ASAP GETAWAYS : GALLERIES, ARTISTS' STUDIOS TO OPEN IN SANTA BARBARA.

Byline: Daily News

Santa Barbara visitors can peek into the studios of 60 artists as well as touring 13 local art galleries May 31-June 2 during Art About Town 2. Opening reception at 5 p.m. Friday at a dozen downtown galleries will kick off the weekend.

Many galleries and studios will demonstrate painting, sculpting and stone carving, wood block printing and glass blowing from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Some studios will offer refreshments and others will have music and poetry readings.

Participants will begin at the Contemporary Arts Forum, 653 Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center; $5 buys a map of the artwalk for self-guided tours and an envelope of discount coupons for shops and restaurants. Tickets can be purchased from noon Friday through the weekend. Information: [phone].

Catalina Island: Holly Hill House in Avalon, built in 1890 by pioneer Peter Gano, will be open for public tours June 15, July 27, Aug. 24, Sept. 28 and Oct. 12. Tours, which last about 45 minutes, depart at 10-minute intervals from 1 to 3 p.m. Admission is $6. Information: [phone].

Isleton: The annual Crawdad Festival, featuring food, Cajun music, dancing and a crawdad parade with the Budweiser Clydesdale horses will be June 14-16, beginning at 10 a.m. and running all day. Admission is free. Information: [phone].

Sonoma: More than 30 classic cars will be on parade about 5:15 p.m. June 8, cruising around the Sonoma Plaza before heading to the Sebastiani Vineyards for a car show and outdoor wine-and-music festival. Admission is $35 at the door, $25 in advance. Tickets: [phone].

Lake Tahoe: The fourth annual Valhalla Renaissance Festival, an old English-style country faire with knights in combat, archery, juggler, magicians, dancers and harpists, runs June 8 and 9 at Camp Richardson Resort, 2-1/2 miles north of South Lake Tahoe on Highway 89. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $4 for children age 6-12. Information: [phone].

Alpine Meadows Ski Resort will open its mountain to snowboarding beginning June 1. Information: [phone].

San Juan Batista: The sixth annual Peddler's Fair and Gourmet Food and Wine Tasting runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 2 downtown with more than 200 vendors selling antiques, collectibles, food, arts and crafts. Information: [phone].

Nevada: The Kit Carson Rendezvous makes its annual trek to Carson City June 7-9. The weekend will include a wagon train, western music, dancing, barbecues, crafts, a mountain man encampment, staged gunfights, boxing, arm wrestling and other activities. A two-day wagon train departing Reno on June 5 kicks off the event. Members of the public are invited to ride; there's a fee of $10 per person. To reserve a spot, call wagon master Chuck Wright at [phone]. Rendezvous information: [phone].

Arizona: The 16th annual Territorial Days runs June 8 and 9 in Prescott, featuring artists, food, music and dancing in the Courthouse Plaza. Information: [phone].

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Photo: Visitors to Art About Town 2 can see artists like Ro n Hillas at work in their studios.