First Thursday Art Walk of Laguna Beach collaborates with the Friendship Shelter Featuring live music performances during the November 6, Art Walk from 6-9 pm

The member galleries of First Thursday’s Art Walk have designated the next First Thursday, November 6th, to the support of he Friendship Shelter and the sale of the “Shelter ME” CD. Three of the musicians who collaborated on a CD entitled Shelter Me, released this summer, will perform at Whelan Gallery on the North end, Studio Arts at the Old Pottery Place, and Watercolor Gallery on South Coast Highway between 6-9 pm.

Musicians include folk-rocker Alec Bridges, a graduate of Laguna Beach high School; rock-poet Mick Overman of Los Angeles; and singer-songwriter Jelani Diaz, who was himself homeless recently.

“Every working musician is a heartbeat away from homelessness,” Diaz says, and this might be said of artists of all types.

The three musicians will entertain ArtWalk visitors with their very special music, and CD’s will be sold at participating galleries, as well as Laguna Beach Books, Sound Spectrum, Hobie’s and Latitude 33 Bookshop, local merchants who have been supporting the project.

Shelter Me is a one-of-a-kind compilation of songs written and recorded by professional Southern California musicians as an homage to the homeless and in the hopes of raising funds for Friendship Shelter. Conceived by writer-producer Scott Hays of Weed Patch Productions, many well-known musicians contributed their time and talent for no other reason than compassion and a desire to make a difference.

“The thread running through these compositions isn’t desperation or hopelessness, but rather grace and mercy,” says producer Scott Hays.

Thirteen professionally produced songs, with roots in rock, blues, folk and country music, reflect the hope and longings of the more than 35,000 people who lived on the streets of Orange County last year, and the nearly 3.5 million homeless throughout the country. Among the nationally recognized performers who participated in the project are wonderful street musicians, including Laguna Beach street guitarist David Holland, making this a compilation both by and for the homeless. The message is simple: enjoy the music, help the homeless.

All proceeds benefit Friendship Shelter programs in honor of the organization’s 20th anniversary. The Laguna Beach facility is the only residential shelter for the homeless in south Orange County and also operates transitional living apartments in San Clemente for shelter graduates.

The compilation brought together dozens of talents who all donated their time and music, including MZB recording Studio in Tustin, who provided production facilities and engineering. Music tracks are available for preview at the Friendship Shelter website and the album can also be purchased on-line at www.cdbaby.com.

For further information, contact Randy Kraft at Friendship Shelter

494.6928 rkraft@friendshipshelter.org

For information regarding First Thursday’s Art Walk www.firstthursdaysartwalk.com/949-683-6871.

Make your plans….our 10th Annual Parish Thanksgiving Dinner November 24th!!!!

