SAN FRANCISCO--Exotic blooms will flourish Saturday and...
SAN FRANCISCO--Exotic blooms will flourish Saturday and Sunday at the 45th annual Pacific Orchid Exposition. There will be 60 exhibitors with 100,000 orchids, as well as musical performances. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at the Festival Pavilion, Ft. Mason Center, at Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street. $8, adults; $5, seniors and the disabled; children under 12 free. (415) 546-9608.
SANTA CRUZ--Chefs will serve up a little nuttiness along with the soup at Saturday’s annual Clam Chowder Cook-Off. Entrants have been known to dress as lobsters, mermaids and King Neptune. Cooking begins at 10 a.m.; tasting at 1 p.m. $5 buys a kit with coupons for five tastes and an entry blank to vote for your favorite chowder booth. At Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St. (408) 423-5590.
TAHOE CITY--Snowfest provides 120 wintertime events from Feb. 28 to March 9. Highlights include a torchlight parade and fireworks at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at Squaw Valley resort; a March 1 parade at 11:30 a.m. through Tahoe City, with equestrians and the Snow Shove Drill Team; and a Polar Bear Swim at 2:30 p.m. March 1 at Gar Wood’s Beachin Carnelian Bay. No charge for spectators. Also free for viewing is the skiing competition March 4-8 at Lakeview Cross Country ski area. (916) 583-7625.
IMPERIAL--The city’s annual Mid-Winter Fair is Feb. 28 through March 9 at the Imperial Fairgrounds, California 86 and 2nd St. There will be food vendors, music, pony rides, 4-H exhibits and a Renaissance area with jousting demonstrations. 4-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; noon-11 p.m. Sunday. $6 for adults; $3 for those over 60 and children 6-12. (619) 355-1181.
BAKERSFIELD--Spring will be in the air Friday, Saturday and next Sunday at the Home and Garden Show, at Kern County Fairgrounds, 1142 South P St. Gardeners can get tips at seminars, and exhibitors will sell garden- and home-related products. 1-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday; $4.50 adults; free for children 12 and under. (800) 655-0655.
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