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THEATER • ARTS • EVENTS • KIDS’ FUN • CASINOS
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Inland
April, 2009
FREE
NTERTAINMENT
The Inland Empire’s Guide to Fun
REVIEW
The
Drama
of
Ramona
The historical classic
returns to the Ramona Bowl
Get fit at the
Kids’ Fair
Musiq Soulchild
& India.Arie at
Fantasy
Concierto Para
las Madres at
Sinfonia
Radio Control
Expo flying high
Snow Play area Magic Carpet • Makes the return to the top EASY!
For information call
Children
FREE!
(2-6 years old, with an adult)
(909) 866-4626
When it’s cold enough, we make our own snow!
Whether natural or man-made, you’ll have a fun-packed day on our spacious snowplay hill.
Your Alpine Slide experience begins with a scenic chairlift ride above the
beautiful Big Bear Lake. Then, with you controlling the speed, your toboggan plummets
back down the mountain creating a thrill you’ll want to relive again and again!
Parents Pay only if they play!
Parents...sun on our spacious deck while the kids play!
Year-round family fun
with 300 clear days a year!
Go Carts • Video Games • Delicious Snack Bar
2 hours from most Southern California cities; 3 hours from Las Vegas
On Big Bear Blvd. • Big Bear Lake • 1/4 mile west of the village • Family Fun!
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Casinos
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Shows, promotions and events at local casinos
Theater and the Arts
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Stage events around the Inland Empire
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Kid Stuff
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What To Do
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A wide range of events and activities across the IE
ABOUT THE COVER: Cesaria Hernandez returns in the title role of Ramona, now in its
86th season. Read about this historic production on page 16.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
Proceeds benefit the Child Abuse & Neglect Unit at Riverside County Regional Medical Center
Tour Tickets
$12 Presale
$15 Day of Event
Lunch Included
Saturday, May 2 • 10am-4pm
Five Spectacular Riverside Gardens
TICKETS GO ON SALE APRIL 4!
UC Master Gardeners On Site
For More Information, Please Call
(951) 486-4213
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TICKET SALES LOCATIONS:
Al Johnson Florist (951) 686-3010
Carol Sparks Memorial Gift Shop (951) 486-5521
The Gardener’s Cottage (951) 682-4099
Louie’s Nursery (951) 780-7841
Moreno Valley Flower Box (951) 653-3171
Parkview Nursery (951)784-6777 or (951) 351-6900
Steve’s Valley Nursery (951) 242-8080
Visit our website: www.rcrmc.org/foundation
April, 2009 INLAND ENTERTAINMENT REVIEW
Knott’s Soak City turns on the tap
ith summer heat comes
summer fun. Palm
Springs Knott’s Soak
City opened in
March for the 2009 season, giving
families a watery destination to cool
off in.
Owned and operated by Knott’s Berry
Farm and Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
since 2001, Knott’s Soak City Palm Springs is
not a mirage, but the coolest spot in the
desert. Filled with 18 intense water rides and
attractions, Knott’s Soak City is a 21-acre oasis
that offers families hours of fun. Themed to
the surf towns of the 1950’s Southern
California coast, guests can spend the day
exploring water slides, a wave pool and a host
of surprises including Kahuna’s Beach House, a
4-story tall interactive water playhouse.
The most recent addition to Knott’s Soak
City Palm Springs is Pacific Spin. This exciting new multi-person raft ride includes a 132foot long tunnel that drops riders 75 feet into
a six-story funnel. After pitching riders back
and forth through 5,500 gallons of swirling
water, the ride culminates in a waterfall splash.
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More high-speed thrills await you
at Tidal Wave Tower, a 7-story speed
slide.
For those not ready to take a
chance on the big spin or the terror,
Gremmie Lagoon awaits. Made
exclusively for tomorrow’s surfers,
Gremmie Lagoon offers wannabe waveriders
their own pint-sized water slides and splash
pool.
Soak City offers 24 private poolside
cabanas available for rent by the day. Full
waiter/waitress service is available at all
cabanas. Reservations for cabanas are required.
Knott’s Soak City Palm Springs also owns
the distinction of being one of the safest water
parks in the United States. The lifeguard staff
of Soak City Palm Springs was recently awarded the 2008 Gold National Aquatic Safety
Award for consistently exceeding the criteria
for aquatic safety. This award is granted only
to facilities scoring in the top 7 percent of the
audit criteria as established by Jeff Ellis &
Associates, a leader in aquatic safety consulting
for water parks worldwide.
Knott’s Soak City junior (under 48”) and
Water rides are all the rage at Knott’s Soak City.
seniors (62yrs and over) admission is $19.99.
Regular (48” and over) admission will continue to be offered at great prices with several
promotions throughout the season. The regular admission price of $29.99 includes unlimited use of all water rides and attractions. Kids
under 3 years old are free. After 3pm at Soak
City everyone gets in for the Junior price of
$19.99.
Knott’s Soak City operating hours vary
and hours are subject to change as are all
prices, promotions and attraction availability. For information on the day that you
plan to visit, call (760) 327-0499 or visit
online at www.knotts.com.
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f motorized models and diecast cars get your
engine running, then there’s an event this month
custom made for you. RCX is the country's largest
consumer event for radio control and diecast
enthusiasts, and it takes place at the Pomona Fairplex
April 18 and 19.
Since its launch in 2003, RCX has expanded to
over 200,000 square feet of the Fairplex and now
includes three shows in one location: RCX, Model
Airplane News Expo and DieCast X Collectors Expo.
This year’s show will feature appearances by champion racers, the most advanced racing vehicles, the
fastest nitro and electric boats, and the toughest largescale battle tanks. The expo also features live entertainment, models and music.
The event gives RC afficianados a first look at new
models and a chance to meet industry legends.
Detailed show cars are also on display.
Some of the expo’s special highlights include:
Dirt Alliance Dirt Tour: A one-day extravaganza with live entertainment, music and performers.
NATC Championships: Two days of racing
action at the outdoor track. Includes a new 1/8
Nitro GT class.
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Sizzling Supercross Race: Watch the pros compete in an invitation-only event featuring the
world’s best nitro racers in trucks and buggies.
Crawl “Try Me” Mountain: Test-drive some of
the best RC rock crawling trucks on the market
on this all-new 1,200-square-foot course.
RCP West Coast Challenge: See some of the
world’s most advanced micro RC drivers compete on a huge 40’ x 25’ RCP track for a spot
in the PN Worlds Championships in Spain.
The Southwest Armour Group: When the 1/6
scale tanks roll in, there’ll be sound, smoke and
lots of car-crushing.
Drift Challenge #3: Two days of drift battles,
including time attack madness and freestyle
drift sessions.
Southern California Area Tankers: Watch tanks
go head to head on a 1/16 scale battlefield.
Huge Boat Pond: The world’s fastest nitro and
electric boats will race around a course.
The event takes place April 18, 9am to 6pm, and
April 19, 9am to 5pm. For more information go
online to www.rcx.com. See the ad on page 31 for a
$3 off offer.
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The Upland Lemon Festival returns
It's that time again as Upland’s 12th annual Lemon Festival kicks off. The
Upland area has a rich citrus growing history and this festival provides a way
to celebrate that heritage. The event runs from April 23rd through the 26th
and takes place throughout 12 blocks of historic downtown Upland.
The festival provides four distinct shopping areas with its Western,
Business, Green and arts and crafts vendors. The arts and crafts portion of
the event is large enough to be its own stand-alone show, where 80 gifted
arts and crafts vendors will have their hand-made goods and services on display. The 24 western and Indian vendors will provide all things western and
24 eco-friendly vendors will display their “green” products and services and
over 110 general product and business vendors will have just about everything else under the sun.
Entertainment is provided throughout the event across three stages. The
Main stage will host the free concert series which will have 50 local and
regional bands joined by national acts such as Hotel California, Doo-Wah
Riders, Kimberly Caldwell and Justin Guarini. The Community stage will feature local and regional singing, dancing and performance groups, while the
World Record stage is used to break the Guinness World Record for the
largest glass of lemonade. For this, the event organizers are looking for 500
to 1000 children ages 3 to 17 help squeeze the 14,000 lemons and add in
the 1,100 pounds of sugar. For those that are involved, their name will be
listed on the official Guinness World Record.
If you think you're the next American Idol the festival holds its annual
Lemon Idol contest to pick the best child, teen and adult singers. This competition begins in early April and runs through the festival with the semifinals and finals being held on Friday and Saturday evening.
The festival also includes carnival rides, with more than 50 rides ranging
from bumper cars to a reverse bungee jumper that rocket you 200 feet in
the air.
Entry, concerts and parking are all free. IER
Medical Center Foundation
holds Spring Garden Tour
Visit some of Riverside’s most beautiful gardens during
the Riverside County Regional Medical Center Foundation’s
14th Annual Spring Garden Tour, held on Saturday, May 2.
The Riverside County Regional Medical Center
Foundation’s Spring Garden Tour features five beautiful and
unique private gardens in Riverside. Now in its 14th year,
this tour has become one of the favorite events of its kind
for gardening enthusiasts.
Proceeds benefit the Child Abuse and Neglect Unit at
Riverside County Regional Medical Center.
The Spring Garden Tour is self guided and includes a
delicious lunch which will be served in the garden of the
historic Raeburn Place. Tour attendees provide their own
transportation, begin the tour at any of the five gardens
and proceed at their own pace.
UC Master Gardeners will be on site at each garden to
answer questions.
Tickets go on sale April 4th; prices include lunch and are
$12 per person presale, $15 on the day of the event.
Addresses and directions to the gardens are printed on the
tickets. See the ad on page 4 for the ticket sales locations.
For more information, contact the RCRMC Foundation
office at (951) 486-4213.
FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND – JUNE 19, 20, 21 2009
Run Away with Huck Finn…Close to Home!
PICKY
CAMPERS
Ricky Skaggs
Father’s Day
SAVE $20 NOW!
Weekend Camping/Admission
Find out how at:
MOJAVE NARROWS REGIONAL PARK • VICTORVILLE • 951-341-8080 • huckfinn.com
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Explore WWII flight
training at the source
merican military flight has some of its roots in San Bernardino,
where WWII pilots were trained at a field that is still in civilian
use today. Cal Aero Field History is the subject of the Living
History Flying Event hosted by the Planes of Fame Air Museum
at the Chino Airport on Saturday, May 2. The event will begin at 10am
with a seminar describing the rich history of the former World War II
military training airfield in
San Bernardino County that
is now known as the Chino
Airport.
The program will conclude with a flight demonstration by training aircraft such
as the Boeing-Stearman PT-17
Kaydet, one of the airplanes
used to train U.S. Army Air
Forces pilots at Cal Aero during World War II.
