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 +'''Asparagus Festival - April 21 - 23, 2006'''
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 +Downtown
 +Stockton, CA
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 +Schedule: Call or check Web site for hours
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 +Cost: Admission $10 general, $5 seniors and youth 11–17, free for those under 11
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 +Primary Phone: (209) 644-3740
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 +Web site: [http://www.asparagusfest.com www.asparagusfest.com]
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 +Close to 100,000 asparagus fans are expected for this annual, multi-event festival. Included are entertainment by nationally known performers, deep-fried asparagus–eating and celebrity spear-throwing contests, more than 100 crafters, cooking demos, a kids' play area, and a home and garden pavilion. In the vast food pavilion, where you can sample dishes like deep fried asparagus, cooks manage to go through 30,000 pounds of San Joaquin County's most prestigious agricultural product.
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'''Ceramics Festival - April 28 - 30, 2006''' '''Ceramics Festival - April 28 - 30, 2006'''

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Asparagus Festival - April 21 - 23, 2006

Downtown Stockton, CA

Schedule: Call or check Web site for hours

Cost: Admission $10 general, $5 seniors and youth 11–17, free for those under 11

Primary Phone: (209) 644-3740

Web site: www.asparagusfest.com

Close to 100,000 asparagus fans are expected for this annual, multi-event festival. Included are entertainment by nationally known performers, deep-fried asparagus–eating and celebrity spear-throwing contests, more than 100 crafters, cooking demos, a kids' play area, and a home and garden pavilion. In the vast food pavilion, where you can sample dishes like deep fried asparagus, cooks manage to go through 30,000 pounds of San Joaquin County's most prestigious agricultural product.


Ceramics Festival - April 28 - 30, 2006

John Natsoulas Gallery & various other locations Davis, CA

Schedule: Call or check Web site for schedule

Cost: Call or check Web site for details

Primary Phone: (530) 756-3938

Web site: www.natsoulas.com

Ride a free shuttle to visit more than 10 exhibitions where you can admire the handiwork of acclaimed sculptors. The smaller set can join hands-on workshops that allow kids of all ages to experiment with clay.


Spring Festival - April 29, 2006

Downtown Sonora, CA

Schedule: 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

Cost: Free

Primary Phone: (209) 532-7725

Stroll through the historic downtown district where you'll find local restaurants offering special meals and recipe cards for popular dishes. There will also be craft booths for the kids, including a reptile petting zoo, butterfly-making, and food art stations. Plus, live music and dance performances, as well as more than 40 artists selling their work and demonstrating techniques ranging from lace-weaving to cartooning.