Mark your calendars for a WONDERFUL Corpus Christi tradition that brings our family together in a delicious and delightful way….Monday, November 24th will be the occasion of our 10th Annual Parish Thanksgiving Dinner and YOU are invited. For those new amongst us, the way it works is the parish purchases 50 turkeys and we distribute them to our volunteer ‘cookers’ on the weekend of November 22-23. These volunteers return the roasted turkeys on Monday night…and the rest of us bring one of the side dishes, a pot-luck of sorts, just make sure that it is enough to give a decent serving for 12+ people. Dinner gets underway at 6:00 p.m. and did we mention that it is FREE! Yep, just a really cool opportunity for our Corpus Christi family to come together and give thanks for all the blessings God is bestowing on our community. Mr. Scotty Eisenbart is coordinating services for the dinner, if you would like to be a part of the team, please give him a call at 395-3073. Sign up tables and sheets will be outside after Mass starting next weekend so please sign up to make our Family Thanksgiving bigger and better than ever (and yes, we purchased an additional 24 round tables of 10 to help with our crowds!)
A. Assorted potluck food items are requested (sign up lists will be on the lunch benches). We also need turkey cookers. The parish purchases the turkeys…we just need 50 people to cook them with love …and lots of bacon….and bring them back on Monday, November 24th. Turkeys will be available to be picked up on November 22-23 in the parish kitchen.
B. The majority of SET-UP will occur immediately after the Noon Mass on Sunday, November 23rd ….can you help? All our tables and chairs need to be set-up and arranged as well as our food service area.
C. Monday, (November 24th ) the kitchen crew arrives at 4:00 p.m. Turkey carvers, please bring your own favorite knives/equipment.
D. This year….we think we finally have enough of our own tables and chairs, but, it wouldn’t hurt for you to throw a card table in your trunk.
E. You are invited to bring a wine or beverage and perhaps a holiday loaf of bread that you will be serving at your own family Thanksgiving celebration. Place it near the altar and we will bless them as a way of connecting what we do in the Church with what you do at your home.
F. Our Thanksgiving Dinner gets underway at 6:00 p.m. (remember, the turkeys need to arrive at 4:00 for proper carving) and the evening comes to a close at 8:00 p.m. Disposable, aluminum pans are the most suitable for containing your food offerings but if you bring an item in a pot or dish please make sure to mark the container clearly with your name AND phone number….and don’t go home without it!
G. Please bring some canned or packaged (non-perishable) food for donation to help both Isaiah House and the Family Shelter at our sister parish, St. Polycarp.
H. You are welcome to come and set up your family table anytime on Sunday afternoon (November 23rd) or throughout the morning/afternoon on Monday (November 24th ) …decorate well and compete for a special prize! (Remember, if you are using a table for 8 or 10, you need to have 8 or 10 people sitting at it…otherwise you will share your table with others…like any good family would!)

November 1-2, 2008
All Saints – Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls)
Wisdom 3:1-9 Romans 14:7-12 John 14:1-6

Time stands still. We find it hard to believe the words we have just heard. There has been an accident…..there has been a heart attack….there has been a stroke…..age has finally caught up…..they went peacefully….. While the world might contain 6 billion human beings, our individual worlds are inhabited by a precious few cherished family and friends. These are the ones with whom we have lived our lives, from whom we have received life and love. When we hear of their death, either expected or unexpected, time stands still, our world becomes a little smaller. Each person responds to grief individually: some with loud wails, some with tearful walks on the beach or a private departure to a bedroom and darkness. Our minds review the remembered vignettes of a shared life with the newly departed: their smile, their laugh, their interaction (positive or negative) with us, the last event we shared with them. A void has appeared in our neat and tidy life. How will we manage, how will we go forward? Yet, we do. We mourn, we experience the emptiness of death…and then we also begin to recall the messages of Easter, the empty tomb, the promise of fresh life beyond the constraints of this earthly existence. Somewhere within our souls we feel the gentle touch of God awakening us to his presence…even in death….and where there is God, there can be no despair. Our loved ones have ‘run the course’ of life, their earthly body can go no further… now they dwell with God. While we miss them, while we are tempted to think that we can provide them with a better life…our deeper awareness is that they are okay, they are with God. On this weekend of remembering our Saints and Souls…we touch upon a great mystery, the life we cannot see or understand. We know each other by our facial expressions, by the turn of our smile, our luminous eyes or the sound of our voices….but are we nothing but external physical sensations? Might not our smile and twinkling eyes come from something deep within our essence….the essence which knows eternity in a new abode with God? All Saints and All Souls are somber days of great emotion…a tender sadness that our loved ones are no longer physically present with us….but a startling awareness that their love for us continues, that they still live, albeit in a transformed manner…but all that they were for each of us continues unabated. At some future date, time will stand still for those who hear of our final departures….and then they too will comfort themselves with this same truth…..there is no end to the life that God calls into existence…constant change and transformation…but no end. This weekend we celebrate life….of those around us in the here and now…and those who have been transformed and live anew in dwelling places prepared by Jesus.

