“This is a great opportunity for visitors of all ages to explore technology over time,” said Nielsen. “Together we’ll look at historic objects from the museum’s study collections and see just how well they worked for the jobs they were meant to do—tasks that may or may not be part of today’s world. Come try your hand at an old-fashioned way to make a tasty treat, and explore written communication before the personal computer.”

“When you think it over, people living long ago wanted many of the same things we want today like clothing to wear, hair styles that reflect the latest trends, good-tasting food, ways to communicate with other people,” continued Nielsen. “In the past, people did many of the same things we do today, just using different tools. Those tools are the focus of our presentation.”

The John Rains House is a historic site of the San Bernardino County Museum at 8810 Hemlock in Rancho Cucamonga. The fired-brick house was built in 1860 on the Cucamonga Rancho by John Rains and his wife, Maria Merced Williams Rains. The house and grounds became the property of the County of San Bernardino in 1971. Ample parking is free. For more information, visit www.sbcountymuseum.org.

The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. If assistive listening devices or other auxiliary aids are needed in order to participate in museum exhibits or programs, requests should be made through Museum Visitor Services at least three business days prior to your visit. Visitor Services’ telephone number is 909-307-2669 ext. 229 or (TDD) 909-792-1462.

The concert is at 4 p.m. at Watchorn Hall, Frederic Loewe Performance Hall at the University of Redlands, 1200 Colton Avenue. Tickets are $20. Admission for any music student is $5.

The Redlands Chamber Music Society will continue its season on March 18 with the Emerging Artist Concert featuring prize-winning concert pianist, Jingfu Peng, a sophomore at Redlands High School and Grand Prize winner in the 2011 Glendale Piano Competition and Victoria Jones, flute, a University of Redlands senior, who has a student substitute position with the Redlands Symphony.

For ticket, donations or other information, contact Mark Braunstein, executive director of the Redlands Chamber Music Society at (909) 327-6611 or board member Adriane Gram at (909) 798-9253.

Jean-Sébastien Vallée Biography:

Active conductor, scholar, clinician, and adjudicator, Dr. Jean-Sébastien Vallée is one of the  nation’s leading new figures in the world of choral music. Dr. Vallée is Director of Choral Studies at California State University, Los Angeles where he teaches conducting at both the undergratudate and graduate levels in addition to conducting the University’s three choral ensembles. Prior to his appointment at CSULA,  Jean-Sébastien was Assistant Professor of Choral Studies at the University of Redlands.

Jean-Sébastien has conducted more than thirty ensembles in Canada and the United States including the Canada National Youth Choir and the Vancouver Chamber Choir. Dr. Vallée’s ensembles have received the highest acclaim – they have been invited to perform for the California Music Educators Association state conferences, and the University of Redlands Chapel Singers received three awards at the San Luis Obispo International Choral Festival in 2010.

Vallée has studied under such renowned conductors as Chester Alwes, Eduardo Diazmunoz, Iwan Edwards, Agnes Grossman, Chantal Masson-Bourque, Nicole Paiement, Raphaele Ponti, Miroslav Papsavov, Donald Schleicher, and Jon Washburn. Dr. Vallée holds degrees from the Université Laval, the Université de Sherbrooke, the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

In addition to his interest in choral, operatic, and orchestra music, Vallée is an advocate of contemporary music, making one of his priorities to premiere and commission works by young composers and program rarely performed repertoire.

As a scholar, Dr. Vallée has presented his work on Renaissance French music at the national convention of the American Choral Directors Association in Oklahoma City, and at Festival 500 in Newfoundland, Canada. Vallée has also been invited to present his research on Michael Tippett’s oratorical works at the 2011 National ACDA convention in Chicago. In January 2012, Dr. Vallée will be presenting his research on Micheal Tippett’s A Child of Our Time at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities.

Dr. Vallée is also Musical and Artistic Director of the Mountainside Master Chorale, and Director of Music at  Glendale City Church.

Artists with easel, canvas, and paint in tow will demonstrate their painting skills and compete for $5000 in awards and prizes. Painting locations are:

“GEMS OF RIVERSIDE”

Saturday, February 18
The Mission Inn on Mission Inn Avenue

Sunday, February 19
Points of interest around Mission Inn Avenue

Monday, February 20
Oak Quarry Golf Club
7151 Sierra Avenue, Riverside, CA 92509

Tuesday, February 21
St. Andrew Orthodox Christian Church
4700 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, CA 92507

Wednesday, February 22
Historic Fox Theatre
3801 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501

Thursday, February 23
La Sierra University, Visual art center campus
4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, CA 92515

Friday, February 24
California Citrus State Historic Park
9400 Dufferin Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501

Saturday, February 25
QUICK DRAW 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Views from the Riverside Art Museum
3425 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501

Sunday, February 26
FREE DAY, paint at any of the previous locations
Exceptions: Oak Quarry Golf Club or the St. Andrew Orthodox Church

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On Saturday, February 4, Californians can experience the sites and sounds of World War I – and honor World War I veterans and all veterans since. This World War I traveling exhibition will be located at March Field Air Museum, 22550 Van Buren Blvd. Riverside, Ca. Visitors will experience the tight conditions of trench warfare, see the relatively primitive tools, weapons, equipment and uniforms of a war from 100 years ago.

This is all a part of the Waddell & Reed “Honoring Our History” Tour. To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Waddell & Reed – working in partnership with the National World War I Museum – developed a 18-wheel traveling World War I museum that will visit 75 cities from coast to coast in 2011/2012.

The tour is designed to raise funds and awareness for cultural institutions across the country during tough economic times. Funds raised at each stop will be divided between the March Field Air Museum and the National World War 1 Museum, based in Kansas City, Mo. After touring the exhibition, kiosks will allow the public to make donations to support the March Field Air Museum and the National World War I Museum, the first and only WWI museum designated by U.S. Congress.

