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California = Events -=20 Event Calendar California

California = Events includes=20 wine and food events, celebration of wine, beer, = strawberries,=20 lemons, garlic with food fairs, concerts, parades, = fireworks, car=20 shows, races, tennis, golf and historical re-enactments in a = calendar list. California enjoys year-round sunny weather = and=20 temperate climate conducive for holding events throughout = the year.=20 There are annual events, special events and ongoing events = such as=20 Farmer's Market. When visiting, please call = first...information is=20 subject to change. California events are for a general = audience with=20 some items such as wine tasting specific to a certain age = group.=20 Submit your=20 event, it's FREE!=20 We = accept=20 festivals, fairs, parades, holiday-related events and more. = We do=20 not guarantee placement and request a minimum 5 week = notice. =20 Please include: Date, Name of Event, Brief Description, = Time,=20 Cost, Address, Public phone number and website, if = any.

California Events Calendar=20 2008
Date 2008 = Mar | Apr=20 | May = |June | July=20 | Aug=20 | Sep=20 | Oct<= /A>=20 | Nov= =20 | Dec= | 2009 Jan<= /A>=20 | Feb= =20 |

March 2008

Event=20 Calendar March = 9, 2008

Sunday

ANAHEIM - = Outreach Clinic=20 for Children. Kids with Autism, PDD, AD(H)D, Allergies, Immune=20 dysfunction, and Behavior Disorders, Fibromyalgia, CFS, Lymes, = Autoimmune=20 disease, and Environmental illness are invited along with their = parents to=20 attend this event that includes specialized testing not available = at=20 traditional labs. These tests are designed to determine = abnormalities=20 associated with heavy metal toxins, food allergies, intestinal = pathogens,=20 immune deficiencies, and more. Dr. Kurt Woeller (Defeat Autism Now = Physician) will see patients on Saturday & Sunday from 8:30 = am-6:00=20 pm. Integrative medicine and biomedical treatment options are = discussed.=20 Location: Marriott Residence Inn Anaheim Resort, 11931 Harbor = Blvd.,=20 Garden Grove, CA 92840 Call: Linda Brozanic or Bryan Olson (913) = 341-8949.=20 mystillpoint.com

CALIFORNIA - = Grunion=20 Run in Southern California. Fishing license required for 16 = and older.=20 Best beaches span from San Diego to Santa Barbara. 11:15 - 1:15 = a.m.=20 (Mar.10) dfg.ca.gov

CONCORD - Concord=20 Chocolate Festival. Gourmet chocolate samples from = chocolatiers,=20 restaurants, bakeries, hotels and caterers paired with wine makes = for a=20 rich afternoon of decadence. New this year is a culinary = competition where=20 teen chefs from the Serendipity Culinary program will compete in = the=20 "Concord's Best Teen Chocolatier" competition featuring Guittard=20 chocolate. Cookbook author Sharon O'Connor will provide a cooking=20 demonstration and sign copies of her unique pairing of recipes and = music=20 entitled, "Chocolate Bliss. Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 45 John = Glenn=20 Drive, Concord, CA. Time: 1 -5 p.m. Cost: $25/person. Call: (925)=20 685-1181. concordchocolatefestival.com

COSTA MESA - Country Antiques and Folk Art Show. = California=20 Country is the only show in southern California focused = exclusively on=20 quality country antiques and folk art. Over 50 dealers will be = selling=20 country to formal furniture, folk art, country smalls, textiles, = pottery,=20 ceramics, Native American, architectural and garden elements, camp = and=20 cottage, toys, holiday items, clocks, brass, sliver, pewter, iron, = glass,=20 paintings, lighting, rugs, lots of things in old original paint = and much,=20 much more. A special not-for-sale exhibition of antique American = Folk Art=20 assembled from a variety of private collections will highlight the = event.=20 Time: 11am =96 4pm; Admission on Sun: $6 ($3 after 2pm). Location: = Building=20 14, OC Fair & Expo Center, 88 Fair Drive (enter through Gate 5 = off=20 Arlington St.), Costa Mesa, CA. = californiacountryshow.com

DANA POINT - Festival=20 of Whales. Annual event includes street faire, art contest and = sales,=20 live music and entertainment, Kids Carnival and more. Time: 10 = a.m.=20 Location: Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point, CA. Cost: Free admission = to many=20 events, fee for some. festivalofwhales.com

GARDEN GROVE - Outreach Clinic for Autism & Related=20 Disorders. Dr. Kurt Woeller (Defeat Autism Now Physician) will be = seeing=20 patients on Saturday & Sunday from 8:30 am-6:00 pm. The goal = is to=20 improve the health and well being of individuals using integrative = medicine and, in particular, biomedical treatment options. = Specialized=20 testing, not available at traditional labs, will be offered. These = tests=20 are designed to determine abnormalities associated with heavy = metal=20 toxins, intestinal pathogens, food allergies, immune deficiencies, = and=20 more. Time: 8:30am-6:00pm. Location: Marriott Residence Inn = Anaheim=20 Resort, 11931 Harbour Boulevard, Garden Grove, CA 92840. To = register call=20 Linda 913-341-8949 lindabrozanic@gpl4u.com.=20 www.greatplainslaboratory.com

HUNTINGTON BEACH - Beachcruiser Meet. 8th annual = event is=20 a classic car show and competition open to Beach Cruisin' vehicles = through=20 1970. Categories for both Stock and Modified: Best Wood; Best = Shine: Best=20 60's Surfer; Endless Summer; Sweetest Ride; and Surf City Choice.=20 Location: Main Street between Pacific Coast Highway and Orange = Ave. and=20 Pier Plaza adjacent to Huntington Beach Pier. Cost: $25/car; = $30/Mar.1 or=20 later. Registration: Bob Jimenez (949) 574-7494 or Tom Long (760)=20 468-2115. Or send information (Name, Street Address, City, State, = Zip;=20 Make of car; Model; Year; Email; Club, if any; Preferred = location...Main=20 or Pier Plaza) and check to: Huntington Beachcruiser, 1060 Big Oak = Ranch,=20 Fallbrook, CA 92028. Time: 7 a.m. - sunset.

LA JOLLA - THE SEVEN. A play adapted from = Aeschylus'=20 =93Seven Against Thebes", is Greek tragedy meets hip-hop in = writer/composer=20 Will Power's modern adaptation of Aeschylus' story of a cursed = family and=20 a society unsure of how to free itself from war. Power's urban = remix, with=20 rhyming verse and diverse musical styles, shines with relevance = through=20 the eyes of a new generation. Contains adult language. Runs = through =20 March 16, 2008. Performance times: Tuesday and Wednesday: 7:30 pm; = Thursday, Friday: 8:00 pm; Saturday: 8 pm; Sunday: 2 = pm and 7=20 pm. lajollaplayhouse.org. Box Office (858) 550-1010.

NEWPORT BEACH - Toshiba=20 Classic Final Round Golf. Professional golf competition final = day of=20 play. Time: 10:15 a.m. Awards ceremony on the 18th green after = tourney=20 play at approx. 4:45 p.m. Location: Newport Beach Country Club, = 1600 E.=20 Coast Highway, Newport Beach, CA. toshibaclassic.com

PETALUMA - California Artisan Cheese Festival - = Educational=20 seminars, chef demos, cheesemaking classes, wine pairings and = more. Cost:=20 $35 - $125. Location: Sheraton Petaluma Hotel, 745 = Baywood Dr.,=20 Petaluma, CA 94954 (707) 283-2890,=20 artisancheesefestival.com

POMONA - Los Angeles County Irish Fair and Music = Festival. 8=20 stages feature Irish music and entertainment. Location: Fairplex, = 1101 W.=20 McKinley Ave., Pomona, CA. Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. = la-irishfair.com

SANTA BARBARA - Santa Barbara Home Improvement = Show.=20 Location: Earl Warren Showgrounds (off 101 freeway - take the 101 = freeway=20 to the Las Positas exit). Admission: $5; under 12 free; free = parking.=20 Time: Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

SONORA - Sonora=20 Celtic Faire. Bands include: Black 47, Cara, = Beoga,=20 Tempest, The Black Irish Band, Wicked Tinkers and entertainment = with=20 Knights Jousting on Horseback, Longbow Archery, Armored = Tournament,=20 Modern Clans, Celtic Living History, Ethnic Food & Drink, St.=20 Patrick's Court , Mary Queen of Scot's Royal Court , Irish Step=20 Dancers, Highland Dancers. Time: Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 = p.m., Sunday=20 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost: $18 - 24 daily. Location: Mother Lode = Fairgrounds,=20 Highway 49 "Stockton Street", 220 Southgate Dr., Sonora, CA = 95370.=20 calaverascelticfaire.com

March = 10,=20 2008

Monday

CALIFORNIA - = Grunion=20 Run in Southern California. Fishing license required for 16 = and older.=20 Best beaches span from San Diego to Santa Barbara. 11:50 - 1:50 = a.m.=20 (Mar.11) dfg.ca.gov

DANA POINT - = Wh= ale=20 Watching Cruise Photos & Tickets! - Each winter, = thousands=20 of California Gray Whales leave the cold Artic Seas and follow the = coastline to the warm, calm waters of Southern California and = Baja. This=20 5,000-mile migration brings much of the pod past Dana Point, where = pods of=20 Giant Grays can be easily seen and photographed. Dana Wharf = Sportfishing =96=20 (949) 496-5794 danawharfsportfishing.com; Dana Island Yacht = Charters=20 =96 (949) 248-7400 www.danaislandyachts.com; Ocean = Institute =96=20 (949) 496-2274 www.ocean-institute.org; Aventura Sailing = Association=20 =96 (949) 493-9493 www.aventurasailing.com; Captain Dave=92s = Dolphin=20 Safari =96 (949) 488-2828 www.dolphinsafari.com |=20 Dana Point Hotels

NEWPORT BEACH - = Southern=20 California Whale Watching on Orange County Cruise=92s Newport = Landing cruise=20 offers multiple whale watching trips daily departing from Newport = Beach.=20 Runs through April 30, 2008. Tickets

PETALUMA - = California Artisan=20 Cheese Festival - Educational seminars, chef demos, cheesemaking = classes,=20 wine pairings and more. Cost: $35 - $125. Location: Sheraton Petaluma Hotel, 745 = Baywood Dr.,=20 Petaluma, CA 94954 (707)=20 283-2890, artisancheesefestival.com
REDONDO BEACH - = California=20 gray whale migration from the Arctic to Baja and back. Dolphins, = Harbor=20 Seals and Sea Lions and the beautiful Santa Monica Bay coastline = on=20 three-hour experience. (310) 372-2111 = rbmarina.com

SAN = DIEGO - Annual migration of = California gray=20 whales to the warm breeding grounds off the coast of Baja = Califonia.=20 Glimpse these peaceful "giants of the sea" from Cabrillo National = Monument=20 or on special whale-watching cruises. 619-557-5450 or=20 619-236-1212 =

March = 11,=20 2008

Tuesday

LA JOLLA=20 - THE SEVEN. A play adapted from Aeschylus' =93Seven Against = Thebes", is=20 Greek tragedy meets hip-hop in writer/composer Will Power's modern = adaptation of Aeschylus' story of a cursed family and a society = unsure of=20 how to free itself from war. Power's urban remix, with rhyming = verse and=20 diverse musical styles, shines with relevance through the eyes of = a new=20 generation. Contains adult language. Runs through March 16, = 2008.=20 Performance times: Tuesday and Wednesday: 7:30 pm; Thursday, = Friday: 8:00=20 pm; Saturday: 8 pm; Sunday: 2 pm and 7 pm.=20 lajollaplayhouse.org. Box Office (858) 550-1010.

March = 12,=20 2008

Wednesday

CORONA -=20 Predators and scam artists on the Internet. Green Institute = for=20 Village Empowerment, the City of Corona and The Promenade Shops at = Dos=20 Lagos are partnering together to increase public awareness about = the=20 dangers of internet and how to protect yourself and your family. = Predators=20 are finding ways into your home through the Internet, attempting = to wreak=20 havoc on you and your loved ones. Rather than live in fear with = every=20 click of the mouse or stroke of the keyboard, attend the City of = Corona=92s=20 online safety presentation and learn ways you can prevent unwanted = spam=20 and spyware and help protect your family from online threats. The = 1 =BD hour=20 informative workshop, presented by Corona Police officials, will = include=20 information about malware, phishing scams, online predators and = their use=20 of chat rooms and social networks and how to avoid online = threat.=20 Time: 6:30 pm =96 8:00 pm. Location: Krikorian Theatres = 15 at Dos=20 Lagos, 2710 Lakeshore Drive, Corona, CA. Cost: Free admission. = Open to the=20 public. Please RSVP with Denise Seinturier at (951) 667-6200 or=20 Denise@secorporation.com

LA JOLLA - = THE SEVEN. A=20 play adapted from Aeschylus' =93Seven Against Thebes", is Greek = tragedy=20 meets hip-hop in writer/composer Will Power's modern adaptation of = Aeschylus' story of a cursed family and a society unsure of how to = free=20 itself from war. Power's urban remix, with rhyming verse and = diverse=20 musical styles, shines with relevance through the eyes of a new=20 generation. Contains adult language. Runs through March 16, = 2008.=20 Performance times: Tuesday and Wednesday: 7:30 pm; Thursday, = Friday: 8:00=20 pm; Saturday: 8 pm; Sunday: 2 pm and 7 pm.=20 lajollaplayhouse.org. Box Office (858) 550-1010.

March = 13,=20 2008

Thursday

SANTA = ROSA - Magic Of Ireland - Irish = Dance from=20 some of the world's finest dancers accompanied by musicians, = vocals,=20 stunning costumes, lighting and sound. Time: 8 p.m. Location: = Wells Fargo=20 Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs Rd., Santa Rosa, CA. = Cost: $10,=20 $15 (no child under 5 admitted). Call: (707) 546-3600.=20 wellsfargocenterarts.com

TEMECULA - Moody=20 Blues in Concert - at Pechanga Resort. Knights in White Satin, = Ride My=20 See Saw, The Story In Your Eyes, Isn=92t Life Strange, Question, = I=92m Just A=20 Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) and Your Wildest Dreams are a few = of the=20 hits from this multi-Platinum and Gold album recording group = performing in=20 the intimate Pechanga Theatre. Time: 8 p.m. Ticket: $65-95. = Location:=20 Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula, CA = 92592.=20 Call 877-711-2946 and press #2.

