Gift ideas for visitors to the Monterey Bay area and those who're lucky enough to live in Monterey, Carmel or one of the surrounding towns:
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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:
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| Gift Memberships |
Monterey
Bay Blues Festival Tickets
(June 22-14, 2012)
Carmel
Bach Festival Tickets
(July 14-28, 2012)
Monterey
Jazz Festival Tickets
(September 21-23, 2012)
Tickets for Christmas
in the Adobes - Annual candlelit walking tours of historic Monterey
and the adobes. Dates for 2011: Thursday December 8 & Saturday December
10, 5 to 9 p.m.
Admission Buttons for First
Night Monterey - Family fun and community arts on New Year's Eve.
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Pacific
Repertory Theatre Tickets Upcoming shows for 2012 include: The AristoCats Kids March 9 - April 1 Fiddler on the Roof April 26 - May 27 The 39 Steps June 21 - July 15 Beauty and the Beast Aug. 16 - Sept. 23 Julius Caesar Sept. 7 - 23 and more.... |
Pebble
Beach Golf Course Photo Cards and Prints - Greeting cards and prints
featuring the greens at Pebble Beach.
Photo
Mousepads - Including Monarch Butterflies, flowers, and scenic photos,
by Miriam Grebe.
Ventana
Vineyards offers award-winning Monterey County wines and gift certificates.
Anita
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 |
Fourth of July Gift Ideas
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A box of 12 chocolate stars in red, silver
and blue (six milk chocolate and six dark chocolate) would be a
great "Happy Fourth of July" gift. |
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Valentine's Day Gift Ideas
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Original
Valentine Songs - Song Legacy has a selection of original
Valentine songs for MP3 downloads. They also offer personalized
romantic and Valentine songs, based on your answers to a questionnaire
about your own love story. Learn more at SongLegacy.com. |
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Love Songs For Guitar - A collection
of love songs including "Somewhere My Love", "Song
of India" and many others, performed by world-class guitarist
Terrence Farrell. His other albums, including Till
There Was You, would also be a great choice for a romantic
Valentine gift. |
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Mother's Day Gift Ideas
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Custom Mothers Day Songs has a selection of
original Mother's Day songs for MP3 downloads. They also offer personalized
Mother's Day songs, based on your answers to a questionnaire. Learn
more at CustomMothersDaySongs.com. |
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Mother's Day Gift Guide from Barnes & Noble
Gift ideas for anyone, anywhere:
Gift
photo cards and prints by Miriam Grebe
Everything
for the long-board surfer -- books, videos, CD's, collectibles
Classical
and Jazz Guitar CD's and DVD's by Terrence Farrell
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Customized
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 beautifully illustrated lyric
sheets and CD covers. Many new original
songs for MP3 downloads have been added recently. |
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Love
Slipped Out The Door CD featuring original jazz, torch and blues songs
by Andrea Carter
Gift Membership in the Smithsonian Institution (includes subscription to Smithsonian Magazine)
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 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.
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
Living Like a Local: Stories of Our Life in France by Shelley Row - Based on the experiences of an American couple who spent a year living in the village of Cotignac in Southern France. An ideal gift for anyone planning a trip to France.
Fibonacci
Fun: Fascinating Activities with Intriguing NumbersThe Cat Who Went to Paris by Peter Gethers - Entertaining story about a remarkable cat and his human companion
Imaginative Gifts for children:
Puppets
from the Puppet Super Store
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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.
Christmas Gift Ideas
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Custom Christmas Songs - Song Legacy
is offering personalized Christmas songs and Chanukah songs, with
lyrics based on the customer's answers to a questionnaire. Illustrated
lyric sheets, CD jacket covers and CD labels are included in addition
to the personalized song. |
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Monterey Christmas Cards - These cards
feature the colorful Christmas angel decorations displayed in Monterey,
California during the Christmas season. Like the traditional La
Posada candlelight parade that was held in Monterey for years, these
unique Christmas angels are a reminder of the Mexican heritage of
the Monterey area. |
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A Carmel Christmas - A CD featuring
beautiful and mellow guitar arrangements of the best loved Christmas
carols, performed by world-class guitarist Terrence Farrell. His
other albums, including España
De Mi Corazón and the Beatles collection Here
Comes the Sun, would also be great choices for holiday
gifts. |
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