Waddell & Reed is one of the country’s oldest mutual fund companies. The two founders of Waddell & Reed, Chauncey Waddell and Cameron Reed, were veterans of World War I. The exhibit includes founder Chauncey Waddell’s flight gear, his flight suit and log book. The event at March Field Air Museum is being coordinated by Waddell & Reed in Riverside. The Honoring Our History Traveling World War I Exhibition is open free to the public on:

· Saturday, February 4, 2012, 9am to 4pm
· Located at March Field Air Museum, 22550 Van Buren Blvd. Riverside, Ca
· Admission is free to the museum on February 4, although donations are appreciated. Donations will benefit the March Field Air Museum and the National World War I Museum.
· Regular admission will apply at March Field Air Museum.

The Traveling World War I Exhibition will travel to four additional California cities in 2012:
· Feb 7: San Jose at the Winchester Mystery House
· Feb 10: Redwood City at San Mateo County History Museum
· Feb 15: Napa at 3rd & Main Street (near Veteran’s Park)
· Feb 17: Stockton at University of the Pacific

For details about the national tour, visit www.honoringourhistory.com.

Presidents’ Day Weekend, February 18-20, 2012, is when it all hits home in our local Calico Ghost Town with three full days of re-enactments of the battles, bugles, and banjos of the Civil War era.

More than 300 members of the American Civil War Society become the rival armies of the Union and the Confederacy.  Visitors will get a first-hand experience of the day – they can visit soldiers’ campsites see how the troops lived during this era; watch processions of cavalry troopers and horses thunder into town; view formal troop inspections and military drills conducted twice daily; and they must not miss the spectacle of the battles (not that the boom of cannon fire will let them miss it).  In addition, walk among the fashions of the day paraded by the men and women and enjoy live music of 1860’s.  The weekend promises non-stop Civil War activities, including appearances by Abraham Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg address each day of the event.

Calico Ghost Town offers RV and tent camping, as well as cabin and bunkhouse rental.  To reserve camping, book online at www.sbcountyparks.com.  For cabins and bunkhouse reservations call (800) 86-CALICO.

Daily admission for the Civil War event is $10 adults; $5 ages 6-15.  Children 5 and under are FREE.  A two-day pass is available for $15 adults; $8 ages 6-15.  Visit www.calicotown.com for detailed information.

Attendees will enjoy a fabulous dessert and drink bar, live music from the local band The Rippers – as well as music from D.J. American Mic, drawings and door prizes, and a complimentary Valentine’s Day gift for the first 30 ladies.

The event will be Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the San Moritz Lodge, 24640 San Moritz Drive, Crestline.

Pre-sale tickets can be purchased for $15 online at www.sbcountyparks.com (Online General Store link) by February 9, 2012, or at the Regional Parks Administration Office at 777 E. Rialto Ave, San Bernardino during regular business hours.  In town, tickets can be purchased at Leisure Shores, 24658 San Moritz Drive, Crestline, CA 92325, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Tickets at the door will be $20.  For more information call County of San Bernardino Regional Parks at (909) 387-2461.

Parade, Live Performances, Music, Children’s Village, Arts and Cultural Displays, Films, History, Fashion, Food, and Fireworks! Something for the whole family!

Saturday, January 28th, 2012
10:00am to 6:00pm
Downtown Riverside
Mission Inn Avenue and Lemon Street
Free Admission!

Download the Performance Schedule

For more information, check out www.LunarFestRiverside.org

The Department of Theatre at the University of California, Riverside, is pleased to present IN THE BLOOD, a play by Suzan-Lori Parks.

In the world of Suzan-Lori Parks’ In the Blood, single motherhood is everywhere, poverty is everywhere, exploitation by people in the system is everywhere, and help is nowhere.

In the Blood is the playwright’s spin on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter in which the heroine Hester, persecuted for having a child out of wedlock, must make her way in an unfriendly world.  Parks’ Hester, La Negrita, is a single mother entirely dependent on the kindness of strangers – strangers who take advantage of her to their own gain. Parks uses an interesting theatrical device by having the adult actors who play Hester’s children double as influential people in her life (a minister, a social worker, a friend). She uses a familiar landscape and predicament as a foundation for layers of heightened language and storytelling of mythic proportions.

IN THE BLOOD

A play by Suzan-Lori Parks

Hester and her five fatherless children live in hopeless poverty as she struggles to find help in this shocking tragedy based on The Scarlet Letter.

DATES & SHOWTIMES:

January 26, Thursday, 8:00 pm

January 27, Friday, 8:00 pm

January 28, Saturday, 8:00 pm

February 2, Thursday, 8:00 pm

February 3, Friday, 8:00 pm

February 4, Saturday, 2:30 pm Matinee

February 4, Saturday, 8:00 pm

ARTS Building – Studio Theatre, ARTS 113

Tickets: (951) 827-4331  $14.00 General admission, $12.00 Students and Seniors

Parking: $5.00 in Lot 1 (No fee with UC permit)

The next Junior Fishing Workshops will be held:

January 21, 2012 at Prado Regional Park, 16700 S. Euclid Ave., Chino.

February 4, 2012 at Glen Helen Regional Park, 2555 Glen Helen Pkwy., San Bernardino

February 18, 2012 at Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park, 800 N. Archibald Ave., Ontario

Workshops begin at 7:30 a.m. and conclude at 1:00 p.m.

Boys and girls ages 7 to 13 will learn this favorite outdoor pastime under the instruction of expert teachers.  The junior anglers will rotate through five hands-on stations, learning the basics of lake-shore fishing, including the anatomy of a fish; what gear to use and knot-tying; rules and safe practices; cleaning, cooking, and tasting; and tips for casting and catching.

Once the kids have completed the organized training, they can check-out a fishing rod and reel and practice their new skills at the lake.  Each participant also gets their very own event t-shirt at the end of the workshop.

All equipment and tackle is provided for each child with the $7 registration fee. There is a $10 vehicle entry on the day of the event.

For registration deadlines or additional information on the Junior Fishing Workshop, contact (909) 387-2461.  Registration forms can be obtained online by visiting the parks website at www.sbcounty.gov/parks.

When:  Saturday, January 28, 2012, 10:00 am – 1:00pm

Where:  Westwind Park, 2455 E. Riverside Drive, Ontario, California

Registration: Armstrong Center, 1265 S. Palmetto Ave., Ontario, California

For:  Children ages 9 years old and younger.