Historic Aircraft such as this Boeing PT-17
With the need to rapidly
Stearman will be in action over the Chino
expand military pilot training Airport during the Cal Aero Field History
programs as America faced the event, May 2.
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civilian flight schools were contracted to eventually train more than
30,000 military pilots. What is now the Chino Airport began in 1940 as
the Cal-Aero Flight Academy, a primary and basic flight training facility
manned largely by civilian instructors, but under the command of a
U.S. Army Air Forces officer. At that time, the facility was actually
referred to as Cal-Aero Field, Ontario, California.
Many of America’s World War II air combat heroes received their
primary and basic flight training at Cal-Aero Ontario. However, as
World War II was nearing its conclusion and the need for new pilots
diminished, Cal-Aero Academy was closed and the airfield became a
civilian facility in 1944.
A permanent fixture at the Chino Airport since 1973, Planes of
Fame Air Museum initially opened its doors to the public at Claremont,
California in 1957 as the first permanent air museum in the American
West. A pioneer in the concept of restoring historic display aircraft to
flying condition, Planes of Fame is an independent, non-profit institution dedicated to the preservation of aviation history and its artifacts.
The museum supports its daily operations with admission fees, donations, facilities rentals and proceeds from the use of its aircraft in various
productions.
Planes of Fame also has a special membership program available to
the public, with the opportunity to experience orientation flights in genuine warbirds being one of the advantages of membership. At each
monthly Living History Flying Event, museum members in attendance
can have their names entered into a drawing for a free warbird orientation flight.
Planes of Fame is open to the public every day, except Christmas and
Thanksgiving, from 9am until 5pm. General admission is $11, youngsters from 5-11 are admitted for $4, and admission is free for accompanied children under five. For more information, call (909)597-3722 or
visit the Planes of Fame website at www.planesoffame.org.
A
1st Wednesday
of the Month
4-8 p.m.
FREE!
April 1
May 6
June 3
July 1
August 5 & 26
October 7
November 4
December 2
2009 Museum
Schedule and Exhibits
Exhibiting Now
75th Anniversary of the 1933-'34 Ford Model 40
Model 40s in a new exhibit celebrating the 75th Anniversary
of the 1933-'34 Ford.
CadZZilla is Here!
Thanks to Billy F Gibbons of ZZ
Top, CadZZilla and the Eliminator
is on display now.
Banks Power: The First 50 Years
A number of Banks’ record-setting racing machines and
engines are on display in the Museum including the world’s
first diesel road racing pickup GMC Sierra, as well as the El
Mirage dry lakes record-setting modified 1953 Studebaker.
There is also a number of interesting (and mostly
twin-turbocharged) racing engines on display.
Holley Hot Rod Reunion
Beech Bend Raceway Park
Bowling Green, Kentucky
June 19-21
Tickets on sale now by calling:
800.884-6472
For more information, go online
museum.nhra.com
1101 W. McKinley Ave., Bldg. 3A, Pomona, CA
L.A. County Fairplex (909) 622-2133
Open Wednesday - Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Riverside County
Regional holds
Kids Health and
Safety Fair
each your kids about safety, and have
a good time doing it! The Riverside
County Regional Medical Center will
hold its 11th Annual Kids Health and
Safety Fair on May 9,
from 9am to 2pm, at the
Mission Grove Plaza in
Riverside. This free community event features
health and safety education, injury prevention
materials, and information on services available
to residents of Riverside
County.
Activities include free fingerprinting, live
entertainment and demonstrations. Also,
children from Kindergarten age through 12th
grade can receive a free health screening.
Emergency vehicles will also be on display
for kids to check out, always a pleaser!
Families are encouraged to come and
enjoy the day. Mission Grove Plaza is at 321
E. Alessandro Blvd., between I-215 and
Trautwein, in Riverside.
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For more information, call the RCRMC
Public Relations Office at (951) 486-4213.
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Downtown
Riverside is
an oasis of
authenticity. It’s a
real place, with real
history, real culture,
real cuisine, and
real discoveries.
Stroll, shop, dine,
and be pampered.
Riverside is the urban
getaway right next door.
Get Pampered Downtown
Artistically Yours Barber Shop • Biokorium Day
Spa and Pharmacy • Cold Cutz • Curves • Don
Carlos • Felix’s Barber Shop • Grand Concepts •
Hair Works • The Jon Michael Salon • Kelly’s Spa
at the Mission Inn • LeMongeon • Manhattan
Salon Spa • Oscar Capelli Salon • Salon 3778 •
Sixth Street Pilates • Yoga Within
“Treat yourself to a day
downtown. You’ll discover
personal attention, neighborly
charm, and true history.”
—Vivian Moreno,
Biokorium Day Spa
and Pharmacy
Inland
3666 University Ave., Ste. 100 951.781.7335
www.RiversideDowntown.org
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Music in the IE
Young musicians perform
at Steinway concert
isten to the musical talents
of young artists at a unique
concert this month. The
Steinway Society of
Riverside County will present the
5th annual winners concert showcasing the talents of up and coming new musicians on April 19, at
3pm.
The concert venue is the Indian
Wells Theater on the campus of
the California State University of
San Bernardino, located at 37-500
Cook Street in Palm Desert.
The junior and senior competitions were held in March. “We had
an incredible field of competitors
to choose from this year. Our
events are unique in that there are
three distinct components to the
competition where the students are
judged on a Master Class, a recital,
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then followed by a private lesson
with a world class master teacher,”
Ruth Moir, Founder and President
of the Steinway Society of
Riverside County, said.
There is a suggested donation
for entrance of $20, and children
are free.
The Steinway Society is a 5year-old non-profit organization
dedicated to bringing classical
music to children. The Society presented classical concerts to over
9,000 school children last year in
Riverside County and the
Coachella Valley, many who had
never heard classical music before.
For more information on the
Steinway Society and upcoming
events, call (760) 341-4130 or visit
their website at
www.steinwayriverside.org.
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A tournament supporting local deputies
and wishes for children
Date - 3 May 2009 • Time - 8:00 a.m. Shotgun start
Desert Falls Country Club, Palm Desert
$125.00 per person will include greens fees, cart, hat and lunch
Raffle Prizes Include:
42” High Def TV • Tom Tom GPS System
Blu Ray Disc Player
Bose Computer Sound System
Nikon Digital Camera
For more information or to regsiter
Call (951) 686-7575
www.rcdsrf.org
Ride Historic Trolleys & Trains
at the
Orange Empire Railway Museum
Old Fashioned Rail Festival
April 25-26, Saturday & Sunday
• Southern
California’s
railway
museum
• Operating
trolleys and
trains
• Guided tours
• Special events
• Picnic areas
• Gift shop
Rail Festival returns this Spring for one weekend
only. Bring the family and enjoy a full day of train
and trolley operations, including OERM's Ventura
County No. 2 steam locomotive, as well as special
demonstrations and exhibits. Trolleys will operate
on the Loop Line and PE "Blimp" 418 and a diesel
powered train will also operate on the mainline.
Snack bar will be open, and, as always, picnic
grounds are available. On Saturday there will be a classic car
display and on Sunday the Crown Fire Coach Enthusiasts will
stage their annual "pump in" and display of antique fire engines.
This is a gated event, $12 adults, $8 children 5-11,
OERM members free.
Orange Empire Railway Museum
2201 South A St., Perris • (951) 657-2605 • www.oerm.org
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800.827.2946
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www.FantasySpringsResort.com
In Indio, Palm Springs Area
Casinos
wo of today’s most well known and
respected R&B performers, Musiq
Soulchild and India.Arie, take the stage
inside the Special Events Center at
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Friday, April
17 at 8pm.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Musiq
Soulchild (aka Taalib Johnson) has been on a
mission to pay tribute to his musical mentors,
Stevie Wonder, James Brown and Ray Charles.
Since the release of his 2000 debut CD,
“Aijuiswanaseing” (I Just Wanna Sing), Musiq’s
fans continue to show their appreciation for
this innovative and introspective artist. Sales of
his follow up CDs, 2002’s “Juslisen,” 2003’s
“Soulstar,” 2007’s “Luvanmusiq” and last year’s
“Onmyradio” have achieved gold and platinum
status. Musiq has garnered 9 Grammy nominations and received accolades from Billboard,
BET, ASCAP, BMI and Soul Train.
Inspirational and captivating, India.Arie is
one of today’s most relevant artists. Beginning
with her first release, 2001’s multi-platinum,
“Acoustic Soul,” Arie’s worldwide fan base continues to flourish. Her heartfelt writing style
has fueled many of her most popular songs
including, “Video,” “Little Things,” “I Am Not
My Hair” and “Beautiful Flower.” Aries 4th
studio CD, “Testimony: Volume 2, Love and
Politics,” released this past year, contains collaborations with such diverse artists as Musiq
Soulchild, Dobet Gnahor A, MC Lyte,
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Grammy winning artists Musiq
Soulchild and India.Aria at Fantasy
Musiq Soulchild and India.Arie perform at Fantasy Springs Casino April 17.
Rachelle Ferrell, Sezen Aksu, Keb Mo and
Gramps Morgan. Arie has compiled 17
Grammy nominations, 2 Grammy Awards, 4
NAACP Image Awards plus recognition from
BET, Billboard, MTV, VH-1, Vogue, Essence
and many more.
This is Musiq Soulchild’s and India.Arie’s
first desert appearance. Tickets for this onenight performance are on sale now at the
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Box Office or
by calling (760) 342-5000. Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.tickets.com or
www.fantasyspringsresort.com.
Tickets are priced at $69, $49 and $29.
Inland Empire
events at your
fingertips
every month
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AGUA CALIENTE CASINO
(866) 858-3600. www.hotwatercasino.com. 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage.
AUGUSTINE CASINO
760-391-9500. www.augustinecasino.com. 84001 Avenue 54, Coachella.
CAHUILLA CASINO
(951) 763-1200. www.cahuillacasino.com. 52702
Highway 371, Anza.
CASINO MORONGO
(800) 252-4499. www.casinomorongo.com.
49750 Seminole Drive, Cabazon.
FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT CASINO
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is located north of
Interstate 10 at the Golf Center Parkway exit near
Indio (22 miles east of Palm Springs). Featuring
2000 slots, 40+ table games including TableMAX,
five restaurants. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is
owned and operated by the Cabazon Band of
Mission Indians. For tickets and information, call
(760) 342-5000, (800) 827-2946 or visit
www.fantasyspringsresort.com.
Musiq Soulchild and India.Arie: Peform live on
April 17. See article on page 12.
The Allman Brothers Band and The Doobie
Brothers: May 23, 8pm. Tickets are on sale now.
Improv Comedy Club: Fridays and Saturdays,
8pm & 10pm each night, through April 25.
