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July 22, 2009
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COSTA MESA - Orange County Fair. Orange
County Fair is one of the most popular urban
fairs in the U.S. Pig races, people contests,
carnival rides, food, fun, and loads of live
entertainment and fun for the entire family.
Runs through Aug. 9, 2009 (closed Mondays).
Tickets: $5 - 10, kids under free 5 free,
subject to change. Location: 88 Fair Dr., Costa
Mesa, CA. Call: (714) 708-1500. ocfair.
HUNTINGTON BEACH -
US Open of Surfing. The biggest beach event
to hit the Surf City with surfing in a World
Qualifying Series 6 star event. Winner of this
competition gets additional points, that are
cumulatively added up over the series. Time:
Daylight. Cost: Free. Location: Huntington Beach
Pier (south side) @ Pacific Coast Highway,
Huntington Beach, CA. usopenofsurfing.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
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
SAN FRANCISCO -
Comedy at the Stud with Candy Churilla. A
night of fabulous stand-up comedy with Bay Area
favorite and darling of the gay comedy
community, Candy Churilla! Candy appeared on
season six of NBC's Last Comic Standing. She was
born and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where
she learned to drink. As a little girl, she
dreamed of escaping Scranton to make a better
life for herself and she finally has--in
Oakland, of all places, where she hosts the
monthly Backroom Comedy at McNally’s Irish Pub.
She produces A Fag, A Hag, & A Drag, a stand-up
comedy show featuring Ronn Vigh, Pippi
Lovestocking and herself and is a regular
performer at Harvey’s in the Castro. You can
hear her on Pirate Cat Radio in San Francisco,
where she co-hosts Ben Feldman Presents Ben
Feldman's the Ben Feldman Show with Candy
Churilla and Microphones. Candy’s recording a
DVD, so come out and laugh loudly! Time: 10 p.m.
Admission: $3. Location: 399 9th Street @
Harrison, San Francisco, CA 94596. Tel: (925)
938-4550. thestudsf.com
SAN FRANCISCO- Angel Island Potomac
Tour. Enjoy a tram tour of Fort McDowell,
one of the oldest military posts in the nation,
and other significant historical Angel Island
sites. Board FDR's Presidential Yacht, USS
Potomac at Jack London Square, Oakland. A
Gourmet Box Lunch and beverages will be provided
on the tour. Time: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Cost:
$90/person. Reservations required, call: (510)
627-1215.
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.
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