Cost:  $8.00 per person, non-residents add $2.00.

For more information, please call (909) 930-3346 or (909) 395-2020.

The opening exhibit will be the William E. Leonard Permanent Art Collection of the National Orange Show, which began with the initial All California Juried Competition in 1949. This collection includes works by many well known California artists.

We would like to recognize the many donors who contributed funds for the renovation of the building, the companies that provided services and the members of the Latino Artists’ Association of the Inland Empire who provided the volunteer.

About the National Orange Show Events Center
The National Orange Show Events Center is the Inland Empire’s premier source of entertainment and all-inclusive event solutions. The center’s multi-use, 120 acre facility offers 150,000 square feet of indoor space and has hosted concerts, banquets, and prestigious events such as the Wine and Food Under the Stars, The Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, and The Assistance League of San Bernardino’s Headdress Ball. With the historic tradition of the annual citrus fair at the heart of the organization, the National Orange Show Events Center is at the forefront of the events industry while working to maintain strong community connections. For more information, visit www.nosevents.com.

The Historic Fox Theatre – Redlands, CA

A Murder Mystery Melodrama Dinner Theatre, Written by Peter Kennedy.

A Comedic Spoof in Two Acts – Set in the English Countryside.

Tickets are $45 and include dinner prepared by a local favorite, Chef Lee Burton!

Click here to purchase tickets online!

You are invited to a party of the famous English Actress of Primavera Donna. But when Primavera winds up dead it leaves the guests wondering whodunit and howdunit and why the hired help is so annoying.

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Held for the first time this past May in conjunction with America’s premier cycling race, L’Etape du California gives amateur cyclists an experience like none other, challenging participants to ride what is arguably the toughest stage ever seen in American cycling, Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California. Earlier this year, Stage 7 played host to the world’s best cyclists and produced an amazing race as riders Andy Schleck, Chris Horner and Levi Leipheimer battled it out to the top.

Featuring an unrelenting, intense climb to the top of Mt. Baldy, a route legendary in California cycling lore, Stage 7 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California will start in Ontario, a new city to the race, on Saturday, May 19. Specific details of Stage 7 will be announced early next year, along with details of the entire race route. The 2012 Amgen Tour of California will take place over eight days from May 13 – 20. 

“Last year’s L’Etape du California was received with so much enthusiasm, we knew we had to do it again in 2012,” said Kristin Bachochin, executive director of the Amgen Tour of California. “We have such passionate cycling fans in America, and here in California in particular, so it only makes sense to host this event in conjunction with our race. We were thrilled to see so many people tackle the Mt. Baldy climb this past May, and we look forward to an even more spectacular event next year.”

Drawing riders from around the country, the 2011 L’Etape du California was won by Californian Jonathan Hornbeck. Hornbeck battled through close to 10,000 vertical feet of climbing and rode nearly 100 miles to take first place honors. He was followed by Nate Whitman and Sean Donovan, who finished second and third respectively.

Like last year, the field for the 2012 L’Etape du California will be limited to 2,500 riders.

“We are excited to be bringing this once-in-a-lifetime experience to amateur cyclists and applaud AEG for continuing this cycling tradition,” said Jack Caress, President and CEO of Pacific Sports, producer of L’Etape du California. “Stage 7 of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California was one of the most talked about stages, and it was watched by people from around the world, so we know interest for this year’s L’Etape du California will be even greater. We’re looking forward to a fantastic race.”

For more information, please visit www.letapeducalifornia.com/. For further information on the 2012 Amgen Tour of California, and to view the 2012 Amgen Tour of California Host Cities video, visit www.amgentourofcalifornia.com.

About the Amgen Tour of California

The largest cycling event in America, the 2012 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race, created and presented by AEG, that challenges the world’s top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding course from May 13-20, 2012.

About AEG

AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Anschutz Company, owns or controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES Center, The Home Depot Center, Sprint Center, The O2, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE and Times Square’s Best Buy Theater; sports franchises including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL), two Major League Soccer franchises, two hockey franchises operated in Europe, management of privately held shares of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Bay to Breakers foot race and the Amgen Tour of California cycling road race; AEG Live, the organization’s live-entertainment division, is a collection of companies dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring and a variety of programming and multi-media production. For more information, visit AEG today at www.aegworldwide.com.

About Pacific Sports LLC

Founded in 1983, Pacific Sports LLC is a premier sports consultation firm, specializing in event production, management, and corporate sports marketing development. Having produced more than 300 sport events in the United States, including the 1996 Triathlon World Championships and 12 U.S. Championships, Pacific Sports LLC is dedicated to the creation, development and management of participant and endurance sports including those of running, swimming, and cycling. Pacific Sports is a co-founder of the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series comprising the major championships at the Olympic Distance in the United States. The firm produces events around the country, including the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon, Brooklyn Bun & 5k, L’Etape du California, Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon Dallas, Dow | Live Earth Run for Water, Rose Bowl Half Marathon, and Cleveland Triathlon. For more information about Pacific Sports, log onto http://www.pacificsportsllc.com.

Fontana, California, November 22, 2011.  The Mayor and City Council invite the public to attend upcoming events taking place at the Mary Vagle Nature Center this December.

If you or your family has never had the pleasure of visiting the Mary Vagle Nature Center, this December is the perfect month to get introduced. On Saturday, December 10th from noon to 5 p.m. the center will be hosting its Holiday Open House. The day will be filled with fun activities for the whole family, including seasonal nature crafts, face painting and live animal demonstrations that are completely FREE.

“Winter is a great month to be outside in southern California’s parks and natural areas.  Migrant winter birds, only seen in winter, show up, and many of our native plants begin to bloom,” said Rick Dean, Community Services Coordinator for the Nature Center.

So come on by to experience the out of doors in our pleasant California winter! There will also be several reoccurring weekend programs offered at the Center.

For parents with children between the ages of three and six, satisfy their curiosity with the weekend program Adventure into Nature. Your little adventurers will enjoy quests that include a nature walk, hands on crafts and live animal displays. This event will be offered on Saturday, December 10th at noon and will continuously be offered the second Saturday of each month. The cost is only $3 per child.

