Thomas the Tank Engine is rolling back to the Orange Empire Railway Museum in Perris.
Kids can have a Day Out With Thomas Nov. 7, 8, 11, 14 and 15 that includes a 25 minute ride with Thomas, meeting Sir Topham Hatt, story telling, live music and more.
Tickets are $18 for children ages 2 and older. For ticket information visit www.ticketweb.com or call 866-468-7630.
The San Bernardino County Museum's going to get a little bit wild next month.
The museum's 27th annual Wildlife Art Festival will take place Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. An opening reception with several participating artists will take place Friday evening.
The festival exhibit will include paintings, sculptures, carvings, photographs and prints.
Top entries from this year's Federal Duck Stamp competition will be up from Nov. 17 to 22. Classroom projects from schools in both Riverside and San Bernardino counties from the Tom Bennett Children's Art and Environmental Science Competition will be displayed as well.
Hands-on children's activities organized by the museum's education division and the Museum Youth Club will take place both days of the festival. Some of the activities will include painting, wood carving, drawing.
This year's featured artist will be Lindsey Foggett, a wildlife artist and 18-year resident of Forest Falls.
"When I was asked to come up with a featured print for the festival, I saw it as a wonderful opportunity to share what has been my continuous inspiration on a daily basis," Foggett said. "I decided to step back in time, when the local mountains were home to its native bear, the grizzly.
"Through this painting I hope not only to remind the viewer of the beauty that lies just a short distance away, but of a time forgotten, of a magnificent animal that is now all but a memory on our state flag."
More than 20 artists from Southern California, Oregon and Wash. will participate in the festival.
The museum is located at 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands. For more information on the festival call 909-307-2669 or visit www.sbcountymuseum.org.
The Riverside Metropolitan Museum will host a Dia de los Muertos celebration Monday, Nov. 2 in downtown Riverside from 6 to 9 p.m.
The festival is free and open to the public. Activities will include Aztec dancing, traditional alters, music, children's activities, food, handmade crafts and more.
Ballet Folklorico de Riverside will perform. Visitors are also encouraged to bring a copy of a loved one's photo to place on the community altar.
The museum is located at 3580 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside. For more information call 951-826-5473 or visit www.riversideca.gov/museum.
Hungry trick or treaters can make get more than free candy this Halloween at several Inland fast food locations. The kids and I were dining at a Carl's Jr. Saturday and got the scoop on free French fries for kids in costumes who visit participating restaurants on Halloween.
The free food coupon got me thinking; where else could we find some free treats to supplement all that candy?
In years past, we've taken advantage of Chipotles' free burritos on Halloween. Participating stores in the restaurant chain will be offering the free food again this year from 6 p.m. to closing for any visitors wearing aluminum foil somewhere on their body.
Word is that Taco Bell will have spooky free Black Jack Tacos on Halloween from 6 p.m. to midnight. Tacos include a crunchy black taco shell filled with seasoned beef, zesty pepper jack sauce, shredded lettuce and a blend of cheddar, pepper jack and mozzarella cheese. Limit is one per person.
Some McDonalds are offering Halloween Coupon Booklets that include free apple dippers, a free small soft serve cone and free apple juice or milk jug. These coupons are only valid for kids ages 12 and younger and can't be used until Oct. 31.
Similarly, Wendy's has a "Trick or Treat Gift Book" with 10 Jr. Frosty coupons for $1. The gift book includes 10 coupons for free Jr. Frosties valid from Nov. 1 to Feb. 1, 2010.
Some Burger King restaurants also have Halloween coupon books for $1 that includes eight coupons for free value size fries. These discounts are good from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31.
There's probably a lot more free food deals out there for the upcoming holiday. If you know of any spook-tacular deals, please comment at http://blogs.pe.com/moms and share the tip.
Not all restaurants participate in these promotions, so be sure to check with your local store for details.
Reach Jennifer Dean at 951-368-9336, jdean@PE.com.
All meals are paid for by The Press-Enterprise.
LifeHouse Theater in Redlands is hosting a Harvest Party Performance of "Robin Hood" Saturday, Halloween day, at 2:15 p.m. Adults and children are invited to attend in costume. Admission for children ages 12 and under is free with a paying adult. After the show, kids in attendance will be greeted by the "Robin Hood" cast and given candy treats.