Tickets: $20. Second Floor Mezzanine. New
comics each week. Enjoy your favorite comics
from Los Angeles, Orange County and Last Comic
Standing Fame and more. (760) 342-5000.
Velvet Palm Night Club: Friday & Saturday nights.
Located on the 12th Floor. Find yourself on a higher level of nightclubbing at the touch of a button.
The Velvet Palm features hot DJs, plush seating,
sensual lighting and an outdoor patio with fabulous views. So come up to the best place to get
down in the Palm Springs area.
Eagle Falls Golf Course: (760) 238-5633.
www.eaglefallsgolf.com. Located at Fantasy
Springs Resort Casino. 18-Hole, Par 72
Championship Course.
PECHANGA RESORT & CASINO
(951) 693-1819. pechanga.com. 45000 Pala
Road, Temecula. Box Office (951) 303-2507.
$89
per night
EVENT GUIDE
SAN MANUEL INDIAN BINGO AND CASINO
(909) 864-5050. www.sanmanuel.com. 5797
North Victoria Avenue, Highland.
SOBOBA CASINO
Features 2,000 slots, 28 table games, live
poker, live entertainment, non-smoking area
and restaurants. (951) 665-1000 or (866) 4SOBOBA. www.soboba.net. 23333 Soboba
Road, San Jacinto. Tickets: 1-866-4-SOBOBA,
ext. 183.
SPA RESORT CASINO
(760) 323-5865. www.sparesortcasino.com.
401 E. Amado Rd., Palm Springs.
SPOTLIGHT 29 CASINO
(760) 775-5566. 46-200 Harrison Place,
Coachella. Show tickets available online at
www.spotlight29.com or call (800) 585-3737.
Spring concert Series: In the Spotlight
Showroom. April 11, An Evening with Don
Felder, $40, $35, $30, $25. April 18, Cedric
the Entertainer, $50, $35. April 25, 12th
Annual Theresa A. Mike Fashion Show and
Sale, $60. May 5, Cinco De Mayo Dance, $15
advance, $25 day of.
JEM Steakhouse: Live jazz with Mikole and
Carrie, every Friday 6-10pm, Saturday 7-11pm
and Sunday6-9pm in the JEM Bar. IER
Summer sizzle
getaway
Includes overnight accommodations, $20 free play, $20 gift card
2,000 OF THE HOTTEST AND NEWEST SLOTS I EXCITING TABLE GAMES
VEGAS-STYLE GAMING I 250-ROOM HOTEL I FIVE FABULOUS RESTAURANTS
VELVET PALM NIGHT CLUB I ROCK YARD-LIVE MUSIC I IMPROV COMEDY CLUB
EAGLE FALLS GOLF COURSE I WORLD-CLASS ENTERTAINMENT
800.827.2946
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www.FantasySpringsResort.com
In Indio, Palm Springs Area
Blackout dates may apply. Valid Sun.-Thurs., thru 9/30/09.
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BASEBALL
The Quakes at a glance
By Jeff Levering
efore talking about what is to come in
2009 for the Rancho Cucamonga
Quakes, one has to look back to see
what happened the year prior.
Quakes’ fans had high expectations coming
into the 2008 season. After the ’07 team in
Cedar Rapids went to the playoffs and had a
record of 78-61, the majority of those players
were promoted to Rancho Cucamonga. But
injuries in spring training to three key members of the team (Catcher/DH Hank Conger,
Second baseman Ryan Mount and Third baseman Matt Sweeney), kept the Quakes from
taking off. That trend would continue
throughout the up and down season where the
Quakes could never recover.
While the team had many highlights,
Hank Conger’s five home runs in six at-bats
spanning two days and a one game playoff for
a chance at the postseason, the Quakes could
never get over the hump and ended the year
with a 67-74 record.
In all, the Quakes had 61 different players
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this season including nine Major
League rehab
assignments. Peter
Bourjos led the
league in stolen
bases with 50,
Anthony Norman and
PJ Phillips finished with 36 and 35
steals respectively, Abel Nieves ended the season with a .318 average (4th best in the
California League) and even though Mark
Trumbo was sent to AA-Arkansas at the end of
July, he finished second in the league in home
runs with 26. The pitching staff was led by
Sean O’Sullivan and his Cal League leading 16
wins and David Herndon’s 17 saves in 19
attempts.
The Quakes brought a total of 286,290
fans through the turnstiles, tops in the league
for the 16th consecutive season. Fans also
enjoyed seeing two triple plays turned this
year, the first June 7th and the last August
5th, both against Inland Empire.
This year will bring a lot of new faces to
Rancho Cucamonga. The #2 and #4 rated
prospects in the system, pitchers Jordan
Walden and Trevor Reckling, are expected to
be on the mound for the Quakes, Orange
County native Andrew Romine looks to patrol
the infield at Shortstop and Keith Johnson
will take over the reins as the new manager.
The Quakes will continue to be the class of
the California League and thrive on providing
the best family fun in the Inland Empire.
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www.rcquakes.com
(909) 481-5252
For a schedule, see their ad on page 6.
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A Hometown Mini Vacation …
Run Away with Huck Finn
Weekend event includes
concerts and camping
amping, fishing, frog jumping and
hanging out with Huck Finn can
sound like a vacation along the
Mississippi River. This year, however,
you can stay close to home, and enjoy your
own Southern style ”mini vacation” at the
Huck Finn Jubilee, June 19, 20 and 21.
Tickets are on sale now and it’s not too early
to get a reservation for this popular, weekend festival. The Father’s Day weekend event is in
Victorville and offers a three-day, two-night
camping admission package for $70. Juniors (6
years through 11) are $20, and children five years
and younger are free. Deep discounts on lodging
are also available when you ask for the Huck Finn
Jubilee Rate at the event’s host hotels. Plan early
and enjoy your stay at the Hawthorn Suites, The
Courtyard by Marriott, Hilton Garden Inn,
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Comfort Suites and Red Roof Inn.
Hot air balloons rise each morning at 6am,
and fly over the 800 acre Mojave Narrows
Regional Park where the Jubilee takes place.
Food, crafts, and mountain man villages,
along with horseback riding, tomahawk
throwing and country dancing allow you to
rise early and play late.
Ricky Skaggs, Don Edwards and Mark Twain
headline more than 30 hours of Main Stage performances. Also featured are The Russell Bros.
Circus, California State Arm Wrestling
Championship, a Route 66 car show, and frog
jumping contests.
A full schedule of weekend activities, artists’
music clips, camping maps, and hotel rates are
available at www.huckfinn.com. You can also call
(951) 341-8080 for tickets and assistance in planning your “Huck Finn Get-A-Way.”
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The Huck Finn Jubilee features
Ricky Skaggs live in concert.
Canyon Crest Towne Centre Celebrating 30 Years!
Annual
Spring
Event
Car
Shows
April 11th
11am-2pm
Easter Egg Scramble (hunt) for children 18 months
to age 10. The Scramble will be by age groups.
2nd Sunday of the month
Eggs will be filled with candy, toys and surprises.
2pm - 5pm
Egg Hunt begins promptly at 11am! Don’t forget
Weather permitting
your Easter baskets! Scavenger Hunt in the
April 12, Easter Day - The Easter
Center
for kids 11-13! Plus free crafts, photos,
Bunny will make an appearance!
entertainment and more!
CELEBRATE
Cinco de Mayo
May 2nd
Annual Uptown Kiwanis fundraising event with Folklore Dancing,
puppeteers, music, Opportunity Drawings, and Good Food.
Shop, Dine, Relax and Enjoy!
951-686-1222
5225 Canyon Crest Dr., Riverside
www.cctownecentre.com
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Theater & the Arts
Cloris Leachman
helps kick off 86th
Season of Ramona
loris Leachman will be making a special appearance at this year’s opening
day of Ramona. On April 18, Cloris
Leachman will join the more than
400 cast and crew on the opening day of the
86th season of
Ramona as a
special and most
honored guest.
Cloris
Leachman (born
April 30, 1926)
is an American
actress of stage,
film and television. She has
won eight
primetime
Emmy
Awards—more
than any other
Cloris Leachman, special
guest for the 86th Ramona. female performer—and one
Daytime Emmy Award. She won an Oscar
for Best Supporting Actress in the 1971 film
The Last Picture Show. She is best known for
playing the nosy, self-centered and manipulative landlady Phyllis Lindstrom on the 1970s
TV series The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and
later on the spin-off series, Phyllis. She also
appeared in three Mel Brooks’s films, including Young Frankenstein.
Leachman was a contestant on Season 7
(2008) of Dancing with the Stars, paired with
Corky Ballas. At the age of 82, she is the oldest contestant to dance on the series.
Leachman was the grand marshal for the
2009 New Year’s Day Tournament of Roses
Parade and Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena.
She presided over the 120th parade, the
theme being “Hats Off to Entertainment,”
and the 95th Rose Bowl game.
For a complete list of show dates and
information about Ramona and the other
productions scheduled at the Ramona Bowl,
visit www.ramonabowl.com or call (951)
658-3111 x 102.
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The Drama Of
t is America’s longest running outdoor
drama, now in its 86th year. Ramona has
been captivating audiences for generations,
and this month the timeless tale returns.
Cesaria Hernandez returns in the title role,
her fourth season. Taking her side is real life
husband Duane Minard in the role of
Alessandro.
“This is long overdue for Duane to play
Alessandro,” Artistic Director Dennis
Anderson said said. This is Minard’s first time
playing Alessandro following ten years serving
as an understudy and stunt double.
“You got two tried and true veterans; you’ve
got folks that make this year absolutely special
for me,”Anderson, who has been directing the
historic play for fifteen years, said.
Hernandez joins an elite group of women
to play the role of Ramona at
least four times. The group
includes Monica Reichl,
Dorothy Bailey Vosburg and
Inness.
The 86th season of
Ramona begins with the
annual performance for
fourth graders on Friday,
April 17 and is followed by
opening day on April 18.
It’s only the second time
in the play’s 86-year history
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that a married couple has been cast in the roles
of Ramona and Alessandro. Legendary actor
Victor Jory, who appeared in “Gone With the
Wind,” and his wife Jean Inness played the role
in the 1930s and 1940s. Jory was also a director of the play.
Ramona has been staged in the San Jacinto
Valley since 1923. It is based on the Helen
Hunt Jackson novel “Ramona,” which depicts
the struggles of Native Americans during the
transition from Mexican rule to American during the 1850s. The novel was a huge hit and
helped romanticize Southern California in the
late 19th Century.
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For more information and tickets,
call (800) 645-4465 or
go online to www.ramonabowl.com.
Free concert series returns to downtown San Bernardino
y popular demand, weekly familyfriendly live concerts with a variety of
entertainment events returns to
downtown San Bernardino. The concerts, at Court Street Square located on the
corner of Court Street and “E” Street, begin
April 3 every Friday, 6:30-9:30pm, and every
Saturday, beginning April 4, 4:30-7:30pm,
through October 31.