Thank you for sharing this most special weekend with our Corpus Christi Catholic-Christian Community. Should you desire to enroll your own loved ones in the special series of commemorative Masses, All Souls Envelopes are available on the Concierge Shelves. With Election Day this Tuesday…make sure you know where your polling place is located…and get out and vote your individual conscience. These next few weeks will pass with startling speed and we will soon find ourselves at Thanksgiving…a reminder of our special tradition of a FREE Parish Thanksgiving Dinner on Monday, November 24th…sign up sheets for those who will adopt and cook a turkey, along with pot-luck donations of all the other fixings will be out starting next weekend. Please take a Bulletin home with you, lots of holiday opportunities coming up. As you remember your loved ones, as you help vote a fresh course for our country…remember, you are loved….(and may God bless the United States of America on November 4th!) FKB

Proposition 8

There are extremists on both sides of Prop 8. There are people who slant the truth on both sides. There are people who are afraid of losing rights on both sides. There are good people on both sides.

So, how does a person decide? Classical scholars Aristotle and Cicero give us some great insight into making decisions when the rhetoric circulating around an issue is emotional, political, and highly charged.

There are three basic types of rhetoric: forensic, epideictic, and deliberative. By separating each of these categories and looking at the rhetoric surrounding each, we can make sense of the rhetoric that is swirling around the issue.

Forensic rhetoric related to Proposition 8 looks at what has happened in the past and makes judgments. Some of the “Yes on Prop 8” rhetoric belongs in this category. Looking especially at the events that have occurred in public schools in Massachusetts and San Francisco in recent years and months, proponents of Prop 8 state that (1) Massachusetts schoolteachers have taught homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle choice (one famous example is the second-grade reading of “King and King,” a book about a prince who decides to marry another prince); and (2) San Francisco elementary school students went on a school-sponsored field trip to their lesbian teacher’s wedding. So, while it is true that California schools aren’t required to teach about marriage, proponents of Prop 8 have argued that it has happened in the recent past and will most likely happen in the future. Other arguments using forensic rhetoric include (1) Catholic Charities in Massachusetts decided to close its doors rather than be required to adopt children to gay couples; and (2) a church in Massachusetts lost its tax exemption for a pavilion that was denied to a gay couple for a wedding.

Epideictic rhetoric looks to make value judgments and is largely located in the present tense. Most of the “No on Prop 8” rhetoric belongs to this category. “Unfair. Unnecessary. Wrong” is “No on Prop 8’s” epideictic slogan. Opponents of Prop 8 characterize Prop 8 as a civil rights issue and state it is unfair to treat homosexuals differently from heterosexuals. Although California’s Family Code (297.5) gives the same rights to homosexual domestic partners as married couples enjoy, opponents feel that homosexual partnerships are discriminated against because they don’t enjoy the same social approval as heterosexual couples (e.g., some opponents of proposition 8 call “Yes on Prop 8” organizations “hate groups” ). Some describe homosexual marriage as “wrong” from a value- or religious-based point of view. However, “No on Prop 8” uses this type of rhetoric more directly and ubiquitously than proponents of Prop 8.

Deliberative rhetoric looks to make decisions in the future. Both opponents and proponents of Prop 8 use this type of rhetoric when they ask you to vote. However, “Yes on Prop 8” uses this type of rhetoric more directly when it suggests that homosexual marriage will be normalized in schools; churches will lose their tax-exempt status if they don’t allow gay marriage; and adoption agencies will be required to adopt children to gay couples.

When we strip away the rhetoric, what it really comes down to is this: Do you feel that homosexual marriage should be granted the same social status as heterosexual marriage? If so, you’ll approve of the changes that have been made in Massachusetts and San Francisco; you will agree with opponents of Proposition 8 that homosexual domestic partnerships, while equal in rights, are discriminatory; and you will hope for the day when homosexual marriage will be normalized in our society.

But if you still think that society should uphold the nuclear family as the ideal, however far from the ideal we might be, then you will agree with the supporters of Proposition 8.

I am a divorced, re-married woman with a blended family and numerous gay friends and relatives. My family certainly does not fit the ideal, yet I believe in it. I want nothing more than for my gay friends and relatives to find happiness and love in a stable relationship with equal rights. They have the ability to have that now. But I also want my children to grow up in a society where they are taught that, while there are other family configurations, the ideal unit of society is a family with a mother and a father. For this reason, I am voting “Yes” on Proposition 8.