If you are looking to get a natural workout join the Nature Center’s Discovery Hike on Saturday, December 3rd at 9:30 a.m., where you will enjoy a guided hike in the Jurupa Hills. This event, which occurs on the first Saturday of the month, is free and open to all ages. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Nature Rangers is another exciting free weekend program. Here families and children ages seven and older can enjoy performing fun outdoor investigations. Guided by a naturalist, children will get to use binoculars, magnifying glasses and other scientific tools to investigate the park area and pond, looking for everything from turtles to insects. In addition, they will meet some of the Nature Center’s collection of live animals. If you want to participate in this exploration join them on Saturday, December 17th at noon, or every third Saturday of the month.

The Mary Vagle Nature Center is located at 11501 Cypress Avenue in Fontana and is open Wednesday through Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about events at the Mary Vagle Nature Center, please call the Center at (909) 349-6994 or visit their website at  nature.fontana.org.

Plymouth Village invites you and the surrounding community to join us in celebration of this 2011 holiday season.  We hope that you will assist us with sharing the attached press release and special invitation with your readers and/or listeners.

Our Annual Holiday Open House will be held on Sunday, December 4th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and will feature delicious desserts and festive entertainment by talented pianist, Steve Lawless.

We hope that you and your staff will consider joining us that day as well and we will look forward to seeing you there!

The theme for this year is “Fontana’s Ski Lodge” and activities include a skating rink, game zone, arts and crafts, bounce houses for the kids, and multiple onstage performances throughout the day. Additionally, there are food vendors and other local vendors available for those who want to grab a bite to eat or maybe do some holiday shopping.

Before the festivities at Veterans Park get started, the Fontana Exchange Club will host the annual Christmas parade down Sierra Avenue at 10 a.m. The Christmas Parade is an annual Fontana tradition and often attracts volunteers from over 60 local organizations and groups, making it an exciting mix of marching bands, local clubs and floats.

Residents are also encouraged to welcome in the new winter season during the Tree Lighting Ceremony on Wednesday, December 7th at the City Hall Courtyard located at 8353 Sierra Avenue. The ceremony starts at 6 p.m.

For more information on these events and other great events hosted by Fontana’s Community Services Department call (909) 349-6900 or visit online at recreation.fontana.org.

Caption: UCR Chamber Singers Credit: Michael J. Elderman

UCR Choral Concert

UCR Chamber Singers, conducted by Ruth Charloff
UCR Choral Society, conducted by G. Edward Bruner

Featuring Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb and Festival Te Deum, Holst’s Hymns of the Rig Veda, Weill’s Kiddush, American spirituals by Copland, Parker, and Dawson, and contemporary psalm settings.

December 1, Thursday, 8:00 pm

ARTS Building Performance Lab, ARTS 166

Tickets:  (951) 827-4331
Admission:  $10 General, $8 Students and Seniors, $6 Children 12 and younger
Parking:  $5.00 in Lot 1 (No fee with UC permit)
Information: (951) 827-3245  

RIVERSIDE, CA - The University of California, Riverside, Department of Music Chamber Singers and Choral Society present unexpected varieties of religious expression, from Benjamin Britten’s exuberant Rejoice in the Lamb and Festival Te Deum to Holst’s English explorations of ancient Sanskrit texts from Rig Veda.  Included are arrangements of American and African-American hymns and spirituals by Alice Parker, William Dawson and Aaron Copland, the Jewish prayer Kiddush as set by Kurt Weill, contemporary psalm settings in Hebrew and English by Robert Starer, Eddie Rubeiz and Joel Phillips, and Rumi’s text There are Hundreds of Ways to Kneel and Kiss the Ground.  Special guest artists include pianist and organist Abe Fabella, violist Frances Moore, and vocalists Samela Beasom, Mark Beasom, Mary Ella Van Voorhis, and Sean McDermott.  Ruth Charloff and G. Edward Bruner conduct.

TICKET AVAILABILITY

Fine Arts Ticket Office: 951.827.4331  located at the University Theatre north of Lot 6.

Open Monday – Friday, 10am – 3pm.

Arts Building Ticket Office: Open one hour before performances in the Performance Lab, ARTS 166

Ticketmaster: 213.480.3232, 714.740.2000, www.ticketmaster.com 

INFORMATION:  951.827.3245   performingarts@ucr.edu www.performingarts.ucr.edu

This family friendly event features a visit from Santa, music, and light refreshments and of course, the lighting of the tree in front of City Hall. Bring your family and friends to celebrate the holiday season!

This time of the year is always festive in the City of Fontana so mark your calendars for the 12th annual Festival of Winter on December 10th at Veterans Park. The festival starts with a Christmas parade at 10 a.m. For more information, please call 909-349-6900 or visit recreation.fontana.org.

The festival kicks off on Friday, November 18 between 6 and 9:00 p.m. with “An Evening with the Artists.” This year’s reception will recall adventures in the great outdoors, with décor by Bass Pro Shops and guests invited to dress in Outdoor Adventure-wear. The party, which includes the introduction of Joe Hautman, this year’s Federal Duck Stamp competition winner, is open to the public. The cost for the event is $20/person, with Museum Association members $10/person and festival sponsors invited at no cost. Reservations are required.

The festival includes an exhibit of the top entries from this year’s Federal Duck Stamp competition and entries from the Junior Duck Stamp contest. Children’s art is also represented by classroom and family projects for the Tom Bennett Children’s Art and Environmental Science Competition. Family Fun Day activities centered around art and the natural world are scheduled on both days of the festival. Guests can also enjoy a “Pick-a-Prize” opportunity drawing featuring nearly two dozen prizes.

Festival History

The Wildlife Art Festival began when top paintings from the Federal Duck Stamp Contest were first shown on the West Coast in 1983 at the San BernardinoCounty Museum. The festival has grown and evolved over the years while maintaining its focus on conservation and the natural world. Twenty-nine years ago, the event was called the “Waterfowl West Festival,” and art works featured water birds. As more artists sought to enter their works in the festival, a wider range of wildlife paintings was accepted into the event. This year, participating artists will show subject matters related to the natural world.

