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Gifts for visitors to the Monterey Bay area and those who're lucky enough to live in Monterey, Carmel or one of the surrounding towns:

Whale Watching Trip Gift Certificates Monterey Bay Whale Watch Gift Certificates -- Year-round trips to view whales and dolphins. Gifts can also include laminated marine mammal guides.

Gifts from the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Gifts from the Monterey Bay Aquarium:
                   Aquarium Tickets
  Gift Memberships

Monterey Bay Blues Festival Tickets
(June 26-28, 2009)

Carmel Bach FestivalCarmel Bach Festival Tickets
(July 18 - Aug. 8, 2009)

Monterey Jazz Festival Tickets
(Sept. 18-20, 2009)

Tickets for Christmas in the Adobes - Annual candlelit walking tours of historic Monterey and the adobes. (2009 dates to be announced.)

Admission Buttons for First Night Monterey - Family fun and community arts on New Year's Eve.

Pacific Repertory Theatre Pacific Repertory Theatre Tickets
Upcoming shows for 2009 include:
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Apr 30 - May 17
Man of La Mancha Apr. 2-26
Oliver! Aug. 13 - Sept. 27
As You Like It Oct. 2-18
and more....

Photo cards and prints featuring Pebble Beach Golf CoursePebble Beach Golf Course Photo Cards and Prints - Greeting cards and prints featuring the greens at Pebble Beach.


Photo mousepadsPhoto Mousepads - Including Monarch Butterflies, flowers and scenic photos, by Miriam Grebe.

Big Sur Inn: The Deetjen LegacyAnita Alan's book:
     Big Sur Inn: The Deetjen Legacy




A few of John Steinbeck's books about the area:
     Cannery Row
     Sweet Thursday
  East of Eden
  Pastures of Heaven

Book by Thomas Steinbeck (son of John Steinbeck):

     Down to a Soundless Sea

     

Gifts for anyone, anywhere:

Mother's Day Songs MP3 downloadsMother's Day Songs -- For a unique Mother's Day gift, Custom Mother's Day Songs offers $9.99 MP3 downloads of original Mother's Day songs with illustrated lyric sheets and CD cover images. Custom Mother's Day Songs also has a Mother's Day Links page with additional suggestions for Mother's Day gifts.

Mother's Day Gift Guide from Barnes & Noble

Classical guitar CDs by Terrence FarrellClassical and Jazz Guitar CD's and DVD's by Terrence Farrell

Photo cards and prints by Miriam GrebeGift photo cards and prints by Miriam Grebe


Song Legacy customized songsCustomized Songs -- Song Legacy offers a range of products from fully personalized songs to inexpensive MP3 downloads of songs for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings and other occasions, with illustrated lyric sheets.

Gifts for surfersEverything for the long-board surfer -- books, videos, CD's, collectibles

Gift Membership in the Smithsonian Institution (includes subscription to Smithsonian Magazine)

Monterey Angels Christmas Cards Monterey Christmas Cards - many of these cards feature the angels displayed in Monterey during the Christmas season.

Gifts n Ideas - A wide variety of gifts, with delivery to more than 25 countries

Unique Gifts - At ShinyShack you can find a whole range of birthday gifts, presents and cards for birthdays and special occasions.

Books:


Fixer, novel by Ed BrodowFixer - New novel by Ed Brodow. A tale of a fearless politician who overcomes poverty, a crippling bout with polio, and rampant anti-Semitism to become the admired Robin Hood of Depression-Era New York.

Humorous books by Larry Wilde
The Larry Wilde Treasury of Laughter
and other books by Larry Wilde

French or Foe? and Savoir Flair! by Polly Platt - Guides for foreigners visiting France


Fibonacci SpiralFibonacci Fun: Fascinating Activities with Intriguing Numbers

     
           

Imaginative Gifts for children:

Puppets from the Puppet Super Store

Gifts from the Exploratorium in San Francisco   Gifts from the Exploratorium: Science kits, educational toys, puzzles, and more

The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California - Online purchase of tickets and gifts including scientific toys and games.

     
                     
     
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