & may never happen again. No Jazz Festivals, no Coachella, no Bonnaroo, no EDC, no Glastonbury, no tours, no ballet, no opera.... it's all gone. * It is predicted that 90% of independent music rooms could close if this continues. * Artistic and musical organizations of all kinds - choirs, theaters, orchestras, dance companies, festivals, music rooms, not to mention all technical and independent suppliers - all are trying to find alternatives to succeed in working. * Over 12,000,000 people work in entertainment production, we are not insignificant and this industry can't reopen until mass gatherings are allowed. This doesn't include the additional dismissal of techs and openers, maintenance staff for bar rooms and staff, safety and thousands of vendors. So when you see your entertainment friends begging you to wear masks and stay home, understand that we are watching, helplessly, our industry collapse before our eyes because not enough people care about taking the necessary means to reduce the spread. This is personal to us, our whole livelihood depends on social solidarity and we will not accept to be labeled 'non-essentials'. Music & Arts are necessary for a happy and balanced society. Everyone's career and industry is indefinitely pending. PLEASE wear your mask (on your mouth AND nose) and wash your hands! I copied this text. Feel free to do the same. See more

We're excited about these newly arrived books for children. Come check them out! Downtown Pacific Grove

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