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The Rancho Simi Recreation and Parks District has created a hunt for a medallion in their Parks throughout Simi Valley. They have placed the Medallion in one of the parks and when found take it to their offices on Sycamore Drive. Clues as to where to look will be posted on the RSRPD Facebookpage. The Prize is $500 to be awarded at the Community Showcase event on April 21st at Rancho Tapo Community Park. To see the Medallion watch the short Video below. Good Luck.
Looking for Things to do in Simi Valley for the Halloween Season? Mourning Rose Manor in East Simi Valley at 5250 Aurelia Street has been delighting Simi Valley Halloween fans for 6 years. Lydia and her husband have created a unique Halloween experience complete with Ghosts, Skeletons, Grave yard with Crypt, Spiders, Spooky Sounds and more. You can find out more at http://www.MourningRoseManor.com
(Video Below) The Simi Valley Fair & Music Festival, formerly called Simi Valley Days has included a 5k – 10k run almost every year in the last 25 years I can remember. The race has taken on a few different routes and this year’s race was no exception. The Start – Finish line began in Rancho Simi Park’s Parking lot off Thompson and sent runners into the arroyo and out on to Erringer. The course went east on Los Angeles Avenue shortly before retuning back to the Arroyo heading East to First Street for those ready to tackle the 10k distance. All levels of runners, joggers and walkers were welcome. Make sure to get over to Simi Valley Fair & Music Festival’s Facebook page and click the like button so you can stay in touch with next year’s schedule of events.
(Video Below) What happens when you have a dynamic leader, a seemingly impossible goal and a group of dedicated people? You get over 2500 people to show up on a Sunday evening for Simi Valley’s very first Dream Cuisine.
Father Joseph Shea came to St. Rose Lima just two years ago. From the first day, the parishioners knew things would be different. Father Shea is known for big goals and the ability to motivate people to do things they might normally shy away from.
Saint Rose of Lima Christian services working together with Serving Those In Need, Inc. have been serving the poor, the needy and the homeless in Simi Valley for the past 45 years. All proceeds from the Simi Valley Dream Cuisine will help support this invaluable service. Additionally this will also help needy students of the St. Rose of Lima School.
The Simi Valley Dream cuisine provided an opportunity to dine on gourmet foods from Simi Valley, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks and from the San Fernando Valley’s finest restaurants. Those that attended enjoyed food from over 50 restaurants, sipped on fine wines from some the most prestigious wineries, drank beer from well-known breweries and taste desserts from outstanding bakeries and establishments. In all there were 78 different vendors at the event covering just about any kind of food you could imagine.
Tickets were $60.00 per person, $100 per couple, which was a complete bargain. Enjoy the video below and plan to attend next year.
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(Video Below) #34 – Through Rancho Simi Parks and Recreation you can sign your kids up for a one week, 3 hours a day intensive Lego Engineering Camp. The kids get to work with Lego blocks and Lego Techinics to make all kinds of creations with motors, pulleys and gears. Many middle schools, high schools and Colleges use the Lego Midstorms Robotics Kits in a science and technology curriculum and this Lego Engineering Camp is a good primer before moving up to the programmable Mindstorms NXT 2.0 robotics kits. The schools offering the Lego Mindstorms Robotics classes often compete against other schools at Lego Land each May. The Robotics competitions at Lego Land include design, functionality and programing.
365 Things to do in Simi Valley includes activities for kids and adults so please stop by regularly or “Like” the 365 Simi Valley Page on Facebook.
(Video Below) #33 – St Patrick’s Day at the Junkyard Cafe happens every on month on the 17th. It has been a three year tradition for the Junkyard Cafe to serve corn beef and cabbage, green beer, break out the bagpipers and be Irish. It is wildly popular and you will not be disappointed. I originally wrote about this restaurant back on November 23, 2008 announcing the New Simi Valley Restaurant…Junkyard Cafe. Well, Tony & Evelyn (the Queen) do not disappoint. In their new location at 2585 Cochran Street, in Simi Valley they are maybe four times the size and people a lining up every day to get their fill of Junkyard treats. You can contact the Junkyard Cafe through this phone number (805) 520-5865 or their website http://www.thejunkyardcafe.com
(Video Below) What a better way to start off 365 Things to do in Simi Valley with the largest event our city has. The Simi Valley Cajun Music Festival takes place every Memorial Day weekend on Saturday and Sunday. The two-day event hosts numerous top Cajun musical acts from across the country including Grammy award nominees. Over 15,000 people attend the two-day event and is the largest Cajun Festival west of the Mississippi River. The festival is now in its 21st year has added a Blues stage which was given a sneak preview in last year’s festival and looks to be a very popular new attraction. Attendees predominately come from all over Southern California as well as Cajun music fans from all over the country.
This festival is operated by the Simi Sunrise Rotary Club and is the largest fund raiser in Ventura County. The proceeds from the Simi Valley Cajun Music Festival support many local charitable organizations. There are activities for the entire family including children, food and dancing. Make sure to visit www.SimiCajun.org for information on the event. You can also follow on twitter and the Simi Valley Cajun Music Festival’s Facebook page.
Here is a YouTube clip of all the sights and sounds and too bad I can’t provide the smell the great food, I hope you enjoy.
(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.
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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The Rancho Simi Recreation and Parks District has created a hunt for a medallion in their Parks throughout Simi Valley. They have placed the Medallion in one of the parks and when found take it to their offices on Sycamore Drive. Clues as to where to look will be posted on the RSRPD Facebookpage. [...]
Looking for Things to do in Simi Valley for the Halloween Season? Mourning Rose Manor in East Simi Valley at 5250 Aurelia Street has been delighting Simi Valley Halloween fans for 6 years. Lydia and her husband have created a unique Halloween experience complete with Ghosts, Skeletons, Grave yard with Crypt, Spiders, Spooky Sounds and [...]
