Month: October 2010

Hollywood’s 10-10-10 Special Offer

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For 10 Hours, All Tickets An Amazing $10 Each in celebration of a rare convergence of dates. Madame Tussauds Hollywood, on Sun., Oct. 10, 2010 will be open for 10 hours (10AM-8PM) and the public will be able to buy tickets for just $10 each*, a whopping 60 percent savings off of regular general admission prices for one of Hollywood’s newest, most popular attractions.

“Glee” star Jane Lynch, became the first FOX network actress to be honored with a wax figure, sculpted at a cost of $300,000 at the Madame Tussauds studios in London. Other recent unveilings with the stars present have included Quentin Tarantino, Jackie Chan, William Shatner, Tony Hawk and George Lopez.

Madame Tussauds Hollywood features highly designed areas of experiential entertainment including such themes as The Red Carpet, Party, Spirit of Hollywood, Westerns, Crime, Modern Classics, Making Movies, Sport, Action Heroes, Behind the Scenes, and Awards Ceremony. The guest journey begins on the ground floor admissions lobby and then guests proceed to the 3rd floor and then wind their way down through the 2nd floor and ground floor, exiting through the retail shop and into the Madame Tussauds Hollywood forecourt.The $55 million Madame Tussauds Hollywood opened at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Orange Drive, right next to Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, in the summer of 2009, in the first ever Madame Tussauds built from the ground up, an historic milestone for the 200 year-old brand founded in London.

Bruce Willis, Elizabeth Taylor, Justin Timberlake and Penelope Cruz are among over 100 figures at Madame Tussauds Hollywood. Must mention 10-10-10 promotion.

California Recreational Anglers Demand Answers from State Agency

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Sacramento Superior Court Rules in favor of recreational anglers, and confirms MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force and Science Advisory Team are state agencies, forcing access to critical information

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A California Superior Court issued a ruling on Friday confirming that the Marine Life Protection Act Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF) and Master Plan Team or Science Advisory Team are state agencies and therefore compelled by California’s Public Records Act to share information with representatives of angling/conservation organizations working to protect recreational ocean access. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed on behalf of Robert C. Fletcher, former president of the Sportfishing Association of California, a member organization in the Partnership for Sustainable Oceans.

“This is a very significant ruling to the many recreational angling groups and individuals across California who have invested so much time and energy in the MLPA process,” said Fletcher. “This ruling validates our long-held position that the groups implementing the MLPA and making decisions that result in closures of large areas of the Pacific Ocean to recreational activities cannot carry on as if they were not agencies of the state. Like any other state agency, these groups are responsible to the public and must do their work in an open and transparent way that the public can learn about through laws like the Public Records Act,” added Fletcher.

The ruling is considered an important first step for recreational anglers who have been banned from fishing in large portions of the ocean off the California coast. For additional information, visit keepamericafishing.org

Fall Foliage in California – Head to Mono County

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It is time for the fall foliage display of color to begin. California foliage starts around mid-to-late October in the higher elevations such as Mammoth Lakes, and you can also see the change at lower elevations into early November most seasons.

John Poimiroo, expert on fall foliage in California, says that you can track the foliage display from the cold mountain tops, and watch the color changes on the trees as the temps drop. Moving down the mountains as the colder weather begins to reach the lower elevations, you can see nature’s hand at work with demarcations. The changes usually begin right around now (early October) in Mammoth and the High Sierras.

U.S. Fall Foliage Map

Orange Squeeze in OC is Big Squeeze on Oct. 10, 2010

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Many know Orange County as the Orange Squeeze. Some call it the Red Curtain, as well, referring to its politics. But on Oct. 10, the only politicking you’ll need is to vote for your favorite accordion-based band at the Orange County Market Place “Big Squeeze” Accordion Festival. Now in its 2nd year, the musicians are world class, the crowd is opinionated, and the event won’t let you sit still. It’s music that moves you…you’ll find out!

The Big Squeeze Accordion Festival at Orange County Market Place in Costa Mesa is set for Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 88 Fair Drive, CM. Admission is FREE with one canned food donation, or $2 adult admission. The Orange County Market Place invites the public to attend the 2nd Annual Orange County accordion event to beat all. Lisa Haley and the Zydecats (in photo)

Halloween’s Around the Bend in 2010

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ghost tour

For those seeking the feel of a chill, Southern California survived its first autumn heat spell. It wasn’t just the record-breaking 113 degree temps that had L.A. in fits. It was the humidity that followed. At the launch of Queen Mary’s “Dark Harbor” Halloween attraction in Long Beach, the sky literally broke loose with thunder, lightening, and a rain burst.

October is traditionally the time in which residents cross their fingers and hope for no lightening storms that can cause uncontrollable wildfires in the fall.  So far so good as the lightening caused only a few small fires around the California that were extinguished.

Now to plan for Halloween–you are in for a treat. There are more mazes, corn fields, hayride haunts, haunted houses, and theme park scares than ever before. It is a year in which the veil becomes thinner and spirits can be seen better. If you haven’t checked your calendar, get busy making plans for Halloween now. It is happening–and it’s going fast!