ASAP GETAWAYS\Bull ridin', barrel racin' fun on calendar for Laughlin weekend.Byline: Daily News Rodeo fans can sample a bunch of good ole cowboy fun at Laughlin, Nev.'s second annual Rodeo Days, March 28-31. The weekend's highlight will be the Laughlin River Stampede Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) is an organization whose members compete in rodeos around the United States. The PRCA sanctions rodeo venues and events through the PRCA Circuit System. Rodeo, where cowboys will compete for a total of $120,000 in prizes. Performances will be at 1:30 p.m. all four days in the 4,000-seat rodeo arena at Edison Way and Big Bend Big Bend A region of southwest Texas on the Mexican border in a triangle formed by a bend in the Rio Grande. The area includes deep river canyons, desert wilderness, mountains rising to 2,386. Drive. Tickets are $10 for adults for Thursday and Friday performances, $12 for Saturday and Sunday performances; for Thursday and Friday performances only, ticket prices are $5 for children under 12 and seniors. Tickets for a 7:30 p.m. March 29 concert, featuring BlackHawk and Ty Herndon Ty Herndon (born Boyd Tyrone Herndon on May 2, 1962 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American country music singer, who made his debut in 1995 with the Number One single "What Mattered Most". To date, he has charted a total of seventeen singles on the U.S. , are $10 and can be purchased at any Laughlin hotel. Tickets for a March 30 concert can be purchased only with a hotel stay. Information and tickets: (800) 452-8445. Laughlin hotels and many restaurants have scheduled a variety of entertainments, western artwork and clothing displays, barbecues and other events all weekend. Marysville: This former gold-mining town 40 miles north of Sacramento will celebrate its 116th Bok Kai Festival March 23 and 24, marking the beginning of spring and the Chinese New Year Chinese New Year (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: Chūnjié), or Spring Festival . It also celebrates California's Chinese history, dating back to the Gold Rush. The festival, centered around the Bok Kai temple The Bok Kai Temple (北溪廟) is a traditional Chinese temple located in the city of Marysville, California. It served as the center of what was a bustling Chinatown (at least for a small town, not comparable to that found in San Francisco or other large on the banks of the Yuba River The Yuba River is an important river in California and a major tributary of the Feather River, which is a tributary of the Sacramento River. The river begins as three separate forks, the north, south and middle, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. , begins with a parade at 11 a.m. March 23. Information: (916) 742-6465. Merced: The 17th annual Kiki Raina Tahiti Fete, the longest existing festival outside Tahiti to celebrate the Tahitian culture, runs March 22-24 in the Golden Valley High School gym. Included are dance and drum performances, Tahitian food, flowers and crafts. Information: (209) 383-1435. Gorman: Beginning March 30 and continuing through June 2, park rangers will lead tours of wildflower wildflower Any flowering plant that grows without intentional human aid. Wildflowers are the source of all cultivated garden varieties of flowers. A wildflower growing where it is unwanted is considered a weed. fields. Information: (805) 248-6447. Bakersfield: The town's annual fiesta will run March 15-17 at the Kern County Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. . Events will run 7 to 11 p.m. March 15, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. March 16 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 17. Highlights will be square dancing and round dancing performances. Ticket prices range from $20 to $24. Information: (805) 399-3658. San Juan Capistrano San Juan Capistrano (săn wän kăpĭsträ`nō), city (1990 pop. 26,183), Orange co., S Calif.; inc. 1961. San Juan Capistrano has some manufactures, including aircraft parts, medical apparatus, and boats, but the economy is : The first Saturday of each month. Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded on All Saints Day November 1, 1776 by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order. offers special programs for children ages 6 to 11 that explore different times in the mission's history. Programs run from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the mission, 31522 Camino Capistrano. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and children. Information: (714) 248-2049. San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden : The city's 144th annual tribute to St. Patrick begins the weekend of March 9 and concludes March 17 with a free, open-to-the-public party at the Embarcadero Center. Activities include the raising of the Irish flag at City Hall at 10 a.m. March 15, the Celtic Music and Arts Festival March 9 and 10 at Fort Mason Center, a celebratory Mass at 10 a.m. March 17 at St. Patrick's Cathedral and the annual St. Patrick's Day parade at 12:30 p.m. March 17 down Market Street. Information: (415) 661-2700. San Diego County: Tours of the flower fields at Carlsbad Ranch in the north county begin in early March, with color peaking about March 10. The ranch is northeast of the intersection of Interstate 5 and Palomar Airport Road in Carlsbad, 30 miles north of San Diego. The fields are open from 9 a.m. to dusk daily through April 30. Admission is $1 for visitors age 4 and older; parking is free. Tours are given at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on weekends for $3 per person. Art shows are planned for weekends beginning March 16. Information: (619) 431-0352. Santa Clarita: The third annual Cowboy Poetry and Music Festival will run March 29-31 at Melody Ranch with trail rides at Vasquez Rocks Park and William S. Hart Park, a cowboy gear show and chuckwagon cooking. Information: (805) 255-4910. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo Barrel racing will be among the rodeo skills demonstrated in Laughlin, Nev. Las Vegas News Bureau |
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