The free summer concert series kicks off
with music by Makeda followed on Saturday
with Rhandi. The line-up of other live bands
scheduled to appear in the summer series include
J.D. Priest, The Fresh Band, Jazz Junkies, Mo
Betta Blues, Shawn Jones, No Outlet, DiSanti,
Derrick Edmondson, The Rhythm Club
Allstars, The Silver Beatles Smooth
Connection, Chamelean, Val-Omarr & Pzazz
Band, Larry Kimpel, Soul Patrol, The Fresh
Band, Big Poppa & the TVB Band, Kenny
Tomlin & Friends, Latin Society, Dig That 70’s
Band, John Carey and Soul Patrol, The Rugged
and Official Biz, Downfall, the Cold Comfort
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Court Street Square in San Bernardino begins hosting
live concerts April 3
Blues Band and more to be announced.
Pro Wrestling (EWF) and other special
attractions also return to the center ring for summertime fun. Bring your picnic food to the concert, or food and beverages are available for purchase on site.
All concerts are held on-stage at the Court
Street Square Pavilion in the City’s Civic Center
downtown, which is owned and operated by the
Economic Development Agency (EDA) of the
City of San Bernardino and is sponsored as part
of their Mission Statement to support culture,
the arts and provide high quality of life venues
for the citizens of the community.
The Court Street Square is also available as a
private rental venue for concerts, fundraisers, talent shows, fashion shows, car/bike shows, award
ceremonies, poetry readings, book signings, private picnics and reunions, anniversaries and weddings, and more. The facility includes a 22’ x 37’
stage complete with lighting, grass and tree area,
eleven picnic benches, seventeen 110 outlets,
three 240 outlets, men and women’s restrooms,
two covered Pergola trellis areas, dance area and
free parking. A rental information brochure is
available upon request.
For additional information on concert performances, sponsorships or Court Street
Square rental arrangements contact Mark
Dean, EDA’s Court Street Square Event
Manager, at (909) 663-1044, or visit their
website at www.sbrda.org and click on “Court
Street Square.”
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Theater and Arts
Lewis playhouse welcomes ‘Ferdinand the Bull’
Play for young
audiences focuses
on a bull who
refuses to fight
he MainStreet Theatre Company stages
the final production in its third season
of high-quality theatre for young audiences, with a West Coast Premiere of
Ferdinand the Bull. The production opens April
18 at Rancho Cucamonga’s Lewis Family
Playhouse in the Victoria Gardens Cultural
Center, 12505 Cultural Center Drive.
Ferdinand the Bull is based on the 1936
Munro Leaf classic, “The Story of Ferdinand.”
Book and lyrics are by Karen Zacarias. Music is
by Deborah Wicks La Puma.
Ferdinand the Bull is the charming story of a
bull that would rather smell flowers than fight.
In this adaptation, Duquito Danilo, a would-be
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matador who would rather dance than enter the
bullring, Duquito’s father Duque Dodo, and
Cochina, Ferdinand’s “punny” pig friend round
out the cast of characters. The story carries the
important message that it is okay to be true to
ourselves and to assert our independence.
Ferdinand the Bull is set in Madrid and is
filled with Spanish influences: classical Spanish
guitar is performed by Stephen Dick, choreography features flamenco dancing, and the punfilled dialogue is peppered with Spanish vocabulary.
MainStreet has assembled a top-notch creative team to bring the story of Ferdinand to
the stage. Director Robert Castro directed
Dreams of Anne Frank at MainStreet last season,
has a long list of credentials and awards, and
was Artistic Associate at Mark Taper
Forum/Center Theatre Group. Deborah Wicks
La Puma, composer/musical, has worked with
the likes of the Kennedy Center and Chicago’s
Goodman Theatre, has two Parent’s Choice
Awards and is a two-time Actor’s Playhouse
National Children’s Theatre Festival winner.
Victoria Petrovich, set and costume designer,
has worked with LA Opera, East West Players
and is the 2004 L.A. Theatre Critics Circle
Award winner for Outstanding Achievement in
Set Design. Ben Zamora is lighting designer,
John Zalewski is sound designer and Katerina
Tomas provides choreography.
Ferdinand the Bull runs April 18 through
May 2, with performances Saturdays at 1pm
and 4pm and one Sunday matinee on April 26
at 1pm. The City also runs special weekday
matinees for school children.
Tickets are priced at $16.50 for General
admission, $14.50 for Seniors, and $13.50 for
Youth up to age 12. For tickets, call the Lewis
Family Playhouse Box Office at (909) 4772752, (877) 858-8422 or visit
www.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com.
An intimate, 536-seat venue, the Lewis
Family Playhouse is located in the Victoria
Gardens Cultural Center, off the I-15 at
Foothill Boulevard. The Box Office is open
Sunday from 12pm to 5pm, Monday through
Thursday from noon to 6pm, and Friday and
Saturday from 10am to 6pm, with free parking available.
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Theater and Arts
EVENT GUIDE
BEN BOLLINGER’S CANDLELIGHT PAVILION
DINNER THEATER
455 Foothill Blvd., Claremont. candlelightpavilion.com. (909) 626-3296.
42nd Street: Playing now through April 5. Tickets:
$48-$75, including dinner and show.
CAL BAPTIST UNIVERSITY THEATRE ARTS
(951) 343-4319. calbaptist.edu/theater. Wallace
Theater, 8432 Magnolia Ave. in Riverside.
Godspell: April 3-4, all evenings 8pm, March 28
and April 4 at 2pm. General admission $15, matinee 2pm $12, CBU students, employees and seniors $12.
CALIFORNIA THEATRE OF THE PERFORMING
ARTS
For tickets, call (909) 885-5152 or go online to
ticketmaster.com. 562 W. Fourth St., San
Bernardino.
CHAFFEY COLLEGE
5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga. (909)
652-6067.
Dance Festival 2009: Spring dance concert, April
30, May 1-2 at 7:30pm, May 3 at 2pm. Tickets:
General $12, students and seniors $10. See article on page 22.
Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center, 39707 Big
Bear Blvd.. (909) 866-4970. bigbeartheater.org.
Junior Musical and Senior Class Reunion: April
3, 4, 8, 10, 11 at 7:30pm, April 5 at 1:30pm.
Adults $12-$25, seniors $11-$23, students and
children $9-$18.
CORONA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
To purchase tickets or for more information, go
online to www.coronasymphonyorchestra.org or
call (951) 549-9790.
A Touch of Russia: April 4.
COURT STREET SQUARE CONCERTS IN SAN
BERNARDINO
Free concert series in downtown San Bernardino.
See article on page 17.
DOWNTOWN STREET JAM, RIVERSIDE
April 11, 2-9pm, in downtown Riverside. Free concert series. See article on page 24.
FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA
Plummer Auditorium, 201 E. Chapman Ave.,
Fullerton. (714) 879-1732. www.fclo.com.
12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho Cucamonga.
Tickets available at lewisfamilyplayhouse.com,
(909) 477-2752 or (877) 858-8422.
Altar Boyz: April 4, 3pm and 8pm. A musical
comdey spoof about a fictitious Christian boy
band on the last night of their national tour.
General $16.50, senior $14.50, youth $13.50.
Ferdinand the Bull: The MainStreet Theatre
Company presents the West Coast Premiere of
Ferdinand the Bull by Karen Zacarias
and Deborah Wicks La Puma (ages 5 and up),
April 18-May 2. This Spanish-influenced musical
play tells the story of the bull who would rather
smell flowers than fight, and the would-be matador who would rather dance than fight. Saturdays
at 1pm and 4pm and one Sunday matinee on April
26 at 1pm. Tickets: $16.50 General admission,
$14.50 Seniors, $13.50 Youth up to age 12. See
article on page 18.
Mama’s Night Out: May 9. A stand-up comedy
performance featuring comedy by mothers for
everyone. Tickets: $25.
INLAND PACIFIC BALLET
450 N. College Way, Claremont. (909) 607-1139.
MCCALLUM THEATRE
73000 Fred Waring Dr., Palm Desert. (760) 340ARTS. www.mccallumtheatre.com.
OLD TOWN TEMECULA COMMUNITY THEATER
CHAFFEY HIGH SCHOOL
Fiddler on the Roof: See article on page 20.
LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY
Matheson Hall at La Sierra University in Riverside.
For tickets, call (951)785-2241. For more information call (951)785-2274.
COMMUNITY ARTS THEATER SOCIETY
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Chaffey High School Theatre
proudly presents
GARDINER W. SPRING AUDITORIUM
1245 North Euclid Avenue, Ontario, California
(Thursdays, Fridays, Saturday)
April 30, May 1, 7, 8, 9, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Sunday Matinees on May 3 and 10, 2009 at 2:00 PM
“Family Home Evening” Monday, May 4, all seats $7 at 7pm
For Information Call 988-5560 ext. 2380 or ext. 2314
Tickets $12 adults; $10 for children and senior citizens
Doors open at 6:30pm for 7:00pm shows; 1:30pm for the 2:00pm Matinee
Open Seating; that is first come, first seated
Pre-sale tickets available at chsthespians.com
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Theater and Arts
Chaffey High School presents ‘Fiddler’
By Tom Pigeon
hen it comes to staging plays,
Chaffey High School doesn’t fiddle
around. Their current production
of Fiddler on the Roof involves a
cast of more than 80 in a play rivaling any professional stage available.
In Fiddler, Tevye the dairyman, played by the
Chairperson of the Visual and Performing Arts at
Chaffey High School Dave Masterson, is an oldfashioned father who, like the other fathers in the
small village of Anatevka, has raised his children
to uphold the age-old Jewish customs of his
ancestors. Now the time has come to find husbands for his beloved daughters and as tradition
dictates, suitable matches must be made.
Matches are ordained by Yente the
Matchmaker, played by Chaffey High School Art
History teacher Patty Gulino, and approved by
Golde, Tevye’s devoted wife, starring CHS counselor Christine Jeffrey. But this is Tsarist Russia,
1905, and as the nation teeters on the brink of
upheaval, Tevye is soon to find the young are
guided by their hearts and not their elders.
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“There’s a huge number of people involved in
Fiddler,” drama instructor David Billman said of
the cast of more than 85. “We’re all pooling our
expertise.”
The cast and crew includes Chaffey High
School students, former students coming back to
help, faculty members and talented locals all
combining their abilities.
This isn’t the high school’s first foray into theater. Chaffey has been producing plays for about
ten years, and each year the productions are bigger and better.
“We started out very small,” Billman said.
“Now, we draw about 30,000 people per year to
two productions.”
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Cristow, whose mistress, ex-mistress,
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Billman said upwards of 300 students audition annually for the school’s plays.
