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As if there wasn’t enough things going on this weekend, here is one more event to choose from.  It’s a FREE event on the Delta at the KOA Tower Park.  There will be music, vendors, kids activities, lots to do for the whole family including a k-9 demonstration, Splash from Stockton Ports and Thor from the Thunder.  So, if your not planning on going into downtown Stockton to the Barrio Fiesta this weekend, head out on the Delta and have a good time at TowerFest.

This event is from 10 am to 9 pm on august 14th at the Stockton Delta KOA at Tower Park Marina off highway 12.

Check out the flyer for the event.  Here are the schedule of events.

Saturday August 14th
Stage Performances:
11a-2p Kid Red Entertainment, DJ
2:30-3:15p New School Aikido from Lodi, demo
3:30-5:30p Marvin Zeller Band
6p-7:30p Tropical Productions, Luau and fire dance show

10a-5p Dunk Tank, $1 for 2 balls and bounce house (I love dunk tanks!!!!)
4p-4:30p Sheriff’s Dept K-9 Demo at the Dog Park
5:30-6p Hula Hoop and Potato Sack Race by the stage
8:30pm The Movie, ” Lilo and Stich” in the Backfield
9p-2a The band, “Sinister Blues” at Rosa’s Night Club

Sunday August 15th
2p-6p The band “Firestorm” at Rosa’s Night Club

Date: Saturday, August 14, 2010
Time: 10:00am – 9:00pm
Location: Stockton Delta KOA at Tower Park Marina

Call: (209) 992-6575 for more info or to make camping reservations for the weekend.

Tomorrow, AUGUST 3rd, is NATIONAL NIGHT OUT!    This year head out to American Legion Park from 6pm-10pm.  Bring your family and enjoy games, music, prizes and fun! Come out and meet your neighbors!

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT is designed to:

• Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

What a great idea to bring a more positive outlook to Stockton, we sure could use it.  Thank you to those involved organizing the event!  This year the National Night Out is being organized by the University Neighborhood.  Check them out on facebook.

I encourage all of you to attend or support this annual event! The 9th annual thuckin or hospice takes place this Saturday July 31st.  The “Truckin for Hospice” event is a motorcycle/car rally with a run through the sierra foothills.  Each year the Truckin’ for Hospice committee strives to keep the run unique by varying stop locations, providing appetizing food and raffling off great prizes.

Registration fee of $30 includes commemorative t-shirt, poker hand, food & drink.  Please consider becoming a sponsor.  I have had two family members (mother and grandmother) who have been helped by the services of hospice.  I can say first hand the I am glad that Hospice of San Joaquin was there to support and guide our family through a very difficult time.

Take a look at the amount of money it has raised in prior years!

Year Riders   Funds Raised
2002 250   $10,000.00
2003 650   $30,000.00
2004 450   $50,000.00
2005 450   $52,000.00
2006 320   $56,000.00
2007 420   $80,000.00
2008 555   $80,000.00
2009 505   $40,000.00

To register or for more information please call Linda Sealy (209) 607-3335 or visit www.truckinforhospice.com

Saturday, July 31, 2010
Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Interstate Truck Center
825 Navy Dr
Stockton, CA 95206

The 9th Annual Taste of the Delta is taking place July 17th at Windmill Cove Resort and Marina. This great event is a fundraiser for the California Delta Chambers and will sure to be good times.  It will have:

• Wine and food tastings – See the list of all the participating wineries & restaurants!
• Live music
• Door prize
• Live and Silent Auctions – See prizes

The Live and Silent Auction at The Taste.  Fabulous items are submitted from the Delta Chamber Members and others in the Delta community.

In addition, the Delta DiscoveyCruises will have a special round trip from the Stockton Waterfront to Windmill Cove.  It will depart at 11:30 and arrive for the event at 1pm.  The round trip is FREE with the purchase of your $35 ticket to the event!

Purchase tickets here.  Check out the 2010 flyer!

Date: July 17th

Where: Windmill Cove Resort & Marina

Time: 1:00 – 4:30pm

Cost: $35 includes Delta Discovery trip

Another great event coming your way is the Stockton Sunrise Wine Tasting gala at Mickie Grove park.  This annual event is in its 25th year and continues to grow in popularity. The event will happen next Friday, June 4th and is brought to you by the Stockton Sunrise Rotary Club.

There is scheduled to be over 20 restaurants and wineries that will cater and provide many different varietals of California wines.  Come enjoy the live jazz, historical exhibits, plus a terrific silent auction and raffle!  The rotary club helps raise money for over 50 charities in Stockton.  Come out, enjoy yourself while helping support our local charities.

Like them on Facebook too!

See theWine Tasting Event Flyer!
Stockton Sunrise Wine Tasting
Mickie Grove Park
5pm-8:30pm

The more I look, the more events I find happening in Downtown Stockton.  There is another great event happening this Saturday May, 29th.  It is the 2nd annual Mayor’s Hike and Bike event.  It is a walking and bicycling event which tours many of the historic spots in Stockton.