March = 14,=20 2008

Friday

HUNTINGTON=20 BEACH - Huntington=20 Beach Farmers Market and Craft Fair ranks as one of the most = scenic=20 outdoor produce markets in California by BeachCalifornia. = Location:=20 Huntington Beach Pier Plaza, 315 Pacific Coast Highway (approx).,=20 Huntington Beach, CA. Cost: Free to attend. No pets allowed in = produce=20 areas. Pay & meter parking adjacent to event. Time: Noon to dusk. Call: (714) 536-2213 or (714) = 846-5509.=20 Location: Pier Plaza at Pacific Coast Highway and Main=20 Street. =20

SAN FRANCISCO - Gem = Faire.=20 Classes, demos, and gems to adore in this popular event where you = can even=20 find jewelry repair while you wait! Time: Friday: 12pm-7pm, Sat: = 10am-7pm,=20 Sun: 10am-5pm. General Admission $5 Weekend Pass; Children 11 and = under=20 Free. Tel. (503) 252-8300. Location: Fort Mason Center, Herbst = Pavilion,=20 Landmark Building A, San Francisco, CA 94123. = gemfaire.com

SACRAMENTO - = Camellia=20 International Dance Festival. Opening Party, Live Music, = California=20 Kapela. Time: 7 to 11 p.m. Location: California State University = at=20 Sacramento, Student Union Ballroom, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, = CA. =20 Call: (916) 278-4323.=20 folkdance.com/sacramentocouncil/index.html

SANTA CRUZ - Santa = Cruz Kayak=20 Surf Festival. 22nd Annual event includes novice and intermediate=20 competitors of surf kayaking. Location:Steamers Lane 600 West = Cliff, Santa=20 Cruz , CA. Time: All day till 5 p.m. Cost: $80-$115 registration = for=20 competition. asudoit.com

VINTON - Cowboy = Poetry Contest=20 and Show. The longest running such event, this 22nd annual = celebration of=20 the spoken word will be held at Sierra Valley Grange Hall in = Vinton.=20 Location: 92202 Highway 70, Vinton, Ca. Time: 7:30 PM; = Saturday 1 PM=20 and 7:30 PM. Cost: Show: $18; Dinner: $12. Call: 530) = 993-4692

March = 15,=20 2008

Saturday

DAVIS -=20 Davis Home Show. Over 230 exhibitors for your home and garden, = plus green=20 solutions, ideas and companies. Included are: outdoor barbeque = islands,=20 carpet, pottery, statuary, plants, landscape supplies, painting = services,=20 windows, doors, garbage cabinets, closet organizers, recreational=20 vehicles, cookware, kitchen knives, hot tubs, saunas, pool tables, = art,=20 watercolors, photography, flooring, concrete overlays, getaways = and=20 vacations, patio covers, awnings, sunrooms, home theater systems, = alarm=20 companies, pest control, contractor referral services, = countertops,=20 floors, roofs, ceilings, building supplies, rental companies. = Time: 10 am=20 to 6 pm. Location & address: ARC Pavilion at UC Davis, = University of=20 CA at Davis, Davis, CA. Cost: Adults $6; Senior $5; 12 and under = Free with=20 paying adult. Call: 530-671-9600. davishomeshow.com

FORT BRAGG - = Mendocino Coast=20 Whale Festival. Cetacean celebration includes wine, microbrew, and = chowder=20 tastings, whale cruises and walks and plein air art exhibit. Cost: = Free.=20 Call: (707) 964-6300. mendowhale.com

HERMOSA BEACH - = South Bay St.=20 Patrick's Day Parade. Intersection of Valley and Pier avenue at = 11:00 AM,=20 proceeded west down Pier to Hermosa Avenue and then South on = Hermosa.=20 Cost: Free. stpatricksday.org

KIRKWOOD - = Full Moon=20 Snowshoe Tour. Guided snowshoe trek to a snowy meadow is an easy = going 2=20 mile (approx) tour. Location: Kirkwood Cross Country Ski = Area,=20 Kirkwood, CA. Time: 6 p.m. Cost: $25, plus $6 for rental. Call: = (209)=20 258-7248. kirkwood.com

LAKEPORT - = Holder Ford=20 Fishing Tournament. 21st annual tournament on Clear Lake is one of = many California=20 fishing derbies held throughout the year. It includes 100% = payback in=20 prizes. A BBQ dinner is served at 5:30 pm on Saturday at the Lake = County=20 Fairgrounds. Entry fees are $100 per team, plus $50 for the Big = Fish=20 Option. Call: (707) 562-5603. lakeportchamber.com

LOS ANGELES - = Menudo Cook-Off=20 Street Fair. More than 30,000 Hispanic plus 5,000 from other = ethnic groups=20 adding a little spice to their life will attend this free annual = festival=20 and enjoy different type of foods and taste a bowl of Hot & = Spicy=20 Menudo or buy a canned Menudo, free health screenings, free gifts, = Carnival Rides
Games, Musical groups and a variety of products, = services and information. Location: Wilshire Blvd. & Alvarado = St., Los=20 Angeles, CA 90057 Time: Noon to 10 p.m. Admission: Free. Call 818 = 734-2744=20 or e-mail:
njmedina@pacbell.net

PASO ROBLES - Paso = Robles=20 Zinfandel Festival. The 16th Annual Paso Robles Zinfandel Festival = features more than 90 wineries hosting special events throughout = Paso=20 Robles Wine Country during the Zinfandel Festival weekend. = Winemaker=20 dinners, food pairings, seminars, open houses and special tastings = are=20 just a few of the activities in store. Zinfandel producers and = enthusiasts=20 come together for an evening of wine, food and celebration of = California=20 's heritage variety on Saturday evening comprised of two events, a = live=20 auction and a Zinfandel Grand Tasting with silent auction. A = portion of=20 the proceeds from the evening's activities will be donated to = causes=20 benefiting health and education for the vineyard worker population = in the=20 local community. This event sold out last year and we strongly = encourage=20 advance ticket purchase. Time: Live auction: 4:30PM =96 7:00 PM, = Silent=20 Auction 7-9:30 P.M. Location: Paso Robles Event Center, 2198 = Riverside=20 Avenue, Paso Robles, CA 93446. Call: 800.549.wine (9463). Email:=20 sjacob@pasowine.com

SAN DIEGO - San = Diego 28th=20 St.Patrick's Day Parade & Festival 2008. Time: 11 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO - Mangia!=20 North Beach Food Tour - The only walking tour that gives = participants=20 the full San Francisco North Beach experience including Italian = history,=20 food knowledge, delicious tastes along the way, fun anecdotes and = a=20 3-course lunch with wine. Learn why the Italian people came to = North Beach=20 and how they lived. Stop at an almost 100-year-old bakery where = you munch=20 on Italian cookies, sausage, focaccia and have lunch at Rose=20 Pistola. There are about 8 blocks walking total, with many = stops.=20 Rain does not cancel tour. Time: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost: $80/ = person.=20 Call: (415) 302-5898, Reservations a must. = graceannwalden.net

SACRAMENTO - = Camellia=20 International Dance Festival. Two Workshops 1 to 5 p.m. Evening = Party,=20 Live Music with California Kapela. Location: California State = University=20 at Sacramento, Student Union Ballroom, 6000 J Street, Sacramento,=20 CA. Call: (916) 278-4323.=20 folkdance.com/sacramentocouncil/index.html
SAN FRANCISCO = - St.=20 Patrick's Day Parade. Join the fun in the 156th annual St. = Patrick's=20 event. St. Parade begins at 11:30 a.m., festival 10 a.m.=965 = p.m.=20 Route is 2nd and Market St. to Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, = CA. An=20 event with Irish music and dance is held in conjunction with this = popular=20 parade. Cost: Free. Call: (650) 359-0270. = sfstpatricksdayparade.com

SONOMA VALLEY = - Savor=20 Sonoma Valley: A Barrel Tasting & Culinary Experience. 18th = Annual=20 Savor Sonoma Valley event, formerly known as Barrel Tasting = Weekend, takes=20 place approx. 20 wineries throughout Sonoma Valley. Showcasing = 2007=20 vintage straight from the barrels, sampling new releases, and = offering=20 award-winning wines paired perfectly with foods & culinary = delights=20 prepared by local chefs and restaurants, guests meet winemakers = and local=20 chefs, mingle with wine lovers in caves and on crush pads, peruse = art from=20 local artists while listening to live music, tour wineries and = vineyards,=20 and enjoy a wonderful wine country weekend. This event offers = guests the=20 chance to take an advance look at what the 2007 vintage is going = to be=20 like in the bottle! $55 per person for a weekend pass. $20 for a=20 Designated Driver weekend pass. $40 for a Sunday-Only pass. $10 = for a=20 Designated Driver Sunday-Only pass. heartofsonomavalley.com or = call (866)=20 794-9463.
VINTON - Cowboy Poetry Contest and Show. The = longest=20 running such event, this 22nd annual celebration of the spoken = word will=20 be held at Sierra Valley Grange Hall in Vinton. Location: 92202 = Highway=20 70, Vinton, Ca. Time: 7:30 PM; Saturday 1 PM and 7:30 PM. = Cost:=20 Show: $18; Dinner: $12. Call: 530) 993-4692

March = 16,=20 2008

Sunday

DAVIS -=20 Davis Home Show. Over 230 exhibitors for your home and garden, = plus green=20 solutions, ideas and companies. Included are: outdoor barbeque = islands,=20 carpet, pottery, statuary, plants, landscape supplies, painting = services,=20 windows, doors, garbage cabinets, closet organizers, recreational=20 vehicles, cookware, kitchen knives, hot tubs, saunas, pool tables, = art,=20 watercolors, photography, flooring, concrete overlays, getaways = and=20 vacations, patio covers, awnings, sunrooms, home theater systems, = alarm=20 companies, pest control, contractor referral services, = countertops,=20 floors, roofs, ceilings, building supplies, rental companies. = Time: 10 am=20 to 5 pm. Location & address: ARC Pavilion at UC Davis, = University of=20 CA at Davis, Davis, CA. Cost: Adults $6; Senior $5; 12 and under = Free with=20 paying adult. Call: 530-671-9600. davishomeshow.com

LOS ANGELES - = Menudo Cook-Off=20 Street Fair. More than 30,000 Hispanic plus 5,000 from other = ethnic groups=20 adding a little spice to their life will attend this free annual = festival=20 and enjoy different type of foods and taste a bowl of Hot & = Spicy=20 Menudo or buy a canned Menudo, free health screenings, free gifts, = Carnival Rides Games, Musical groups and a variety of products, = services=20 and information. Location: Wilshire Blvd. & Alvarado St., Los = Angeles,=20 CA 90057 Time: Noon to 10 p.m. Admission: Free. Call 818 734-2744 = or=20 e-mail:
njmedina@pacbell.net

PASO ROBLES - Paso = Robles=20 Zinfandel Festival. The 16th Annual Paso Robles Zinfandel Festival = features more than 90 wineries hosting special events throughout = Paso=20 Robles Wine Country during the Zinfandel Festival weekend. = Winemaker=20 dinners, food pairings, seminars, open houses and special tastings = are=20 just a few of the activities in store. Location: Paso Robles Event = Center,=20 2198 Riverside Avenue, Paso Robles, CA 93446, and nearby wineries. = Call:=20 800.549.wine (9463). Email: sjacob@pasowine.com
SACRAMENTO = - Camellia=20 International Dance Festival. Day long dance pageant featuring = costumes, music and dancing from around the globe. Location: = California=20 State University at Sacramento, Student Union Ballroom, 6000 J = Street,=20 Sacramento, CA. Call: (916) 278-4323.=20 folkdance.com/sacramentocouncil/index.html

SANTA CRUZ - Jazz = on the Wharf.=20 Live jazz by acclaimed regional performers is even better with the = backdrop of the scenic Santa Cruz Wharf. Time: 11:30 am - 5:30 pm. = Location: Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, CA. Call: (831)=20 420.5273. santacruzwharf.com

SONOMA VALLEY = - Savor=20 Sonoma Valley: A Barrel Tasting & Culinary Experience. $55 per = person=20 for a weekend pass. $20 for a Designated Driver weekend pass. $40 = for a=20 Sunday-Only pass. $10 for a Designated Driver Sunday-Only pass.=20 heartofsonomavalley.com or call (866) 794-9463.
WHITTIER = -=20 "Fandango!" Early California Dance Workshop at Pio Pico State = Historic=20 Park, 6003 Pioneer Blvd., Whittier. Time: 1-4pm. Donation: $5; = free=20 admittance to those in historic Mission & Rancho Days = costumes. No=20 reservations necessary. Picnics, families welcome. Instructor: = Mlle Irene=20 Ujda of Yesteryears Dancers. Sponsored by Friends of Pio Pico SHP. = FMI,=20 call Docent Lady Kathleen Rabago (323) 721-3479.=20 http://www.piopico.org/

ZEPHYR COVE - = Murder on=20 the Dixie Dinner Cruise. Four-course dinner, Murderous Martini = Bar, and=20 murder mystery cruise on Lake Tahoe aboard M.S. Dixie II. = Location: Zephyr=20 Cove Marina, 750 U.S. Hwy. 50, Zephyr Cove, CA.Timee: 6:30 = p.m.Cost:=20 $89/person. Call: (800) 238-2463.=20 laketahoecruises.com

March = 17, 2007=20

Monday

MADERA -=20 St. Patrick's Day Wine Tasting. Open for this Irish holiday=20 celebration is Mariposa Wine Co., Time: 11-4, Call: (559)=20 673.6372

SAN DIEGO - St. = Patrick=92s Day=20 in the Gaslamp Quarter. The Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation = lays=20 down 40,000 square feet of green Astroturf in the street, brings = in some=20 top Irish Rock and other great bands, offers up special entrance = into the=20 nightclubs and serves happy revelers with green beer! Miller Lite = ShamROCK=20 2008 is the biggest and greenest party outside of Dublin with = headliner=20 The Young Dubliners! The Gaslamp Quarter will be transformed into = the=20 lavish fields of Ireland, ranging from traditional Irish bands and = dancing=20 to Irish Punk Rock as well as some of today=92s biggest hits by = some of San=20 Diego=92s hottest live bands thrown in for good measure. Cost: = $20/pre,=20 $25/door. Time: 4 pm till midnight. Call 619.233.5008 /=20 gaslampquarter.org.

YUBA CITY - Saint = Patrick=92s Day=20 Potluck for all ages. They cook the corned beef and cabbage; you = bring the=20 salad and dessert. Sign up by Wednesday, March 12. Bring a side = dish or=20 dessert to share. Time: 5:30 - 7 pm, Location: Yuba City Senior = Center,=20 Yuba City, CA. yubacity.net

March = 22,=20 2008

Saturday

CALIFORNIA CITY - = Desert Rat=20 Regional Chili Cook Off. Categories include red and chili verde, = plus=20 salsa. Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost: $15 - 72. Location: = American=20 Legion Post 476, 8108 Bay Ave., California City, California. = Fee:=20 $15 - $77. Contact: Phil Morosky, (760) 769-4366

CAPITOLA - Easter = at the Beach=20 is fun with the Capitola Kids Easter Hunt. Children 12 and under = can hunt=20 for Easter eggs on the beach and visit with the Easter Bunny. = Time: 11=20 a.m. Location: Capitola Beach, Capitola, CA. Call: (831) 475-6522. = capitolasoquelchamber.com

PISMO BEACH - = Easter Egg Hunt.=20 4,000 eggs to find, plus inflatable slide, face painting, a = juggler,=20 caricature artist, many prizes and Easter Bunny. Five age = divisions: 2 and=20 under, 3-4 years, 5-7 years, 8-10 years and 11-12 years. Location: = Shell=20 Beach Elementary School. Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost: Free. Call = Pismo=20 Beach Parks & Recreation: (805) 773-7049.

SAN DIEGO - Easter = Bonnet=20 Parade & Hat Contest. The 13th Annual Easter Bonnet Parade = & Hat=20 Contest begins with a creative Hat-Making Workshop from nationally = renowned Millinery Instructor and Hat Designer, Diana Cavagnaro. = Leave the=20 sparkles back at the burrow because we will be providing all the = supplies=20 including hats, beads, feathers, glitter and exciting materials to = help=20 inspire you and bring out your winning talent. Once you are done = with your=20 masterpiece hop on over to the main stage and find your age group = for the=20 hat judging contest and parade. No Easter celebration would be = complete=20 without an Egg Hunt! Children 2-12 years old will search the Park = for over=20 6,000 eggs filled with M&M=92s. It's a special day with fun = and=20 educational activities, San Diego Museum exhibits, Sea World=92s = educators=20 answering questions about marine life, childhood safety by Officer = Mark=20 Gregg, from San Diego=92s own Highway Patrol and much more. Live=20 entertainment and dance performances are part of the day-long = event.=20 Advance tickets: $5/child; $10/adult; day of: $6/child; $12/adult. = Proceeds from the event will benefit the UCSD Medical Center = Hillcrest,=20 Hematology/Oncology Department of Pediatrics Research. Time: 11 = a.m. to 3=20 p.m. Location: San Diego Padres Park, 9th Avenue & =93J=94 = St., San Diego,=20 CA. Purchase tickets at 619.233.5008. gaslamp.org.
SAN = FRANCISCO -=20 Mangia!=20 North Beach Food Tour - The only walking tour that gives = participants=20 the full San Francisco North Beach experience including Italian = history,=20 food knowledge, delicious tastes along the way, fun anecdotes and = a=20 3-course lunch with wine. Learn why the Italian people came to = North Beach=20 and how they lived. Stop at an almost 100-year-old bakery where = you munch=20 on Italian cookies, sausage, focaccia and have lunch at Rose=20 Pistola. There are about 8 blocks walking total, with many = stops.=20 Rain does not cancel tour. Time: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cost: $80/ = person.=20 Call: (415) 302-5898, Reservations a must. = graceannwalden.net

March = 23,=20 2008

Sunday

CYPRESS - Three Easter = Sunday Services=20 at Cypress Church. Tourists, vacationers to Disneyland and local = area=20 residents are invited to take a brake and moment of respite on On = Easter=20 Sunday. Cypress Church will have THREE Worship Services at 8:00 = am, 9:30=20 am & 11:00 am, inviting visitors to share a tradition. = Easter=20 Sunday will be a great celebration as the choir, praise band and = orchestra=20 lead the congregation in worship. Location: Cypress Church, 6143 = Ball Road=20 (near Valley View) in Cypress, CA. Call: Church Office (714) = 952-3001.=20 cypresschurch.net.

