COMMUNITY
HOLIDAY PET ADOPTIONS
An all-day event: Mayor Loveridge’s “Home for the Holidays” PET ADOPTIONS at City Hall (3900 Main Street) on Tuesday, December 14th between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. All of the pets have been spayed/neutered and have all of their necessary shots, so they are ready to go “home for the holidays.” The cost of just $105 for dogs and $85 for cats includes a microchip.
For more information, please call (951) 826-5242 or visit RiversideCa.gov or Riverside County Department of Animal Services.
Pet adoptions brought to you by the City of Riverside, Petco and Department of Animal Services.
2nd Annual “Cookies with Santa”
SANTA will be making a special appearance at 3943 Chapman Place (the house with the train) this Sunday, December 12th from 4:00to 6:00 p.m. Santa’s helpers will be serving hot chocolate and cookies. At our first annual “Cookies with Santa”, quite a few families took photos that they used for their family Christmas cards! If you forget your camera, we’ll take photos for you.
The train will be spouting off real smoke, and the wheels actually turn ’round and ’round, with real train sounds too! Kids, young and old, can sit inside the train for photo opportunities.
Don’t forget to mark your calendars!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Riverside Festival of Lights
Tonight, come join us for the 18th annual Festival of Lights experience in downtown Riverside. With more than three and a half million twinkling lights, the Riverside Festival of Lights presented by the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa is the most dazzling outdoor holiday light spectacle south of the North Pole. It all begins with the flip of a switch tonight, Friday November 26th, 2010, during the “Switch-On Ceremony” presented by Duane and Kelly Roberts, owners of the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa.
At 6:15 p.m., in one swift move, Riverside’s downtown is instantly illuminated with millions of lights and spectacular fireworks! After eating Thanksgiving leftovers, a large group of us will bundle up and walk about a mile from our houses to the Mission Inn, as we’ve done for many years. We’ll be contributing not only to pollution-free transportation, but we’ll be exercising off the pumpkin and apple pies! Hope to see you at the Festival of Lights!
Happy Holidays!
Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting Celebration
Tonight, Friday November 19, 2010, the Riverside Plaza’s annual Holiday Parade will feature the Poly High Marching Band, a contingent from the Riverside Community College Marching Band, local “GLEE” actress Lauren Potter, the lighting of the 50-foot Christmas tree, and of course, the big guy himself…. “SANTA”!!
The parade starts at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy a holiday dance performance by the members of Dancers Studio, music by the Riverside Swing and Riverside Concert Band, and have your picture taken with Santa! For more information, call the Riverside Plaza at 951-683-1066 ext. 113.
Energy Efficiency Workshop
Please think about joining Wood Streets Green Team, which is a local group dedicated to providing resources for sustainable living in the Wood Streets neighborhood — or elsewhere. Wood Streets Green Team tracks workshops and other events, lists useful internet sites, and allows visitors to share tips and ideas!
For more information about Sunday’s FREE energy efficiency workshop or about the Wood Streets Green Team, please call (951) 276-1134 or visit woodstreetsgreenteam.ning.com.