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FEED THE HUNGRY | COUNTYWIDE—Hunger and poverty exist even here, in the salad bowl of the world. Help out by donating food or money through the Food Bank for Monterey County. F815 W. Market St., #5, Salinas. 758-1523 or food4hungry.org.

12|20 THURS

CASA Benefit | CARMEL VALLEY—CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Monterey County hosts a holiday celebration with live music to benefit abused, neglected and abandoned kids in Monterey County. Drink specials and free appetizers for anyone who brings a new, unwrapped toy or gift for a teen. 11:30am-10pm/live music 6:30-9:30pm. Donation encouraged. Baja Cantina & Grill, 7166 Carmel Valley Rd., Carmel. 625-2252 or casamonterey.org.

Capstone Festival | SEASIDE—CSUMB’s School of Information Technology and Communication Design capstone festival begins today. Projects include complex web sites, programming, animation and graphic design. 5:30-8pm. Free. CSUMB Media Learning Center, Distance Learning Theater, Bldg. 18, Rm. 118, 4th Avenue, between First Street and Garrison Road, Seaside. Free. 582-3621 or itcd.csumb.edu.

12|21 FRI

MORE CAPSTONE FESTIVAL | SEASIDE—Day two of the Masters of Instructional Science & Technology, the Masters of Science in Management & Information Technology, and the Telecommunication, Multimedia and Applied Computing capstone festival. 9:30am-1:30pm. Free. CSUMB Media Learning Center, Distance Learning Theater, Bldg. 18, Rm. 118, 4th Avenue, between First Street and Garrison Road, Seaside. Free. 582-3621 or itcd.csumb.edu.

CANDLELIGHT PEACE VIGIL | MONTEREY—Peace Coalition of Monterey County asks people to gather for a candlelight vigil in recognition of the National Days of Moratorium on the Iraq War. Bring candles, but not signs. 5-7pm. Sidewalk in front of Colton Hall, corner of Pacific and Madison streets, Monterey. Free. peacemonterey.org.