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Music Under the Stars Tickets Available Now to the General Public

Individual tickets to the Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Music Under the Stars summer concert series are now available to the general public. Details are available below, but the link is in the image is not active. You can register and buy tickets here.

These concerts are the social event of the summer in San [...]

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Reata Park and Event Center Nears Completion

Anyone who has driven Ortega Highway on the eastern side of San Juan Capistrano will have seen the progress at the City’s newest park: Reata Park and Event Center. According to the San Juan City Manager’s weekly update:

The park is currently in the final stages of construction. Miscellaneous items for the week include the [...]

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Pre-Sale Tickets Now Available for Music Under the Stars at the Mission

Members of the Mission’s Preservation Society have an opportunity to pre-purchase tickets to this summer’s premier concert series: Music under the Stars in the courtyard of the beautiful Mission San Juan Capistrano. If this year is like past years, the event will sell out quickly! According to the Mission’s event web site:

Music Under the [...]

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San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association’s Kids Pet Parade Returns to Historic Los Rios District

Mark your calendars for more fun from the Fiesta Association. Below is the press release:

San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association’s Kids Pet Parade Returns to Historic Los Rios District

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – The San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association presents its annual Kids Pet Parade on Sunday, February 23 at [...]

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Irvine Housing Development Lets Kids Design Their Own Park

With so much new home construction going on in our neck of the woods, we thought this was something that Rancho Mission Viejo might want to emulate: allowing the neighborhood kids to design their local pocket parks! In this case, the New Home Company allowed the children of families who had bought one of the [...]

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Tickets to Tenth Annual Battle of the Mariachis at the Mission On Sale Today

Don Juan Ortega’s favorite event in all of South Orange County is the annual Battle of the Mariachis at the Mission San Juan Capistrano. This year, the tenth edition of the Battle of the Mariachis Festival will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2014 from 11 AM until 4 PM in the Mission’s central courtyard. [...]

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Shrek the Musical Coming to Tesoro High School in Support of LREF

Are you looking for a way to support local Ladera Ranch schools? Are you interested in supporting local performing arts programs? Do you like big green trolls who sing show tunes? Well, if you answered “yes” to any of those questions, you might consider buying tickets to see “Shrek the Musical” at Tesoro High School. [...]

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Cleveland National Forest Considering Elimination and Reduction of Fees

We are blessed to have a vast protected wilderness in our backyard and even more blessed to have the opportunity to explore it. From our local open spaces, to Caspers Wilderness Park, to Cleveland National Forest, the opportunities to experience natural California are endless. And thanks to the U.S. Forest Service, it may soon also [...]

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Fiesta Association Membership Mixer and 2014 Calendar of Events

Below is a press release that we received from the Fiesta Association, announcing its annual membership drive and member mixer scheduled for January 17th at San Juan Hills Golf Club. At the bottom of the announcement is the schedule for the Fiesta Association’s 2014 calendar of events. The Fiesta Association is the organization responsible for [...]

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There’s Saturday Snow in the Forecast for San Juan

Come out to Historic Town Center Park in downtown San Juan Capistrano this Saturday, December 14th between 10:15 AM and 4 PM for San Juan’s “Winter Wonderland” featuring snow play! More information is available on the flyer below: