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Happy New Year and welcome to more news and special events from
V-Town Views, the
e-newsletter from the Vallejo Convention and Visitors Bureau in Vallejo, CA .
Your Bay Area Fun Starts Here in Vallejo as 2010 begins. We hope your travel plans include a visit here whether or not it’s for a weekend or an extended stay at one of our great lodging venues.
 With weather that can’t be beat, Vallejo is THE place in California to spend a winter getaway! Plan your family visit now to see classic music and classic movies at the renovated Empress Theatre. This 1912 jewel is a stunning venue to a showing of the Judy Garland classic “A Star is Born” and a stop from the 1st U.S. tour of Tierra Negra & Muriel Anderson, Europe’s flamenco guitar superstars. And come and learn more about future major event plans at “Celebrate the Excitement,” a Free event featuring VOENA on January 27th.
 Be part of the migration of over 1,000,000 shorebirds & a quarter of a million ducks and geese to our S.F. Bay Estuary, and the San Pablo National Wildlife Refuge, the largest remaining continuous patch of tidal marsh in the northern San Francisco Bay. The 14th Annual S.F. Bay Flyway Festival celebrates this migration every year with outings, demonstrations, talks and hands on experiences.
Book your hotel today to enjoy any of the events listed below and make Vallejo your home base to experience other area attractions like the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum, the Jelly Belly Candy Company, Mare Island Tours or take a scenic ferry to or from San Francisco’s Ferry Building Marketplace and visit PIER 39. And the wine country is only minutes from Vallejo where you can enjoy the famous Napa Valley Wine Train or wine tastings at Castello di Amorosa, Black Stallion Winery, Domaine Carneros or V. Sattui. And don’t forget to Shop Vallejo First and check out Downtown Vallejo for some unique gifts!
Thanks for reading V-Town Views, our new e-newsletter sent monthly to Vallejo Convention & Visitors Bureau members and friends for whom we have e-mail addresses as well as those who have requested to know more about events and things to do in Vallejo, CA via our web site. We ask that you please forward this to your co-workers, family and friends. You may unsubscribe at any time by following the directions at the bottom of this newsletter.
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Empress Theatre in January
330 Virginia Street
| Fri. Jan 8 7:00 pm |
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Classics: Movies that Moved the World - A Star is Born |
| Sat. Jan 9 8:00 pm |
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Muriel Anderson & Tierra Negra in concert |
| Wed. Jan 27 7:00 pm |
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"Celebrate the Excitement – Winning through the Arts” Free Event with VOENA and some surprise guests! |
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Cache Creek Casino in January
14455 Highway 16, Brooks, CA
All shows in Club 88:
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| Sat. Jan. 09 |
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Asian Dolls with Patricia Javier |
| Sun. Jan. 10 |
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Thai Lao Concert |
| Sat. Jan. 23 |
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Sylvia Browne |
| Fri. Jan. 29 |
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Sinbad |
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Napa Valley Wine Train
1275 McKinstry St, Napa
| Sat. Jan. 16 |
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Murder Mystery Dinner |
| Sat. Jan 30 |
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Murder Mystery/Full Wolf Moon |
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Charles Schulz Museum Present in January
Schulz Museum, 2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa
| Jan. 6- May 17 |
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Exhibit - May I Have this Dance? |
| Sat. Jan. 09 |
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Cartoonist in Residence – Brian Fies |
| Sat. Jan. 16 – Feb 13 |
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LEGO Animation Workshop for Kids – Saturdays only. Must RSVP |
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Lincoln Theater
100 California Drive, Yountville |
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| Sat. Jan. 16 |
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Blood Sweat & Tears |
| Sun. Jan. 17 |
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Goodnight Moon |
| Thu. Jan. 21 |
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Yesterday and Today-A Beatles Tribute |
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Solano County Library Events
JFK Library, 505 Santa Clara St.
| Sat. Jan. 9 2:00 pm |
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Family Games Night-Second Saturday Series |
| Sat Jan. 23 12:00pm |
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Practice SAT/ACT Test |
| Wed. Jan.27 3:30 pm |
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Wii & Games
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Last month’s double winner trivia question: The annual Christmas Concert at St. Peter’s Chapel will be held on Sun. Dec. 20th at 2 pm. How many years have this fundraising event taken place? The correct answer was 14 years.
Congratulations Cynthia Seguin of Vallejo and Jennie Schultz of Santa Rosa.
In 1954’s “A Star Is Born”, showing at the Empress Theatre on January 8th, what actor initially accepted the role of Norman Maine but later turned it down because it was a role as a has-been actor?
The winner chosen from a drawing of correct entries will win two Premier Passes for PIER 39 (a $108 value). Each pass includes one cruise aboard Blue & Gold’s Bay Cruise.
Please email your answers to info@visitvallejo.com.
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Did you know that over the course of the Empress’s 96 year history, she has operated under six different names: The Empress Theatre (1912), The Republic
Theatre (1913), The Vallejo Theatre (1916), The Fox Senator (1930), The
Crest (1952) and then back to The Empress Theatre (1980)?
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Did you know that in response to rapidly disappearing wetlands and its prime location within the Pacific Flyway, the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge
was created in 1974 to protect migratory birds, wetland habitat, and
endangered species?
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Check out VisitVallejo.com for your one-stop site for travel promotions, to book your hotel and to check your travel dates on our special event calendar to see what's happening when you want to visit Vallejo!
Restaurants:
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• AMERICA’S REALTY EXPERTS INC. – Napa, CA |
| • KYLES TEMPLE DISTRICT CONVENTION – Vallejo, CA |
| • OK TOUR & TRAVEL – British Columbia, Canada |
| • VP INTERNATIONAL DANCE CONCERT – San Francisco, CA |
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| Check out the special packages at the hotels below and more on our web site www.VisitVallejo.com. This month we feature great savings from: |
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