Saturday 6/14
HOLLISTER
Storytelling Gathering The 12th annual Storytelling and
Indigenous Gathering will be held today from 1-11 p.m. at Indian
Canyon, located just past off Hollister off of Grass Valley Road in
the Cienega Valley. The storytelling portion will be from 1-5 p.m.
and will include stories from Ann-Marie Sayers, Darryl
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Babe
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Wilson, Kam Lau Night Chase and Ben Benavides. Traditional
dancers, including Amah Ka Tura and Humaya dancers, will perform
from 6-10 p.m. Other events include music, food, Native American
arts and crafts and cultural activities. Admission is $20 for
adults, $10 for students with a student identification card and $5
for children ages 12 and under. Sunscreen, hats, blankets and
folding chairs are advised. Proceeds from this event will benefit
the Village House Project. For location and more information, call
325-3246.
Saturday 6/14
HOLLISTER
Storytelling Gathering The 12th annual Storytelling and Indigenous Gathering will be held today from 1-11 p.m. at Indian Canyon, located just past off Hollister off of Grass Valley Road in the Cienega Valley. The storytelling portion will be from 1-5 p.m. and will include stories from Ann-Marie Sayers, Darryl “Babe” Wilson, Kam Lau Night Chase and Ben Benavides. Traditional dancers, including Amah Ka Tura and Humaya dancers, will perform from 6-10 p.m. Other events include music, food, Native American arts and crafts and cultural activities. Admission is $20 for adults, $10 for students with a student identification card and $5 for children ages 12 and under. Sunscreen, hats, blankets and folding chairs are advised. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Village House Project. For location and more information, call 325-3246.
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA
Early Days Meet the people of early California including miners, mountain men, Civil War soldiers and Victorian ladies during San Juan Bautista’s Early Days celebration today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the State Historic Park, located on Second Street between Washington and Mariposa streets. Costumed docents will be on hand to describe live as a pioneer; other activities include craft and cooking demonstrations and horse-drawn wagon rides. Drink an old-fashioned soda or play cars in the saloon. Cost is $2 for adults and persons 16 years of age and under are free. There will be additional costs for wagon rides and sodas. Free parking is available on city streets. This event is sponsored by the Plaza History Association and the State Historic Park.
Grand Victorian Ball A traditional Grand Victorian Ball will be held tonight at the San Juan Bautista Community Center beginning at 7 p.m. with dancing to the music of “Legacy.” A dessert buffet will be served at 11 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person and are available at the door. Ticket price includes dance instruction from 2-3 p.m. at the saloon in the San Juan Bautista State Historic Park, admission to the ball, a chance to win two tickets to next year’s ball and the dessert buffet. Victorian dress is admired but not required. This event is sponsored by the Plaza History Association in cooperation with the SJB State Historic Park. For more information, call 902-0728.
Barbecue Benefit A barbecue benefit for Marilyn Roascio will be held today beginning at 2 p.m. at Mom and Pop’s Saloon, 205 Third St. Barbecued pork and chicken will be served along with “all the fixin’s.” A raffle will be held during the benefit, and live music will be performed by Dakota. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Call 623-2393 for more information.
Gallery Walk San Juan Bautista galleries will host the city’s monthly artist reception and gallery walk today beginning at 1 p.m. More than 25 local painters will be on display during the walk, which is open from 1-7 p.m. An artist’s reception for this month’s featured artist will be held from 5-7 p.m. at Casa Galleria. This event is free and open to the public. For more information and a map of the walk, go to www.casagalleria-art.com.
Sunday 6/15
HOLLISTER
Father’s Day Car Show Hollister Christian Fellowship will host a Father’s Day Car Show, featuring antique, classic, hot rods, trucks, motorcycles and project cars, today from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2350 Technology Parkway. No entry fees are required. Free refreshments will be available. For more information about displaying a car, call 637-1056.
Wednesday 6/18
AROMAS
Car Show Marshall’s Market will host its monthly car show today from 5-8:30 p.m. in front of the market, 300 Carpenteria Road. The show, which is held the third Wednesday of each month, features classic cars, hot rods, motorcycles, barbecue and live entertainment. For more information, call 726-3244.