Festival Artists

Since 1987, a Featured Artist has been selected annually to produce a work of art as a signature piece for that year’s event. This year, Rob Sutton from San Dimas, California will present a painting created especially for the festival, “Firehole Magic.” Sutton stated, “Drawn to the vastness of the landscape and the incredible critters that inhabit it, my vision as a wildlife artist is to unite these two elements into cohesive, balanced compositions that breaths life into any room that they are hung. I believe this is best done through the pushing of color, form, and texture, while keeping the anatomy of the painting truthful to the wildlife and environment being represented. I am most intrigued by North America’s big game but find that I will paint just about anything that moves. Realistic representation is critical to me although I have little desire to paint every hair.”

Other participating artists are Clifford Barnes (Burbank), Keith Batcheller (San Dimas), Ray Brown (Lake Forest), Circe (Fullerton), Pat Gilmore (Vista), Carol Heiman-Greene (Orange), Gary Johnson (Encinitas), Penny Krebs (Morongo Valley), Lee Kromschroeder (Escondido), Arlene Rheinish (Trabuco Canyon), Dennis Schroeder (Junction City), Robert Steiner (San Francisco), Pam Stoehsler (Klamath Falls), and Dennis Zervas (Lake Forest).

Family Programs

The Wildlife Art Festival is designed for adults and children with museum education division programs and the Tom Bennett Children’s Art and Environmental Science competition, during which students learn about wildlife habitats. This year’s theme is “Wetlands Conservation.”

Wetlands are important habitats for wildlife, the plants they depend on, and people. They provide free essential services including filtering water, modulating the influence of storms by buffering land from floods and water surges, and providing nursery and lifecycle habitat for countless mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, crustaceans, insects and more. Wetlands have been eliminated for development and flood control across the state, leaving people to seek alternative — and expensive — solutions to the benefits that wetlands provided for free.

On Saturday from 9am to 5pm and Sunday from 9am to 4pm, the museum’s education division will organize a variety of hands-on art experiences for children and families using paint and natural materials, and the Ramona-Country Carvers will provide hands-on instruction in carving. These activities are included with paid museum admission. Artist Trudy Wood will teach drawing and pastel classes for children 9 to 15 years old. These hour-long classes cost $5 per session; seating is limited.

Federal Duck Stamp Story

The top entries from the Federal Duck Stamp art competition will be exhibited at the museum during the festival. This year, Joe Hautman of Minnesota won the contest with his painting of a wood duck. Hautman will be at the festival to meet museum visitors on Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday.

“Duck Stamps” are not postage stamps; they are revenue stamps called the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp purchased by waterfowl hunters to validate their hunting licenses each year. The proceeds from stamp sales are the single largest source of funding for wetlands habitat conservation and enhancement. The stamp design, new each year, is chosen through a prestigious, federally-sponsored art contest. This year’s winner will be selected in late October. He or she will meet with festival visitors on Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday.

Since 1934, the “Duck Stamp” program has raised $770 million to preserve wetlands acres within 186 national wildlife refuges. These refuges are used by one-third of our threatened and endangered species, two-thirds of our most important commercial and sporting species of marine fish, and songbirds, shorebirds, and countless other species. Birdwatchers, photographers, fishermen, and others who enjoy wildlife can contribute to the conservation of wildlife habitat by purchasing Duck Stamps at most post offices, wildlife refuges, and many licensed hunting retail stores.

Festival Sponsors

The Wildlife Art Festival is organized by the San Bernardino County Museum Association with platinum sponsorship from the James Ramos Family. Other festival sponsors include Macy’s, Bass Pro Shops, Beaver Medical Group, John Biddick and Associates, PrintProPlus.com, the San Bernardino County Fish and Game Commission, James and Marguerite Glaze, Ted and Jo Dutton, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard and Smith LLP, Ayers Hotel Redlands, the Ramona-Country Carvers, Century 21 Lois Lauer Realty, and Wiens Family Cellars.

Museum Information

The San Bernardino County Museum is at the California Street exit from Interstate 10 in Redlands. Admission is $8 (adult), $6 (military or senior), $5 (student) and $4 (child aged 5 to 12). Children under five and Museum Association members are admitted free. Parking is free. For more information, visit www.sbcountymuseum.org or call (909) 307-2669.

The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. If assistive listening devices or other auxiliary aids are needed in order to participate in museum exhibits or programs, requests should be made through Museum Visitor Services at least three business days prior to your visit. Visitor Services’ telephone number is (909) 307-2669 ext. 229 or TDD (909) 792-1462.

Left to Right: ARIZONA OFFICER (actor Troy Whiteley), SANDI BELAN (actor Yvette Herrera) and MATT WILLIAMS (actor Jordan Mackey)

DETAINED IN THE DESERT
by Josefina Lopez

This satirical drama explores the anti-immigrant atmosphere in Arizona, the rise in violence against Latinos fueled by extremist media, and the plight of undocumented immigrants.

November 10, Thursday, 8:00 pm
November 11, Friday, 8:00 pm
November 12, Saturday, 8:00 pm
November 17, Thursday, 8:00 pm
November 18, Friday, 8:00 pm
November 19, Saturday, 2:30 pm Matinee
November 19, Saturday, 8:00 pm<

ARTS Building – Studio Theatre, ARTS 113

Tickets:  (951) 827-4331  $14.00 General admission, $12.00 Students and Seniors
Parking:  $5.00 in Lot 1 (No fee with UC permit)

The Department of Theatre at the University of California, Riverside, is pleased to present DETAINED IN THE DESERT, a play by Josefina Lopez, writer of the award-winning film Real Women Have Curves. 

The play tells the stories of Sandi Sanchez, a second-generation Hispanic American, and Lou Becker, a “Hate Talk” radio show host.  In converging stories, Sandi is arrested as an “illegal immigrant” when, in protest to the new Arizona law, she refuses to show her identification and Lou is kidnapped by three people who want to avenge a murder caused by his hate speech.  Both Sandi and Lou end up in the desert and in their struggles to survive they discover their true identities and come to understand the plight of undocumented immigrants crossing the border.

While Lopez wrote DETAINED IN THE DESERT in response to the Arizona’s law SB 1070, she also wanted to explore the motives behind hate speech.  “I wonder if the men at the forefront of this ‘hate talk’ and fear of immigration are aware that they have blood on their hands.  They have a right to freedom of speech but they must realize that spreading hate causes more hate.”  In this play we learn that words have power, they can hurt or they can heal.

Linking the stories of characters with different relationships to citizenship creates a richly-dramatic evening of theatre and encourages audiences to think about the politics of immigration and their own views on the subject.  In DETAINED IN THE DESERT, Josephina Lopez has shone a light on this important issue that touches the lives of every citizen of California and of the country. 

JOSEFINA LOPEZ (Playwright) is the award-winning writer of the Sundance Audience Award-winning film Real Women Have Curves.  She is a playwright, screenwriter, poet and novelist.  She is the founder of CASA 0101 Theater where she presents plays, film festivals, and teaches and empowers a new generation of Latino and women writers. She is currently working on the musical version of Real Women Have Curves for Broadway and on her next novel The Ave Maria Bed & Breakfast, which explores the different stages of womanhood and the influx of Anglo-Americans in Mexico and South America. Visit hungrywomaninparis.comand Josefinalopez.com for more information.

ERIC BARR (Director) teaches acting and directing classes and regularly directs in the UCR season. In recent years he has directed such departmental productions as Nickel and Dimed, The Rocky Horror Show, The Sea Gull, Angels in America, The Visit and Metamorphoses. For five years he was the Artistic Director of the Porthouse Theatre, a professional summer stock company in Cleveland, Ohio. He taught acting and movement for actors at the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting in Los Angeles and worked as an acting coach with the National Theatre of the Deaf. He received his MFA from Wayne State University in Detroit and studied at Ècole Jacques LeCoq in Paris.  He is the Founding Director of the Palm Desert MFA in Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts program.  His story Without a Leg to Stand On was published by Connotation Press and A Thousand Cuts, his recent screenplay currently in post-production, was co-written with Charles Evered and Marty James, and stars Academy Award nominee Michael O’Keefe.  You can listen to his weekly podcasts on acting, Notes on Acting, at www.actingis.com or on iTunes.

HAIBO YU (Scenic Designer) is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829 and The Society of British Theatre Designers.  He received his BFA from the Central Academy of Drama, in China, an MA from the University of Leeds, in England, and an MFA equivalent from Central St. Martin’s College of Art and Design, London.  He has worked in theatre, film, and television in Europe, China, Hong Kong, and the United States. His design credits include: The Adventure of Pør Quinly for South Coast Repertory; The Little Prince, and Tea for Sacramento Theatre Company; Convenience for Human Race Theatre, Ohio; Modigliani for Elephant Theatre, Los Angeles; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merry Women of Windsor, and As You Like It for Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival; Stone Angel for Broomsberry Theatre, London; Whale for Haragate Theatre, England; Casablanca, The Dance (Associate Designer) for Warner Brothers Film; The Opium War for Xie-Jin Films and The Foreign Moon for Media Asia (Hong Kong) and BBC Films. He was a co-author of the book Devised and Collaborative Theatre and is skilled in the use of digital technology in theatre design.

NOËLLE RAFFY (Costume Designer) is an accomplished freelance designer, and has created costumes for numerous stage productions including Guys and Dolls, The Eumenides, Love and Bones and La Danserie.  She has worked on a wide range of films that include Robin Hood, Adventureland, Bridge to Nowhere, Shelter and the Oscar-nominated film The Road.   She was Head of Costume for the English National Ballet School in London where she also worked with The Tricycle Theatre and Academy Costumes. She exhibited her designs for The Birds in the Prague Quadrennial (2007) and designed costumes for The Orestia Trilogy, which was voted “Best Play of 2007” by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. While at Otis College of Art and Design, she was awarded the Rudi Gernreich Scholarship by the Fashion Group International of Los Angeles. 

RYANN DEL PRADO (Lighting Designer) is a UCR alumna and Chancellor’s Performance Award winner.  At UCR, she was Stage Manager on Nym and the Bull, Assistant Stage Manager on New Play Festival 2011, Lighting Designer for Mercury, Mars and Mayhem, Assistant Lighting Designer for Metamorphoses, and Assistant to the Lighting Designer for The Marriage of Figaro.  Elsewhere, she stage-managed The Wiz and The Haunting of Hillhouse at the Porthole Theatre, as well as designed lighting for Velocity—A Dance Concert, Fiddler on the Roof and The Odd Couple.  She is a graduate of Dana Hills High School and the South Orange County School of the Arts.

GLEN DUNZWEILER (Sound Designer) has an MFA in Lighting and Sound Design from the University of Missouri at Kansas City  and is the resident Lighting and Sound Designer for the UCR Department of Theatre. He has designed for the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, Henlopen Theatre Project in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and International City Theatre in Long Beach, California. While in Las Vegas, he was the Resident Designer for the UNLV Dance Department and worked for the moving light company VariLite Production Services. In 2005, his work was featured in the ‘How I Did That’ section of Lighting Dimensions Magazine. He has worked with sculpture artist Randy Cooper on lighting his Shadow Sculptures, has written a new theatrical work The Bad Play, and has recently produced a feature-length documentary about the middle-class homeless called yHomeless?.

TICKET AVAILABILITY:  (951) 827-4331

Advance Tickets: available at the University Theatre Fine Arts Ticket Office, Monday – Friday, 10am – 3pm.

Walk-Up Tickets: available at the ARTS Building Ticket Office one hour before each performance.

Ticketmaster: (213) 480-3232, (714) 740-2000,  www.ticketmaster.com

This year at Benedict Castle, in Riverside, we will celebrate the start of the Holiday Season with the lighting of the Castle on November 27th, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

This is our 18th annual event and each year the community is invited for a FREE festive evening.  The Castle will be decorated outside with flowers, lights, trees and garlands.  Inside we will have a large Christmas tree and other festive decorations.  The beautiful life size Fontanini Nativity scene will also be on display.  There will be tours of the Castle every 20 minutes and an informative historical display.  We will have a fire in the fireplace, cookies, refreshments and beautiful music.  The Kilgon pipe organ, originally installed in the Castle in the 30s, will be played.  Additionally we will have the Dickens Choir, Village Carolers and the Teen Challenge choir singing thought out the evening. The live Nativity introduced last year is even more spectuliar.

We are inviting our Inland Empire neighbors to help us restore our Stain Glass Windows in the foyer. The damage is caused by the age of the windows.  Donations will be accepted for this extensive project.  A donation letter will be given upon request.

Last year over 3200, people enjoyed this special family event and we hope our neighbors and friends will again enjoy the evening with us.

Teen Challenge of Riverside
5445 Chicago Ave.
Riverside, CA 92507
951-682-8990

Benedict Castle Holiday of Light

The eighteenth annual Benedict Castle Christmas Holiday of Light will be held on November 27, 2011 from 6 to 8 P.M, at5445 Chicago Ave, Riverside CA(951-682-8990).  This open house is free to the public and features the exterior lighting of the Castle and the beautiful interior decorations designed by members of the Teen Challenge Ladies Guild. In addition, there is a live Nativity; Christmas Carols sung by a Dickens Choir and the Teen Challenge Choir and played on the Castle’s rare Kilgon pipe organ (the last of the original furnishings) will entertain the public. Castle tours will run every 20minutes. All are invited to purchase a cappuccino, Hot Chocolate or Gourmet Apple.

Charles Benedict began construction of Benedict Castle in 1922 after he and his second wife Carlotta toured Alhambra Castlein Granada, Spain while on their honeymoon.  Many of the features of the castle were taken directly from Alhambra Castle. Construction stopped after the two were divorced and began again in 1926 when he married his third wife Louise Potter.  The break in construction allowed the castle to be completed using new construction methods.  As a result the front part of the $300,000 castle is constructed of adobe bricks while the back portion is built of re-enforced concrete. The 10,000 foot residence hosted flamboyant parties with friends like Frank Miller (builder of the historic Mission Inn) and Jack Warner of Warner Brothers. Benedict died in 1938 and his wife lived in the residence until 1952 when it was sold to Riverside businessmen for $52,000.

For three years the Castle became the setting for a variety of social events until it was sold to the Servite Order of the Catholic Church for use as a Seminary. Dramatic steps were taken during the Sixties when the Servite Fathers opened the Castle doors to the public for art festivals, musical programs, social and fund raising events. They even allowed the filming of suchHollywoodmovies as Hunchback of Notre Dame, Bride of Frankenstein, Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein and Two On A Guillotine with Connie Stevens.

In 1971, the Servite Fathers sold the Castle to Teen Challenge who continues to use the Castle for fund raising, social gatherings (such as weddings and banquets) and the Christmas Lighting Open House.

Teen Challenge of Southern California is part of an international Christian program providing cost free assistance to people with life controlling problems.  Started inNew Yorkin 1958, Teen Challenge has grown to become the largest non-profit charitable endeavor of its kind with 360 centers in 70 countries. Each center independently supports itself through donations and work projects.  Additionally they provide community service by cleaning the Veterans Cemetery and working at the Riverside Community Events.

The Christmas decorations are donated and are put up each year for the men’s Christmas party hosted by the Ladies Guild.  For many of the men in the Teen Challenge program the Ladies Guild Christmas party is an emotional event as they have not celebrated Christmas for many years and they greatly appreciate the gifts that the ladies acquire through donations. The Benedict Castle Holiday of Light event grew out of this yearly Christmas event.

Riverside Lyric Opera Artistic Director Manuel Albert Aybar conducting an orchestra in China.

(Riverside, Calif.) Riverside Lyric Opera’s production of John Adams’ “A Flowering Tree” is set to blossom at the University of California, Riverside Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts in Downtown Riverside on November 11 and 13. This production is a collaborative project of the Riverside Lyric Opera and UCR Culver Center of the Arts.

The latest opera from celebrated composer John Adams (Nixon in China) “A Flowering Tree” was inspired by Mozart’s The Magic Flute, and is based on an ancient folktale from India, telling the story of Kumudha, a poor but beautiful girl, who in order to help her family transforms into a flowering tree, whose blossoms bring her both joy and pain, love and redemption.

“A Flowering Tree” will make its debut in the Inland Empire under the creative direction of Manuel Alberto Aybar and is a collaborative production of Riverside Lyric Opera and UCR’s Culver Center of the Arts.  Tickets for ” A Flowering Tree” are available for a cost of $50, $75 or  $150. You may purchase them through the Culver Center box office at www.CulverCenter.UCR.Edu .

For more information about this event and other Riverside Lyric Opera events, visit their website www.RiversideLyricOpera.Org  or call (951) 781-9561.

JOE WALSH

Wednesday, November 2

Best known for his powerful guitar licks, legendary singer/songwriter and guitar virtuoso JOE WALSH has entertained the fans and captivated his peers for more than three decades with such solo classics as Rocky Mountain Way, Funk 49, Walk Away, Life’s Been Good and Ordinary Guy.

Joe joined up with the Eagles, bringing a harder rock sound to the group, with three albums that reached #1 on the Billboard Charts, Hotel California, The Long Run and Hell Freezes Over.

Joe is again in the studio with the Eagles creating a new album, as well as touring with his own band.

Don’t miss this rare chance to see one of the greats of Rock live on stage at the Fox!

Click here for show information and tickets.

Call the Fox Box Office for more ticketing information @ 951-779-9800. The Box Office is located at 3801 Mission Inn Avenue and is open Monday – Friday from Noon to 6:00 PM and Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Experience the age old art of storytelling this Halloween in downtown Riverside as some of the community’s most noted speakers delight young and old with the best local tales from the last 20 years of this historic event. Ghost Walk Riverside is an adventure through some of Riverside’s oldest and most historic buildings, often with one-night-only special access to areas deep within the city.

