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Celebrate a Victorian Christmas at Heritage Hill Historical Park this Weekend

This looks like a fun holiday event if you are looking for something to do this weekend:

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San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association Names 2014 Grand Marshal and Parade Dignitaries

Courtesy of the Fiesta Association:

San Juan Capistrano Fiesta Association Names 2014 Grand Marshal and Parade Dignitaries

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. – Jim Curwood, longtime owner of San Juan Capistrano-based Buy My Bikes will serve as grand marshal for the 2014 Swallows Day Parade on Saturday, March 22. Other dignitaries [...]

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Join Mayor Taylor on his Final SJC Trail Walk

From the City of San Juan Capistrano:

Join the Mayor on his final monthly Trail Walk – Nov. 16

Mayor John Taylor invites the public to walk/hike the Patriot trail in San Juan Capistrano with him on November 16th at 8:00 a.m. Please meet at the staging area at the end of Camino Las Ramblas [...]

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Update on Reata Park and Event Center

What’s the latest on Reata Park and Event Center? Here’s an update from San Juan’s City Manager:

Decomposed granite for the trails in the southerly and easterly portion of the site has been installed. Concrete pours for trash enclosures, concrete pads, and other miscellaneous items are in progress. Grading is complete at the westerly portion [...]

http://www.ranchoortega.com/blog/archives/3316

San Juan Capistrano dedicates 2C Ranch Staging Area

Press release from the City of San Juan Capistrano:

The City of San Juan Capistrano on Saturday held a ceremony to dedicate 2C Ranch, an open space trail rest stop/staging area that was part of the 2C Ranch-Trabuco Creek Habitat Restoration Project.

Formerly leased by equestrian and cattle operator Cap Crowl, 2C Ranch is part [...]

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Visit the Shepherd’s Court Halloween Haunt in Covenant Hills

It’s October and the Shepherd is back! Cue the scary music. Are you ready for the annual Shepherd’s Court Halloween Haunt? This is an amazing, fully theatrical haunted house event hosted by the Blasdel and George families of Ladera Ranch, all in support of a worthy cause. Guests say that it’s “better than Knott’s Scary [...]

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Second Saturday Art Fair in San Juan Tomorrow

Come out to San Juan Capistrano tomorrow for the monthly Second Saturday Art Fair. The Art Fair is located in historic downtown San Juan on Camino Capistrano, Yorba, Verdugo and Los Rios Streets from 10 AM until 4 PM. More information is available here.

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Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational

No doubt as a result of this article, where we described the history of plein air painting in Southern California, we have been invited to the 15th annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitation, a week long plein air painting event that includes on-site painting, exhibits and galleries. We thought we’d share it with any [...]

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Movie Night at RMV Riding Park this Saturday

Saturday, September 14th is movie night at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park at San Juan Capistrano. The feature is Madagascar 3, the admission is free. Gates open at 6:30 PM and the movie will begin at dusk. The Riding Park is located at 30753 La Pata. Bad to the Bone BBQ will be [...]

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Fiesta Association to Select Next Swallows Day Parade Grand Marshal

Apparently the Fiesta Association is meeting to select the Grand Marshal of this year’s Swallows Day Parade. The nominees include former Orange County Sheriff and open space advocate Brad Gates, restauranteurs Ricardo and Rosa Beas of Ricardo’s Place and the man who puts the “bee” in bikes, Jimmy Curwood of Buy My Bikes. Other nominees [...]