wolf trap Hanging out is the Berkeley pastime, and the best place to do it is on Telegraph Avenue, the street

National Date Festival, Indio. Crowds gather to celebrate the Coachella Valley desert s most beloved cash crop with events like camel and ostrich races, the Blessing of the Date Garden, and Arabian Nights pageants. Plenty of date-sampling booths are set up, along with rides, food vendors, and other county-fair trappings. Call & 800/811-3247 or 760/8638247, or visit www.datefest.org. Two weeks mid-February.

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