"We're all looking forward to hosting families and children on Halloween afternoon with our special harvest party performance," said Wayne Scott, LifeHouse founder and president. "The cast is excited about meeting the children and handing out candy. It should be a terrific family activity."
Advance tickets cost $14 or $18 for adults and $7 or $9 for children ages 3-11 (no children under age 3 are admitted). Tickets can be purchased by calling 909-335-3037, ext. 21. Tickets can also be purchased on the day of the performance for $1 more than advanced purchase prices.
The theater is located at 1135 N. Church St., Redlands. Free parking is available in the back. For more information visit www.lifehousetheater.com.
The San Bernardino County Museum Association and the San Bernardino County Fish and Game Commission are looking for classrooms ready to participate in an educational competition.
Teachers are invited to get their students involved in the Tom Bennett Art and Environmental Science competition by having them create scrapbooks that explore birds in local habitats. This year's theme is "Birds of a Feather," which encourages study, observation and creative art related to birds in their habitats in grade level competition.
Contest winners will be announced during the museum's Wildlife Art Festival on Nov. 21 and 22. Entries must be received at the museum by 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
"This program is designed so teachers can incorporate grade-level curriculum standards in a program tailored to foster creativity and research skills at age-appropriate levels," said Jolene Redvale, museum curator of education. "Thanks to support from the Fish and Game Commission, we are able to offer prizes to winning classrooms including free filed trip and transportation to the museum, Museum On The Road outreach programs, Loan Program memberships and more."
The competition is open to public, private, special education and home schools in both San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Complete rules, application forms and resources can be found at www.sbcountymuseum.org or teachers can call 909-307-2669, ext. 256.
Rileys at Los Rios Rancho in Oak Glen announced today that its upcoming 6th annual Apple Butter Festival will take place Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 27, 28 and 29.
The festival pays tribute to past apple butter traditions, including the yearly fall cook up of apple butter from the last of the season. The tradition was a practical way to preserve the apples throughout the year and a fun way to promote community spirit.
Families are invited to share in the festivities, which will include hands-on demonstrations of apple butter making the old-time way in an outdoor copper kettle. Guests can also make pioneer crafts, play games, and take carriage rides.
Saturday night activities will include an old-fashioned hoedown with music by Riley's Mountaineer Band.
What: Apple Butter Festival
Where: Rileys at Los Rios Rancho, 39611 Oak Glen Rd., #13, Oak Glen
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 6 p.m. Saturday, Hoedown
Cost: Free admission, small fees for some activities; $25, adults; $18, children 3-12 for hoedown.
Information: 909-797-1005, www.losriosrancho.com.
Calico Ghost Town's Ghost Haunt begins today. You're probably thinking, "Isn't it always a ghost town?". Well, yes, but on Oct. 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and Nov. 1 it'll become even more ghostly than usual with the annual Haunt.
Activities will include costume contests, pumpkin carving, ghost stories and trick or treating. If you're feeling brave, take the tour of Maggie's Hanted Mine.
Visitors can choose between several costume contest categories, such as scariest, cutest or most original. Canine friends can participate as well.
Trick or treaters must be age 18 or younger. Here's the schedule:
Friday, Oct. 23: 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 25: 2:00 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 30: 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 31: 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1: 2:00 p.m.
For more information call 760-254-2122 or visit www.calicotown.com/events/ghosthaunt.
Family Fun Day on First Sundays in downtown Riverside started its new season in October and there are some fun new activities planned for Sunday, Nov. 1.
First Sundays are sponsored by the Riverside Arts Council and Junior League of Riverside and include free family activities hosted by six organizations. Here are the details:
Mission Inn Museum
Amelia Earhart Fliers Wings
Earhart came to Riverside in 1936 for a ceremony to place a pair of flyer wings with her initials on them on the Famous Fliers' Wall, located at the Mission Inn. Visit the inn to learn about Earhart and her visit, and then make your own pair of fliers wings.
Riverside Public Library
How and Why Stories: Listen Up!
Karen Rae Kraut will tell the Native American story, "How Coyote Was the Moon," in which Coyote becomes the moon, but sees and hears more than was expected. Storytellings will be at 2 and 3 p.m. in the Magic Tales Tent. Visitors can also learn how sound travels with a cup-and-string telephone science experiment.
