Monthly Archives: May 2018

Past Events

June 16 Lower Presidio Historic Park Walking Tour on American/California Period

With the weather warming, Old Monterey Foundation is resuming monthly Lower Presidio Historic Park Walking tours with noted Monterey Bay historian and author, Tim Thomas on the third Saturday of every month from 10:00am – Noon.

Old Monterey Foundation recently installed a monument sign on Pacific Street to make it even easier to find the park.

The next tour will be held Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 10:00am and will focus on the American/California period beginning in 1846. The American/California period includes the enactment of the first California Constitution in 1849 through the period when Fort Mervine was a coastal defense and cavalry post.

Tours meet in front of the City of Monterey’s Presidio of Monterey Museum, 113 Corporal Ewing, Building #113. From Monterey, take Pacific Street past the Monterey Conference Center and the First Theater to the end of Pacific where it forks, take the left fork, turn left onto Artillery Road, turn right on Corporal Ewing Road and follow it a short way to the Presidio of Monterey Museum in the center of the Park against the hill; from Pacific Grove, take Lighthouse Avenue in New Monterey, bear right to go onto Pacific Street and then go to Artillery Road, turn right, and then turn right on Corporal Ewing Road and follow it to the Presidio of Monterey Museum.

Advance reservations are required by contacting Tim Thomas at (831) 521-3304 or via email.  The tour is for ages 10-adult only and the cost is $20 for adults and kids are $15 (10-15 years).  Group rates are also available.

About Tim Thomas

About the Lower Presidio Historic Park

 

Art and Artists, Past Events

Free Lecture on “E. Charlton Fortune: The Colorful Spirit” June 8th

Image: Drying Sails, 1926, oil on canvas. Monterey Museum of Art, bequest of Robert J. Dwyer, 2010.017. Exhibition organized by the Pasadena Museum of California Art

For the fifth year, Old Monterey Foundation is pleased to launch its season of free lecture events as part of its 2018 Lecture Series sponsored by The Marcia F. Devoe Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County.

E. Charlton Fortune: The Colorful Spirit

This informative lecture will be presented by Scott Shields, Ph.D. Dr. Shields is the Associate Director and Chief Curator at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. He will chronicle E. Charlton Fortune’s fascinating biography and colorful artistic legacy through stories, anecdotes and powerful paintings.

The Monterey Museum of Art will feature an exhibit of E. Charlton Fortune paintings on exhibit from May 24 through August 27, 2018.

Bill Wojtkowski, President of the Old Monterey Foundation Board of Directors, will also present a short overview of improvements accomplished and planned for the Lower Presidio Historic Park.

Friday, June 8, 2018 – 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Irvine Auditorium, McCone Building, MIIS; 499 Pierce Street, Monterey
Free Admission – Reception to follow

The lecture is free but attendees must obtain have a ticket. Reserve your ticket here. If you are not a member of the Monterey Museum of Art,  select “Old Monterey Foundation members” or “general admission”.

For more information about Old Monterey Foundation, call (831) 346-3030.

This lecture is suitable for ages 9 and up.

Fund Raising, Past Events

Estéban Restaurant Celebrates Monterey’s 248th Birthday June 2

Saturday, June 2, 2018
5:00–10:00pm
Estéban Restaurant at Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa

It’s Monterey’s 248th Birthday and Estéban Restaurant wants to celebrate. Located at historic Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa, Estéban will donate 10% of all food sales on Saturday, June 2 from 5:00 to 10:00 p.m. to the Old Monterey Foundation for the third year in a row. Founded with the mission to promote, support, and enhance the artistic, cultural, and historic environment of historic Downtown Monterey, the Old Monterey Foundation along with Casa Munras Garden Hotel & Spa share an affinity for maintaining, protecting, and sharing the deep-rooted history of Monterey.

From its establishment on June 3, 1770, Monterey’s Spanish heritage can be experienced today through the diverse architectural styles found throughout Downtown Monterey Heritage District. Casa Munras, originally constructed in 1824 by Spanish Diplomat Don Estéban Munras, pays homage to its roots through a commitment to maintain high hospitality standards for which the Munras family was known. A part of the original residence constructed with handmade 32-inch adobe bricks remains and serves as a touchstone to the past in the walls of the Marbella Meeting Room.

Estéban Restaurant serves traditional Spanish-inspired cuisine with a California twist. Relax, sip, savor, and share by the warmth of the fireplace or in the relaxing outdoor patio at Estéban Restaurant. For reservations, call (831) 375-0176.