Events
California Events Calendar includes
festivals, fairs, concerts, parades,
car shows, film festivals, cultural
celebrations and food fests and fairs, to
name a few. We accept event submissions, but
cannot guarantee inclusion. Send event
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ALAMEDA - Frank Bette Center for the Arts: Solo Exhibit of Indigenous Nahuatl Culture of Mexico by Miguel Diaz Guerrero. Location:1601 Paru St. Alameda, CA 94501 510-523-6957 Hours: Wed-Sat 11-7 PM, Sun 11-5 PM 510-523-6957 frankbettecenter.org
ANAHEIM - Café de ZIGN! Westwood College Anaheim is showcasing the talent of our Design students on Wednesday, November 6, 6- 8 p.m. Location: 1551 S Douglass Road Anaheim, CA. Contact: pogas@westwood.edu
BERKELEY - Book release, Art Hop
- Kelly's Cove Press is delighted to announce the publication of A Raid On The Oyster Pirates, written by Jack London, with 19 drawings and watercolors by the legendary Northern California painter William T. Wiley. celebration of this new publication on Wednesday, November 13, at 6 pm, at University Press Books, 2430 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. Actor Felix Justice reads from Jack London's tale, and painters William T. Wiley and Chester Arnold, along with noted curator Peter Selz, discuss the art of Diebenkorn and Wiley. kellyscovepress.com
- ArtHop! West Berkeley Design Loop alliance of 30 independent home improvement businesses, is teaming up with the Kala Art Institute and local fine artists and craftspeople to host ArtHop! Friday, November 8, 5-7PM. westberkeleydesignloop.org/ArtHop
BEVERLY HILLS - Holiday. Tree
lighting ceremony on Rodeo Drive in front of
Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on
Sunday, November 24. Two Rodeo will also
have its beautiful tree and other businesses
in the area will add illumination and
holiday decor of their own. In December,
guests coming to the Visitor Center can
expect to be greeted by Santa Claus every
weekend from November 30- December 22.
CARLSBAD - Holiday Snow Days and Winter Nights
begins Nov. 29 with more than 50 tons of
real snow, festive treats, holiday
entertainment and family fun activities. New this year, children can enjoy their first snow-tubing experience gliding down 7-foot tall snow-covered tube runs! Park guests can also sing along with holiday entertainment including live music featuring LEGO Friends Live, Jingle Jammers, the Big Test Holiday show and the Holiday Character Dance Party! Holiday Snow Days continue with the lighting of the world's largest LEGO Christmas tree and concludes with San Diego's biggest Kids' New Year's Eve Party.
The 30-foot tall Christmas tree is created out of more than 245,000 forest green DUPLO®
bricks and is adorned with more than 400
LEGO ornaments. Kids' New Year's Eve with a huge LEGO brick dropping 22-feet into the air and a spectacular fireworks display at 6 p.m. LEGOLAND California is extending its Park hours for the winter holiday during these dates: Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 7, 14,21,22,23, and 26-31. See legoland.com or call (760) 918-LEGO (5346).
CULVER CITY - Downtown Culver City Third Wednesday "Pre-Gobbler Neighborhood Happy Hour" is stuffed with free samples, live music, dining and merchant specials Wed., Nov. 20 from 5 - 9 p.m. Parking is free in municipal structures for up to two hours, or valet parking. Location: South of the 10 Freeway and east of the 405, between the intersection of Culver and Washington Blvds and Duquesne Ave. downtownculvercity.com.
DANA POINT - Whale Watching 2-Hour Whale Watching
Adventure Cruise
Trips depart daily!
Delight in the exciting sights and sounds of the magnificent ocean creatures off
Dana Point. (888) 224-0603 danawharf.com
GLENDORA - Paul Reiser Up Close and Personal on November 16. The Haugh PAC
presents stand-up comedian, actor and musician. Don't
miss this rare opportunity to see Paul at his grassroots, performing live, up
close and personal. Time: 8 p.m. Tickets: $36 / Student & Seniors: $34
Call: 626-963-9411 / haughPAC.com Location: 1000 W. Foothill Blvd. Glendora, CA 91741
HALF MOON BAY
- Half Moon Bay Brewing Company Inaugural Harvest Dinner. Featuring Dungeness Crab, pumpkins, Markegard
Family Farms and Harley Farms cheese, special dinner on Tuesday, November 12, 7 p.m.
at Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
390 Capistrano Road,
Half Moon Bay , CA. Cost:
$68 per person, plus small processing fee. call 650-728-2739. T hmbbrewingco.com
Brews & Views free public forum welcomes David Batstone, founder and president of
Not For Sale on November 7,
and Margaret Spring and Lisa Wooninck to discuss the uncertain future of our
oceans on November 19. To make a reservation or inquire about future Brews and Views topics please call 650-728-2739 or visit hmbbrewingco.com.
