Veteran's Day Holiday Weekend Kickoff 2013

Don't have any plans for this holiday weekend? Get out of the house for a while and support our military veterans in your local area. Since we live out in the Inland Empire, I've put together a few options for you and the family to enjoy...locally!

Ontario Citizens Business Bank Arena <<read Daily Bulletin full article

Free Family Fun Festival Honoring Our Heroes
Location: PARKING LOT F of Citizens Business Bank Arena
Date: Saturday, November 9, 2013
Time: 9:00am-6:00pm
Details - Come out to honor the men and women who have served our country.  Military and local elected officials will be speaking. Come out and enjoy vendors, music and even a motorcycle run.
The Marcus Heart Foundation has joined forces with Stansell Enterprises Concerts & Events to present the "Give Love Tour", "Give Love Ride" & Non-Perishable Food Drive. The event will benefit our fallen, wounded and forgotten heroes and their families during this Veterans Day holiday weekend.
The Give Love Ride, Motorcycle Run and Tailgate event, is a symbolic memorial in honor of our fallen, wounded and forgotten heroes. Information and routes are available by visiting www.givelovetour.com

Give Love Tour 2013 Citizens Business Bank Arena Tickets
Location: 4000 E. Ontario Center Parkway, Ontario, CA 91764

Phone: 909-244-5500

Time: 7:00pm Doors Open / 8:00pm Event Begins

Details - The evening event will feature the Give Love Tour Concert, performance by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly & Ledisi. Comedian Chris Spencer will emcee.

• Tickets range from $39 to $99 (parking is including in ticket price), with a portion of the proceeds going to the Marcus Heart Foundation. 
• The tour moves to San Diego on Sunday.
• On Monday, Citizens Business Bank Arena will host several veterans from Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties for a free meal.

“We are asking the community to take five minutes out of their day to say ‘thank you,’ to the men and women who have provided you your freedom,” Bruce & Dana Atlas.

Contact Info:
The Give Love Tour
Telephone:  +1 951 821 6921
EMAIL:  info@givelovetour.com
For more information, visit www.givelovetour.com.

Aesop in Rancho Cucamonga
Location: Victoria Gardens Rancho Cucamonga
Date: See dates below OR click on link
Details - MainStreet Theatre Company presents a World Premiere Aesop in Rancho Cucamonga; the first of three new productions this season!  Award winning Los Angeles Playwright Luis Alfaro sets his brand new adaptation of “Aesop’s Fables”! Using the history of the area as a jumping off point, he makes these old stories relevant for a whole new generation of children.
Show Times:  Production opened October 26, 2013 and runs through Sunday, November 10, 2013 with show times Saturday, October 26th at 4:00 pm, Saturdays (November 2nd & 9th) at 1:00 pm & 4:00 pm and Sundays (November 3rd & 10th) at 1:00 pm
Where: Lewis Family Playhouse, 12505 Cultural Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739.
Prices:  Tickets: $18.00 for General, $16.00 for Senior & Youth and are available online at www.lewisfamilyplayhouse.com or through the Box Office at (909) 477-2752

Veteran's Day Ceremony
Location: Alta Loma High School, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Date: Sunday, November 10, 2013 At 3:30pm
Details -
Ceremony will be held Sunday at 3:30 p.m. on the front steps of Alta Loma High School, 8880 Base Line Road. The ceremony will include a flag ceremony, color guard, buglers, 21-gun salute with local speakers. Participating will be Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8680 and the Chaffey High School NJROTC.
Flowers will be distributed at the end of the ceremony to place at the memorial at the front of schools honoring Alta Loma High alumni who lost their lives fighting for their country. The ceremony is hosted by the Alta Loma High School Alumni Association. Information: 951-505-6340 or 909-981-5092.

Wondering what might be closed in obserance...the following schedule will be in effect:

• Monday, 11/11, is a federal holiday observing Veterans Day. 
• Closed: Schools, banks, courthouses and federal, state, county and city offices. Exceptions are Culver City and Lawndale city halls, which will remain open.
• Open: Most commercial businesses, U.S. financial markets and retail outlets.
• Mail: No residential or business delivery.
• Trash: On Monday, most Solid Waste Departments will not collect trash in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. Typically refuse and recycling collection is provided one day later for the remainder of the week. Contact your local city office to confirm.

Veteran's Day events across the Inland Empire<<click to view full listing.
Cities included: Claremont, Chino, La Verne, Ontario, Redlands, San Bernardino, San Dimas, Twentynine Palms, and Victorville