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ASAP GETAWAYS : MARIACHIS PERFORM ABOARD QUEEN MARY.


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It's fiesta time aboard the Queen Mary Queen Mary, Queen Marie, or Queen Maria may refer to: Queens
Britain

England

  • Mary I of England (1516–1558), queen regnant of England, was the daughter of Henry VIII of England (by his first wife Catherine of Aragon), and the
 in Long Beach on Sundays through mid-June. Mariachi Los Palmeos will perform from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays, beginning today, through June 16 in the Brittania Salon. Music is free with general admission to the ship: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 55 and older and military personnel with identification, $6 for ages 4-11. The price includes a self-guided shipwalk tour. Information: (310) 435-3511.

Yucca Valley: This desert town will celebrate its annual Grubstakes Days May 23-26 with a rodeo, street dance, carnival, art shows, food and entertainment. An equestrian parade will step off at 10 a.m. May 25 downtown. Events will be staged behind American Savings Bank savings bank, financial institution that, until recently, performed only the following functions: receiving savings deposits of individuals, investing them, and providing a modest return to its depositors in the form of interest.  on Highway 62/Twentynine Palms Highway. Rodeo admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children; dance admission is $3. Until May 22, books of 33 carnival ride tickets sell for half price, at $10 for a book of 33 tickets. Information and tickets: (619) 365-6323.

Fort Bragg Fort Bragg, U.S. army base, 11,136 acres (4,507 hectares), E N.C., N of Fayetteville; est. 1918. Originally an artillery post, it is now the principal U.S. army airborne-training center and the site of the Special Warfare School. : A Memorial Day weekend quilt show runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 25-26 in Fort Bragg Town Hall, 363 N. Main St. Information: (707) 961-0944.

Angels Camp: The annual Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee runs Thursday through May 19, featuring jumping frog contest qualifiers leading up to the frog finals at 4 p.m. May 19. Also included are a children's parade, livestock, art exhibits, cow milking, a rodeo and fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics.
fireworks

Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to
. Information: (209) 736-2561.

Glen Ellen Glen Ellen is the name of several places in the United States of America:
  • Glen Ellen, California
  • Glen Ellen, Maryland
There are also places named Glen Allen and Glen Ellyn, Illinois.
: The renaissance of craft breads and brews will be celebrated at the Grainaissance Faire in this Sonoma Valley Sonoma Valley is the birthplace of the California wine industry and often called The Valley of the Moon. Sonoma Valley is home to some of the earliest vineyards and wineries in the state, some of which survived the phylloxera epidemic of the 1870s and the impact of  town May 17-19. Entertainment, vendors, pub games Pub games are games which are or were played in pubs, bars, inns, and taverns, particularly traditional games played in English pubs. Most are indoor games, though some are played outdoors (e.g. in the pub garden). , symposium sessions, tastings, dinners and a brewer's banquet are on the program. Information: (707) 939-9666.

Orland: The Glenn County Fair runs Wednesday through May 19, featuring train rides, food, a carnival, livestock and destruction derby This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims.

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Healdsburg: The Russian River Wine Festival will run noon to 5 p.m. May 18 at downtown Healdsburg Plaza, featuring wines from more than 40 Russian River wineries, food specialties, arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts.  booths and live blues, jazz rock and Latin music. Wine tasting tickets are $15 and include a souvenir glass and five tasting tickets. Information: (800) 648-9922.

Sonoma: Early California Days at the Sonona Mission May 18 and 19 features a carnival, silent auction, food, music and chili cookoff. Information: (707) 996-7551.

San Francisco: Carnaval '96, the Mission District's version of Mardi Gras, runs May 25 and 26, including a parade that begins at 10 a.m. May 26, running from 24th and Bryant streets to Harrison Street. Information: (415) 824-8999.

Catalina: Swing Camp Catalina runs June 6-9, featuring swing dance classes at various locations throughout Avalon and a dinner-dance in the Casino Ballroom. The dance begins at 7:30 p.m. June 8 and ends at 11:15 p.m., with a special boat returning to Long Beach harbor at midnight (boat reservations: (310) 510-4646). Tickets to the dinner-dance are $35 in advance, or $25 at the door for the dance only. Swing class information: (818) 799-5689.

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