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Main Street Martinez
PO Box 776
Martinez, CA 94553
925.228.3577
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Main Street Martinez News & Events
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Italian Street Painting Festival 
THIS WEEKEND!!!
The 10th annual Italian Street Painting Festival is coming soon to downtown Martinez!
Professional chalk artists, Kids Zone, Italian Music and Entertainment, Bocce, Beer & Wine, and more! NEXT WEEKEND! Sat. & Sun., Sept. 28 & 29 10am to 5pm 
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Downtown Ghost Walks  Join us for the Downtown Martinez Ghost Walks A 1-1/2 hour guided walking tour through Historic Downtown Martinez to discover the hidden past, little known haunting facts and tales of days-gone-by. Every 4th & 5th Friday through Oct. Next Ghost Walk is TONIGHT, Fri. 9/27 Click here for tickets! |
Martinez Mayors Cup Golf Classic 
Friday, Oct. 11, 2013
Join us for a festive afternoon at the award-winning, par 72 Roddy Ranch Golf Course in Antioch.
Hosted by Main Street Martinez and the Martinez Chamber. Benefiting Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa.
For more information about Sponsorship, foursomes, and more, visit www.MartinezMayorsCup.com
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The undead are coming to downtown Martinez!
...and they are thirsty for craft beer!
October 19, 2013 - 2:30 to 5:30pm
Main Street Martinez is the 2nd annual Zombie Beer Crawl on the streets of Martinez and everyone is encouraged to join the crowd. Zombies will be walking around the downtown corridor of Martinez, sampling beers from over 25 great craft breweries stationed at various small businesses along Main Street.
Zombie costumes are optional, however there will be prizes awarded for the best individual costume as well as the best group costume. After the Beer Crawl, visit one of the downtown restaurants for dinner!!
Click here for more info & tickets!
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 Martinez Farmers Market
Stop by to pick up your locally grown produce and support the market this year!
Buy local produce and visit local shops and restaurants too!
Open Sat. 9/28 and Sun. 9/29 on
Castro St., during the Italian Street Painting Festival!!!
Sundays, 10am-2pm
YEAR-ROUND!
Main St. between Castro & Ferry St.
Thursdays, 10am-2pm - (No market on 7/4)
April 25 through Oct. 24
Court St. between Main St. & Escobar St.
Visit www.pcfma.com
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Join us on Facebook!  Did you know that Downtown Martinez has a Facebook page? We have over 5,400 great and loyal fans and we want you to be part of the social experience and fun! You'll get regular updates about events, new business openings, special sales, and more! Click on the link below to see the page and don't forget to hit LIKE once you're there!  |
Volunteer Opportunities  Want to make a difference in your community? If so, Downtown Martinez can use your help!
Main Street Martinez is a volunteer run organization and we are looking for people who want to help with this years events and projects. You can click here to download the sign up form, fill it out and mail or fax it back to us and we will contact you. Or you can email us with your contact information and your area of interest. Jobs range from office help, event set up and take down, clean up day, NEW Downtown Ambassadors, and more! Thanks! We look forward to having you on our team!!! Main Street Martinez
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BCI Kitchen & Bath! 
BCI Cabinet Design is your cabinet and counter top resource. We are your alternative to the big box store, providing the best in personal service and even better pricing. It's an easy choice! 
BCI is happy to offer our clients fine quality Merillat Cabinetry with three different price points to fit every budget. We can also supply you with Laminates, Quartz, Natural Stone and Solid Surface counter tops.
 BCI employs experienced and reliable professionals who you can count on to meet high quality standards. At BCI, it's all about you and your needs.
Schedule your FREE in-home consultation today and let our team of experts show you what BCI Cabinet Design can do for you!
BCI Kitchen & Bath 817 Arnold Dr. #100, Martinez Call today for a FREE Consultation! (925) 370-0707 Click here to visit our website!
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Are you ready for some football and beer? 
Marty O's Football Special!!!
Half Price domestic beer and beer pitchers
with purchase of a full size pizza!
Monday & Thursday during the game
925-228-7792
www.martyospizza.com
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What's New at Marty O's? 
Big Al announces a new brink-lined oven
that makes the best pizza in town!
"Little Al" is here now but call to make reservations for the Ribbon Cutting on Oct. 5. Free hors d'oeuvres.
Get $5 off Large Pizza, $2 off Medium Pizza, $1 off Small Pizza. Use coupon code GALA. Cannot be combined with any other coupons.
