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5 Great Christmas Events in San Diego County for 2009

5 Great San Diego County Christmas Events

There’s no where quite like San Diego at this time of year – how many places can you think of in the U.S.A where you can still be running around in your shorts and sipping mimosas on the patio at this time of year? Of course we do miss out on all the fun things like shovelling our way through 5 feet of snow and hours of power cuts from ice on the utility lines. But for the most part we do still have all of the traditional christmas activities plus the good weather to go with it……so I think all of us who live here in this part of the country are really very lucky. Have a Happy Christmas everyone!

Here are 5 great Christmas events to try out……………….

• San Diego Botanic Gardens: Don’t miss the garden lights at the San Diego Botanic Gardens. The Garden is transformed into a dazzling winter wonderland with over 100,000 sparkling lights illuminating the Garden for a magical holiday experience. Many of these lights are LED, which are much brighter than regular lights. Enjoy the ponsettia garden festively decorated with many different varieties. There are also horse drawn rides, holiday crafts, visits with Santa and live music and refreshments.

Dates and Location: 230 Quail Gardens, Encinitas,CA  December 10 -23, 26-30, 2009 http://www.sdbgarden.org/

•  Escondido Center for the Art: Two great performances to take the younger ones of the family to:

The Christmas Gift: A magical box travels through time to complete a genarational cycle that makes the Christmas wish of Uncle Max come true. A heart warming story told through drams and dance about love, life and Christmas.

Santa’s Christmas Tree: Two bad elves are banished from the North Pole. They ransomed Santa’s Christmas Tree. Will he get it back? Will the children recieve their toys on Christmas day?

Dates and Location: December 12th, 2009 at 3.30 p.m. Center Theater  http://www.artcenter.org/performances/

• Watch the annual migration of the California gray whales to the warm breeding grounds off the coast of Baja California. Glimpse these peaceful giants of the sea from Cabrillo National Monument or go on a special whale watching cruise. 619-557-5450

• Tri Wellness Center presents an Evening of Healing Sounds with Deep Deoja, Peter Andrews and Maynard Evans. Surround yourself with the transforming sounds of Singing Bowls, Didjeridoo, Flutes, Bells, Gongs and Voice. The body heals itself in a state of deep relaxation. Using sound and music to evoke the “relaxation response” is one of the simplest and mose effective ways to heal body, mind and spirit.

Dates and Location: December 18th at 6.30 p.m. 6250 El Camino Real in Carlsbad. http://www.tricitywellness.com/

• Mission San Luis Rey offers Christmas at the Mission at one of the most breathtaking settings in North San Diego County – Mission San Luis Rey, a National Historic Landmark Founded in 1798, the mission is known as the “King of the Missions” the largest of the 21 California Missions.

Dates and Location: December 19th, 2009  Oceanside, California   http://www.sanluisrey.org/

Pam Parton 760-580-1615                                         Joanna Woolley  760-580-1630