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The Golf Course at Bear Mountain is now open daily for the season. For reservations and tee times call 585-8002.

SATURDAY, MAY 17th
10am - 4pm You can take photos of Animals at the Moonridge Animal Park on Goldmine Drive today and enter their Photo Contest. Winners will have their photos published in a 16-month calendar. The entry fee is $15 for adults and $10 for children under 13, and includes park admission. For information call 878-4200.

May Trout Classic at the Municipal Water District - Call 585-4007 for information.

Adopt-A-Shoreline Kick-Off, Volunteer Program for Lake Clean-Up, 866-5796 www.bbmwd.org

9am - 3pm Greenthumbs Restoration Day - Volunteer to assist the Big Bear Ranger Station's Native Plant Nursery and Restoration Program.  Bring your hat, sunscreen, your favorite pair of gloves and a sack lunch. Meet at the Big Bear Ranger Station flagpole at 9am. The Big Bear Ranger Station is located ¼ mile east of the Big Bear Discovery Center.  Please call ahead to verify your participation, 382-2827.

1pm and 2pm Every Saturday and Sunday the Discovery Center offers FREE nature walks. Join us for a 30-minute nature walk to learn about the local plant and wildlife and some very interesting historical facts. Great activity for families and individuals who want to gain a greater appreciation for our National Forest. Nature walks are not strenuous and designed for all levels of physical conditioning. This 30-minute adventure is perfect for the whole family and takes place around the center's forested grounds. The Big Bear Discovery Center is located east of Fawnskin on North Shore Drive, one mile west of Stanfield Cutoff. For more information go to their website, www.bigbeardiscoverycenter.com or call 382-2790.

3pm The Moonridge Animal Park on Goldmine Drive offers fun for the whole family every Saturday & Sunday afternoon. You can go on an Animal Feeding Tour and watch while a zookeeper gives the animals their afternoon snack. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children & seniors. Call 584-1299 for more information.

SUNDAY, MAY 18th
May Trout Classic at the Municipal Water District - Call 585-4007 for information.

6pm Bowl-A-Thon Old Miner's Days Fundraiser at the Bowling Barn on Bonanza Trail Drive and Big Bear Boulevard in Big Bear Lake. Get your team registered - Call 878-BOWL for information.

1pm and 2pm Every Saturday and Sunday the Discovery Center offers FREE nature walks. Join us for a 30-minute nature walk to learn about the local plant and wildlife and some very interesting historical facts. Great activity for families and individuals who want to gain a greater appreciation for our National Forest. Nature walks are not strenuous and designed for all levels of physical conditioning. This 30-minute adventure is perfect for the whole family and takes place around the center's forested grounds. The Big Bear Discovery Center is located east of Fawnskin on North Shore Drive, one mile west of Stanfield Cutoff. For more information go to their website, www.bigbeardiscoverycenter.com or call 382-2790.

3pm The Moonridge Animal Park on Goldmine Drive offers fun for the whole family every Saturday & Sunday afternoon. You can go on an Animal Feeding Tour and watch while a zookeeper gives the animals their afternoon snack. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children & seniors. Call 584-1299 for more information.

FRIDAY MAY 23rd
8am - 3pm Rummage Sale at the United Methodist Church, at the corner of North Shore Drive and Holden Avenue in Big Bear City. Furniture, Housewares, Clothing, Dishes, Lamps, Books, Toys, Odds and Ends. 585-4089

8am - dusk Merchants On Moonridge Sidewalk Sale - Scrapbooking Stampede, Lakeside Home Furnishings, Bear Mountain Trading Company, Wild Wings, Big Ber Blossoms & Big Bear Boards - Huge discounts all Memorial Day Weekend.

SATURDAY, MAY 24th
8am - 3pm Rummage Sale at the United Methodist Church, at the corner of North Shore Drive and Holden Avenue in Big Bear City. Furniture, Housewares, Clothing, Dishes, Lamps, Books, Toys, Odds and Ends. 585-4089

10am Swim Beach at Meadow Park in Big Bear Lake opens for the season.

Big Bear City Historical Museum opens for the summer season.

Big Bear's Wild West Storyfest at the Big Bear Discovery Center. 382-2790

10am - 5pm Spring Air Home & Garden Show at the Convention Center on Division & Big Bear Boulevard.
Hundreds of vendors, artisans and crafters, children's activities & great food. Live Music by Skeleton Key from Noon - 4pm. Admission is $3 for Adults and $2 for Seniors. Free admission for kids. 585-3000

Bear Country Fair at the Moonridge Animal Park.

8am - dusk Merchants On Moonridge Sidewalk Sale - Scrapbooking Stampede, Lakeside Home Furnishings, Bear Mountain Trading Company, Wild Wings, Big Bear Blossoms & Big Bear Boards - Huge discounts all Memorial Day Weekend.

SUNDAY, MAY 25
10am - 5pm Spring Air Home & Garden Show at the Convention Center on Division & Big Bear Boulevard.
Hundreds of vendors, artisans and crafters, children's activities & great food. Live Music by Skeleton Key from Noon - 4pm. Admission is $3 for Adults and $2 for Seniors. Free admission for kids. 585-3000

Bear Country Fair at the Moonridge Animal Park.

Big Bear's Wild West Storyfest at the Big Bear Discovery Center. 382-2790

8am - dusk Merchants On Moonridge Sidewalk Sale - Scrapbooking Stampede, Lakeside Home Furnishings, Bear Mountain Trading Company, Wild Wings, Big Bear Blossoms & Big Bear Boards - Huge discounts all Memorial Day Weekend.

MONDAY, MAY 26th
10am - 3pm Spring Air Home & Garden Show at the Convention Center on Division & Big Bear Boulevard.
Hundreds of vendors, artisans and crafters, children's activities & great food. Live Music by Skeleton Key from Noon - 4pm. Admission is $3 for Adults and $2 for Seniors. Free admission for kids. 585-3000

8am - dusk Merchants On Moonridge Sidewalk Sale - Scrapbooking Stampede, Lakeside Home Furnishings, Bear Mountain Trading Company, Wild Wings, Big Bear Blossoms & Big Bear Boards - Huge discounts all Memorial Day Weekend.

SATURDAY, MAY 31st
Discovery Center Music Series featuring Mike Cross The Piano Man. 382-2790

FRIDAY, JUNE 6th
6pm Old Miner's Day Social & Dance lakeside at B's Backyard B-B-Q on Alden off Big Bear Boulevard. 866-5400

SATURDAY, JUNE 7th
6pm The Third Annual Big Bear Valley Friends of NRA Fundraising Banquet at the Convention Center. The evening will include dinner, games, a live and silent auction, prize drawings for limited eddition firearms, outdoor gear, artwork, home decor, and other NRA collectibles. Tickets are $35 which includes dinner. Special sponsorship packages are available and committee volunteers are needed. For information contact Ernie Szabo at 585-0092.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10th
6pm - 10pm Old Miner's Day Social and Soda at Way Back When Nostalgatoria at the Moonridge Y in Big Bear Lake. 366-0189

SATURDAY, JULY 12th
9am The Sixth Annual Xeriscape Garden Tour. Participants begin the free, self-guided tour at Eminger's Mountain Nursery, 41223 Big Bear Boulevard. For more information call Christie Walker at 866-5006.

10am - 8pm Old Miner's Day Picnic at the Lake at B's Backyard B-B-Q on Alden off Big Bear Boulevard. 866-5400

11am - 1pm Old Miners Days Miss Clementine Contest - The Oldest and Most Cherished event going back as far as the 1950s where young ladies dress in petticoats with their parasols. Held lakeside at B's Backyard B-B-Q on Alden off Big Bear Boulevard. Call Sandy Washabaugh 585-6638.

FRIDAY, JULY 18th
Old Miner's Days Calcutta Dinner & Auction 6pm-10pm
Great food, drinks and Chili Teams unite for the Cook Off the following morning. Come eat, drink, bid and be ready to be merry! Held lakeside at B's Backyard B-B-Q on Alden of Big Bear Boulevard. (909) 866-5400

SATURDAY, JULY 19th
Old Miners Days Chili Cook Off 9a – 6pm
Held at the Chamber of Commerce Parking Lot on Bartlett off Big Bear Boulevard or Village Drive. Call Chili Gaines (909) 363-6592. The heat is on! Every year the Old Miner's get more and more entrants that compete for the title. Get ready for over 60 entrants to taste, vendors, live music and fun! A great day-event for the whole family with rock walls, petting zoos and of course, great chili!

SATURDAY, JULY 26th
Old Miner's Days Doo Dah Parade 10am
In Fawnskin. Parade Starts at on North Shore in Downtown Fawnskin. Off-the-wall, silly and most definitely an entertaining one-of-a-kind parade that's the spoof to the Official Old Miners Days Parade in August- It's the Doo Dah Parade!. Come early to get a great seat and pick your favorite entry and this tremendously fun family event!

Chautauqua- History Alive – Big Bear Lake Library – 7:00pm
Relive a time of the past with Chatauqua – History Alive a wonderful performance based on Big Bear's ancestors.

Logger's Jubilee ~ Opens at 9am both days at Bear Mountain Resort
Action packed with traditional loggers competitions featuring axe throwing, pole climbing, tomahawk throwing, log sawing and don't forget the log rolling tests of skill. Don't forget great food, BBQ, vendors- kids booth and fun games of skill. Located in the Bear Mountain Ski Resort in Moonridge. Call 585-2214.

SUNDAY, JULY 27th
Logger's Jubilee ~ Opens at 9am both days at Bear Mountain Resort
Action packed with traditional loggers competitions featuring axe throwing, pole climbing, tomahawk throwing, log sawing and don't forget the log rolling tests of skill. Don't forget great food, BBQ, vendors- kids booth and fun games of skill. Located in the Bear Mountain Ski Resort in Moonridge. Call 585-2214.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 2nd

Horseshoe Pitching Competition 9am - @ B's BBQ
Pitchers gather round for the Old Miners Days Master Pitcher title which last year drew close to 90 contestants! Held lakeside at B's Backyard B-B-Q on Alden of Big Bear Boulevard. (909) 866-5400. The event is FREE to spectators and fun for the entire family. Entry is $15 per person.

Junior Rodeo and Children's Events 1:00 – 4:00pm
Held at Sugarloaf Park on the corner of Maple and Barton. The Old Miners Days love the kids and this special event is catered just for their fun! The fun includes Jr. Rodeo competitions, watermelon eating contests, sack races and face painting too! Call Chili Gaines (909) 363-6592

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3rd
12:30pm The Grand Old Miner's Day Parade - The Grand Finale to the Old Miner's Day celebration is the Old Miner's Day Parade! The parade route goes west on Big Bear Boulevard starting on Summit Boulevard to Lakeview Drive. FREE to all spectators and a regular Big Bear family tradition!

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