California Festivals: Nov. 7-16, 2008

California fairs and festivals
Mendocino County Wine and Mushroom Festival

Date: November 7-16, 2008
Times:  various events
Address: Mendocino County, CA 94403.
Phone: (866) 466-3636
email: harvest@weshows.com
URL: http://gomendo.com/showrecord.asp?id=2119
Description: Pairing great wines of Mendocino with local and exotic mushrooms, the festival includes: cooking, learning, and hiking are included in this festival. Don't miss the Fungi Finale Luncheon sponsored by Slow Food Mendocino County and the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens Mushroom Walks & Identification Workshops (one of our favorite Scenic Spots highlighted on cnicspots.com)�.

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California Festivals: Nov. 7-9, 2008

California fairs and festivals

Pioneer Quilt Show

 

Date: November 7-8, 2008
Times:  10am to 5pm both days.
Address: Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA
Phone: 530-878-2456
email: please visit the website for contact information
Description from their web site: " Admission: $6.00. Free entry Saturday with paid admission on Friday.
Free Parking. 12 and under free with paid adult. Activities: Quilt Show, Boutique w/ handcrafted items, Quilts for Sale, Vendors, Door Prizes. Refreshments & Lunch available.
Driving Directions: Douglas Blvd. East off of Interstate 80 at Roseville. Right on Rocky Ridge Dr., Left on Maidu Dr. Maidu Center is located on the left.."

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California Festivals: Nov. 7-9, 2008

California fairs and festivals

Pioneer Quilt Show

 

Date: November 7-8, 2008
Times:  10am to 5pm both days.
Address: Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Drive, Roseville, CA
Phone: 530-878-2456
email: please visit the website for contact information
Description from their web site: " Admission: $6.00. Free entry Saturday with paid admission on Friday.
Free Parking. 12 and under free with paid adult. Activities: Quilt Show, Boutique w/ handcrafted items, Quilts for Sale, Vendors, Door Prizes. Refreshments & Lunch available.
Driving Directions: Douglas Blvd. East off of Interstate 80 at Roseville. Right on Rocky Ridge Dr., Left on Maidu Dr. Maidu Center is located on the left.."

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California festivals: San Francisco Jazz Festival-10/3-11/9

Festivals this week include the following in San Francisco, CA:

San Francisco Jazz Festival
Date: October 3 - November 9, 2008
Address: San Francisco, CA
Phone: (415) 398-5655
email: please visit the website for contact information
Description from their web site: " Multiple jazz musicians appear this weekend at the 26th annual San Francisco Jazz Festival."

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California festivals: Day of the Dead Festival-10/27-11/2

Festivals this week include the following in Little River, CA:

Day of the Dead Festival
Date: October 27 until November 2, 2008
Address: Little River Inn in Little River, CA
Phone: (888) 466-5683
email: please visit the website for contact information
Description from their web site: " Make tamales and learn about this holiday tradition."�

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California has jazz and wine in Calistoga this weekend

Festivals are in the spotlight now that fair season has concluded and this week you can taste wine while listening to jazz and blues:

Calistoga Jazz and Blues Festival
Date: November 1-2, 2008
Times:  Check website.
Address: Calistoga, CA (downtown and at various locations)
Phone: (866) 306-5588
email: please visit the website for contact information
Description from their web site: " Jazz and blues served with a side of wine at participating wineries."

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California State Fair to Feature First Known Amusement Ride Powered Solely By Cows - MarketWatch

