Monterey's Old Fisherman’s Wharf Association Continues “Wharf Walks at Monterey's Old Fisherman's Wharf" on Saturday, September 6, 2014 with "Sardine Tales of the Monterey Bay"

The Monterey Old Fisherman’s Wharf Association continues to team up with noted Monterey Bay Fisheries Historian and author, Tim Thomas, who is offering monthly “Wharf Walks” - Walking Tours at Old Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey

Monterey, CA, August 24, 2014 - The Monterey Old Fisherman’s Wharf Association continues to team up with noted Monterey Bay Fisheries Historian and author, Tim Thomas, who is offering monthly “Wharf Walks” - Walking Tours at Old Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey (www.montereywharf.com) on the first Saturday of every month from 10:00 AM – Noon. Wharf Walks will be held on Saturday, September 6th with "Sardine Tales of the Monterey Bay." Tours meet at the head of Old Fisherman’s Wharf (near the pink “Harbor House” store, #1 Old Fisherman’s Wharf, Monterey. Advance reservations are required by calling Tim Thomas at (831) 521-3304 or via email timsardine@yahoo.com. 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. NEW! After the Wharf Walk, enjoy a complimentary appetizer of delicious calamari (squid) - either traditional style or pesto calamari - with your purchased entree at Paluca Trattoria located at the head of the Wharf.

For thousands of years people have made their living fishing the Monterey Bay, beginning with the Rumsien Ohlone, the Native People of the Monterey area. From abalone to rockfish, everything was fished and utilized and the Monterey Bay was a multi-cultural stew, made up of whalers from the Azores, squid fishermen from China, salmon fishermen and abalone divers from Japan, and Sicilians fishing sardines in the “dark of the moon.” This entertaining tour of Old Fisherman’s Wharf and the waterfront will take us back in time to explore the history of the Monterey Wharf, early history of the Monterey waterfront, The Rumsien/Ohlone People--Monterey's first fishermen, the abalone industry, whaling the bay and of course, the legendary sardine industry. Discover some of the people and cultures of Monterey’s colorful past and hear fascinating stories about Old Fisherman’s Wharf and those who worked and walked there. Learn more about the sardine and squid industry, too.

Tim Thomas, fourth-generation native of the Monterey area, is a popular speaker and lively tour guide. For 16 years, he was historian and curator for the Monterey Maritime & History Museum and has worked with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, California State Parks and the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. He is author of "The Abalone King of Monterey: 'Pop' Ernest Doelter," “The Japanese on the Monterey Peninsula” and co-author of “Monterey’s Waterfront.”

For more information, go to www.montereywharf.com

Contact:
Wendy Brickman
Brickman Marketing
395 Del Monte Center #250
Monterey, CA 93940
831-633-4444
http://www.BrickmanMarketing.com

A Special Evening with Award-winning Singer/Songwriter Brenn Hill on Monday, September 8, 2014 at The Courtside Bistro in Corral de Tierra

Save the date! On Monday, September 8, 2014, the Courtside Bistro at Chamisal Tennis and Fitness Club and The Monterey Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival are presenting a very special evening performance

Monterey, CA, August 24, 2014 - Save the date! On Monday, September 8, 2014, the Courtside Bistro at Chamisal Tennis and Fitness Club and The Monterey Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival are presenting a very special evening performance with multi-award-winning American Western music singer/songwriter Brenn Hill.

Since winning the Western Music Association Crescendo Award in 2001, Hill has developed a significant career as a performer and songwriter, and was named the 2004 Academy of Western Artists Male Vocalist of the Year. Hill has developed an extensive loyal fan base and has gained a significant reputation for his authentic contribution to country and cowboy music.

At a Glance:

When: Monday, September 8, 2014 at 8:00 p.m.

What: The Courtside Bistro at Chamisal Tennis and Fitness Club and The Monterey Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival will hold a special evening with Brenn Hill. There is a no host bar and event menu available. This evening performance is a benefit concert for the 16th Annual Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival and Cowboy Art & Western Marketplace at the Monterey Conference Center, One Portola Plaza in Downtown Monterey from Friday through Sunday, November 21, 22 and 23, 2014.

Where: The Courtside Bistro at Chamisal Tennis and Fitness Club, 185 Robley Road off Laureles Grade in Corral de Tierra, CA (Take Highway 68 from Monterey or Salinas to Corral de Tierra).