Sweeney Art Gallery
Animal Mask Workshop
Visitors can learn to create furry animal masks out of simple household materials. All craft materials will be provided at the gallery.
Riverside Art Museum
It's A Celebration!
The museum's Julia Morgan designed building will turn 80 on November 11. Visitors are being asked to help create a mural that will hang in the Taylor Family Education Gallery. Mad Science will also be there making color wheels and cotton candy. The Kidsville News dinosaur, Truman, will also make an appearance.
UCR California Museum of Photography
Gallery Talk and Portrait Studio
When photography was invented 170 years ago it quickly developed into a variety of competing processes like daguerreotype, calotype, ambrotype and tintype, all of which were popular for portraiture. CMP Director Colin Westerbeck will explain these processes and show how the tintype process fits in. Linked with the current exhibit, "AMERICANS," visitors can sit for a family portrait reminiscent of the 19-th century tintype. Families will receive one sepia toned 3X5 digital print.
Riverside Metropolitan Museum
Get Ready for Day of the Dead
Make your own skull mask and Mexican paper cut decorations (papel picado) for celebrating Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday that dates back to Meso-America. The holiday honors loved ones who have passed away. Then wear your mask at museum's Day of the Dead Festival on Nov. 2.
Last year there were a ton of pirates, Darth Vaders and Sharpays knocking on doors looking for treats on Halloween night. Inland Halloween stores are saying this year is going to be a little bit scarier.
"We're seeing a ton of vampires and zombies flying off the shelves," said Ryan Goldman, marketing director and Simi Valley store manager for Adventure Halloween. "Hollywood always tends to drive the costume trends."
The continuing popularity of books, movies and television series like "Twilight," "True Blood," "Vampire Diaries" and "Zombieland" means crowds of blood suckers and the undead will be roaming the streets on Oct. 31 and at parties throughout the month.
"We can't keep the fake fangs and tubes of fake blood on the shelves," Goldman added.
The younger trick-or-treaters still like all things Disney and the super heroes, so there will still be plenty of princesses and Batmans out there too.
Keep an eye out for Michael Jackson as well.
"A lot of stores stocked it heavily thinking it would be popular after all the press coverage," Goldman said.
He hadn't seen a lot of sales in Simi Valley, but Jackson costumes and accessories have been big sellers in both Riverside and San Bernardino Halloween Adventure stores.
"We're selling a ton of Michael Jackson," said Shannon Cornwell, manager of the San Bernardino Adventure Halloween store. "I think people are trying to pay tribute to him."
Spirit Halloween stores located throughout the Inland area are seeing hordes of vampires, Transformers, pop music stars including Jackson, and all manner of Star Wars, Star Trek and Harry Potter characters.
"Vampire Mania is particularly sharp this year, with sales of vampire costumes projected to double last year's," said Jeannie Hornung, marketing director for Spirit Halloween.
This year is all about being scary, said Theresa Cole, manager of the Riverside Halloween Adventure located in the Galleria Mall.
"Vampires, werewolves and other movie monsters are it," Cole said. "We're right next to a movie multiplex. They go see a movie and then come next store and buy their costume."
Tolkien fans can soon see a production of The Hobbit, probably unlike any other you've seen before.
Théâtre Sans Fil, a Montreal-based company whose name mean's "theatre without strings," will use giant puppets, black lights and lasers during the production.
The show will be held at the McCallum Theatre Institute, a not-for-profit education division of the McCallum Theatre, in Palm Desert Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 9:30 and 11 a.m.
For those of you who saw only the Hollywood production of Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit tells the story of Bilbo Baggins and how he became involved with the wizard Gandalf and ended up with the troublesome ring. Look for trolls, elves, giant spiders and an evil dragon named Smaug as well.
And shame on you if you only saw the movies! Read the books. The Hobbit is an easy read and an engaging story.
The Théâtre Sans Fil production is part of the McCallum Theatre Institute's Field Trip Series, which offers music, dance and theater to youth in the region. The Institute provides study guide materials.
For more information on the Field Trip Series visit
www.mccallumtheatre.com/education/fieldtrip.php.
For more information on Théâtre Sans Fil visit www.theatresansfil.ca.
