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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
CORONA - Tree Lighting Ceremony at The Promenade Shops at
Dos Lagos. First annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will kick off the
holiday season with musical performances, $2 carriage rides with
proceeds benefiting those affected by the wildfires, Santa Claus
and special guest Mayor Eugene Montanez. All activities are open
to the public. Time: 5-9:30 p.m. Holiday Program -5:00
p.m. - 5:40 p.m. “Hometown Christmas” performed by CAT of
Corona; 5:45 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. Cal Baptist Madrigals' 7:00 p.m. -
7:30 p.m. Tree Lighting Ceremony; 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Carriage
Rides; 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Visits with Santa Claus; 7:30 p.m.
- 9:30 p.m. The Reza Selah Band (Performing at the Outdoor
Amphitheater). The Promenade Shops at Dos Lagos is located in
Corona off Temescal Canyon Road . Exit Weirick Road/Dos Lagos
Drive off the I-15 and go east. Call (951) 277-7601.
PromenadeShopsatDosLagos.com.
COSTA MESA -
Christmas Company. This is a spectacular fundraising event with
elegant gifs and shopping galore. The Christmas Company appears
at Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. Exhibitors include: A
Store for Cooks; Imagine This; A Room to View iMurano.com/Prometheus;
Addington Confections; Ballyhoo Knife Nitch; Beijo Handbags/Purseonality
Lisa Joy Accessories; Blix Little Black Dress; Butterfly Kisses
Lu Ping Pearls; Button Box, The Magnolia Blossom Designs; Caddy
O Products Maliyaya; Caramel Soup Mercedes Spur; Cherchies
Specialty Foods Nautical Luxuries; Crystal's Pet Chef Express;
Haute Boyz Silverwear; Hippie Chix Studio Truly Mom; Hopscotch
Designs wick'd bean and many more. Price: $10. Time: 8 a.m. to
10 p.m. Location: Orange County Fair Grounds, 88 Fair Drive,
Costa Mesa, CA. jlocc.org
COSTA MESA -Corteo.
Cirque du Soleil performance of Corteo, which means "cortege" in
Italian. This is a joyous procession and a festive parade
imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the
actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the
audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity
situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth. The
clown pictures his own funeral taking place in a carnival
atmosphere, watched over by quietly caring angels. Juxtaposing
the large with the small, the ridiculous with the tragic and the
magic of perfection with the charm of imperfection, the show
highlights the strength and fragility of the clown, as well as
his wisdom and kindness, to illustrate the portion of humanity
that is within each of us. The music, by turns lyrical and
playful, carries Corteo through a timeless celebration in which
illusion teases reality. Time: 4 p.m. Cost: $38 - 90.
Location: Orange County Fair Grounds, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa,
CA. Call: (714) 708-1500. cirquedusoleil.com
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.
LOS ANGELES - LA Auto
Show. Tickets $10/person. Location: Los Angeles Convention
Center, 1201 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015.
laautoshow.com
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
The map shows the location of
the San Jose ice skating rink, which is located in a plaza near
The Fairmont hotel. The winter fantasies have begun with skating
through early January 2008 in San Jose, and the Laguna Beach
Sawdust Festival gifts sales for the holidays.
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