It’s tonight! Yummers! The annual fund-raiser at the Victorian at 5th and Salem. 6pm to 9pm. Special guests include the California Militia from 1885, and “Doc Mark” Rutledge, a nationally known medical re-enactor. Ice cream, tours and more. Tickets are $5 adults, $3 children in advance and $1 more at the door. Available at Zucchini and Vine, Brambley Cottage, Cal Java, Grace Jr., Art. Etc. and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream.
Tasty, free watermelon. Tasty deals. What could be better? We’ll be at Slice of Chico on Saturday, chomping away. It starts at 9 a.m. Here’s link from sponsor Downtown Chico Business Association.
It’s almost Independence Day, and Chico does it up right. (Well, I wish we could also set off fireworks at home, but understandably it’s a fire hazard so they’re forbidden countywide.)
Tonight, July 3, is a fireworks show at the Outlaws game. Seats are being sold on the field for the first time ever, and the show can also be viewed from other nearby locations such as the Chico High football field.
CARD is sponsoring the traditional festivities in Bidwell Park, and I’m pasting in the info here:
Saturday, July 4 - One Mile Dam Recreation Area - Bidwell Park
Celebrate the 4th of July with CARD, Do-It Leisure, the Chico Rotary and the Chico Parks Department.
7:30-11:00 AM Pancake Breakfast (Do-It Leisure)
7:00 AM Independence Day 5 K $25 Reg. Fee (Chico Running Club)
9:00-12:00 PM Horseshoe Contest: sign-up at the pits @ 8:45 AM
9:00 AM Fife & Drum Band
9:30-10:35 AM Chico Community Concert Band
10:00-3:00 PM Booths Open (Food, Activities, Crafts)
10:45-11:30 AM “Let Freedom Ring” (Guest Speaker)
12:15-12:45 PM Pie Eating Contest (Purchase $1 tickets at the event. (Sponsored by Marie Callenders)
1:00-2:00 PM Free Family Games With Prizes (CARD)
1:00-3:00 PM Midnight Blues Society
2:00-2:15 PM Raffle Winners Announced
We had a lot of fun at the Patrick Ranch Threshing Bee last year. Tons of great kids’ activities. Adult admission is $5. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get a full post up before the event, so here’s a handy link to the Threshing Bee Web site!
You can’t beat the price at Shapiro Pool (near Chico Junior High at Oleander and Memorial Way) and Pleasant Valley Pool (which is not at PV High but rather Bidwell Junior at 2320 North Ave.) It’s just $1 for recreational swim time, or pay $75 for a summer pass for your entire family. And tomorrow, June 12, is free swim day from 1 to 3:45 p.m. Full details are on the Chico Area Recreation District Web site, but essentially: recreational swim 1-3:45 p.m. Monday-Friday and Saturday 1-5 p.m.; family swim Monday-Thursday 4-9 p.m. Lap swim times are available as well. A bit of a caveat: We found out last summer that sometimes they close early if there aren’t enough swimmers.
Alec and his dad have been all about the $1 movies for the last two summers, and this season will be no exception. Cinemark’s Summer Movie Clubhouse series starts tomorrow, June 10, and it’s not too late to buy passes to all 10 movies for $5, or pay just $1 per movie.
The shows start at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 13. Here’s the compete schedule:
June 10 & 11 - Mr. Magoirum’s Wonder Emporium
June 17 & 18 - Star Wars: Clone Wars
June 24 & 25 - Daddy Day Care
July 1 & 2 - Pippi Longstocking
July 8 & 9 - Igor
July 15 & 16 - Horton Hears a Who
July 22 & 23 - Kung Fu Panda
Aug. 5 & 6 - Madagascar 2
Aug 12 & 13 - Kit Kittredge
Show up a little early, because in our experience, if a show sells out they’ll either open a second theater room or send the latecomers away. And nobody wants to see a little kid in tears.
Word on the street is that Clifford the Big Red Dog will be at the Chico Barnes & Noble at 2 p.m. today, May 16. Woof.
Whew! There’s so much fun stuff going on in Chico this weekend I can’t keep up! Please check out the ChicoKids.net calendar over to the right to see some of the great things going on.
Today we’re heading to Katherine’s Cottage for the WebKinz Extravaganza. Tomorrow, May 2, is Free Comic Book Day as well as the Pioneer Days Parade (11 a.m.!) , the Chico Artisans Faire and the Endangered Species Faire. We’ll see you there, rain or shine!
