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San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, Feb 11, 2012

Nowhere in the world will you see a lunar new year parade with more gorgeous floats, elaborate costumes, ferocious lions, exploding firecrackers , and of course the newly crowned Miss Chinatown U.S.A. and her court. A crowd favorite is the spectacular 250' Golden Dragon ("Gum Lung") It takes a team of over 100 men and women from the martial arts group, White Crane to carry this dragon throughout the streets of San Francisco

Over 100 units will participate in the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade. A San Francisco tradition since just after the Gold Rush, the parade continues to delight and entertain the many hundreds of thousands of people that come to watch it on the street or tune in to watch it on television on KTVU Fox 2 or KTSF Channel 26, 6:00-8:00 p.m., on Saturday,February 11, 2012.



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RUSSIAN FESTIVAL, Feb 10, 11 & 12, 2012

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February's First Friday is Valentine Sweets Tour in Los Altos

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Santa Cruz Mystery Spot, Santa Cruz Ca

465 Mystery Spot Rd., off Branciforte Dr., Santa Cruz, CA

831.423.8897

The Mystery Spot might be the manifest source of Santa Cruz's weirdness. Practically unchanged since its opening in 1939, the promotional literature still says things like, "It's Unusual, It's Amazing, It's Wholesome, Interesting Entertainment." This campy spot is open every single day of the year and draws visitors from all over the world. A couple years ago, a professor from Berkeley took it upon himself to debunk the Santa Cruz Mystery Spot, claiming it all to be nothing more than clever optical illusion. Whatever. According to Randall, a tour guide at the Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz and the kind of guy who likes wagon wheels lying around in the front yard, the place "is testimony to the power of disbelief.

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Año Nuevo State Park, in San Mateo County

Año Nuevo State Park, in San Mateo County, preserves and protects the scenic, biological, ecological, and cultural values of the central California coastline, including Año Nuevo Island and properties on the western slope of the coast range inland from Año Nuevo Point. The park protects and interprets the pinniped rookeries, a prime resource, and significant wildlife habitats on Año Nuevo Island and the mainland. It also contains sensitive native dunes and coastal terrace prairie habitats, and a diversity of inland plant communities, including old growth forest, freshwater marsh, red alder riparian forest and knobcone pine forest. Its four perennial streams support steelhead trout and coho salmon, and its wetlands are habitat to the rare San Francisco garter snake and red-legged frog. Cultural resources include the remnants of Native California Indian Ohlone occupation of the area and a number of structures from the nineteenth century Cascade Ranch and historic Steele Ranch. In conjunction with adjacent and nearby public lands, the unit protects important regional ecological corridors and linkages. On Saturday, January 28, 2012, the San Mateo Coast Natural History Association (SMCNHA), and California State Parks will host Seal Adventure Saturday, a special fundraising event to support educational and interpretive programs at Año Nuevo State Park and other state parks along the San Mateo coast. For one day only, visitors will have extraordinary access to linger for an entire morning or afternoon to view the elephant seals at the peak of the breeding season. This is a rare opportunity, one that can be enjoyed by everyone—from families to avid wildlife photographers.

California State Parks will preserve, protect, restore, interpret and manage the unit's archaeological, cultural, natural, aesthetic and scenic resources, making them available to the public for their educational, inspirational and recreational benefits

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Chinese New Year Commercial

Very moving Chinese New Year greeting by Malaysian rice producing company Bernas. The Chinese New Year is a time for reunion and the reunion dinner is held on the eve, during which family members get together to celebrate.

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Santa Cruz Fungus Fair, January 13–15, 2012

Come to Santa Cruz and visit the kingdom of Fungi! Learn about the hundreds of beautiful and fascinating species of local fungi on display in a re-created woodland habitat. A unique Santa Cruz tradition, the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair features a special room full of hands-on activities for the kids, including a fungus exploration area, clay mushroom building, face paints, and more!
The 38th Annual Santa Cruz Fungus Fair will be held at the Louden Nelson Community Center. Sponsored by the Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz, the fair draws more than 2,000 visitors each year
Hours: Friday 3:00 to 7:00 pm; Saturday/Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
General Information: (831) 684-2275


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Happy New Year

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The Fujitsu Planetarium at De Anza College, San Jose Ca

Laser Light Shows For The Entire Family To Enjoy
Holiday Magic Laser Light Show
It's the holiday season! This highly popular program features a mix of everyone's favorite holiday music, and gives new meaning to the term "holiday lights":

The Fujitsu Planetarium at
De Anza College is the largest school Planetarium west of the Rocky Mountains and since our recent renovation, the Fujitsu Planetarium is one of the most modern Planetariums in the world.

• Joy to the World - Manheim Steamroller
• Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
• Little Saint Nick - Beach Boys
• Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
• One Little Shamos - Paul Zim
• The March - Nutcracker
• Linus and Lucy - Vince Guaraldi
• White Christmas - Bing Crosby
• Snow Miser - Nick at Night
• Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) – Trans Siberian Orchestra
• Rockin‘ Round the Christmas Tree - Ronnie Lane/Darlene Love
• We Three Kings - Cast In Bronze
• Seven Principles - Sweet Honey In The Rock
• Let It Snow - Dean Martin
• Sleigh Ride - Spice Girls
• Russian Dance - Nutcracker
• Carol of the Bells - Mormom Tabernacle Choir

The Planetarium’s Saturday Evening Public Show Season.

Parking permits are required everyday. Permits can be purchased in every student lot, price is $2 - parking machines accept dollar bills, coins and credit cards. Cars not displaying a permit will be ticketed.

	5pm	6pm	7:30pm	9pm	10pm
12/3	Secret of the Cardboard Rocket	Cosmic Journey	Black Hole the other side of infinity	Holiday Magic Laser	Led Zeppelin
12/10	Zula Patrol	Earth, Moon and Sun	Saturn: Jewel of the Heavens	Holiday Magic Laser	Pink Floyd The Wall
12/17	The Little Star that Could	The Planets	Holiday Magic Laser	Holiday Magic Laser	Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon
	The Planetarium will be closed Dec 18 to January 8 for the Holiday Season – no shows scheduled Happy Holidays

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