SACRAMENTO -
Sacramento Harvest Festival. Costumed vendors sell
handcrafted items such as glass bowls and vases, jewelry and
art. Treasures that you won't find elsewhere make your holiday
or personal gift buying a cinch. Time: Friday 10am -7pm,
Saturday 10am -7pm, Sunday 10am -5pm. Cost: Adults: $8, Seniors
(62+) $7, Youth (13-17) $4; 12 & Under Free. Tickets valid for
re-entry all weekend.
WHERE: California Exposition & State Fair, 1600 Exposition Blvd,
Sacramento, Ca. Call: (415) 447-3205 or visit
www.harvestfestival.com for tickets.
SAN FRANCISCO -
Embarcadero Ice Skating and Building Lighting Ceremony. Building
Lighting Ceremony. The Ceremony takes place at the Holiday Ice
Rink in Embarcadero Center and will include a performance by SF
Jazz All Star High School Ensemble, an ice show, a special guest
performance and a spectacular pyrotechnic show dazzling the
City’s skyline. Embarcadero Center’s dramatic office tower will
illuminate San Francisco’s skyline with 17,000 lights.
Location: Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94111. Time:
5:45 PM to 7:00 PM. embarcaderocenter.com
SAN JOSE -
Downtown Ice
skating rink is open through 1/13/08 in the stately-palm court
and features over 8,000 square feet of ice in an arena and
circular outer rink. Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. weeknights; Noon to
Midnight on weekends; Special holiday hours, subject to
change...call to confirm. Cost: $12-$14. Skate all you want
first-come, first-serve. No in and out privileges. Admission includes ice time and rental
skates with skate sizes ranging from toddler 8 to men's 13. Location: Circle of Palms, 170 S. Market St.,
San Jose, California. Call: (408) 279-1775 ext. 45. sjdowntown.com
SUNSET BEACH -
Sunset Gondola sunset authentic gondoliers and gondola
cruises.
Peter's Landing, Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA. |
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AUBURN - Mandarin
Mountain Festival - Sample the rich hills bounty of mandarins,
the first crop of Placer County’s mandarins. 150 booths offer
hand-crafted items and everything mandarin. Time: 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. Gold Country Fairgrounds, Auburn, CA
LAGUNA BEACH - Sawdust
Winter Fantasy 2007 Festival. Sawdust Winter Fantasy Festival features over 175 artists and
creators with original, handcrafted gift items that include:
hand blown glass, ceramics, clothing, ornaments, jewelry,
painting, sculpture and so much more. Admission includes
complimentary art project for all ages, entertainment, 3 outdoor
cafés and artist demonstrations including glass blowing. Call
(949) 494-3030 Address:
935 Laguna
Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA. Cost: $5.75/person; $4.75 seniors,
$3 children 6 - 12 (under 6 free); $9 season pass for 9-day
event. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily. sawdustfestival.org
LOS ANGELES -
Native Harvests and Gathering. Discover the harvest and
gathering celebrations of Native American tribes from across the
country. Beverly Cox, food editor for Native Peoples magazine;
Nephi Craig (Navajo/White Mountain Apache), chef and founder of
the Native American Culinary Association; and Dr. Rebecca
Hernandez (Mescalero Apache), director of research and
development for the UCLA American Indian Studies Center, take
you on a culinary and cultural journey across Native America.
The exhibition Picturing the People will be open during the
event. Time: 7-9 pm, Griffith Park adjacent to Autry Museum,
4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA Cost: $40.
Reservations required: 323.667.2000, ext. 250.
RIVERSIDE - Dickens
Festival Meet and Greet. Dressing for Dickens, Clothing Workshop
- Information will be provided on where to purchase costumes,
make your own or assemble a costume with thrift store finds.
Meet some of the characters from the Riverside Dickens Festival,
take a dance lesson or learn some easy and inexpensive ways to
"Dress for Dickens" and the 2008 festival. Location: Barnes &
Noble, Galleria at Tyler in Riverside. Time: 1 to 3 p.m.
dickensfest.com
SACRAMENTO -
Sacramento Harvest Festival. Costumed vendors sell
handcrafted items such as glass bowls and vases, jewelry and
art. Treasures that you won't find elsewhere make your holiday
or personal gift buying a cinch. Time: Friday 10am -7pm,
Saturday 10am -7pm, Sunday 10am -5pm. Cost: Adults: $8, Seniors
(62+) $7, Youth (13-17) $4; 12 & Under Free. Tickets valid for
re-entry all weekend.
WHERE: California Exposition & State Fair, 1600 Exposition Blvd,
Sacramento, Ca. Call: (415) 447-3205 or visit
www.harvestfestival.com for tickets.
SAN FRANCISCO - Embarcadero Ice Skating. Daily through January 15, 2008.
Location: Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94111. Ages: 3
and up. embarcaderocenter.com
SAN JOSE -
Downtown Ice
skating rink is open through 1/13/08 in the stately-palm court
and features over 8,000 square feet of ice in an arena and
circular outer rink. Time: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. weeknights; Noon to
Midnight on weekends; Special holiday hours, subject to
change...call to confirm. Cost: $12-$14. Skate all you want
first-come, first-serve. No in and out privileges. Admission includes ice time and rental
skates with skate sizes ranging from toddler 8 to men's 13. Location: Circle of Palms, 170 S. Market St.,
San Jose, California. Call: (408) 279-1775 ext. 45. sjdowntown.com |