Fiddler on the Roof opens Thursday, April 30
at 7pm, and plays Friday, May 1 at 7pm; Sunday,
May 3 at 2pm and a $7 Monday, May 4, 7pm
performance then continues Thursday, Friday,
Saturday, May 7, 8, and 9 at 7pm and closes
Sunday, May 10 at 2pm. All seats are first come,
first seated, $10 for children, students and senior
citizens, $12 for adults.
The play is held at the Gardiner W. Spring
Auditorium, 1245 North Euclid Avenue in
Ontario. For more information, call (909) 9885560 x2380 or x2314 or go online to
www.chsthespians.com.
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Sinfonia offers Mother’s Day program
his coming Mother’s Day, treat mom to a
concert of traditional Mexican music as
Sinfonia Mexicana in San Bernardino
offers a trio of world-renowned talents.
The annual “Concierto Para Las Madres
(Mothers Day)” program on May 2 features
Mariachi King Jose Hernandez and his Sol de
Mexico back by popular demand after a two year
absence.
Also, entertaining audiences for the first time
at Sinfonia are guest vocalist Angeles Ochoa and
the Grandeza Mexicana Folk Ballet Company.
“Of all the world-renowned mariachi groups
that have graced the stage of the California
Theatre, Jose Hernandez and his Sol de Mexico
elicit the most pleasure from patrons as they
applaud his imagination and musical versatility,”
Rita Gutierrez, a long time mariachi aficionada
said.
Sierra del Tigre region of Jalisco, Jose built on
that foundation to grow mariachi music in new
lands, in new musical genres and in the hearts of
new audiences.
Unprecedented, unrivaled and uninhibited,
the impact of Jose Hernandez and his Sol de
Mexico on mariachi and all music is undeniable.
After forming Mariachi Sol de Mexico in 1981,
Jose’s charismatic arrangements and signature
trumpet playing made the group an instant and
lasting success. Sol de Mexico has played at sold
out halls from New York’s Lincoln Center to
Vina del Mar in Santiago, Chile. Not only were
they the first mariachi group to play concerts in
Beijing, China, and Pyongyang, North Korea,
the shows were sold out. He has also played for
four U.S. presidents: Ronald Reagan, George H.
Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, including performances at the White House.
Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez
Part of the romance of mariachi songs is that
all things are possible. The humor, the spirit and
even the bittersweet, inspire us to a world where
we live out our dreams. In the same way, much
of the excitement of Jose Hernandez’ Mariachi
Sol de Mexico is that all things mariachi are possible. While his family tree is rooted in five generations of mariachi musicians that hail from La
Angeles Ochoa
Watching a homage
for Lola Beltran, threeyear-old Angeles
Ochoa uttered, “Some
day I will be singing
with that mariachi.”
Years later, Angeles
Ochoa realized her
dream as she sang with Mariachi Vargas de
Tecalitlan.
Angeles made her public debut at age six at a
church fund raiser event in Mexico. Two years
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42051 Main St., Temecula. (866) 653-8696.
temeculatheater.org.
Jazz at the Merc, Thursdays, 7:30pm.
Tickets $15.
Live at the Merc, Fridays, 7:30pm. Tickets
$15.
Country at the Merc, Saturdays, 7pm and
9pm. Tickets $15.
Classics at the Merc, Sundays, 3pm. Adults
$10, students $5.
California Chamber Wind Ensemble - All
Beethoven: April 4, 7pm. Tickets: regular
$30, senior $25, students over 12 $12.50,
children 12 and under $2.50.
PERFORMANCE RIVERSIDE
Landis Performing Arts Center, Riverside
Community College, 4800 Magnolia Center,
Riverside. (951) 222-8100 or performanceriverside.org.
Sensational Showtunes, Up Close and
Personal: See article on page 22.
later, Juanita Wood, defender of the customs and
music of Mexico, invited Angeles to participate
in her program, “Tijuana, La Ventana de
México.” She began her rapid rise to fame when
she captured media and national television attention as a result of her appearances at The Million
Dollar Theater in Los Angeles and the Spanish
entertainment television show, Siempre en
Domingo. To date she has released numerous
albums, including Ayudame a Pasar la Noche.
Grandeza Mexicana Ballet Folk Company
Grandeza Mexicana Ballet Folk Company
was formed by Jose Vences in 2009. The
Company aims to celebrate the depth and diversity of Mexican folk culture through dance. In
addition to performances large and small,
Grandeza Mexicana produces community events
aimed at inspiring young folklorico dancers and
educating the public about the beauty of
Mexico’s traditional dances. Grandeza Mexicana
includes the performing company and the
Grandeza Mexicana Dance Academy.
Tickets may be purchased by calling the Sinfonia
Mexicana office at (909) 884-3228 or toll free 1866-687-4284 or visit their business office at the
California Theatre of the Performing Arts, 562
W. 4th Street (between E and F streets) in San
Bernardino. Tickets purchased by April 5th will
receive a 10% discount. Office hours are 9am to
2pm. You may also order your tickets through
their website at www.sinfoniamexicana.com.
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Riverside Youth Theatre presents
The Wallace Theater, California
Baptist University, 4800 Magnolia
Avenue, Riverside
May 8 @ 10 AM
May 7,8,15,16 @ 7:30 PM
May 16,17 @ 3:00 PM
www.RiversideYouthTheatre.org
Tickets $12
(951) 756-4240
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Performance Riverside salutes
Broadway with ‘Sensational Showtunes’
ensational Showtunes: Up Close and
Personal opened in March at
Performance Riverside and continues
through April 4. Performance
Riverside’s annual festival of Broadway’s best
features a cast headlined by Broadway veteran
and Redlands native Byron Nease. Showtunes is
an elegant salute to the Great White Way, featuring lovingly crafted renditions of the best in
Broadway showtunes, a look forward to
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Performance Riverside’s 2009-2010 season, and
a personal look at just what goes into the making of those who make the theatre their life’s
work.
The show is directed by Gary Krinke, and
musically directed by Scott T. Smith.
A limited number of cabaret-style VIP seats
to Sensational Showtunes are available. This
unique experience is the ultimate treat for theatre-buffs, who sit onstage in the very best seats
in the house as they experience these awardwinning showstoppers up close and personal.
Sensational Showtunes: Up Close and Personal
is at the Landis Performing Arts Center, located
on the Riverside City College campus at 4800
Magnolia Avenue. Performances are April 3 and
4 at 8pm and April 4 and 5 at 2pm. Tickets
are $25, $30, $37, and $43.
For more information and to purchase tickets contact the Landis Box Office at (951) 2228100, or purchase online at
www.performanceriverside.org.
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Dance variety takes center stage at Chaffey
he Chaffey College Dance Department
presents its annual spring dance concert
choreographed by faculty, student choreographers, and guest performers celebrating the diversity of dance with a high energy mix
of jazz, ballet, contemporary ballet, modern
dance, tap, hip hop, musical theatre and ballroom.
With a cast of more than forty dancers, this
year’s concert, Dance Festival 2009, will prove to
be a dynamic and exciting performance that
offers a bit of everything for everyone with a wellpaced range of dance styles.
Michele Jenkins, the artistic director of the
production, choreographed seven of the dance
works including a contemporary dance suite paying tribute to Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before
Christmas with music by Danny Elfman; a spoof
of the Jellicle Ball from the musical, Cats; funky
jazz and modern works mixing humor, satire,
quirkiness and high energy with music by
Infectious Grooves and Squirrel Nut Zippers; and
a contemporary piece showcasing sculptural
design and fluidity with avant garde music by
Biaxial Creep.
BJ Brasier, Chaffey hip hop instructor, offers
b-boy popping and locking with hip hop in an
updated version of the film Saturday Night Fever.
Brandon J’s hard-hitting street-style hip hop dis-
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plays ultra high energy and athleticism. From
Coye Dahlstrom, Chaffey tap instructor, comes a
combination acappella and progressive percussion
tap piece of syncopated splendor, and from Jo
Quiñones, Chaffey social dance instructor, a fiery
salsa ballroom extravaganza with five couples.
Student choreographer Justyn Dodd adds to
the mix with an abstract modern piece exploring
weight support and transfer and body sculpture
to music by Infected Mushroom. Inspired by Ray
Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes,
Jennifer and Lisa Burton reveal mystery, magic
and human strife in a sonorous
jazz/contemporary dance work.
Guest artists include artists
from Inland Pacific Ballet performing a contemporary ballet choreographed by Stephanie Orza and
solo dance artist Liane Adamo.
Dance Festival 2009 runs
April 30, May 1 and 2 at
7:30pm and May 3 at 2pm.
Chaffey College is located at
5885 Haven Ave. in Rancho
Cucamonga. Tickets are $12
general and $10 student/senior.
Call Chaffey College box office
at (909) 652-6067 for ticket
information and purchases.
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Riverside Youth
Theatre presents
‘High School
Musical 2’
t’s time to head back to high school as
Riverside Youth Theatre stages High
School Musical 2. Good-bye, classroom
and hello, summer! For the Wildcats
this vacation is no day at the beach. That’s
because they’re all working at the Lava
Springs Country Club owned by Ryan and
Sharpay’s family.
With the club’s annual talent show right
around the corner, Sharpay’s competitive
instincts are sizzling. She dumps Ryan as
her singing partner and starts wooing Troy
to join her onstage instead. Gabriella is less
than thrilled that Troy has agreed to sing
with Sharpay. How could he do that to
her? Will Troy and Gabriella realize that
they’re meant to be? Or is it already too
late for them to sing one last song together?
Performances of High School Musical 2
are held from May 7-17 at the Wallace
Theater on the campus of California
Baptist University, 8432 Magnolia Avenue
in Riverside.
Tickets are $12 for all ages. See the
theatre’s website at
www.RiversideYouthTheatre.org to purchase tickets or for more information, or
call (951) 756-4240. Parking is free.
Auditions for summer musical productions of Mulan Jr. and On Broadway Now
will be held April 23, 3-6pm, at
Fellowship Baptist Church, 3624
Arlington Avenue in Riverside.
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Theater and Arts
The Ugly Duckling: May 16, 2pm, May
14, 9:30am and 11am, May 15, 9:45am
and 11:15am. Tickets: May 16, general
$10, reserved $18. School and youth
group tickets $5 each. See article on page
23.
Guys and Dolls: June 5, 6, 12, and 13,
8pm. June 6, 7, 13, and 14, 2pm. Tickets:
$25, $30, $37, $43.
RAMONA BOWL
27400 Ramona Bowl Rd., Hemet. (800)
645-4465. www.ramonabowl.com.
Ramona: America’s longest running outdoor drama, now in its 86th year. Runs
April 18-19, 25-26, May 2. See article on
page 16.
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MUSIC
Riverside Community College Digital
Library, 4800 Magnolia Ave., Riverside.