SAN FRANCISCO - S= pring=20 Celebration & Easter Parade. San Francisco's 17th Annual = Spring=20 Celebration & Easter Parade. The event is not your average = Street Fair=20 or formal Parade. It can best be described as wonderful, wacky, = elegant=20 and fabulous, with everything from roller-blading cows and = creative=20 self-propelled mini-floats to garden areas, sophisticated fashions = and=20 beautiful classic and art cars. It's a special event for the = entire=20 family. Location: Union Street ~ Gough to Fillmore, San Francisco = , CA.=20 Cost: Free. Call: 800-310-6563. Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. =20 sresproductions.com/union_street_easter

SANTA ROSA - Beyond = Words=20 Exhibit - at Charles=20 M. Schulz Museum and Research Center. Location: Charles M. = Schulz=20 Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, California 95403. Cost: = Adult:$8;=20 Child 4-18 & senior: $5. Call: (707) 579-4452. Hours: = Weekdays=20 (closed Tuesdays) 11 am to 5 pm; Weekends 10 am to 5 = pm.

March = 24,=20 2008

Monday

SANTA ROSA - Beyond Words = Exhibit - at=20 Charles=20 M. Schulz Museum and Research Center. Location: Charles M. = Schulz=20 Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa, California 95403. Cost: = Adult:$8;=20 Child 4-18 & senior: $5. Call: (707) 579-4452. Hours: = Weekdays=20 (closed Tuesdays) 11 am to 5 pm; Weekends 10 am to 5 pm.

March = 26,=20 2008

Wednesday

ATASCADER0 - Farmers=20 Market. Includes locally grown vegetables, fruits and cut = flowers.=20 Location: Sunken Gardens, Atascadero, CA. Time: 3 - 6 p.m. Cost: = Free=20 admission. 907 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA. Call: (805) = 462-0177;=20 atascaderomainstreet.org/

March = 27,=20 2008

Thursday

EUREKA - A=20 Taste of Main Street - Eureka Main Street has announced that = advanced=20 reserve ticket books are available for its 16th annual =93A Taste = of Main=20 Street,=94 to be held on March 27, 5-8 p.m. Cost: $2/ticket book, = call (707)=20 442-9054.

March = 28, 2008=20

Friday

BELMONT =20 - Sidewalk Fine Arts Festival, Carlmont Village Shopping = Center,=20 Ralston Avenue at Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA. Time: = 10am-5pm.=20 Contact Pacific Fine Arts: (209) 296-1195. = pacificfinearts.com.

EUREKA - = Redwood Coast=20 Jazz Festival. Enjoy three fun-filled days of Jazz, swing, = calypso, zydeco=20 and more on six stages in the 18th annual jazz festival event. The = event=20 begins on March 27 and continues through the weekend. 110 = shows=20 happening all over town with food, beverages and nonstop fun = everywhere!=20 Locations: Downtown/OldTown Eureka. Friday night special guest=20 artist: The Brubeck Brothers Quartet and Incendio. = Tickets:=20 $20 - 110. Call: (707) 445-3378. redwoodjazz.org

HUNTINGTON BEACH - = Paintball=20 Competition. Annual National Professional Paintball League = (NPPL)=20 launches the first leg of a national paintball competition tour at = Huntington City Beach. Admission to watch is free. Location: = 317=20 Pacific Coast Highway (approx.), south side of Huntington Beach = Pier,=20 Huntington Beach, CA. Time: Trade Expo Trade Show opens = daily 9:00=20 am to 6:00 pm. Paintball competition time: 7:30 am to 8pm. Event = runs=20 through March 30, 2008. nppl.tv

LOMPOC - Mountain = Men at=20 Mission La Purisima. Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: = Highway 246=20 near Lompoc. lapurisimamission.org

SAN FRANCISCO - = Charles Lloyd=20 New Quartet. San Francisco Spring Jazz Season features Jason = Moran, Reuben=20 Rogers and Eric Harland in the 70th Birthday Celebration. = Saxophone legend=20 Lloyd enters his seventies playing the most vital music of his = career.=20 Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $25-70. Call (415) 788-7353. Location: Herbst = Theatre,=20 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA. sfjazz.org.
YUBA = CITY=20 - Yuba City Spring Home, Garden and Recreation = Show. This 15th=20 annual event includes over 400 exhibitors in six halls. The = Yuba-Sutter=20 area is one of the fastest growing in the nation. Recently ranked = as the=20 best place to do business by Forbes Magazine, this Home Show is a = favorite=20 among the locals. Readers of the local newspaper recently rated it = as one=20 of the top events in the area. Time: Noon to 6 pm. Location & = address:=20 Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds, Yuba City. Tickets: Adult $5; Senior $1; = 12 and=20 under Free with paying adult. Call: (530) 671-9600.=20 totalhomeshow.com

March = 29, 2008=20

Saturday

BAKERSFIELD=20 - Bakersfield Optimist Club District Chili Cookoff, one = of many=20 California=20 chili cookoffs. Entry: $10 (salsa) to $77 (chili, non-ICS = member).=20 Location: Stramler Park, Bakersfield, CA. Call: Walter Scott, = (661)=20 588-3000 x 102. walter_49er@yahoo.com

BELMONT - = Sidewalk Fine=20 Arts Festival, Carlmont Village Shopping Center, Ralston Avenue at = Alameda=20 de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA. Time: 10am-5pm. Contact Pacific Fine = Arts:=20 (209) 296-1195. pacificfinearts.com.

HUNTINGTON BEACH - = Paintball=20 Competition. Annual National Professional Paintball League = (NPPL)=20 returns to the beach for first leg of a national paintball = competition=20 tour. Held at Huntington City Beach. Admission to watch is = free.=20 Location: 317 Pacific Coast Highway (approx.), Huntington Beach, = CA.=20 Time: Trade Expo Trade Show opens daily 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.=20 Paintball competition time: 7:30 am to 8pm. Event runs through = March 30,=20 2008. nppl.tv

IRVINE - Quick Draw = Paint-Off=20 Attracts Art Enthusiasts. The 2nd Annual Quick Draw Paint-Off will = give=20 art enthusiasts the opportunity to view original Plein Air (French = for=20 =93open air=94) paintings of local historic sites created by = renowned artists,=20 while they watch. The paintings will be up for bid during the = auction,=20 even before the paint dries! The event will feature live = music,=20 lunch for purchase from Ruby=92s Diner, information booths and = amazing works=20 of art. Hosted by the Capistrano Valley Conservancy (CVC), along = with the=20 Irvine Ranch Conservancy, all funds raised will support the = efforts of the=20 Capistrano Valley Conservancy. Artists begin painting at 10 a.m. = Bidding=20 begins at noon. Admission: This family-friendly event is = free and=20 parking will be available on-site. For more information, visit=20 cvconservancy.com.
Location: Irvine Ranch Historical = Park, 13042=20 Old Myford Road, Irvine, CA 92602

LOMPOC - Mountain = Men at=20 Mission La Purisima. Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: = Highway 246=20 near Lompoc. lapurisimamission.org

NICE -Festival of = Tulips. 2008=20 Festival of Tulips includes over 50,000 tulips, live music and = wine=20 tasting. Cost: $25 - 30/day. Time: Noon - 4 p.m. = Location:=20 Tulip Hill Vineyard, 4900 Bartlett Springs Rd., Nice, CA. Call: = (707)=20 274-9373. tuliphillwinery.com

SAN DIEGO - Reggae = Roots Legend=20 Luciano in Concert. WorldBeat Cultural Center Presents this = fundraiser for=20 WorldBeat's Youth Media Arts Department. Luciano's music is based = in=20 reggae tradition and has been consistently praised for imparting=20 sentiments of spiritual salvation, Rastafarian edification and = African=20 repatriation. Time: Doors open at 8 pm. Cost: $20. Location: = WorldBeat=20 Cultural Center, 2100 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA. Call: Jesse = Graham=20 619-230-1190. worldbeatcenter.org

YUBA CITY - = Yuba City=20 Spring Home, Garden and Recreation Show. This 15th annual = event=20 includes over 400 exhibitors in six halls. The Yuba-Sutter area is = one of=20 the fastest growing in the nation. Recently ranked as the best = place to do=20 business by Forbes Magazine, this Home Show is a favorite among = the=20 locals. Readers of the local newspaper recently rated it as one of = the top=20 events in the area. Time: 10 am to 6 pm. Location & address:=20 Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds, Yuba City. Tickets: Adult $5; 12 = and under=20 Free with paying adult. Call: (530) 671-9600.=20 totalhomeshow.com

March = 30, 2008=20

Sunday

HUNTINGTON BEACH - = Paintball=20 Competition. Annual National Professional Paintball League = (NPPL)=20 returns to the beach. Held at Huntington City Beach, south side of = Huntington Beach Pier. Admission to watch is free. Location: = 317=20 Pacific Coast Highway, cross streets PCH & Main St., = Huntington Beach,=20 CA. Trade Expo Trade Show opens daily 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. = Paintball=20 competition Time: 8:00 am 5:00 pm. nppl.tv

NEWPORT BEACH - = Newport Beach=20 Spirit Run. 25th running of Newport's favorite family race = features 10K,=20 5K, 1 mile, and =BD mile races. Money raised helps benefit Newport = Beach=20 Elementary Schools. Location: 300 Newport Center Dr. Newport, CA = 92663.=20 Time: 10K run begins at 7 a.m.; 7:45am 5K; 9:20 Kids=92 Races. = Cost: Adult:=20 $27 / $30 after 3/22/08; Junior 13-17 or Senior 60+ $20; Kid 12 = &=20 under $16 / $20 after 3/22/08. Call: Kinane Events (760) 434-7706. = kinaneevents.com/EVENTS/Spirit/index.htm

YUBA CITY - Yuba=20 City Spring Home, Garden and Recreation Show. Time: 10 am to 5 = pm.=20 Location & address: Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds, Yuba City. Cost: = Adult=20 $5; Senior $1; 12 and under Free with paying adult. Call: = (530)=20 671-9600. totalhomeshow.com

March = 31, 2008=20

Monday

SAN DIEGO=20 - A=20 Day in Pompeii & Photography at the Poles - Exhibits at = San Diego=20 Natural History Museum include discovery of the ancient story of = human=20 drama and natural disaster in Pompeii (through June 15, 2008), = plus images=20 of the Arctic and Antarctic by leading National Geographic = photographers=20 at Ordover Gallery (through May 5, 2008). Photography shows = the mass=20 breeding grounds of King Penguins, and the abundant wildlife found = in the=20 coldest, most remote areas of the Earth. Location: San Diego = Natural=20 History Museum, 1788 El Prado, San Diego, CA. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 = p.m.=20 daily. TICKETS
April 2008 TOP April = 2, 2008

Wednesday

April = 3, 2008

Thursday

WOODSIDE - Djerassi=20 Sculpture Tour - Free tours of sculptures in a wooded mountain = area=20 last 2.5 hours and are strenuous in terrain. Time: 10 a.m. = Location:=20 Djerassi Resident Artists Program, 2325 Bear Gulch Road, Woodside, = CA=20 94062. Pre-registration required. Call: (650) 747-1250=20 djerassi.org

April = 4, 2008

Friday

LAKEPORT - First Friday = Fling. Live=20 entertainment, Lake County wine sampling and local original art. = Sponsored=20 by the Lake County ARTS Council. Main Street Gallery, Lakeport, = CA. Time:=20 5:30 PM - 7 PM. Cost: Free. Call: (707) 263-6658.=20 lakeportchamber.com

MALIBU - Malibu = Film Festival=20 Ninth Edition. Consistent with its prominence as a premiere = festival, the=20 2008 Malibu Film Festival will screen several premieres and hold = lavish=20 breach-front parties. All screenings and special events for the = 9th Malibu=20 Film Festival take place in Malibu and a portion of the film = screening=20 tickets will benefit Malibu charities. Opening Night film(s) will = screen=20 at the festival theater located at MHS in Malibu on Friday April = 4th at=20 7PM. The Opening Night After Party will be held at an undisclosed = Malibu=20 location. The Festival will continue with weekend screenings at = MHS and=20 around Malibu. The Festival Awards Presentation will be held on = Sunday=20 April 6th at MHS. For 2008 Festival sponsorship or other = information=20 go to MalibuFilmFestival.com. Buy tickets and passes: (866) = 468-3399=20 or MalibuFilmFestival.com or Ticketweb.com.

April = 5, 2008

Saturday

FOUNTAIN=20 VALLEY - Ki= ds=20 Fishing Derby. Annual fishing event for youth to age 15. Cost: = Free=20 admission. Location: 16801 Euclid, Fountain Valley, CA. = ocparks.com

LOMPOC - People's = Day at=20 Mission La Purisima. It's 1822 at the mission as costumed = docents=20 and staff portray life of the mission during that era. Time: 11 = a.m. to 2=20 p.m. Location: Highway 246 near Lompoc. = lapurisimamission.org

MALIBU - Malibu = Film Festival=20 Ninth Edition Dates. Malibu Film Festival is a premiere festival = that=20 includes lavish breach-front parties. All screenings and = special=20 events for the 9th Malibu Film Festival take place in Malibu and a = portion=20 of the film screening tickets will benefit Malibu charities. The = Festival=20 Awards Presentation will be held on Sunday April 6th at MHS. To = buy=20 tickets and passes call (866) 468-3399 or go online to=20 MalibuFilmFestival.com or Ticketweb.com. For 2008 Festival = sponsorship or=20 other information go to MalibuFilmFestival.com

SAN FRANCISCO - = Battle in the=20 Bay Triathlons. Athletes from West Coast participate in a full = weekend of=20 competition, camping, and post-race festivities. Battle in the Bay = Triathlons 2008 will include: West Coast Collegiate Triathlon = Conference=20 Championship, West Coast Team Championship. Camping on the Great = Lawn=20 Friday and Saturday evening, Post-Race Party with Live Music, Race = T-Shirts, Outstanding Prizes and Primes. Time: 7 AM. Cost: = Collegiate Male=20 - $70; Collegiate Female - $70; Collegiate Relay - $105. Location: = Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA.=20 battleinthebaytriathlons.com

SANTA ANITA - Santa = Anita Derby=20 Day 5K. 5K run that gives people a chance to get some exercise as = well as=20 enjoy the horse races later on. Time: 7:45am Master=92s 5K race; = 8:15am Open=20 5K Race; 8:20am 5K Walk; 9:30am Kids Races. Location: Santa Anita = Park.=20 Cost: $22 for the 5K and $10 for the Kids=92 Races before 3/28, = $25 for the=20 5K and $12 for the Kids=92 Races after 3/28. Contact: Kinane = Events (760)=20 434-7706, info@kinaneevents.com,=20 kinaneevents.com/EVENTS/SA/DerbyFrame.htm

April = 6, 2008=20

Sunday

MALIBU -=20 Malibu Film Festival Ninth Edition. The 2008 Malibu Film Festival = will=20 screen several premieres and host lavish breach-front parties. All = screenings and special events for the 9th Malibu Film Festival = take place=20 in Malibu and a portion of the film screening tickets will benefit = Malibu=20 charities. The Festival will screen films at MHS and = around=20 Malibu. The Festival Awards Presentation will be held on Sunday = April 6th=20 at MHS. As the sun sets over the pacific ocean, the 9th Malibu = Film=20 Festival concludes in high style with the Malibu Awards Party = honoring=20 this years award winning films and filmmakers. Malibu Awards Party = is=20 hosted at Malibu West Beach Club Sunday April 6th. To buy tickets = and=20 passes call (866) 468-3399 or go online to MalibuFilmFestival.com = or=20 Ticketweb.com. For 2008 Festival sponsorship or other information = go to=20 MalibuFilmFestival.com

April = 11,=20 2008

Friday

SAN FRANCISCO=20 - West Portal Sidewalk Arts and Crafts Fair. 20th Annual Fine = Arts and=20 Crafts Fair
West Portal Avenue between 15th and Ulloa, San = Francisco,=20 CA. Time: 10am-5pm. Contact Pacific Fine Arts: (209) 296-1195.=20 pacificfinearts.com.

