Treats For Dad & Family
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| Treats For Dad & Family? | June 18-24, 2009 |
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Celebrate Dad With a Circus at the Children’s Museum at La Habra You can’t run away to join the circus, but for one day this weekend you can star in one!
Treat Dad, Gramps or your favorite father-figure to “Join the Circus With Your Dad!,” a Father’s Day event organized by the ever-creative Children’s Museum at La Habra. Featuring the Scarlet Sisters Circus Theater Company, Orange County’s first all-female circus group, the three-hour event allows participants to interact with this uniquely fun show. You’ll also be served a light lunch, get free admission to the museum, as well as go home with a keepsake to remember your special day. “Join the Circus With Your Dad” Pre-Father’s Day event at Children’s Museum at La Habra |
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The summer solstice is the longest day of the year
We’ve all had days that dragged and nights that felt like a blink.
Oh, just wait until this weekend.
The summer solstice, literally the longest day and shortest night of the year,?begins?at the tail end?of Saturday for us on the West Coast. The Earth’s North?Pole will be tilted 23 1/2 degrees towards that?sun – meaning the northern hemisphere will receive most of the Sun’s light.
Here are some neat facts about the summer solstice:
? The summer solstice marks the official start of summer. This year, astronomers put the start of the solstice at 11:45 p.m. PST (Sunday, 1:45 a.m. EDT).
? The word “solstice” finds its root in two Latin words: “sol” for sun, and “sistere,” to stand still.
? Many ancient cultures celebrated the solstices, including the summer solstice.?Structures such as Stonehenge and Machu Picchu are believed to be monuments dedicated to watching the sun and other celestial bodies.
? On Saturday, there?will?be?24 hours of daylight north of the Arctic Circle?and 24 hours of darkness south of the Antarctic Circle.
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Featured sponsors: Orange Empire Railway Museum, Ocean Institute,??and Fillmore & Western Railway Co.
Whether you’re treating Dad to breakfast in bed or a new tie, what really completes Father’s Day is spending time together as a family.
Not sure what to do? Try something memorable this weekend! Below are our Top 3 picks:
Father’s Day BBQ: Orange Empire Railway will roll out its largest group of Pacific Electic line’s??Big Red Cars.?As an added treat fathers and their families?can dine on?a delicious BBQ lunch. $15-18 per person. Sunday, noon – 2 p.m. Orange Empire Railway Museum, Perris. (951) 657-2605. www.oerm.org
Go Fish!:The Ocean Institute in Dana Point?has four Father’s Day programs to choose from. You need only bring yourself to the Catch and Release Fishing Trip ($21-38 per person), where the fishing gear and bait are already supplied. The Morning Breeze Music Cruise ($22-35)?lets you?sail aboard the R/V Sea Explorer with a live 88.5?KSBR broadcast. Channel your inner pirate on the Father’s Day Treasure Hunt?($35-45), or take an afternoon sail aboard the Spirit of?Dana Point (421-38). Ocean Institute, Dana Point. (949) 496-2274. www.ocean-institute.org
Father’s Day Train Rides: Catch a vintage train ride with Dad and enjoy a scenic ride through Heritage Valley complete with a BBQ lunch. Departures at 11 a.m. and 3? p.m. $23-47. Fillmore & Western Railway Co., 351 Santa Clara St., Fillmore. (800) 773-TRAIN. www.fwry.com
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