The events starts at the Stockton Ballpark at 8:00 a.m. and will last until 11 a.m.  There is both a short course and long course for the riders and walkers.  The walkers have three scenic options, though Stockton’s historic downtown, waterfront and beautiful neighborhoods.

Bicyclists have a choice of two biking routes, a shorter route of 8.7 miles up to University of Pacific and a longer biking route, 18.7 miles, out the Calaveras River trail to Buckley Cove, then returning via UOP, the Haggin Museum and back to the Ballpark.  See the route maps!

After the hike and bike, Join in a post-event breakfast, at the Ports Ballpark.  Served from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM, just $10 each, kids under 6yrs, $5, 2yrs and under, Free!

This event benefits the emergency food programs of two local agencies: Catholic Charities and the Emergency Food Bank.  To register go to www.stocktonhikeandbike.org, or www.Active.com

Date: Saturday, May 29, 2010
Location: Stockton Ballpark
404 W. Fremont St., Stockton

Let the sound of the Stockton Symphony bring sweet music to your ears.  On May 7th, the Stockton Symphony is playing it’s 21st annual Pop’s and Picnic event.  The much anticipated event not only has great music, it will bring with it fabulous food, fine wines, martinis, an auction and raffle items.  The concert will feature the sounds of “Hollywood Hits.” Go and experience the sounds of some great hollywood films such as Ghostbusters, Gone with the Wind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pirates of the Caribbean, James Bond, Star Wars, and many more.

Friday, May 7, 2010 –  Doors open at 5:30pm, Picnic at 6:30pm, Concert at 8pm

Alex G. Spanos Center, University of the Pacific

Ticket prices range from Tickets range from $20 – $55.  Click to buy tickets or call (209)951-0196.

The Stockton Symphony is the third oldest, continuously performing orchestra in California, surpassed in longevity only by the San Francisco Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.  In his fifteenth season as music director of the Stockton Symphony, Peter Jaffe has been credited with fostering sustained artistic growth throughout his tenure.

Ths Stockton Symphony
46 West Fremont Street
Stockton, CA 95202
Phone: 209.951.0196

Looking for a good time next weekend?  The asparagus festival will be 358 days away and you will be in need of a good time.  Your in luck.

The Uno de Mayo pub Crawl is happening in Downtown Stockton on, you guessed it, May 1st.  10 local pubs are participating, see the venues below!

The pub crawl happens just 4 times a year from 5pm till midnight.

Get started, Buy a wristband, or go to http://www.stocktontickets.com

From Downtownstockton.org

The wristband includes drinks, appetizers, live entertainment, Stockton Ports Baseball game with post-game fireworks and safe trolley transportation. Participate in the Costume Contest

Venues:

• Bradley’s American Bistro
• Charlie’s Bar and Night Club
• Chitiva’s Salsa and Sports Bar and Grill
• Davoli’s Bar
• Misaki Sushi and Bar
• O’Ryleigh’s Tavern
• Paragary’s Bar and Grill
• Stockton Ports Ballpark
• Lexington Waterfront Plaza Hotel (discounted rooms at $79,
  sorry, no bar at this time)

Check out the worlds most intersting Crawler!

Often times I get a feeling that I need to get out of the city.  You know those times.  On those days, I suggest you take the short trip out to the Fruit Bowl.

The fruit bowl is a farm market located on East Waterloo road.  They serve freshly picked produce, yummy baked goods, nuts, jams, local honey and local olive oils.  After speaking with Ralph and Denene, part owners of the Fruit bowl, the cherry harvest should began around the middle of May, and peaches shortly thereafter in the beginning of June.  This family run business has been serving the freshest produce for over 60+ years.

As if the produce wasn’t enough, the fruit bowl specialize in fruit pies, using the fruit right off their orchards.  After taking one step into the bake shop I was hooked.  I bought a macaroon and a lemon bar and they were delicious.  The other  pastries, cookies, muffins or biscotti, looked fabulous too, and you can enjoy them with a cup of our wonderful Italian imported coffee, latte, mocha, or hot cocoa.

In the summertime, the Fruit Bowl has olive oil tastings.  Representatives from various olive oil companies are on hand to discuss their products, offer tastings and food pairing samples, and answer questions.  Another popular event is happens near the end of summer; “Art Comes to the Orchard” exhibit and sale.  Check out their events page for all the details.

8767 E. Waterloo Rd
Stockton, CA, 95215
209-931-1196
Thurs – Sat: 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sun: 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
http://www.thefruitbowl.com

On Sunday, April 18th the 22nd Annual Earth Day Festival will take place at Victory Park! As always, the Earth Day Festival is a FREE event and will feature Fun exhibitors, delicious food, live entertainment (see video), learning activities and a family fun bike ride. The event is scheduled to kick off at 11am and last to 4pm; 5 hours of fun! Check out the schedule of events to get a more detailed idea of what is happening.

The Earth Day Festival has been taking place for 21 years in Stockton and the main objective is to help people recognize the importance of our natural resources and the value of caring for our earth.  Join the millions around the globe who are joining together to create a greener globe and a cleaner world. read more »