Cost: $10 donation at the door to support the Monterey Cowboy Festival’s Cowboys in the Schools Program.

Information: Ed Bonilla at 831-484-6000.

About Brenn Hill:
Singer/Songwriter Brenn Hill doesn't just sing about the American West, he reveals its heart to anyone who will take the time to listen. His most recent CD, “Ode To Selway” was released in 2013 is a collection of music that honors the great Selway Wilderness and beyond. Featuring twelve all-new, all-original songs and a cover of legendary Ian Tyson’s “Fifty Years Ago,” Ode To Selway marks another milestone for an artist that continues to pay homage to life and love in the Rocky Mountain West.

Born into a 6th generation of a family anchored to the West and raised in Utah, Brenn and his music revisit the many stories that come from the land with a fresh, contemporary and personal twist. Home for the Hill's is Hooper, a rural community in Northern Utah where Brenn resides with his wife, three children and a cavvy of horses.

Like other award-winning recording artists, Brenn is committed to his music and the making of every album is a milestone. For each and every CD release in his fast-moving career, the title list is a key to a wealth of personal experiences and images.

Brenn explains, "The foremost inspiration for my songs is people. My friends, my foes, my heroes - they are all sources of great inspiration for writing. I am fortunate to be a part of a genre and lifestyle that is people-oriented. I am able to call my fans my friends and vice-versa. They're full of rich life experiences and character that inspires me to dig deeper and deeper as a songwriter."

About The Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival:
The Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival is a popular annual event for all ages. It celebrates Monterey's contribution to our western heritage with cowboy poetry, music and a first class Cowboy Art & Western Marketplace. The festival brings together people from all over the United States and Canada to enjoy and learn more about the "cowboy way of life," including its culturally diverse history, including the Vaqueros and Californios and the Mexican and Spanish traditions, plus its current values and cowboy culture.

The Festival's outstanding 2014 performer line-up includes multi-award-winning performers - the best of the best: Juni Fisher, Dave Stamey, Cow Bop and many others to be announced. Tickets are now on sale at www.montereycowboy.org.

The festival has many shows scheduled over the three days plus a fabulous Cowboy Happy Hour with Meet and Greets with some of the performers on Friday night. There is also a Late Night Jam Session on Friday night, a Saturday Night Dance with a Best Dressed Cowboy and Cowgirl Contest, the Cowboy Art & Western Marketplace, a Vaquero Breakfast, Silent Auction and adult Open Mic. There is a special Sunday morning Cowboy Church, which benefits The Salvation Army and features many of the top performers of the weekend.

There are different performance sessions throughout the weekend that fits everyone’s schedule and interests, with a great mix of cowboy music and poetry. Come out and celebrate the “Cowboy Way of Life” in a comfortable indoor setting in beautiful downtown Monterey!

About the Cowboy Art & Western Marketplace:
The Cowboy Art & Western Marketplace features over two dozen artisans that offer an array of interesting items for Christmas gifts and collectors, including outstanding Western art, photography and books, clothing, (hats, jewelry, handmade boots, belts, purses, jackets, etc.), custom and antique saddles, Navajo blankets and much more.

About the Cowboys in the Schools Program:
The Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival also coordinates the popular “Cowboys in the Schools Program” with a special educational event that will be held at the Carmel Valley Trail and Saddle Club on September 25, 2014 for hundreds of visiting schoolchildren. During the school year, volunteers work with local educators to introduce the concept of Cowboy Culture and the influence of the vaquero to a diverse group of elementary school students. This "Cowboy Way of Life" program helps to teach youth self-esteem, ethics, values, writing, art and history. Young people also participate in the "Open Mic" event during the festival weekend. Monterey County has a long historic cowboy tradition that is celebrated at the Festival events.

Sponsors are now being sought to underwrite the costs of the Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival.

For more information about the Monterey Cowboy Poetry & Music Festival, to become a valued sponsor, or a volunteer, visit the website at www.montereycowboy.org.

Contact:
Wendy Brickman
Brickman Marketing
395 Del Monte Center #250
Monterey, CA 93940
831-633-4444
http://www.BrickmanMarketing.com

Shred-it to Provide Mobile Shredding Services at the 2nd Annual CIG Insurance Community Safety Saturday™ September 6, 2014, in Monterey, California

Shredding is the most secure means of document destruction, and is a safe way to protect privacy and help prevent identity theft.

