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Thursday, January 24, 2008
Featured Event - Comedy Benefit for Comedienne Grace White
FAIRFIELD -
Amazing
Grace. Grace White is an amazing standup comedienne, and
she's battling something that's not a joke...cancer. This event
brings together some of the top acts that you'd enjoy seeing by
any accounty. The fact that proceeds go to help this woman is
even better, yet. Held in Fairfield (home to Jelly Belly
candy), its centrally located north of the Bay Area and south of
Sacramento. The public is invited to come share some hearty
laughs. This benefit show with all star comedians billed as
"Comics Unite Against Cancer" features Rocky LaPorte, Johnny
Steele, Bob Sarlatte, Aundre the Wonderman, Clark Taylor and
Diane Amos. Time: 7:30 pm. Location: Pepperbelly's Comedy and
Variety Theatre, 849 West Texas Street
Fairfield, CA. $20 Admission. Call: (707) 442-SHOW or
pepperbellys.com for tickets and information. Other acts
appearing at this venue upcoming are Shawn Wayans, Ralph Harris
and Steve McGrew.
ESCONDIDO -
Monterey
Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Band. Concert includes music
representative of what you'll find at the annual jazz festival
held each September in Monterey, California. Time: 8 p.m.
Cost: $23-38. Location: California Center for the Arts,
Escondido, CA. Ticket Office, 340 N Escondido Blvd.,
Escondido, CA 92025. Call: 800-988-4253. artcenter.org / montereyjazzfestival.org
FAIRFIELD -
Amazing
Grace. This benefit show with all star comedians billed as
"Comics Unite Against Cancer" features Rocky LaPorte, Johnny
Steele, Bob Sarlatte, Aundre the Wonderman, Clark Taylor and
Diane Amos. Time: 7:30 pm. Location: Pepperbelly's Comedy and
Variety Theatre, 849 West Texas Street
Fairfield, CA. $20 Admission. Call: (707) 442-SHOW or
pepperbellys.com for tickets and information.
NEWPORT BEACH - Bid on a Hunk. 25 of Southern California’s
most eligible bachelors are up for grabs at OC’s Most Eligible
Bachelor Auction to support Newport Beach pageants. Doctors,
lawyers, models, nice guys, celebrities and several "bad boys”
will be auctioned to the highest bidders at an annual event
benefiting the 2008 Miss Newport Beach and Miss Newport Beach
Teen pageants, scheduled for Feb. 22 at the Balboa Bay Club and
Resort Newport Beach. A silent auction will also provide
opportunities for bidding. The bachelor auction will feature
Hickory Smoked Barbecue and rum cocktails. Time: 7 to 9
p.m. Tickets are $25; food, drinks and valet parking are
included. Location: Newport Lexus showroom, 3901 MacArthur
Blvd., Newport Beach, CA. Call (949) 278-1017.
newportbeachpageant.com
SANTA BARBARA - Paper Cut. Art From Scrap (AFS)
Exhibit capitalizes on the remains and excesses of the holiday
season. 18 artists (mostly from Santa Barbara) create artwork
from reused or recycled paper products, transforming pulp based
materials into works of art such as sculpture, drawing,
painting, collage, photography, printmaking and installation.
The event aims to inspire individuals to enact positive cultural
and environmental change through art. Runs till Feb. 16, 2008.
Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Location: 302 East Cota, Santa Barbara,
CA. Cost: Donations accepted. Call: (805) 884-0459.
artfromscrap.org
SANTA BARBARA -
Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Runs through Feb. 3.
sbfilmfestival.org
STOCKTON - Stockton
Ag Expo. Hundreds of exhibitors showcase their agricultural
equipment, products and services to growers. An annual recycling
expo is featured, too. Cost: $5/general admission; $2/ages 6-12;
Free under 6 years. Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Location: San
Joaquin Fairgrounds, 1658 S. Airport Way, Stockton, CA. Call:
(209) 547-2960. stocktonagexpo.com
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE -
Blue Gay-LA Week at
South Lake Tahoe. Five days in the mountains for gay-oriented
fun-seekers. Location: Heavenly Mountain Resort, South Lake
Tahoe, CA. Packages with entertainment included. See web: ltva.org
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 www.danawharfsportfishing.com; Dana Island Yacht
Charters – (949) 248-7400 www.danaislandyachts.com;
Ocean Institute – (949) 496-2274 www.ocean-institute.org;
Aventura Sailing Association – (949) 493-9493
www.aventurasailing.com; Captain Dave’s Dolphin Safari –
(949) 488-2828 www.dolphinsafari.com
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Dana Point Hotels
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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