Amy Cook

ANHS Community

Aliso Niguel would like to make you aware of some important information related to the Homecoming season. Please take some time to read the announcements below.

Schedule of Homecoming Events

10/30 Homecoming Fashion Show (Examples of appropriate dress code)
11/7 Homecoming Pep Rally during third period
11/7 Homecoming Court Announced
11/12 – 11/14 Homecoming Spirit Week
Monday: Shades Day (wear sunglasses)
Tuesday: College Sweatshirt Day
Wednesday: Wolverine Spirit Day
11/12 Homecoming King and Queen Voting
11/14 Homecoming Game w/ ASB Halftime Show: Varsity Football vs. San Clemente, 7:00 PM
11/15 Homecoming Dance, “Aliso’s Premiere,” 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Homecoming Dance Information

It is the goal of the school to have an enjoyable and safe homecoming dance. Please take note of some of the policies that will be enforced at the dance below. There is a copy of the dance contract that must be read, signed and understood by students attending the dance and their parents available at alisoniguel.com in the activities section.

Please note: students who are unsure if their attire meets dress code standards should check the pictures on the school website at alisoniguel.com or see their assistant principal prior to the day of the event. Students not meeting dress code standards will not be admitted into the event.

Dress Code for Homecoming:

Ladies:
* Strapless / spaghetti straps are allowed
* Dress / skirts must be at least fingertip length
* Slits no higher than fingertip length
* Backless to waist is permitted – below waist is not permitted (opposite your belly button)
* No garters or other exposed lingerie/undergarments
* No sheer / see-through dresses and no see-through sides or bare sides
* No excessively low cut dresses or tops
* No bare midriffs

Gentlemen:
* Collared shirt
* Shirts must have sleeves
* Shirts must remain on
* Dress pants or slacks; no jeans
* No hats, bandanas, chains, or canes

Once students are admitted into the dance, if they alter their attire in such a way as to make it violate the specified dress code standards, they will be removed from the dance, parents will be notified to pick up their child, and they will not be permitted to attend all remaining dances for the school year.

Dancing Guidelines (applies on and off the dance floor): Lewd and lascivious dancing such as “freaking” will result in a student being asked to leave the event and will make him or her ineligible to attend all future dances for the remainder of the school year. Parents will be notified.

* No straddling legs
* No bending over
* No front to back touching
* No “making out” (no overt and/or prolonged public displays of affection)
* Both feet on the floor
* Hands on waists or shoulders only

The dance is a school-related event, and all school rules apply. Students must agree to abide by the dance behavior rules set forth in the dance contract including the school dress code and dance rules. All students will be checked for illegal, unauthorized or controlled substances prior to entry to the dance area. Security will conduct “pat downs” and purse searches. Any student who refuses to comply with searching will be denied entry.

STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THE DANCE AGREE TO REMAIN TOBACCO, DRUG, AND ALCOHOL FREE FOR THIS EVENT. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE RULES WILL RESULT IN THEIR INELIGIBILITY FOR ALL CO-CURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ATHLETICS, SENIOR ACTIVITIES, AND POSSIBLY COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES, AS WELL AS SUSPENSION AND POSSIBLE EXPULSION.

STUDENTS SUSPECTED OF BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS AND/OR ALCOHOL WILL BE SUBJECT TO EVALUATION AND/OR A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST, WHICH CAN INCLUDE A BREATHALYZER TEST.

ANY vehicle in the parking area can be searched at any time. DANCE ATTENDEES WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE AND GIVEN CONSEQUENCES FOR ANY ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE IN THE VEHICLE.

All students must present their current ANHS student ID card at the registration table. No other form of ID will be accepted for entry into the dance. Only current ANHS students will be admitted to the dance.

Students removed or denied entry will not be given refunds. If a student is not picked up within 30 minutes of the end of the dance, he or she will not be allowed to attend the next dance. NO STUDENTS WILL BE ADMITTED AFTER 8:30 P.M. UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THE ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR, MR. PAULSEN.

