Early California Days opens in Hacienda Heights

St. John Vianney Catholic Church will host its 43rd Early California Days festival this weekend. The community celebration features rides, games, entertainment, bingo and food.

The festival runs 6 to 11 p.m. Friday; 2 to 11 p.m. Saturday; and 1 to 10 p.m. Sunday.

Grand Raffle prizes include: first prize, $10,000; second prize, a Sony 46-inch Bravia LCD television set; and third prize, a Nintendo Wii.

Friday entertainment features the Los Altos High School Color Guard at 6 p.m., the “Elviz” show and karaoke at 6:30 p.m. and the classic rock group “Screamin’ Eagles” from 8 to 11 p.m.

Saturday acts are a Red Dragon Karate demonstration at 2 p.m., Karen’s Kids dance group at 2:45 p.m., and From the Top youth song and dance at 4 p.m. The church’s Youth Mass Band will perform at 5 p.m. and its Spanish Youth Mass Band at 6 p.m. The Spanish music of Sobrevivientes follows at 7 p.m., and the classic rock sounds of the always-popular Legends of the Heights from 8 to 11 p.m.

The Sunday lineup includes Corona Dance Studio at 1 p.m., Sunshine Generation at 2:15 p.m., Claylee’s Dance Studio at 3:15 p.m., the Beatles cover band Rubber Soul from 4:30 to 7 p.m., and the alternative rock sounds of Crossed Keys from 8 to 10 p.m.

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