California State Fair to Feature First Known Amusement Ride Powered Solely By Cows
PG&E Cow Powered Ride Highlights Advances in Renewable Energy
Last update: 9:50 p.m. EDT Aug. 12, 2008SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug 12, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Move over horse power, cow power could be the next big thing! The California State Fair today announced that the event will host the first known amusement ride powered entirely by cow manure.Pacific Gas and Electric Company and developer BioEnergy Solutions will power a children's train ride with renewable biogas, made from California dairy cows. The ride, "Barnyard Animal Train," is owned by Ray Cammack Shows and will be located in the Kaiser Permanente Kids Park at the State Fair. Kids will have the opportunity to take a ride and learn more about renewable energy options for the future and about being environmentally conscious."Powering a children's ride at the state fair with biogas is a celebration of the great efforts of California's dairy farmers to help us meet our energy needs," said PG&E Vice President of Gas Transmission and Distribution Robert T. Howard. "We're proud to partner with these innovative dairy farmers and demonstrate the potential for the state's agriculture and power sectors to work together to meet California's climate goals."Biogas is gas produced by the anaerobic digestion or fermentation of organic material, such as cow manure, but may be made from any biodegradable waste. After purification, the gas produced (methane) is the same as the natural gas we use today. In addition to providing PG&E customers with a clean and renewable resource, biogas provides the dairy farmers in PG&E's service area with a new source of revenue and removes methane, a potentially hazardous greenhouse gas, from the air.Fairgoers can learn more about this source of green energy at the California State Fair. The exhibit and ride will be here in the Kaiser Permanente Kids Park starting Friday, Aug. 15 through Labor Day.

California State Fair to Feature First Known Amusement Ride Powered Solely By Cows - MarketWatch

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Other fairs: Modoc County, Butte County, Antelope Valley, Trinity County Fair

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Miss. Senate Race Duked Out At County Fair : NPR

California fairs and festivals is not a political site, but if you're in Mississippi and attending a fair, politics will come to you. Check out this story from NPR:




"Longtime Republican Senate leader Trent Lott won re-election in landslide after landslide, but now the once-comfy seat in Mississippi is up for grabs. Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, appointed after Lott retired last year, faces former Democratic Gov. Ronnie Musgrove in what pundits are calling the Deep South contest of the year.
And that has brought the candidates to the summer political tradition of the year — the Neshoba County Fair. It's a 10-day tent revival meeting in the red clay hills near Philadelphia in east Mississippi — except that the tents are two- and three-story cabins, 600 of them, lined up beyond the carnival rides and cow barns."When you're at the Neshoba County Fair, you know you're in the heart and soul of Mississippi," says Wicker, 57, a lawyer, longtime congressman and former state senator..."

Miss. Senate Race Duked Out At County Fair : NPR

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Friday Free Festival Day: July 18, 2008

Friday is free festival day at California fairs and festivals.
The Marysville Peachfest features a fun-run, pancake breakfast, vendors, peaches and the event is free!              
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 Take plenty of pictures while you are there and posts your favorites to the California fairs and festivals Flickr page: http://flickr.com/groups/cfaf/


Fairs taking place this week: Orange County Fair, Merced County Fair, and the Lassen County Fair.
Notable festivals: Lambtown USA, San Mateo Street Fair. Please visit California fairs and festivals for the information on these festivals and more.

See you at the fair!

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Santa Barbara Fair is on -- complete with rainforest

From the Santa Maria Times: Livestock fills hundreds of stalls and pens at the Santa Barbara County Fair, but some more exotic animals seemed to be the center of attention Wednesday on the fair's opening day.Spectators gathered around the Rainforest Experience exhibit 30 minutes before the show started. Children were lined up against the fence, eagerly anticipating a chance to watch the showUnder the shade of a tent, a few of the animal stars could be seen in their cages. There was a ring-tailed lemur, a serval (a small African cat) a coatimundi (a small animal closely related to the lesser panda) and a capuchin monkey.

This year's fair is wild
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Wednesday's What Cooking Food Festivals June 18, 2008

It's Wednesday, and the featured food cooking this weekend at California fairs and festivals is found at the Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee. Those Ax Men (and Women) know how to eat! From their site, "Eat, drink, dance, & be merry to your heart's content. Relax in the balmy atmosphere of Pine, Fir, & Cedar."
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June Fairs (6/14 to 6/22)

The California fairs and festivals season is upon us and these county fairs are on tap: the San Diego County Fair from 6/14/2008 to 7/6/2008 in Del Mar, CA; the San Joaquin County Fair from 6/18/2008 to 6/22/2008 in Stockton, CA; the Sonoma-Marin Fair from 6/18/2008 to 6/22/2008 in Petaluma, CA; and the Placer County Fair from 6/19/2008 to 6/22/2008 in Roseville, CA. There are some great festivals coming up this weekend too. Stay tuned...
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Dads Day take him to the fair

