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Events 2006 Champion Geoff Ogilvy © USGA United States Open Championship Golf The United States Open Championship is one of the four 'majors' (major championships) in men's golf. The event dates back to 1895 where it was first played on a nine-hole course in Newport, Rhode Island. Venue: Torrey Pines Golf Course; Date: 9-15 June 2008; Website: www.usopen.com One of the biggest music festivals in California, Street Scene offers a weekend of brazen festivities with music, dancing, food and drink. Although the main focus is on the variety of musicians and bands of all styles, from rock, pop and reggae to blues and samba, there are also stalls lining the streets, theme lounges, karaoke stages and late-night clubs and restaurants. Venue: Gaslamp, downtown; Date: 19-20 September 2008; Website: www.street-scene.com The last day before Lent every year, the Gaslamp Quarter erupts in an outdoor festival of purple, green and gold, the traditional colours of Carnival. Celebrations include live bands and dancing, Cajun food specials, block parties and flamboyant costumes. The evening’s highlight is the Masquerade Parade that features bands, dancers, floats and thousands of colourful plastic beads that are thrown to the happy revellers. Venue: Gaslamp Quarter; Date: 24 February 2009; Time: 6pm to 12am; Parade: 7.30pm and 10pm; Website: www.gaslamp.org/mardigras.php |
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