Be prepared to hear genuinely frightening tales of ghosts, goblins and the undead. Choose from one of our Family Friendly General Admission tours or the Dark Dreams Tour, for those even more adventurous. Tours begin promptly at 5:40 p.m. each night and leave every 20 minutes. The last tour leaves at 9:40 p.m.

Of course, please be forewarned, very small children may be scared by a few of the goings-on at Ghost Walk.

Live entertainment, game booths, souvenir stands and “fun” food booths will delight you on the Main Street Mall so please come early and stay late…..if you dare.

There is lots of spooky fun to be had at the Jack Bulik Teen Center. Come to the Center’s “Dawn of Psychotic Delusion” haunted house. This year the Teen Center has even more haunted rooms, more scary creatures lurking around each corner and of course more fun.

Get to the Teen Center early to avoid the long lines. The haunted house runs October 28 through 30, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

On Halloween night the haunted house is open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a $3 entrance fee. The Jack Bulik Teen Center is located at 16581 Filbert Street, next to Jack Bulik Park.

On Monday, October 31, three of Fontana’s community centers will have free, child friendly Halloween events.

At the Cypress Neighborhood Center, enjoy pumpkin carving, painting, games, and more from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Cypress Center is located at 8380 Cypress Avenue.

The Don Day Neighborhood Center will be holding its annual Halloween event on October 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Enjoy child friendly games, crafts, entertainment and more. The Don Day Neighborhood Center is located at 14501 Live Oak Avenue.

The Jessie Turner Community Center, located at 15556 Summit Avenue, will also be open with many Halloween activities going on from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on October 31st.

For Fontana’s seniors, the Fontana Community Senior Center is getting in on the Halloween fun as well. Celebrate the spookiest day of the year at the Halloween Monster Bash on October 28th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Senior Center is located at 16710 Ceres Avenue.

For more information about these and other events in Fontana, please call (909) 349-6900.

“The stars bring people together,” said Jolene Redvale, curator of education. “From anywhere in the northern hemisphere, everyone sees pretty much the same stars. And, if you watch throughout the season, you’ll see how the stars appear to move across the sky. In times past, people use these patterns and apparent motions to mark events throughout the year, and to navigate from place to place.”

StarLab programs recommended for families with children over age 4.

The Victor Valley Museum is at 11873 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley. Admission is $5 (adult), $4 (senior or military), and $2.50 (student). Children under 5 and San Bernardino County Museum Association members are free. Parking is free. For more information, visit www.sbcountymuseum.org. The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. If assistive listening devices or other auxiliary aids are needed in order to participate in museum exhibits or programs, requests should be made through Museum Visitor Services at least three business days prior to your visit. Visitor Services’ telephone number is 909-307-2669 ext. 229 or (TDD) 909-792-1462.

Fontana, California, October 26, 2011. The Mayor and City Council invite the public to attend the many upcoming events this November at the Mary Vagle Nature Center, located at 11501 Cypress Avenue.

The Mary Vagle Nature Center is kicking off the holiday season with a special Pinecone-Turkey crafting event on Saturday, November 5^th  from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Join the Nature Center in crafting fun and eco-friendly decorations for the holiday  season.

Learn about the local ecosystem and discover nature on a free Discovery Hike, held on the first Saturday of the month. On the Discovery Hike, a guide will point out the fascinating features of the landscape, including rock formations, Native American history and local plants and wildlife. Upcoming hikes will start at 9:30 a.m. on November 5^th. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Take your young children on an adventure with Adventures in Nature, featuring nature walks, hands on crafts and live animal displays to help introduce young children to nature. This activity “provides an opportunity for young children to explore and to create,” says Rick Dean, Community Services Coordinator for the Nature Center. Adventures in Nature are held on the second Saturday of the month and are for families with early elementary and young children. The next Adventure into Nature is at noon on November 12^th. There is a $3 fee per child.

Spend an afternoon creating earth friendly crafts at a free EarthCraft Afternoon, held on the last Sunday of the month. At EarthCraft Afternoons, families can make earth-friendly crafts from recyclable or natural items as part of the center’s earth-friendly activities. The upcoming EarthCraft Afternoon will start at noon on November 27.

At the Nature Center, kids can become Nature Rangers on the third Saturday of the month. Guided by a naturalist, families and children ages seven and up can use hands on science tools to perform exciting outdoor investigations. The Upcoming Nature Rangers event will be at noon on November 19^th.

The Mary Vagle Nature Center is located at 11501 Cypress Avenue in Fontana and is open Wednesday through Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about events at the Mary Vagle Nature Center, please call the Center at (909) 349-6994 or visit online at nature.fontana.org.

A “Not So Scary Halloween” to
benefit the

Make-A-Wish Foundation® of
Orange County and the Inland Empire

CORONA, Calif. – Join the Make-A-Wish Foundation at The Shops at Dos Lagos in Corona for a safe and not-so-spooky Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. Raffle and game tickets will be sold for $1 each and can be purchased on site the day of the event.

 Come celebrate with wish kids and their families as they trick or treat, enter the costume contest, play games and more! Don’t forget to bring your pets—dressed up, of course— and catch the performance of the amazing disk dogs! All money raised will benefit the local Chapter and help grant more wishes for children in our local community, like 17-year-old Donald of Corona.

 Donald, who was diagnosed with leukemia a few years ago, recently had a wish granted to have his ’65 Mustang restored. The crew at Barry’s Speed Shop in Corona partnered with Make-A-Wish to help make this happen. After a lot of hard work and late nights, Donald’s Mustang was finally finished. As the shiny, metallic gray car was unveiled, the smile on Donald’s face grew wider and wider.

 Donald is one of more than 300 local kids who will have a wish granted this year through the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County and the Inland Empire. In order for this to happen, the Chapter relies on support from community fundraising efforts, like that of The Shops at Dos Lagos led by marketing manager Heather Bordner-Ayyob.

The Shops at Dos Lagos is located at 2780 Cabot Drive, Suite 140 in Corona. For more information on the “Not So Scary Halloween” celebration, please visit www.wishocie.org or contact Kim Stauffer at kstauffer@wishocie.org.