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NOVEMBER 2010 / PAGE 20


OLD TOWNTEMECULA WINTERFEST OPENS IN OLD TOWN TEMECULA A dazzling fantasy of more


than 30,000 twinkling lights, holi- day décor, snow, and ice transform Old Town Temecula into a winter hamlet of family fun during Win- terFest 2010 November 26 through January 2, 2011. It all starts with the opening of


WITH SANTA’S ARRIVAL THANKSGIVING WEEKEND ditional three weeks and accommodate more skaters per session. Private sessions can be reserved for groups and organi- zations and must be booked at least 24 hours in advance. For information call: 951.694.6.ICE (951.694.6423).


the Town Square Ice Rink Friday, November 26 at 10 a.m. A grand opening ceremony at 1 p.m. fea- tures guest competitive and pro- fessional ice skaters. The Menifee Jazz Ensemble will perform from 4 to 7 p.m. Festivities culminate with the arrival of the main man of the season, Santa Claus at 6 p.m. The ice rink has grown to


3,500 square-feet of icy cool fun and will be open daily, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through January 2, 2011. Operated by Studio 33, this year’s enlarged rink will be open an ad-


WinterFest 2010 is sponsored by the City of Temecula


Santa arrives in Old Town Temecula


aboard a twinkling horse-drawn carriage at Friday, November 26 at 6 p.m. and will visit with children until 9 p.m. at his new workshop on the corner of Front and Main Streets. He will be accompanied by Dickens Carolers and ushered down Front Street by deejay Geoffrey Gaier. Dynamite Dave will also be there to greet families and offer his balloon creations. Children can visit Santa every Sat- urday and Sunday through December


19, plus Monday and Tuesday, Decem- ber 20 and 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. The lo- cal Tahquitz District Boy Scouts will take souvenir pictures for a donation. Pick up a pair of Santa’s Magic Glasses while supplies last at Santa’s Workshop. The colorful lenses will enhance the holiday light experience. Santa’s Electric Light Parade comes


to town Friday, December 3 at 7 p.m. Themed a Toyland Christmas, this is the first time for the holiday parade route to go through Old Town Temecula. The Franklin Haynes Marionettes


perform two shows, Saturday, December 4, at 1:30 and 3 p.m. Other weekend entertainment includes Dynamite Dave and the Fine Arts Net- work Dickens Carolers throughout the holidays, Pennypickle’s Winter Won- derland with snow at the Pennypickle’s Workshop/Temecula Children’s Museum on December 10 and Community Music


Erle Stanley Gardner: A Man of Many Talents


Thursday, November 4th – Entry Deadline in Perry Mason/Erle Stanley Gardner Look-A-Like Contest Saturday, November 6th – Exhibit Opening


Join us on November 6th for


the opening of the Temecula Valley Museum annual Erle Stanley Gard- ner exhibit. This year’s exhibit entitled “A Man of Many Talents” will focus on Mr. Gardner’s many faceted career as a writer, attorney, amateur photographer, adventurer and explorer. The exhibit will in- clude photographs taken by Mr. Gardner; 1st edition books; Perry Mason memorabilia; and items from his extensive travels and ad- ventures. Temecula’s most famous resi-


dent, known among locals as “Un- cle Erle,” was one of America’s bestselling authors and became widely known for the Perry Ma- son television series in the 1950’s. He loved the Temecula area and lived here for 35 years at his ranch called “Rancho del Paisano.” As an avid amateur photographer, he maintained his own dark room and processing equipment at his ranch. He loved to photograph nature and scenes from his worldwide travels. The museum received over 6,000 color slides he took during his life- time, many of which have never been published, as part of a gift of the Jean Gardner estate. As an attorney, Uncle Erle’s career spanned 22 years. His early legal career began defending Chinese cli-


ents in Los Angeles (1911 to 1918). But even after writing became the focal point of his life he still maintained his interest in the legal profession and established the Court of Last Resort in 1946. Gardner devoted thousands of hours to this project along with friends in the forensic, legal and investigative communities seeking to review and if appropriate reverse miscar- riages of justice against possibly innocent criminal defendants convicted because of poor legal representation, legal system corruption or misinterpretations of medi- cal or forensic evidence. Uncle Erle was a hard worker and


that translated into a prolific writing ca- reer. He produced 131 fiction titles, 85 of which were Perry Mason novels and wrote under several pseudonyms. He wrote approximately 400 articles and


more than a dozen travel tomes and was published in thirty-seven languages around the world. At the beginning of his career he produced 66,000 words a week for the pulp market. At the height of his popularity in the 1960’s his novels were being sold at an average of 26,000 copies per day, a feat which no other author has been able to surpass. Gardner’s love for the outdoors and


new places led him to travel and write travel logs. His rediscovery of ancient caves in Baja California was one of his fa- vorite adventures, and he published books about this and other trips throughout Cali- fornia. He was an early lover of camping and took his working team of secretaries, assistants and guides on his trips so that he could continue his work while travel- ling.


In conjunction with this exhibit there


will be a Perry Mason/Erle Stanley Gard- ner Look-A-Like Contest with the win- ner being announced on November 6th. Please submit your entries by no later than November 4th via e-mail to Histo- ryMuseum.mailbox@cityoftemecula. org. For more information on the contest please call (951) 302-9578. The exhibit will be on display at the


Temecula Valley Museum from Novem- ber 6, 2010 through January 9, 2011. The Temecula Valley Museum is located at 28314 Mercedes St in Old Town Tem- ecula. For further information please call (951) 694-6450.


PERFORMANCES AT THE


COMMUNITY THEATER


IN NOVEMBER TICKET TO RIDE:


A LIVE TRIBUTE TO


THE BEATLES Performance:


Saturday, November 6 at 7:30pm


Tickets: $40 Adults, $38 Seniors, $28 Students/Military/Children


SHERRY WILLIAMS


SWINGS AGAIN Performance:


Sunday, November 7 at 2pm


Tickets: $37 Adult, $35 Senior, $31 Group Rate,


$25 Youth (12 and under) DANCE MOVES


Peter G. Kalivas, from The PGK Project, and Temecula Presents cre- ate a new way for audiences to expe- rience dance.


Day with local school bands playing holiday tunes on December 11. Celebrate New Year’s Eve Temec-


ula-style with a free family-fun bash on Main Street that includes the Grape Drop Countdown at 9 p.m. and mid- night. The Valley Winds and Silver Beatles will perform from 6 to 9 p.m. Face painting, a party jump and Dyna- mite Dave will also be on hand from 5 to 9 p.m. Aunt Kizzy’z Boyz ring in the West Coast New Year with a concert and dancing from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. WinterFest 2010 is sponsored by


the City of Temecula. For WinterFest information and a current lineup see www.temeculaevents.org or call (951) 693-3952. Holiday events are also planned at Pennypickle’s Workshop/ Temecula Children’s Museum. See www.pennypickles.org. For plays, musicals and performances at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater see www.temeculatheater.org.


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