SUTTER CREEK = - 2008=20 California Ghost Hunters Conference. The Ghost Trackers Paranormal = Research Group 6th Annual California Ghost Hunters Conference = brings the=20 finest venues in California for ghost hunting. Hosting its event = at the=20 small mining town of Sutter Creek, this location was chosen for = its'=20 incredible gold mining history and its' ghostly activity. There = will be=20 three days of networking with ghost hunters from around the = country, a=20 cocktail reception, hands-on workshops teaching fundamentals and = advanced=20 paranormal research. In addition, there will be investigations in = a=20 dilapidating, three-story, dangerously scary castle hidden in the = gold=20 mining foothills, as well as a Sutter Creek landmark. = All-inclusive=20 admission to events is $150/person. Registration to the greatest=20 paranormal conference of the year is limited. Times: April 11th at = 7 pm.=20 Location and address: Days Inn - Sutter Creek, 271 Hanford Street, = Sutter=20 Creek, CA 95685. Registration:=20 www.ghost-trackers.org/2008_conference.htm. Call: (408)=20 244-8331.

April = 12,=20 2008

Saturday

MURPHYS -=20 Murphys Art Walk. 2nd Saturday of each month seven galleries = open=20 their doors with art, wine, food, and fun. Call: (209) 728-8640.=20 gocalaveras.com

SAN FRANCISCO - = West Portal=20 Sidewalk Arts and Crafts Fair. 20th Annual Fine Arts and Crafts=20 Fair
West Portal Avenue between 15th and Ulloa, San Francisco, = CA.=20 Time: 10am-5pm. Contact Pacific Fine Arts: (209) 296-1195.=20 pacificfinearts.com.

SUTTER CREEK = - 2008=20 California Ghost Hunters Conference. The Ghost Trackers Paranormal = Research Group 6th Annual California Ghost Hunters Conference = brings the=20 finest venues in California for ghost hunting. Hosting its event = at the=20 small mining town of Sutter Creek, this location was chosen for = its'=20 incredible gold mining history and its' ghostly activity. There = will be=20 three days of networking with ghost hunters from around the = country, a=20 cocktail reception, hands-on workshops teaching fundamentals and = advanced=20 paranormal research. In addition, there will be investigations in = a=20 dilapidating, three-story, dangerously scary castle hidden in the = gold=20 mining foothills, as well as a Sutter Creek landmark. = All-inclusive=20 admission to events is $150/person. Registration to the greatest=20 paranormal conference of the year is limited. Times: Throughout = the day.=20 Location and address: Days Inn - Sutter Creek, 271 Hanford Street, = Sutter=20 Creek, CA 95685. Registration:=20 www.ghost-trackers.org/2008_conference.htm. Call: (408)=20 244-8331.

April = 13,=20 2008

Sunday

SUTTER CREEK = - 2008=20 California Ghost Hunters Conference. The Ghost Trackers Paranormal = Research Group 6th Annual California Ghost Hunters Conference = brings the=20 finest venues in California for ghost hunting. Hosting its event = at the=20 small mining town of Sutter Creek, this location was chosen for = its'=20 incredible gold mining history and its' ghostly activity. There = will be=20 three days of networking with ghost hunters from around the = country, a=20 cocktail reception, hands-on workshops teaching fundamentals and = advanced=20 paranormal research. In addition, there will be investigations in = a=20 dilapidating, three-story, dangerously scary castle hidden in the = gold=20 mining foothills, as well as a Sutter Creek landmark. = All-inclusive=20 admission to events is $150/person. Registration to the greatest=20 paranormal conference of the year is limited. Times: April 11th at = 7 pm.=20 Time: 11 am. Location: Days Inn - Sutter Creek, 271 Hanford = Street, Sutter=20 Creek, CA 95685. Registration:=20 www.ghost-trackers.org/2008_conference.htm. Call: (408)=20 244-8331.

April = 16,=20 2008

Wednesday

REDDING=20 - Kool April Nites. Car show with 68 car prize categories = that=20 include Most Bitchin, Kool Deuce, Pro Street Pick, Mighty Mustang, = Street=20 Sweeper, Chick's Choice and many more at the Redding Convention = Center=20 includes miles of Classic Cars, great food, concerts every night = in the=20 Big Tent beginning Wednesday. Call: (530) 226-0844. Tickets = and=20 times: koolaprilnites.com

April = 17,=20 2008

Thursday

MENLO PARK=20 - Annual Sidewalk Fine Arts Festival. 26th annual event = includes=20 artisans, crafts and artwork for sale. Location: Santa Cruz Avenue = at El=20 Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA. Time: 10am - 6pm Fri/Sat; 10am - 5pm = Sun.=20 Contact Pacific Fine Arts: (209) 296-1195. = pacificfinearts.com.

REDDING - Kool = April=20 Nites. Car show with 68 car prize categories that include Most = Bitchin,=20 Kool Deuce, Pro Street Pick, Mighty Mustang, Street Sweeper, = Chick's=20 Choice and many more at the Redding Convention Center includes = miles of=20 Classic Cars, great food, concerts every night in the Big Tent = beginning=20 Wednesday. Call: (530) 226-0844. Tickets and times:=20 koolaprilnites.com

April = 18,=20 2008

Friday

DOHENY -=20 Doheny Wood will be held at Doheny State Beach beginning at 8 = AM and=20 concluding at 3 PM. Doheny State Beach is located in Dana Point = Harbor=20 area at 25300 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629. The = woodie=20 meet has no entry fee for Doheny Wood 2008, and hosts a BBQ for = woodie=20 owners on Friday night. State Park entry fee: $10. Public can look = at the=20 cars for free. Participation, call: 714-=20 968-9798
socalwoodies.com/doheny.htm

LEMOORE - = Central Valley=20 Pizza Festival. 8th annual pizza fest has a home where the world's = largest=20 mozzarella cheese producing company, Leprino Foods of Lemoore = exists. This=20 is the epicenter of culinary freshness with its abundance of pizza = produce=20 grown locally. Cheese, olives, garlic, tomatoes and beef all hail = from=20 Lemoore. Teams vie for prizes in the 9-foot pizza competition, = plus many=20 more games, live entertainment and events. Location: Downtown = Lemoore, D=20 St. and Lemoore Ave., Lemoore, CA. Cost: Free. Open: daily. Call: = (559)=20 924-6401. lemoorechamberofcommerce.com

LONG BEACH - T= oyota=20 Grand Prix Long Beach. Celebrity Racing, Le Mans and Champ Car = Racing=20 hits the streets of Long Beach for three days of excitement. Runs = through=20 Sunday, April 20. gplb.com

MENLO PARK - = Annual=20 Sidewalk Fine Arts Festival. 26th annual event includes artisans, = crafts=20 and artwork for sale. Location: Santa Cruz Avenue at El Camino = Real, Menlo=20 Park, CA. Time: 10am - 6pm Fri/Sat; 10am - 5pm Sun. Contact = Pacific Fine=20 Arts: (209) 296-1195. pacificfinearts.com.

REDDING - Kool = April Nites=20 & Cruise. Special car cruise held in conjunction with the = classic car=20 show begins at 6 p.m. at ends at the Mega Tent at the Convention = Center at=20 8 p.m. Car show at the Redding Convention Center includes miles of = Classic=20 Cars, great food, concerts every night in the Big Tent. Call: = (530)=20 226-0844. koolaprilnites.com

April = 19,=20 2008

Saturday

DOHENY - Doheny Wood will be = held at=20 Doheny State Beach beginning at 8 AM and concluding at 3 PM. = Doheny State=20 Beach is located in Dana Point Harbor area at 25300 Dana Point = Harbor=20 Drive, Dana Point, CA 92629. The woodie meet has no entry fee for = Doheny=20 Wood 2008. State Park entry fee: $10. Public can look at the cars = for=20 free. Participation, call: 714-=20 968-9798
socalwoodies.com/doheny.htm

LANCASTER - = California Poppy=20 Festival. Family fun is at the heart of the annual California = Poppy=20 Festival with two days of live music, exotic animal exhibits, more = than=20 200 arts and crafts/fine arts vendors, a farmers=92 market, = aerospace=20 displays, a children=92s carnival, and much more. With more than = 55 acres of=20 exciting activities, discover why people keep coming back to be = part of=20 the California Poppy Festival! When: 10 am to 6 pm daily. Where: = Lancaster=20 City Park, 43011 N. 10th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93534. = Contact: Laurie=20 Butts, Special Events Manager (661) 723-6077 /=20 lbutts@cityoflancasterca.org. = poppyfestival.com

LOMPOC - Art = Festival and Chili=20 Cook-off. Lompoc Valley Festival Association's 22nd Annual = Spring=20 Arts Festival & ICS Sanctioned Chili Cook-Off. Location: = Ryon=20 Park in Lompoc, CA. http://flowerfestival.org

LOS ANGELES - = Splash! A=20 Celebration of Mermaids and the Sea. The Fowler Museum at UCLA = welcomes=20 all ages to a free, fun-filled day celebrating art, mermaids, the=20 environment, and more! Performances by dance sensation Viver = Brasil and=20 the L.A-based, Congo-inspired group Balobi Bandeko; art workshops; = water-science attractions including sea creature touch tanks = (provided by=20 community partner Heal the Bay); and a variety of food and vendor = booths=20 will be featured at this unique event. Dress up as a group or on = your own,=20 and take part in merfolk procession honoring Mami Wata. Presented = in=20 celebration of Earth Day and in conjunction with the Fowler = exhibition=20 "Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas." = Time:=20 11:30 am - 3:30pm. Location, Directions: Enter UCLA from Sunset = Blvd. at=20 Westwood. Drive ahead to the Parking. Information Booth in Lot 4.=20 Convenient Fowler parking is at the northeast or southeast ends of = Lot 4,=20 where automated pay stations accept $1 and $5 bills and credit = cards. The=20 parking fee is a maximum of $8. The Fowler is visible to your left = when=20 you ascend from the elevator or stairs (follow pedestrian = walkways,=20 indicated by arrows). The Fowler is a lovely walk from the UCLA = Transit=20 Center at Hilgard and Strathmore Avenues, where several = public bus=20 lines stop. Call: (310) 825-4361 or = www.fowler.ucla.edu.

SAN DIEGO - Taste = of Uptown /=20 Hillcrest. and promises to satisfy your appetite. More than 40 of = the=20 area=92s prominent restaurants participate in the walking tour, a=20 smorgasbord of flavors from classic caf=E9s to ethnic eateries. = Time: Noon=20 to p.m. Ticket: $30/person. Tickets: (619) 233-5008.=20 hillcrestassociation.com.

SANTA MARGARITA -=20 Earth Day Food & Wine Festival. The Earth Day Food & = Wine=20 Festival is an intimate celebration featuring earth friendly = cuisine,=20 sustainably produced wines, live entertainment and educational = exhibits=20 highlighting innovative products. The food and wine featured are = grown on=20 local Central Coast farms committed to innovative practices that = protect=20 both our natural resources and communities. Proceeds support = sustainable=20 agriculture research and farm worker outreach programs conducted = by the=20 Central Coast Vineyard Team (CCVT), a non-profit organization. = Time: 1 - 5=20 p.m. Location: From 101 North or South (between Paso Robles and = San Luis=20 Obispo) take Exit 211 for Santa Margarita/Hwy 58 and proceed east. = Turn=20 left on Yerba Buena and proceed to Santa Margarita Ranch entrance. = From=20 entrance gate, drive 0.6 miles (past the homestead) to the event. = Santa=20 Margarita de Cortona Asistencia California's Central Coast, Santa=20 Margarita, CA. Tickets: $75 General Admission; $35 Designated = Driver.=20 Call: (805) 369.2288. earthdayfoodandwine.com
VACAVILLE = -=20 Medieval Fantasy Festival - Medieval Fantasy Festival offers = entertainment=20 and fun such as Pumpkin Chucking with catapults. This Ratapult = will have=20 several divisions so that all can have their chance at flinging = artificial=20 rats. Creative folks may design and make fantastic costumes for = their=20 puppet rat. These have two chances to win, first the rat costume = contest=20 and second the best distance launch on the festival catapult or = trebuchet.=20 If you don=92t have the time to sew up costumes, enter the = distance launch=20 part. Little kids will enjoy hurling rubber squeaky rats. Longest = distance=20 for each age group wins a prize. All are welcome to walk in the = Pied Piper=20 Parade. For more information on all division of the = Ratapult, and=20 the annual Medieval event with booths, food, entertainment and = costumes,=20 entries to Ratapult will be available during the two day = festival.=20 Location: Downtown Vacaville, CA, centering on Merchant, Main, and = Parker=20 Streets. Admission: Free. Time: medievalfantasyfestival.com. =

April = 20,=20 2008

Sunday

LANCASTER - California Poppy = Festival.=20 Family fun is at the heart of the annual California Poppy Festival = with=20 two days of live music, exotic animal exhibits, more than 200 arts = and=20 crafts/fine arts vendors, a farmers=92 market, aerospace displays, = a=20 children=92s carnival, and much more. With more than 55 acres of = exciting=20 activities, discover why people keep coming back to be part of the = California Poppy Festival! When: 10 am to 6 pm daily. Where: = Lancaster=20 City Park, 43011 N. 10th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93534. = Contact: Laurie=20 Butts, Special Events Manager (661) 723-6077 /=20 lbutts@cityoflancasterca.org. poppyfestival.com

SANTA BARBARA - South=20 Coast Earth Day is dedicated to education and conservation. = Sponsored=20 by Community Environmental Council and the University of = California Santa=20 Barbara Donald Bren School for Science & Environmental = Management.=20 Location: Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens, Time: 10 = a.m. to=20 5:30 p.m. SBEarthDay.org.

VACAVILLE - = Medieval Fantasy=20 Festival - Medieval Fantasy Festival offers entertainment and fun = such as=20 Pumpkin Chucking with catapults. This Ratapult will have several = divisions=20 so that all can have their chance at flinging artificial rats. = Creative=20 folks may design and make fantastic costumes for their puppet rat. = These=20 have two chances to win, first the rat costume contest and second = the best=20 distance launch on the festival catapult or trebuchet. If you = don=92t have=20 the time to sew up costumes, enter the distance launch part. = Little kids=20 will enjoy hurling rubber squeaky rats. Longest distance for each = age=20 group wins a prize. All are welcome to walk in the Pied Piper = Parade. For=20 more information on all division of the Ratapult, and the = annual=20 Medieval event with booths, food, entertainment and costumes, = entries to=20 Ratapult will be available during the two day festival. = Location:=20 Downtown Vacaville, CA, centering on Merchant, Main, and Parker = Streets.=20 Admission: Free. Time: medievalfantasyfestival.com.

