The Riverside Museum Associates Multicultural Council is celebrating their 10th annual Family Village Festival on Saturday, October 11, 2008 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This “Gathering of Cultures” features villages from Japan, Scandinavia, Mexico, Guyana, Puerto Rico, Samoa and more. The location this year will be in downtown Riverside at White Park (3936 Chestnut Street) —…
The seniors at Riverside’s Mount Rubidoux Manor, 3993 10th Street, are fighting back against global warming for the generations to come. At 11 a.m. Monday, September 29th, 200 seniors from the retirement home will plant five trees — courtesy of Riverside Public Utilities — as a “gift of green for all the grandchildren of the…
A FREE exhibit featuring photos, artifacts and information about Riverside’s Camp Anza will be on display at the City’s Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, beginning Saturday September 27th and running four months until Saturday January 31, 2009. Today, what is known as the Arlanza District in Riverside, once served as a World War II U.S….
You’ve probably heard of speed dating. It has so permeated the Western Culture that even those who aren’t looking for love know what it is. It’s a no-pressure way to meet lots of potential dates. With six-minute “pre-dates” you personally meet up to twelve single professionals and see if your chemistry is right. If it is, you…
The City of Riverside is participating in several events for its annual Deaf Awareness Week, from September 21-27. “The Model Deaf Community Committee is a one-of-a-kind advocacy group dedicated to promoting access and inclusion,” commented Mayor Ron Loveridge. “The Annual Deaf Awareness Week is a great opportunity for an exchange between the hearing and deaf…
The City of Riverside Public Library sponsors a free class in Internet Marketing from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday September 17th, at the Main Library’s second floor auditorium, at 3851 Mission Inn Avenue. The class will cover using the internet as an effective marketing tool; understanding how to design a web site to reach customers;…
This two-day classic in Carlsbad, California is an arts adventure for people of all ages, featuring an array of art-making, art-viewing, and art-buying opportunities, along with music, entertainment and food! You’ll witness amazing chalk art, sand sculptures, a musical robotic giraffe, face painting, jugglers, a ferris wheel, balloon man, and other engaging street entertainers at…
Today, Thursday September 11, 2008, marks the SEVEN-year anniversary of the tragic events of 9/11, which were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States of America. On that fateful morning seven years ago, hijackers intentionally crashed two passenger jet airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New…
Pet Behavior Help Line — a FREE service!! The Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center has a free service for pet owners with pet behavior problems. The Pet Behavior Help Line provides information to assist pet owners in overcoming problems such as house soiling, barking, escaping, territorial marking, crate training, scratching and chewing, litter box usage,…
From September 15th through the 19th, eight gourmet restaurants will offer a three-course lunch for $25 and a three-course dinner for $35, excluding wine, giving you an opportunity to try some very fine dining in the city of Riverside. Locations: Ciao Bella Ristorante Café Sevilla Mario’s Place The Mission Inn Restaurant Via Veneto Trilussa Restaurant…
MAIN STREET EVENTS: Friday Sept 12th 7-9:00 p.m. — Night Tides (Surf Music) Saturday Sept 13th 7-9:00 p.m. — UC Riverside Salsa Club (Free Salsa Dance Lessons) Friday Sept 19th 7-9:00 p.m. — Day Trip’n (1960’s British Rock) Saturday Sept 20th 7-9:00 p.m. — Jazz Caribe featuring Jamaica Bob (Calypso, Reggae & Jazz) Friday Sept 26th 6-9:00…
Cafe Sevilla features true authentic cuisine from the South of Spain’s Catalan region. Come enjoy a three course meal and a live dinner show featuring authentic Flamenco dancing. Sevilla has three different enviroments, a Tapas bar, casual elegant resturaunt and a night club providing something for everyone. “The Art of Flamenco Dancing” menu inlcudes: Ensalada…