925-228-7792
www.martyospizza.com
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Newest Downtown Business having a sale!  Welcome to Bits and Pieces, the newest business to open in downtown Martinez! Featuring a little of everything including furniture, housewares, and clothing. This weekend is a 20% off store-wide sale! Come by and see what treasure you can find! Bits and Pieces 608 Estudillo St. Wed, Thurs, Fri 11am-5pm, Sat and Sun 10am-3:30pm
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A Place for Kids to Bloom at ArtU4ia  Join A Club @ ARTU4IA NOW! As a member your child will enjoy time to explore creative play with friends. The skills which your child will be developing, such as imagination + innovation aren't easily duplicated and will define the emerging skills of the future. They will be PAINTING A BRIGHTER FUTURE!They will be ART SMART! BENEFITS of membership go far beyond the joys of mixing a great color, although that is a wonderful feeling! Bring school creative projects to work on while you're at the studio. No mess to clean up at home! A CLUB HOURS - Tues. thru Fri., 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Come everyday, or come when you can. As a member you have full flexibility and unlimited visits per month during A Club hours. FOR MEMBERS ONLY...you'll get an amazing A Club T-shirt and a membership necklace, plus 2 FREE GUEST PASSES and 20% DISCOUNT on birthday parties, classes + workshops for family members. Click here for more....
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Alhambra Homecoming Parade!  "Around the World" is the theme! Tues., Oct. 8 3:00pm Main St. |
Martinez Restaurant Tour!  Sat., Oct. 12 1:30-4:00pm $15 per person Adults only All ticket sales benefit the Oohs, Ahs, and Giggles Free Children's Programs. Participating restaurants: Barrel Aged, Beaver Creek Smokehouse, California Magic Dinner Theater, Compass Star, Family Kitchen, Haute Stuff, Hot Dog Depot, La Tapatia, Luigi's, Main Street Sweets, Marty O's Pizzeria, Pacifica Pizza, Roxx on Main, Saucies, Starbucks, Lemingrass, Sunflower Garden, Whiskey Lane. Purchase tickets at Martinez Recreation (925) 372-3510 or Martinez Senior Center (925) 370-8770 |
Martinez Home Tour! 
Experience the rich fabric of local history and residential architecture in Martinez by attending the 7th annual Historical Home Tour sponsored by the Martinez Historical Society. Take a tour of six or more private homes representing the historic home styles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Martinez.
Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door the day of the event. Tickets can be purchased with cash or check from Char's Flowers (635 Main Street), Rumain's Jewelry (510 Center Avenue), Bagel Street Café (580 Center Avenue), The UPS Store (the Lucky Shopping Center) and I've Been Framed (411 Ferry Street).
Sat., Oct. 12, 2013
10am-4pm
Click here to purchase tickets online.
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National Park Service Hosts Fall Full Moon Walk!  Join National Park Service rangers for a fall full moon walk on Friday, October 18, 2013 on Mt. Wanda, part of the John Muir National Historic Site (NHS) in Martinez, CA. This free, two-hour program begins at 5:45 PM with a one-mile, moderately strenuous hike to watch the full moon rise over nearby Mt. Diablo. Atop Mt. Wanda's 640-foot summit, visitors can use spotting scopes to view more detailed features of the moon. Visitors can also listen to the chorus of night sounds and keep an eye out for the nocturnal native grey fox. More... |
Stations for rent at Hair Candy on Main!  Full or part-time stations for rent. Bring your established clientele to the Heart of Downtown Martinez. Your clients will LOVE your new salon! Great opportunity to grow your business! For more info email tara@haircandyonmain.com or call (925) 938-8272 |
Available Property  Are you looking for space for your new or existing business? Downtown Martinez offers an affordable option to high price strip malls. There are locations available ranging from
560 sq ft to 6,000 sq ft.
Downtown Martinez is the County Seat with 100's of jurors and employees here each day. There are a number of special events bringing in thousands of people each year and an untapped evening market potential. For an available property listing click here!
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 Armando's
Live Music at Armando's
- Friday, September 27, 2013
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- Saturday, September 28, 2013
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- Thursday, October 3, 2013
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Dinner & Show Special: Have dinner at local favorite, Haute Stuff, and mention "Dinner and a Show special", (wed-sat, 5-6) after dinner come to Armando's for a FREE beverage of choice that evening.
More Details
707 Marina Vista Ave. (925) 228.6985
www.armandosmartinez.com
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California Magic Club 
Good Fun, Great Laughs, Grand Entertainment!
SEPTEMBER 27TH & 28TH
Magician JOHN GARDENIER
and magicians Jack Fowler & Jack Alexander
... with your magical host Gerry Griffin
OCTOBER 4TH & 5TH
Magician RON SAYLOR
... with your magical host Gerry Griffin
Doors Open at 7:30 PM
514 Main St.
For show and ticket info click here www.calmagic.com
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Royal Thai Restaurant  Friday & Saturday:
K.J. Al Karaoke
6:00-11:00 414 Ferry St. (925) 313-9185Open 7 days a week. Mon-Thurs 11-9, Fri-Sun 11-9:30
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mARTinez!  A Rotating Art Exhibit Sponsored by Martinez Arts Association as a collaborative effort between participating downtown businesses working together with local artists to highlight their business by showcasing artwork. Downtown Locations & ArtistsCitrus Salon 631 Main St. Karen Ide, paintings City Hall 525 Henrietta St.
Gregory Wilkie, boats & ships paintings
Coldwell Banker Guidance Realty 531 Main St.,
Jen Copland, paintings Land/Home Financial Services Inc, 533 Main St. Susan McGuire, watercolors Luigi's Deli, 537 Main St.
Doug Ridgway, photography
Family Kitchen 825 Escobar St., Amy Garcia, abstracts Hair Candy on Main, 817 Main St., Sharon Larry, butterflies & dragonflies
Harbormaster's Office, 7 North Court St.
Pam McCauley, boats and ships I've Been Framed 411 Ferry St., #C
Jim Mariero, bird woodcarvings Muir Executive Offices 535 Main St. Amy Garcia, abstracts Pakmail Center of Martinez, 649 Main St. Amy Garcia, abstracts Stahlberg Photography, 620 Main St.,
fine art and studio photography
TJ's Cafe 3210 Pacheco Blvd.,
Pam McCauley, watercolors
Tully & Weiss Attorneys at Law 713 Main St.,
Coming soon - Pat Calabro, mixed media
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Contra Costa County Historical Society 
The Contra Costa County Historical Society's History Center is located at:
724 Escobar St. in Martinez.
Normal hours of operation are:
- Tuesdays, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Wednesdays, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Thursdays, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
In addition, the History Center is open on the third Saturday of each month from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
From time to time, we may be open for special events, such as exhibit open houses, or if there is an event in downtown Martinez.
Remember, we are staffed largely by volunteers, so we may not always be open the entire time. To be sure we are open, please call ahead.
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Martinez Historical Society
The Martinez Historical Society was created in 1973 to save this 1890 cottage and its site from becoming another parking lot in downtown Martinez. Convinced that our city's history deserved a repository where papers, documents, photographs and artifacts could be housed, we prevailed upon the City of Martinez to join with us in acquiring use of the "Borland House" for our purpose. A lease was obtained from the Contra Costa College District, and we took possession in February, 1974. More...
Martinez Historical Society
1005 Escobar St., 228-8160
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John Muir National Historic Site 
Fruit Rancher, Family Man, Writer... Father of the National Park Service!
John Muir played many roles in his life, all of which helped him succeed in his role as an advocate for Nature. As America's most famous naturalist and conservationist, Muir fought to protect the wild places he loved, places we can still visit today. Muir's writings convinced the U.S. government to protect Yosemite, Sequoia, Grand Canyon and Mt. Rainier as national parks.
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Visit the Shell Museum  Open Tuesdays & Thursdays
10am-2pm
Pacheco Blvd. at Arreba
After two years of luncheons, bus trips, and holiday excursions, the Shell Martinez Complex Alumni turned their attention to the assembling of artifacts for a museum. Shell Oil Company provided the building and financing for the initial stages of the remodeling. Alumni members and their spouses donated their time and expertise from carpentry, to plumbing, to gardening, to computer programming, and spent hundreds of hours outfitting the museum. All pictures and objects are identified and catalogued and the information stored in a computer. The museum is staffed by Alumni members who also conduct tours. The museum was dedicated and opened for visitors September 22, 1990 and is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...
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Save Energy, Save Money! 
The City has completed the video production for playback of the Energy Efficiency Rebates and Incentives Open House workshop event from May. The program is now broadcasted daily on the City Channel (Channel 26 or 28 depending upon location). The program offers information on multiple PG&E incentives; the Energy Upgrade California and County Weatherization programs; and the services provided by the non-proft SmartLights and SmartSolar programs. Many of the opportunities are free to qualified households and businesses, so please check it out and see if it can help you save energy and money today!
The broadcast schedule is as follows (subject to change):
Sunday, 5:30 pm
Monday, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, 10:00 pm
Wednesday (except July 17th), 6:30 pm and 10:00 pm
Thursday, 6:30 pm
Friday, 7:00 pm
Saturday, 11:00 am
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Martinez Chamber of Commerce
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Martinez Chamber Mixer  Oct. 10, 5:30-7:30pm
Hagin's Automotive 15th Anniversary & Car Show
3725 Alhambra Ave.
Networking, Food, Fun, Raffle!
www.martinezchamber.com
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 Sincerely, Leanne Peterson
Executive Director, Main Street Martinez
925.228.3577
director@mainstreetmartinez.org |
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We do our best to provide accurate information however, dates and times can change without notice. If you find any errors or if you have an item to include in future emails, please email us at director@mainstreetmartinez.org
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