April = 25,=20 2008

Friday

SANTA MARIA - Santa Maria = Valley=20 Strawberry Festival. Carnival rides, live entertainment, games, = vendors,=20 tons of food (strawberries), and fun. Open daily 11 = a.m. to 10=20 p.m. santamariafairpark.com

STOCKTON - = Asparagus Festival.=20 Held annually in downtown Stockton, this tasty food is celebrated = in=20 recipes, contests, and in games and events. Entertainment daily = makes this=20 a great family fun event. Featured at this year's event is Ty= son,=20 the Skateboard dog. Location: Downtown Stockton. Cost: = $10/adult;=20 $5/senior, age 11-17; free age 10 and under. Call: (209) 644-3740. = asparagusfest.com

WALNUT CREEK - = Sidewalk Fine=20 Arts Festival. A popular and well attended event includes artists, = crafts=20 vendors and quality gift and collector items. 60th Semi-Annual = Sidewalk=20 Fine Arts Festival location: North Main, Cypress, and Locust = Streets,=20 Walnut Creek, CA. Time: 10am - 6pm Fri/Sat; 10am - 5pm Sun. = Contact=20 Pacific Fine Arts: (209) 296-1195. pacificfinearts.com.

April = 26,=20 2008

Saturday

CLEAR LAKE - Heron Festival = - Pontoon=20 boat tours, birding and nature walks, exhibits, and children's = activities.=20 The Spring Wildflower Brunch is Saturday from 9 am to noon. = Reservations=20 are requested; cost is $12. Pontoon boat excursions are between 8 = am and 4=20 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Reservations are required; donation is = $15.=20 Admission to event is free. Location: Clear Lake State Park, Clear = Lake,=20 CA. Call: (800) 525-3743

PETALUMA - Butter=20 and Eggs Days Parade & Celebration. The 27th Annual = Petaluma=20 Butter & Egg Days Parade & Celebration attracts more than = 30,000=20 people to downtown Petaluma. With a fire fighters' cow pie = throwing=20 contest, cutest little chick in town contest and big parade with = the=20 butter and eggs theme, this is one of the unique events that = Petaluma is=20 known for. Location: Historic Downtown Petaluma, CA. Time: 10 a.m. = to 5=20 p.m. Call: (707) 762-9348. petalumadowntown.com /=20 sresproductions.com

SAN DIEGO - Point = Loma Garden=20 Walk. 7th Annual Point Loma Garden Walk will include both garden = and home=20 tours. A Garden Boutique will be open all day and will feature = unique=20 garden gifts created by local artists and unusual garden = plantings. Point=20 Loma Garden Walk, presented by Dana Unit of Rady Children=92s = Hospital=20 Auxiliary, is open to the public. Proceeds benefit Craniofacial = Services=20 at Rady Children=92s Hospital, San Diego. Last year the walk = raised $20,000.=20 Ticket: $15 before April 26; $20/day of, and are sold at Walter = Anderson=20 Nursery in Point Loma, Mission Hills Nursery on Ft. Stockton Dr., = Cottage=20 Antiques in Ocean Beach, or Armstrong Garden Center on W. Morena; = Sold day=20 of on corner of Tennyson and Evergreen Streets, where maps for the = walk=20 can be picked up. Time: 10 AM to 4 PM Call (619) 223-4374.=20 pointlomagardenwalk.com

SANTA CRUZ - Ducky = Derby. =20 18th Annual Ducky Derby and Carnival includes rubber duck race, a=20 Carnival, Entertainment, Prizes, Rubber Duck Races and Food. Cost: = Free=20 Admission. Time: 10:30 am =96 3:30 pm. Location: Harvey West = Park,=20 Friendship Gardens, Santa Cruz, CA. duckyderbysantacruz.com, More = duck derbies

SANTA MARIA - Santa = Maria=20 Valley Strawberry Festival. Carnival rides, live entertainment, = games,=20 vendors, tons of food (strawberries), and fun. Open = daily 11=20 a.m. to 10 p.m. santamariafairpark.com

April = 27,=20 2008

Sunday

CLEAR LAKE - Heron Festival = - Pontoon=20 boat tours, birding and nature walks, exhibits, and children's = activities.=20 Pontoon boat excursions are between 8 am and 4 pm on Saturday and = Sunday.=20 Reservations are required; donation is $15. Admission to event is = free.=20 Location: Clear Lake State Park, Clear Lake, CA. Call: (800)=20 525-3743

ROSEVILLE - Maidu = Leafing Out=20 of Spring Celebration and California Indian Craft Fair. The 7th = Annual=20 event showcases California Indian dance groups, Native Skills=20 demonstrations, hands on activities for children and adults with = an=20 opening blessing, flute music, honoring of elders and = acknowledgement of=20 children. Tours through the Historic Site and a California Indian = Craft=20 Fair are highlights of this event honoring Native Americans and = their=20 customs. Indian tacos and other foods and drinks will be = available=20 for sale. Time: 10 a.m. =96 3 p.m. Free admission and parking. = Location:=20 Maidu Interpretive Center, 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr., Roseville CA = 95661.=20 Call: (916) 774-5934 www.roseville.ca.us/indianmuseum

May 2008 TOP SANTA ANA - =93Terra=20 Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China=92s First Emperor=94 will = premiere on=20 May 18, 2008 through Oct. 12, 2008 at Bowers Museum. 120 = objects-including=20 20 complete life-sized figures, the most ever to have left China, = found in=20 what would have been gardens within the tomb complex belonging to = China=92s=20 first emperor, Qin Shi Huang 259 =96 210 B.C. Drawn from 11 = different=20 collections around Shaanxi Province, Emperor Qin is one of the = most=20 important men in history, credited with unifying several separate = warring=20 states into a unified China. He initiated the 30-foot-high,=20 3,000-mile-long Great Wall of China to protect his empire from = invaders=20 from the north. Call: 714-567-3679. Location: 2002 North = Main=20 Street, Santa CA. bowers.org. May 1, = 2008

Thursday

SANTA=20 ROSA - Ke= nny=20 Rogers. His music topped both country and pop charts = Lady, Ruby=20 Don=92t Take Your Love to Town, The Gambler, and 70 hits. Time: 8 = p.m.=20 Location: Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, 50 Mark West Springs = Rd., Santa=20 Rosa, CA. Cost: $10-95. Call: (707) 546-3600.=20 wellsfargocenterarts.com

May 2, = 2008

Friday

HUNTINGTON=20 BEACH - Fr= iday=20 Farmers Market and Crafts Fair. Time: Noon - 5 p.m. (approx.) = Cost:=20 Free admission. Location: 315 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington = Beach, CA=20 (cross streets PCH & Main St.) Paid parking usually available = in the=20 Huntington City Beach next to the event.

LAKEPORT - First = Friday Fling.=20 Live entertainment, Lake County wine sampling and local original = art.=20 Sponsored by the Lake County ARTS Council. Main Street Gallery, = Lakeport,=20 CA. Time: 5:30 PM - 7 PM. Cost: Free. Call: (707) 263-6658.=20 lakeportchamber.com

May 3, = 2008

Saturday

FERNDALE -=20 Cinco de Mayo Fiesta. Parade down Main Street, 11 a.m. = Mexican=20 Folkloric Dancing, authentic Mexican food and Mariachi music at = the=20 Ferndale Community Center in Firemen's Park, noon to 3 p.m. =20 Presented by Ferndale Elementary School students. Call: (707)=20 786-9668.

SAN BERNARDINO - = California=20 State 35th Annual Chili Cookoff. Location: Perris Hill Park, San=20 Bernardino, California. Contact: Mike Austin 909-883-3596. see=20 more chili cook-offs

SAN DIEGO - Walk=20 for Hope. Walk for Hope 2008. City of Hope =92s ninth annual = Walk for=20 Hope to Cure Breast Cancer. Location: University of San Diego = campus, 5998=20 Alcal=E1 Park , San Diego , CA 92110. Time: 7:45 am - 12:00 pm. = Price: Adult=20 $30; Child $20; USD Student $20 with valid student id.=20 walk4hope.org/sandiego or contact Sherri Edell at 858-452-6846. =

SANTA MARIA - Bull = Canyon Run.=20 10th annual event is open to public participation, this event = actually=20 takes place in Bull= =20 Canyon as a fundraising event for Special Olympics.=20 www.bcrun.org
YUCAIPA - Old Ways Days. Try driving a = horse team,=20 pealing bark to build a log cabin, make rope candles or throw a = tomahawk.=20 Activities are free. Riley's=20 at Los Rios Rancho, 39611 Oak Glen Rd. #13, Yucaipa, CA. = 92399. Call:=20 (909) 797-1005. losriosrancho.com

May 4, = 2008

Sunday

SANTA MONICA - = Lenine US Tour=20 2008. An enormous star in his native Brazil , Grammy-winner Lenine = is=20 Brazilian popular music=92s renaissance man: a songwriter, = guitarist,=20 singer, and producer (for Maria Rita among others), whose spirited = music=20 drops hip-hop, funk, rock, into the ever-infectious Brazilian = groove.=20 Tickets: $20 =96 General Admission. Location: Temple Bar, 1026 = Wilshire=20 Blvd., Santa Monica, CA templebarlive.com / (310)393-6611. = Tickets: (818)=20 566-1111. BrazilianNites.com

YUCAIPA - Old Ways = Days. Try=20 driving a horse team, pealing bark to build a log cabin, make rope = candles=20 or throw a tomahawk. Activities are free. Riley's=20 at Los Rios Rancho, 39611 Oak Glen Rd. #13, Yucaipa, CA. = 92399. Call:=20 (909) 797-1005. losriosrancho.com

May 5, = 2008

Monday

SAN=20 DIEGO - Ga= slamp=20 Cinco de Mayo. Gaslamp is the San Diego's place for nightlife = and fun.=20 And a few times a year the street is shut down to traffic for some = heavy=20 duty parties such as Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de = Mayo. The=20 fun begins in the evening with bands, dance, DJs, libations, food = and=20 arriba! updates will be posted. mcfarlanepromotions.com

May 6, = 2008

Tuesday

HUNTINGTON=20 BEACH - Surf City Nights. Farmer's Market, food vendors, = street=20 performers and street closure of Main Street are featured in this = 3 block=20 fest that includes free parking, to boot! Location: 200 Main St.,=20 Huntington Beach, CA. Time: 5-9 p.m. Cost: Free. =20 hbdowntown.com May 7, = 2008

Wednesday

ATASCADER0 -=20 Farmers=20 Market. Includes locally grown vegetables, fruits and cut = flowers.=20 Location: Sunken Gardens, Atascadero, CA. Time: 3 - 6 p.m. Cost: = Free=20 admission. 907 El Camino Real, Atascadero, CA. Call: (805) = 462-0177;=20 atascaderomainstreet.org/ May 8, = 2008

Thursday

May 9, = 2008

Friday

May = 10, 2008

Saturday

LAKEPORT -=20 Kiss-A-Pig. 5th Annual Fundraiser. This unique event = with hog=20 calling and nominations to kiss the pig includes an old fashioned = BBQ=20 picnic dinner on the farm, plus petting zoo, kids' games, silent = auction,=20 music and dancing. Location: Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin = St,,=20 Lakeport, CA. Call: (707) 263-5092. lakeportchamber.com

MURPHYS - Murphys = Art Walk. 2nd=20 Saturday of each month seven galleries open their doors with art, = wine,=20 food, and fun. Call: (209) 728-8640. gocalaveras.com

REDDING - Redding = Rodeo=20 Kick-Off Dance. Dinner and Dance includes New York Steak BBQ, = dance to Ray=20 Atkinson and The Shadows. Time: 6 p.m. Location: Redding Rodeo = Grounds,=20 Redding, CA. Cost: $15/person. Call: (530) 241-8559.=20 reddingrodeo.com

SUNSET BEACH - Sunset=20 Beach Art Festival. Held each Mother's Day weekend, this giant = 1-mile=20 long event includes art competition, vendor booths, raffle and = pancake=20 breakfast held Saturday morning at the Fire Department. Daily: 9 = a.m. to 5=20 p.m. Cost: free admission. Location: Pacific Ave. North & = South=20 adjacent to Pacific Coast Highway, Sunset Beach, CA. No contact=20 available.

May = 11, 2008

Sunday

May = 14, 2008

Wednesday

ANGELS CAMP=20 - Jumping Frog Jubilee and Calaveras County Fair. A popular = contest=20 based on Samuel Clemens=92 trips to the Gold Country region = that=20 inspired his published work, =93The Celebrated Jumping Frog of = Calaveras=20 County=94, about Jim Smiley and his frog Dan=92l Webster. Event = includes a=20 carnival, vendors, games, entertainment and the famous Jumping = Frog=20 contest. Cost: $9/adult; $5/child daily. Location: Fairgrounds = along=20 Highway 49 between Angels Camp and Sonora. = frogtown.com

REDDING - Redding = Rodeo Asphalt=20 Cowboy Chili=20 & Beans Cook Off and Roaring Gulch Street Dance. Time: 5 = p.m.=20 Location: Redding Rodeo Grounds, Redding, CA. Cost: $15/person. = Call:=20 (530) 241-8559. reddingrodeo.com

May = 15, 2008

Thursday

REDDING - Redding = Rodeo. Gates=20 open at 5:30 p.m. Location: Redding Rodeo Grounds, Redding, CA. = Call:=20 (530) 241-8559. reddingrodeo.com

May = 16, 2008

Friday

ANGELS CAMP - Jumping Frog = Jubilee and=20 Calaveras County Fair. A popular contest based on Samuel = Clemens=92=20 trips to the Gold Country region that inspired his published work, = =93The=20 Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County=94, about Jim Smiley = and his=20 frog Dan=92l Webster. Event includes a carnival, vendors, games,=20 entertainment and the famous Jumping Frog contest. Cost: $9/adult; = $5/child daily. Location: Fairgrounds along Highway 49 between = Angels Camp=20 and Sonora. frogtown.com

CLEAR LAKE - C= atfish=20 Derby. 26th annual event is the largest catfish = tournament west=20 of the Mississippi. Runs through Sunday, May 18. Cost: $10/child; = $40-50/=20 adult. Location: Derby Headquarters, Clearlake Oaks fire station, = 12655 E.=20 Hwy 20, Clearlake Oaks. Call: (707) 998-1006 /=20 clearlakeoaks.org

HUNTINGTON BEACH - = D= uck-a-thon.=20 Rubber duck race in which public purchases toy rubber ducks = (around=20 $10/ea). The ducks are dropped by a tractor into the ocean and the = come=20 ashore, collected by volunteers. The first ducks to arrive win=20 prizes. Location: Pier Plaza- Pacific Coast Highway at Main = St.=20 Time: Daily at 10 a.m. Cost: Free admission. = duck-a-thon.org

PASO ROBLES - Paso = Robles Wine=20 Festival. The 26th Annual Paso Robles Wine Festival weekend is the = 2008=20 Paso Robles Wine Festival marquee tasting event in the downtown = city park.=20 It features more than 90 area wineries host an array of special = events=20 including winemaker dinners, food pairings, seminars, winery = tours,=20 special tastings and more. Advance purchase of tickets is highly=20 recommended since there is a limited amount on the day of the = event. $50=20 Tasting Ticket =96 advance purchase recommended - includes = unlimited wine=20 tasting (2-5 p.m.) in the designated tasting area and a = commemorative=20 Riedel glass;
$15 Designated Driver/Child Ticket - includes = access to=20 the event, four non-alcoholic beverages and a commemorative = beverage=20 container. Call (805) 239-8463. = pasowine.com

REDDING - Redding = Rodeo. Gates=20 open at 5:30 p.m. Location: Redding Rodeo Grounds, Redding, CA. = Call:=20 (530) 241-8559. reddingrodeo.com

