COSTA MESA -
Latest UFO Physical Trace Research. Ted Phillips
is the Director of The Center for Physical Trace
Research (CPTR). The Special Investigations Unit
of the CPTR investigates active UFO sites. Ted
Phillips is an engineer who participated in the
Vanguard Satellite Tracking Program and was a
field engineer on the Minuteman Missile Project.
He began investigating UFO reports in 1964 and
was a research associate of Dr. J. Allen Hynek’s
from 1968 until Dr. Hynek’s death in 1986. It
was at Allen Hynek’s suggestion that he began
specializing in physical trace research of UFO
sightings forty years ago. Phillips has
personally investigated hundreds of UFO cases
and his files contain 3,189 physical landing
traces from 91 countries. Phillips participated
in the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics Aerospace Sciences meetings, along
with Dr. Hynek, Jacque Vallee and Dr. David
Saunders. He was a member of a select team
invited to meet with the United Nations
secretary-General at the U.N., along with Dr.
Hynek, Dr. Vallee and astronaut Gordon Cooper.
Phillips gave two presentations at the First
International UFO Congress. Time: 7:30 to 10
p.m. Cost: $7. Location: Neighborhood Community
Center, 1845 Park Ave, Costa Mesa. mufonoc.comLAGUNA
BEACH -
Art-A-Fair festival. Annual art event
located in a beautiful garden setting with 125
artists, plus live entertainment, fine food,
demonstrations and workshops. This year's theme
is "Venetian Carnival." The event runs
through Aug. 31. Location: 777 Laguna Canyon
Road, Laguna Beach, Calif. Hours: Sun. – Thurs.
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri. and Sat. until 10 p.m.
Cost: Season pass $3.50 - $7; under 12 free.
Call: (949) 494-451. art-a-fair.com
LAGUNA BEACH -
Sawdust Festival. The show offers a
great opportunity for home decorating and gift
shopping. Summer Art Festival runs daily through
Aug. 30, 2009. Hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cost:
$3 - 7 (approx.) Annual pass sold for approx.
$19. Location: 935 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna
Beach, Ca. Call: (949) 494-3030.
sawdustartfestival.org
LAKE ELSINORE -
Cruise Night. 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month,
car show, music, awards, and more. Time: 5:30 -
8:30 p.m. Cost: Free admission. Location: Lake
Elsinore Marketplace, on Central between Dexter
and Cambern, Lake Elsinore, CA.
LAKE TAHOE - Lake Tahoe Shakespeare
Festival. Measure for Measure and Much Ado About
Nothing at Urban Village, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Cost: $22-77. Call: (800) 747-4697.
LakeTahoeShakespeare.com.
LOS
ANGELES - Monty Python's Spamalot. Time: 8
p.m. Cost: $88 - 227 approx. Location: Ahmanson
Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA.
centertheatregroup.org
PLEASANTON - Imagination Expressed 2009.
The Pleasanton Art League show runs through
September 13 at the Museum On Main Street, 603
Main Street, Pleasanton.
Artwork will be available for sale. Museum hours
are Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Cost: $2
donation requested. Location: 603 Main St.,
Pleasanton, CA. museumonmain.org
REDONDO BEACH - Seaside Lagoon Water Park.
The large saltwater lagoon with chlorinated
water offers trained lifeguard
supervision. Besides swimming, the Lagoon offers
a large sand area for sunbathing, children's
play equipment, and volleyball courts. There is
also a grassy area and luau shelter for day and
evening events, plus snack bar facilities
provided by Ruby's Restaurant onsite. Time: 10
a.m. to 5:45 p.m. daily. Cost: $5 adult; $4
child; Free under 2 years. Season pass family of
4 is $100. Call: (310) 318-0681. redondo.org
SAN DIEGO -
Wicked, musical. The Untold Story of the Witches
of Oz, Wicked is Broadway's biggest blockbuster
with a Grammy and three Tony awards, but does
equally well in San Diego. Time: 7 p.m. Cost:
$25-128. Location: Location: San Diego
Civic Theatre, 3rd & B St., San Diego, CA 92101.
Call: (619) 570-1100. broadwaysd.com
VENTURA - They Paint Horses, Don’t They?
& Amazing Horses A to Z. Horses are viewed from
unexpected perspectives by 14 contemporary
American artists in the exhibition They Paint
Horses, Don’t They? runs through September 7.
Cost: Free. Location: 89 South California
Street, Ventura, CA. Hours: Friday 11 a.m.
to 8 p.m., Tuesday -Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. venturamuseum.org.
