What: First NIght Monteey 2008 "Passport to the Arts".
A community celebration of the arts on New Year's Eve!
When: December 31, 2007 from 3 PM through Midnight.
Where:
Historic Downtown Monterey, California - Over 30 performance sites, 80% indoors.
First Night Monterey goes on "Rain or Shine"!
Admission Buttons:
ADULT: (Age 16 years old and up)
Nov 1 - Dec 16th: $12
Dec 17th to 30th: $15
YOUTH: (Age 5 to 15 years old)
Nov 1 - Dec 16th: $10
Dec 17th - 30th: $15
* Children five and under are admitted Free!
Buttons can be purchased before December 31st, 2007 at:
* Safeway Stores (all Monterey County), Customer Service Window
* Longs Drugs Stores (all Monterey County), Customer Service Window
* Monterey Sports Center, Front Desk
* Rite Aid in Del Monte Center and Country Club Gate
Buttons and special Family Packages (web only) available from Firstnightmonterey.org for pick up at Will Call.
Will Call is in the Monterey Conference Center Main Lobby.
Will Call will be open 12/31 from 9 AM until 11 PM.
Program:
A community celebration of the arts. FNM is an affordable, alcohol-free family celebration. This year’s theme is “Passport to the Arts". Performers and groups from folk to rock; to children projects, teen alley, big band dance venue to classical in 30 venues. Plan your night ahead of time by buying the Monterey County Herald, Sunday, December 24 2007t he guide will be inserted into the paper on Christmas Eve.
Activities begin 3:00PM, Kids Night Out!
* Creation Stations with Interactive art activities!
* Twilight Parade at 5:30 – through downtown Monterey
* Classical, Country, Jazz, Blues and Rock & Roll performances
* Dancing with the Stars all night long in the 2 great venues!
* Henna tattoos, face painting
* Teen Alley- 2 bands to rock the night away and bring in the new year!
* New Faces!- lots of new performers to First Night
Grand Finale begins at 11:15!
Parking:
Free parking anywhere at Del Monte Center (map)
Shuttle Service:
Continuous Free shuttle service by MST between Del Monte Center (directions & map) (bus stop at Macy's Home Furniture Store, near street side of Macy's) and Monterey Transit Plaza (across from Monterey Safeway, junction of Tyler, Munras, Pearl, and Alvarado). Runs every ten minutes from 2 PM - 1 AM.
Bus Service:
Free Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) bus service anywhere in Monterey County on December 31st, 2 pm to 1 am, if you have a First Night Monterey Admission Button. Find your bus route with this MST map.
Restaurants:
First Night Monterey has a large and varied selection of food booths for your enjoyment. Most will also have beverages. The Monterey Peninsula has excellent restaurants of every conceivable type: For listings, reviews, go to www.monterey.com.
Hotels:
* Baypark Hotel - (800) 338-3564 - Official Hotel of First Night Monterey 2007
* Resort to Me -- (800) 757-5646 for free room-finder service
* Monterey Peninsula Reservations -- (831) 655-3424 for free room-finder service
* Monterey Convention and Visitor's Bureau -- Click on "Lodging," then "Book a room online"
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