LITTLE RIVER - Mushroom & Beer Dinner Celebration at Little River Inn on Friday, November 8. The dinner is $85 (excluding tax and gratuity). Call: (707) 937-5942 or visit littleriverinn.com
LONG BEACH - Big Red Bus Christmas Light Tours begin December 10. Just $12 per person, kids 3 & under free, call (562) 888-2870, bigredbus.com
LOS ANGELES - 2 plays, food festival, flamenco
- L.A. Theatre Works records West Coast premiere of "The Columnist" starring Richard Schiff, David Krumholtz, JoBeth Williams and Tara Lynne Barr on Nov. 14 & 15, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 16, 3 & 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 17, 4 p.m. Location: James Bridges Theater UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television 235 Charles E. Young Drive Los Angeles, CA. Call: (310) 827-0889 or latw.org
- Silver Lake El Cid's 50 Years of Flamenco celebrating its 50th year as the premiere venue for Flamenco Dinner Shows, popular brunch, tapas on the patio, full bar, and well-known nightclub El Cid, 4212 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles (Silver Lake) 90029 323.668.0318 or ElCidLA.com $15 for performance only
- Breaking & Entering, play. Combining North Hollywood's award-winning, critically-acclaimed maestros of the macabre, Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group, and master provocateur and Bitter Lemons Editor-in-Chief, Colin Mitchell, 7 Performances Fridays & Saturdays, 8:30 p.m. November 8-29, 2013. ZJU Theatre Group, 4850 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601 Reservations: (818) 202- 4120 Tickets: $15. ZombieJoes.com
- Menudo & Pozole Annual Los Angeles Food Festival at Placita Olvera: Main St. & Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday November 17, 2013, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free admission.
PASADENA - Pasadena Museum of History new exhibits: The Colorado Street Bridge Centennial Exhibition November 20, 2013-April 19, 2014 in the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Gallery The mystique of the Colorado Street Bridge is undeniable. For nearly a century the grand landmark has stood as a beacon to all who come to Pasadena.
Kites, Wings, & Other Flying November20, 2013 - April 19, 2014 From the kite through the space age, this exhibition examines the artistry and engineering behind rapidly advancing aeronautical technologies, as well as Pasadena's key place in the story of flight. Exhibit Hours 12:00 - 5:00 pm Wednesdays - Sundays Exhibit Admission $7 General; $6 Students & Seniors; Members & Children under 12 Free Location: 470 W Walnut Street | Pasadena | CA
COSTA MESA - Stache Dash 5K! Guaranteed to be The Hairiest Race Around featureS an all-age 5K run/walk as well as a 1/4 Mile Peach Fuzz Kids Dash. The 'Stache Dash 5k takes place AT Costa Mesa Fairview Park November 23, 2013
POWAY Stache Dash 5K! Guaranteed to be The Hairiest Race Around featureS an all-age 5K run/walk as well as a 1/4 Mile Peach Fuzz Kids Dash.
The 'Stache Dash 5k happens at Lake Poway - November 17
OLD TOWN TEMECULA -
Winterfest welcomes Santa Claus on Friday, November 29 at 6 p.m. 30,000
twinkling lights illuminating the historic shopping district from archway to
archway, stores decked out with seasonal displays, and that warm small town
charm. Santa Claus arrives in picturesque fashion aboard a horse drawn carriage
that trots up Old Town Front Street to his Workshop on Main Street. By far the most popular event of Winterfest is Winter Wonderland with tons of snow and fun on Friday, December 13 beginning at 5 p.m. at Pennypickle's.
This is also the grand opening of Old Town's seasonal ice rink, Temecula On Ice,
through January 5, 2014 on Town Square. The 3,500 square foot ice rink has
hourly sessions and group programs. Usher in the New Year as a giant illuminated bunch of grapes descends from city hall with an East Coast (9 p.m.) and midnight countdown. All activities at Temecula Town Square are free except the ice rink which will remain open until 1:30 a.m. New Year's Day. See temeculaevents.org or call (951) 678-1456.
SAN CLEMENTE - Enter to Win a Beach Escape to Orange County sponsored by California Association of Boutique and Bed Inns. Two free nights at the Casa Tropicana Beachfront Boutique Hotel. To enter to win, visit cabbi.com. No purchase is necessary, winner announced on January 2, 2014.
SAN FRANCISCO - Kung Pao Kosher Comedy„˘ Presents! Now in its 5th year, this monthly (every 2nd Monday of the month) multicultural comedy show features the best of Bay Area comedians and beyond. It takes place at El Rio, where SF comedian/comedy producer, Lisa Geduldig (Kung Pao Kosher Comedy) began her stand up comedy career 24 years ago. Location: El Rio, 3158 Mission St (@ Precita), San Francisco, CA Call: (800) 838-3006, www.elriosf.com Tickets: $7-$20, brownpapertickets.com or door, 21+
SAN LUIS OBISPO - Making the Most of Every Drop Sustainable Ag Expo November 18 and 19 at the Madonna Inn Expo Center. Call: (805) 466-2288, SustainableAgExpo.org
WEST HOLLYWOOD - DIEM 2013. Hollywood Design District, is a one-day design symposium to inspire and support essential design on November 8, 2013, 9:30 A.M. Cost: Free. Location: West Hollywood Library, 625 N. San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, Parking is available in the West Hollywood Library parking garage.
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