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Rose Tourney Warm-Ups Start Today : Leisure: Events before the parade and game offer opportunities to view floats, see the stadium, hear bands and test golfing skills.

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In case a huge parade and football game is not enough Tournament of Roses saturation for you, a week of Rose Bowl-related family activities will be offered beginning today.

For $1 per person per location, or $2 per person for two or more locations, enthusiasts can see the Rose Parade floats being decorated. They can also, for another $2, see the Rose Bowl stadium before the big game, decked out in the colors of the two Rose Bowl teams, Penn State and the University of Oregon.

Jack French, executive director of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Assn., said organizers expect 30,000 to 50,000 people to visit one or more of the venues over the six-day period.

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Proceeds will go to local charities, French said, adding that the recipients will be determined later.

“We decided we needed another event for the people in the community who might not get a chance to go to the Rose Bowl,” French said.

He said the idea to expand the activities offered during the week before the Rose Bowl was based on a weeklong event organized by the National Football League the week before the Super Bowl.

Merchants will be selling their wares and Pasadena restaurants will be selling their cuisine at a food court and souvenir boutique throughout the week. Bands and dancers performing in the Rose Parade will offer special performances.

Here is a breakdown of events and their costs (parking is free):

* Float viewing, food court and souvenir boutique

Rose Bowl Parking Area K

Today through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

No charge for food court and souvenir boutique. Float viewing is $1 per person for one location, $2 per person for two or more locations. Children under 8 are free.

* Rose Bowl stadium viewing

Enter Gate A

Today through Sunday

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $2 per person

* Band performances

Rose Bowl Parking Area K

Thursday and Friday: Indonesian dancers, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Saturday: Indonesian dancers, 11 a.m. to noon; Indonesian band, noon to 1 p.m.

Sunday: Meijo Gakuin High School Band, Japan, noon to 1 p.m; Pasadena City College Band, 1:45 to 2:15 p.m. No charge.

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* $100,000 hole-in-one golf shootout

Brookside Golf Course

Qualifying: Today through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Finals: Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.

$1 per ball.

* Rose Bowl Kickoff for Kids (a chance for children 8 to 16 to sit in the south end zone of the Rose Bowl and chat with several of the top players from each Rose Bowl team)

Rose Bowl Stadium, enter Gate A

Saturday, 10 to 11 a.m. No charge.

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