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Opa! St. Nicholas Church and its 500 volunteers invite you to enjoy a cultural experience for the entire family with live music, dancing, gourmet food, homemade pastries, cooking demonstrations, children’s activities, a Greek market, and a variety of shopping boutiques. Boasting a three-day average of 50,000 guests, the admission-free fundraiser is the largest festival of its kind in the area. So make the most of your Memorial Day weekend and immerse yourself in the cultural vision that is the 39th Annual Valley Greek Festival.

People flock to Fiesta Hermosa each year for not only the art fair, but for the Music – which is always of the highest caliber. There are two stages featuring live music – one at the Main Stage on the Pier and another in the Charity Beer & Wine Garden. The Main Stage features the finest “tribute bands” performing the classic rock of bands such as Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, Jimi Hendrix, Phil Collins, Fleetwood Mac, and Crosby Stills Nash & Young, to name just a few.

Everyone is invited to explore our exotic and adventurous English sea port town! We have over 1500 costumed performers, 150 booths with crafts, hand-powered rides, games, hearty English ales, fine wines and gourmet foods. For more info call 626-969-4750 or go online at www.renfair.com/socal…

Strawberry pizza anyone? A delicious destination for family fun, the 29th Annual CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL gets underway May 19 and 20. Among the nation’s top outdoor events, the Festival serves up a menu of delectable strawberry delights, along with concerts on two stages, Strawberryland For Kids with free rides and attractions, gooey contests, 200+ Fine Arts & Crafts booths, the Strawberry Promenade with cooking demonstrations, the Green Scene, and more…

The Amgen Tour of California, one of the world’s most prestigious cycling road races, takes 16 elite U.S. and international cycling teams on a scenic, albeit rigorous 800-mile course through much of California from May 13 – 20. Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills serves as the starting point for the all-important last leg of the race on May 20.

A true original, Lily Tomlin has commented on life’s absurdities with both edge and humanity, a mix of the darkly humorous and the poignantly insightful. Starting with her breakthrough appearances on one of the seminal programs of its era, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, Tomlin unleashed her witty and outrageous gallery of idiosyncratic characters on the world and soon became one of the cherished names in comedy.