News, Tips & Bargains : California Corner: Festivals, Feasts & Fairs

SAN DIEGO--Spend a day at the bay at the San Diego Crew Classic, Saturday and April 10. More than 80 clubs, universities and colleges are represented in competitions, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday at Crown Point Shores on Mission Bay. $5, general; free for kids 12 and under. (619) 488-0700.

OXNARD--The second Taste of Ventura County, April 15-17, offers foods and beverages from about 20 restaurants, plus music and kids’ activities, 5-11 p.m. Friday; noon-11 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. Festivities are at the Channel Islands Harbor, 2950 S. Harbor Blvd. $6, general; $3, seniors over 55 and military; free for kids under 12. (Food/beverages: $1-$6.) (800) 994-4852.

WALNUT CREEK--The Civic Park Community Center is aglitter at the Great Contra Costa Crystal Fair, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. April 16; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 17. Featured: crystals, minerals, gems, jewelry. Civic Drive at Broadway. $4, general; free for kids under 12. (415) 383-7837. DEVORE--Sixteenth-Century merriment are featured at the 32nd annual Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Saturdays-Sundays, April 16-June 5 (and Monday, May 30). 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily in Glen Helen Regional Park, at the northern junction of interstates 15 and 215. $16.50, general; $13.50, students, seniors, military; $7.50, kids 5-11; free for kids 4 and under. (800) 52-FAIRE.

HEALDSBURG--Fine arts and crafts are showcased at Art on the Move, a mobile celebration in downtown venues, noon-5 p.m. April 17. $10. Tickets available at Center Art Center, Summerhouse Gallery, Toyon Books and Simi Winery. (707) 431-1814.

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