Monterey, CA, August 24, 2014 – In addition to over 30 other organizations who will provide important safety information and activities, Shred-it will bring their mobile truck to CIG Insurance’s 2nd CIG Community Safety Saturday™ hosted by Capital Insurance Group in partnership with CIG Insurance Advisor, Monterey Insurance. Shred-it will offer its services to shred documents, helping attendees protect their privacy and fight identity theft and fraud. People are invited to a maximum of two legal size document boxes per person for shredding to the event at Capital Insurance Group, 2300 Garden Road, on Saturday, September 6, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Arne Chatterton, CIG Vice President of Field Operations & Business Relations explains, “Protecting privacy and preventing identity theft and fraud is something we all need to be aware of. Shredding is the most secure and cost-effective means of document destruction. It is also an environmentally-friendly means of information destruction because all the shredding material is recycled. We invite the public to bring a maximum of two legal size document boxes per person to Community Safety Saturday where Shred-it will safely shred the material on site.”

Identity theft is currently a huge challenge for us all:
• In 2010, 7.0% of households in the United States, or about 8.6 million households, had at least one member age 12 or older who experienced one or more types of identity theft victimization.

• Among households in which at least one member experienced one or more types of identity theft, 64.1% experienced the misuse or attempted misuse of an existing credit card account in 2010.

• From 2005 to 2010, the percentage of all households with one or more type of identity theft that suffered no direct financial loss increased from 18.5% to 23.7%.

“The best safeguard against personal identity theft is to regularly destroy confidential, personal, and business documents,” says Ken Hafner, General Manager of Shred-it, San Francisco. “Organizing Community Shred events across America raises awareness about the dangers of identity theft and fraud, and encourages consumers and businesses to take the necessary steps to protect themselves from these crimes.”

Capital Insurance Group hosted its first Community Safety Saturday s in 2010; ever since, the event has been held throughout California and Nevada. CIG Community Safety Saturday features activities, demonstrations, and educational services designed to improve the safety and security of children, teens, families, and communities. People of all ages will enjoy free games, prizes, and a wealth of materials and information from many different booths staffed by local and regional organizations.

Capital Insurance Group and its local agency, Monterey Insurance, will co-host the event’s main booth with additional safety information, giveaways and prize drawings. Prize drawings include exciting, family- oriented giveaways, such as an annual family membership to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Family Plus annual memberships to MY Museum, four season passes to the 2015 Monterey County Fair, four passes for whale watching at Randy’s Whale Watching & Fishing, four passes to a performance at the Pacific Repertory Theatre, four passes for kayaking from Adventures By The Sea, a family pass to Elkhorn Slough Safari Nature Tours, and a family pass to the Monterey Zoo.

Special Presentations will include:
• Jaws of Life Demonstration at 11:30 am provided by the Monterey Fire Department

• Whiskie the Whale Spotter™, the famous rescue dog from Marine Life Studies, will perform whale tricks at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm

Additionally, Community Safety Saturday will feature the following attractions:

• California Highway Patrol will coordinate the child car-seat inspection station. They will also bring safety handouts and present information about their CHP Start Smart Driver Education classes available statewide for teens and their parents. Start Smart classes increase traffic-safety knowledge and better prepare teens for the road ahead. Fred and Kathy Forgnone will be on hand to talk with attendees about the Start Smart program.

• Monterey Police Department will bring a squad car as well as crime prevention information.

• Monterey County Sheriff’s Office–Coastal Station Monterey will bring crime prevention handouts as well as their K-9, SWAT Team, and Search and Rescue vehicles. They will also do “meet and greets” with their K-9 team.

• Monterey County Crime Prevention Officers Association will provide safety brochures.

• Monterey Fire Department will bring a 55' ladder fire engine and safety information.

• American Red Cross–Monterey Bay Area Chapter will give out Family Disaster Plans. Test your knowledge of Disaster Readiness and win prizes when you spin the “Wheel of Preparedness”.

• California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) will bring a fire engine and fire safety materials.

• California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services will provide educational materials about how to prepare for earthquakes and tsunamis.

• Monterey County Office of Emergency Services will bring emergency preparedness information.

• U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will bring water and boating safety materials as well as environmental protection information.

