February 25th, 2015 at 10:00 am
What:
Turn your view of traditional gardening on its ear as you discover how to make an amazing succulent vertical garden. Learn how to maximize and optimize your available city-living space to turn it into lush greenery that brings a natural touch to any home. Enjoy catered food and drinks, and share your urban gardening ideas with others looking to explore new ways to keep their green thumb green.
Where:
Communal
688 S. Santa Fe Ave., No. 104
Los Angeles, CA 90021
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February 24th, 2015 at 6:00 pm
What:
Celebrate the beauty and majesty of our feathered friends at the Audubon Society’s 19th Annual San Diego Bird Festival. Few non-birders realize the diversity of birds the San Diego region hosts. Discover for yourself in one or more of the 36 field trips, 15 workshops or other special events held over the three day festival.
Where:
Marina Village Conference Center
1936 Quivira Way
San Diego, CA 92109
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February 24th, 2015 at 4:00 pm
What:
See what spring has in store with everything you’ll need for home improvement and decorating this season, all under one roof. Even better, you can enter to win a chance to be featured on the new TV show “You Collect What?” the first 200 people through the gates each day will receive a free paring knife.
Where:
OC Fair & Event Center
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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February 24th, 2015 at 2:00 pm
In 2005, a group of women readers from around Santa Barbara County decided to hold a yearly literary festival to celebrate women authors and the diverse life experiences that shaped their writing. That was the impetus for the Women’s Literary Festival Santa Barbara, held for the first time on March 4, 2006, and now sponsored by the Santa Barbara Public Library, Santa Barbara Arts Commission.
Featured authors this year include Nika Cavat, Naomi Hirahara, Katrina Karkazis, and Ruthanne Lum McCunn. During their 45-minute presentations, the writers will discuss their craft, and describe the social and cultural ideas that move them to write. Attendees can interact with the authors during book-signing sessions, and the writers’ published works will be available for purchase.
Where:
The Fess Parker Doubletree by Hilton
633 E. Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
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February 24th, 2015 at 12:00 pm
Get your bling fix at the 53rd Annual Gem, Mineral, Fossil and Lapidary Show. This free event features more than 50 displays, plus award-winning handcrafted jewelry from private collections throughout Southern California. Demonstrations give up-close looks at lapidary artists exhibiting their skills, including gemstone cutting and polishing, silversmithing, and colorful glass-bead forging. Raffles and silent auctions will be held for rocks, minerals, and fossils. A flea market, plant sale, and more than 15 vendors are part of the festivities.
With a range of kids’ activities offering fun, educational prizes, this is a show the whole family can enjoy. You can even take the train as Amtrak stops at the front gate of the beachfront fairgrounds.
Where:
Ventura County Fairgrounds
10 W. Harbor Blvd.
Ventura, CA 93001
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