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Lincoln Italian Festival & Classic Car Show - Downtown Lincoln, CA (Saturday, May 21, 2011)

WHO: Hosted by Friends of Lincoln Kids

WHAT: Lincoln Italian Festival and Classic Car Show

WHERE: 5th Street and F Street in Downtown Lincoln, California

WHEN: Saturday, May 21, 2011 from 10am to 5pm (Classic Car Show is from 10am to 3pm)

WHY: To benefit Friends of Lincoln Kids, a 501c non-profit organization that gives Lincoln kids opportunities to participate in a variety of athletic and recreational programs.

For more info, please visit FriendsOfLincolnKids.com

Roseville Downtown Tuesday Nights (Roseville, CA)

If you're looking for something fun to do tomorrow night in Roseville, CA (besides going to $5 Movie Tuesdays), why not check out Roseville Downtown Tuesday Nights? Here are photos from last Tuesday's opening night:

Rodriguez Strawberries from Watsonville, CA

These strawberries were absolutely DELICIOUS!

What beautiful artichokes! I should have bought some.

Bubba's BBQ is just one of many food vendors at Roseville Downtown Tuesday Nights

Live Entertainment (next to the beer & margarita tent)

Bounce Houses

Pony Rides

I just had to take photos of all five of them!

This one was my favorite...love that tail!

This one blinked for my photo...oops!

I loved this one...but I'm not sure he's a pony!

Lots of classic cars and trucks showed up at Roseville Downtown Tuesday Nights.

"Welcome to Downtown Roseville"

The classic car show is a big attraction at Roseville Downtown Tuesday Nights.

See this Sprint Car in action at the Roseville Speedway on Saturday, May 14, 2011!

Roseville's Strawberry Festival - BerryFest 2011 - Mother's Day Weekend (May 7-8, 2011)

WHO: Johny 5 Productions brings BerryFest 2011 to Roseville, California

WHAT: BerryFest 2011 - Mother's Day Weekend Strawberry Festival

WHERE: Placer County Fairgrounds, 800 All America City Blvd, Roseville, CA 95678

WHEN: Saturday, May 7, 2011 and Sunday, May 8, 2011 (10am - 6pm both days)

ADMISSION: Free (8 and under), $8 (9 to 59), $6 (60 and up) - $5 parking

GROUPON DISCOUNT TICKETS: $8 for Two Admission Tickets to BerryFest in Roseville

 

Visit FeedMeStrawberries.com for more information about Roseville's BerryFest 2011 and to see the event calendar.

There will be a Boy Scout pancake breakfast, live entertainment at the Strawberry Beer Garden, Little Miss Strawberry Pageant (hosted by Kennedy Pageant Productions), Strawberry Kitchen, Strawberry Classic Car Show, Sierra Fresh Farmer's Market, Strawberry Shortcake eating contest, Kids Fun Zone, petting zoo, pony rides, strawberry go-round and of course...fresh California strawberries!

 

 

El Dorado Hills Art & Wine Affaire: May 7-8, 2011 at El Dorado Hills Town Center (El Dorado Hills, CA)

WHO: Over 150 fine artists and 20+ El Dorado County Wineries (pouring from 11am-4pm, $20/day, 21+)

WHAT: El Dorado Hills Art & Wine Affaire 2011 (visit eldoradohillsartaffaire.com or call (916) 802-6924)

WHERE: El Dorado Hills Town Center (event parking will be at Blue Shield of California's parking lot)

WHEN: Mother's Day Weekend - Saturday, May 7, 2011 and Sunday, May 8, 2011 (10am-5pm both days)

HOW MUCH: Free ($20 for one day's wine tasting; must be at least 21 years of age)

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT:

Saturday, May 7, 2011

• 10am-noon: Youth Entertainment

• 1:30pm-3:30pm: Sacramento Blues Revue

Sunday, May 8, 2011

• 10am-noon: Over the Edge

• 1:30pm-3:30pm: Mumbo Gumbo

This event will be held rain or shine...but hopefully shine! :)

17th Annual Mountain Mandarin Festival in Auburn, CA (November 19-21, 2010) $2.00 Discount off Admission

What: Mountain Mandarin Festival

Where: Gold Country Fairgrounds, Auburn, CA 95603

When: November 19-21, 2010 (Friday 11-5, Saturday 9-5, Sunday 9-4)

Why: Celebrate the harvest of locally grown Owari Satsuma Mandarin Oranges in Placer County!

How: Order tickets online to get a $2.00 discount off admission ($6.00 General, $4.00 Seniors 60+, free for kids under 12) by entering promo code "real10". Parking is $5.00.

