{"id":9191,"date":"2012-10-19T11:20:30","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T18:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/?p=9191"},"modified":"2012-11-02T10:33:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-02T17:33:00","slug":"california-destination-news-you-can-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/california-destination-news-you-can-use\/","title":{"rendered":"California Destination News You Can Use!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"img\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/images\/winthap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos left to right: Hotel del Coronado Skating by the Sea; Tahoe Magical Memories;\u00a0 Winter Ice Skating at the Beach; Santa Cruz Wharf.\u00a0 There&#8217;s a lot going on in California, with many new and fun things on the way at California&#8217;s beach and mountain destinations! Read on for the latest news we have received from Convention &amp; Visitor Bureaus, attractions and resorts&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT&#8217;S NEW FALL 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/california-cities\/carson.html\"><strong>CARSON <\/strong><\/a>&#8211; Dickens Day Celebration at the International Printing Museum December 8-9, 2012 feature Christmas Carol performances, print your own Victorian Christmas Card and more. Supplied by:\u00a0 printmuseum.org<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li type=\"_moz\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/california-cities\/carmel-valley.html\"><strong>CARMEL VALLEY<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Cardiologist (heart doctor)\u00a0 Dr. Stephen Brabeck opened new olive oil tasting room, Quail &amp; Olive.\u00a0 Emphasizing preventative health care to patients, the dedicated gardener, beekeeper and lover of food &amp; wine recognizes\u00a0 extra virgin olive oil&#8217;s heart-healthy benefits and sells California grown and produced extra virgin olive oils, balsamic vinegars, olives and other gourmet gifts. Supplied by: quailandolive.com<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li type=\"_moz\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/california-cities\/south-lake-tahoe.html\"><strong>LAKE TAHOE<\/strong><\/a> <strong><\/strong><strong>&#8211;<\/strong> Magical Memories Holiday Celebration through Jan 6, 2013 launches with Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley lighting the Holiday Tree on Nov 23;\u00a0 $199\u00a0 Magical Bed &amp; Breakfast package through December 13 (code: MAGICRSC, call 800.401.9501); breakfast with Santa, holiday concerts, caroling, kids holiday crafts, Menorah Lighting, winter wonderland stories with Mrs. Claus, moonlight snowshoe tours, snowman making contests, elf tuck-ins throughout season, and Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and New Year&#8217;s Eve meals and celebrations featured. Supplied by: visitsquawcreek.com<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/california-cities\/pismo-beach.html\"><strong>PISMO BEACH<\/strong> <\/a>&#8211; 36th Annual Jubilee by the Sea (pismojazz.com) October 26-28, 2012 invites you to the premier west coast jazz event featuring many of the most sought-after traditional jazz bands from across the nation. Call 805-481-7840. Supplied by: classiccalifornia.com<strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/california-cities\/san-diego.html\"><strong>SAN DIEGO<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; San Diego sparkles during winter season with Beer Week Nov. 2-11; Wine &amp; Food Festival Nov. 14-18; Mother Goose Parade on Nov. 18; Skating by the Sea Nov-Jan at Hotel del; Coronado Christmas Parade Dec 7 ; Balboa Park December Nights Dec 7-8; San Diego Bay Parade of Lights on Dec 9 and 16; Poinsettia Bowl NCAA college football post-season action on Dec 20 at Qualcomm Stadium. Supplied by: sandiego.org<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/california-cities\/santa-cruz.html\"><strong>SANTA CRUZ<\/strong><\/a> &#8211;<em> TOURS:<\/em> Forage for forest edibles with Mount Hermon&#8217;s E.C.O. Tours; Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Whale Watching daily tours; free 30-minute tour of Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf\u00a0 every Saturday and Sunday year round.\u00a0 <em>NEW ATTRACTIONS:<\/em> Santa Cruz &amp; Monterey Bay Railway coastal train excursion between Santa Cruz &amp; Davenport begins Spring 2013;\u00a0 Delaveaga Disc Golf Club new nine hole course opens adding to Pinto Lake Disc Golf Course and San Lorenzo Park Disc Golf Course options; Undertow\u00a0 $5.5 million spinning roller coaster debuts at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in summer 2013. <em>ANNOUNCEMENT<\/em>:\u00a0 Santa Cruz County Conference &amp; Visitors Council is rolling out a new brand, Let&#8217;s Cruz.\u00a0 Supplied by: santacruz.org<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos left to right: Hotel del Coronado Skating by the Sea; Tahoe Magical Memories;\u00a0 Winter Ice Skating at the Beach; Santa Cruz Wharf.\u00a0 There&#8217;s a lot going on in California, with many new and fun things on the way at California&#8217;s beach and mountain destinations! 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