Dance Pricing Information

October 24 & 27 (Senior Black Card Sales Only):
$20

October 28 – 30 (All Students):
$20 w/ ASB; $30 w/o ASB
November 3 – 7 (All Students):
$25 w/ ASB; $35 w/o ASB

November 12 – 13 (All Students):
$30 w/ ASB; $40 w/o ASB

November 14 (All Students; for sale during lunch only):
$50 w/ASB; $60 w/o ASB

Eric Paulsen
Activities Director
Aliso Niguel High School

GMU Geotechnical Donates Giant Pumpkin to Historic Mission

Dubbed “Prettiest Pumpkin” at Pumpkin Mania Contest

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, October 30, 2008 – Mission San Juan Capistrano is providing a temporary home to an award-winning 475-lb. giant pumpkin, donated by GMU Geotechnical, Inc. in Rancho Santa Margarita. The giant pumpkin was named “prettiest pumpkin” at the Pumpkin Mania Contest Oct. 25, and took first in a competition among employees of Rancho Mission Viejo. The Rancho Mission Viejo contest was judged by Tony and Melinda Moiso; Tony serves as President of the Mission Preservation Foundation.
“It’s amazing how much work goes into growing a giant pumpkin,” remarked Russ Price, a GMU Senior Soils Technician and San Juan Capistrano resident who participated the effort to grow the pumpkin. Russ was part of the Calabaza Vaqueros (“Pumpkin Cowboys”) team led by team captain Gary Urban, president of GMU Geotechnical, a participant in Rancho Mission Viejo’s annual Portola Ride and a supporter of the Mission Parish School.
The growing effort included a lengthy process of preparing the soil, using organic fertilizers, training the vines, burying the vines to stimulate root growth and much more. It took about two months to grow, with the pumpkin growing 20 lbs. a day during some periods. The giant pumpkin was one of 10 grown on a patch on Rancho Mission Viejo in San Juan Capistrano. Each pumpkin has a name; the Mission’s pumpkin is “Angus.”
The others were donated to other non-profit organizations in the community, with Mission San Juan Capistrano receiving the largest. The pumpkin will remain on the Mission grounds through Thanksgiving, unless an early decay forces its removal. The seeds from the pumpkin will be harvested to grow more pumpkins in the future.
Mechelle Lawrence-Adams, the Mission’s Executive Director, remarked, “We invite parents to bring their children to the Mission this fall so that they can enjoy our ‘prettiest’ giant pumpkin!”

Mission San Juan Capistrano is open 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. The Mission operations are funded by gate admissions – preservation work is funded by grants and fundraising efforts. To reach the Mission, take I-5 to the Ortega Highway exit to San Juan Capistrano. Admission: $9 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children ages 3-11, and under 3 free. Price includes self-guided, digital audio tour. Information: (949) 234-1300. Mission address: 26801 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capistrano. Website: www.missionsjc.com.
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The Shea Center Celebrates 30 Years with Annual
BBQ/Family Reunion and Groundbreaking Ceremony
Event Raises $300,000 Towards Therapeutic Riding Programs for the Disabled

San Juan Capistrano, Calif. — Over 1500 family members, friends and supporters of The J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center celebrated the organization’s 30th anniversary and raised an estimated $300,000 in net proceeds at their annual BBQ held on Saturday, September 13.
The evening included a groundbreaking ceremony for the Klein Family Education & Therapy Building. Long-time Shea Center supporters Jenny and Bill Klein made a $1 million gift and $850,000 challenge grant last year towards the project and were on hand Saturday evening with hard hats and shovels alongside Shea Center board members and key leaders to celebrate the beginning of construction. This building marks the final phase in the organization’s renovation that began with a seven-acre land donation from the J.F. Shea Co., Inc. in 2001. The new facility will provide indoor space for physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, a parent and community education resource area, classrooms for teaching and training and space for instructors, staff and volunteers.
A drill team and color guard composed of eight Shea Center clients opened the evening’s festivities with a choreographed flag ceremony on horseback followed by a moving rendition of the national anthem sung by baritone Nyle Wolfe of Ireland.
One hundred and eighty volunteers from title sponsor Claim Jumper Restaurants cooked and served a delicious barbecue dinner of slow roasted baby back ribs, marinated and broiled chicken, seasoned green beans, homemade mashed potatoes and their famous motherlode chocolate cake for dessert.
Barbecue Chairman Larry Bill, representing Claim Jumper Restaurants said, “We are extremely pleased with the turnout and positive response to this year’s event which celebrated our 30th anniversary and kicked off the final construction and capital fundraising phase.”

