California Corner : Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

SAN DIEGO--The celebration is on the ground and in the sky at the fourth annual New Year’s Eve Fireworks Extravaganza at Embarcadero Marina Park North. A USO Variety Show is at 3 p.m., followed by a fireworks finale at 6. Free. (619) 238-1037.

EUREKA--Start 1994 as a sleuth at the New Year’s Eve Mystery Voyage on the Lovely Lady Tara. Take part in the interactive mystery on board the 129-foot motor yacht, built in the ‘20s, which will be moored off the waterfront. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. $45 per person, $85 per couple. Reservations required. (707) 445-1910.

HEALDSBURG--Ring in ’94 at the annual New Year’s Eve Black and White Ball, 8 p.m. at Villa Chanticleer, 1248 N. Fitch Mountain Road. $30 includes dancing and a breakfast buffet. Pre-sale tickets only. Sponsored by American Legion Post 111. (707) 431-7346.

SAN DIEGO--Don your most festive face-wear for the annual Masked Ball, 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. New Year’s Eve at the San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor Drive. Featured: Four live bands and an international buffet. Black tie optional. $40 in advance, $50 at the door. Sponsored by the San Diego League to benefit 10 children’s charities. (619) 542-0124.

HOPLAND--If expanding your culinary horizons is among your New Year’s resolutions, consider the Fetzer Lifestyle Enrichment Series at the Fetzer Food and Wine Center, 13601 East Side Road. Among the upcoming classes: “New Island Cooking,” 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 8 ($85), and “Olives and Olive Oils,” 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 22 ($45). Reservations required. (707) 744-1250.

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