Marian Call: April 21, 12:50pm. Alaskan
singer and songwriter performing songs
from her recent releases. Concert is free.
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY PLAYERS
4026 14th St., Riverside. (951) 686-4030,
riversidecommunityplayers.com.
Agatha Christie’s The Hollow: Through
April 12, $15. An unhappy game of
romantic follow-the-leader explodes into
murder.
Rabbit Hole: May 15-31. Tickets $15.
RIVERSIDE YOUTH THEATRE
At the Wallace Theatre, 8432 Magnolia
Ave. in Riverside. (951) 756-4240.
High School Musical 2: See article on
page 22.
Group bookings available for ‘Ugly Ducking’
he Target Family Series presents the
California Theatre Center’s production
of The Ugly Duckling May 14-16 at
Landis Performing Arts Center. This is
the final presentation of the 2009 Target Family
Series presented through Performance Riverside
and Riverside County Philharmonic.
Programming for the Target Family Series is
especially chosen for young audience members
to enjoy with the adults in their lives. These
one-hour live presentations offer families the
opportunity to share an artistic treat for the
senses at family-friendly prices.
Be inspired by the thoughtful Hans
Christian Andersen tale about the story of one
young “duckling” who has never fit in. He is so
different from his brothers and sisters, he is
ridiculed and goes off on his own to find his
place in the world. After encountering kindness
and peril, he finally discovers he is actually a
handsome swan. His heartwarming journey,
from the awkwardness of childhood and adolescence to grace and maturity, is filled with music
and song, and teaches all of us to “dare to be
ourselves.
This production is performed by the
California Theatre Center, twice named by the
American Theatre Association as the top professional theatre in the United States for young
audiences. Over the past 32 years, CTC has
performed great children’s literature on six continents.
The Ugly Duckling is a family friendly event
especially for children Pre-K and up.
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SAN BERNARDINO SYMPHONY
California Theatre of the Performing Arts,
562 W. Fourth St., San Bernardino. (909)
381-5388.
Catch The Ugly Duckling, May 14-16.
The Ugly Duckling performs May 16, at
2pm. Landis Performing Arts Center is located on the Riverside City College at 4800
Magnolia Avenue. Single tickets are $18 for
reserved seating and $10 for general admission. Discovery Theatre weekday morning
performances are also available on May 14
and 15, which offer tickets at a reduced rate
of $5 per person when purchased in advance
for school groups. For more information call
(951) 222-8100, or visit
www.performanceriverside.org.
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“Mariachi Stimulus”
SINFONIA MEXICANA
Mother’s Day program, May 2. See article
on page 21.
STURGES CENTER FOR ARTS
The Sturges Center for Arts is located in
San Bernardino at 780 N. E St. (909) 3847100. www.sturgescenter.org.
TEMECULA WINE & MUSIC FESTIVAL
May 2 at Vail Lake Resort. Artists include:
Michael Paulo, Paul Brown, Steve Oliver,
Deneice Williams, Patrice Rushen, Greg
Adams, Freddie Washington, Richard
Smith, Gregg Karukas, Everette Harp, Allan
Hewitt, UNAM, Antonio Pontarrelli, and
Rene Paulo and the Paulo Family. Tickets
start at $38. For information or tickets call
(951) 696-0184 or visit
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FREE EVENT
Downtown
Riverside hosts
free concert series
f you build it, they will come!” That
thought was the driving force behind
the creation of a new event,
“Downtown Street Jam.” The brainchild of Bill Bromley of Mission Tobacco
Lounge, Jeff McKee of Lake Alice Trading Co.,
Shelby Worthington of Worthington’s Tavern,
Andrea Palagi of Mario’s Place, and David St.
Pierre of La Menagerie and Delights & Invites.
Downtown Street Jam is a free concert that
will take place every second Saturday of the
month kicking off Saturday April 11. The event
is expected to be a huge draw to downtown
Riverside and will showcase the unique offerings
in downtown.
The stage will be located at the intersection of Orange and Ninth streets. The closure
of Orange Street from Ninth to Tenth due to
the construction of Regency Towers provides a
great opportunity to create a concert venue on
the section of Orange from University to
Ninth. With light traffic flow along Ninth
Street on weekends, closure of Orange from
University to Ninth is expected to cause minimal interference with traffic and to downtown
businesses. Access to businesses on Ninth
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Street between Orange and Lemon streets and
Parking Garage 6 will be maintained.
Kickoff event
The Downtown Street Jam kickoff event on
April 11 will feature a lineup of five of the hottest
bands in the Inland Empire, and will run from 2
to 9pm.
The opening act will be A Little on the Side,
followed by Latin Soul Connection, and The
Debonaires. The evening portion of the concert
features The Skeletones and Voodoo Glow
Skulls. Both bands include Ska in their performances, a music genre that originated in Jamaica in
the late 1950s, and contains elements of
Caribbean and calypso with American jazz and
rhythm and blues.
The Skeletones, formed in 1986, are known
as one of the top Ska bands in the nation with a
sound that blends soul, jazz, rock, and reggae.
The headline act, recording artist Voodoo
Glow Skulls, has been around since 1988 and
released four albums that collectively sold over
750,000 copies worldwide.
All of the bands featured at the kickoff event
are from Riverside and the Inland Empire, and
have performed at popular local venues such as
Mission Tobacco Lounge, Lake Alice Trading
Co., and Worthington’s Tavern where they draw
large crowds.
Subsequent Downtown Street Jam concerts
will also feature bands from the surrounding area,
and will showcase a variety of musical styles. All
of the concerts will be family-friendly and no
vendors are allowed at the concert venue.
Both Riverside Downtown Partnership
(RDP) and the City of Riverside are assisting
with the launch of the event as an investment in
promoting downtown as a destination. RDP is
providing funding through its City Match Grant
and allocation of in-house marketing resources,
and the City is providing in-kind sponsorship
with waived rental of a mobile stage and permitting assistance.
“We believe this event will help bring additional family-oriented entertainment to downtown on a regular basis, as well as help create
business for downtown merchants,” Ward One
Council Member Mike Gardner said.
For more information about Downtown
Street Jam or to get involved, call Natasha
Ferguson at RDP at (951) 341-6550.
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Celebrate Mother’s Day at
Wilson Creek Winery
Take your mother to a special place on her special day. On
Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, the flittering of butterflies, symbolizing
the new beginnings of spring, will adorn the Champagne Ballroom at
Wilson Creek Winery. The ever popular Mother’s Day Brunch &
Luncheon will have two unique seatings: one at 10am featuring
breakfast stations and one at 2pm featuring lunch faire. Reservations
are required. Come and enjoy the lush green lawns, trees and flowers surrounding the new Event Center. Live music, a complimentary
petting zoo and a photographer will be on hand to make the day
especially memorable.
Cal Aero
Field History
A look at the Chino
Airport’s history as a
WWII military training field
SEMINAR MAY 2 AT 10AM
Weather permitting, a flight demonstration will follow of the Planes of Fame
Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet
Planes of Fame Air Museum is open to the public every day,
except Christmas and Thanksgiving, from 9 am until 5 pm.
Mother’s Day at Wilson Creek Winery
GENERAL ADMISSION: $11 • CHILDREN AGES 5-11 ADMITTED FOR $4
Admission is free for accompanied children under five
Tickets are $70 per person, $34 for children under 12 (plus tax).
Wine Club Members receive a 10% discount. Reservations are
required. For information visit www.wilsoncreekwinery.com or call
(951) 699- WINE (9463).
(909) 597-3722
www.planesoffame.org
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n a moonless night, away from
city lights, you can easily
observe the familiar path of the
Milky Way. Its fuzzy, ghostly
light spans the night sky from the constellation Cassiopeia to the constellation
Crux. A noticeably brighter light glows
at the midpoint between these two constellations, in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. The galactic core
lies in this region of brighter light.
What you are actually observing is
our “home” galaxy. Our solar system sits
on one of the lesser arms of this barred
spiral galaxy, close to the galactic plane,
approximately 26,000 light years from
the center. We are looking inward
toward the galactic center known as the
“bulge.”
What we know about our home
galaxy is mostly derived from observing
other similar spiral galaxies, like our
neighbor galaxy Andromeda. This is
because there is no way to capture a
bird’s eye view of ourselves. With the
advances of technology we can see visible
light deeper in space than ever before.
Spectral analysis, radio waves, radiation
emissions, and new ways of measuring
astronomical distance, size, and age add
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critical data to the overall picture.
The Milky Way Galaxy is a giant,
approximately 100,000 light years in
diameter and 10,000 light years thick. It
is composed of gas, stars, and dust
which rotate around the galactic core.
The Milky Way Galaxy and our neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy, are two
giant spiral galaxies which belong to the
Local Group, a collection of 50 galaxies.
Learn more about the galaxy at a
MSAS Astronomy Village SkyQuest
Public Program. SkyQuest programs for
April include the following topics:
Saturday, April 11, “The Moon, Our
Nearest Neighbor”; Saturday, April 25,
“Stars to Star Dust.” Programs are 79pm and include an entertainingslide/lecture, question and answer
period, laser tour of the night sky, and a
visit to the Robert Brownlee
Observatory, weather permitting.
For information and program tickets,
call (909) 336-1699. Visit their website
at www.mountain-skies.org.
MSAS Astronomy Village is located
off State Highway 18, east of the Blue
Jay turnoff, next to Rim of the World
High School. Turn in at the yellow overhead light and follow the signs.
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Photo courtesy of NASA
Artist's illustration of Milky Way
8th Annual César
E. Chávez Run/Walk
he César E. Chávez 5k Run/Walk, hosted on the
University of California, Riverside campus, was
initiated on March 30, 2002 with the purpose
of celebrating the legacy of César E. Chávez,
founder of the United Farmworkers Union and whose
vision of service to others reached out to touch millions
of Americans. This year’s Chavez Run/Walk is scheduled for Saturday, April 4, with registration at 7:30am
in front of the Carillion Tower at UCR.
Since its inception the Chávez 5K Run/Walk has
provided an opportunity to raise critically needed
funds for student scholarships and youth programs
benefiting the Inland Empire region. Over the past
seven years the Host Committee has allotted funds to
various educational and social programs serving the
community: Centro de Niños, youth soccer clubs,
Leer es Poder Reading Program, Libreria del Pueblo
Youth Leadership Development and others. It has
also provided academic scholarships to deserving high
school and university students.
The event’s highlights include the 5k Run/Walk, a
1k Kids Run, a Community Service Fair with higher
education information tables, vendor booths, and
music. Participants can register as individual runners
or recruit family and friends to form a team. All children 12 and under participating in the 1K run
receive awards. The 5k run outlines the perimeter of
the university taking runners by several of the campus’ landmarks.