• Boy Scouts of America–Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council will provide emergency survival and safety tips.

• Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast will provide safety information.

• Young artists from Youth Arts Collective will be on hand to sketch portraits and share information about YAC, the local after school art studio and mentoring program for artists, ages 14-22.

• Independent Transportation Network of Monterey County will bring information about its organization that offers rides to seniors and the visually impaired in Monterey County, California.

• United Way Monterey County will have an information booth including handouts about the 2-1-1 program.

• U.S. Forest Service will bring informational handouts as well as a wildland fire engine. Smokey Bear will also be on hand if he’s not busy fighting a forest fire!

• Sponsored by First 5 of Monterey County, MY Museum will bring the Wheelie Mobilee, a playground for the mind and so much more.

• Restorative Justice Partners will bring information about dispute resolution programs that foster empathy, accountability and restoration of fairness to victims and the community.

• Family Service Agency of the Central Coast/Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast will have a bean-bag toss and tic-tac-toe game and distribute their brochures and STOP cards.

• KlaasKids Foundation will conduct a Print-A-Thon that provides digital photo IDs & fingerprinting for every child.

• Community Emergency Response Volunteers (CERV) of the Monterey Peninsula will give out materials about turning off the gas/electricity and water in emergencies and simple medical responses learned in CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) training.

• Recovers.org will provide information about community resilience and their project in Seaside and Monterey.

• Central Coast CERT Association will provide emergency preparation information.

• MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) will bring their “crash car” and provide handouts about the dangers of drinking and driving.

• The U.S. Coast Guard will bring their boat and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will provide water, boating and environmental protection information. Auxtter the Sea Otter mascot will also be on hand.

• Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District will provide information about trail hiking and wildlife safety.

• YWCA Monterey County will present information about domestic violence and the services it offers at both its Seaside and Salinas locations.

• YMCA will provide “Healthy Family Home” handouts and youth development information.

• Marine Life Studies will share information about protecting whales, dolphins and other marine wildlife and observing them safely in the wild. Whiskie the Whale Spotter™, a rescue dog, will perform her whale tricks and attendees will learn how Whiskie spots whales from Marine Life Studies' research boat in the Monterey Bay National Sanctuary.

• Monterey County Boys and Girls Club will have a Wheel of Fortune Safety Game and information about their organization.

• Community Partnership for Youth will bring face painters and offer a lanyard-making activity.

• Shred-it will bring their mobile truck for shredding documents on site.

• Property Restoration Service will provide information about disaster preparation plans and taking inventory of your possessions.

• KION/Telemundo is the media sponsor.

• Radio station 101.7 The Beach will provide music and prize giveaways.

For more information about the event, please go to www.CIGsafetysaturday.com or call
(831) 233-5500.

Publicity Contacts: Wendy Brickman
Office: (831) 633-4444/Cell: (831) 594-1500
Email: Brickman @ BrickmanMarketing . com

Barbara Howard
Office: (831) 920-2759 /Cell: (831) 521-8608
Email: writermarketer @ gmail.com

About Capital Insurance Group:
Capital Insurance Group® (CIG) is the leading regional property and casualty insurer serving the Western U.S. since 1898. CIG insures Personal Auto, Homeowners, Farmowners, Condo Owners, Vacation Property, Renters, Apartment Building Owners, and many kinds of Commercial and Agricultural Auto and Property. The more than 115 year-old company is rated “A” (Excellent) by A.M. Best, the independent financial monitor of the insurance industry. CIG manages personal, business, and agriculture risks underwritten by its affiliate companies: California Capital Insurance Company, Eagle West Insurance Company, Nevada Capital Insurance Company, and Monterey Insurance Company. Types of policies may vary from state to state. For more information, please visit www.CIGinsurance.com
CIG DELIVERS MORE. Continuously. ™

About Shred-it:
Shred-it, is the world’s leading on-site document destruction company with over 160 branches operating in 18 countries. Shred-it trucks are equipped with custom-built shredders that can efficiently destroy everything from confidential paper documents to CD’s and all types of media. Founded in 1988, Shred-it currently services over 300,000 global, national, and local businesses and organizations worldwide.

Contact:
Wendy Brickman
Brickman Marketing
395 Del Monte Center #250
Monterey, CA 93940
831-633-4444
http://www.BrickmanMarketing.com