California Events October 7, 2012

SUNDAY October 7, 2012

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APTOS: Pottery & Glass Seconds Sale. Nationally-known professional potters, glass artists, jewelers and other craftspeople sell seconds, experiments and overstock at vastly reduced prices! Find gifts or indulge yourself - lots to choose from. Free admission. Location: Park at Cabrillo College parking garage, 6500 Soquel Dr. Aptos, CA | 427-0650. seconds-sale

BIG SUR: Big Sur Jade Festival, October 5-7, 2012. The Big Sur Jade Festival features jade and other lapidary arts by artists from all across the USA, Canada, and New Zealand It is one of the largest lapidary shows of it's type in the world. The festival also features selected vendor art, fine food and 3 days of live entertainment. Admission is free !!! FREE Lectures & Demonstrations Daily Lectures, Pocket Piece competition. Pacific Valley School, Big Sur, CA Hours: Friday 12 pm - 6 pm Saturday 10 am -6 pm Sunday 10 am - 5pm Location: Pacific Valley School, located 60 miles south of Monterey, 40 miles north of Cambria on beautiful Hwy. 1, across from Sanddollar Beach, in the Los Padres National Forest. 659-3857

BISHOP: Fall Color Car Show, October 5-7, 2012. Fireworks, Show & Shine, Pancake Breakfast, Cruisin' Parade, Poker Run. Choo Choo Swap Meet at the Tri County Fairgrounds. owensvalleycruisers

CARPINTERIA: California Avocado Festival, Oct. 5-7. avofest

, classes and workshops, entertainment and an attempt to break the world knitting record. Location: Dixon May Fair Grounds, 655 South 1st St., Dixon, CA. Hours: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Admission: , age 6 - 13 , under age 5 lambtown

LONE PINE: Lone Pine Film Festival, October 5-7, 2012. Annual event, a long time tradition, is held in the shadow of the mighty Mt. Whitney at the southern end of the Owens Valley. 876 9103, lonepinefilmfestival

LOS ANGELES: CicLAvia. 10 miles of Los Angeles streets open to bikes, foot traffic only - no cars, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Los Angeles, CA. ciclavia

LOS GATOS: The Magical Glass Pumpkin Patch, October 6-7, 2012. The event features a menagerie of hand-blown glass pumpkins and their respective artists. Explore one-of-a-kind glass pumpkins, along with stained glass works and glass vegetables and fruit. Set in the huge front lawn of the high school, amid rustic hay bales. Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Location: 20 High School Court, Los Gatos, CA. Proceeds benefit Los Gatos High School! magicalglasspumpkinpatch

LOS GATOS: St. Mary's Annual Country Fair, October 5-7, 2012. Carnival rides, Inflatables, Games, Pony Rides, Petting Zoo, Food Booths, Local Artisans. Free Entertainment and Bands. Location: 219 Bean Ave. Los Gatos, CA. stmaryslg

MILLBRAE: Japanese Cultural Festival. 7th annual event includes celebration of many customs and unique activities. Free admission. Time: 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Location: Civic Center Plaza, 1 Library Ave., Millbrae, Ca. millbrae

MILL VALLEY: Film Festival Oct. 4-14, 2012. Annual 35th Mill Valley Film Festival presents 11-day celebration of film at Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 4th Street, San Rafael, CA. 3.50 - 25. mvff

OAKLAND: Rockridge Out & About Festival. rockridgeoutandabout

SAN FRANCISCO: America's Cup World Series, Oct. 2-7. americascup

SAN FRANCISCO: Fleet Week, Oct. 4-8. Italian Heritage Parade North Beach with US Navy Band&USMC Band, Fleet Week Air Show, Pier 39 Navy Band concert, fleetweek.us

SAN FRANCISCO: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Oct. 5-7. Free music festival in Golden Gate Park. Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, Patty Smith, Jimmy Vaughan and "whoever the cat drags in" are among Sunday's free concert performers. hardlystrictlybluegrass

SAN FRANCISCO: Castro Street Fair castrostreetfair

SAN MARCOS: Harvest Festival, on Via Vera Cruz, San Marcos, CA. sanmarcoschamber

SANTA CRUZ - Santa Cruz Open Streets. Come play in the street! Bike, walk, skate and skip through a closed street on scenic West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz. Celebrate active living with fitness demo classes, music and performances. Time: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. openstreets

VENTURA: Ventura Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show, October 5-7, 2012. Indulge in the ultimate shopping and entertainment experience as the showcase comes to the Ventura County Fairgrounds. The hardest part is deciding what you like best from 24,000 handcrafted made in America originals. Concert performances, a celebrity chef demonstration with tastings, strolling performers, contests, specialty foods and a pumpkin patch with Kidzone, add to the full day of festivities. Tickets are good for the entire weekend so you can keep coming back for more. Bring can goods for donation to FOOD Share and receive off of admission. Where: Ventura County Fairgrounds Seaside Park, 10 West Harbor Blvd. Ventura, CA 93001. Hours: Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Adult, age 62+, age 13-17, Free age 12 and under. 346-1212. harvestfestival

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