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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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Join us on Facebook!  Did you know that Downtown Martinez has a Facebook page? We have over 7,000 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!   |
 Bay Area Blues Festival coming to downtown Martinez!
Sept. 27 & 28, 10am-6pm
We are excited to announce this NEW event coming to downtown Martinez. The Bay Area Blues Festival will take place along Main St. on Sat., 9/27 and Sun., 9/28!
The Festival will feature two stages, arts and crafts, food booths, professional chalk artists, beer, wine and much more!
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The undead are coming to downtown Martinez! 
...and they are thirsty for craft beer!
Sat., October 18, 2013 - 2:30 to 5:30pm
HURRY! EVENT WILL SELL OUT!
Main Street Martinez is the 3rd 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 20 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!!
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Martinez Mayors Cup Golf Tournament  Oct. 25, 2014
Join us for a festive afternoon and night at Pine Meadows Golf Course in Martinez, CA
as we raise much needed funding for Main Street Martinez and Martinez Chamber.
Registration begins at 1:30pm. Shotgun Start for the 9-hole Day Golf: four person scramble is at 2:30pm with on-course food and beverages. Then we break at 5:00pm for Dinner and Silent Auction. Then it's back on the course at 6:15pm
for Shotgun start for the 9-hole Night Golf: two person alternate shot.
We wrap up the evening at 8:30pm with Dessert, Awards, and a Raffle.
Dinner provided by Pine Meadows Golf CourseClick here for more information and to sign up!
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Halloween Trunk or Treat Spooktacular  Oct. 26, 2014
The 5th annual Trunk or Treat
Main Street Martinez & Cooperative Center FCU invite you to join us at a SAFE, FUN, and FREE Halloween Spooktacular!
Sunday, Oct. 26 from 10am to 2pm in Downtown Martinez
We're teaming up with local businesses to provide a safe place for you to enjoy Halloween festivities. Instead of walking house to house, visit creatively themed and decorated car trunks and shops lining downtown Martinez to collect candy and treats.More...
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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!
Sundays, 10am-2pm
YEAR-ROUND!
Main St. between Castro & Ferry St.
Visit www.pcfma.com
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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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Check out SpotMojo  Spotmojo is a place where you can ask for the businesses you want. Is there a business, a restaurant or maybe cafe that you wish was located downtown? Or maybe a good lunch spot or place to get drinks? Spotmojo connects the community with businesses, and businesses with spaces. With the community's feedback it helps businesses know where they're needed and where they can be successful. Spotmojo gives you a voice in the businesses that open in your neighborhood. You can suggest and vote for the things you want. You no longer have to wait and just hope the empty space down the street is filled with something useful for you. Spotmojo is good for the community and the environment
Maybe the shops and restaurants you like do exist, but they're a good drive away in another city. By getting them closer to you, you save gas and the environment. By doing more dining and shopping locally you benefit the city you live in. It all starts with YOU suggesting the things you want in your neighborhood. You can suggest restaurants, shops, other businesses you want where you live, work, or wherever you find yourself regularly. |
Martinez Home Tour 
Saturday, October 11th, 10am-4pm
Tour the interiors of seven (7) private homes including the mayor's residence and a beautifully restored home featured in the winter issue of American Bungalow magazine.
Also visit the Shell Clubhouse, the Masonic Temple, and the town's four museums.
Produced by the Martinez Historical Society as a fundraiser for the restoration of the Old Train Station in Martinez.
Tickets are $25 when purchased in advance, $30 at the door.
Click here for the details www.MartinezHomeTour.com
Don't have internet access? Then call (925) 864-8457
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Type A Yoga 
Did you know September is National Yoga Month? Curious about yoga? Want to kick-start your practice?
Join Type A Yoga this month for our...
Free Events:
Tea Time, 9/5 4-5pm & 9/19, 4-5 pm.
1st Friday Free in the Park, 9/5 5pm at studio or 5:10pm @ Regional Shoreline
4th Annual A Time for Yoga Free Community event (our first in Martinez!), Tuesday, 9/30 at 7pm
Specialty classes:
Yoga for Total Newbies (before YogaLab Fundamentals): 9/6, noon
(This class is free for beginners attending YogaLab:Fundamentals. Please contact us for reservations.)