What: The Hobbit: Théâtre Sans Fil
Where: 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert
When: 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. Oct. 27
Booking information: Kristine Pappone, Field Trip Series Coordinator, 760-346-6505, Ext. 143
Grades: Recommended for grades 3-12
Curves on Main Street in downtown Riverside is hosting a special "Girls Get Together Party" Friday, Oct. 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. The event, which is also a fundraiser to support the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, will highlight how physical activity can reduce the risk of breast cancer.
The event is open to Curves members and non-members.
The gathering will include exercise tips and demonstrations, health resources and conversation. Visitors can participate in the Susan G. Komen fundraiser by purchasing "in Memory Of" or "In Honor Of" donation certificates.
"A lot of women know about breast cancer prevention, but don't act on it," said Kris Whitehead, owner of the downtown Riverside Curves. "I like to think of it as that ignored sticky-note reminder on the bathroom mirror. At our Girls Get Together Party, we are going to put action to that sticky note."
Through Oct. 31, the downtown Riverside Curves is offering a free service fee for membership for those who provide proof of either a recent mammogram or a donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
For information on the Girls Get Together Party call 951-276-7100 or visit www.curvesdowntownriverside.com.
First 5 Riverside is also kicking off early literacy month in November with the event, "Books-R-Treats" on Oct. 31 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Riverside Barnes and Noble Booksellers.
Kids can dress up in costume for the event, which will include activities such as children's story times, free giveaways and a special guest appearance by Curious George.
For Moms and Dads there will be information on how to help young children build language skills, prepare for school success and embrace a love for reading.
What: Books-R-Treats
Where: Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 3485 Tyler St., Riverside
When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Oct. 31
Cost: Free
First 5 San Bernardino will host the All Aboard the Reading Railroad Literacy Fair at the San Bernardino County Museum Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The free event is for families with children ages 5 and under. Activities will include storytelling, free educational games and prizes, as well as library card registration.
The fair will focus on the importance of parents and caregivers reading to and with young children.
Kindergarten and preschool children will receive a "passport" after completing several reading stations and will leave with a backpack filled with school supplies.
What: Literacy Fair
When: San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands
When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Nov. 1
"Where the Wild Things Are" comes out in theaters and IMAX today. Based on the book by Maurice Sendak, the plot follows Max, a wild little boy who escapes his room to a place where wild things are, where he eventually becomes king. Of course, ruling isn't at all what he expected it to be.
This book was an absolute favorite in our home and the trailer looks wonderful. The reviews have been pretty positive so far, so I'm hopeful the classic children's book will make for a classic movie as well.
I'd love to hear what people think of the movie. So if you take the family to see the show, please share your thoughts.
Preparations are now underway at the Wooden Nickel Ranch for the ranch's long-running Civil War re-enactment.
Tom Fuhrman has hosted the event annually on his 32-acre property since 1999.
The civil war re-enactment is expected to draw hundreds and is set to begin Saturday morning and run all day Sunday at the ranch on Holland Road in Menifee. Attending the event requires preregistering no later than Friday. For more information or to register call the ranch at 951-679-1589.
Families can celebrate all things Italian at the sixth annual Festa Italiana at White Park on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The event is organized by the Sgt. John Basilone Lodge of the National Order Sons of Italycq and sponsored by the City of Riverside.
"If the weather holds, we expect 4,000 to 5,000 people Sunday," said Bill Colacino, founder of the Sgt. John Basilone Lodge and president of the Festa Italiana committee.
The Order Sons of Italy is a national organization dedicated to promoting the Italian culture and traditions. The Sgt. John Basilone Lodge in Corona is one of more than 650 lodges within the Order Sons of Italy. The lodge's purpose is to promote education, participate in charitable fundraising and combat discrimination.
Festa Italiana activities will include Italian food vendors, music, games and more.
Musical headliner Romina Arena will perform at 2 p.m.
"She has sold over four million albums worldwide and has toured with Andrea Bocelli," Colacino said.
Other entertainment will include an Italian car show by the Riverside International Auto Museum, games of bocce ball and children's activities.
"We dedicated one corner of the park to the Riverside Youth Council," Colacino said. "They'll do face painting, chalk drawing ... and teach kids how to flip dough to make pizza and stuff."
Festa Italiana tickets bought in advance cost $5. Purchased at the gate, the tickets will cost $7. Admission cost for seniors or students with ID at the gate will cost $5 and children under age 12 who are accompanied by an adult get in for free.