SACRAMENTO - Gem = Faire.=20 Classes, demos, and gems to adore in this popular event where you = can even=20 find jewelry repair while you wait! Time: Friday: 12pm-7pm, Sat: = 10am-7pm,=20 Sun: 10am-5pm. General Admission $5 Weekend Pass; Children 11 and = under=20 Free. Tel. (503) 252-8300. Location: Cal Expo, Building A, 1600 = Exposition=20 Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95815. gemfaire.com

May = 17, 2007

Saturday

BALBOA ISLAND - = Balboa=20 Island Museum - Come aboard a = time=20 capsule to explore photos and information about history and = formation=20 of one of California's wealthiest little islands. Location: 502 S. = Bayfront, Suite A (upstairs), Balboa Island, CA 92662. Time: 10 = a.m. - 2=20 p.m. Please call to confirm the hours: (949) 675-3952; Or to make = an=20 appointment: (949) 723-4226

LONG BEACH -Long = Beach Lesbian=20 and Gay Pride. 25th Anniversary Celebration of Long Beach Lesbian = and Gay=20 Pride =96 festival and parade will be held along the streets of = downtown=20 Long Beach. Call: 562-987-9191. More details may become available. = www.longbeachpride.org/
MADERA - Spring Wine Trail = Adventure.=20 Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location Madera Wine Trail, Madera, Ca. = Cost:=20 $20/souvenir glass. maderavintners.com

OXNARD - California = Strawberry=20 Festival. 25th anniversary Strawberry Festival celebrates the=20 locally-grown crop, strawberries with foods galore. Bands, games,=20 contests, entertainment and carnival rides offer a weekend of fun = for all=20 ages. Location: Strawberry Meadows of College Park, 3250 South = Rose=20 Avenue, Oxnard, California. Admission: $12 (approx.) - free (4 and = under).=20 strawberry-fest.org

REDDING - Redding = Rodeo. Gates=20 open at 5:30 p.m. Location: Redding Rodeo Grounds, Redding, CA. = Call:=20 (530) 241-8559. reddingrodeo.com

SONOMA VALLEY - = Passport to = Sonoma=20 Valley. The charm of Sonoma Valley, California 's Original Wine = Country,=20 will be showcased in 40 Sonoma Valley Wineries presenting over 200 = exceptional wines, gourmet food pairings and entertainment. Your = passport=20 and commemorative wine glass give you unlimited tastings, = discounts on=20 wine purchases and entry to Sonoma Valley 's acclaimed wineries = and hidden=20 gems not normally open to the public. Time: 11 am to 4 pm = daily.=20 Tour one day or the entire weekend. Cost: Weekend Passport: = $50;=20 One-Day Passport: $45/person. Ticket sales start March = 1, =20 Call: (707) 935-0803. or buy online: = sonomavalleywine.com
SAN=20 PEDRO - L.A. Wood (Woodies on the Waterfront) will be held at = Berth 73=20 within the Ports o' Call in San Pedro Ca. 90731. The event = begins at=20 9 a.m. and concludes by 4 p.m. There will be Live Music , = Food=20 (including famous swordfish sandwiches) and a raffle, with event = T- Shirts=20 available! Admission is free for the cars and public, with plenty = of=20 parking. For more info e-mail southbaywoodies@cox.net or call Stan = (310)=20 833-0680

May = 18, 2008

Sunday

CLEAR LAKE - C= atfish=20 Derby. 26th annual event is the largest catfish = tournament west=20 of the Mississippi. Cost: $10/child; $40-50/ adult. Location: = Derby=20 Headquarters, Clearlake Oaks fire station, 12655 E. Hwy 20, = Clearlake=20 Oaks. Call: (707) 998-1006 / clearlakeoaks.org

MADERA - Spring = Wine Trail=20 Adventure. Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location Madera Wine Trail, = Madera, Ca.=20 Cost: $20/souvenir glass. maderavintners.com

SAN DIEGO - North = Park Festival=20 of the Arts. Stroll through the neighborhood of historic North = Park, San=20 Diego and experience the culture at the 12th Annual North Park = Festival of=20 the Arts. This fun and educational event features a diverse = collection of=20 art, live entertainment, food and activities along University = Avenue=20 between 30th and 32nd streets. Explore the Artists=92 Village = where local=20 artists showcase unique creations, purchase a masterpiece or = admire pieces=20 of work in the juried artists=92 area. There will be more than 150 = specialty=20 booths, a wide variety of international cuisine, a pet zone, and a = Children=92s Art Beat area where kids of all ages can engage in = interactive,=20 educational and multicultural art activities. Choose from four = stages with=20 live entertainment from top San Diego bands and over 300 = performers from=20 dramatic theatres and dance groups. Proceeds for this day-long = event will=20 benefit the North Park Main Street, a non-profit organization = committed to=20 the revitalization of the North Park Business Improvement = District, North=20 Park=92s Downtown and the historic heart of the community. = Admission: Free.=20 Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call: (619) 233.5008.=20 northparkmainstreet.com

SANTA ANA - =93Terra=20 Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China=92s First Emperor=94 will = premiere on=20 May 18, 2008 through Oct. 12, 2008 at Bowers Museum. 120 = objects-including=20 20 complete life-sized figures, the most ever to have left China, = found in=20 what would have been gardens within the tomb complex belonging to = China=92s=20 first emperor, Qin Shi Huang 259 =96 210 B.C. Drawn from 11 = different=20 collections around Shaanxi Province, Emperor Qin is one of the = most=20 important men in history, credited with unifying several separate = warring=20 states into a unified China. He initiated the 30-foot-high,=20 3,000-mile-long Great Wall of China to protect his empire from = invaders=20 from the north. Call: 714-567-3679. Location: 2002 North = Main=20 Street, Santa CA. bowers.org.

TOPANGA - Topanga = Banjo Fiddle=20 Contest and Folk Festival. Location: Paramount Ranch, Topanga, CA. = Tickets: $10 - 15. Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.=20 topangabanjofiddle.org

May = 22, 2008

Thursday

SACRAMENTO - Sacramento = County Fair at=20 Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, California 95815. = Admission=20 free, $7/parking. Carnival passes sold. Hours: Thursday, Friday. - = Noon=20 -10 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Monday 10 a.m. = to 7=20 p.m. Call: (916) 263-2975. sacfair.com
SAN BERNARDINO - = National=20 Orange Show Festival. Runs Memorial Weekend through May 26. = 93rd=20 Annual National Orange Show celebrates Southern California's = heritage as=20 an orange growing region. Time: 4 - 10 p.m. Location: Cost: = $10=20 (approx.) - free for kids 5 and younger. Location: Arrowhead = Avenue=20 between Mill Street and Orange Show Road, Riverside, CA.=20 nationalorangeshow.com

May = 23, 2008

Friday

GARDEN GROVE - Strawberry = Festival. 50th=20 anniversary Strawberry Festival Friday's launch includes Wrist = Band Day -=20 $20 entitles wearer to all rides, all day. Time: 1 to 10 p.m. Tiny = Tots=20 King & Queen Contest at 4 p.m. (subject to change) is open to = 3 to 6=20 year olds and will be held in the Amphitheater. Welcome ceremony = and Giant=20 Strawberry Shortcake Cutting Ceremony at 6 p.m. Festival sponsors = will be=20 thanked for helping to underwrite parade and festival expenses, = allowing=20 greater Festival proceeds to be contributed to local charities. = (Location:=20 Showmobile at Main & Acacia) For information call = 714-638-0981.=20 Festival runs through Monday, May 26. Hours: Friday 1 p.m. to 10 = p.m.;=20 Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Monday 10 a.m. to 8:30 = p.m.=20 Location: The Festival is held at the Village Green, between = Euclid and=20 Main Street Streets in downtown Garden Grove, California.=20 strawberryfestival.org

SACRAMENTO - = Sacramento County=20 Fair at Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, California = 95815.=20 Admission free, $7/parking. Carnival passes sold. Hours: Thursday, = Friday.=20 - Noon -10 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Monday = 10 a.m.=20 to 7 p.m. Call: (916) 263-2975. sacfair.com
SAN = BERNARDINO - National=20 Orange Show Festival. Runs Memorial Weekend through May 26. = 93rd=20 Annual National Orange Show celebrates Southern California's = heritage as=20 an orange growing region. Time: 4 - 10 p.m. Location: Cost: = $10=20 (approx.) - free for kids 5 and younger. Location: Arrowhead = Avenue=20 between Mill Street and Orange Show Road, Riverside, CA.=20 nationalorangeshow.com

May = 24, 2008

Saturday

ARCATA - 40th Annual Kinetic = Sculpture=20 Race. Wild and crazy people-powered sculptures traverse land, = sand, and=20 water to travel from the Arcata Plaza (10 a.m. viewing, noon start = Saturday) to the finish line in the Victorian Village of Ferndale=20 (finishing any time after noon Monday). It's all for the glory! = Dessert=20 awards ceremony open to the public, beginning around 5:30 on the = 26th.=20 Call: (707) 499-0643.

ARROYO GRANDE = -=20 Strawberry Festival. 25th Annual Strawberry Festival = features=20 include Strawberry Stampede walk/run, Strawberry Pancake = Breakfast,=20 Strawberry Shortcake & T-shirt booths, Strawberry Prince & = Princess Contest, Strawberry Blonde Contest, Strawberry Cooking = Contest,=20 Kiddie Carnival, Arts & Crafts Show, and Entertainment with = lots of=20 music including Ethnic, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Contemporary & Rock = 'n=20 Roll. Location: Village of Arroyo Grande. Cost: Free.=20 arroyograndevillage.com

GARDEN GROVE - = Strawberry=20 Festival. 50th anniversary Strawberry Festival celebrates with a=20 Strawberry Festival Parade at 10 a.m. begins at Ninth & = Chapman.=20 Floats, marching bands, local dignitaries, clowns and equestrians, = Miss=20 Garden Grove and her court, the Senior King and Queen and the Tiny = Tots=20 King and Queen. For information call 714-638-0981. Festival runs = through=20 Monday, May 26. Hours: Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and = Monday=20 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: The Festival is held at the Village = Green,=20 between Euclid and Main Street Streets in downtown Garden Grove,=20 California. strawberryfestival.org

May = 25, 2008

Sunday

ARROYO GRANDE - = Strawberry=20 Festival and Strawberry Stampede 5 and 10K Run. 25th Annual = Strawberry Festival features include Strawberry Stampede walk/run, = Strawberry Pancake Breakfast, Strawberry Shortcake & T-shirt = booths,=20 Strawberry Prince & Princess Contest, Strawberry Blonde = Contest,=20 Strawberry Cooking Contest, Kiddie Carnival, Arts & Crafts = Show, and=20 Entertainment with lots of music including Ethnic, Folk, Blues, = Jazz,=20 Contemporary & Rock 'n Roll. Location: Village of Arroyo = Grande. Cost:=20 Free. arroyograndevillage.com; Strawberry Stampede Race starts at = 8 a.m.=20 strawberrystampede.com

EUREKA - 40th = Annual Kinetic=20 Sculpture Race. Wild and crazy people-powered sculptures traverse = land,=20 sand, and water to travel from the Arcata Plaza (10 a.m. viewing, = noon=20 start Saturday) to the finish line in the Victorian Village of = Ferndale=20 (finishing any time after noon Monday). It's all for the glory! = Dessert=20 awards ceremony open to the public, beginning around 5:30 on the = 26th.=20 Call: (707) 499-0643.

GARDEN GROVE - = Strawberry=20 Festival. 50th anniversary Strawberry Festival. For information = call=20 714-638-0981. Festival runs through Monday, May 26. Hours: Sunday = 10 a.m.=20 to 10 p.m. and Monday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: The Festival = is held=20 at the Village Green, between Euclid and Main Street Streets in = downtown=20 Garden Grove, California. strawberryfestival.org

May = 26, 2008

Monday

MEMORIAL = DAY

FERNDALE - 40th Annual = Kinetic Sculpture=20 Race. Wild and crazy people-powered sculptures traverse land, = sand, and=20 water to travel from the Arcata Plaza (10 a.m. viewing, noon start = Saturday) to the finish line in the Victorian Village of Ferndale=20 (finishing any time after noon Monday). It's all for the glory! = Dessert=20 awards ceremony open to the public, beginning around 5:30 on the = 26th.=20 Call: (707) 499-0643.

GARDEN GROVE - = Strawberry=20 Festival. 50th anniversary Strawberry Festival. For information = call=20 714-638-0981. Hours: Monday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: The = Festival is=20 held at the Village Green, between Euclid and Main Street Streets = in=20 downtown Garden Grove, California. strawberryfestival.org

HUNTINGTON BEACH - = Memorial=20 Day Celebration. Held annually at Pier Plaza around 11 a.m., = this=20 event honors those who have died or have fallen in battle for = their=20 country. Community and city events held throughout California = celebrate=20 with speeches to commemorate local citizens. Location: Huntington = Beach=20 Pier Plaza, 300 PCH (approx.), Huntington Beach, CA =20 surfcity-hb.org

May = 29, 2008

Thursday

Friday

LAKEPORT - Car Roundup 2008. = 14th Annual Car Show at Library Park is presented by = No Name=20 Car Club. Lakeport, CA. Time: 11 AM - 2 PM. Cost: free = admission.=20 Call: (707) 262-1508. lakeportchamber.com

May = 31, 2008

Saturday

HUNTINGTON=20 BEACH - Concours = d'Elegance=20 Car Show. Two days of car competitions, live music, food = booths, and=20 fun for the sake of the Huntington Beach Library system Central = Library=20 Children's Wing. Location: Central Library grounds in Central = Park, 7111=20 Talbert Ave., Huntington Beach, CA. Admission: $10/approx. =20 hbconcours.org
LAKEPORT - Car Roundup 2008. = 14th=20 Annual Car Show at Library Park is presented by No Name Car Club.=20 Lakeport, CA. Time: 11 AM - 2 PM. Cost: free admission. = Call: (707)=20 262-1508. lakeportchamber.com

June 2008 TOP June = 1, 2008

Sunday

HUNTINGTON=20 BEACH - Concours = d'Elegance=20 Car Show. Two days of car competitions, live music, food = booths, and=20 fun for the sake of the Huntington Beach Library system Central = Library=20 Children's Wing. Location: Central Library grounds in Central = Park, 7111=20 Talbert Ave., Huntington Beach, CA.
LAKEPORT - Kulture = Shock=20 Car Show. 3rd annual event includes music, food, beer, cars galore = and fun=20 for the entire clan.

