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October 21, 2008 (San Diego’s East County) - This weekend’s hot events include Borrego Days Desert Festival, California Friendly Garden Festival, Pine Valley Pet Parade, Bates Nut Farm Costume Contest, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory performances, 2008 Fall Kitchen Tour, and a Sky Show following the Aztec football game.
Borrego Springs hosts its three-day Borrego Days Desert Festival this weekend. Events include the Hole-in-the-Wall Cowboy Camp, a Trailblazin’ Roundup Reception, live music by Nitro Express, KidZone, arts and crafts fair, beer garden, Day of the Dead art show, winetasting benefit event, paleontology displays, pancake breakfast, Miss Borrego pageant, festival parade and much more.
With water rationing looming on the horizon, as Mayor Sanders and our water districts are warning, you may want to visit the free California Friendly Gardening Festival at the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College, El Cajon. Learn how to grow more with less water, buy beautiful and water-wise plants, hear lectures or ask for tips from landscaping experts, and savor tastes of local foods. This event also includes live musical entertainment and a children’s booth, where youngsters can meet Dr. Wilderness or enjoy a scavenger hunt, pumpkin walk, seed planting and fall crafts. Enter a drawing to win $600 in custom landscaping for your yard!
Get in the Halloween spirit at a Halloween Pet Parade in Pine Valley, a costume contest at Bates Nut Farm, or El Cajon’s “Trunk or Treat” event featuring classic cars packed with candies. Or take the family to see Christian Youth Theaters’ performances of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Family at East County Performing Arts Center in El Cajon.
The American Society of Interior Designers hosts the 2008 Fall Kitchen Tour on Saturday, featuring beautifully remodeled kitchens throughout San Diego County—including a “green” kitchen on Mt. Helix and another entry in La Mesa. The City of La Mesa is also hosting La Mesa Park Appreciation Day on Saturday.
Sports fans won’t want to miss this weekend’s matchup between the SDSU Aztecs and Colorado State – capped by the KGB Sky Show. For more information on these and other events, visit our calendar http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/?q=calendar.
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