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Sunday, January 20, 2008
Featured Event:
World Women Trade Fair, Santa
Monica
SANTA MONICA - World
Women Trade Fair Hosts Expo that Celebrates World Culture. For
the first-time ever, the folks who live in Santa Monica and
surrounding areas, will get a taste of third-world culture at
the International Handcrafted Gifts and Home Textile Expo to be
held on January 20 and 21 at the Santa Monica Doubletree Hilton.
The mission of the World Women Trade Fair is to provide economic
opportunities to women living in third-world countries and to
assist them to gradually build a broad-based market. In
addition, the World Women Trade Fair offers U.S.
market-orientation training which is a component of their Global
Market Access Initiative offering skills training and
information to access global markets. At the Expo, World Women
Trade Fair will have 50 vendors from over 20 countries
represented. A vendor from Uzbekistan will present suzane
silk decorative embroidery that dates back to the Temurid Empire
period of the 14th and 15th centuries. Afghanistan, Bolivia,
Nepal, Kenya, Mexico, Vietnam and South Africa. Products for
sale range from intricately-beaded jewelry and dolls to
handcrafted wood models and elaborately-woven baskets. Time: 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Santa Monica Double Tree Hilton Santa
Monica, 1707 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA. Admission: Free.
worldwomentradefair.com or Call: 661-456-2286.
COTO DE CASA - Orange County
Wedding & Event Center Expo. You and your fiancé can meet the
most professional vendors Orange County, Southern California has
to offer! Wedding Shows in beautiful locations include a
giveaways--one Wedding Dress and one Honeymoon Cruise at each
show! These are FREE Wedding Shows sponsored by vendors. You
need to register, in person, at each show and must be present to
win. Location:
Gentile's at Coto Valley, 23331 Via
Venado, Coto De Casa CA 92679 (gentilesatcotovalley.com). Time: 12 pm. to 4 pm. Event organization:
(949) 223-3999.
LOS ANGELES
- Downtown on Ice. Seasonal outdoor ice rink at Pershing
Square offers winter fun in the California sun. Runs through
Jan. 21, 2008. Cost: $6/skate session, plus $2 skate rental.
Time: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Location: Pershing Square, 532 South
Olive St., Los Angeles, CA 90013Call: (888) 527-2757.
laparks.org
WALNUT CREEK - Walnut Creek on Ice. Ice Skating
Holiday Rink Nov. 8 - Jan. 21, 2008
Location: Civic Park-Civic Dr. & N. Broadway, Walnut Creek, CA.
Cost: $11-15/person. Call: (925) 935-7669.
iceskatewalnutcreek.com ZEPHYR COVE -
Murder on the Dixie Dinner Cruise. Four-course dinner, Murderous
Martini Bar, and murder mystery cruise on Lake Tahoe aboard M.S.
Dixie II. Location: Zephyr Cove Marina, 750 U.S. Hwy. 50, Zephyr
Cove, CA.Timee: 6:30 p.m.Cost: $89/person. Call: (800) 238-2463.
laketahoecruises.com
WHALE WATCHING
- Views available along the vantage points of the California
Coast that include Big Sur, Santa Cruz, Humboldt Bay, Monterey
Bay, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Point Fermin, Newport Beach and San
Diego.
DANA POINT Cruise
Photos & Tickets! -
Each winter, thousands of California Gray Whales leave the cold
Artic Seas and follow the coastline to the warm, calm waters of
Southern California and Baja. This 5,000-mile migration brings
much of the pod past Dana Point, where pods of Giant Grays can
be easily seen and photographed. Dana Wharf Sportfishing – (949)
496-5794; Dana Island Yacht
Charters – (949) 248-7400; Ocean Institute – (949)
496-2274;
Aventura Sailing Association – (949) 493-9493; Captain Dave’s Dolphin Safari –
(949) 488-2828
REDONDO BEACH - California
gray whale migration from the Arctic to Baja and back. Dolphins,
Harbor Seals and Sea Lions and the beautiful Santa Monica Bay
coastline on three-hour experience. (310) 372-2111
rbmarina.com
SAN DIEGO
- Annual migration of California gray whales to the warm
breeding grounds off the coast of Baja California. Glimpse these peaceful
"giants of the sea" from Cabrillo National Monument or on special whale-watching
cruises. 619-557-5450 or 619-236-1212
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