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Benicia Old Town Theatre
Editor's Note Having a Wonderful Time, Wish
Presents:
You Were Her
Oct. 20 - Nov. 11
From a friend . . . beniciaoldtowntheatregroup.com
See ad on page 22.
WOW, the last quarter of the year is upon us — and there are now less
than 90 days until Christmas! Is it just us, or does it seem like the years
are getting much shorter than they used to be? We think someone should
look into this short-year phenomenon so that we can get back to the
long years of our youth. Remember when years seemed to drag on like
eons as we waited for events like vacations, birthdays, Halloween, and
Christmas? Now, it seems like the year starts off with the Super Bowl on
the first weekend, followed by Memorial Day a month later, six weeks Loma Vista Farm’s Harvest Festival
after that it’s Labor Day, followed by Thanksgiving a month later and Saturday, Oct. 21 - 11-4 p.m.
the next week is Christmas. Don’t get us started on the retail calendar FREE Admission
either. We saw bathing suit sales in February, back-to-school sales kicked lomavistafarm.org
up in June, Halloween costumes are now on sale in August, and they have See ad page 46
started to combine the Labor Day BBQ sales with “Get an early jump on THE DANVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS Danville Fall Crafts Festival
Christmas!” this year. We all need to slow down and enjoy life a bit more. Oct. 21 & 22 - 10 a.m. -5 p.m.
FREE Admission
In an effort to encourage you to take a step back and give some thought danvillefallcraftsfestival.com
to the things around us, we are encouraging you to nominate and vote See ad on page 46
for your favorite business and people in our Local’s Choice Awards. Sat & Sun • October 21 & 22 • 10-5
The voting and nominations are open now at our website, and they will IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN DANVILLE
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close on December 10th — so make sure to vote. Remember that you Artisans Car Show Pumpkin Children’s
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can vote as often as once a day in each category and you can nominate Music only Cellars Concierge
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R&B
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as many as you would like. By voting each day and being mindful of all &Wine & Drink Shops Trick or

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the wonderful things around you, we think that you will savor each day Costume Parade I Can Do That! Performing Live Performing Live
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more; thereby, the days will seem to slow down. By doing this every day, it Saturday 10am Theatre Group Dance Studio Classic Rock Band
will make the next two months seem more like four months — just think www.danvillefallfest.com
what you can do with all that extra time! The Rellik Tavern’s 8th Annual
We have a suggestion on what to do with all that extra time that you just Helloween Bash
found: you can stay on our website after you vote in the Local’s Choice Sat. Oct. 28, 9 p.m.
Awards and go to our calendar, so you can learn about all the great events See ad on page 23
relliktavern.com
that will be going on before (and after) the year’s end. Our calendar has
been greatly expanded and we have more events than ever. Keep in mind
that you can narrow down your search to a certain area or type of event as Sweet!
well. The best part is that you can do that on your smartphone as well, so TOURS DAILY 9AM – 4PM Jelly Belly
that you can keep up with all that is going on while out and about. • Free, self-guided factory tour Halloween Fun!
• Fun, interactive and sensory exhibits
• Chocolate & Wine Experience
Mr. Jelly Belly’s Halloween Breakfast
Also, this time of the year is when we celebrate the birth of Local Sat., October 28 • 9:30AM–10:30AM Sat. Oct. 28,
Advance ticket purchases required.
Happenings, and the birth of helping you to discover more events and Menu & event info at JellyBelly.com Mr. Jelly Belly’s Halloween Breakfast 9:30
a.m. -10:30 a.m. & Munchkin Masquerade
Munchkin Masquerade Parade
happenings all around you. It’s now been eight years—almost a decade! Sat., October 28 • 10:30AM Parade 10:30 a.m. start
Treats for first 300 kids.
Costumes encouraged.
We want to thank you, our readers, for allowing us to be a part of your 18 th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting See ad on page 21
life. We hope that you have enjoyed reading about what is going on as Sat., November 25 • 5PM–8PM jellybelly.com
Santa, puppet show, live music,
character parade, photos with
much as we enjoy writing about it. More importantly, we hope that you Santa after tree lighting.
Jelly Belly Visitor Center
have found something new to enjoy right around you from our magazine. One Jelly Belly Lane • Fairfield, CA
JellyBelly.com • 800-953-5592
© 2017 Jelly Belly Candy Company
That reason is why we created this magazine and website, and why we 2017 Lafayette Reservoir Run
keep doing it. It’s great fun and very exciting to explore an area that you Sunday, Oct. 22
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Billie, and all the rest whom we haven’t mentioned here! DISCOVER THE
And we always have room to print a special shout out to Mom and Dad Photo: Luke Olmes SPSV’18 Spirit! SPSV Open House 2017
Briseño on their 64th wedding anniversary! We hope their day is as Sunday, October 29, 1-3:30 p.m.
special as they are! See ad on page 41
www.spsv.org
Until next time . . . Open House
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Robert Briseño & Deanna Troupe 1:00 - 3:30pm • www.SPSV.org
1500 Benicia Road, Vallejo 94591 • 707.644.4425