For event information contact Chicano Student
Programs at (951) 827-3821 or visit the event website
at www.cesarchavez5k.com
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Kid Stuff
EVENT GUIDE
ALPINE SLIDE AT MAGIC
MOUNTAIN
The Alpine Slide lets riders experience Olympic-like action as they
negotiate sleds along a quartermile track with banked turns and
long straightaways. The Alpine
Slide at Magic Mountain is located
on the boulevard in Big Bear Lake,
1/4 mile west of the Village shopping area, home to 60 specialty
stores. 800 Wild Rose Lane. Call
(909) 866-4626.
ASTRONOMY VILLAGE
The Village is located at 2001
Observatory Way, off Hwy. 18, West
of Rim of the World High School in
Lake Arrowhead. See article on
page 26.
BOOMERS
In Upland. Miniature Golf Courses,
Go Karts, Bumper Boats, Rock Wall,
Ferris Wheel, Spinning Tubs, Airplane
Ride, Tiny Tot Cars, Two Arcades,
Snack Bar & Cafe. 1500 W. Seventh,
Upland. Call (909) 946-9555.
CASTLE PARK
Rides, games and miniatures golf.
3500 Polk Ave., Riverside.
(951) 785-3000.
DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER
2500 N. Main St., Santa Ana. Open
10am to 5pm daily. Off 5 freeway,
exit Main St. (714) 542-CUBE.
www.discoverycube.org.
Bubblefest XIII: April 4-19, featuring
international bubble artist Fan Yang.
EASTER EGG HUNTS IN FONTANA
Saturday, April 11 at 10am, at:
Jessie Turner Health and Fitness
Community Center in Fontana Park,
15556 Summit Avenue; Don Day
Neighborhood Center, 14501 Live
Oak Avenue; Heritage
Neighborhood Center, 7350 W.
Liberty Parkway; Miller Park, 17004
Arrow Boulevard; Veterans Park,
17255 Merrill Avenue. At the popular Easter Egg Hunts in Fontana,
hundreds of participants are
expected to run through the grass
and search behind every rock or
tree at the event which is traditionally offered through a partnership
from neighborhood churches and
the City of Fontana. (909) 4288360. www.fontanarecreation.org.
FAMILY FUN DAY
Free family event in downtown
Riverside, at the museums and
library, with hands-on activities.
Held on the first Sunday of each
month. Admission is free. Event
runs from 1pm to 4pm.
FIESTA VILLAGE
Two miniature golf courses, race
cars, the largest batting cage facility
in Southern California, amusement
rides, Lazer Odyssey, arcade and
waterpark. 1405 E. Washington St.,
Colton, (909) 824-1111.
www.FiestaVillage.com.
JURUPA MOUNTAINS CULTURAL
CENTER
7621 Granite Hill Dr., in Riverside.
(951) 685-5818.
KIDS HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR
May 9 at the Mission Grove Plaza in
Riverside. See article on page 9.
LEWIS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE
12505 Cultural Center Dr., Rancho
Cucamonga. Tickets available at
lewisfamilyplayhouse.com, (909)
477-2752 or (877) 858-8422.
Ferdinand the Bull: The MainStreet
Theatre Company presents the West
Coast Premiere of Ferdinand the Bull
by Karen Zacarias
and Deborah Wicks La Puma (ages
5 and up), April 18-May 2. This
Spanish-influenced musical play
tells the story of the bull who would
rather smell flowers than fight, and
the would-be matador who would
rather dance than fight. Saturdays at
1pm and 4pm and one Sunday
matinee on April 26 at 1pm. Tickets:
$16.50 General admission, $14.50
Seniors, $13.50 Youth up to age 12.
Friday, and until 5pm on weekends.
June-Aug., daily 10am-5pm.
www.BigBearZoo.com. (909) 8784200.
ORANGE EMPIRE RAILWAY
MUSEUM
See more than 200 rail vehicles
from streetcars to modern dieselelectric locomotives. Museum open
9 a.m. to 5pm daily, 2201 S. A St.,
Perris; train and trolley rides, weekends and holidays, 11 a.m. to 5pm;
all-day train and trolley pass $12,
children 5-11 $8. (951) 943-3020.
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For more fun events, see the What
To Do section on page 28.
THE LIVING DESERT
Located south of State Highway 111
at 47-900 Portola Avenue, Palm
Desert. 760-346-5694,
www.livingdesert.org. Zoo featuring
flora and fauna of the area’s
deserts.
MOONRIDGE ANIMAL PARK
Commonly called the Big Bear Zoo,
located in Big Bear Lake across
from Bear Mountain Ski Resort.
Park admission is $5 for adults, $4
for seniors, age 60 and over, and $4
for children ages 3-10; kids under
age 3 are free. The park is open
daily and hours Sept. through May
are 10 am – 4pm Monday through
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What To Do
EVENT GUIDE
BASEBALL
RANCHO CUCAMONGA QUAKES
See article on page 14 and schedule of games on
page 6.
CHRISTIAN EVENTS
CHRISTIAN SINGLES
(714) 210-3337, (888) 222-8818. christiansinglesfunevents.com.
FAIRS, FESTIVALS, EVENTS
CANYON CREST TOWNE CENTRE
Shop, dine, relax and enjoy at the Towne Centre,
located at 5225 Canyon Crest Dr. in Riverside.
(951) 686-1222. www.cctownecentre.com.
Car Shows: Held the 2nd Sunday of the month,
2-5pm, weather permitting. April 12, the Easter
Bunny makes an appearance.
Annual Spring Event: April 11, 11am-2pm.
Easter Egg Scramble (hunt) for children 18
months to age 10. The Scramble will be by age
groups. Eggs will be filled with candy, toys and
surprises. Egg Hunt begins promptly at 11am!
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Baseball 28
Casinos 12
Christian Events 28
Fairs, Festivals, Events 28
Kid Stuff 27
Mountain Activities 29
Museums 30
Don’t forget your Easter baskets! Scavenger Hunt
in the Center for kids 11-13! Plus free crafts,
photos, entertainment, the Easter Bunny and
more!
8TH ANNUAL CÉSAR E. CHÁVEZ 5K RUN/WALK
Saturday, April 4, at UC Riverside, 7:30am 11:00am. 5k Run/Walk Start Time 8:30am. Event
will include vendors, educational/information
booths, and music. For More Information contact
Chicano Student Programs at (951) 827-3821, or
go online to www.CesarChavez5k.com. See article
on page 26.
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE 6TH ANNUAL
RESOURCE FAIR
April 30 at the Jessie Turner Health and Fitness
Community Center in Fontana, 15556 Summit
Avenue, from 10am to 2pm. There will be several agencies to address education and job
placement, programs for seniors, rental and
housing services, utilities assistance programs,
and counseling opportunities. To find out more
visit www.fontanaCAP.org or call (909) 4630103 ext. 198.
COURT STREET SQUARE CONCERTS IN SAN
BERNARDINO
Free concert series in downtown San
Bernardino. See article on page 17.
DOWNTOWN STREET JAM, RIVERSIDE
April 11, 2-9pm, in downtown Riverside. Free
concert series. See article on page 24.
FARMER’S MARKET
Every Saturday from 8am to 1pm in Riverside.
Located on Main Street between 5th and 6th
Streets, it provides a unique opportunity to shop
for fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, aged Gouda
cheeses by Winchester Cheese Co. and fresh
baked breads.
Theater & the Arts 16
Theme Parks 30
Wineries 30
302-8338, and in Riverside at the Riverside
Plaza, (951) 682-2933. www.killarneys.com.
LAKE ARROWHEAD VILLAGE
The Village features more than 50 stores, restaurants and attractions. For more information, call
(909) 337-2533, or go online to lakearrowheadvillage.com.
LAKE PERRIS SPORTS PAVILION
Satellite wagering from the Lake Perris
Fairgrounds. 18700 Lake Perris Dr. (951) 6797223. www.socalfair.com.
MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2ND
ANNUAL CAR SHOW, CRAFT AND VENDOR
FAIR
Sunday, April 19, 10am-3pm, 2825 Walnut St.,
Ontario. For more information, or to become a
vendor, call (909) 947-3516.
NHRA TWILIGHT CRUISE
April 1 at the Pomona Fairplex, 4pm-8pm, and
then the first Wednesday of every month through
December. Rods from 1970 and earlier, customs,
classics and muscle cars. Admission is free. At
the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum,
1101 W. McKinley Ave., Bld. 3A, Pomona. (909)
622-2133.
NOS SPORTS CENTER
Satellite horserace wagering, Thursday through
Monday. Doors open at 10:15am. Free parking.
930 S. Arrowhead Ave., Gate 10, San Bernardino.
(909) 885-7223.
OAK TREE VILLAGE
38480 Oak Glen Rd., Oak Glen. (909) 797-7008.
www.oaktreevillageonline.com.
FONTANA CRUISE NIGHTS
Every first Friday of the month, 5-9pm, cruise
night with live entertainment, face painting,
food and more. At the Art Depot, 16822 Spring
St., in Fontana. To reserve a booth or register a
vehicle, call (909) 428-8360.
www.fontana.org.
KIDS HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR
May 9 at the Mission Grove Plaza in Riverside.
See article on page 9.
KILLARNEY’S IRISH PUB & GRILL
Live music, happy hour, late night menu, catering available, traditional Irish fayre, American
dishes. 32475 Hwy. 79 S., Temecula, (951)
Mobile Petting Zoo,
Pony Rides & Reptile Shows
(760) 288-4455
www.mobilezoo4u.com
What To Do
ORANGE SHOW SPEEDWAY
Live stock car racing Saturdays,
6:30pm. Tickets: Adults $10, kids
$2. Parking $4. National Orange
Show, San Bernardnio. nosevents.com/speedway, (909) 8886788 x438.
RG CANNING SWAP MEET
7am - 3pm weekly.
www.rgcshows.com. (909) 8899300. National Orange Show, San
Bernradino, Carnival lot 1 Gate 7.
Free admission.
RADIO CONTROL EXPO
RCX at the Pomona Fairplex, April
18-19. See article on page 6.
RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH
EASTER COMMUNITY FAIR
This free, family-friendly event features age-appropriate bounce houses, bungee activities and a climbing
wall. Attenders will also find booths
of community and service organizations and live entertainment. The fair
runs from 1:30pm to 4:30pm at
4850 Jurupa Ave., between Streeter
and Palm. For more information, call
(951) 686-1886 or visit
RiversideCommunityChurch.com.
Visit the
Mountain
Skies
Astronomical
Society
ASTRONOMY
Featuring the Robert
VILLAGE
Brownlee Observatory &
Stargazers Gift Shop.
in Lake Arrowhead
(909) 336-1699
www.mountain-skies.org
RUMMAGE SALE AND PET
ADOPTATHON 2009
To benefit the Riverside Humane
Society Pet Adoption Center. Buy
furniture, décor, household items,
collectibles, sporting goods, pet
items and more, and adopt a cat or
dog – all in one place! Several rescue groups participating in adoptathon. Sat. and Sun., May 2 and 3.