Friday 6/20
MORGAN HILL
Movie Night at the Winery Movie Night at the Winery, a benefit event for the fifth anniversary of the Poppy Jasper Film Festival, will be held tonight at the Guglielmo Winery, 1480 E. Main Ave. A special screening of “Cinema Paradiso,” starring Phillippe Noiret, Leopoldo Trieste and Salvatore Cascio will highlight the event. A $30 per person ticket includes a glass of Guglielmo wine or soda, a raffle ticket for prizes, goodies and entrance to the screening. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., the raffle will be held at 7 p.m. and the movie will start at 7:07 p.m. For more information, go to www.poppyjasperfilmfest.org/events/paradiso.
Saturday 6/21
HOLLISTER
Kite Day The seventh annual Family Kite Day will be held today from noon to 4 p.m. at Pacheco State Park, 38787 Dinosaur Point Road at the top of Pacheco Pass. Activities will include a “make your own kite” table, free face painting, pie eating contests, bubble gum blowing contests, a “candy-drop” kite, nature tables, a sun and wind table and arts and crafts. Everyone who flies a kite will receive a souvenir Kite Day button. Families are encouraged to bring a kite, hats, sunscreen, drinking water, lawn chairs and a picnic lunch. A caterer will have tacos and hot dogs available. A $5 per car day use fee will be charged. For more information, go to www.parks.ca.gov/events and choose Pacheco State Park.
TRES PINOS
Memorial Roping The 75th annual San Benito County Saddle Horse Show and Rodeo will present the Memorial Roping, a new event added to the rodeo’s 2008 line-up, today beginning at 8 a.m. at the Bolado Park Fairgrounds arena. This event is dedicated to the memories of Richie Fehlman, Kenny Vierra and Tommy Carreiro. Admission is free. On Sunday, June 22, the Figure-8 Roping eliminations and the Jack Pot Roping event begin at 8 a.m., followed by the Association Barbecue at 1:30 p.m. This annual membership barbecue includes a steak dinner and fixings. Coffee will be provided; otherwise guests are encouraged to bring their own beverages. Tickets for the barbecue are $10 for adult members, $15 for adult guests and $5 for children ages 6-12 years. Children under 6 years of age are free. For more information go to www.sanbenitocountyfair.com/rodeo or call 628-3545.
Thursday 6/26
HOLLISTER
Rodeo Parade The Downtown Rodeo Parade, the official start of the Saddle Horse Show, will be held on today beginning at 6:15 p.m. The parade traditionally features hundreds of local and visiting people, ponies and horses, as well as the past year’s queen (the 2007 Miss San Benito Rodeo Amanda Jacobsen) and the newly crowned queen. For more information, go to www.sanbenitocountyfair.com/rodeo or call 628-3545.
Friday 6/27
TRES PINOS
Saddle Horse Show and Rodeo The 75th annual San Benito County Saddle Horse Show and Rodeo begins today at the Bolado Park Fairgrounds arena with class eliminations beginning at 8 a.m. Other events today include a western art and equipment show, the customary wine and cheese reception at 5 p.m. and the annual Elks’ Barbecue at 5 p.m. Tickets for the barbecue are $12 for adults, $5 for children 6-12 years of age and children under 6 years of age are free. Barbecue tickets will be sold at the event. The rodeo and horse show will begin at 7 p.m.
The weekend’s events include halter horses, stock horse class eliminations, a family barbecue and of course, the traditional rodeo events. Other activities include a kids’ corral at the north grandstand area, admittance to the Association Museum and a show by rodeo clown/barrelman Charlie “Too Tall” West. The annual Family Barbecue will be held Saturday, June 28 from 5-8:30 p.m. on the patio at the fairgrounds. This event includes a barbecue dinner, full bar and live entertainment by singer/songwriter J. Parsons. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12 years and children under 6 years are free. Tickets are available at the door.
