Mar. 5-6 & Mar. 12-13 Dana Point Festival of Whales!

Welcome to the Dana Point Festival of Whales!  We’re celebrating our 40th anniversary this year and hope you’ll be able to join us for BOTH fun-packed weekends.  Our Calendar of Events provides you with a daily listing of all that’s going on, including location, time and a short description of the event.  You can also download and print a map to help you navigate, and please remember that programs and maps are available throughout the Harbor and on all of the FREE Festival shuttles that transport you to each and every Festival event.

DP festival of whales

Don't forget that it's also:

Dana Point Restaurant Week
March 4th - 13th, 2011

click here to learn more about restaurant week 

ALL your children can get in FREE to the Legoland's sealife aquarium on Wed.

You pay for yourself (and any other adults) and all your children get in FREE!! You do need one coupon for every child you have. Children under 2 get in free anyway, but for every child over that, click on coupon and print out a coupon for EACH one and they'll get in FREE!! This Wed. is the Last Wed. you can use it! Have fun and maybe I'll see you there...

Dana Point-  Brig Pilgrim
The Pilgrim is a full size replica of the hide brig immortalized by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. in his classic novel Two Years Before the Mast. The Pilgrim is open most Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Admission is free.
24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive,  Dana Point, CA 92629   ( 949) 496-2274

Become a member of Coyote Pt. Museum and get many benifits that include the museum and TONS more.

Why Join?

Your support directly benefits Coyote Point Museum by providing the financial resources for us to develop exciting new science exhibits, for the care and upkeep of the animals in our wildlife center, and for the education of over 75,000 visitors per year.

When you support the Museum, you benefit too!

Basic Membership Benefits

In addition to exciting Museum activities, discounts and special events, you are invited to enjoy these privileges:

• Free unlimited admission to Coyote Point Museum for a full year
• Free parking in the Coyote Point Recreation Area - anytime, all year round!
• 10% discount on all Museum Store merchandise
• Subscription to our quarterly newsletter, Naturally
• Members-Only coupons and specials
• Teachers also receive the following great benefit: early-bird registration for school classes

Coyote Point Museum participates in two reciprocal admission programs. We are proud to offer our members free or discounted admission to 400 participating organizations through the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Please click on Reciprocal Program to find out about all of the great places you can also visit with your Coyote Point Museum membership.

Sign up today and immediately begin to enjoy the benefits of membership!  There are individual programs, a family program (see below) and more. Be sure to see the other places you can get into for FREE by clicking above on Reciprocal program.  There are TONS of places in So. Cal. like:  

* Santa Ana Zoo at Prentice Park (Santa Ana) www.santaanazoo.org,   

* San Diego Natural History Museum (San Diego) www.sdnhm.org

* Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (San Diego) www.rhfleet.org

* Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles) www.nhm.org

* Discovery Science Center (Santa Ana)  www.discoverycube.org 

* Children's Museum at La Habra (La Habra) www.lhcm.org 

*  Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (San Pedro)  www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org

Family Membership ($65/year)

• All Basic Membership Benefits
• Personalized membership cards for two adults at the same address
• Admission includes all children or grandchildren under 18 at the same address
• 2 FREE single-use guest passes to Coyote Point Museum
• Special member rate on Coyote Point Museum educational workshops and programs (including Camp Coyote)

December stamp of the month

Want to join an exclusive club? Every month Close To My Heart offers you an exclusive My Acrylix^® D-size stamp set FREE or at a large discount. The stamp set is available to qualifying customers for that month only. It’s our way of saying thank you, and your way of getting fantastic deals on our amazing stamps!
Here’s how to get a fabulous deal on your very own Stamp of the Month! Email me at savingwithstefani@yahoo.com to order yours today or contact me with any questions. Have a great Sept.!

Old fashioned Christmas in Julian.

Christmas comes to Julian every year in an old-fashioned way that will make you picture  sleigh rides, chestnuts roasting on open fires, and Jack Frost painting the whole town white.

That may be a bit of a dream. But due to its Cuyamaca Mountains location, the holiday time in Julian gets closer to that dream than most spots in Southern California. You’ll feel a nip in the air, sniff wood fires, and maybe catch a glimpse of snow capped mountains surrounding town.