Mandarin Study: "Producers of cold and allergy pills may face competition from an unexpected source – the mandarin orchards of Placer County (California). A recent study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms that Placer’s popular Owari Satsuma mandarins pack a big jolt of synephrine, a natural antihistamine that relieves cold and allergy symptoms. Scientists have known since the 1960s that citrus fruit, such as oranges, contain synephrine, but the health experts overlooked the mandarin."

Did You Know:

• Placer County has 65 registered Mandarin orange growers?
• Placer County has 150 producing acres of Mandarin orange trees?
• Placer County's Mandarin orange crop was 625 tons in 2007?
• Placer County's 2007 crop was valued at $1.2 million?
  

Mmmm...Mandarin oranges...a recipe contest...professional chef cooking demonstrations...live entertainment...unique arts & crafts vendors...activities for children...and fifteen local farmers selling their freshly harvested Mandarin oranges. Since my favorite citrus fruit happens to be Mandarin oranges, this is the type of event that I'm really looking forward to attending for the first time...hope to see you there! :)

For more information, please visit the website - http://www.mandarinfestival.com

4th Annual CSD GIANT Pumpkin Festival of Elk Grove, Sacramento County, CA (October 2-3, 2010)

Who: Cosumnes Community Services District

What: GIANT Pumpkin Festival

Where: Elk Grove Regional (County) Park, 9950 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624

When: Saturday & Sunday, October 2 & 3, 2010 from 10am to 5pm

Cost: FREE Admission, $10 parking (click here for a $5 coupon)

Contests: Pumpkin & Produce, Scarecrow, Best Dessert Recipe

I missed going to the Giant Pumpkin Festival in 2007, 2008 and 2009...but I'm going to try to make it out there this year! It would be interesting to compare the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival to the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival that I attended last year...

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Livermore Downtown Halloween Carnival - Free Donuts at Donut Wheel - Livermore, CA

The Livermore Downtown Halloween Carnival took place on Wednesday, October 29, 2009 from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. In previous years, Livermore Downtown Inc. hosted an annual Trick-Or-Treat Event that was open to the public, but due to its tremendous popularity (without the ability to support such numbers) and today's economic climate, they have decided to focus on the local children instead. Here is their press release announcing the new event:

"Due to the current economic climate, Livermore Downtown Inc. will no longer be hosting the annual downtown Trick-or-Treat event. In it's place, a Downtown Halloween Carnival is being planned for families with children 5th Grade and under.

"We are excited about this evolution to a local family, kid focused Carnival event." Says Board President Anthony McPeake. "The downtown Trick-or-Treat had grown over the years to an event huge in attendance and we can no longer afford to support it at the level needed to insure the safety of our attendees. Rather than cancel the tradition completely, we are reeling it back to an event that is focused on our Tri-Valley children in halloween costumes, enjoying a carnival designed just for them by our downtown merchants and Livermore business community."

This year's carnival will be made up of Carnival games and activity booths and take place on J Street and K Street between First and Second Street as well as the Livermore Valley Plaza and the Flag Pole Plaza. The Vine Center businesses will be hosting rides and activities in their back parking lot behind the Vine Cinema. Marcel Orthodontics will be recreating the Grease Carnival, complete with a mechanical fun house that will be located on K Street.

To participate, children will purchase a $5.00 fun pass that will give them access to all of the downtown activities. The fun passes may be purchased in advance at the Livermore Downtown Inc. office at 2060 Second Street. They will be available at fun pass booths in each activity location on the evening of the Carnival."

Donut Wheel, a Livermore icon located at 2017 First Street, is the mecca of Livermore for the Downtown Halloween Carnival and previous years' Trick-Or-Treat Events. Why? FREE DONUTS, that's why!

2009 Art & Pumpkin Festival - Half Moon Bay, California (San Mateo County, CA)

Half Moon Bay is the pumpkin capital of the world and its historic Main Street will be hustling and bustling this coming weekend with the 39th Annual Art & Pumpkin Festival! For those early riser pancake-lovers, there will be a 7:00 am pancake breakfast on Saturday and Sunday...but not to worry if you miss it, as there will be plenty of pumpkin-inspired munchies throughout the weekend...and even a pumpkin pie eating contest for kids 12 and under as well as one for "kids" over 12! :)

What: Half Moon Bay 39th Annual Art & Pumpkin Festival

Where: Main Street (between Miramontes and Spruce Streets) in Half Moon Bay, CA

When: Saturday and Sunday (October 17-18, 2009) from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Admission: FREE

Info: 650-726-9652

Enjoy harvest-inspired art, live entertainment, food, wine and beer...plus the opportunity to get your photo taken with The Giant Pumpkin! There will also be a Halloween costume contest, pumpkin parade, pumpkin carving, a pumpkin run/walk and more...please click on the logo below for further details.

Here is a map of the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival: