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This Week on Catalina Island!

SPECIAL EVENTS:  

2/4   Opening Reception for New Exhibit, 6-9pm Fantasy Into Art:  The Avalon Casino Murals of John Gabriel Beckman at the Catalina Island Museum 310-510-2414

 
Is it your Birthday?  Congratulations!  Check out the Birthday Link for specials on your special day. 

DINING: 

Early Bird Specials are Back!
Sunday-Thursday - Full dinner and dessert, just $16.95, served 5-6pm.
Daily - open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. 310-510-0333

Ristorante Villa Portofino - Closed
Mondays - 5-6:30 pm - 1/2 price bottles of wine.
Wednesday - 5-6:30pm - $2 off every martini

Luau Larry's - Get your Wiki Wacked!
Wednesdays  - Cheeseburger in Paradise with fries $3 with purchase of a drink starts after 5. 
Fridays and Saturdays - Live Music from 7-10pm on  (No Cover).
Live Music New Year's Eve

Landing Bar and Grille
Daily - Happy Hour from 3-5pm!
Wednesday - Sundays
-Twilight Dinner Specials, 4pm-6:30 pm. 
Any bottle of wine ordered with adult entree is 50% off on WEDNESDAYS! 310-510-1474

The Lobster Trap
Wednesdays - $10 beer and cheeseburger special 
Fridays and Saturdays - Live music
Live Music New Year's Eve

Catalina Coffee and Cookie Company:  Get your coffee early!  Known for their  rich chocolate mochas, incredible OMG brownies and frozen yogurt.   Open 5am to 7pm on weekdays.  5am to 9pm to on weekends. 

The Avalon Grille Open 7 nights for dinner.  Super Bowl Sunday - watch the Game!  Special Valentine's 3-Course Prix Fixe Dinner, Feb. 10-14.  Opens at 5pm.  310-510-7494

Catalina Country Club - CLOSED

The Catherine Hotel has brought back their Tuesday Taco Nights!   Discounted Margaritas $4, shots of tequila $3 and fish, chicken and Carne Asada Tacos -$2.50 each. 310-510-0170 


ACTIVITIES, ATTRACTIONS & TOURS:


Catalina Adventure Tours
:
  Winter Special. Buy 2 ADULT Nautilus or Glass Bottom Boat tickets for the price of 2 CHILD tickets. Not valid on restricted departures, Saturdays or holidays. Not valid with any other offer or previous purchase. Limit of 6 tickets per visit. Must call & mention code CH1Q12 when booking. For tour schedules, visit www.catalinaadventures.comValid through March 30, 2012. 1-877-510-2888

Catalina Island Golf Course.  Play 9 holes on one of Southern California’s oldest golf courses. Save on green fees – only $30. TaylorMade rental clubs, electric and pull carts are available. Call and ask for the Catalina Hot Deal.  310-510-0530
 

Catalina Island Conservancy:  Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Book your custom Jeep® Eco-Tour with the Catalina Island Conservancy in February and enjoy the beautiful wildflowers with a FREE Catalina Island plant and flowers guide, retail value of $7.59. Call 310-510-2595 ext. 108 to book your tour today!

Catalina Island Museum:  New Exhibit starting Feb. 4th - Fantasy Into Art:  The Avalon Casino Murals of John Gabriel Beckman.  This the first major exhibition documenting John Gabriel Beckman`s work on the murals of the Avalon Casino building and the artistic process involved in their execution. For the first time ever the exhibit will feature the only remaining conceptual watercolor sketches of the Casino murals, including the original conceptual sketch which convinced William Wrigley, Jr. to hire Beckman for the project. These Beckman originals give unprecedented insight into the method of one of the greatest muralists of the art deco era.  310-510-2414

Catalina Transportation ServicesFREE champange with 2 hour personalized adventure into the back country.  View the free roaming wild buffalo while your driver shares the history/stories about the Island.  For reservations and further information please call 310-510-0342 Mon. thru Fri.  9am-1pm; 2pm-5pm