REDDING - Taste of = Redding.=20 Feast on fabulous fare and wander through the Sculpture Park. Fine = restaurants and an opportunity to taste from local breweries and = wineries=20 are only part of the fun. 3 stages with live entertainment = featuring blues=20 rock, jazz, folk and big band music to benefit youth and Rotary = projects.=20 Cost: Free; Food Tasting pass/$25; age 12 & under/ $15; = Food and=20 Wine Tasting/$35. Location:Redding City Hall & Sculpture Park = 777=20 Cypress Ave Redding, CA 96001. Call: (530) 244-4320. =20 office@aplannedaffair.net

SACRAMENTO - = Sacramento County=20 Fair at Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd, Sacramento, California = 95815.=20 Admission free, $7/parking. Carnival passes sold. Hours: Thursday, = Friday.=20 - Noon -10 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Monday = 10 a.m.=20 to 7 p.m. Call: (916) 263-2975. sacfair.com
TUSTIN - The = Tustin=20 Street Fair and Chili=20 Cookoff. Take to the streets of Old Town Tustin. This 24th = annual=20 event features the Chili Cookoff, craft booths, non-profit food = vendors,=20 entertainment, kids carnival, music and much more. Time: 11 = a.m. to=20 5 p.m. Admission is free. = www.tustinchilicookoff.com

June = 2, 2008

Monday

Tuesday

CALIFORNIA -=20 = Grunion=20 Run in Southern California. Fishing license required for 16 = and older.=20 Best beaches span from San Diego to Santa Barbara. 9:15 - 11:15 = p.m.=20 dfg.ca.gov

June = 4, 2008

Wednesday

CALIFORNIA -=20 = Grunion=20 Run in Southern California. Fishing license required for 16 = and older.=20 Best beaches span from San Diego to Santa Barbara. 10:05 p.m. - = 12:05 a.m.=20 dfg.ca.gov

June = 5, 2008

Thursday

CALIFORNIA -=20 = Grunion=20 Run in Southern California. Fishing license required for 16 = and older.=20 Best beaches span from San Diego to Santa Barbara. 10:55 - 12:55 = a.m.=20 dfg.ca.gov

June = 6, 2008

Friday

CALIFORNIA - = Grunion=20 Run in Southern California. Fishing license required for 16 = and older.=20 Best beaches span from San Diego to Santa Barbara. 11:50 - 1:50 = a.m.=20 dfg.ca.gov

LAKE ARROWHEAD - = Woodies on the=20 Lake. 17th annual event includes All Day Wooden Boat Show in the = Village=20 on Friday, the 6th. Call: (714) 545-8682 or TomJParsons@gmail.com = (714)=20 227-1379 (cell does not work well in Lake Arrowhead)

SACRAMENTO - = Western States=20 Horse Expo. Exciting annual event includes 7-All Around Stock = Horse=20 Championship, Mane Market Mall, The Ranch, Equine Dream Art Show = and much=20 more thru 8th. Location: Cal Expo Fairgrounds, Sacramento, = California.=20 Call: (800)352-2411. horesexpo.com ...>more=20 California equine events

TEMECULA - Temecula=20 Valley Balloon and Wine Festival. This annual event celebrates = the=20 valley's presence as the premier place to let your spirits soar. = Mass dawn=20 balloon launches are fleeting, so spectators are encouraged to = arrive by 6=20 a.m. to witness the spectacle. Free tethered rides are available = after the=20 massive launch while weather permits. Hot Air Balloon Flights are = approx.=20 $200 and reservations are required. For more information visit=20 www.tvbwf.com or call (951) 676-6713. The three day celebration = includes=20 music, food sampling, wine sampling and other enjoyment. The event = is free=20 but admission to the food and festival special events are=20 fee-based.

June = 7,=20 2008 CLOVERDALE - Cloverdale = Sculpture=20 Exhibit. 6th annual event includes an outdoor juried sculpture = exhibit in=20 downtown Cloverdale through October 1. Downtown plaza is = transformed into=20 a sculpture garden featuring sculptors from across the nation. = Location:=20 Cloverdale Plaza, Cloverdale, CA. Cost: Free. Call: (707) = 894-4410.=20 cloverdaleartsalliance.org

FERNDALE - Pet = Parade. Children=20 12 and younger parade costumed pets down Main Street to Firemen's = Park for=20 prizes at 10:30 a.m. Call: (707) 786-4477.

LAKE ARROWHEAD - = Woodies on the=20 Lake. 17th annual event in the Village. Call: (714) 545-8682 or=20 TomJParsons@gmail.com (714) 227-1379 (cell does not work well in = Lake=20 Arrowhead)

SAN JOSE - = Doll, Bear=20 & Collectibles Show and Sale includes teddy bears, toys, = antique &=20 modern dolls, books, doll-making supplies, accessories and = collectibles.=20 Appraisals will be available, too. Time: 10 a.m.=96 4 p.m. Cost: = $6 adult;=20 $2 child 6=9612; Free under age 6. Location: Santa Clara County = Fairgrounds,=20 344 Tully Road (at Highway 101), San Jose, California. Call: (415) = 383-2252. goldengateshows.com.

SANTA BARBARA - Big Dog Parade = and=20 Canine Festival. Annual event is something to howl about. = Time: 9:30am=20 and the Canine Festival at 10:30am. (subject to change) = bigdogs.com or=20 call (805)9638727 x1398.

June = 8, 2008

Sunday

PERRIS - Rods & Rails = Extravaganza.=20 9th Annual Rods & Rails Extravaganza Classic Car Show and = Motorcycle=20 Show features a live concert, Potato Festival, vendor/exhibitors, = 1800=92s=20 U.S. Territorial Marshal Reenactments and much more. Car contest = entrants=20 advance registration $20; $22 day of and includes free goodie bag, = hat and=20 lapel pin for the first 100 to sign up. New classes for cars and=20 motorcycles, Cars Rat Rod, Suede, Slammers Tri-5 and more. = Motorcycle=20 classes and categories include Rat Class, Paint/graphics, Oldest = entrant,=20 Radical Custom, furthest Distance, Trike & Side Car. Time: 9 = am =96 5=20 pm. Location: Orange Empire Railway Museum , 2201 South =93A=94 = Street Perris=20 Ca. General admission is free, parking free.Call Perris Community = Services=20 951-943-6603 or MStewart@cityofperris.org or www.cityofperris.org. = Online=20 registration will be available.

June = 9, 2008

Monday

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Tuesday

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Thursday

June = 13, 2008

Friday

VICTORVILLE - Huck=20 Finn Jubilee Country & Bluegrass Festival. One of Eight = Great=20 American Festivals according to Newsweek magazine, the Huck Finn = music=20 concert is also one of the best deals in Southern California. = Father's Day=20 weekend makes this the perfect gift for dads. Location: Regional = Park,=20 18000 Yates Rd., Victorville, CA. Daily admission around:$20. RV = camping=20 available for additional package fee. huckfinn.com

June = 14, 2008

Saturday

DEL MAR - San Diego County = Fair - Summer=20 of Sports is the theme for the fifth largest fair in North = America. =20 The San Diego County Fair features the largest midway in the = region and=20 top-name performing artists on the grandstand stage, while = maintaining its=20 traditional county fair attractions including: Livestock, Home = &=20 Hobby, Woodworking, an award-winning Flower Show, great rides and = a=20 variety of food and commercial concessions. "Summer of Sports" = will=20 celebrate a wide variety of sports at all levels, from youth to=20 professional. Fair runs through July 6, 2008. Location: 2260 = Jimmy=20 Durante Blvd., Del Mar, California. sdfair.com

EL DORADO HILLS - = Wine at Town=20 Center. The Rotary Clubs of Cameron Park and El Dorado Hills are = proud to=20 present Wine at Town Center which will be held on Saturday from = 6:00 PM to=20 9:00 PM. This annual event has become one of the hallmark social = events in=20 the community and also a key element in the financing of local = programs by=20 the Cameron Park and El Dorado Hills Rotary Clubs. Cost: = $45/person. Some=20 participants: A Maad Tea Party Cafe Restaurant, Andrae's Bakery=20 Restaurant, Boeger Winery, Inc. Winery, Charles B. Mitchell = Vineyards=20 Winery, Clos Du Lac Cellars Winery, Fats Asia Bistro Restaurant, = Gold Hill=20 Brewery, Madrona Vineyards Winery and many=20 more. wineattowncenter.org

LONG BEACH - The = Sushi &=20 Sake Festival. Featuring food, music, traditional Japanese dance, = sake=20 tasting, sushi making demonstration, taiko drumming, sumo = demonstration,=20 tea ceremony, cultural exhibits, craft vendors and more. Time: = Noon - 8pm.=20 Location: The Queen Mary 1126 Queens Highway Long Beach, CA = 90802.=20 Cost: $20 (includes admission to Queen Mary). Call: (310)320-7827. = QueenMaryFestivals.com

MARIN - Marin=20 Art Festival - Fine arts and crafts. Location: Marin Center = Exhibit=20 Hall and Fairgrounds, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, CA. = Time: 10=20 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Cost: $8 approx.; 14 and under free. Call: = (415)=20 499-6800. marinartfestival.com

MURPHYS - Murphys = Art Walk. 2nd=20 Saturday of each month seven galleries open their doors with art, = wine,=20 food, and fun. Call: (209) 728-8640. gocalaveras.com

June = 15, 2008

Sunday

MARIN / SAN RAFAEL = - Marin=20 Art Festival - Fine arts and crafts. Location: Marin Center = Exhibit=20 Hall and Fairgrounds, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, CA. = Time: 10=20 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Cost: $8 approx.; 14 and under free. Call: = (415)=20 499-6800. marinartfestival.com

PALM = SPRINGS - Palm Springs Restaurant Week. = The inaugural=20 Palm Springs Restaurant Week spotlights the desert oasis as a = premier=20 culinary destination. Organized by Palm Springs Restaurant = Association,=20 the six-day event provides local foodies and visitors alike the=20 opportunity to savor extraordinary three-course, prix fixe menus = from more=20 than 40 participating restaurants for $26 to $36 per person = depending on=20 the restaurant (beverage, tax and gratuity not included). List of=20 restaurants available on web site. Reservations recommended.=20 palmspringsrestaurantweek.com

June = 16, 2008

Monday

June = 17,=20 2008 DEL MAR - San Diego County = Fair - Summer=20 of Sports is the theme for the fifth largest fair in North = America. =20 The San Diego County Fair features the largest midway in the = region and=20 top-name performing artists on the grandstand stage, while = maintaining its=20 traditional county fair attractions including: Livestock, Home = &=20 Hobby, Woodworking, an award-winning Flower Show, great rides and = a=20 variety of food and commercial concessions. "Summer of Sports" = will=20 celebrate a wide variety of sports at all levels, from youth to=20 professional. Fair runs through July 6, 2008. Location: 2260 = Jimmy=20 Durante Blvd., Del Mar, California. sdfair.com

June = 18, 2008

Wednesday

PETALUMA - = 2008 = Sonoma-Marin=20 Fair. Sustainable Agriculture Showcase, World=92s Ugliest Dog = Contest and=20 Lucha Libre wrestling, wine garden, musical acts and Destruction = Derby are=20 some of this fair's top draws. There was even scandal when someone = tried=20 to rig the online voting results of the Ugliest Dog contest. This = year=20 should be equally intriguing, and exciting. Cost: $15 (approx.) = one price=20 admission includes carnival rides. - Free under 3 years of age. = Location:=20 175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma, CA. Time: Noon to midnight = daily. =20 The fair runs through June 22. Call: (707) 283-3247. = sonoma-marinfair.org.=20

STOCKTON - San = Joaquin=20 Fair. The annual event will include games, livestock, = produce,=20 concerts, entertainment , contests, food vendors, a carnival and = much=20 more. Cost: $8/adult; $5/age 6-12; Free under 6 years. = $25/carnival ride=20 wrist band. Location: San Joaquin Fairgrounds, 1658 South = Airport=20 Way, Stockton, California 95206. Phone: (209) 466-5041.=20 sanjoaquinfair.com

June = 19, 2008

Thursday

ROSEVILLE - Placer = County Fair.=20 Enjoy a carnival, food booths, livestock exhibitions, arts & = crafts,=20 live entertainment and fun fro the entire family. Time: Thursday 5 = - 11=20 pm; Friday Noon - Midnight; Saturday Noon - Midnight; Sunday Noon = - 11pm.=20 Tickets $3 - 7 (under 5 free). Call: (916) 786-2023.
Location: = 800 All=20 America City Blvd., Roseville, CA. placercountyfair.org

June = 20, 2008

Friday

PISMO BEACH - The = Pismo Beach=20 Classic. The Pismo Beach Classic is a 3 -day fun filled event. = Held in=20 beautiful Pismo Beach, California - Pier-side & throughout = downtown=20 Pismo Beach. Central California's finest seaside classic = &=20 street rod car show. Now over 23 years old, the attendance is = around=20 100,000 spectators who come from around the globe to see hundreds = of=20 classic restorations and street rods. Featured events are a Car = Show &=20 Shine, "Cruise Night" when hundreds of cars parade for thousands = of=20 spectators who line the streets, Live Entertainment. "The = Hot Rod=20 Bar and Grill" provides the venue for outstanding live = entertainment, live=20 Charity Auction, great food, drink and fun! Winery Poker Run, = local=20 merchant Poker Walk, Awards and More! No admission charge for = spectators=20 to the show. Hours: Friday / Saturday 9 am- 10 PM, Sunday 9am - = 5pm. Space=20 is Limited for car entries. Contact Just Cruzin Productions at = (866) 450 -=20 7469; email pamb@thepismobeachclassic.com / pismobeachclassic.com =

June = 21, 2008

Saturday

DEL MAR -=20 San Diego County Fair - Summer of Sports is the theme for the = fifth=20 largest fair in North America. The San Diego County Fair = features=20 the largest midway in the region and top-name performing artists = on the=20 grandstand stage, while maintaining its traditional county fair=20 attractions including: Livestock, Home & Hobby, Woodworking, = an=20 award-winning Flower Show, great rides and a variety of food and=20 commercial concessions. "Summer of Sports" will celebrate a wide = variety=20 of sports at all levels, from youth to professional. Fair runs = through=20 July 6, 2008. Location: 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar,=20 California. sdfair.com

FALLBROOK - = International Gourd=20 Art Festival - World class gourd artists compete for prizes in = this=20 contest and festival that celebrates the farm, music, food, and = beautiful=20 gourds. gourdfestival.com

LAKEPORT - = Kulture Shock Car Show. 3rd Annual car event includes = classic=20 cars. $1 beers, food, raffles, music and fun. Live band, beer, = food and=20 vendors. Cars include 1964 & older, traditional 50s and 60s = style=20 hot-rods, customs, gassers and classics. Motorcycles include = original,=20 traditional 50s, 60s chopper and bobber styles. Cost to enter car: = $20=20 -25, free admission for qualifying cars. Open to the public, = general=20 admission is $5/person; Free/under 5 years. Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. = Location: Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St., Lakeport, CA.=20 kultureshockcarshow.com

LOMPOC - Village = Days. Mission=20 La Purisima Concepcion celebrates the past with re-enactments of=20
traditional skills and crafts brought to La Purisima Mission = by the=20 Chumash Indians. Grinding acorns, shaping tule dolls, making = baskets, building tule houses, making stone and shell beads, arrow = making=20 and playing Chumash games are some activities. Time: 10 a.m. to 2 = p.m.=20 Location: Highway 246 near Lompoc. = lapurisimamission.org

June = 22, 2008

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Thursday

June = 27, 2008

Friday

DEL MAR - San Diego County = Fair - Summer=20 of Sports is the theme for the fifth largest fair in North = America. =20 The San Diego County Fair features the largest midway in the = region and=20 name acts on the grandstand stage, while maintaining its = traditional=20 county fair attractions including: Livestock, Home & Hobby,=20 Woodworking, an award-winning Flower Show, great rides and a = variety of=20 food and commercial concessions. "Summer of Sports" will celebrate = a wide=20 variety of sports at all levels, from youth to professional. Fair = runs=20 through July 6, 2008. Location: 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., = Del Mar,=20 California. sdfair.com

June = 28, 2008

Saturday

LAGUNA BEACH - Sawdust=20 Festival. Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: $3 - 8 = (approx.)=20 Annual pass sold for approx. $20. Location: 935 Laguna Canyon = Road, Laguna=20 Beach, Ca. Call: (949) 494-3030. sawdustfestival.org

OCEAN BEACH - = Street Fair, Chili=20 Cook-off and Fireworks Festival. 28th Annual event includes = vendors,=20 games, food, fireworks, chili amateur cooking competition and = more. Five=20 stages, music all day long and over 70,000 visitors attending. = Time: 10=20 a.m. to 8 p.m. Location: Newport Avenue, Ocean Beach - San Diego, = CA.=20 www.obstreetfair.com

June = 29, 2008

Sunday

LAGUNA BEACH - Sawdust=20 Festival. 42nd annual artists expo includes dining, bands and = original=20 art, jewelry and clothing. The show offers a great opportunity for = home=20 decorating and gift shopping. Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: $3 - = 8=20 (approx.) Annual pass sold for approx. $20. Location: 935 Laguna = Canyon=20 Road, Laguna Beach, Ca. Call: (949) 494-3030.=20 sawdustfestival.org

