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| Date | Event/Host | Address | City | (760)Phone |
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| Tuesdays | Storytime for On-the-Lap, 1 p.m. | Lucerne Branch Library, 33103 Old Woman Springs Rd. | Lucerne Valley | 248-7521 |
| Tuesdays & Thursdays | Linda Williams' Yoga Classes, 5:15-6pm, $15/mo | Dana Park Bldg, 850 Barstow Rd, | Barstow | 256-5661 |
| Wednesdays | Pet Vaccination Clinic 9-noon | 21779 Zuni Road | Apple Valley | 247-2102 |
| Wednesdays | Storytime for On-the-Lap, 10:30am | Victorville Branch Library, 15011 Circle Drive | Victorville | 245-4222 |
| Thursdays | Farmer's Market | Victor Valley Community College, 7:30am | Victorville | |
| Thursdays | Ornamental Horticulture Club Plant Sale | Victor Valley Community College | Victorville | 245-4271 ext 2238 |
| 8am-noon; Fish Hatchery Road (the lower road) to the Agriculture Department sign (on the east side), turn in there. | ||||
| Thursdays | Paint In for Professional Artists, 10am-4pm | High Desert Center for the Arts, 15614 8th St | Victorville | 243-7493 |
| Saturdays | Mixed Media Art Classes | High Desert Center for the Arts, 15614 8th St | Victorville | 243-7493 |
| Saturday 9-11am, 11-1pm; Oil Class 1-3pm; Open to all ages from kindergarten to senior seniors; $10/class | ||||
| Saturdays | Saturday Night Cruisers | Foster's Freeze, 1580 W. Main St., 7-9pm | Barstow | |
| All Sat & Sun | Victor Valley Auto Fair | Victor Valley Community College, 7am-6pm | Victorville | |
| Oct 1-31 | Featured Artists | Victor Valley Museum and Art Gallery, 11873 Apple Valley Road | Apple Valley | 240-2111 |
| Oct 5 | Spice of Life Cultural Celebration, 9am-9pm | Seventh Street, Old Town Victorville | Victorville | 955-1681 |
| Music, dance, food, crafts. Hispanic, Indian, Korean, American Indian, English, German, Filipino, and Middle Eastern groups. Call Yvonne Hester to sponsor or volunteer. | ||||
| Oct 11, 12, & 13 | Calico Days | I-15, 10 miles North of Barstow at Calico | Calico | 800-862-2542 |
| 1880's silver mining town celebration: Character Hall of Fame, Steak Fry & Costume Party (Fri), Wild West Parade (Sat), Native American Dance (Daily), Gunfight Stunt Championships (Sat & Sun), Burro Run (Sun), Miners Triathlon (Sun), Cowboy & Bluegrass Music; 1880's games and contests. 8:00am to dusk. Adults $8, kids $5, under 5 free. | ||||
| Oct 12 | Community Picnic | Pinon Hills Community Building, Mountain Road | Pinon Hills | 868-2735 |
| On Mountain Road, behind the Fire Station. 11am to 3pm; music, food (hot dogs, hamburgers, chips $1.50), games, door prizes. Benefits the Pinon Hills Community Center | ||||
| Oct 12 | Community Yard Sale, 8am-1pm | PRCC Welcome Center, Jess Ranch, 11500 Apple Valley Rd | Apple Valley | 247-0724 |
| Oct 12 | See Concerts | |||
| Oct 12 | Creative Memories, preserving photos, 2pm | Apple Valley Branch Library, 14901 Dale Evans Parkway | Apple Valley | 247-2022 |
| Oct 12 | Sierra Club Hike, 9am | Meet Von's Parking Lot, Main & I | Hesperia | 951-4520 |
| Oct 12 | Summit Inn's 50th Anniversary | Summit Inn, Oak Hill Exit | Oak Hills | 949-8688 |
| Entertainment, classic car show, barbecue | ||||
| Oct 13 | Desert Writer's Day, 1-3pm | Route 66 Mother Road Museum, Historic Harvey House, 681 N. First Ave. | Barstow | 255-1890 |
| Oct 16 | Growing Crystals | Apple Valley Branch Library, 14901 Dale Evans Parkway | Apple Valley | 247-2022 |
| Oct 18 | Skate Park Band Series | Apple Valley Community Center, 13467 Navajo Road | Apple Valley | 240-7511 |