Tickets are available at the Guaranty Bank, Canyon Crest Branch; NYPD Pizza in South Corona; Recon Auto Repair in Corona, Domenici Tax in Corona and at the Riverside Metropolitan Museum.
A portion of the funds raised at the event will go toward scholarship awards for Inland students and several area charities.
FESTA ITALIANA
Where: White Park, 3901 Market St., Riverside
When: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday
Cost: $5 pre-sale; $7 at the gate
Tickets: 951-283-7594; 951-258-8130
Web: www.festaitalianariverside.com
Kids 10 years old and younger can dine free at participating Old Spaghetti Factory restaurants on Halloween Day.
There's a catch. Kids are supposed to come in their Halloween costumes.
The offer is good noon to 5 p.m. on Oct. 31. Young ones will get a free meal off the kids menu for every adult entree ordered. I guess that's another catch.
Can't wait? The Old Spaghetti Factory in Rancho Cucamonga is offering 40 percent off on "pasta classics" weekdays during lunch hours through Oct. 30. The special is one of a series the chain has been offering throughout 2009 to mark its 40th anniversary. That puts the price range at $4.79 to $6.59.
The 40 percent deal is only good at 11896 Foothill Blvd. in Rancho Cucamonga. Don't look for it at other Old Spaghetti Factory restaurants.
There will be new one when an Old Spaghetti Factory opens in Redlands in mid-December.
—Fielding Buck
fbuck@PE.com
Do you have a child who walks to and from school during the week? We're are looking for families with kiddos who walk alone or with friends to school each day in order to gather information for an article on the subject. If you have a child or children who do so, please contact reporter Laurie Lucas at 951-368-9569 or llucas@PE.com.
This year's Multicultural Festival at the San Bernardino Museum will celebrate public art as part of it's "Arts Naturally" programs supported by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation.
"Public art can be as diverse as the artists that create it, and the audience it is created for," said Michele Nielsen, museum curator of history.
The festival will take place at the museum Saturday, October 17 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sculptures, murals, fountains, lighting and even landscapes in communities, local parks, civic centers, businesses and schools can be considered public art.
Native plant lanscape design specialist, Japanese Saikae garden experts, metal and clay sculptors, custom car artists and professional graffiti muralists will be on hand to talk with visitors.
"Our visitors will be able to chat with artists who have a creative vision that they articulate for the public," Nielsen said. We will learn more about the artwork we can see every day, and those who create it."
All activities are free with paid admission, which is $8 for adults, $6 for military or seniors, $5 for students and $4 for children ages 5 to 12. Children under 5 get in free.
For more information call 909-307-2669 or visit www.sbcountymuseum.org.
Ghosts, ghouls and other undead apparitions will haunt the streets of downtown Riverside once again on Oct. 23 and 24.
Members of California Riverside Ballet will combine music, dance and storytelling for a seriously spooky show at several historic locations on the 18th annual Ghost Walk tour.
"Ghost Walk is more than just a tradition for us, it is the reason why we are still able to perform," said Elizabeth Landfield, CRB board member and the producer/director of Ghost Walk Riverside for the past four years. "That's why every year we aim to make it bigger and better and more outstanding than the previous year."
The Children's Carnival Mystery Tour is the newest addition to the event.
Thousands of kids across the nation today were reading the very same book, possibly even at the very same time.
Jumpstart's Read for the Record program was created in 2006 with the goal of bringing preschool-aged children together with grownups to read the same book, on the same day, in communities all over the world.
Last year nearly 700,000 readers shared the tale of "Corduroy."
This year, children read Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
First 5 San Bernardino got involved with this year's event by donated more than 3,500 books to the event and hosted reading sessions at more than 100 schools and library sites throughout the Inland region.
The final tally isn't out yet, but stay tuned for the grand total.
Big Horse Feed's Corn Maze Festival is gathering special messages from children for men and women serving in the military for Operation Giving Thanks.
"We want kids of all ages and kids at heart to color and create a message for our men and women in harms way who are away from their families during the holidays, putting their lives on the line," said Annette Nielsen, communications manager for Big Horse Feed.
Coloring sheets are located at www.bighorsecornmaze.com.