The holiday season in Julian  also offers an opportunity to shop at small boutiques and craft shows, without crowds or lines, for one-of-a-kind gifts.

You can greet Santa a couple of times during the season, indulge in a Victorian Christmas tea, sing Christmas carols with costumed holiday carolers, sip a cup of hot chocolate or spiced cider. And you can watch the annual Living Nativity tableau, cuddle under a blanket while riding down Main Street in a carriage, take in a performance of The Christmas Carol starring Julian kids, stay in a cozy bed an breakfast that’s all decked out in holiday finery, or even stroll down a quiet country lane.

You can enjoy Julian’s holiday ambiance from Thanksgiving weekend through early January. Following are some scheduled activities that will add joy to your experience.  Also check the Julian Events Calendar at www.julianevents.org for more current information.

Country Christmas Tree Lighting

Julian kicks off the holiday season on Nov. 29 with the annual lighting of the town’s huge living Christmas tree, presented by the Julian Merchants Association. This is a popular event, drawing hundreds of visitors who gather at Pioneer Park to watch the lighting and visit with Santa.  Festivities start at 4:00 pm.

Victorian Christmas Teas

Presented at Julian Tea and Cottage Arts daily Dec. 8 through Dec. 23, these parties are all lace and flowers, to the delight of little and big girls who can dress up for the meal.  Owner Edie Segar serves finger sandwiches, breads, scones and desserts, Call 866/765-0832 for reservations (which are required).

A Christmas Carol

A Julian holiday tradition, this version of Dickens’ tale of hard-hearted Scrooge who finds the meaning of life one haunted Christmas Eve, adapted and directed by Don Winslow, features local kids in key roles. Kinney Productions, Julian’s resident theater company,  presents the show on the following dates: December 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7:30 pm  and Sunday 21 at 1:00 pm.  For information and tickets call Sandi Bennett at 760-765-3120 or visit the Julian Events Calendar at www.julianevents.org.

Historic Re-enactments

Doves and Desperados present living history seasonal comedy skits Sunday afternoons in the parking lot between Cabbages and Kings and the Julian Market, weather permitting. For information call 760/765-1857.

Living Nativity

A longtime Julian holiday tradition, the Living Nativity is staged at the Cider Mill on Main Street, Saturdays Nov. 29 to Dec.22, it features locals appearing as Joseph and Mary, and the shepherds. Information phone 760-765-1857.

Handel’s Messiah

The Julian Community Choir presents this traditional holiday oratorio Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. in Town Hall.

Christmas with Santa: Open House at Santa's Village

The Julian TRADING POST VILLAGE at 3411 Hwy. 79 on Dec. 6Th to see beautiful Christmas decorations and lights displayed for the season including candy cane lane, where you can find hidden discount coupons at both "In the Pines" and "Mountain Top Antiques." Santa will be available at Santa's Village for a photo opportunity. Locals can also shop until 6pm for holiday gift ideas and guests will be offered homemade Christmas cookies with a bit of hot cider and hot chocolate. Both shops have extensive Christmas ornaments and decorations that are unusual , available for sale; Photo's with Santa for children ages 0-10 are only $5.00 per photo (includes mailable frame) and complimentary treats will be handed out as well. Call 760-765 1139 for more information.

Breakfast with Santa at the Pine Hills Lodge

9 am to 1 pm – Enjoy an Old Fashioned Christmas Brunch Every Sunday in December from 9 am to 2 pm, but, Santa will only be at the Lodge on the 14^th! $15.95 Adults, $10.95 Children 10 & under, $5 for a High Chair, Please Call for Reservations - 760-765-1100 www.pinehillslodge.com

Nov. Stamp of the month.

Want to join an exclusive club? Every month Close To My Heart offers you an exclusive My Acrylix^® D-size stamp set FREE or at a large discount. The stamp set is available to qualifying customers for that month only. It’s our way of saying thank you, and your way of getting fantastic deals on our amazing stamps!
Here’s how to get a fabulous deal on your very own Stamp of the Month! Email me at savingwithstefani@yahoo.com to order yours today or contact me with any questions. Have a great Sept.!