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April 30, 2009
This weekend, May 2nd and 3rd in Mission Viejo is the 11th annual Street Painting Festival. “The two-day festival features re-creations of the Old Masters and original works, all by noted artists and all created on asphalt.”
The festival is held from 10am - 5pm at the Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center at 24932 Veterans Way in Mission Viejo & offerslive street painting, entertainment, art workshops & food. Admission & parking are FREE.
Norman P. Murray Community & Senior Center
24932 Veterans Way
Mission Viejo
For more information, visit their website at: www.funwithchalk.org/
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April 29, 2009
Visit the San Juan Capistrano Library for the Family Film Feature , showing Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa on Saturday, May 2nd at 11:00 am.
This sequel brings back loveable New York Zoo animals, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo. Still stranded in Madagascar, they manage to leave the island only to land in the wilderness of Africa. There, Alex meets the rest of his family, but has trouble communicating after his time at the Central Park Zoo in this hilarious animated adventure. Free admission and popcorn for this family viewing.
For more information, (949) 248-5132
San Juan Capistrano Library
31495 El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA, 92675
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Explore Orange County’s only butterfly house, home to OC native butterflies and their host and nectar plants. Buy native butterfly host and nectar plants. Visit the Butterfly House on Saturday, May 2nd from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach.
Explore Orange County’s only butterfly house, home to OC native butterflies and their host and nectar plants. Buy native butterfly host and nectar plants.
Start your own butterfly garden! Visit our “Natures Gifts” store to purchase eco-friendly, locally produced, organic, recycled and sustainably produced products. read more
Start your own butterfly garden! Visit our “Natures Gifts” store to purchase eco-friendly, locally produced, organic, recycled and sustainably produced products. Receive a butterfly or caterpillar face painting. Go on a nature scavenger hunt in the Center. Create butterfly themed crafts and plant a native plant seed to grow at home. Play “eco-games,” make crafts out of recycled materials and brew up some “green” cleaner.
This event is free but donations are appreciated. For information, call 949-645-8489.
Environmental Nature Center
1601 16th Street
Newport Beach, CA, 92663
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Discovery Science Center Future Scientists and Engineers of American invites you to join the challenge to design, build, and launch a rocket made from a 2-liter plastic soda bottle that uses a combination of pressurized air and water for propulsion. The competition will consist of creating and launching a rocket that will deploy a parachute. The person with the longest “hang time” in the air wins! Let’s see just how smart you are!
The grand prize winner will be invited to a real rocket launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base. This year, there will be three flight brackets with awards: 9 am - 10:30 am; 10:30 am - 12:00 pm and 12:00 pm - 1:40 pm. The grand prize announcement will be held at 2:00 pm.
Bring your own 2 litre bottle. Advance registration is needed.
The Boeing Company
5301 Bolsa Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Visit their website to register at www.discoverycube.org/fsea.aspx?q=68
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8th Annual International Festival is being held at Soka University in Aliso Viejo from10:30 am - 5:30 pm.
FREE Admission for all. Enjoy over 600 international musicians and dancers performing on three stages, wonderful international food, children’s Adventure Land, student projects, ceramics and exibitors
Soka University
1 University Drive
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
For more information, call (949) 480-4000
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April 28, 2009
The staff at Starr Ranch Sanctuary, a 4000-acre nature preserve east of Dove Canyon and Coto de Caza, invites you to join us on Saturday, May 2 from 9 am to 1 pm for our biannual “Family Nature Workshops.”
We invite you and your family to experience first-hand the beauty of wilderness in our rapidly urbanizing county and to learn together during workshops and walks offered by our staff, guest biologists, and docents that will include: Cougars, Bobcats, and Coyotes!, Hawk Research, Mountain Lion Research in Orange County, Starr Ranch Ecosystems (during a truck ride around the Ranch) Plant Walk, Reptiles and Amphibians of Orange County, and Nature Walks.
Admission is free, but by RESERVATION ONLY. Space is limited, so to ensure a spot, make your reservations soon. Each person chooses two programs during the 9 am sign-up. Programs are available on a first come first serve basis. Tables will be available for picnic lunches. No pets are allowed. Rain cancels.
Starr Ranch Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
100 Bell Canyon
Trabuco Canyon, CA, 92679
The staff at Starr Ranch Sanctuary, a 4000-acre nature preserve east of Dove Canyon and Coto de Caza, invites you to join us on Saturday, May 2 from 9 am to 1 pm for our biannual “Family Nature Workshops.” We invite you and your family to experience first-hand the beauty of wilderness in our rapidly urbanizing county and to learn together during workshops and walks offered by our staff, guest biologists, and docents that will include: Cougars, Bobcats, and Coyotes! read more
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A Free Day Of Fun For The Whole FAMILY!
Worldwide Free Comic Book Day Comes to Stanton with Comics for All Ages! A Castle of Books in Stanton is one of thousands of stores around the world celebrating the comic book art form on Saturday, May 2nd. Over two million comic books will be given away by participating stores, introducing as many people as possible to the wonders of comic books! Even if you have never picked up a comic book, stop into A Castle of Books, you never know what you will find.
Saturday, May 2 9:30a to 6:30p
A Castle of Books
7159 Katella Ave.,
Stanton, CA, 90680
Near the corner of Knott & Katella,
A Free Day Of Fun For The Whole FAMILY
Worldwide Free Comic Book Day Comes to Stanton with Comics for All Ages! A Castle of Books in Stanton is one of thousands of stores around the world celebrating the comic book art form on Saturday, May 2nd. Over two million comic books will be given away by participating stores, introducing as many people as possible to the wonders of comic books! read more
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Enjoy Orange County’s largest Cinco de Mayo Celebration! This free family-oriented event includes live music, authentic food, carnival rides, games and vendors on Saturday, May 2nd from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Historic 4th Street
Santa Ana
For more information, please call (714) 843-6080
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April 27, 2009
Join Baskin Robbins for 31 Cent Scoop Night and help them honor America’s firefighters with a $100,000 donation to the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) National Junior Firefighter Program.
Participating stores will reduce prices of small ice cream scoops to 31 cents*. At some locations, you may also have an opportunity to make a donation to local fire charities.
For more information, visit: www.baskinrobbins.com
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On April 28 until 8 pm, participating El Pollo Loco Restaurants offer a free Taste the Fire meal. The Taste the Fire meal includes one flame-grilled chicken leg, one flame-grilled chicken thigh, two tortillas (choice of flour or corn), and fresh salsa. This offer is only for walk-in orders.
For more information, please visit their website at: www.elpolloloco.com
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