2010 November

#32 Simi Valley Town Center Tree Lighting 365 things to do in Simi Valley

November 21, 2010 By Ted Mackel 3 Comments

(Video) Each year, the Simi Valley Town Center has a Tree Lighting festivity that includes live entertainment, laser show, snow, Santa Claus and much much more. The Christmas tree is 55 feet tall and decorated with an estimated 20,000 lights & ornaments. 2010 will be the sixth year that the Simi Valley Town Center has run this event and it has become very popular drawing large crowds for the show. The video below is just a teaser of all the fun, the tree will be up till January 3rd, so there is still time to enjoy the holiday atmosphere at the Simi Valley Town Center.

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#31 Pho Real Challenge Bamboo Cafe 365 Things to do in Simi Valley

November 15, 2010 By Ted Mackel Leave a Comment

Simi Valley’s newest restaurant, the Bamboo Café, offers a Vietnamese menu. Owner and Chef Tony Doan has added a unique menu item to his restaurant which is bringing in many eager eaters. The Pho Real Challenge is an eating contest reminiscent of the movie ” The Great Outdoors”, where John Candy takes the challenge to eat the “Ole 96er”, a 96-ounce prime age beef steak.

Chef Doan’s challenge is a gigantic bowl of Pho Soup. Challengers must consume everything but the broth which is approximately 2 pounds of meat and 2 pounds of Pho noodles. In the first week over half a dozen customers came in and won the challenge. The prize for winning the challenge is a T-shirt, your picture on the Bamboo Café Facebook page and no charge for the bowl of soup. This challenge is proving to be a lot of fun and bring in a lot of customers, check out the video below and even if you’re not up for the Pho Real Challenge, Chef Doan’s menu has many other terrifically tasting items.

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#30 Gary Galloway Memorial Police vs Fire Football Game – Make a Wish Foundation

November 14, 2010 By Ted Mackel Leave a Comment

365 Things to do in Simi Valley loves a noble cause. While we can go out for entertainment and shopping, sometimes there are activities in Simi Valley that are fun and help raise funds for very good causes. The Police and Fire Departments in Simi Valley do such a thing by hosting a football game to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation. The Video below shows what a great event the Gary Galloway Memorial Football game is and features a past recipient of a Make a Wish grant.

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#28 Snow Fest Rancho Santa Susana Park 365 Things to do in Simi Valley

November 7, 2010 By Ted Mackel Leave a Comment

This is the second year the Rancho Simi Parks and Recreation Department puts on this Free event at Rancho Santa Susana Park. Simi Valley Snow Fest has become very popular as one of the hills in the park is covered with snow, and a flat patch of snow is put out for the preschool age children. Snow Fest, from what I understand was originally an Arts Festival that needed renewed interest and an attraction bring people down for the day. Southern California’s especially Simi Valley residents have to travel to see snow until now. Even though there is a line and little bit a of a wait to sled down a short hill, families are eager to participate. The snow play is not the only thing to do as Snow Fest has entertainment, vendor booths, Food and a kids play area.