Descanso Beach Ocean Sports:  Early Bird Special!  4 hours.  Rent a double kayak.  2 complete sets of protective gear (pants and windbreakers) included plus sandals, dry bag, and soft cooler.  Bring your own picnic and find a secluded getaway beach.  $75 for 4 hours complete.  Rent before 11am, Monday through Sunday. (Open daily at 9am) 310-510-1226

Island Rentals:  Rent a golf cart for 2 hours and get a 3rd hour free. Must rent golf cart before 2pm. Good anytime until 2pm .  310-510-1456

Urban Adventure Quest:  Smart Phone Guided, Scavenger Hunt Walking Tour of Avalon.  Discover the interactive scavenger hunt that combines the fun of the amazing race with a three-hour sightseeing tour of Avalon. Guided from any smart phone, groups make their way among well known and overlooked gems of the island, solving clues and completing challenges while learning local history. Got to website for either the walking tour or the walking tour with golf cart*. *The golf cart tour requires the additional rental of a golf cart unless you have one at your disposal.
 

MOVIES:
Contraband is playing through Feb. 9th.  The movie begins at 7:30pm.  Movie tickets are available at the Avalon Theatre at the base of the Casino Building before showtime or through any Discovery Tours agents.

Friday and Saturday at 7pm listen to the Theater's fabulous pipe organ before the movie. 


UPCOMING EVENTS:

2/10 - 2/14  AVALON GRILLE offers a special 3 course prix fixe Valentine Dinner from, Friday, February 10 through Tuesday, February 14, starting at 5pm.  310-510-7494

2/10 - 2/14  MI CASITA'S Valentine Dinner is offered from 5pm to 9pm, Friday, February 10 through Monday, February 13 and from noon to 9pm, Tuesday, February 14. Reservations are required by calling 310-510-1772. For more information visit www.CatalinaHotSpots.com


2/10 - 2/14  EL GALLEON'S Valentine Dinner is offered from 5pm to 9pm, Friday, February 10 through Monday, February 13 and from noon to 9pm, Tuesday, February 14. Reservations are required by calling 310-510-1188. For more information visit www.CatalinaHotSpots.com

2/10 - 2/14  ANTONIO'S Valentine Dinner is offered from 5pm to 9pm, Friday, February 10 through Monday, February 13 and from noon to 9pm, Tuesday, February 14. Reservations are required by calling 310-510-0008. For more information visit www.CatalinaHotSpots.com

2/14  Valentine's  Dinner at the M Restaurant by Zest Catering & Events.  Prix Fixe Menu.  Please call for reservations.  310-510-8404.

 
2/11  Catalina Film Society Film Screening -- Saturday at 5 p.m., 2012
Face front, True Believers, the one and only Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man, Iron Man, Daredevil, the Fantastic Four and a host of others, will be the guest of honor at the Santa Catalina Island Film Festival in May. Lee will screen his new biographical film With Great Power...The Stan Lee Story and he will also receive the Majestic Award from the Film Festival, and be honored with the Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Award from the Ronald Reagan Foundation. And, coincidentally, the weekend of the Film Festival is on the same weekend of the much-anticipated film, The Avengers. Excelsior! Questions and inquiries about Stan Lee or the Film Society's February screening, email Ron Truppa 
 
2/18  Families in Nature -- Saturday Catalina Island Conservancy's Families in Nature Program continues on with trips into Catalina's beautiful interior. This is a free program for Island residents. Call (310) 510-0954 to reserve your place on the bus! Check with the Conservancy for details. Due to the popularity of this program, reservations are required.

 2/18  Avalon Community Yard Sale
Food, kids activities, music and more.  $15 per booth space.  Located at the Field of Dreams, 10am - 5pm.  Proceeds go to the Children's Heart Foundation.  Sponsored by the Catalina Art Association
 

2/25   31st Annual Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup

This is the only time scuba diving is allowed in Avalon Bay, with 500+ expected volunteer divers collecting trash and debris. Awards ceremony follows on Wrigley Stage with prizes & giveaways. Proceeds benefit the USC Hyperbaric Chamber and the Given Fund for Ocean Conservation (310) 510-2595 ext. 123;

www.catalinaconservancy.org

; avalonharborcleanup@gmail.com


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The Chicago Cubs trained on Catalina Island from 1921 to 1951.