Festivals, Feasts & FairsNEWPORT BEACH--Vessels featuring animated...

Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

NEWPORT BEACH--Vessels featuring animated holiday scenes and costumed carolers are showcased in the 1993 Newport Harbor Christmas Boat Parade, Friday-Dec. 23. The procession is from 6:30-8:30 nightly, beginning and ending at Collins Island. (800) 94-COAST.

PERRIS--Santa Claus ditches his sleigh to participate in the ninth annual Santa’s Christmas Train event, Saturday-next Sunday at the Orange Empire Railway Museum, 2201 South A St. Train rides and exhibits 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $5, general; $3, kids 6-11; free for kids under 6. (909) 657-2605.

BAKERSFIELD--Next Sunday is Kids’ Day at the California Living Museum. Nature crafts, special programs, tours and animal presentations featured 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the museum, 14000 Alfred Harrell Highway. $3.50, general; $2.50, seniors; $2, kids 13-17; free for kids 12 and under. (805) 872-2256. INDIAN WELLS--Queen Ida and Her Bon Temps Zydeco Band, Linda Hopkins, Igor’s Jazz Cowboys and the Susie Hansen Latin Jazz Band are among the featured artists at New Year’s Jazz at Indian Wells, Dec. 30-Jan. 2. Festivities start at 2 p.m. Dec. 30, continuing 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Dec. 31-Jan. 1; 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 2. Music, parties, dance lessons and a “Jazz on Film” series. Tickets: $20-$120. (310) 799-6055.

MONTEREY--1994 is the centennial commemoration of the death of writer Robert Louis Stevenson. Most of his furniture and memorabilia are in the Monterey State Historic Park’s Stevenson House, where he lived in 1879. In celebration of the centennial, a variety of special events will be sponsored through the year by the California Park Service and the Old Monterey Preservation Society. For a schedule, call (408) 647-6226.

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