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Ready: Santa hangin' 10

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index The Jolly One has been in the business a long time, and it's understandable if the thrill of his traditional ride is just about gone. Lately, he's been known to garage the sleigh ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  22 Nov 2009

Celebrating the holidays around Monterey

That most wonderful time of the year is approaching with the velocity of a bullet. As befits a city oozing with history, holiday events in and around Monterey are all about glowing lights, hot cocoa and nostalgia - but sometimes things get a little ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  15 Nov 2009

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Placer Valley's Mandarin Festival

The Sierra foothills might not be the first place you'd think of looking for citrus. But the Placer Valley's climate is ideal for Satsuma mandarin - not only the sweetest, juiciest citrus on earth but also seedless and so obliging about shedding its ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  13 Nov 2009

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Gleaners' stories at Steinbeck Center

Gleaning - collecting vegetables and fruits left behind after the harvest - helped to feed the poor in ancient Jewish communities and in 19th century England. "The Gleaners: A Harvest of Stories" at the Steinbeck Center presents audio and video of 21st ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  8 Nov 2009

Ready: Mendocino Mushroom Fest

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index It used to be a mere week of food and foraging programs, inspired by the 19th century Italian immigrants who hunted in Mendocino County's woods for wild fungi to eat with homemade ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  1 Nov 2009

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West Hollywood: World's biggest Halloween party

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index The West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval, capping a week of free events for all ages, isn't for tiny trick-or-treaters or for the crowd-shy. This adults-only festival has grown into ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  25 Oct 2009

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Destination: Sand City

It's easy to zip by the Sand City exit signs, 10 miles north of Monterey, and write it off as a drab suburb dominated by a pair of unremarkable shopping centers. Get off the main roads, though, and you're in a funky, artsy community that presents ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  25 Oct 2009

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Don't-miss Day of the Dead celebrations

The difference between the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) and Halloween mirrors the contrast between U.S. and Mexican attitudes toward death. Halloween's frightful images reflect the fear of being dogged by vengeful, if not gory, spirits; the Day ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  21 Oct 2009

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Yosemite Tarantula Awareness Festival

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index If your legs can only be described as hirsute, you can shave, wax, depilate or ... vie for a prize at the Tarantula Awareness Festival. That's the scary part of this decade-old ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  18 Oct 2009

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Ukiah pumpkin festival a little bit country

Quick links to the best of SFGate | Still can't find it? see Site Index Despite packing 15,000 people into eight downtown blocks - and adopting a Hollywood theme - the Country Pumpkinfest in Ukiah is more country than most. Fiddlers, pie bakers (and ...

From CHRISTINE DELSOL, San Francisco Chronicle,  11 Oct 2009

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