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Other major event sponsors included Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo, Jenny and Bill Klein, O’Connell Family Foundation Trust, Adlin Construction, Coca-Cola Company, Regina and Dennis Gage, Bel and Peter Kiesecker and Wells Fargo Bank.
BBQ guests enjoyed spectacular silent and live auctions which combined with sponsorships of trees at the facility and a special fund-a-family drive raised over $100,000. Other event features were a variety of western themed activities, country carnival games for both children and adults and live country western entertainment and dancing to the live music of Swingshift. Therapeutic riding demonstrations and a parade of riders from The Shea Center’s programs highlighted the evening.
One of the largest therapeutic riding centers in the country, The Shea Center is dedicated to
improving the lives of people with disabilities through therapeutic horse-related programs.
The privately funded, charitable organization was founded by social worker Fran Joswick in
1978 and annually serves more than 500 clients with approximately 50 varying disabilities.

For more information about The Shea Center visit www.SheaCenter.org or call 949.240-8441.

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Mission Presents Living History Days, 2nd Saturday of the Month

November 8: Living History Presenter
to Discuss Life On Board Ship in the 1800s

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, October 29, 2008 – Mission San Juan Capistrano presents its monthly Living History Day on the 2nd Saturday of each month, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Visitors have the opportunity to meet people from the Mission’s history portrayed by members of the Living History Society. Each member carefully studies the background of his/her character and creates an authentic costume.
Additionally, visitors may receive a free trading card featuring a Living History character. Characters featured on the cards include Fr. Junipero Serra, Don Juan Bandini, Jessie Benton Fremont, Christopher “Kit” Carson and many more.
Upcoming special events:
Saturday, November 8 – Living History presenter Bob Minty portrays Richard Henry Dana, a 19th century sailor on board the tall ship Pilgrim who visited Mission San Juan Capistrano and for whom the town of Dana Point was named. He will discuss life onboard a ship in the 1800s.
It’s a great way for children to learn about our past, or for adult history buffs. Information: Pat March, (949) 234-1322 or visit www.missionsjc.com.

Mission San Juan Capistrano is open 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. The Mission operations are funded by gate admissions – preservation work is funded by grants and fundraising efforts. To reach the Mission, take I-5 to the Ortega Highway exit to San Juan Capistrano. Admission: $9 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children ages 3-11, and under 3 free. Price includes self-guided, digital audio tour. Information: (949) 234-1300. Mission address: 26801 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capistrano. Website: www.missionsjc.com.
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New Mission San Juan Capistrano Model
Debuts on Founder’s Day, Nov. 1, 2008

School Children Invited to Participate
in First-Ever Student Mission Model Display

