The Friday Night Club at Rancho Cellars and Cepage Wine Bar at 26340 Carmel Rancho Blvd., Carmel (near the Barnyard).  They are doing “Wine and Music Fridays” with live music for free, and then you just purchase a glass of wine for around $7-8.00/glass and sit there and enjoy the music.  They also have appetizers like cheese plates, mussels, tarts, etc. for around $7-12.00.  This is a new venue for us, but it is an ongoing activity for them.  The event coordinator is Mechalina, and note that this event runs from 5:30-7:30, with no reservations required.

The Friday Night Club at Mucky Duck is a great location for viewing cars during the Cherry’s Jubilee on Alvarado Street, downtown Monterey.   Let’s get a booth facing the street and we can enjoy their happy hour special drinks with 1/2 price appetizers, and mingle in and out to see the cars which are cruising from 5:30-9:30.  Everyone arrives around 5-5:30, and there will also be live music at Custom House Plaza for free by the Joe Sharino Band, which runs either from 6-10 pm or 7-10 pm.  The event coordinator is Mechalina, with no reservations required.  Don’t forget the cars will be on Cannery Row on Saturday for those not camping at Fernwood.

It happens every Friday at different locations around the peninsula at local bars and restaurants.  Whoever has the time on Friday Night after work is welcome to join us.  We get together to wrap up the long work week, talk about upcoming events, make new friends, and stay aquainted with old friends.  The cost to come is just what you decide you want to drink or eat, some will have their own appetizers (or share), and it is mostly over by 7:00 so you can go home or out on the town for the night.  Be sure to check with the servers before ordering to find out what the current specials are when you arrive since they sometimes change from when it is posted to the website.