Rummage sale, 8am – 2pm.
Adoptathon, 7am – 7pm. RHS Pet
Adoption Center, 6165 Industrial
Ave., Riverside. For information,
visit www.petsadoption.com or call
(951) 688-4340.
Off State Hwy. 18 just West of
Rim of the World High School
www.STARR-AL.com
SPRING GARDEN TOUR
May 2, tour some of Riverside’s
most beautiful gardens. See the article on page 7.
Bringing Hollywood to
the Inland Empire
UPLAND LEMON FESTIVAL
Its that time again, the Upland’s
12th annual Lemon Festival is about
to kick off. For 2009 the theme is
more… More entertainment, more
rides, more shopping, more food
and simply just more fun. Free entry,
free parking, free concerts and
entertainment. For more information go to www.lemonfestival.org or
call (909) 949-4499.
Fun Celebrity Interviews
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MOUNTAIN ACTIVITIES
ALPINE SLIDE AT MAGIC
MOUNTAIN
The Alpine Slide lets riders experience Olympic-like action as they
negotiate sleds along a quarter-mile
track with banked turns and long
straightaways. The Alpine Slide at
Magic Mountain is located on the
boulevard in Big Bear Lake, 1/4 mile
west of the Village shopping area,
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RIVERSIDE PLAZA
For more information call (951)
683-1066 x.113 or go online to
www.shopriversideplaza.com. The
Riverside Plaza is located in
Riverside off of Central Ave. The
schedule of monthly entertainment
is subject to change, call to confirm.
MAIN STREET EVENTS: April 3-4 &
10-11, 5-9pm, Pictures with the
Easter Bunny ($5 each); April 3, 79pm, A Little On The Side Band
(Jazz, Funk & Soul); April 4, 7-9pm,
Joey & His Showmen (Oldies Rock
& Roll); April 10, 6-10pm, UC
Riverside Salsa Dance Lessons
(Free, All Ages Welcome); April 11,
5-7pm, Cuddly Baby Animal Petting
Zoo (Free Admission); April 11, 79pm, Viento Libre (Music from the
Andes); April 17-26, Noon-11pm,
Riverside International Film Festival
(Regal Movie Theater); April 17, 79pm, Arthur Murray Dance Party
(Free Ballroom Dance Lessons);
April 18, 7-9pm, Jazzology (Smooth
Jazz); April 24, 7-9pm, The Night
Tides (Surf Rock); April 25, 7-9pm,
The Night Tides (Surf Rock).
WEST END EVENTS (Grassy Area
or Courtyard Near El Torito): April
3, 7-9pm, Leslie Ellis (Big Band &
1940s); April 4, 7-9pm, Leslie Ellis
(Big Band & 1940s); April 10, 79pm, Ian Kauffman (Flamenco
Guitar); April 11, 7-9pm, Larry
Flahive (Classical Piano); April 17,
7-9pm, Rhythm Generators (Modern
Jazz); April 18, 12-5pm, Inland
Agency Peace Festival (Crafts,
Music, Free Admission); April 18, 79pm, Wilton (Romantic Violin
Music); April 24, 7-9pm, Diego
Galindo (Spanish Classical Guitar);
April 25, 11am-3pm, Senior
Resource Fair (Free Admission,
Senior Activities); April 25, 7-9pm,
Cloudy Reed (Country Music).
Plaza Gift Card: Pick up your
Riverside Plaza Gift Card at La
Belle Maison.
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“It’s like an old time radio show on crack.”
- Anonymous
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What To Do
San Bernardino. Free admission.
(909) 885-6324.
home to 60 specialty stores. 800
Wild Rose Lane. Call (909) 8664626.
THE INLAND EMPIRE MILITARY
MUSEUM
WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf,
Iraq and Afghanistan wars military
memorabilia. Open Sat. and Sun.,
10am-5pm, Mon.-Fri. by appointment. 1394 N. E St. in San
Bernardino. Free admission. (909)
885-6324 or (909) 888-0477.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL SHRINE
Houses thousands of volumes on
Abraham Lincoln and the Civil
War, 1 to 5pm Tuesdays through
Sundays. Smiley Park, 125 W.
Vine St., Redlands, free, (909)
798-7636.
ASTRONOMY VILLAGE
Observatory, gift shop and monthly educational programs. The
Village is located at 2001
Observatory Way, off Hwy. 18,
West of Rim of the World High
School in Lake Arrowhead. See
article on page 26 for April
events.
THE LIVING DESERT
Zoo featuring flora and fauna of
the area’s deserts. Located south
of State Highway 111 at 47-900
Portola Avenue, Palm Desert.
760-346-5694,
www.livingdesert.org.
LAKE ARROWHEAD VILLAGE
The Village features more than 50
stores, restaurants and attractions. For more information, call
(909) 337-2533, or go online to
www.lakearrowheadvillage.com.
MARCH FIELD AIR MUSEUM
22550 Van Buren Blvd, Van Buren
and I-215, Riverside. Over 70 aircraft and exhibits, Family Day on
the last Saturday of the month.
Open 9am- 4pm Tuesday Sunday, Closed Monday and
major Holidays. Adults $8, children 5-11 $5, 4 and under Free.
(951) 697-6602,
www.marchfield.org.
OAK TREE VILLAGE
38480 Oak Glen Rd., Oak Glen.
(909) 797-7008.
www.oaktreevillageonline.com.
MUSEUMS
CALIFORNIA WELCOME CENTER
Ask for a regional recreation and
relaxation passport. 1955 Hunts
Lane, #102, in San Bernardino.
(909) 891-1874. visitcwc.com or
cwcinlandempire.com.
NHRA MUSEUM
At the Pomona Fairplex, Lower
Admin Lot, 4-8pm. See 1970 and
earlier rods, customs, classics
and muscle cars. (800) 8846472. museum.nhra.com. 1101
W. McKinley Ave., Bldg. 3A,
Pomona, LA County Fairplex.
THE HISTORIC SITE OF THE
ORIGINAL MCDONALDS/ROUTE
66 MUSEUM
Toys, collectables, photo memorabilia, vintage road signs. Open
10am-5pm daily. 1398 N. E St.,
Since 1946, more than
60 years of success!
Since 1946, more than 60 years of success!
Kindergarten
- 8th Grade
Kindergarten
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Experienced Credentialed Staff
Creating Life Long Learners
Catholic, Christian Atmosphere
Active School Board
Involved Families
Secure and Nurturing
Environment
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Emphasis on Formation of
Catholic, Christian Values
Computer Lab
Computers in the Classroom
Before and After School Care
Educational Field Trips
Sports Program
through
8th Grade
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Fully Accredited
By W.A.S.C. and W.C.E.A.
• Experienced, Credentialed Staff
• Secure & Nurturing Environment
• Catholic,
Christian Atmosphere
• Computer Lab · • In-Room
Teacher’s
Assistants
• Before and After School Care
W.A.S.C. (Western Association of School & Colleges) and
W.C.E.A. (Western Catholic Educational Association)
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students $5, children 5-12 $4,
(909) 307-2669.
www.sbcountymuseum.org.
ORANGE EMPIRE RAILWAY
MUSEUM
See more than 200 rail vehicles
from streetcars to modern dieselelectric locomotives. Museum open
9 a.m. to 5pm daily, 2201 S. A St.,
Perris; train and trolley rides, weekends and holidays, 11 a.m. to 5pm;
all-day train and trolley pass $12,
children 5-11 $8. (951) 943-3020.
www.oerm.org.
Old Fashioned Rail Festival: April
25-26. Gated event.
American Truck Historical Society:
May 3.
PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM
745 N. Gene Autry Trail. For more
information, call (800) 514-3849 or
go online to palmspringsairmuseum.org.
PALM SPRINGS DESERT MUSEUM
Weekly art workshops. 101
Museum Drive, Palm Springs, (760)
325-0189, www.psmuseum.org.
PALM SPRINGS HISTORICAL
SOCIETY’S MCCALLUM ADOBE
MUSEUM AND CORNELIA WHITE
HOUSE MUSEUM
Noon to 3pm Wednesdays and
Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4pm Thursdays
through Saturdays, 221 S. Palm
Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, $1,
children 12 and younger free, (760)
323-8297.
SAN BERNARDINO HISTORY AND
RAILROAD MUSEUM
At the San Bernardino Santa Fe
Depot, 1170 West 3rd St.
THEME PARKS
ALPINE SLIDE
See Mountain Activities.
BOOMERS
In Upland. Miniature Golf Courses,
Go Karts, Bumper Boats, Rock
Wall, Ferris Wheel, Spinning Tubs,
Airplane Ride, Tiny Tot Cars, Two
Arcades, Snack Bar & Cafe. 1500
W. Seventh, Upland. Call (909)
946-9555.
KNOTT’S SOAK CITY WATER PARK
Wild, watery thrills in Palm Springs,
just off Hwy. 111 at South Gene
Autry Trail. (760) 327-0499.
www.knotts.com. See article on
page 5.
WINERIES
ALEX’S REDBARN WINERY
Open Sat. and Sun., 11am to 6pm.
39820 Calle Contento, Temecula.
PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM
The museum is open daily from
9am to 5pm. Chino Airport. (909)
597-3722. www.planesoffame.org.
Seminar: May 2. See article on
page 8.
GALLEANO WINERY
Tasting room open daily. Tours Sat.
and Sun. by appointment.
Personalized wine labels. 4231
Wineville Rd., Mira Loma. (951)
685-5376.
www.galleanowinery.com.
RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL MUSEUM
3580 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside,
(951) 826-5273.
Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum: At
Cal State University, San Bernardino.
Admission is free. (909) 880-7373.
museum.csusb.edu.
JOSEPH FILIPPI WINERY
Daily tastings, sales, gifts, picnic,
museum and tours. 12467 Base
Line Rd., Rancho Cucamonga,
(909) 899-5755. josephfilippiwinery.com.
RYAN SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS
MUSEUM
10 a.m. to 3pm Wednesdays
through Sundays, Ryan Field, 4280
Waldon Weaver Road, Hemet, free,
(951) 658-2716.
WILSON CREEK WINERY
Creekside Grille, open daily 11am
to 5pm. See article on page 15.
(951) 699-9463. wilsoncreekwinery.com.
Mother’s Day Celebration: See
article on page 25.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
MUSEUM
2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands.
Admission: adults $6, seniors and
WINDY RIDGE CELLARS
47200 De Portola Rd., Temecula.
951-767-3450.
www.windyridgecellars.com. R
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