June = 30, 2008

Monday

LAGUNA BEACH - Sawdust=20 Festival. The show offers a great opportunity for home=20 decorating and gift shopping. Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: $3 - = 8=20 (approx.) Annual pass sold for approx. $20. Location: 935 Laguna = Canyon=20 Road, Laguna Beach, Ca. Call: (949) 494-3030.=20 sawdustfestival.org

July 2008 TOP July = 1, 2008

Tuesday

LAGUNA BEACH - Sawdust=20 Festival. Annual event includes a beer garden, bands and = original art,=20 jewelry and clothing. Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: $3 - 8 = (approx.) Annual pass sold for approx. $20. Location: 935 Laguna = Canyon=20 Road, Laguna Beach, Ca. Call: (949) 494-3030.=20 sawdustfestival.org

July = 2, 2008

Wednesday

CALIFORNIA - = Grunion=20 Run in Southern California. Fishing license required for 16 = and older.=20 Best beaches span from San Diego to Santa Barbara. 9:10 - 11:10 = p.m.=20 dfg.ca.gov

DEL MAR - San Diego = County Fair=20 - Summer of Sports is the theme for the fifth largest fair in = North=20 America. The San Diego County Fair features the largest = midway in=20 the region and top-name performing artists on the grandstand = stage, while=20 maintaining its traditional county fair attractions including: = Livestock,=20 Home & Hobby, Woodworking, an award-winning Flower Show, great = rides=20 and a variety of food and commercial concessions. "Summer of = Sports" will=20 celebrate a wide variety of sports at all levels, from youth to=20 professional. Fair runs through July 6, 2008. Location: 2260 = Jimmy=20 Durante Blvd., Del Mar, California. sdfair.com

LAGUNA BEACH - Sawdust=20 Festival. 42nd annual art event includes entertainment such as = glass=20 blowing demos, craft sessions for kids, restaurants and fine art. = Hours:=20 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: $3 - 8 (approx.) Annual pass sold for = approx.=20 $20. Location: 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Ca. Call: = (949)=20 494-3030. sawdustfestival.org

July = 3, 2008

Thursday

CALIFORNIA - = Grunion=20 Run in Southern California. Fishing license required for 16 = and older.=20 Best beaches span from San Diego to Santa Barbara. 10 p.m. - 12 = a.m.=20 Midnight dfg.ca.gov

LAGUNA BEACH - Sawdust=20 Festival. Colorfully decorated outdoor venue now in its 42nd = year=20 includes opportunities for gift buying. Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 = p.m.=20 Cost: $3 - 8 (approx.) Annual pass sold for approx. $20. Location: = 935=20 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Ca. Call: (949) 494-3030.=20 sawdustfestival.org

July = 4, 2008

Friday

Many event on this date = are tentative.=20

CALIFORNIA - = Grunion=20 Run in Southern California. Fishing license required for 16 = and older.=20 Best beaches span from San Diego to Santa Barbara. 10:45 p.m. to = 12:45=20 a.m. dfg.ca.gov

CHULA VISTA = -Celebrate Chula=20 Vista. Taste of the Bay features flavors of the South Bay with = barbecue=20 and other great food! The highlight of this Independence Day = celebration=20 will be the Fourth of July firework display setting the bayside = aglow!=20 Presented by the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction = with Port=20 of San Diego, Chula Vista Convention & Visitors Bureau and = City of=20 Chula Vista. Time: Noon to 9 p.m. Cost: Free. Location: = Bayside=20 Park, Chula Vista, CA. Call (619) 420-6603. chulavistachamber.org. =
DEL MAR - San Diego County Fair - Summer of Sports is = the theme=20 for the fifth largest fair in North America. The San Diego = County=20 Fair features the largest midway in the region and top-name = performing=20 artists on the grandstand stage, while maintaining its traditional = county=20 fair attractions including: Livestock, Home & Hobby, = Woodworking, an=20 award-winning Flower Show, great rides and a variety of food and=20 commercial concessions. "Summer of Sports" will celebrate a wide = variety=20 of sports at all levels, from youth to professional. Fair runs = through=20 July 6, 2008. Location: 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar,=20 California. sdfair.com

HUNTINGTON BEACH - = Billed as=20 largest 4th of July Parade west of the Mississippi, it includes a=20 fireworks show over the Pacific Ocean. Parade begins at 10 a.m. on = Main=20 Street, fireworks after dark. Free. Event includes Expo=20 at Pier Plaza. Concert with Golden West Pops from 7 = to 8:45=20 p.m. To celebrate 4th of July, an expo with foods, free giveaways, = and=20 concerts will be be featured before the 4th of July Parade, Street = Fair=20 and Fireworks display free to the public. Location: Pacific = Coast=20 Highway at Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA

LAGUNA BEACH - Sawdust=20 Festival. 42nd annual artists event is a village filled with=20 restaurant dining, live bands and original art, jewelry and = clothing.=20 Staged in a shady eucalyptus grove at the base of Laguna Canyon, = the=20 colorfully decorated outdoor venue includes some of the walkways = covered=20 with sawdust. The show offers a great opportunity for home = decorating and=20 gift shopping. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Cost: $3 - 8 (approx.), = kids 5 and=20 under free. Annual pass sold for approx. $20. Location: 935 Laguna = Canyon=20 Road, Laguna Beach, Ca. Call: (949) 494-3030.=20 sawdustfestival.org
LONG BEACH - Queen Mary 4th of July=20 Celebration with live bands all day and fireworks at night. Time:=20 Noon to 10 p.m. Cost: $12 - 33. = www.queenmary.com
SANTA=20 ROSA - the Sonoma County Fairgrounds will host = Red, White=20 and Boom featuring a record number of kids rides, Fireworks. Free = parking=20 in downtown Santa Rosa. www.SonomaCounty4th.com
AVALON 4th of July = Parade,=20 Fireworks Display, Dinner at the Casino Ballroom. Join island = residents=20 for the golf cart parade down Crescent Avenue starting at 1pm. = Enjoy a BBQ=20 buffet dinner and music of the USC Marching Band in the Casino = Ballroom=20 plus a magnificent fireworks display over Avalon Bay with viewing = from the=20 balcony. Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce =
BERKELEY 4TH of July at the Marina - Food, arts = and crafts,=20 adventure playground, free sailboat rides, puppets, belly = dancers,=20 face painters and wacky art cars. Free.
BERKELEY - = All=20 City Picnic includes music, children=92s games, breakfast, = exhibits and=20 petting zoo. Call: 408-984-3257. Free
CALISTOGA = Silverado=20 Parade patriotic display with kids, horses, bands and floats. Get = there=20 early as the parade route down Lincoln and FairWay Aves fill up = early in=20 their favorite spots.
CAPITOLA - World=92s Shortest = Parade 2007.=20 Parade at 10 am, pancake breakfast before, party in the park = afterwards.=20 7:30 am - 4:30 pm. Soquel Dr. & State Park Dr., Aptos Village. = Phone:=20 (831) 688.1467 aptoschamber.com
CORONADO - Parade, = U. S.=20 Navy S.E.A.L. demo, fireworks and music. Free
CORTE=20 MADERA/LARKSPUR - Parade, arts and crafts, entertainment, = carnival=20 games, children=92s activities and food. = Free
FULLERTON - Fourth of July = Festival=20 & Fireworks Show - This festival provides a safe 4th of July=20 alternative for Fullerton residents and visitors from surrounding = areas.=20 An amazing sky show of choreographed fireworks begins at 9:00pm. = The=20 festival includes games, food booths, live entertainment, pony = rides, and=20 other activities for all ages. Time: 5:00-9:30pm. Location: = Fullerton High=20 School Stadium (at Lemon & Berkley =96 Fullerton , Ca). Cost: = Free.=20 If you are interested in becoming a Vendor at any of these = events, or=20 for more detailed information, please call (714) 738-6545. To = become a=20 sponsor, please contact Ashley Glass at (714) 738-3338.=20 www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/depts/parks_n_recreation/special = events/deafult.asp=20
JULIAN -=20 OLD-FASHIONED Parade; barbecue and quilt show, western = shoot-out and=20 World War II fly-over. FREE
LOMPOC - Color guards, = patriotic speeches,=20 fireworks, barbecue, children=92s parade, antique cars, music and=20 entertainment. FREE
LOS=20 ANGELES - Entertainment, musket salute, = historical=20 portrayals and outdoor dance. FREE
NEWPORT = BEACH=20 -Fourth of July Celebration offers a memorable Fourth of July = along the=20 water and under the stars at The Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort = and=20 Marina. One of Orange County=92s most spectacular seaside = fireworks display=20 for nearly 50 years begins in the early afternoon with a barbecue, = carnival games, crafts, face painting, music and more, followed by = an=20 evening filled with =93rockets=92 red glare and bombs bursting in = air.=94 Cost:=20 $30/car. For more information, call Newport Dunes at (800) = 765-7661=20 or visit www.NewportDunes.com.
OXNARD - Annual = "Fireworks=20 by the Sea" Celebration includes a full day of entertainment, good = food,=20 and activities ending with a spectacular evening fireworks = display.=20 Location: Channel Islands Harbor, corner of Victoria & Channel = Islands=20 Blvd.www.channelislandsharbor.org
SAN=20 FRANCISCO - San Francisco Chronicle = Fourth of July=20 Waterfront Festival Fisherman's Wharf 415-705-5500 A = day long=20 event featuring the West Coast's largest display of fireworks, = live=20 entertainment, food, arts and crafts. Fireworks begin around = 9:00=20 p.m. Dress warmly.
FESTIVITIES AT PIER 39 = Celebration=20 includes entertainment and fireworks. = FREE
SANTA CLARA - Music, = children=92s games,=20 breakfast, exhibits and petting zoo. FREE
SANTA = CRUZ=20 - Old Fashioned Celebration at Wilder Ranch, Jumpin=92 Frog = Jamboree at=20 Roaring Camp, 10K Firecracker Race and Aptos Parade =20 www.downtownsantacruz.com
SAN RAMON -=20 STAR-SPANGLED SPECTACULAR = Entertainment,=20 skydiving exhibitions, food and fireworks. FREE
VALLEJO - Traditional = Independence Day=20 celebration includes pops concert, parade, ducky derby and=20 fireworks. FREE
VENTURA- 4th of July Street = Fair in=20 Ventura! Ventura's downtown area 30th Annual 4th of July = Street Fair=20 with over 300 artisans. Booths offer handmade arts and crafts and = food=20 from local restaurants, while live entertainment, a children's = parade and=20 children's activities. Time: 11 am to 5 pm. Free shuttle service- = Ventura=20 County Government Center parking lot closest to Telephone & = Hill=20 Streets, beginning at 11am and continuing until 5pm. The shuttle = drop off=20 point at the Street Fair will be at California & Santa Clara = Streets=20 by the Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau.
(805) = 654-7830 or=20 (805) 654-7788 (TDD) = www.venturastreetfair.com
WATSONVILLE - SPIRIT OF = WATSONVILLE Parade, food, games and fireworks.=20 FREE

July = 5, 2008

Saturday

CALIFORNIA -=20 = Grunion=20 Run in Southern California. Fishing license required for 16 = and older.=20 Best beaches span from San Diego to Santa Barbara. 11:35 p.m. - = 1:35 a.m.=20 dfg.ca.gov

CLOVERDALE - = Cloverdale=20 Sculpture Exhibit. 6th annual event includes an outdoor juried = sculpture=20 exhibit in downtown Cloverdale through October 1. Downtown plaza = is=20 transformed into a sculpture garden featuring sculptors from = across the=20 nation. Location: Cloverdale Plaza, Cloverdale, CA. Cost: Free. = Call:=20 (707) 894-4410. cloverdaleartsalliance.org
DEL MAR - San Diego County = Fair - Summer=20 of Sports is the theme for the fifth largest fair in North = America. =20 The San Diego County Fair features the largest midway in the = region and=20 top-name performing artists on the grandstand stage, while = maintaining its=20 traditional county fair attractions including: Livestock, Home = &=20 Hobby, Woodworking, an award-winning Flower Show, great rides and = a=20 variety of food and commercial concessions. "Summer of Sports" = will=20 celebrate a wide variety of sports at all levels, from youth to=20 professional. Fair runs through July 6, 2008. Location: 2260 = Jimmy=20 Durante Blvd., Del Mar, California. sdfair.com

LOMPOC - El Pastor = at Mission=20 La Purisima. Relax and enjoy the costumed docents and staff = available for=20 conversations. Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Highway 246 near = Lompoc.=20 lapurisimamission.org

LONG BEACH - The = Queen Mary=20 Mariachi Festival. The event features music, food, comedians, = traditional=20 Mexican dance groups, live mariachi bands, cultural exhibits, = craft=20 vendors and more. Time: Noon - 8pm. Cost: $6 - festival only $20 - = festival + Queen Mary admission. Location: The Queen Mary 1126 = Queens=20 Highway Long Beach, CA 90802, Call: (310)320-7827. = QueenMaryFestivals.com.=20

July = 6, 2008

Sunday

CLOVERDALE - Cloverdale = Sculpture=20 Exhibit. 6th annual event includes an outdoor juried sculpture = exhibit in=20 downtown Cloverdale through October 1. Downtown plaza is = transformed into=20 a sculpture garden featuring sculptors from across the nation. = Location:=20 Cloverdale Plaza, Cloverdale, CA. Cost: Free. Call: (707) = 894-4410.=20 cloverdaleartsalliance.org
DEL MAR - San Diego County Fair - Summer of Sports = is the=20 theme for the fifth largest fair in North America. The San = Diego=20 County Fair features the largest midway in the region and top-name = performing artists on the grandstand stage, while maintaining its=20 traditional county fair attractions including: Livestock, Home = &=20 Hobby, Woodworking, an award-winning Flower Show, great rides and = a=20 variety of food and commercial concessions. "Summer of Sports" = will=20 celebrate a wide variety of sports at all levels, from youth to=20 professional. Fair runs through July 6, 2008. Location: 2260 = Jimmy=20 Durante Blvd., Del Mar, California. sdfair.com

LAGUNA BEACH - Sawdust=20 Festival. Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: $3 - 8 (approx.), = kids 5 and=20 under free. Annual pass sold for approx. $20. Location: 935 Laguna = Canyon=20 Road, Laguna Beach, Ca. Call: (949) 494-3030.=20 sawdustfestival.org

July = 7, 2008

Monday

LAGUNA BEACH - Sawdust=20 Festival. 42nd annual art show offers a great opportunity for = home=20 decorating and gift shopping. Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: $3 - = 8=20 (approx.), kids 5 and under free. Annual pass sold for approx. = $20.=20 Location: 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, Ca. Call: (949) = 494-3030.=20 sawdustfestival.org

July = 8, 2008

Tuesday

LAGUNA BEACH - Sawdust=20 Festival. 42nd annual artists event is a village filled with=20 restaurant dining, live bands and original art, jewelry and = clothing.=20 Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: $3 - 8 (approx.), kids 5 and under = free.=20 Annual pass sold for approx. $20. Location: 935 Laguna Canyon = Road, Laguna=20 Beach, Ca. Call: (949) 494-3030.=20 sawdustfestival.org

July = 9, 2008

Wednesday

LAGUNA BEACH - = Sawdust=20 Festival. Annual artists village with sawdust includes paintings,=20 ceramics, jewelry, sculptures, hand-made clothing and gifts. = Hours: 10=20 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost: $3 - 8 (approx.), kids 5 and under free. = Annual pass=20 sold for approx. $20. Location: 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna = Beach, Ca.=20 Call: (949) 494-3030. sawdustfestival.org

SANTA MARIA - Santa = Barbara=20 County Fair "Rock Around the Clock". 117th annual event includes = food,=20 live entertainment with top act, carnival and local competitions, = plus=20 livestock. Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.=20 santamariafairpark.com

Thursday

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