| 4-8pm; refreshments, games, slam poetry, and dancing, in the Mini Gym, ages 17 and under, $3 per person. | ||||
| Oct 19 | Chuckwagon Dinner & Show | Deadman's Point, Hwy 18 & Bear Valley Rd | Apple Valley | 240-2401 |
| 6:00 pm. Reservations required. $35 adults, $15 Children. Chuckwagon supper and cowboy music of Roy Rogers Jr. & The High Riders. Music. | ||||
| Oct 19 | Fishing Clinic, 9-11:30am | Jess Ranch Lakes, 11000 Apple Valley Rd | Apple Valley | 760-240-1107 |
| Fishing Clinic for beginners, ages 5 and up. Under 12 must have parents with them. Bring your own pole; Music; Admission $3, free for under 12, plus $3 per fish. Reservations suggested. | ||||
| Oct 19 | Kids Class and Craft Demo |
"Spooky Foam Jewelry", 10am-noon, $2 "Woodburning Pen Demo", 1:30-2:30pm, Free Michaels Arts & Crafts, 12353 Mariposa Rd |
Victorville | 955-2455 |
| Oct 19-20 | 9th Gathering of Nations Powwow | Leroy Jackson Park | Ridgecrest | 760-446-4749 |
| Presented by the Four Winds Inter-Tribal Council of Indian Wells Valley, Public welcome, free admission, free parking. Arts and crafts, food. Drum contest, $100 first place. Opportunity Drawing for 27" tv, dance shawl, star quilt. Host Southern Drum: Crooked Hat Singers; Head Man: Henry Allen; Head Woman: Arlene Allen; MC: Lorenzo Baca; Arena Director: Dave Plunkett; spiritual advisor: Robert John. Hours: Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-3pm. | ||||
| Oct 19 | Cowboy Action Shooting Matches | Robbers Roost Vigilantes | Ridgecrest | Nancy Nelson 760-375-9519 |
| New Shooters Class will start at 8:15am, $10. Signups 8:30am, Shoot 9am. Map | ||||
| Oct 19-20 | Maturango Junction Chili Cook-Off, Car Show & Powwow | Leroy Jackson Park, French Street off China Lake Blvd | Ridgecrest | 375-8551 |
| Oct 20-23 | Image Quest Photography Workshop | Route 66 and the Mojave Desert | Barstow | 323 377-7565 |
| Bodie, Mono Lake & The Sierra Nevada East Side photo tour, including Lundy Canyon and the Monitor Pass area. Drive your own car. Stop at now-famous Mobile gas station in Lee Vining for dinner. Co-leader: photographer and author Mark Forbes. We'll stay in nearby Bridgeport at the historic Bridgeport Inn. Cost: $320. Co-sponsor: San Diego Natural History Museum. | ||||
| Oct 26 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | City of Victorville Recreation Services Division Transport to Riley's Farm Dinner Theater |
Victorville to Oak Glen | 245-5551 |
| . Depart 3:00pm, arrive Riley's Ranch 6:00pm-9:45pm, return 11pm. $39/adults, $34/children 6-12 years, $14/children under 6 years (Includes transportation, dinner, and show/activities) First stop is Oak Tree Village for a quick shopping stint through small shops that portray the area's rich apple harvest heritage. Then off to Riley's Ranch where the legend lives on at the Van Tassel Farm! The schoolmaster, Icabod Crane will be on hand, along with Katrina Van Tassel, herself! Don't be late and don't get caught outside alone. Brom Bones, the local hero will be cooking up the steaks, potatoes, and biscuits. Cousin Ryan has got the cowboy beans a cookin on the chuck wagon, and Jesse Van Tassel will take you around the ranch on a hayride and show how to fresh press apple cider. After dinner, we have some special harvest games planned. Pumpkin carving, seed spitting, apple bobbing, pie eating and corn shucking contests are just part of the harvest activities we have planned. And to top it off, Cousin Jesse Van Tassel promises to provide a night of old tyme dancing to the old time tunes of the Van Tassel Trio! |
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