Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Events in California in early November offer concerts, festivals and tours celebrating the cultural heritage and history of California.

Skate away your cares in San Francisco today. Embarcadero Ice Rink is open and ready for you to try out your new skatess!  Skating away, skating away, on the thin ice of a new day - Jethro Tull

HUNTINGTON BEACH - Bikes to Baja. Donate your bicycles and slightly used sports equipment to be given as Christmas gifts to kids in Baja Mexico. Location: HB Longboard Crew seeks bicycles in good condition to give to children for Christmas. If you would like to donate a bike, you have till Saturday, December 8, 2007. For details, call "Wally" Bruce Walczyk at (714) 848-0800 to drop off a "running" bicycle at 8306 Rolf Circle, Huntington Beach, CA.

LOS ANGELES - LA Auto Show. Tickets $10/person. Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015. laautoshow.com

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

STUDIO CITY - Author's Lecture. "UFOs Over California" author Preston Dennett, will discuss the Top 20 California UFO cases he has researched for two decades, with a slide show to accompany his lecture. Several will include Encounters over California’s military bases and installations, including the decades-long on-going UFO saga at Edwards AFB; and The Coronado Island UFO Incident, a 1994 abduction case involving more than six independent witnesses and medical evidence. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $15/person. Location: 12355 Moorpark Ave., Studio City, CA 91604. Call: (818) 483-0864. mufonla.com

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