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BARBRA STREISAND AUCTION
See personal items from famed superstar Barbra Streisand hit the auction block as the fabulous Funny Girl auctions off some of her personal possessions for charity. See dresses, costumes, furniture and other intimate objects and find out how it was all put together when Julien's Auctions and WRJ Design Associates undertake the monumental and rewarding task of displaying the pop diva's prized possessions in an elegant and tasteful presentation! See it here.
RAMONA DAYS
Relive the pomp and pageantry of early California Living as the Rancho Camulos Museum in Piru presents their annual Ramona Days celebration. In 1884 author Helen Hunt Jackson published her sweeping romantic tale of a young Mexican girl in love with an Indian man and the bold statements it made of tolerance and prejudice. Each year the Rancho Camulos Museum honors the famed novel with an afternoon of period music, dance and re-enactments of key passages from Jackson's epic. Don't miss this important event and see how a book published over a century ago still resonates today with its timeless tale of passion and romance amidst a backdrop of hate and misunderstanding. See it here.
RED BULL SOAPBOX RACE
See a colorful collection of characters who brave the hills and curves of the Red Bull Soapbox Race. The annual event attracts a cornucopia of inventive racers and their whimsical designs include a soapbox coffin, a giant life guard station and a hammock on wheels driven by a man in a banana suit! The wildy popular event attracts an interesting bunch and is certain to put a smile on your face as you witness these wild rides careen and zip and even crash their way through the hearts of their fans! Click here to see this show.
REMEMBERING THE MIDWAY
Tour an historic institution as we visit the world famous aircraft carrier, the USS Midway. The remarkable ship is quite literally a floating city and we visit her from stem to stern with stops at the mess hall, the officer's quarters, the engine room and culminating on top of the flight deck where aircraft were launched into battle. Relish this eye-opening tour of an important American icon which served its country well for fifty years. Watch it here
ELEPHANT ODYSSEY
Visit with the playful pack of pachyderms at San Diego's wondrous new habitat "Elephant Odyssey." The state-of-the-art facility opened in early 2009 and is home to seven of these magnificent creatures who roam, splash and play in their vast new surroundings. A model of an ancient tar pit, a new animal care facility and a section devoted to the California Condor make this spectacular attraction simply one of many reasons to rediscover this world class zoo! See them now
PIRATE DAYS
Ventura Harbor Village is the perfect backdrop for an invasion of costumed cutthroats who converge upon the seaside community for the popular Pirate Days celebration! The annual event attracts a rogue's gallery of bloodthirsty scoundrels like Captain Hook, Captain Morgan and Captain Jack Sparrow who plunder the visitors with their entertaining antics. Enjoy the cutthroat entertainment, the colorful costume contests and the clean salt air as Ventura Harbor Village's annual Pirate Days festivities unearths a treasure chest of excitement! See it now.
Pro Fight Supplements Los Angeles Fitness Expo
Join Roger as he visits some of the best bodies in town at the LA Convention Center's annual assembly of the city's beefiest and most beautiful! The Pro Fight Supplements Los Angeles Fit Expo features a vein-popping assortment of muscled bodies and chiseled physiques, and features street dancing, cage fighting and one of the city's largest Jui Jitsu competitions. And don't miss this year's event January 23rd and 24th at the Los Angeles Convention Center! Pump it Now!
CORVETTE FUNFEST
WINNER- 2004 WESTERN ACCESS VIDEO EXCELLENCE AWARD
See which episode of Out & About won the 2004 W.A.V.E. Award for Best Community Event as we experience the nostalgic days of the classic Corvette at a spectacular celebration in the Midwest! The crew of out & About embark upon an epic journey as they travel to Effingham Illinois to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Chevrolet's classic Corvette! Sponsored by parts supplier Mid America Direct, Inc., the two day event celebrates the entire Corvette mystique, from its history and development to the huge following of devoted fans for whom the Corvette represents a state of mind! A tour through a Corvette upholstery facility, a spectacular helicopter flyover and a toe-tapping concert of Beatles music courtesty of "1964: The Tribute" are some of the highlights of this grand party, making Corvette Funfest the definitive do-all, end-all Corvette Celebration! See it here!