Rita Tayenaka

If you have any interest in attending a great free program in Mission Viejo- you need to sign up now! The city is sponsoring a Readers Festival on Saturday Sept 12 from 10-6 at the Norman P. Murrary Center and the library- you ask why am I telling you about this already- well the rooms are getting full so go to the official website and sign up for the things that interest you.

It looks ike a great day planned for both young and adults alike.

Here is the schedule for adult activities..

10:00 - 11:00 am
Robin Glasser
Frank Beddor
Sid Fleischman

10:00 - 11:30 am
Lisa See

11:30 - 12:30 pm
DJ McHale
Lee Ames, Andy Mitchell, Bob Singer, Mike
Venezia and Kevin Fagan
Denise Hamilton, Gary Philips and Nina Revoyr
Mr. Mike (Mike Snyder)

12:45 - 1:30 pm
Phil Brigandi

1:00- 2:00 pm
Reyna Grande

1:00- 2:30 pm
Henry Winkler

2:30 - 3:30 pm
Monica Gunning and Christina Das

2:30 - 3:30 pm
John Dean
PJ Haarsma
Jennifer Kogler, Alyson Noel, Mary E. Pearson, and
Marlene Perez

3:00 - 4:00 pm
Cathy Thomas

4:00 - 5:00 pm
Lisa Robinson

4:00 - 5:30 pm
Dean Koontz

This is the schedule for children. These activities will be at the Mission Viejo Library.

Children's Festival Entertainment

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10:20 - 11:20 a.m. Old Time Traditional Music and Dance Show Presented by Legacy Band

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Super Comedy and Balancing and Juggling Show Presented by Michael Rayner

1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Celebrating Story! Interactive folktales and cultural stories. Presented by Debra Weller

2:00 - 2:45 p.m. River Otter Circus Puppet Show Presented by Swazzle Puppets

3:15 - 4:00 p.m. Grand Animal Magic Show Presented by John Abrams

4:15-4:40 p.m. Flights of Fantasy Story Theater. Presented by Lorrie Oshatz and Theresa Amy

5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Heebie & Jeebie "The World's Only Demi-Nerd Singing Duo" For more information visit: http://www.heebjeeb.com/

These entertaners will be outside on the Village Green for adults to enjoy.

Adult Festival Entertainment

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10:30 - 11:10 a.m. Tiana Star

11:30 - 12:10 p.m. Cory Case

12:30 - 1:10 p.m. Kina Grannis

1:30 - 2:10 p.m. William Tell

2:30-3:10 p.m. Sara Haze

3:30 - 4:10 p.m. Travis Wheeland

4:30 - 5:10 p.m Speratic

Wow- with summer winding up Mission Viejo has stepped it up for things to do this weekend.

You can attend the Ranho Mission Viejo Rodeo both Saturday and Sunday- try a little cow roping or bull riding or more likely watch a little bull riding and cow roping.

You can check out the Rodeo website for all the details at

http://www.rmvrodeo.com/

Another option is the Lake Mission Viejo concert- there is only one more concert after this one this summer so grab the low back chairs and your blanket and head to the Lake Saturday night at 7 pm- member of the lake and their guests only.

NO MORE KINGS

This unique, new band is the creation of singer/songwriter Pete Mitchell, who used his experience animating video games for Disney and The Jim Henson Company to create music that is a "thank-you letter to the 80s. nomorekings.com - official web site Check out Stone Soul on Sunday at Aliso Viejo's Grand Park - 6-7:30 The band was seen by friends of mine in Ladera last week and they highly recommend this event. http://www.stonesoul.com/shows.htm The link above is their website From concerts to rodeos you can be busy this weekend!

Robert Cray is playing tonight at the Lake! So my husband being the good man that he is woke at the early morning hours of 5:30 to go to the lake and get a wrist band-- this makes it such a great way to get a seat without being trampled! His wrist band color was called second, I think that is the soonest he has ever been called in the 5 years they have used this system but we always enjoy our seats. So this concert we will be closer to the stage, maybe even be able to see the artist :) but it is always a great time.
We gather on our blankets with our LOW lawn chairs, we bring drinks- No GLASS please, and munchies and a blanket to wrap up in as the evening progresses and enjoy the tunes. Hope to see you there.

This Grammy Award winner, is one of contemporary Blues' biggest stars. His soulful vocals and guitar style have made him one of the genre's most in-demand players. Robert's many hit singles, that incredibly, crossed over to Pop Radio, include "Because of Me," "Smoking Gun," and "Nothin' But a Woman."

If you are thinking of doing something on the cheap Friday night- this Feb 27th , 2009 you can go to the Norman P Murray Community and Senior Center at 7 pm and catch

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=norman+p+murray+community+center&ie=UTF8&cd=1&sll=33.60174,-117.650872&sspn=0.006295,0.006295&z=15

Satchmo- the life and times of Louis Armstrong.

Tony Guerro, A contemporary Jazz artist will share the love of the talents of Louis Armstrong- he will be displaying memorabillia at the movie screening.

Sounds like a fun night out! and nothing is better than Free.

The housing tract Califia is telling a story.

It is a place where people like to stay. If you look at the recent sales, and listings they are few and far between. Home owners have an average stay of over 10 years in this housing tract. Story told. People like to live in Califia. The housing tracts in Califia are Bel Air, Bellagio, Bel Mira, Ashton and Greystone.

The tract is convenient to school- you can walk to the elementary school- Bathgate, the drive to the middle school is a little over 10 minutes- Newhart and the commute to the high school Capistrano Valley High School is a bit longer but worth it. The classes are great, they have a great IB program, they offer ROP, they have a wonderful pool facility, they are building a performing arts center. The school is over 25 years old but it is holding it's own and offering a wonderful environment.

There are two great parks in the tract. One is right next to Bathgate and it offers a wide open field for soccer , walks or picnics. Being right next to the school there is a playground, basketball nets and picnic tables available. The other park is down at the bottom of the tract overlooking O'Neill park. It boasts wonderful peaceful views, picnic tables, a great playground and lots of grass for enjoyment.

The neighbors in these tracts are friendly, there are always block parties going on. The association sponsors a picnic in the park with bouncy house and a band. This tract Califia is also a member of Mission Viejo Lake so within 10 minutes you can be sitting on a boat and fishing, or on the sand watching the sunset. There are summer concerts, fishing, swimming, boating- and even annual fire works.

So as you can see Califia is a great place to live... and a great place to stay. If you would like to know more about the homes available here, give me a call and I can show you around.

Rita