RV Journal Out & About California region #1 & #2 Northern California

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CALIFORNIA REGIONS #1 and #2
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

REDDING – Area Events:
Kool April Nites Car Show, Apr 14-18. Friday night cruise on and around Hilltop Drive, drag racing, concerts featuring 50’s & 60’s music, vendor booths, show and shines, pancake breakfasts, and more. Saturday Show & Shine spectator tickets: $6-$7. Location: Redding Convention Center.
530-226-0844

Red Bluff Round Up, Apr 16-18. Week-long Round Up activities include a bowling tournament, pancake breakfast, live western music and dancing, chili cook-off and Round Up Parade. Other fun events include western buggy rides, barbecue, pony rides, kiddie parade, car show, food, wild horse race and three days of PRCA rodeo competition. Admission: $12-$25. Location: Red Bluff Fair Grounds/Rodeo Grounds.
530-527-8700 • 800-545-3500
www.redbluffroundup.com

Redding Rodeo and Rodeo Week Festivities, May 13-15. Kick-off barbecue and dance, mock bank hold-up game, chili and beans cook off, fast draw contest, street dancing and three days of PRCA Rodeo competition, a pancake breakfast and children’s pet parade. Location: Redding Rodeo Grounds.
530-241-8559
www.reddingrodeo.com

SEBASTOPOL –
64th Annual Apple Blossom Festival and Parade, Apr 24-25. Two stages of live, ongoing music. Many local artists and crafters offer unique, one-of-a-kind pieces. Children’s activities and entertainment too. And the food! There’s Moms Apple Pie, Willie Bird Turkey sandwiches, Uncle Bills Corn Dogs and more. Admission: $5-$10 (under 10 are free). Hours: The parade begins on Sat at 10am; festival hours are 10am-6pm on Sat and 10am-5pm on Sun.
www.sebastopol.org

UKIAH – Area Events:
UkiaHaiku Festival, Apr 18. An afternoon devoted to the Haiku form of poetry. Hear music by the City of 10,000 Buddhas High School Chinese Orchestra. Poets of all ages read their winning poems and receive awards. A reception with refreshments follows, and audience members have the opportunity to read poems.
E-mail: Haiku@ ukiahaiku.org

Hopland Passport, May 1-2. Hopland wineries “roll out the barrels” and show their finest Rhone, Italian, Burgundian, and Bordeaux varietals, ranging from Arneis to Zinfandel. Each winery offers entertainment, which could include live music, bocce ball, barrel tasting, barbecues, book signings, and much more.
800-564-2582

Taste of Downtown, Jun 11. Local Mendocino County wineries, breweries, distilleries and beverage companies offer tastings in the shops of downtown Ukiah.
E-mail: mainst@pacific.net

Sundays in the Park, Jun 6-Aug 29.
A free summer concert series sponsored by the City of Ukiah, features a variety of performers and styles of music at Todd Grove Park.
707-462-6237

All American 4th of July Picnic in the Park, Jul 4. Live performances, dance, music, and crafts provide hours of entertainment for the whole family at Todd Grove Park.
707-462-6237
E-mail: info@ukiahchamber.com

SONOMA COUNTY –
Sonoma County Parks Events:
Wildflower Walk at Riverfront Regional Park, Windsor, Apr 17. Join docents on a leisurely stroll to identify spring wildflowers. Hours: 10am-noon.
707-565-2041

Native Grasslands Walk at Helen Putnam Regional Park, Petaluma, Apr 18. Wade Belew, a local naturalist and expert on birds and grasses, leads this walk through the park. Hours: 10am-1pm.
707-565-2041

Wildflower Walk at Crane Creek Regional Park, Rohnert Park, Apr 24. Join docents on a stroll through the park.
707-565-2041

Castles & Kites Festival, Apr 24. Location: Doran Regional Park in Bodega Bay. Come to the beach and enjoy kite displays, demonstrations and sand castle experts. Kite shops on site offer clinics, supplies and advice. Hours: 11am-4pm.
707-565-2041

HUMBOLDT COUNTY –
Area Events:  
Kinetic Sculpture Race, May 29-31. Racers peddle three days and 40 miles in creatively engineered and designed machines, battling roads, dunes, water and each other, since 1969. Location: Arcata to Ferndale.
707-499-0643 • www.redwoods.info

Dell’Arte Mad River Festival,
Jun 18-Jul 24. A month of clowns, knaves, comedy, music, dance and puppets from the Dell’Arte school of physical theater, which trains many future Cirque de Soleil clowns. This summer tradition’s grand finale takes place on the last day with the Blue Lake Pageant. Location: Blue Lake.
707-668-5663
www.redwoods.info

Humboldt Crabs Baseball,
Jun 5-Aug 8. The oldest semi-professional baseball team in the United States, the Crabs battle rivals like the River Dogs, Mudcats and Steelheads on the field, while the Crabgrass Band entertain the fans in the stands. Great fun! Location: Downtown Arcata.
707-826-2333
www.humboldtcrabs.com

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