Ticket prices for the rodeo range from $7 for adults and $3 for children 11 years of age and younger on Friday to $10 for adults and $3 for children 11 years of age and younger Saturday and Sunday. Tickets may be obtained in advance by printing a pre-order form from the San Benito County Fairgrounds Web site and mailing it to the Saddle Horse Association. Tickets can also be purchased at Rancher’s Feed and Bolado Park. Tickets can be purchased the weekend of the rodeo beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 27. Additional costs will be charged for various barbecues and the wine and cheese reception, but many other events are free. For more information, call 628-3545 or go to www.sanbenitocountyfair.com/rodeo.
Saturday 6/28
CARMEL
Founder’s Day Celebration A Blessed Junipero Serra Founder’s Day Celebration will be held at Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo today from noon to 5 p.m. The event will begin with an opening ceremony, followed by Alta California dancers, acorn grinding, blacksmithing, tortilla making, mission games and Spanish colonial horses. Barbecued foods will be sold in the courtyard from noon to 7 p.m. A Founder’s Day Mass will be held in the mission church from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tickets for a barbecue dinner at 6:30 p.m. are available at the mission’s museum store. Admission to the celebration is free.
Sunday 6/29
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA
Sidewalk Sale The annual Third Street Merchants’ Sidewalk Sale and Community Yard Sale event will be held today from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents will be able to sell unwanted items in rented booths set up along Third Street, and merchants will participate with special sidewalk sales. Live entertainment and food will also be available. For information on renting booth space, go to www.sjbchamber.com. No vehicles will be permitted on sale streets during this event.
Tuesday 7/1
TRES PINOS
“Dancing White Stallions” The “World Famous” Lipizzaner Stallions presents their 38th anniversary presentation of “Dancing White Stallions” tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the San Benito County Fairgrounds. A limited number of VIP box seats are available at $26.50 per person. Regular admission prices are $22.50 for adults and $20.50 for seniors 60 and over or children ages 12 years and under. Tickets are available at Ranchers Feed in Hollister and at www.tickets.com. For more information, go to www.lipizzaner.com.
Friday 7/4
HOLLISTER
Biker Breakfast The annual Biker Breakfast, sponsored by the Hollister United Methodist Church, will be held today, and again the weekend of July 11-13 from 7 a.m. to noon at the church, located at the corners of Fifth and Monterey streets. This all-you-can-eat breakfast is open to the public and includes scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, Texas french toast, orange juice and coffee. Cost is $9 per person or $5 for children ages 12 years and under. Take-out is available. For more information, call 637-4240.
AROMAS
“Pops & Rocks” “Pops & Rocks,” the annual Independence Day Festival Concert and Fireworks show hosted by Graniterock, will be held today at Graniterock’s A.R. Wilson Quarry beginning with a barbecue dinner fromt 4:30-7 p.m. Following the dinner will be a concert featuring headliner Kenny Loggins, who will perform a number of his greatest hits, including classic Loggins and Messina songs. A fireworks show will take place at sundown, followed by dancing to the Joe Sharino Band until 10:30 p.m.
Tickets for the concert are $45 for adults and $10 for children; dinner tickets are $21 per person. Tickets will be sold in advance only and are available by calling 768-2007 or 1-888-ROCK100. Tickets go on sale Thursday, May 15. Additional food concessions will be selling non-alcoholic beverages, hot dogs, Gizdich Ranch pie, popcorn, hot chocolate and coffee. Parking is free and wheelchair access will be provided.
SANTA CRUZ
Independence Day Celebration An old-fashioned 1906 Independence Day celebration will be held at Wilder Ranch State Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Docents will host picnic games such as sack races and a cake walk. Other activities include draft horse-drawn wagon rides, live old-time music and living history demonstrations of the water-powered machine shop, hand-cranked ice cream, blacksmithing and Victorian woodstove baking. Food items such as a barbecue, strawberry shortcake, root beer and lemonade will be available for purchase. A parade will be held at noon, followed by speeches and a reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Wilder Ranch is located at 1401 Old Coast Road in Santa Cruz. There is a $6 day-use parking fee per vehicle. For more information, call 423-9703 or go to www.santacruzstateparks.org.
