Holidaylights at CALM December 21, 2008

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} AHolidayLights at CALM@ returns for its sixth season in Bakersfield from Nov. 29 through Dec. 30, exciting families with more than two million lights in dazzling night time displays. The nonprofit California Living Museum (CALM) offers $2 off admission prices Monday—Thursday nights, free train rides on the Candy Cane Express and carousel and free parking. Event hours are 5:30–9 p.m. each night except Dec. 24–25, when CALM will be closed, re–opening from Dec. 26–30. Admission prices are $6 for children ages 3-12. Children ages 13–17 and senior citizens pay the same price, $10. The regular adult price is $12. Tickets will be on sale a week prior to the event opening through Vallitix at (661) 322–5200 or on the Internet at http://vallitix.rdln.com. HolidayLights at CALM is the seasonal attraction families look forward to each year. New to visitors will be battling pirate ships and a friendly sea monster — sharing space in a tranquil pond, a synchronized symphony of multi-colored tree lights and music, plus the traditional family-friendly displays ofresplendent animals and Kern County landscapes. It is all in the great outdoors at CALM, home to 250 injured or abandoned animals native to California. Proceeds from HolidayLights benefit the non–profit CALM Foundation, providing funding for developing new and exciting animal exhibits at CALM. CALM is located is in northeast Bakersfield. Take Highway 99 to 24th Street, east on 24th Street/Highway 178 to Alfred Harrell Highway, CALM is at 10500 Alfred Harrell Highway, between HartPark and LakeMing.