California Corner

LAKE DAVIS--The Winter Holiday at Lake Davis gets underway next Saturday, Feb. 20, with a Snowmobile Poker Run. The next weekend, Feb. 27-28, dog sled races will be held. Lake Davis Road and California Highway 70. All events will begin at 9 a.m. Free to spectators. (530) 832-5444.

FERNDALE--Watch volunteer firefighters carry buckets, couple hoses and attempt to suit up in record time at the annual Firemen’s Muster on Feb. 21. The event is the local qualifying meet for the California Firemen’s Muster. Main Street, noon-3 p.m. Free. (707) 786-4477.

LOS OLIVOS--The Flying Leap Storytelling Festival begins Friday, Feb. 19, in Los Olivos with the Wine Tasting and Adult Stories at Firestone Vineyard (8 p.m.; reservations required, $15). Family-oriented sessions include Spooky Stories at 8 p.m. Friday, outside Dunn School. Saturday events take place in the village area of Solvang, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with Children’s Tales at Santa Ines Mission. Call for a complete schedule. Tickets $4-$10. (888) 323-1999.

SAN FRANCISCO--Tiptoe through the tulips on Pier 39 during the annual Tulipmania Festival, Feb. 27-March 7. A one-hour tour of more than 50,000 tulips in boxes, buckets and barrels begins at 10 a.m. each day from the Entrance Plaza. Free refreshments follow. For those who want to wander on their own, the tulips are labeled--but you forgo the refreshments. Free. (415) 705-5500.

PALM SPRINGS--Celebrate Black History Month at the Black History Town Fair and Parade on Feb. 27. The parade will start down Las Vegas Road at 11 a.m., ending up at Desert Highland Park, 480 Tramview Road. The Town Fair, noon-6 p.m. in the park, will have entertainment, including singer Brenda Jackson, steel drummers and R&B; bands; and booths with food and African American artifacts for sale. Free. (760) 323-8271.

Schenden’s e-mail address is lkschenden@msn.com.