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, October 20, 2008 – Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Docent Society is pleased to announce the debut of a new model of the historic Mission, created by professional model maker Jim Arbaugh. Arbaugh has devoted over 100 hours to the creation of the model, which depicts the Mission in the early 1800s. Mission docents will use the model to instruct visitors about the Mission’s history. The model is an improvement over the existing model, located along the Mission’s South Wing.
“Jim has done an outstanding job creating a beautiful model that will help our students and visitors better visualize the Mission in its early days,” remarked Mechelle Lawrence-Adams, the Mission’s Executive Director.
Arbaugh has worked professionally creating models for use by entertainment companies, and for commercials and movies. He noted, “It’s historic models like this mission that are the fun ones to make.”
The cost of the model was $5,000, paid for by the Mission San Juan Capistrano Docent Society.
The model will be officially unveiled on Founder’s Day, Saturday, November 1, 10 a.m., on the 232nd anniversary of the Mission’s founding. Founder’s Day also includes the reading of Mission San Juan Capistrano’s founding document; members of the Living History Society will wear period attire. The historic bells will be rung. Free birthday cupcakes and lemonade will be served. Visitors can also enjoy an interactive model steam train.
First-Ever Student Mission Model Display: School children are invited to share their own models of the Mission in a Mission model display. Mission model designs, both new and old, will be accepted. Students are invited to submit their application for the competition online at www.missionsjc.com on the Founder’s Day page. Prizes will be awarded.
Father Junipero Serra founded Mission San Juan Capistrano on November 1, 1776. It is the 7th of the 21 missions founded by the Spanish Franciscans in the 18th and 19th century in California. For information: (949) 234-1317.

Mission San Juan Capistrano is open 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. The Mission operations are funded by gate admissions – preservation work is funded by grants and fundraising efforts. To reach the Mission, take I-5 to the Ortega Highway exit to San Juan Capistrano. Admission: $9 adults, $8 seniors, $5 children ages 3-11, and under 3 free. Price includes self-guided, digital audio tour for adults and seniors. Information: (949) 234-1300. Mission address: 26801 Ortega Hwy., San Juan Capistrano. Website: www.missionsjc.com.
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Ocean Institute Welcomes Environmental IMAX Filmmaker Greg MacGillivray
for Artist by the Sea Lecture Series

October 20, 2008, DANA POINT, Calif. – The Ocean Institute is pleased to welcome dynamic environmental IMAX filmmaker Greg MacGillivray for its 4th annual Artist by the Sea presentation on Thursday, November 20, 7 p.m.
Greg MacGillivray is internationally known for producing some of the most popular IMAX films in the history of filmmaking. Films like Everest, The Living Sea and Coral Reef Adventure have transported audiences to remote and spectacular environments and have inspired millions of viewers to rediscover the world around them.
MacGillivray’s film career spans more than 40 years. As a cinematographer, he has shot more 70mm film than anyone in history: over two million feet. His Laguna Beach company, MacGillivray Freeman Films, has been dedicated to the IMAX motion picture format since the production of To Fly!, which he co-produced and directed with his partner, the late Jim Freeman, in 1976. MacGillivray also worked in Hollywood, directing and photographing for Stanley Kubrick, and filming for the Academy Award-nominated Jonathan Livingston Seagull and the Oscar-winning Sentinels of Silence.
MacGillivray is also well-known in the industry for his artistic and technical innovations. He initiated the development of three cameras for the IMAX format—the high-speed (slow-motion) camera, the industry’s first lightweight camera, and the “all-weather” camera used during filming on Mount Everest.
MacGillivray will share clips from his upcoming IMAX films, show slides from previous expeditions, and share stories about his filmmaking adventures all over the world.
“Greg is a talented and accomplished filmmaker who has done much to capture the beauty and mystery of our oceans to be enjoyed by millions of viewers around the world,” remarked Ocean Institute Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Bentley Cavazzi. “We’re delighted that he will be joining us for an evening to share his many unique and interesting experiences.”
Questions and answers and will follow. With registration, cost with reservations is $7 adults, $5 seniors (age 60+). Children are free. To make a reservation, visit www.ocean-institute.org or call (949) 496-2274, ext. 610. Ocean Institute and Teacher Club members are free. Non-members price at the door without reservations $10.

Founded in 1977, the Ocean Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to ocean preservation through education, setting the standard for educational excellence and serving as a leading resource for universities, museums, teachers and all others seeking to increase their knowledge of the ocean. The Ocean Institute is open to the general public on weekends, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cost: $6.50 adults, $4.50 children (ages 4-12), Ocean Institute members free. Unique maritime and ocean-themed items are available in the Chambers Gallery everyday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Institute address: 24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr., Dana Point. Website: www.ocean-institute.org. Phone: (949) 496-2274.