Yes it is Sunday, but there is still time to visit these events:
Shasta District Fair -- Sunday 11am to 10pm Address: 1890 Briggs Street Anderson CA 96007
El Dorado County Fair Sunday 10am to 10pm Address: 100 Placerville Drive
Isleton Crawdad Festival--Isleton
Live Oak Park Fair--Berkeley
Italian Street Painting Festival--San Rafael
The Pirate Festival--Vallejo
The North Beach Festival--SF
Sake and Sushi Festival--Long Beach
and more Visit californiafairsandfestivals.com to learn more about the fairs and festivals in California
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HAPPY FATHERS DAY!

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SAN FRANCISCO NORTH BEACH FESTIVAL PROMPTS SEVERAL STREET CLOSURES

More reasons to plan before you leave:

"The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is advising residents and visitors of several events this weekend that will prompt street closures in the city.

The 54th Annual North Beach Festival will be held today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in and around Washington Square Park, according to the agency.

The festival will close Grant Avenue between Filbert Street and Columbus Avenue; Green Street between Grant and Columbus avenues; Vallejo Street between Grant and Columbus avenues; and Union Street between Stockton Street to Columbus Avenue.

The festival will affect the 30-Stockton, 39-Coit, 45-Union/Stockton and 9X-Bayshore Express Muni lines.

In addition, a gospel festival today will have Lane Street closed between Shafter and Thomas avenues between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., and a neighborhood block party Sunday will close Lexington Street from 20th to 21st streets between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m." source: SAN FRANCISCO WEEKEND EVENTS PROMPT SEVERAL STREET CLOSURES

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Friday Free Festival Day

Friday is free festival day at California fairs and festivals.
The Live Oak Park Fair is taking place in Berkeley and the event is free!              
Visit californiafairsandfestivals.com to learn more about the fairs and festivals in California
I also try and offer a tip to help make getting to the festivals more affordable and this Friday's advice is take BART to the Live Oak Park Fair. Free shuttles to the Fair will run every 20 minutes from the North Berkeley BART Station via Rose and Cedar Streets from 10 am - 6 pm both days. You can click on the logo below and plan your trip to the Fair. Take plenty of pictures while you are there and posts your favorites to the California fairs and festivals Flickr page: http://flickr.com/groups/cfaf/

Other free events include the North Beach Festival in San Francisco. Many other fun fairs and festivals are listed at Californiafairsandfestivals.com and if you would like to list your event visit the site and click on the blue "Add your festival" button.
See you there!

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June 13-15th Fairs and Festivals

The California fairs and festivals season is here and some of the festivals for the second weekend of June (13-15) include: The Isleton Crawdad Festival Date, the Live Oak Park Fair, the Italian Street Painting Festival, the La Honda Faire and Music Festival, and the Portugal Day Festival. See the website for more events.
This week county fairs are already in progress in Placerville, CA where you'll find the El Dorado County Fair and in Anderson home of the Shasta District Fair.
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Wednesday What Cooking Food Festivals

It's Wednesday, the day I start thinking about what is cooking this weekend at California fairs and festivals. The weather is heating up this week and so are the grills at these food festivals for the second weekend of June (June 13-15, 2008):
The Isleton Crawdad Festival Date, the Arcata Bay Oyster Festival, and the Sushi and Sake Festival in Long Beach. No matter if you're in the north state, south state, or right in the middle good food at a fun festival is closer than you think! See you there...
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Colusa County Fair, Temecula, and other weekend highlights

Monday: Reviews and Looking Forward

News from the past weeks California fairs and festivals:
Colusa County Fair was bubblicious: 'Big kid' wins fair contest  June 08, 2008 12:54:00 AM By Katy Sweeny/Appeal-Democrat:   "(A) 64-year-old man who blows watermelon Bubblicious Gum every day won Saturday's Bubble Gum Blowing Contest against eight other adults at the Colusa County Fair.He was one of about 7,000 people at the fair, which featured rides, games, vendors, contests, food and auctions. The fair runs through tonight, said Carolan Ferreria Meek, chief executive officer of the fair.Jim Chatell, the winner and a Colusa resident, said he had to see if he was better at blowing bubbles than his grandkids, whom he gave his remote-control race car prize."I'm just a big kid," Chatell said."

