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Mission Viejo Celebrates Earth Day & Arbor Day
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Village Green at Oso Viejo Park
 
Come as a volunteer or just to enjoy the workshop and expo!
* 8:00 am to 12:00 pm:  Planting, Oso Creek Clean-Up (volunteer opportunity)
* 8:00 am while supplies last: Compost Giveaway
* 10:00 am: Compost Workshop
* 9:00 am to 12:00 pm: Green Expo
For more information and contact info, please visit http://cityofmissionviejo.org/

The Mission Viejo Activities Committee (MVAC) is proud to announce the return of a unique event for Mission Viejo and surrounding communities. Up in the Air – Mission Viejo Takes Flight will take place on Saturday, March 3, 2012, from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. on the Green next to the Norman P. Murray Community Center. This exciting event will showcase everything that goes Up in the Air or uses air to operate. Examples include planes, kites, bubbles, balloons, pinwheels, and more.

This fun family event will include professional kite flyers synchronizing kites to music, disc dog shows, various flying contests, nonprofit food booths, exhibitors and entertainment. Over the years, the MVAC has implemented many annual events including the Fourth of July Celebration and Santa’s Arrival. Up in the Air was offered for the first time in April of 2011 and was well received by the community. The event was an overwhelming success with more than 2,500 participants.
Get the full scoop here http://www.mvactivities.com/upintheair.htm

Farmers Market opens January 13 with fresh produce, food and entertainment
The new Mission Viejo Farmers Market opens at 9 a.m. on Friday, January 13 in the Civic Center Courtyard boasting fresh produce, homemade food products and living products produced by Gary Matsuoka. Gary was the longtime owner of Laguna Hills Nursery in Lake Forest and is well known for his rose selection, fruit trees and other unique plants.  He also makes a distinctive blend of potting soil that is sure to enrich the local residential garden.

The market will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday and will feature live entertainment the first Friday of the month.  The grand opening day will include the talents of singer/songwriter Phillip Bardowell, who was influenced early on by songwriting greats – The Beatles, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, The Eagles, Queen, Earth Wind And Fire, and Bob Marley. In his youth he formed a band with actor John Stamos and later backed the legendary surf duo Jan and Dean as their bassist and vocalist.  Mike Love of the Beach Boys hired Phillip to serve as lead guitarist and vocalist in his Endless Summer Beach Band.  His talent and energy are sure to entertain market-goes.

For more information about the Mission Viejo Farmers Market or to find a farmers market in your community, please visit the Farmers Market Quick Link on the home page of this OC Resource Guide.

The KSBR Birthday Bash began in 1989 as a small informal end-of-the-membership-drive party in the lounge of what was then the Dana Point Resort.  After the first couple of Bashes, the crowds got so big that the festivities had to move to the lawn of the resort.

In 1996, the Bash made a brief stop at Saddleback College for a (very) hot jam session on the campus softball field. In 1997, the date of the Bash moved to the Memorial Day weekend and the event began a magical 11-year run at the Mission San Juan Capistrano.

The growing popularity of the event sent the Bash looking for a new home in 2008, which fortunately was the same time that the City of Mission Viejo completed the beautiful Village Green and the expansion of the Norman P. Murray Community Center.  The Bash moved to its present home in that year, and based on its overwhelming success, the City and KSBR entered into an agreement that assures the event will have plenty of room to grow for the next five years.
There is nothing else like the KSBR Birthday Bash Jazz Festival. Make plans now to experience what happens when more than 30 distinguished musicians - including lots of surprise special guests - join forces to support south Orange County's community radio station.

For more information, go to www.ksbr.com/bash.html and for other great OC Entertainment options, take a look at the Entertainment tab on the homepage of this Orange County Resource Guide.com.