Workshops:
Designing a Personal Practice for Safe Home Yoga, Friday, 9/19 5:15pm-7pm (after tea time) $35
YogaLab: Pose Precision, Saturdays 1-3pm: $35 ea or $120/all 4
9/6: Fundamentals (Beginners: see above)
Experienced students only for the following, please.
9/13: Bound & Revolved Poses
9/20: Plank Variations & Chaturanga Dandasana
9/27: Intro to Arm Balances
Ick-free Anatomy Workshops: $45 ea (incl materials) or $150/all 4*
In this program, students learn muscular anatomy using clay.
9/14, 2-4pm: Shoulders & upper back
(* Upcoming workshops are Saturdays 1-3 in Oct.-Dec.
See website for details.)
Reserve your space online by the end of Labor Day* for an extra 25% off Personal Practice, YogaLab & Ick-Free Anatomy prices! * discount auto-applied online thru 9/1
Coming soon...
Yoga for Anxiety 8 week program, Sundays 2-4pm: $275 (includes textbook)
Early Bird Discount (by 9/15): $180, 10/12/14-12/14/14 (no class 11/9, 11/30).
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Live at Martinez Campbell  Martinez Campbell Theater
636 Ward St.
The Addams Family A new musical comedy What Is the Story of The Addams Family? That lovable family of creepy kooks is alive and well and living in their super-spooky mansion in Central Park. The Addams family, led by the elegantly gaunt and seemingly undead Morticia and her ever-devoted husband Gomez, is in turmoil. Their daughter Wednesday, now 18, finds herself falling in love-a sensation that is unsettling for both her and her family of endearing misfits.Oct. 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31 and Nov 1, 2 For more information and tickets click here!
Onstage performs at the Campbell Theater at 636 Ward St. Martinez
For schedule of shows visit:
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Shell Martinez Refinery - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project "For us, meeting the energy challenge also means meeting the climate challenge. This project will help us do both." - Shell General Manager, Paul Gabbard
Shell is proposing to modernize its Martinez refinery to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save water, improve efficiency, and boost our local economy. Click here to get more information.
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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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 Armando's
Live Music at Armando's
- Friday, September 19, 2014
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- Saturday, September 20, 2014
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- Monday, September 22, 2014
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- Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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- Thursday, September 25, 2014
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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 19TH & 20TH
Master Magician - JOSEPH BARTHOLOMEW
... opening the show on stage - Timothy James
Joseph Bartholomew will be headlining our show this weekend with his smooth and skillfully presented magic. We are delighted to be bringing Joseph's exceptional entertainment to the California Magic Club stage. Also joining the evening's performance is the talented magician Timothy James.
SEPTEMBER 26TH & 27TH
Master Magician ALEX RAMON
opening our show on stage - Magician John Gardenier
This gentleman's credits are some of the biggest in show business.
He just finished a two year run at the Horizon Hotel/Casino at Lake Tahoe in his own show "Illusion Fusion." Prior to that he was the ringmaster for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's "The Greatest Show On Earth." He toured world wide with Mickey's Magic Show performing on four continents in fourteen countries. Alex is one busy performer! Alex will be performing segments of his new show "Wonders" featuring brand new magic he has never performed for an audience.
We've got him for two nights of magic as only he can present.
Don't hesitate to get your tickets right away!
... with your magical host Gerry Griffin
Join us for an unforgettable weekend of fun.
Doors Open at 7:30 PM
514 Main St.
For show and ticket info click here
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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. A collaborative effort between participating downtown businesses and local artists to highlight their business by showcasing artwork.
Aloha Chiropractic 649 Main St. Amelia Delome, photography Citrus Salon 631 Main St. Jacinto Castillo, ink drawings Land Home Financial 533 Main St.
Nancy Robinson, abstracts (coming soon)
Tully Law Offices
713 Main St. Greg Wilkie, paintings
City Hall
525 Henrietta St. Richard Stahlberg, photography Martinez Library 740 Court St.
Susan McGuire - Watercolors
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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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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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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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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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Water Conservation 101  During this period of extreme drought in California, it is imperative that every citizen does their part to conserve water. In response to our serious water shortage, the City of Martinez and the Contra Costa Water District have asked residents to cut water usage by 15 percent. If you are not already, now is the time for you to take action and practice water conservation.
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Martinez Chamber of Commerce
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Martinez Chamber of Commerce
For more information about the Martinez Chamber events and ribbon cuttings, please visit www.martinezchamber.com
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Who we are and where to find us
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 Sincerely, Leanne Peterson
Executive Director,
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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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