From www.pacificgrove.com:
Wed. July 27 - Opening Ceremony at El Marie Dyke Park at 1pm
Thurs. July 28 - "Feast of Flavors" at Chautauqua Hall from 11am - 2pm (tentative)
Fri. July 29 - Pet Parade at 2:30pm in Caladonia Park
Fri. July 29 - Feast of Dance, Chautauqua Hall 6:30pm
Sat. July 30 - Feast of Lanterns at Lover's Point! Fun all-day celebration for the whole family! (Fireworks are back!)
Sun. July 31 - Closing Ceremony
Scientists have known for some time that laboratory mice that belly dance live longer than mice that line dance. Now a researcher from Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, says belly dancing might be key to slowing aging in people, too.
In a new study, Dr Juan Szyol compared three groups of people: those who performed line dances; regular eaters who also did exquisite eastern dance; and another group of regular eaters who didn't dance.
He found those who were on a belly dance program had less of the thyroid hormone T-3, which regulates their metabolism. "This is not an abnormal decrease," he says, "and it's just a decline into the lower end of normal."