March 3rd, 2015 at 12:00 pm
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The 25th Annual Ojai Masquerade Ball Mardi Gras celebration is almost here. This year’s theme is “Back to the Future.” Attendees are encouraged to embrace all the revelry and wild innovations of the past quarter-century for the costume contest. Don’t have a costume? Don a simple mask. The ball will feature Cajun cuisine, traditional throwing of beads, and coronation of this year’s king and queen. The party continues into Sunday with a Cajun dance party and a family musical event.
Where:
Ojai Art Center
113 S. Montgomery St.
Ojai, CA 93023
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March 3rd, 2015 at 10:00 am
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Tradition continues in Hermosa Beach during the 21st annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Join an estimated 30,000 attendees for a day of Irish celebration. Nearly 100 businesses, organizations, and local marching bands participate in the seven-block parade. Irish-themed festivities include bagpipers, floats, and even a few Irish Setters. Stop by the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce office to buy a T-shirt for $15 to show your support the day of the parade.
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Parade begins near city hall on Valley Drive, continues onto Pier Avenue, and ends at the corner of Hermosa Avenue and 10th Street.
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March 2nd, 2015 at 6:00 pm
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After the tragic passing of high school athlete and scholar Chelsea King while she was out on a training run in 2010, the San Diego running community decided to honor her memory and finish her run for her. Turnout was so high that her parents decided to repeat the event each year to help spread the word about “Chelsea’s Law” and commemorate their daughter’s legacy.
Now her memory is celebrated each year as the Finish Chelsea’s Run 5k Run/Walk, a charity event that benefits the Chelsea’s Light Foundation Sunflower Scholarship Fund. The fund helps provide scholarships for college-bound teens throughout San Diego that embody Chelsea’s dual focuses of academic and athletic devotions. To date, this fundraising drive has provided over $85,000 in scholarships to deserving students around the county.
Where:
Balboa Park
1549 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101
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March 2nd, 2015 at 4:00 pm
What:
Discover beautiful, one-of-a-kind works at the Spring Art Show, the first show and sale of the year at Crystal Cove Alliance. Some of the region’s most talented professionals have captured s stunning vistas and scenes with oil, acrylic and canvas, and you can meet some of them in person.
Half of all proceeds will directly benefit the alliance’s mission to restore, conserve, and educate at Crystal Cove State Park to help ensure that the beauty of this natural environment will be around for future generations to enjoy. And perhaps you can help achieve that noble goal with a purchase of some of the beautiful artwork on sale.
Where:
Crystal Cove State Park
Pacific Coast Highway and Los Trancos
Newport Beach, CA 92657
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March 2nd, 2015 at 2:00 pm
What:
Explore the wonder of the world around us at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History’s Family Nature Day. Enjoy The Museum Backyard and Nature Club House for free, get your picture taken next to the life size 74-foot blue whale skeleton, and make memories that will last a lifetime.
Not only that, but you also can visit the Space Lab and Gladwin Planetarium, view the nature trail along Mission Creek, and discover the natural history of our beautiful region all at no charge!
Where:
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
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