Local News: 'Big kid' wins fair contest | fair, colusa, joey : Appeal-Democrat

WINCHESTER – The 25th annual Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival continued Sunday afternoon with thousands enjoying wine, song and hot air balloons under clear skies.About 40,000 visitors were expected to attend over the weekend, festival organizers said. The 1970s pop ensemble Ambrosia was among the music acts scheduled Sunday afternoon.

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Temecula/Riverside -- Balloon & Wine Festival continues

Upcoming events:
Isleton Crawdad Festival
ISLETON -- In this delta town, all eyes will be on the tiny crustacean who becomes the guest of honor at the Isleton Crawdad Festival next weekend.This festival, which is held for three days on Father's Day weekend each June, is celebrating its 23rd year and is the largest consumption of crawdads outside Louisiana.The scenic riverfront community on the Sacramento River near Rio Vista welcomes more than 50,000 guests to the festival and offers them delightful music, delectable food and an abundance of down-home delta atmosphere.Visitors can try the crusty crawdad (a close relative of the lobster). More than 24,000 pounds of the little critter -- 12 tons! -- will be boiled and enjoyed by festival patrons.The Modesto Bee | Day Trip: Isleton festival sticks in your craw


Lavender Festival -- Cache Creek
The Cache Creek area is practically the birth place of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and this event is a great introduction into the agricultural jewel that lies within the Cache Creek valley: Cache Creek Lavender Festival returns to valley -- Article Created: 06/05/2008 08:44:53 AM PDT: "The 2008 Cache Creek Lavender Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 15.This popular annual event is a fun day in the country with live music, wine tasting with Capay Valley Vineyards, crafts demonstrations, the opportunity to pick your own lavender, field tours, lavender lemonade and more. This year, there will be a demonstration of essential oil distillation by an experienced distiller from San Francisco. All this takes place amid the fragrant purple lavender fields of Cache Creek Lavender Farm in Rumsey. Admission is free."

Cache Creek Lavender Festival returns to valley - Daily Democrat Online


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Friday Freebies and other notes

Friday Freebie is the time to give a shout-out to free festivals happening this week and today we say hey to the Fairfield Summerfest 2008. The event is June 7, 2008 from Saturday 10am to 4pm at the Armijo High School 824 Washington St Fairfield, CA...

This event is also free and is not listed on Californiafairsandfestivals.com but it should be: The SalmonAid Festival is taking place at Jack London Square in Oakland Saturday noon-7pm and Sunday 11am to 7pm. Sig Hansen, Captain of the F.V. Northwestern made famous in the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" will be a guest speaker. Crab boats also fish for other species and the Hansen clan has been practicing their skills for generations, so Captain Hansen's views should be informative; and the event is for a worth cause.
Lifestyle/Scene - Outbound escapes - sacbee.com www.salmonaid.org/index.html

Before you leave for the festival fun this weekend, check the air pressure in your tires. Under-inflated tires decrease fuel mileage and when purchasing new tires, keep in mind that not all tires provide the same fuel economy due to resistance and other factors only NASCAR engineers understand.

Have fun at the festivals!

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CA June Festivals: June 6-8, 2008

The California fairs and festival season is gearing up for a summer long session of fun.
Festivals for the first full weekend of June include: June 6-8, 2008:
Lavender Festival-- Cherry Valley, CA
Temecula Valley Ballon and Wine Festival--Temecula, CA
Western States Horse Expo--Sacramento, CA
Fairfield Summerfest Family Festival and Car Show
This week the county fair spotlight is shining on Colusa, CA where you will find the Colusa County Fair with clear skies and nearly perfect weather!
For information on these events please visit: californiafairsandfestivals.com

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