"We are asking everyone to turn them in on the last weekend of our festival "All Out Salute to the Military" on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.," Nielsen said. The finished coloring sheets can also be mailed to 33320 Highway 79 South, Temecula, CA 92592.
Visit BJ's Restaurant in San Bernardino for lunch or dinner on October 14 and you might notice something different about the serving staff. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and then again from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. uniformed police officers will serve lunch and dinner to guests for the "Tip-A-Cop" fundraiser to benefit Loma Linda University Children's Hospital.
All tips collected by the officers will go to support programs and services like the Pediatric Cancer Unit at the LLU Children's Hospital.
Officers and volunteers will also be on hand collecting donations in the parking lot.
'Tip-A-Cop'
Where: BJ's Restaurant, 1045 Harriman Place, San Bernardino
When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. & 5-9 p.m., Oct. 14
It's time to shake things up again. The largest earthquake drill in the history of the United States, the Great California ShakeOut, is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. on October 15.
The San Bernardino County Museum will host the drill and related activities from 9 a.m. to noon and all museum admission fees will be waived.
"The museum is committed to be Southern California's nexus for earthquake science and earthquake preparedness information," said Kathleen Springer, the museum's senior curator of geological sciences and an associate of the Southern California Earthquake Alliance. "The museum is the hug of the EPIcenter collaborative - Earthquake Education and Public Information Centers - which includes other southland museums, parks and informal science education venues promoting earthquake preparedness information."
The museum's ShakeOut activities will include remarks by San Bernardino County Third District Supervisor Neil Derry at 9:15 a.m., and the Drop, Cover and Hold On drill at 10:15 a.m. From 10:30 to noon visitors can visit the Earthquake Preparedness Fair in the museum courtyard and interact with the museum's education division to learn Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety.
Springer will offer the lecture, "Scenario: Science behind the ShakeOut" at 11 a.m.
"The San Andreas Fault isn't something we think about once a year," Springer said. "The museum has had a series of programs leading up to the ShakeOut: a Geology Rocks! Family Fun Day, two staff lectures, and two field trips along the fault: one from Redlands to Los Angeles County and the other, scheduled for Saturday, October 10, from Redlands to the Salton Sea to look at the hypothetical epicenter of the ShakeOut itself. And, of course, the San Andreas Fault and its affects on southern California, past, present, and future, will be a major theme in our new Hall of Geological Wonders."
For more information call 909-307-2669 or visit www.sbcountymuseum.org.
Families are invited to work and play like Californians did in the 1800s at the San Bernardino County Museum Saturday, October 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Adobe Day, a Family Fun event, will include activities like making an adobe brick, cleaning clothes with a tub and washboard, dipping a candle, playing old-time games and more.
Visitors can also check out current exhibits "Gadgets and Gizmos: Inventing the Modern World" and "The Art of Ramón Contreras and the Mexican Muralists Movement."
Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for military or seniors, $5 for students and $4 for children ages 5 to 12.
For more information call 909-307-2669 or visit www.sbcountymuseum.org.
Get those kids some arts and culture for free this weekend with the fifth annual "Museums Free-For-All" from the Museum Marketing Roundtable. There will be 22 participating Los Angeles and Orange County Museums offering free general admission one or both days this weekend, Oct. 3-4.
Here's the list:
Armory Center for the Arts - both days
145 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, California 91103
Phone: 626.792.5101
www.armoryarts.org
Bowers Museum - Sunday, October 4th only
2002 N. Main Street Santa Ana
714-567-3600
www.bowers.org
California African American Museum - both days
600 State Dr. - Exposition Park - Los Angeles
213-744-7432
www.caamuseum.org
Ever gone out to eat in your PJs? Well here's your chance. Souplantation restaurants are celebrating National Pajama Month with the third annual Pajama-rama. Visit a participating restaurant on Sunday, October 18, wearing pajamas and kids 12 years old and younger get a free breakfast with the purchase of an adult meal from 9 a.m. until noon.
"We are always looking for fun ways to bring families closer together," said Joan Scharff, executive director of brand and menu strategy.
Look for menu items like Belgian waffles, French toast topped with fruit, country potatoes, zucchini egg frittatas, egg scramble focaccia, biscuits and gravy, oatmeal and toppings, fresh fruit, yogurt, and make-your-own breakfast burritos.
For more information visit www.souplantation.com.
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